Before Dima received a routine immunization at the age of 3 in a kindergarten he was absolutely healthy kid. The immunization brought in an infection which slowly made Dima disabled. By age of 30 he became bed bound and cannot speak.

Update: In spring of 2015 Dima passed away. He was 32 years old.

// The picture is taken on assignment for "Joint" charity organization (www.jdc.org) which provides Dima’s lonely father with financial support and homecare services.

Vitaly never shows to his son how exhausted and desperate he is. Only when he goes out of Dima’s room, his face suddenly changes.

Olga is bringing up 3 kids alone and has very low income. However she organized a dog shelter in the backyard of her country house and rescues from homelessness a woman with a baby.

Efim lives all alone in a tiny and crappy flat

Sheiva is 93 but she remembers in all details the best receipt of gefilte fish.

Sheiva’s son suffers from severe form of diabetes and all his life spent with his mom.

Aron is lonely and blind. He suffers from psychiatric diseases.

Marianna’s brother suffers from epilepsy. She’s very upset with his future and socialization.

Recently there was a fire in Katya’s flat

Lenja suffers from epilepsy

Nadya has been born with cataracts on both eyes.

Semen-Daniel suffers from autism

Her daughter was beaten by classmates because she lives in poverty