From an unresponsive soldier with bilateral skull fractures who couldn’t move, speak, or recognize anyone in 2022, Vitalii Shumey has transformed into a man who now jokes with nurses, asks about his nephew, remembers the past, and lifts his head independently.
From: Euromaiden Press BYVIRA KRAVCHUK
When Vitalii’s skull was shattered near Avdiivka in August 2022 during military operations defending Ukraine, doctors gave no guarantees that he would survive and could not even predict how far his recovery path would go.
Today, Vitalii Shumey is speaking in full sentences, cracking jokes with his nurses, recovering memories, and preparing to walk again. Just a year ago he was not able to eat and respond to his surroundings at all.
For nearly three years, his father Serhii Fedorovych has refused to leave his son’s bedside, believing in his recovery and supporting his progress like no one else. His unwavering smile has become a beacon of hope at the rehabilitation center Modrychi in Lviv Oblast, where the workers called him a hero for his determination and fatherly love.
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