Welcome back home, our defenders! Volodymyr Vakhniak, Oleksandr Holhanov, and Oleh Kushko completed the prosthetics and rehabilitation program at the MCOP clinic in Silver Spring from the FFU Foundation, and have already made their first steps on two feet on native land with the help of modern bionic prostheses! This digest is about the final week in the US for the Ukrainian veterans at the prosthetic and rehabilitation program.
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Our defenders spent this week in Washington actively training under the supervision of American specialists from MCOP.
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Prosthetists made the final adjustments to the permanent prostheses with which the men will return to Ukraine.
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Rehabilitation specialists gave detailed recommendations for exercises to be performed at home.
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In the last week of the rehabilitation and prosthetics program, the veterans again went kayaking and competed in rowing for speed.
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The time has come! Oleksandr, Volodymyr, and Oleh returned home to Ukraine with high-tech prostheses, that will help perform the functions of the lost limbs!
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Defenders’ photos "before" and "after" prosthetics and rehabilitation at the MCOP clinic.
We are always proud to watch this process from the first measurements and casts to the independent steps of Ukrainian defenders on prostheses. Seeing how the heroes' dreams come true in just a few weeks is the best motivation for the entire team of our foundation! Our sincere gratitude goes to Vadym Stolar and all the donors who have contributed to the Prosthetics of Ukrainians program abroad.
