Vira Palabok, volunteer, friends jokingly called "Nimble".
About this on his page in Facebook wrote the Cyborgs-2015 - art project about the heroes of our time.
From Kiev, he has a Kiev national University. Taras Shevchenko, before the war worked as a journalist.
Started Volunteering for aid to displaced persons from the Crimea, subsequently from Donbass. Brought clothes, clothes. There was a time when wove camouflage nets – "CMI".
In August last year for the first time visited the military hospital (Kyiv). Since that time, helping wounded soldiers in the hospitals of Kyiv and Kyiv region: Irpin', Bucha, Feofania.
"At first it was very difficult. For me, baciti blood is already stressful. Afraid of injections, afraid to look at other people's suffering. The first time I went to hospital and lost consciousness. Went there where the most heavy, it seemed to me that you need to go there immediately. Was walking down the corridor of traumatology, at this point, lucky guy with a very heavy wound and seen I could not resist, declutches. That day I did not go to someone specifically, so the girl in the white I took the bag that was carrying, I came to senses.
Next time, in about a week, went back to the same trauma, the same old story, badly wounded, and I can not stand...
Then I realized that I must go where it can survive and help. We have to go, because that's where people hard. There are guys, who are brought directly from the front, there are those who have no family, even for such very important is a word of encouragement to the boys understood – in this grave moment they aren't themselves.
People who went to defend my home, my country, me for me is the best. Regardless of who she was before. Different professions, different social status, different preferences. I love them all equally. These are our sons, brothers, relatives, neighbors. Thanks to them we now live in the city peaceful, free country. They say: "went to war", I say, "went to defend".
In hospitals many wounded. 18-year-old boys to Mature men, the oldest was 65 years. Different story. Met a man who questioned Motorola, tortured with a hot iron on the back. When I went – I was drunk. Saying, "sorry, but the day before yesterday I buried my friend". Which can be expected from such behavior, for example, a person? Can perceive my coming is not quite correct, even aggressive, mats are...
Often "najaden", not all want to accept help. Say: "I don't want to be anyone". So I said: "we are all to blame for what you do."Happen - throw native. Know a few people, which was hard and injured them refused from his wife. They were in a psychiatric hospital. For family, of course, this is also a great stress. Especially (it happens) when you go to war without informing relatives. To condemn it is impossible, but they need to think, because without their support, the fighter is ten times harder.
Who doesn't find himself in civilian life: "people having fun, p s beer, and I don't know what to do...". Sometimes frustrated. Axis one drinking...
But these are the exceptions. In General, these guys have a lot to learn: optimism, faith... "On Independence Day we go with brother in downtown. I have no right eye, he left. Vovka You look to the right, and I left. Let's support each other" - for example.
The axis looks and whines that more expensive gas, food, travel, not ugly potatoes, still some troubles. Often People do not think that is happiness. And I rejoice in the fact that we live in the world, have shelter, food, still the axis of the wonderful weather outside, flowers are blooming.
Needs in the hospital are very large. From a bag of yogurt and up to significant amounts, which are required for operations, rehabilitation. People often ask: "what to wear in the hospital?" So you say, "bring my sincere "thank you". Not so important what you are is more important as you are. Can bring a kilo of apples, bake 10 pies. We have children and grandchildren of someone, children of neighbors. If there is no money - ask your child to draw a colour pattern, and bring this picture to the fighter.
In volunteering there is no established boundaries. Help different people: from 80-year old grannies and 5-year-old girl, which draws a touching picture. There was a case when money sent woman from Russia. It was nice...
Prepare to eat the children, care, wash, make hygienic procedures. Are you searching for clothes, shoes. Help means. Help to find a job, rent an apartment. I can boast that from my easy hand has even a few people married. Often are in the hospital something childish, sometimes female. Ask: "why the lipstick?". "Did you Like the nurse, for example, and give, or Chi mother wife" - I say.
In the hospital try to keep Ukrainian costume. Guys who lie there, you need a positive and bright national costume uplifting.
This is my volunteering. Although she does not believe a volunteer is a caring person. And those that do the civil duty of every citizen of our state. Indeed, in a country at war. Everyone needs to do something to help those who need it. Though it should be not only in war."
23.07.15 Vira Palabok awarded the title of "national Hero of Ukraine" and awarded the first non - governmental award-the order "national Hero of Ukraine".
photo: Roman Nikolayev
Source: «Кіборги - 2015» / Cyborgs - 2015
МБФ "СЛАВА УКРАЇНІ" / ICF "GLORY TO UKRAINE" / FIB "GLOIRE À L'UKRAINE"
