This week we recieved some sad news from Victor. You may remember that former student Valera was in hospital with a severe head injury. He had been in a coma since that night and passed away in hospital on Sunday. After doing paperwork for a couple days, they were able to have a funeral on Thursday, the last day of the year.
His older brother Vlad, who was also in the program, lives in the village and was very sad. He was going to the hospital almost every day for weeks to pay for Valera's care. He says he has been looking out for Valera since they went to the orphanage as children. This summer they had been not together as much with Vlad having a new girlfriend (they announced their engagement days before Valera was hurt) and quitting drinking and smoking, while Valera did not.
The police eventually decided Valera had been attacked and robbed for his pay that he had recieved that day for some construction work, (around 100 dollars) 2000 grivna in cash, by a married couple that had been living for a few months in the nearby village where Valera was found. They disappeared afterwards, and have not been arrested, which has disappointed his brother Vlad, who wants to see justice done, almost as much as he hoped for Valera's recovery.
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