This is Noreen O'Gorman. She first visited Romania in 1998 as a volunteer for a British charity. When she witnessed the suffering of sick children living and dying in abject poverty, she resigned her job as a community nurse in London and returned to Romania. She has devoted her life to helping severely disabled and chronically ill children.
We visited her facility in Slobozia and met some of the children who are under her care.
A project started by the humanitarian couple who preceded us is now completed.
Among other needs that were addressed, the floor was damaged by a leaking sink. The leak was fixed and the floor was replaced.
Access to hot water was sporadic at best..until they received their own water heater.
When we came to see the finished work, we gladly brought Noreen a few wheelchairs. She is an amazing woman. We hope to be working with her again!
On the way home we saw some interesting sights. These little roadside "chapels" for example.
We wondered if they are built as a memorial to someone.
Portable beehives! They move around the countryside, depending on what crops need pollenating.
We couldn't resist getting a couple of bottles of this delicious honey being sold right in front of the hives. The bees were buzzing around but these folks must be used to them because they didn't seem to be bothered.
There were fields like these as far as the eye could see. Stunning! and the flowers were beautiful too!
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