And where this morning when I was writing some of my thoughts and thinking that this year is the first year that I have taken few baths in the sea (a little bit about the 2nd baby, a little bit about some business projects that I'm accelerating)...
this news comes to make me think differently...
The news with the title: "Aniaton Asylum: A happy day at sea" and subtitle... "For many it was the first bath in their life".
In my gratitudes, I rarely include the "obvious", the simple bathing in the sea.
The fact that we are in a country where we can take such a bath almost all year round.
That we have hundreds of clean beaches within walking distance.
Being able to swim…
From tomorrow he will come in this gratitude to the long list of wonderful things, people, situations and moments I am blessed with to enjoy everyday!
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One of the most pleasant days of the summer was spent by the residents of the Aniaton Asylum on Wednesday, July 24. Hosted at the Foundation, accompanied by volunteers, physiotherapists and employees, they went on a trip to a beach accessible for the disabled and spent an afternoon at the sea.
The sea bathing program has been held every year since the Asylum collected the required amount of donations to purchase a specially designed van to transport the cared for to the sea during the summer months.
The President of the Foundation, Mrs. Ioanna Iliadis, said: "The first time I accompanied the patients, I knew that for many who had been in the structure, it was the first bath of their lives. What I couldn't imagine was that they would be afraid to go into the water. The scene was touching and proved how imperative it was for the Foundation to acquire its own means of transport so that such excursions would not be the exception but the rule. Our van takes our fellow human beings on roads of joy, strength and hope."
The Aniaton Asylum, which this year celebrates its 125 years of operation, makes a continuous effort to improve the living conditions of the people it treats and also to collect the money needed to complete the renovation of the new ward of the hospital, enabling hospitalization for 45 more of our fellow human beings suffering from incurable diseases.
To support his effort, enter this link and then send the word DISABLED to 19809 with a charge of €2.5/sms (€2.0168 + VAT 24% – helpline: 210-8646172).
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News and image source: Athensvoice.gr
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