By KYIV. Dec 25 (Interfax-Ukraine) – First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska held traditional Christmas readings at the Okhmatdyt Children’s Specialized Hospital, the press service of the President’s Office said on Sunday.
“This is the second time we are holding meetings amidst the enemy’s invasion and our country’s fight for life. But the opportunity to get together on a winter evening to read something that will give us the strength to live and keep fighting is all the more precious,” Zelenska said.
It is noted that each time, the First Lady chooses a book that is motivating and can be of interest to both children and adults. This time, the book “Keys of Power” by Ukrainian psychologist and writer Svitlana Royz was chosen. It is dedicated to the topic of emotions and their conscious experience by children.
This year’s tea-time readings were attended by patients of the Bone Marrow Transplantation Department of the National Children’s Specialized Hospital Okhmatdyt. Together with the Olena Zelenska Foundation and the partners of the Christmas on the Doorstep initiative, the First Lady handed over gifts to the children treated at Okhmatdyt. She thanked H&M, the Lego Foundation, the Ukrainian Food Banks Federation, and the Ukrainian embassies in Sweden and Denmark for their cooperation.
