When Mariam was born… "When Mariam was born, the doctors didn’t bring her to me for several days. They tried to get me used to the fact that the baby wasn’t healthy, she wouldn’t survive and they assured me it would be the best solution for
Sopiko: "Tamuna was born in Svaneti. Her problem is directly related to the fact that we lived in the mountains and there wasn’t a rehabilitation center or a specialist who would diagnose Tamuna and prescribe treatment. After the injury during birth, she continued development with cerebral
Introduction This story happened by an accident. I was 37 years old and working as a translator at a military base. Once in every six months, American Marines arrived in Georgia, and when one rotation arrived, they decided to go to an orphanage in Tbilisi, to offer
,,Nikoloz has completely changed our lives and has also let me find a new profession. He was diagnosed with congenital glaucoma when he was 4 months old. I was young and inexperienced back then so I trusted Georgian healthcare. He was 6 months old when he
,,I have two children. Tsotne is 4 years old, Ioane - two and a half years old. I was 22 weeks pregnant when doctors diagnosed Ioane with Microcephaly. When I heard it, my first question was if the child could live. I couldn't think about anything else.
''I always loved nature, climbing the mountains. I'm thankful to my parents for everything they gave me; they never told me to stay inside, rather do what I loved. I always wanted to be a geologist and I'm really happy that my dream came true.
“Anytime I read stories similar to what I'm about to tell you, I thought, “Silence kills!’’ First of all, I blamed women who have been victims of violence, who didn’t speak up and who, by their silence, were allowing the number of abusers to grow.
I got married as a student. My husband and I were young, so we were in no rush to start a family. We were planning though. However, it turned out that I became pregnant unexpectedly. I had a difficult pregnancy with high blood pressure. Seven
I remember the feeling I used to have while returning home at dawn from the morning liturgy at the Sighnaghi temple. I used to be proud and smug - while the village was asleep, I had toiled, labored, prayed for others… I led an ordinary life