Katya is currently in the hospital. Nope don't be too concerned. That sounds bad but actually it is quite ridiculous. Almost all the kids in her group/class had coughs and a general head cold when we got here. Nastya seemed like she really felt bad. Katya complained of a sore throat and coughed some. But she didn't have a fever and was dancing, running, laughing, and acting like she felt great. No signs of being very sick but still complaining. Well, the day of court she told us that the nurse was sending her to the hospital the next day to be 'treated' because of her sore throat. She still seemed fine. So not only did she get sent to the hospital but she has to stay for 5 to 7 days. We are pretty frustrated about this. Not only is she stuck in this creepy hospital in a room with over 7 over girls (most of whom do appear quite ill and will probably give her something), but we have to go up there everyday. It is quite a far walk and adds several hours onto our daily travels. And it is not a fun place to visit - smelly, diseases floating around, just wierd - it almost feels like being in the twilight zone or something. And I actually really like to go to hospitals in the US.
The worst part of it all is that she does NOT need to be there but now that she is there they won't let her leave until her 'treatment' is done. I shudder to think of all diseases she is being exposed to! I think the rest of the kids have figured out that this is what happens if you complain too much, but I guess she didn't realize that this was what would happen. I can't even imagine how long they would keep you if had something seriously wrong like surgery or having a baby. One person was shocked when we said that even when you have a baby in America you only stay one or two nights!! It is pretty crazy. Praying that they will let her out soon so that she can spend a few good days with her friends and can say her goodbyes before we leave. We really wanted this week to be a time of closure for her as she prepares to leave this chapter of her life behind. All venting about the hospital aside - the only thing that really saddens us is this lost time for her to spend with her friends.
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Unbelievable! Just where you want to be right now, right? We will pray her out of there! Hope she gets out soon and feels better. This is your 10-day waiting period right? Were you planning on going home and then going back or just staying? Hope you guys don't catch something too!
Praying for you!!
It IS a frustrating system, isn't it? Our girls had way more 'hospital stories' than kids their age should have--they often didn't even know WHY they were there. I suppose it is the natural result of 'socialized' medicine.
Will be praying for y'all!
Oh, I am saddened for ya'll and her!! I kinda lost count of where you are in the 10 day wait also, will this run over that time? We are going to be praying for protection from catching anything while there for all of you. One thing that I have always grieved is the orphans there that go to the hospital in such conditions and are usually alone without a parent or caregiver with them there...I am thanking God that this is one child from the orphanage that actually DOES have a parent now to be with them in the hospital, although I can't imagine how hard this must be for ya'll!!!
Our Inna when she first went to the orphanage at 7 yrs old kept complaining of stomach pain and they said she was faking (she was probably scared to death of her new environment :) so they sent her to the hospital for 3 days to "teach her a lesson" they told us. I am with you that is amazing to me that we are in the hospital in America a couple of days to have a baby, but they can send a child to the hospital for 3 days to "teach a lesson".
Last thing :) I am reading a book called "In A Pit with a Lion On A Snowy Day" and one line in the book says sometimes when it seems like we have been put in the wrong place at the wrong time (I am thinking like in the hospital in Ukraine...Amen?)it may be exactly the right place at the right time for God to do something big in our lives or our relationship with him that he would not have been able to do if we had never been in that situation. I am praying that God will somehow realease her early or that he will strengthen and comfort all involved until released.
Melanie
Praying for you all!
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