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Naperville doctors leave for Polish-Ukraine border with $500K in medical supplies
A bunch of 9 physicians and nurses from Naperville left for the Poland-Ukraine border Wednesday evening, accompanied by 80 suitcases full of life-saving medical provides.
“Chest tubes, ventilators, central strains, even fuel masks simply inside,” stated Dr. Zaher Sahloul, a vital care specialist and president of MedGlobal. “Simply in case, if the Russians have used chemical weapons.”
The group has gathered about $500,000 value of provides, and can assist present medical care themselves. Many are skilled in treating traumatic accidents, which they look forward to finding in what has change into a battle zone.
“We’ll go instantly in,” stated Dr. John Kahler, MedGlobal. “Now we have 5 hospitals we will go to and we will go to the Ministry of Well being.”
President of the Chicago-based humanitarian non-governmental group, Sahloul organized the trouble to deliver Chicagoland assist to the Polish-Ukrainian border. He has been working carefully along with his colleagues in Ukraine.
“They have been sending us these lists of crucial medical gear and surgical procedure gear and we collected all of that and we’re taking all of that with us as we speak and taking it from right here to Warsaw and from Warsaw to Ukraine,” stated Sahloul.
Sahloul stated he and his staff have been working to avoid wasting lives in service of our frequent bond of humanity.
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“Every one piece of bags and instrument will save lives and that is our foremost purpose,” stated Sahloul. “But in addition our different purpose is to let the Ukrainians know we’re standing in solidarity with them.”
“Ukranian organizations, North American organizations reached out to us and requested for our experience and we stated in fact we’re blissful to do that,” stated Dr. Riley Jones, MedGlobal.
“The entire European group in Chicago helps. It is not simply Ukrainians. It is not simply Polish folks. It is all of Europe serving to one another. We stand as one now,” stated Jessica Szostak, a nurse and MedGlobal volunteer.
Organizers stated this effort began as only one or two individuals who have been planning to go to Ukraine to assist, however in 5 days, a miracle occurred. It has ballooned to 9 docs and nurses and $500,000 value of medical provides all headed to the Ukrainian border with Poland Wednesday evening.
“We simply wish to present all of them the medical assist that they will as a result of it is our responsibility to achieve out and it is our responsibility to assist being within the medical group,” stated Tonya Sompalli, a Ukrainian-American and MedGlobal volunteer.
Sompalli and Bogdana Kashperovetska are Ukrainian-American volunteers doing what they will for his or her homeland from afar.
“We do it for folks. And if my effort can save one life, that is all I must know.” stated Kashperovetska, who can be a MedGlobal volunteer.
Folks can donate to the trigger at MedGlobal.org.
A bunch on the North Aspect can be amassing medical and different provides for Ukrainians. Volunteers with the Legion of Younger Polish Ladies collected drugs, diapers, non-perishable meals objects, and different necessities, that are being dropped off at St. Hyacinth church.
“Seeing what is going on on is traumatic for lots of us. We simply needed to do one thing,” stated Natalia Ludzinksa, Legion of Younger Polish Ladies.
They are going to maintain one other donation drop off day on Sunday from 11 a.m. to six p.m.
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CHICAGO (WLS) — Chicago hearth officers mentioned two ladies have been discovered lifeless in an Englewood house after a home hearth.
The fireplace broke out Tuesday night at a home within the 7200-block of South Wolcott, Chicago hearth officers mentioned.
The fireplace was struck out at about 9:10 p.m., CFD mentioned.
After the fireplace was out, firefighters discovered two grownup feminine victims lifeless within the wreckage.
It was not instantly clear if the ladies died within the hearth or earlier than the fireplace. No additional particulars have been launched.
The Chicago Hearth Division has not but commented on any potential causes for the fireplace or mentioned in the event that they consider it was suspicious.
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HIGHLAND PARK, Ailing. (WLS) — Three ladies and their households had been good strangers up till the second tragedy introduced them collectively within the aftermath of Highland Park’s July 4th parade.
As Thanksgiving approaches, they’re united in goal and in gratitude for probably the most primary of all issues: life.
“I believed I used to be going to die,” Highland Park capturing survivor Liz Turnipseed mentioned. “That I used to be going to put there and I used to be going to bleed out and I used to be going to die.”
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“I used to be on the parade with my three grownup kids, my son-in-law and my 2-year-old grand child,” mentioned Debra Baum, with the Highland Park Gun Violence Mission. “Our complete household may have been worn out.”
“July third I had 70 folks at my home and the following day our life bought flipped the other way up,” capturing survivor Lindsay Hartman mentioned. “So I simply know for me, I am attempting to take pleasure in it and never spend an excessive amount of time previously.”
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For Lindsay, not spending an excessive amount of time previously means internet hosting Thanksgiving for 30. Liz, who was one of many almost 50 folks injured that day, nonetheless wants a cane to get round, so she’ll be catering the meal and having her complete household fly in. Debra shall be coming along with the identical household she was with on July 4.
“There are numerous households in Highland Park that do not have folks with them this Thanksgiving due to what occurred,” Baum mentioned. “It is a very weighty realization.”
However there’s additionally gratitude for random issues and other people, like for the proper strangers who took in Liz’s 3-year-old daughter for a few hours after she was shot. And the neighbor she’d by no means met earlier than who lent her a step stool for her mattress.
Turning ache into goal is what unites these ladies now as they foyer for an assault weapons ban in Congress. As a result of whereas life for them won’t ever be the identical, it does transfer on.
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WASHINGTON D.C. — The Biden administration is but once more extending the pause on federal scholar mortgage funds, a profit that started in March 2020 to assist individuals who have been struggling financially because of the Covid-19 pandemic, a supply conversant in the plan mentioned.
The Division of Training will announce it’s extending the freeze one other six months with the primary funds due two months after June 30, the supply mentioned, until a Supreme Courtroom resolution on the president’s scholar mortgage aid program comes first.
The administration had beforehand mentioned the latest extension could be the final, and funds have been scheduled to restart in January.
However the administration had additionally meant for its scholar mortgage forgiveness program to start canceling as much as $20,000 in debt for low- and middle-income debtors earlier than January. This system has but to be carried out because it faces a number of authorized challenges.
This story is breaking and can be up to date.
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