Chapter 22 - Can You Hear The Poplars

Chapters 1 to 5

- 1: Winnipeg
- 2: Germany/Ukraine
- 3: The Lost Chervoniy Suitcase
- 4: A New Day
- 5: Collection Of The Lost ...

Chapters 6 to 10

- 6: Carpathian Mountains
- 7: Walter & Maria Yaskiw
- 8: Blessing The Fruits...
- 9: Sroll Through Selo Rozdol
- 10: Telephone Call To Sofia

Chapters 11 to 15

- 11: Birth & Death Records
- 12: Pisochne Town Of Crystal
- 13: Lazy Day At Home
- 14: Pilgrimage
- 15: Ternopil’ska Oblast

Chapters 16 to 20

- 16: My Heart Is Pounding
- 17: Run For Your Life
- 18: Judy’s Fried Chicken
- 19: Lviv
- 20: Zadachu – Virgin Mary

Chapters 21 to 23

- 21: Visiting The Neighbours
- 22: Last Trip To Lviv
- 23: My Heart

Acknowlegements

Update 2004/05

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CHAPTER 23 MY HEART

Well, it is our final day here. My mind says go home, but my heart wants to stay!!! I feel a belonging here, even though this is not my home. I felt like I came home. This last ten years since we lost our beautiful David, thought, go to Hawaii, stay for 3 months walk the beach, collect my thoughts, how do you start your life over without your only child? Never did get there, but coming to Ukraine was the best thing I could have done... I have always felt Spiritually connected to him.. He is always around me, I know, cause I feel him, as I do my mother. Since losing David I have never felt at peace.. Yes, life goes on, we are still a family, but there is emptiness, maybe only a mother can feel!! As I sit here writing this, the tears flow... why?? Do I really love Ukraine, will I miss Ukraine? I saw, walked and touched the soil my Grandparents and G Grandparents walked as children. I wept many tears and whispered to them that I am here, I will come back! It is the peace, that will bring me back!