On October 14, the "With an Angel on a Shoulder" Charitable Foundation and the Lviv Regional Blood Service Center visited the "School of Free and Caring People" (Shkola vilnykh ta nebayduzukh) for the third time. Teachers and parents—along with the school principal, Iryna Yunko, and the Foundation’s director, Yuriy Fedechko—shared something that can save lives: their own blood. ❤️❤️❤️ Becoming a blood donor is a wonderful tradition that we uphold and continue year after year. After all, every...

What do we really mean when we say the simple human word “THANK YOU”? One short phrase we say every day. Sometimes sincerely, sometimes automatically, and sometimes without even thinking about its true weight. An entire human life can be contained within these words. They hold the pain of everything we have had to go through, endure, and survive. And they hold the hope that none of it was in vain. They hold anticipation and achievement, a long journey toward a goal, sleepless nights, doubts,...

There are children for whom every day is special. Not because something extraordinary necessarily happens. But because sometimes ordinary things—a peaceful sleep, a smile, a mother’s voice, the touch of a hand, a morning free of pain—become the greatest happiness. Their world is very fragile. It holds much that is unseen by outsiders: many anxieties, sleepless nights, and unspoken questions. And much love that learns, day by day, to be stronger than exhaustion. It also holds dreams. Small...