Day # 17

No pictures today. The morning started with laundry preparation and a team meeting after breakfast. We were permitted to spring Maria, Ana, and Andrada from isolation, and bring them to the smaller playroom. They were joined by Cristi, Ionut, Gabriela, and Paula, while the other kids were in the big playroom (and Nicoletta and Raul were in isolation). We were privileged to see a visit from the twins' father and grandmother, who were very happy to see the girls, and also brought cookies for the other big kids.

After lunch the big kids joined Malika in the pre-school room, while the others were in the same rooms, including the twins and Daria in the big playroom. Apparently they did really well with the three of them and just one volunteer. The babies have already advanced so much with one day out of isolation, it is amazing! Raul was able to make a guest appearance in the non-mobile playroom, and enjoyed watching the kids play from the rocking chair. He particularly enjoyed when Gabby came over to visit him and they both giggled when he touched her face. We fed the children, played a bit more, then with hugs and kisses from the kids we headed back to the hotel for dinner. Unfortunately, we missed having Andy at dinner as he had stayed at the clinic to wait for his IV treatment. Luckily he arrived back at the hotel just as Gabriela was going to go looking for him!