Loucia's father was a soldier in the Turkish army and was killed. She came on the road with her mother. They suffered very much from hunger and thirst and especially from the rude soldiers. 

                  The caravan reached Deir-el-Zor, there an Arab took Loucia from her mother and brought her to his tent. She stayed there one year, was then sold to a Kourd. Afterwards (again) she was sold to an Arab, where she stayed 8 years. At length she succeeded in fleeing to us. 

                  Loucia is tattooed in an awful manner not even the whole face and chest, but also the hands and fingers. Those are almost paralysed from that treatment. We are now doing our best helping her. 

 

 

Jan. 26. Loucia has had an operation in her right arm. 1928 she had a big operation her right hand was amputated. 

 

January 21, 1931. Sick  still in our care.