Kinder in Armenien – Lehnhardt Stiftung

Stella: one of my life goals

22.07.202404.08.2023 von Liubov Wolowik

Dear Monika Lehnhardt, it’s Stella, I’m writing this letter to convey to you my gratitude. I’m really happy to have this chance, this greatest opportunity, honestly I had given up hope by then, but yeah nothing is impossible in this world.

I went to Gayane for a hearing aid fitting yesterday, here is the photo ( my mom took it).

Everything is pretty good, I know all the functions of this model, and I watched a video about how to connect it to my phone, it works great. There are such sayings : “There are no coincidences in this world” and “Nothing happens for no reason”, many people many relatives think it’s a tragedy I lost my hearing ability, but you know I guess it’s great, I don’t know why, I just feel so, I’m not unhappy about it, of course sometimes it’s uncomfortable, “deafness separate people from people” it’s a fact, but I’m still glad . I’m also studying sign language. I want to be closer to the world of the deaf, to understand people who have no opportunity to hear, who communicate in sign language, to help them in the future. This is one of my life goals. So yeah, I’m really thankful, you are a great person, helping people is one of the hardest work, I sincerely wish you all the best that can happen to you

WORLD NEWS – THE LEHNHARDT FOUNDATION – Charity projects under Corona conditions

22.01.202122.12.2020 von Liubov Wolowik

Publikation in EURO-CIU December 2020

The Corona crisis is having a profound effect on all areas of life as we are all experiencing.

We at the Lehnhardt Foundation also had to learn that the otherwise not easy handling of charity projects for deaf children who are supposed to receive a hearing implant did not become easier during this time. Moreover, if these affected children coming from non-European countries are to be provided with a CI system in Germany, the task becomes even more complex under these conditions.

Ende gut, alles gut

22.01.202109.12.2020 von Liubov Wolowik

Wie schwierig es ist, ein Kind in Coronazeiten mit einem CI System zu versorgen, kann man sich sicherlich vorstellen. Wenn aber Mutter und Tochter bei dem entscheidenen Covid 19 Test, der für das Betreten der Klinik erforderlich ist, beide positiv getestet werden, greift der gesamte Sicherheitsmechanismus der Coronaauflagen und wirft alle vorgesehenen Termine für Vorbereitungen und OP total durcheinander. Das passierte der fünfjährigen Lika und ihrer Mutter, die aus Eriwan nach Deutschland gekommen waren, um die kleine Lika im KMG Klinikum in Güstrow durch den Chefarzt der HNO Abteilung, Prof. Tino Just, mit einem CI System versorgen zu lassen.

Einen Turban für Rafayel

22.01.202129.10.2020 von Liubov Wolowik

Sie sehen alle so nach der OP aus, mit einem weißen Turban versehen. Diese OP war lange herbeigesehnt und durch die besonderen Umstände in der Coronakrise nicht einfach zu organisieren. Es mußten die finanziellen Mittel besorgt werden, die aus einer großzügigen Spende der deutschen Hilfsorganisation “Ein Herz für Kinder” stammte und einer Spendenaktion auf Facebook, die fast ausschließlich von armenischen Landsleuten getragen wurde.

Denn Rafayel ist Armenier aus Eriwan, wird am 7.November 2020 vier Jahre alt und kann mittlerweile hören.
Es war nicht einfach, einen Flug nach Deutschland zu bekommen, man mußte sich kurzfristig entscheiden, und auch die Erteilung des Visums war durch die Coronaauflagen nicht wie sonst. Dazu kam die permanente Abstimmung mit der Klinik wegen des OP Termins.

Hakob Hakobyan

22.07.202402.01.2016 von Liubov Wolowik

Dear Dr Monika Lehnhardt,

This is family of Hakobyan Hakob (born 22.02.2010, Yerevan, Republic of Armenia), the kid, thanks to you, had cochlear implantation in 2011 April, Moscow, Russian Federation..

First, let us to congratulate you: Marry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Hakob’s family wishes you and your family strong health, wellness, big luck and a great progress to the beneficence that you do.
Like numerous children, Hakob belongs to that happy kids who, thanks to you and your kind activities, enjoys the beautiful sounds of our great and bright world. As a result of cochlear implantation the unceasing careless smile is always on face of our child.

Taking into consideration that in 2016 September 1st Hakob will attend school (after pre-school college that he attends now) for the first time, and that his implantation was made almost 5 years ago (2011 April), and the high importance of right, clear and crystal perception of knowledge by the kid especially during the first periods of school, our family wants to purchase The Nucleus® 6 System during the next 3-4 months, so our kid can use it for school.

Once again accept our congratulations for the Christmas and New Year holidays. Our best wishes to you.

Regards,

Hakobyan family.

