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Tomas Gulan - 2000Tomas Gulan -- 2000. Tomas and his wife Slavka live in Martin, about three hours north of Bratislava, where they run a school for ages newborn through colleg-level academics. They have tow children, Ondrej and Michel.
Dear Friends,
I want to share with you the good news of the birth of our son, Ondrej on Wednesday, February 13th. We are thankful for your prayers, and most of all grateful to our Lord for this wonderful gift. Happy father of two, Thomas Gulan We received the following letter from Tomas Gulan by e-mail on August 28th. Tomas was one of our previous Slovak students, and many of you met his wife Slávka when they came for a later visit. If you would like to correspond with them, their address & e-mail are:
Tomas & Slávka Gulan
Rozmarinova 17 821 04 Bratislava SLOVAKIA e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Dear friends,
We know that many of you were praying for us and our expected baby during the last months. Thank you all for your support. Unfortunately we have sad news to share with you . . . Even though Slávka was only in the 31st week of her pregnancy, it was necessary for our daughter to be born. She was not getting sufficient nutrition nor oxygen supply. After a week in the hospital and numerous medical exams, the doctors decided for a C-section. Thus, our daughter, Hanka, was born on Friday morning. After being examined by professionals in the fields of neonatology, neurology, and cardiology, Hanka was diagnosed with Edward’s syndrome, an incurable and very serious genetic malfunction. Hanka was very small and her heart was very sick. She was treated with the best possible care, but her lungs did not have the capacity to absorb enough oxygen. Also her heart was not functioning the way it should . . . due to all these dysfunctions, she has died on Sunday evening. In our arms. In all our sorrow we have felt great gratitude for these three amazing days, sharing the company of the wonderful gift God had given us, even though only for such a short time . . . We know that Hanka is in her Father’s hands and that everything is now fine with her. Even though we miss her so much. Slávka has been released from the hospital on Monday. She has also managed to climb the 38 steep steps to our apartment and is recovering well. We are very grateful for the hospitable and cordial care of all the medical staff, towards Hanka and us both. We appreciate all your care and concern. Please mourn with us as we mourn, and rejoice with us as we rejoice. Tomas & Slávka
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