help. here s theresa gray. what we were expecting to see was large groups of people housed in tent cities, and actually they are housing these refugees in individual dorm rooms. they ve got food. they ve got shelter, but the trauma is the same. they ve lost almost everything. this is filled with women, children, and elderly. there is a flu outbreak currently that obviously affects the children. we also have pre-existing conditions. it isn t just about fixing a broken arm or giving you medicine, it s making that human connection. sometimes you need to hold their hand and walk them down a hallway and listen to them. we try to meet the needs of whatever presents to us. smile, everybody. human suffering has no borders. people are people and love is love. theresa is back in romania
the russian invasion of ukraine is forced more than 4 million people to leave that country, the fastest growing refugee crisis since world war ii. this week s cnn hero is doing all she can to help. theresa gray, a paramedic and nurse from alaska sent medical teams to natural and humanitarian disasters for the past six years. recently, she and her fellow volunteers travelled to romania, they provided care and comfort to hundreds of ukrainians in need. what we were expecting to see was large groups of people housed in tent cities, and actually they are housing these refugees in individual dorm rooms. they have got food. they have got shelter. but the trauma is the same. they have lost almost everything. this is filled with women, children and elderly. there is a flu outbreak currently that obviously affects the children. we also have pre-existing