Misha Rohozhyn, a Ukrainian teenager with Down syndrome, fled his home in Mariupol motivated by his mother’s words—that his pro-wrestling hero John Cena lay at the end of their dangerous journey out of the war-torn nation. Then Mr. Cena showed up.
Misha Rohozhyn, a Ukrainian teenager with Down syndrome, fled his home in Mariupol motivated by his mother’s words—thatlay at the end of their dangerous journey out of the war-torn nation.
Ms. Rohozhyna and her family left the unheated center after two weeks. During the journey, she motivated her son with the promise that Mr. Cena was at the end. Posters of Mr. Cena had covered a wall of Misha’s room in the family homeAfter arriving in the Netherlands, Misha, a 19-year-old who is unable to speak, stayed in his bedroom, disoriented by his new surroundings and getting angry with his mother that they hadn’t found Mr. Cena.
“I didn’t want a son to think of his mom in a different light just because she did whatever she had to do to get him to safety.”Misha and Mr. Cena hugged, before the actor and wrestler gave him a WWE belt and other memorabilia. A group of children from Mariupol also being hosted by Dutch care provider ISZA Thuiszorg crowded around the door, eyeing both Mr. Cena and the cake with envy.
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