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I am so blessed to have met Juliya a Ukrainian refugee lawyer and her family. A chance meeting at a bus stop on my way home from London. Started with a talk about the late bus then finding out she was from Ukraine. Such an outpouring of love given all that we see on the news. She is an amazing lady... and under my wing with her lovely children and mother. Her husband is Turkish and with her too. Both have been snapped up with work .. companies recognising their skills, knowledge and fluency in many languages. Her children like my Syrian refugee children little professors of Linguistics.. Family Link Up our local councillors have been amazing liaising with the family to help with needs. John McDonnell my MP has met with the family too. They feel part of us all with a desire to help others in need.
Yesterday I had time with the family a very Christmas feel .. but conscious a difficult time with constant worry of family back in Ukraine enduring war, power outage in freezing conditions. But love the children as I do with all my refugees under my wing so took some goodies, chocolate from Oostende on my recent travel to Belgium. Also has I had seen with Leen & Celine their enjoyment of a Questions & flip up Answers book on music...I had got another copy from the Royal Opera House for Theo who plays the piano. Some ballet ornaments for Vera to put on the tree and a sticker dress the ballerina book too. Was good fun. We had a good meal together with a traditional Ukrainian meat pie..there are coins placed inside for luck & wishes like we do in Christmas pudding.. I took traditional trifles chocolate and a Strawberry one from our local Coop. They loved it.
