Vlad
Well… we went, we saw, and we came back.
That’s all I felt like saying when I got home last night from the visit with Vlad. I was one step away from brain dead. I figured that it was because we’d talked for five hours straight in Russian and with me at times translating for Bruce and the ol’ brain just conked. That, plus even though unnoticed, I guess the visit had it’s own emotional stress.
He is doing well. The great hope which is scary for him to even visit in his thoughts is that he’ll be free in less than a month. It is an unlikely possibility. His case will be looked at by the Supreme Court. They have the authority to throw it out, to insist upon a retrial, to uphold the original sentence, or to even increase it. Right now, an innocent man has to pay six years of his life and $100,000 for an accident that he was not even guilty of causing. They may call Vlad’s lawyer to be present. They may call Vlad to be present. We are praying both for Vlad’s heart as well as for his freedom.
Here’s a link to Bruce’s site which will tell you more about yesterday’s events. http://www.liftupyoureyes.com/