Markosyan StellaMarkosyan Stella

21.08.2015 von Liubov Wolowik

Narrated by Lilit Mkrtchyan, Stella´s Mom.

Hello, my name is Lilit Mkrtchyan, I am Stella’s Mom. I live with my family in Yerevan, Armenia. I have three daughters, Stella is one of the twins. She was born on the 28th of September, 2005 with normal hearing capacity. I felt myself the happiest mother in the world with my 3 daughters and thought that nothing could prevent my happiness as the most important thing in the world is health.
But……
In August, 2008, Stella got ill, she was diagnosed neurotoxicity. The medicine she took for recovering had side effects. After a long way of recovery she started not to react on noises anymore. We took her for other examinations in Arabkir and Erebouni Clinics in Armenia. A disaster after all when she was diagnosed 4th grade sensorineural hearing loss. I couldn’t believe that my lovely daughter became deaf.

Sirvard MelkonyanSirvard Melkonyan

21.08.2015 von Liubov Wolowik

Narrated by Armineh Gevorgyan, Sirvard´s Mom

Hello, my name is Armineh Gevorgyan, I am Sirvard Melkonyan’s Mom. We live in Echmiadzin, Armenia.
Sirvard was born on the 13th of April, 2002. When she was 7 months old we noticed that she did not react to noises at all. It was a real shock for our family and we suffered a lot because of the fact that she could be totally deaf. We took her to Erebouni Medical Center and after a long examination we were given the diagnosis, 4th grade sensorineural hearing loss.
There was a solution for our little lovely daughter to overcome her hearing impairment, but unfortunately a very expensive one, a Cochlear Implantation.

Sergey HarutyunyanSergey Harutyunyan

21.08.2015 von Liubov Wolowik

Narrated by Vadruhi Hovsepyan, Sergey´s mother

Hello, I am Varduhi Hovsepyan, Sergey Harutyunyan’s mother.
Sergey was born quite healthy, but the basic vaccinations were done not at the right time. Before receiving the last diphtheria vaccine the child had flue, but the doctor did not pay attention and did the vaccination. As a result Sergey’s condition got worse after that. He recovered, but his immune system was very weak and he got permanently ill with flue, which was followed by having a cough.
When he was nine months old he had hard flue and was terribly coughing. He was injected with antibiotic gentamicin, but the dosage was too high for him and as a side effect he suffered from sensorineural hearing loss until it reached 4th grade.
Finally, at the age of five he was cochlear implanted as the only solution to regain hearing. We would have done the implantation much earlier, but the problem, of course, was the financing. Only at this age we managed to find a donor with the help of Erebouni Medical Center in Yerevan, Armenia.

Liza TeqnejyanLiza Teqnejyan

21.08.2015 von Liubov Wolowik

Narrated by Vadruhi, Liza´s Mom

Hello, my name is Varduhi, I am Liza’s Mom. We live in Nor Hachn Town in Armenia. I am quite excited to write Liza’s story as we met many obstacles on our way to huge success.
Liza is my second child, she has an elder brother who is normally hearing. When Liza was an one year old child we noticed that she didn’t react to noises at all. We took her to Arabkir Paediatric Medical Center where she was diagnosed 4th grade of sensorineural hearing loss. It was a real shock to our family. At that moment we were ready to do everything for our baby girl. We were advised to go to Erebouni Medical Center where we found out about Cochlear implantations. When we were told about the huge amount of money needed for her salvation, first thing that came to our mind was to sell our nice apartment in Yerevan, the capital city of Armenia, and pay for the Cochlear implantation. We decided not to wait for years until we find a donor for Liza as we were clearly explained about the risks and that her chances of learning to hear and speak could be lost during the time.

Heghine OhanyanHeghine Ohanyan

21.08.2015 von Liubov Wolowik

Narrated by Heghine Ohanyan

Hello, my name is Heghine Ohanyan. I was born on the 13th of April in 2004 in the city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia. I had a serious problem, because I was diagnosed 4th grade sensorineural deafness.

I was implanted at the age of 4 in Krasnoyarsk. After the surgery my Mom left me and my Dad. My father took me to Armenia to live with my Granny, whose name, by the way, is also Heghine Ohanyan. Now we live in the town of Vanadzor, in Armenia. I consider her to be my real Mom. She made every effort to give me all the very best in this world. Today, I should thank only her to become a normally hearing child. But I also can’t forget Inessa Harutyunyan, my speech therapist, who taught me to pronounce letters, words, then sentences.

With the help of my Cochlear implant I was able to hear and live as a normal child. I went to the kindergarden. After that I went to a mainstream school. I learn well, get good marks. I love reading and even got several honorary diplomas for great reading at school. In addition to the school I also attend painting lessons which I really enjoy.