Tuberculosis (TBC) Centre in Sieverodonetsk, Lugansk
Kids usually stay there between three to six months after they’ve recovered from the disease, but since some of the children come from difficult situations where parents do not have the means to care for them they stay for longer periods of time. In general, the children in the centre are between four to ten years old, although there were some older ones.
On the first day, the clowns performed the show and played with the children with the props that they had used in the performance. After that, every morning the kids were already waiting for the clowns and were excited to enjoy the games with them and to learn new tricks. They wanted to play with scarfs, the diablo, fire sticks and with the ribbons.
A boy, of around 14 years old, was waiting for the clowns among the little ones and he had a plastic gun in his hand. He looked like “the boss” of the group and the clowns were wondering how he would react to the show. When the performance started, this young boy transformed into a small kid.he slowly lost interest in the gun and He was very amused by the play, by the story; he got as involved in the games as everyone else.
The next day, he welcomed the team as if they were friends. It was so touching to see his joy and the change of behaviour. . A little miracle had happened to him. He tried out all props and showed them his talents. He helped the small ones also to succeed and he supported them when all of a sudden a little boy started crying.
At the end of the day, while the team was leaving, he was drawing a huge heart into the air for the team and sending them hugs from the distance.