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EPISODE · May 16, 2026 · 18 MIN

A Family's Resilience: Facing Asthma Amidst Uncertainty

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Fluent Fiction - Ukrainian: A Family's Resilience: Facing Asthma Amidst Uncertainty Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/uk/episode/2026-05-16-07-38-19-uk Story Transcript:Uk: Весняне сонце сіяло крізь брудні шибки маленької квартири в Києві.En: The spring sun shone through the dirty panes of the small apartment in Kyiv.Uk: У кутку кухні, на старенькому столі, лежали трави в банках.En: In the corner of the kitchen, on an old table, herbs in jars lay scattered.Uk: Оксана старанно готувала чай з ромашки і материнки.En: Oksana was diligently preparing a tea with chamomile and oregano.Uk: Кухня була тісна і заповнена меблями, які не пасують одне до одного.En: The kitchen was cramped and filled with mismatched furniture.Uk: Але в цей момент усе, що її цікавило, — це здоров'я її дитини.En: But at that moment, all that concerned her was her child's health.Uk: "Юро, я спробую ще раз цей відвар", — сказала Оксана, обережно розмішуючи теплий напій.En: "Yura, I will try this decoction once more," Oksana said, carefully stirring the warm drink.Uk: Її голос трохи тремтів від страху і надії.En: Her voice trembled a little with fear and hope.Uk: Їхній син кашляв і страждав від нападу астми.En: Their son was coughing and suffering from an asthma attack.Uk: Юрій відкинув газету, поглянув на дружину і зітхнув.En: Yuriy set aside the newspaper, looked at his wife, and sighed.Uk: "Оксано, це небезпечно.En: "Oksana, it's dangerous.Uk: Я зателефоную лікарю".En: I'll call the doctor."Uk: "А якщо ми знову не зможемо отримати допомогу?En: "And what if we can't get help again?Uk: Вони кажуть лише однакове – дайте інгалятор.En: They always say the same thing - use the inhaler.Uk: Але його немає в аптеках," — відповіла Оксана.En: But it's not available in pharmacies," replied Oksana.Uk: Її очі були сповнені тривоги.En: Her eyes were full of anxiety.Uk: Юрій встав і глянув у вікно, де дув легкий весняний вітер.En: Yuriy got up and looked out the window, where a light spring wind was blowing.Uk: "Я швиденько піду в сусідню аптеку.En: "I'll quickly go to the nearby pharmacy.Uk: Може, там щось є," — сказав він.En: Maybe they have something," he said.Uk: Як тільки він пішов, Оксана зосередилася на своїй роботі.En: As soon as he left, Oksana focused on her task.Uk: Її серце калатало від напруження.En: Her heart was pounding with tension.Uk: Вона налила напій у чашку і занесла його сину.En: She poured the drink into a cup and brought it to her son.Uk: Він кашляв, намагаючись дихати.En: He coughed, trying to breathe.Uk: Її син прийняв кілька ковтків напою, але його стан не покращився.En: Her son took a few sips of the drink, but his condition did not improve.Uk: Навпаки, йому ставало гірше.En: On the contrary, he was getting worse.Uk: Паніка охопила Оксану.En: Panic seized Oksana.Uk: Вона не знала, що робити, її руки тремтіли.En: She didn't know what to do, her hands were trembling.Uk: У цей момент повернувся Юрій.En: At that moment, Yuriy returned.Uk: Він побачив бліду і перелякану дружину, а сина, якому було ще гірше.En: He saw his pale and frightened wife and their son, who was getting even worse.Uk: "Оксано, тепер ми не маємо вибору.En: "Oksana, now we have no choice.Uk: Ми повинні його відвезти!En: We must take him!"Uk: " — вигукнув він, хапаючи куртку дитини і виймавши телефон, щоб викликати швидку.En: he exclaimed, grabbing the child's jacket and pulling out his phone to call an ambulance.Uk: Вони поспішили до лікарні.En: They rushed to the hospital.Uk: Лікарі швидко надали дитині необхідну допомогу.En: The doctors promptly provided their son with the necessary assistance.Uk: Спокій і полегшення настали, коли син став дихати вільніше.En: Calm and relief came when the boy started breathing more freely.Uk: "Дякую Богу, ми встигли," — шепотіла Оксана, притискаючи сина до себе.En: "Thank God, we made it in time," Oksana whispered, holding her son close to her.Uk: Юрій обійняв їх обох, відчуваючи величезну відповідальність за сім'ю.En: Yuriy embraced both of them, feeling a tremendous responsibility for his family.Uk: "Знаєш, я зрозумів, що треба вміти діяти швидко.En: "You know, I realized that we need to be able to act quickly.Uk: Але також треба бути обережними," — сказав він тихо.En: But we also need to be cautious," he said quietly.Uk: Оксана кивнула.En: Oksana nodded.Uk: "І я теж.En: "I agree.Uk: Є речі, які не можна виправити самостійно.En: There are things that can't be fixed on our own."Uk: "Того вечора вони вирішили разом шукати шляхи для кращого догляду за сином.En: That evening, they decided to seek ways to better care for their son together.Uk: Вони зрозуміли, що мають працювати як команда, аби їхня дитина завжди мала необхідний догляд.En: They understood that they had to work as a team so their child would always have the necessary care.Uk: Оксана знайшла лікаря, який міг допомогти краще, а Юрій вирішив дізнатися більше про нетрадиційні засоби, аби їх правильно використовувати разом із традиційними.En: Oksana found a doctor who could offer better help, and Yuriy decided to learn more about non-traditional remedies, so they could be used correctly alongside traditional ones.Uk: Весна продовжувала приносити нову надію, обставини хоч і не змінювались швидко, але сім'я стала ближчою і сильнішою.En: Spring continued to bring new hope; albeit circumstances didn't change rapidly, the family grew closer and stronger.Uk: Вони навчилися працювати разом, покладаючись на взаємну довіру і підтримку.En: They learned to work together, relying on mutual trust and support. Vocabulary Words:panes: шибкиscattered: розкиданіchamomile: ромашкаcramped: тіснаmismatched: не пасуютьdecoction: відварtrembled: тремтівinhaler: інгаляторanxiety: тривогаtension: напруженняpounding: калаталоsips: ковткиpanic: панікаtrembling: тремтілиseized: охопилаambulance: швидкаrelief: полегшенняresponsibility: відповідальністьcautious: обережніremedies: засобиmutual: взаємнаtrust: довіраconcerned: цікавилоfear: страхуpromptly: швидкоcalm: спокійexclaimed: вигукнувimprove: покращивсяrealized: зрозумівrushed: поспішили

