Maria Hrynchyshyn

Maria Hrynchyshyn

Drohobych, Ukraine

68 y. o.

Pensioner; I receive a pension of 3038 UAH, which is not enough to live on.

Maria Hrynchyshyn

I have bad knees and problems with my musculoskeletal system, and I also take care of my sister, Olha Charnosh, who is mentally ill (diagnosis: schizophrenia). The medical facility that was keeping her has refused to continue her treatment, so I took her in to live with me. She has two sons who are currently at war; one of them was wounded and is now undergoing rehabilitation in Truskavets (he received a severe injury to his eye and his lower limbs). I always try to help people with whatever I can and however I can. Since the start of the full-scale invasion, I have been helping to weave nets, even though it is hard for me to walk because of my knee problems. And now it has turned out that I need help myself, since my pension is not even enough to pay for utilities, not to mention medicine and food.

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