Birds of happiness

Tatyana is a large mother of a loner and a wheelchair user. To survive, she organized a farm

The hens were divided into two camps - some pressed against the wall in fear, others strive to jump into the open doors of the house. “And this is my beloved,” the eight -year -old Melania Yolkina is enough. The girl with pleasure shows a bird economy. She is the main mother: change water, pour grain, lay fresh straw.

Tatyana Yolkina with children lives in a small town of Nikolaevsk, on the left bank of the Volga, 200 kilometers from the regional center - Volgograd. Fifteen years ago, Tatyana had an accident and was chained to a wheelchair. She has three children: the younger ones were born after a car accident.

Tatyana has only one wheelchair, in which she moves around the house. He tries in bad weather not to go out, because then the stroller will have to be washed.

“Now I have a little bird - broilers, turkey. But I already ordered chicks. Soon, ducks, geese, murals, heads of chickens, guineasets will be brought-there will be about 500-600 pieces in total. This year I decided to take it early so that the chicks managed to grow up by summer. The little ones do not tolerate the heat. Last summer, a lot of birds died because of this, ”says Tatyana.

Near this window, Tatyana spends all day and gives instructions to Vladimir (the brother of the wife of her own brother), who helps Tatyana on the household. In the photograph of Semyon, the youngest son of Tatyana, Melania, middle daughter, Vladimir and Tatyana photo: Natalia Platonova for TD Dasha, the daughter of a neighbor and a friend of Melania, plays in the courtyard of Tatyana's house : Natalia Platonova for TD

In the boiler house - a kindergarten for turkeys. The chicks require constant care, in the cage it should be clean, the room is warm and without drafts so that the birds do not get sick. They need to feed them three times a day.

“So I put them here. And it’s more convenient for me, at any time I can approach them, do everything I need, ”the hostess smiles. - They hatched just two weeks ago. They will grow up, send it to the wild, buy new ones. ”

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Feed the chicks loves the youngest in the family - Semyon. He did not dare to leave the room for a long time and get acquainted with the guests. But after half an hour he climbed to his mother’s knees and went with her to feed the turkey with cottage cheese - they need him for better growth and strengthening bones. Tatyana deftly turned around in a stroller, drove into the boiler room. Immediately in the room there is a mop, a bucket with a rag. Everything is prepared in advance so that the cleaning is as simple and fast as possible.

“It doesn't give me anything. He will sit on me - and so it rides all day. And today - the seed has a birthday. He is two years old, Tatyana said. "Come on, will I give you tea?"

Before the New Year, Semyon went to kindergarten. According to Tanya, now she has more time to engage in her economy. You can safely remove, pluck out chickens.

While we were waiting for the water in the teapot, the niece came-13-year-old Lera-her brother’s daughter. Tatyana always holds the doors open: several times a day she is visited by her parents who live literally “through the fence”, a neighbor runs out on business, the children constantly sniff out into the street. It makes no sense to lock up on the lock only if at night.

Tatyana in an empty room is the future room of Melania photo: Natalia Platonova for TD Dasha and Melania walk along the banks of the Volga photo: Natalia Platonova for TD

“Lera replaced me with the eldest Olesya. She is now in Saratov, she is studying at the preparatory courses of the Academy of the Prosecutor's Office, ”says Tatyana. - Lera helps around the house, with younger children. He takes Melania from school, and in the evening - seeds from kindergarten. "

Before and after

A car accident, due to which Tatyana was in a wheelchair, occurred 15 years ago. A young woman, she was then 22 years old, along with her friends went to the next village of a scan. On the road near the car, something happened to the wheel-it suddenly fell off.

The car brought up, turned upside down. All who were inside, escaped with a slight fright, and Tatyana’s compression fracture of the spine with a bruise of the spinal cord.

Tanya talks about the accident calmly, also calmly speaks of the verdict of doctors who said that she could never walk or sit.

“I was done an operation. But visible, bad. There was an option to insert a structure made of expensive material into the spine. But the doctors told my mother, why should you spend money, it would still be lying. Convinced. Parents had already sold the whole cattle by that time, there was no money. In general, they wound some wire, ”Tatyana frowns. - And contrary to the words of the doctors, I began to slowly sit down. The hands are weak, the back is weak. I began to study. The dumbbells brought me, began to raise, did exercises. I was engaged with the instructor. Even on crutches began to walk.

