From jw-russia.org: https://jw-russia.org/news/17082917-209.html
The Most Unusual and Rare Mother is Awarded
29 August 2017
"The most unusual and rare mother is awarded" , - these words begin with the certificate of honor signed on June 1, 2017 by Leila Namazova-Baranova, Director of the Institute of Pediatrics , Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The diploma was handed to a resident of Ramenskoye (Moscow region) Melan Petrosyan. Together with her husband Suren, they raise 13-year-old beloved son David and for 9 years have been helping him to fight a grave illness.
The award was handed to Melan, among other things, "... for the ability to heroically endure difficulties in the upbringing and treatment of not only his rare child, but also helping other families with the same children, giving love and hope for light and good, and calling never to give up What circumstances and life's difficulties . "
According to family friends, Melan and Suren have always sought and achieved the best medical treatment, refuting the myth that Jehovah's Witnesses allegedly "refuse medical treatment." All these years in overcoming difficulties Melan and Suren helped by their faith, advice from the holy book of the Bible, the support of coreligionists. The ban imposed on the activities of Jehovah's Witnesses significantly complicated the life of David and his parents.