Robert, 12, a Dying Abandoned Romanian Child !!! Posted: 08-15-04 18:13pm
Hello, there!
Let me introduce myself !
I am 22 and I live in romania. I know
you probably heard already many bad things
about this country... But I like to think
I am an exception !
I just loged into this forum because I
have a friend with leukemia. His name is
robert and he is 12. I met him last
september in the oncology section where I
did some voluntary work. In fact, I met
there many children and their parents but
he was the single child alone there.
Obviously, I paid him the biggest part of
my attention. He was allways doing little
sings or games of paper, pictures, or just
walking there.When I begun to speak to
him, his room mate just died and he was a
little scared... By the time, we begun to
speak and play more and more... I found
out his father died and his mother
abandoned him after. Actually, his uncle
is taking care of him and he is paid by
the state to do that. In fact, his status
is the one of an abondoned child. A dying
one ! He has leukemia. Obviously, the
transplant of marrow is too expansive to
dream of and I don't even want to suggest
it, as I am aware we live in romania !
Here it's very hard to live normally, even
if you have a job. Unfortunately, this
social situation humiliate those dying
children more and add to their last
moments a pointless pain. I have just
graduated the catholic faculty of social
security and I will begin to work as a
social worker probably in october. Then,
I would have bigger opportunities to find
some ways to support robert. Actually, I
tried to do it through a project sent to
an italian catholic church. The project's
aim was to help a little some of the
romanian sick children. They told me to
wait a time, to let them think and, after
some monthes of hope they told me they
have already too many social projects.
Now I would like to find someone to help a
little my friend. He will go back to
school in september and I know that some
little presents could make him very happy.
So, what I am asking for is to find
someone eager and able to send him
something in order to make him happier.
He is such a special boy that he would
really know to appreciate a lot even
little things. So, what do you say about
this ? Is it possible ? Am I asking too
much ? Or do you know another way to do
this ?
Thanks and hope to find an answer. I
will answer to any question you have about
it.
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liss
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 21 Nov 2004 Posts: 1
Robert Posted: 11-21-04 22:06pm
Please tell me what you think this child
would like. How he is doing, he sounds
like a delightful child and with the
holidays approaching I would like to make
it a little more special for him.
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Monique Prager
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Aug 2004 Posts: 9 Location: ,
Thanks a Lot 1 Posted: 11-22-04 10:28am
Hello, liss !
You don't imagine what a great joy your
message gave me! After such a long time
since I wrote into the forum, I didn't
expected to receive any answer at all.
Even last days I saw some advertisings
for christmas and I got upset thinking
that robert would deserve something too
and I might not be able to give him
anything... You know, it's strange and
painful to see at christmas such big
differences between people, between
children: some with their parents, walking
in their expansive cars and some others,
like robert, with no parents at all...But
with the "oportunity" of having leukemia
!!!
So, your message is more than welcome.
I am really surprised to see that someone
is able to give, in such a manner, without
knowing us at all. It's indeed a great
thing, a lesson of human behaviour !
Robert is quite well now, thanks god.
He came to hospital 1 month ago fot
another treatment of cytostatic and it was
ok. He begun the school in september and
he is proud of that.
He lives in another town but he just
sent me a letter last week and he said
that he was well. He lives at his uncle
now but, sinceerly, I guess they don't
care of him so much, how they should, how
a dying child would need... What it's
more surprising is that he behaves very
well, with a lot of commun sens. If you
give me youe e-mail, I can send you some
photos...
I would also like to know about you a
little, where are you from, how old are
you... If you want. I hope you don't
have anyone with leukemia...
As regards me, unfortunately I didn't
succeed to employ myself yet. I have some
promises but I will probably begine in
december. I know it's quite strange that
i'm asking others to do something, while I
am not even working yet. But in romania
is indeed tough and difficult to find a
job. Unfortunately, there's a lot of
corruption even in our catholic social
organisation... I would not hide it that,
often, what the foreign countries send for
romania is stolen by the social
workers...
As regards the present for robert, I
don't have any established ideea. I was
thinking that it might be nice a portable
cd-player and maybe some things for
school, like notebooks, a bag for
school... Or anything else you think it's
nice for a boy of 12. It's up to you what
you want to send or the manner of sending
it.
I hope I didn't bore you with such a
long message. Thanks again for your
answer. You'll be in my prayers.
