'This is what the terrible, brutal invasion has meant to so many Ukrainian families.'
Bogdan Motorenko and his wife, Yelyzaveta, already had to give up everything they knew to flee their home and come to Canada, but another large hurdle soon faced them. When they fled Ukraine amid the Russian invasion, they weren't able to bring his medical equipment with them and then they couldn't afford to have it shipped to Canada.
"My office received a desperate plea in early September from Bogdan Motorenko and his wife, Yelyzaveta Motorenko, through their sponsored family in Burnaby, that it would cost thousands of dollars to ship their special needs child’s medical equipment from Ukraine to Canada," Burnaby-New Westminster MP Peter Julian said in a release. After months of coordination between the family, firefighters and post office in Ukraine, the equipment arrived.
"The Burnaby Firefighters Charitable Society is honoured to have the opportunity to provide the financial support to ship Mark’s medical equipment to Canada. Our mission is to raise money for community groups and non-profit organizations," Burnaby Firefighters Charitable Society president Scott Alleyn added in the release.
Bogdan Motorenko explained in the release the equipment will increase his son's mobility and quality of life.
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