Tune your television to “Chronicle” on Channel 5 at 7:30 pm on Tuesday, June 16, 2009, as the show will feature a segment on the Chernobyl Children Project.
This is the second time that the Project has been featured on the show. Ten years ago, the show aired a segment on an orphan named Aleksey Saponchikov. Aleksey is one of the children helped by the project receiving medical care at Floating Hospital for Children by Dr. Jane Shaller. His story is remarkable in that he was then adopted by a Boston family. He is now known as Alex Daniel O’Brien. Chronicle will follow-up with Alex and see how much his life has been positively influenced by the Chernobyl Children Project in the 10 years since his adoption.
The segment will also highlight the story of Zina Dunderova. Zina, a 13 year old girl from Klintsy, Russia received spinal fusion surgery on April 15th. Zina will discuss her experience with the project and its life-saving impact on her life.
The story will air the second week of June and will help spread the word on the good work and continued success of the Chernobyl Children Project and its remarkable impact on the lives of the forgotten children of Chernobyl.
Mary Richardson with Zina and her mom.