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Black Diamond

Ingra and I agreed to meet at the “Coffeehouse” near Belorusskaya. I was a little late and flew into the cafe, not noticing amidst the hurrying pedestrians the pretty, young, pregnant girl standing near the entrance. Then she called me and we finally found each other. Inga Medvedeva was a champion paralympic athlete in skiing. She was 27 and awaiting the arrival of her child. When you see how she walks along the street, you don’t even realize she’s missing a leg. While we drank tea, Inga told me her story.

Seryozhka

This story begins on 3 October 1997 in a small northern town when her firstborn child appeared on the earth—a son. She and her husband anxiously awaited his birth, made plans, and dreamed about what he would become. But the first sign of trouble burst out with the child’s first scream.

I like Sunday more than Monday... (Polleena Grigoryeva)

Our daughter is 13, she studies in the 7th form. Despite of the fact that Polly has hearing disability (her left ear doesn't hear at all and her right ear suffers from serious sensorineural hearing loss), the girl has been studying from the very start at an ordinary secondary school with excellent marks in all the subjects. She has taken part in many contests and has been a success. We would like to hope Polleena's example could inspire other families with disabled children.

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Карапетян Сюзанна/Karapetyan Sjuzanna

Диагноз: Дефект межжелудочковой перегородки

Diagnosis: Defect of the interventricular septum.

Слепцова Айсена/Sleptsova Aisena

Диагноз: Двусторонняя врожденная аномалия развития наружного и среднего уха (микротия средней степени/атрезия полная). Двусторонняя кондуктивная тугоухость II-III ст.

Diagnosis: bilateral congenital abnormity of development of outer and middle ear (microtia of the 3^rd degree, atresia). Bilateral conductive hearing loss of the 2^nd — 3^rd degree.

Елена Лобынцева/Elena Lobintseva

Диагноз: Диспластический сколиоз IV степени

Diagnosis: dysontogenetic scoliosis of the 4^th degree

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Баканов Филипп/Bakanov Philip

Диагноз: Кифосколиотическая деформация грудного отдела позвоночника 4 ст.
Diagnosis: kyphoscoliotic deformation of thoracic spine, 4th degree.

Ведерникова Анна/Vedernikova Anna

Диагноз: Стеноз правой легочной артерии
Diagnosis: stenosis of the right pulmonary artery.

Оськина Вика/Os'kina Vika

Диагноз: Двусторонняя микротия 3 степени, двусторонняя атрезия наружных слуховых проходов, двусторонняя кондуктивная тугоухость 3 степени
Diagnosis: bilateral microtia of the 3rd degree, bilateral atresia of acoustic meatus, bilateral conductive hearing loss of the 3rd