In the colony, Dennis Christensen suffered pneumonia. Recovery is slow due to poor living conditions

Dennis Christensen, who is serving time for his faith in Lgov Penal Colony No. 3, has been battling pneumonia for the past month. He was in the hospital of the Correctional Colony No. 2, the conditions in which leave much to be desired. As of October 29, 2019, he is feeling better and has been placed in colony No. 3.

Christensen's health problems began in June, when he sought medical help because of severe pain in his left shoulder. Dennis was not provided with timely assistance due to the fact that the surgeon and neurologist of the prison hospital were on vacation, and the attending physician refused him the opportunity to invite a doctor from a paid clinic.

In September, Dennis contracted pneumonia caused by regular prolonged hypothermia. By the time of the onset of night frosts, the prisoners of colony No. 3 were not given warm clothes, while Christensen, along with other convicts, was taken to the daily formation by 8 am in light uniforms and summer sandals. Such constructions lasted for an hour and a half twice a day.

On September 25, Dennis, with pneumonia, was transferred to colony No. 2, which has a hospital. There he was given more than 70 injections of antibiotics, as well as prescribed antibiotics in the form of tablets.

On October 17, Christensen reported that it was still cold in the hospital where he was staying and that he could use one thin blanket that he had to keep warm. There is no enhanced nutrition in the hospital, and it was difficult for Dennis, in his weakened state, to get to the dining room in a building without an elevator. He was forced to eat mainly what he bought at a local store. All this did not contribute to recovery.

Earlier it was reported about unsanitary conditions in colony No. 3, as well as about the moral pressure that is exerted on Dennis Christensen. Nevertheless, he maintains a positive attitude that attracts the attention of those around him.