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Anya Update

As you may remember, Anya was able to leave the hospital and be home for the summer. She had a cast on her leg, but it was a light cast and she could walk.  Before we checked her out of the hospital, the doctor said to bring her back a month after she left, which would have been July 4th. If there's one thing we have learned about dealing with the medical system in Ukraine, its that you always call before you do anything. Sure enough, we called just before July 4th and the doctor was sick and wouldn't be back for awhile. We waited, then called again two weeks later. The doctor said to bring her on Monday, which was yesterday, and so we did. Though its frustrating dealing with this crazy system, I am glad this one time that the date got pushed back. The reason is because July 13th was Anya's birthday. It would have been a terrible way to celebrate turning 16. At least this way she was able to be with her family and friends, not some stuffy hospital. Since we didn't see Anya on her birthday, we were able to give her a birthday present from our friend Tina, who had "adopted" her for Operation Birthday Love.
Reading the card
Smiling!

Thanks Tina, for making Anya's visit to the hospital a little more bearable! Anya was able to get her cast off yesterday, and she will be doing some sort of therapy for the next two weeks. The doctor also did some x-rays, and he said that everything looks good. We're not sure what's next, but we will try to keep you informed. Please continue to pray for Anya!

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