Fluent Fiction - Ukrainian: A Family's Resilience: Facing Asthma Amidst Uncertainty Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/uk/episode/2026-05-16-07-38-19-uk Story Transcript:Uk: Весняне сонце сіяло крізь брудні шибки маленької квартири в Києві.En: The spring sun shone through the dirty panes of the small apartment in Kyiv.Uk: У кутку кухні, на старенькому столі, лежали трави в банках.En: In the corner of the kitchen, on an old table, herbs in jars lay scattered.Uk: Оксана старанно готувала чай з ромашки і материнки.En: Oksana was diligently preparing a tea with chamomile and oregano.Uk: Кухня була тісна і заповнена меблями, які не пасують одне до одного.En: The kitchen was cramped and filled with mismatched furniture.Uk: Але в цей момент усе, що її цікавило, — це здоров'я її дитини.En: But at that moment, all that concerned her was her child's health.Uk: "Юро, я спробую ще раз цей відвар", — сказала Оксана, обережно розмішуючи теплий напій.En: "Yura, I will try this decoction once more," Oksana said, carefully stirring the warm drink.Uk: Її голос трохи тремтів від страху і надії.En: Her voice trembled a little with fear and hope.Uk: Їхній син кашляв і страждав від нападу астми.En: Their son was coughing and suffering from an asthma attack.Uk: Юрій відкинув газету, поглянув на дружину і зітхнув.En: Yuriy set aside the newspaper, looked at his wife, and sighed.Uk: "Оксано, це небезпечно.En: "Oksana, it's dangerous.Uk: Я зателефоную лікарю".En: I'll call the doctor."Uk: "А якщо ми знову не зможемо отримати допомогу?En: "And what if we can't get help again?Uk: Вони кажуть лише однакове – дайте інгалятор.En: They always say the same thing - use the inhaler.Uk: Але його немає в аптеках," — відповіла Оксана.En: But it's not available in pharmacies," replied Oksana.Uk: Її очі були сповнені тривоги.En: Her eyes were full of anxiety.Uk: Юрій встав і глянув у вікно, де дув легкий весняний вітер.En: Yuriy got up and looked out the window, where a light spring wind was blowing.Uk: "Я швиденько піду в сусідню аптеку.En: "I'll quickly go to the nearby pharmacy.Uk: Може, там щось є," — сказав він.En: Maybe they have something," he said.Uk: Як тільки він пішов, Оксана зосередилася на своїй роботі.En: As soon as he left, Oksana focused on her task.Uk: Її серце калатало від напруження.En: Her heart was pounding with tension.Uk: Вона налила напій у чашку і занесла його сину.En: She poured the drink into a cup and brought it to her son.Uk: Він кашляв, намагаючись дихати.En: He coughed, trying to breathe.Uk: Її син прийняв кілька ковтків напою, але його стан не покращився.En: Her son took a few sips of the drink, but his condition did not improve.Uk: Навпаки, йому ставало гірше.En: On the contrary, he was getting worse.Uk: Паніка охопила Оксану.En: Panic seized Oksana.Uk: Вона не знала, що робити, її руки тремтіли.En: She didn't know what to do, her hands were trembling.Uk: У цей момент повернувся Юрій.En: At that moment, Yuriy returned.Uk: Він побачив бліду і перелякану дружину, а сина, якому було ще гірше.En: He saw his pale and frightened wife and their son, who was getting even worse.Uk: "Оксано, тепер ми не маємо вибору.En: "Oksana, now we have no choice.Uk: Ми повинні його відвезти!En: We must take him!"<br...

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