Starting out my career as a trained nurse, I was used to seeing all sorts of sights.
And being the chair of Sue Ryder, I was no stranger to the work that health care services could provide to sick and disabled children.
My job would lead to me to all sorts of destinations, stopping in Albania, Macedonia, and Poland.
However, after seeing images of suffering children in Romanian institutions, I couldn’t just turn a blind eye.
The innocent children were left in appalling situations.
Over 120,000 babies and children had been long abandoned by families unable to care for them.
There was no hesitation in my mind – I had to help.
Arriving in Romania, 30 years ago, I never knew it would be the start of something new.
Initially…
