We invited Alexa and her sister Ira (her half sister, same mother) to show us where their mother and grandmother were buried in Sumy. We wanted to learn more about their family and hopefully hear some memories they had about their parents or grandparents. Alexa's parents lost their rights about 8 years ago. Her mother died about 4 years ago and her father apparently died not long after that. They're really not sure about their father since he's not been in their lives for many years.
Alexa's grandmother was the only person that visited her in the orphanage and that stopped after she passed away 3 and a half years ago. Alexa's teachers at school told us that she was a sweet lady who often mentioned that she hoped Alexa would find a home and family one day. Her grandmother had a heart condition and did what she could for the 2 girls. Alexa and Ira both had very tender feelings towards their grandmother and spoke very kindly of her.
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