A letter from Aldona Lingertaitiene, programme coordinator at Neringa camps for Lithuanian speaking children in USA.

"On July 22^nd evening we prepared serious and together moving discussion evening „Good to care“ for Neringa campers in Marlboro, Vermont, USA. We screened Arunas Matelis “Before Flying Back to the Earth” in parts or all through using this film to break the walls between ill children and the rest of the world. Questions after the screenings were proposed by Renata and Vytas Bazikai who nursed their son in the same manner some years ago.

The questions were:

1. What is the world of children curing at Vilnius hospital at your opinion?

2. Why did the director give such title to the film?

3. Who wins the fight against cancer: hope or affliction?

4. What do you think about the hospital itself?

5. Why did the director let the child to film?

6. What is it „good to care“?

7. What could we do?

In the discussion there were some children who also were able to share their experience at hospitals. Others talked about ill brothers and sisters in their families and what brings them joy. Also they shared their experience and discussed with others, along writing letters and drawing paintings that were given to ill children in Lithuania. A group of girls pleat friendship bands, others decided to see ill people that they know and a lot of people simply prayed for healing.

Aldona Lingertaitiene
Neringa camps for Lithuanian speaking children in USA

Programme coordinator
2009