Unfolding Pages

Forty-five years of medical service, and Liubov Danylchenkova thought she understood life’s challenges. A nurse and laboratory technician who found joy in simple pleasures — reading books, watching television, taking walks. Her world in Toretsk was carefully constructed, a home filled with memories and comfort.

2014 had been her first warning. This time, there were no hesitations.

The shock came with a phone call from her daughter-in-law. Kyiv under attack. Daily bombardments turned her city into a war zone. No water. No electricity. July 2022 became a crucible of survival.

They didn’t hide in basements. The corridor became their shelter, their lifeline.

Her brother found transportation. The journey was a gauntlet of fear — each mile a negotiation with uncertainty.

Kalynivka offered temporary refuge — a two-room apartment, then the kindness of neighbors after her brother’s death. Her daughter-in-law pushed her out, but community held her together.

The Dell Loy Hansen foundation wasn’t just offering housing. They were offering restoration.

Her health told its own story — diabetes requiring insulin, hypertension, pancreatitis. But her spirit remained unbroken.

To the younger generation, she offered a vision: “Hold onto Ukraine. Love it more deeply. Bring back the Ukraine we knew — joyful, sincere, hardworking, prosperous!”

To Dell Loy Hansen, she would speak of divine intervention. “His work is God’s hand, ” she would say. A savior for Ukraine.

Her plans were simple. To live fully. To help where she could, using her medical background.

In Senior Chudo Village, Liubov found more than a home. She found a moment to breathe, to hope, to exist without constant fear.

At 69, she was writing a new chapter — one of resilience, of unexpected grace.