Anastasiia, thank you so much for writing your story and posting it. You are making a difference--do not doubt that for one minute.

I’ve been all across Ukraine on multiple trips over the years. Right now I have friends who are refugees, dear close friends who are in Kharkiv, and some of my dearest loved ones in Zaporizhzhya.

There is no way that any of us living in the comfort of the west can understand or truly grasp the horror you have experienced--and are still experiencing. But you shine some light that perhaps we can begin to see.

Thank you. You will never forget. Please, do not let us forget. Keep writing.