Roland Matthews goes to Moscow for Multiple Sclerosis treatment

Now that my Moscow memories have migrated south I want to take this opportunity to thank the people who made them.

Russia is an expansive country; some 9,000 kilometres wide its boarders encircling over 160 ethnic groups speaking some 100 languages (source Wikipedia of course). I met only a few. Sign language, four words and smiles were my best communication instruments. What was common in theme is that they all want the same thing, as do the Afghani's, Syrians and Brazilian homeless. Friendliness. My friendly taxi driver who transported me from the hospital to the airport succinctly communicated this with an out of the blue smile and impromptu big hug as I left the cab.

So a BIG THANK YOU to all the staff at Pirogov.

The Nurses and their tender care:

Galina

Nadezhda

Nastya

Olga

Sveta

Olga

Zosya

Elena

Olga (photo)

Lena

The cleaning nurses, who meticulously keep my room shiny:

Tanya

Irina

Irina

The medical staff who are leaders at the forefront of curing Multiple Sclerosis:

Anastasia Panchenko

Dr Nikolai Fadeev N.

Dr Denis Fedorenko

An English Nurse visiting a patient during my own stay said one word when entering the sterile anti-chamber, WOW. This amongst other observations highlights the exceptionally high level of care offered by Denis and his staff.

Finally, again one more heartfelt thank you to all whose generosity made this treatment possible.

So this ends episode one of Roland goes to Moscow for Multiple Sclerosis treatment.