But due to poor-quality operation, it became bad with the left foot. The knee and pelvis could not stand the loads and shifted, the vertebrae fused incorrectly. If then they did everything as it should, then I would have already walked, probably. And so, I had to sit in a wheelchair. ”

“There was an option to insert a design of expensive material into the spine, but the doctors told my mother why you would spend money, it would still be lying”

She suddenly falls silent. He does not want to talk further about what could be. In general, reluctantly recalls rehabilitation. Only by fragments of phrases it becomes clear how difficult it was to restore.

Lera (niece) and Olesya (the eldest daughter of Tatyana) on the banks of the River Photo: Natalia Platonova for TD Tatyana raises a turkey in the courtyard of her house to check his weight photo: Natalia Platonova for TD

“I didn’t get up for a long time at all. Once my mother left me alone and did not turn on the TV. It was boring to lie. And I crawled to him, turned on. At first there was a terrible resentment. But over time, I realized that if she hadn’t done so, I would still lie on the bed. And I would not have any more children, ”says Tanya.

Almost immediately after school, Tatyana married the local guy Oleg. But together they did not live long, as they say, did not agree on the characters. They had a daughter Olesya. At the time of the accident, she was only three years old. Not only the parents of Tatyana, but also the former mother -in -law, helped with the child.

“Oleg is no longer alive. But Grandma Olya is always there. She also applies to my other children as her own grandchildren. Always buys something for them. If health does not allow her, then it transfers different gifts with a taxi. ”

The phone calls. Tanya is congratulated on the birthday of his son. “Just Baba Olya,” Tanya smiles. “I bought the seed boots . ”

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Once, when Tatyana once again ended up in the regional hospital, she met there with the deputy director of the technical school for the disabled from the neighboring area. The teacher invited Tanya to go to study. At first the girl refused - it was scary to stay alone in an unfamiliar city, and even in a wheelchair. But a year later, Tanya again met that woman in the hospital, and she again began to persuade to enter the technical school.

“I came to submit documents. It was very embarrassed. I was already 28 years old at that time, I'm in a stroller. It was necessary to climb the second floor. I had to ask the guys to be dragged, it was so embarrassing. I am not used to asking for help, ”Tatyana recalls. - And then, over time, I met everyone. As soon as I drove up to the steps, the boys silently lifted me up the steps. ”

Tanya received a specialty of an accountant, she also wanted higher education. She even entered the Moscow university at the Faculty of Law. But after the second session, I had to leave my studies - I found out that I was pregnant.

Melania and Dasha are walking near the House of the Elkino photos: Natalia Platonova for TD The youngest son Semyon loves to climb to mom in her arms and ride her house with her photo: Natalia Platonova for TD

“I met with my second husband Anton in a technical school. We went to St. Petersburg, I really liked the city. Three weeks spent there. He first supported me very much - with education. I went with me to Moscow to submit documents and then to the session. And when Melania was born, he was lying with me in the hospital. He wore a child for weighing, changed diapers ... Why don't you drink tea? Lera, clean the potatoes. Let's feed the guests, ”Tatyana interruptions interrupting the story.

Children and watermelons

We are trying to politely refuse dinner. Not because I don’t want to eat-it became uncomfortable that because of us such a fuss. A person in a wheelchair and cares for us. I suggest helping with potatoes. I get a refusal: "I myself can handle everything."

Semyon comes to the kitchen, climbs to his mother’s stroller. With a child in her arms, Tatyana quickly cleans everything, washes, puts it on the stove.

“I'm used to it. We are doing everything with him, my floors are vacuumed. He even helps. "
When Tanya found out that she was pregnant with Semen, her relationship with her husband was already upset. He found a job as a guard somewhere in Moscow, at home he was less and less, he did not bring money. I spent only on himself. And the funds were not enough. Recently they bought a house, before that they lived with his parents, it had to be rebuilt.

“It was a real shack, the size of this room. But we did not care, the house is through the fence from my parents. This is very important for me, ”says Tatyana. - Bought on a credit that my mother issued for herself. Thought to pay off maternity capital. But the commission did not allow, they said that it was dilapidated. True, they allowed the use of the funds of the capital for the reconstruction of the house. Dad rebuilt, of course, I had to hire builders. The house turned out to be strong, spacious. "

Dasha and Melania staged a picnic near the house photo: Natalia Platonova for TD Dasha plays in the yard, Lera peeps out the window, who came to visit photos: Natalia Platonova for TD

Tanya did not report her pregnancy to any of her pregnancy. Even mom. She was afraid that she would convince her to have an abortion. The fact that they will have a grandson, parents learned when it was already pointless to hide.

