Trip to see Aras in Halabja
March 25, 2008 by ruth
Last week I made my first visit to one of ‘our kids’ - Aras, the start of what I hope to spend much time doing here as ‘Director of Rehabilitation & Family Relations’ for BSSL.
Aras was the first kid that was mostly funded for his surgery through BSSL . When we arrived in his neighborhood we first spotted him out playing on the street with his friends - running around, laughing, having fun! It was my first time to meet him and I definitely would not have suspected that he had been through so much in the past few months!
I had a wonderful time with Aras and his family. They thanked us over and over again for all that we had done to help Aras. His mom had put together an extensive photo album telling Aras’s story during his time in Israel. It was fun having Aras talk me through all the photos from him lying on his bed immediately following surgery through all the various stages of recovery. He’s a real sweet kid!
Thank you for making it possible for kids like Aras to have the life saving operations that they need! Arya and Rebar just returned on Saturday so I’m also hoping to be able to visit them soon. This week I’ll also be visiting Baveel so check in again soon to see an update on how he’s doing.
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Well done, Ruth! So proud of you and all the work you’re doing for the kids. You have such a key and vital role in BSSL. Thanks for taking the time to write out your experiences so that we can share them with you!
u know what i was gona buy one of those klash but since i saw the word iraq on thire .. that shose is not iraqi shose get it stright its kurdish . and how fucked up are u .. ur leving in kurdistan why u say iraq. fix ur damn website. dont fuck with my cultuer that kurdish shose.