^^^ We have a lot of Russian and Ukrainian patients. The Seattle area is supposed to be one of the largest enclaves of people from the old Soviet Union. It started back in the 70's with people fleeing religious persecution and were sponsored by churches, to now, with people coming for the engineering and dot com jobs. From what the patients tell me, Russia and Ukraine don't have much at all in terms of social programs for medical and educational issues. This is particularly true for children needing special education, which apparently does not hardly even exist back home, and more elaborate medical care.