Ukrainian children get gift of sight in NY
Photo credit: Steven Sunshine | These three teenage girls all (all 15yrs) hail from the same region of the Ukraine. They are here staying with host volunteer families through Operation Hearts and Home for the next few weeks in order to undergo donated-eye surgeries. From left to right are Anastasia Ezmat, Liza Dugay and Alina Berdina. (August 18, 2012)
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When Elizaveta Tugay's flight landed in New York on Wednesday, the teen was legally blind.
When Tugay, 15, returns to the Ukraine in two weeks, part of her vision should be restored.
She will be able to walk without assistance. One day, she might even be able to drive.
"I'm very happy," she said Saturday in Huntington. "I want to be able to see."
Her two-week medical trip...
