In 2005, Kevin traveled in Ukraine on business. Before the trip, Jessica gathered good used clothing for Dad to drop off at a local orphanage she had read about on the Internet http://www.life2orphans.org/ While at the orphanage, the children were preparing for a holiday musical performance. Valya was in the performance. A little girl about 3 years old caught his eye by her engaging personality. Upon inquiring about the girl (Olya), he was told she had recently been brought to this orphanage after being abandoned by her mother, who was supposed to be in jail. The little girl, so it was told wasn't expected to live long as she was dying of cancer. After returning to US, Kevin sought information on getting treatment for Olya. Children's Hospital in Memphis and NW Airlines agreed to help the little girl. However, all the efforts were fruitless and Kevin couldn't find the right officials to sign off on the medical treatment. Taking her out of the country for treatment wasn't going to work.
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