“My daughter has to gain some weight. He weighs less than two and a half kilograms. I’m so grateful to be accepted in the hospital. Everyone helps me a lot, “says the 34-year-old woman. Because her compatriot works at Stodská Hospital, she interpreted it during the birth.
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“Perhaps the war will end soon and we will return to Ukraine,” Marina refugee
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“She was a great support to me. Just because we understood each other, so she knew exactly what I needed, “she continues. Until the last moment, Marina had no idea if she would have a baby girl or a baby boy. “But my husband and I had a name chosen when I was expecting my first baby,” he says.
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The maternal instinct won
Her husband stayed in Ukraine, she fled in early March. She took her four-year-old son Leo with her. “The situation is getting worse. I often heard rockets, so I decided to leave. I held one child’s hand, the other I was expecting. I was scared, but I wanted to save them. The maternal instinct has won, “he describes.
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First she reached Lviv, from there she continued on foot towards the Ukrainian-Polish border. “Then they took us to the bus where the volunteers were and gave us tea. I could have at least a little rest, “she told Práva.
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She preferred to dispel the fear that she would give birth prematurely due to stress.
“I was reassured that the baby would not be born until March 26,” she described Práva’s feelings.
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When they stood a long line at the border, a sister and a friend were already waiting for them, who took them by car to Staňkov in Domažlice. “They took us home. The sister is now guarding her son, “says Marina.
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Although she is in regular telephone contact with her husband, she misses her very much.
“It simply came to my notice then. But I get even more love from my son. Maybe the war will end soon and we will return to Ukraine, “he wishes.
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