ONE Refugee Safe - Help Oksana's Mom w Next Steps

Hi, I'm Andrea, and I'm helping raise money for my friend, Oksana's mom, Raisa, who has recently arrived from Kramatorsk, Ukraine.

 

Raisa is 76 and has stage four breast cancer and limited mobility. A day before the attack on the train station, Oksana convinced Raisa that she must leave her home despite the difficulty and challenges of the unknown. They made a plan to meet in Lviv near the Polish border. Oksana booked a ticket to Warsaw while Raisa decided on the few belongings she could fit into a small bag. As she was headed to the train station, she was warned of the attack and was able to find a ride to a further station that would take her to Lviv, where Raisa and Oksana found each other a day later.

 

Once together, their journey back involved hotel rooms, multiple planes, trains, a stop in Mexico City, encounters with unsympathetic border patrols and a car ride.  Some of you have been following along as their news came through via texts and we are glad that after a weeks long journey and overcoming many hurdles, they are home and safe, but many challenges still lay ahead.

 

As I learn of the atrocities and humanitarian crisis caused by Russia's war on Ukraine, having Raisa here provides one example of a life brutally affected by the war and an opportunity to make a difference in her life.

 

While Raisa is now out of immediate danger, Oksana is working through details and red tape to resume treatment of Raisa's cancer. Raisa left with just a small bag and the clothes she was wearing, leaving all of her personal belongings behind fleeing the war. Funds raised here will help make a very difficult time a little bit easier as Raisa resettles and adjusts to her new life here in Los Angeles.

 

Thanks in advance for your consideration,

Andrea