“I was very happy when I realized that there would be a baby. I always dreamed of having three or four children. But my mother was at first upset. She was worried about both my health and because of the money that is never enough. I only received a disability pension, and my husband ... that my husband, there was no hope for him. Even now he sends only three thousand a month, he says that he is no more. And I only spend about five on the heating of the house, ”Tatyana sighs. “But dad was very happy that he would finally have a grandson.”

The potato was almost welded. Tanya takes out a can of salted watermelons from the refrigerator.
"Help yourself. I wrapped it myself. Very tasty. I made thirty cans in the summer, handed it to my mother, brother. This year I will do even more, I’ll forget the whole cellar. ”

Semyon was born strong, healthy. The eldest Olesya was already helping with him in the hospital.

“Are you scared to stay alone with three children?” Thought how you will build a personal life further? I ask.

-Why is it terrible? I'm not afraid of anything. Without a husband, it’s easier, calmer, or something.

Give a fishing rod

The constant lack of money on herself, to children, to the house and led Tatyana to the idea that it was necessary to organize her own business. She already had an experience of breeding a bird. She started with just a few dozen broilers, and when they brought the first profit, I realized that it was necessary to expand the economy. But the construction of aviaries, the purchase of feed and birds needed funds. In the local TOS (territorial public self -government), they advised to arrange a farm and try to win a grant for beginner farmers. Tatyana has developed a business project. The necessary documents helped to issue in the district administration. In 2015, the newly made farmer received state support in the amount of 600 thousand rubles.

Semyon takes an evening bath photo: Natalia Platonova for TD Melania dress on the wall in the main room photo: Natalia Platonova for TD

“Part of the funds went to the arrangement of sheds, poultry houses. It was allowed to even spend a little and on the repair of the house, ”says Tatyana. - They bought ducks, geese, chickens, Indowet. True, they did not bring a lot of profit last year. But I do not complain, most importantly, the children are full and shod. Moreover, there is always meat at home, in the fall I am spinning. We almost go to the store in winter. ”

Tatyana, of course, is helped by all family members. But the main load lies with the grandmother - Valentina Mikhailovna. In addition to household chores, she is also a seller. In the market in Nikolaevsk, a pensioner Boyko sells poultry meat. Relatives also buy. In general, chickens are not linked.

Tatyana is mainly engaged in finances, but she herself has to pinch the bird.

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“The lesson is not easy,” Tanya admits. “Therefore, I try to sell birds alive.”
Under the terms of the grant, the young farm should carry out its activities for at least five years. And also hire an employee. The neighbor Tatyana is ready to play in this role.

If the matter will steadily make a profit, Tanya will expand the economy. But for this, you urgently need your own car. You can drive a bird with a car and transport children to school, to the garden. Yes, at least get to the store. Tatyana already has the right. But the bank refused a loan. Disabled people of the 1st group are not lending. And parents are already in loans, as in silk. Feathes help to return debts.

Tatyana does not complain about difficulties, he immediately says, as she thinks to overcome them. For example, Olesya has recently become adult. And this means that she will no longer receive a pension for the loss of the breadwinner and Tanya is no longer many children. But, if the eldest daughter this year enters the university or technical school for the full -time department, then the benefits will return and become a little easier.

Varya, the youngest daughter of a neighbor, and Semyon play in the kitchen photo: Natalia Platonova for TD The chicken jumps from the cage in the boiler photo: Natalia Platonova for TD

Here and now

- Even before the third pregnancy, I was in Moscow at the examination. Doctors looked at me and said that they could do the operation, but they do not give any guarantees. It can even become worse. Now I fully control my body, and after a new operation, most likely, I will have to learn to go to the toilet again. I do not want to worry everything again.

Birds changed Tanin's life: there is absolutely no time to hack and think about what she lost, being in a wheelchair

Birds changed Tanin's life: there is absolutely no time to hack and think about what she lost, being in a wheelchair. Now, when there is no husband and the welfare of the family depends only on her, Tatyana all the time in motion - he rushes to the turkeys to the boiler room to change the water, then grabs the vacuum cleaner, because Semyon crushed the entire roll on the floor, then helps melania with lessons.
“Lera, change clothes, otherwise the guests will come soon,” Tanya screams from the kitchen.

The niece has enough cousin and begins to dress him up in a real tailcoat. The gentleman does not resist with a nipple, readily gives hands and legs. Melania also takes out an evening red dress.

“Well, why did you dress up? - says mom. -The birthday has a birthday. We will not celebrate magnificently (Tatyana is already addressing us). Parents will come, and that’s it. There is no money. I spent everything that was on a bird food. I scored several sheds with corn. Now I think also to take piglets. There is enough for them too. ”