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On April 15, 2005 write RENDT and OLGA:

A Tao Triumph

Olga is traveling again. A few days ago, Olga and her father Artemy took the train to return to Crimea gain where Olga has already several times visited a particular sanatorium. This time around she will be working with the same trainers again, but they are no longer part of the old sanatorium which was no longer able to provide the services it was built for, letting key staff go to set up in private practice. 

It will be in Ukraine that Olga will be ready to have the plaster removed from her hand. This was applied following skilled surgery in Moscow a few weeks ago. Hopefully after the supporting spines can be pulled out, she will be able to use her hand better again for day-to-day tasks like brushing teeth and eating unassisted. 

And after time in the Ukraine, there will be more specialized treatment back in Germany again. An advanced physiotherapy clinic in southern Germany has offered to work with Olga to develop her mobility and dexterity to not only be able to achieve more without help but also to work on skills to do more than just fend for herself, but to be able to develop an acceptable lifestyle. And the story below offers me encouragement that there will still be much progress. [Rendt]

A Tao triumph that was!

First I doubted if I should keep my diary during this journey. Well, then I would have to overwrite it - and it seemed too difficult. But today's events definitely are to be described. 

All first half of the day long we were packing up our luggage to go to Saki. By 13:00 everything was ready and we had finally left to the train station. By that time everybody was exhausted. 

On the road I was watching out the car window and has found that I feel like an alien in this city, that I'm scared about thinking to come back here again.

On the road we got into the numerous traffic jams. Hence we arrived 5 minutes late to our train. Well, but what could be done? That was the dark side of the day. We were totally disappointed and we thought that everything was lost. 

But after we had got that stressed, the light side of the day finally arrived. That was like in Tao symbolism. We got the ticket exchanged without any problems.

My "brise" was attached to my leg. Brise is a special orthopedic device to support my knee. It was presented to me in Germany, so since then I have worn it.  

But today I was able to make some steps by myself! A whole series of steps it was! First I got out of the car. Then I walked through the entrance and then into the lift to go upstairs. Of course, a friend of mine together with my father were there to help me, but I did it!!

And that event has cheered-up everybody. A Tao triumph that was! [Olga]

 

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