Łozowe on the Narewka river
This is where Ms. Olga was born. As she says, although she was a little girl at the time, she remembers the war years. Together with her family, she had to leave the family home, as these were the times of resettlement. Then she got married and together with her husband they settled in the
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Half a century together
Mr. Bronek and Mrs. Lidka have been together for over half a century, healthy and sick, as they swore once. After a stroke and head surgery, he has been lying and dependent on his wife for all life activities for five years. Mrs. Lidia is 5 years younger than her husband, she is also a
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I live in a house that I built with my own hands….
Ms. Zina, despite her 93 years, is very sociable, has a good memory and mentally fit. She has had a stroke, which makes her difficult to walk, but one can spend long hours with her, listening to her stories from the past. She remembers good and bad times in her life. She was born in
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Our brave Jarek.
Jarek is 28 years old. Jarek studied very well, he dreamed of studying abroad. He was an athletic boy and very musical. He wanted to finish his studies in the field of sound engineer. He even chose a university in Great Britain, in the city of Derby. In the future, he saw himself in the
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Close to the border
Mrs Jadzia, although she is 96 years old looks barely like an “elderly woman”. She lives with her daughter near the Belarusian border, where groups of refugees have often camped. They viewed such images from the window of their home with sorrow.When her health began to decline with age, her daughter Jola left England, where
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I was enjoying life and now I’m lying…. I’m just lying.
For most of his life, Mr. Sławomir worked hard on a construction site, seasonally worked abroad work to support his family. Thanks to his diligence and resourcefulness, they did not lack anything in life. Mr. Sławomir’s life changed when he was diagnosed with Buerger’s disease. Unfortunately, despite the fight, his health continued to deteriorate. He
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Our Lady Hope….
Mr. and Mrs. Jan and Hope are married now for 69 years. They had three children, but two little sons died, remained one daughter, Mrs. Irena. When mom fell ill in 2016, her daughter took early retirement, left city life and went to the countryside to look after her parents. Dad was not able to
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Mr. Mikołaj – life on the verge
There is a small, old house in the middle of the forest. No neighbors, no asphalt road, the silence is broken only by the sounds of forest game or the wind in the tree branches. Who lives in this forgotten place? Mr. Mikołaj, a lonely, elderly man without a leg, moving in a wheelchair. Mr.
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We summarize the activities in the November-December 2021 project
KOOZ carries out its activities in 5 communes, including visits to charges combined with the examination of their needs. With the participation of the home hospice medical team and network partners, KOOZ supports and satisfies the current medical and non-medical needs using the network resources in winter season – especially difficult for many dependent people
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