[AT] Ukraine, very short update

[Cecil Bearden]

Mattias.  thanks for the update.  I don't believe any of the group were 
concerned about where the money goes, but I know I enjoy hearing of your 
experiences with these folks.  Our country is in trouble right now,  and 
many of us don't know how to fix it, but we are so fortunate that we 
don't have to leave our homes and family behind to escape.  We have you 
and your family in our thoughts and prayers here in Oklahoma..

Cecil

On 3/20/2022 5:38 PM, Mattias Kessén wrote:
> Hi,
> You are doing great and though I've only used a small part of your 
> money it's made a big difference. Today I've used som money for a 
> children car seat. We've got a lot of donated ones but needed one 
> more. When I'll get to it I'll make a document showing how much I've 
> got and how much I've spent.
> So far you've reached 1400 $ and I've spent a little less than 200. 
> Remember we get most things for free but this money is so useful when 
> not, no regulations only your trust in me and my willingness to make 
> most of it.
> There's much going on but let me tell you 'bout Igor. Igor arrived 
> friday and was the only man. He is 54 and suffering from a stroke nine 
> years ago. He has trained him self to be able to "walk" around on 
> crouches, the kind that goes all the way to the armpit like in an old 
> war movie. He was living next to an airfield that's been bombed 
> several times, with poultry and other animals. He believe he is 
> treated like a king here, first he arrived at the old city hall (18th 
> century built after the last time the Danes burned down the town) and 
> said it was a castle. It's nice but smaller. Then we had him sleeping 
> at hotel (really fine one, for free) near the hospital to have then 
> evaluate his health. All he wanted although was to live where he could 
> wake up to the rooster. So my neighbour Akko who are the "leader" of 
> all this took him under her wings today.
> Unknowing that he already went there we arrived at her place tonight 
> for some sauna and I saw him through the window of her guesthouse. We 
> went there and our neighbour and another volunteer arrived with Vodka 
> and glasses to greet him welcome. We did that but after we managed to 
> use my phone for letting him call home, which he last time did in 
> Poland 10 days ago.
> We tried his phone first with a Swedish SIM-letting you call for free 
> that I've been given by a phone company, then we used my phone. After 
> so many signals that we all were convinced that the answering machine 
> would answer his brother answered! They spoke for awhile, very shortly 
> I believe Igor thought it was expensive for me and the smile on Igor's 
> face even though afterwards when we asked him through Google translate 
> how it were with his brother and family he only answered "bombed".
> We've made so many other things... I'm so proud of some people around me.
>
>
> Kind regards
>
> Mattias
>
> P.s. today I've also had time for a ten mile walk with the dogs and 
> even chopping some firewood that I transported with the Boxer(tractor 
> reference)
>
> Den sön 20 mars 2022 01:17Cecil Bearden <crbearden at copper.net 
> <mailto:crbearden at copper.net>> skrev:
>
>     Mattias. Happy we could help.  I wish we could do more..
>     Cecil in Okla
>
>
>     On 3/19/2022 3:26 PM, Mattias Kessén wrote:
>>     Well since Ylvas picture of me was to big here is the message
>>     without picture in wait for Spencer's approval.,
>>
>>     Hi,
>>     I'll try to keep this short 'cause I'm a bit fatigue....
>>     I've begun using a bit of your money, some medicine for a mother
>>     her five kids and the grandmother. They've fled from Donbas
>>     through Kiev, to here. I was at the hospital last night taking
>>     care of her arm that was hurt when she ran from grenades
>>     exploding in Kiev. (Is this for real?). The fragment of stories,
>>     how about the fathers and husband's, and all other questions...
>>     Their English are very weak or non existing.
>>     The real heroes are the translaters, the most of them have
>>     relatives in the Ukraine or Russia. The translater I've worked
>>     most with have to aunties I Kiev that no-one heard from in
>>     weeks... she's so strong.
>>     There are so many stories I'll try to tell you all of them later
>>     but as a teaser I can mention ABBA... We have a family in Björn
>>     of ABBA 's penthouse that can stay there for months and I
>>     delivered another one to his daughter yesterday...
>>     More to come, anyway life is good I had an hour in the spring sun
>>     earlier just relaxing when Ylva took this picture.
>>     Mattias
>>
>>     Den lör 19 mars 2022 21:07Mattias Kessén <davidbrown950 at gmail.com
>>     <mailto:davidbrown950 at gmail.com>> skrev:
>>
>>         Hi,
>>         I'll try to keep this short 'cause I'm a bit fatigue....
>>         I've begun using a bit of your money, some medicine for a
>>         mother her five kids and the grandmother. They've fled from
>>         Donbas through Kiev, to here. I was at the hospital last
>>         night taking care of her arm that was hurt when she ran from
>>         grenades exploding in Kiev. (Is this for real?). The fragment
>>         of stories, how about the fathers and husband's, and all
>>         other questions... Their English are very weak or non existing.
>>         The real heroes are the translaters, the most of them have
>>         relatives in the Ukraine or Russia. The translater I've
>>         worked most with have to aunties I Kiev that no-one heard
>>         from in weeks... she's so strong.
>>         There are so many stories I'll try to tell you all of them
>>         later but as a teaser I can mention ABBA... We have a family
>>         in Björn of ABBA 's penthouse that can stay there for months
>>         and I delivered another one to his daughter yesterday...
>>         More to come, anyway life is good I had an hour in the spring
>>         sun earlier just relaxing when Ylva took this picture.
>>         Mattias
>>
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