A video showcases the life of a married couple, Igor and Elena Emelyanov, who despite being disabled, lead a fulfilling life in Kazakhstan. They cultivate their own vegetable garden, make pickles, and sell them at the market. The couple's resilience and positivity inspire others, as they prove that people with disabilities can live independently and happily. They have their own Instagram page to show the world how they live and work together, and their story is a testament to the power of love, hard work, and determination.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The Emelyanov family grows almost everything they need in their garden.
2. They trade their produce at the market in Karaganda.
3. Elena makes pickles, cucumbers, tomatoes, salads, and juices from their garden produce.
4. The family receives disability benefits, which are only enough to cover food for two people, about 100,000 tenge.
5. The Emelyanovs have their own home, which they acquired after living in a home for the disabled.
6. The local Akim helped them by laying a free bed in their yard and providing asphalt for easier wheelchair access.
7. Elena has an adult son, but there is no connection between them.
8. Igor's ex-wife left him and his children do not communicate with him.
9. Igor has a dream of getting a new stroller with springs.
10. Elena and Igor have come to terms with their illnesses and do not dwell on them.
11. Igor met his current wife, Elena, while she was getting prosthetics in Petropavlovsk.
12. The Emelyanovs have an Instagram page to show how people with disabilities can live independently.
13. Igor and Elena want to show others that they can do everything themselves, without relying on pity.