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Anna Bowles's avatar

My friend who stayed in Kyiv during spring 2022 helped herself and friends by going around to their apartments, clearing out fridges - and collecting their surviving plants and small pets. The refugee hamsters lived out their lives with her until natural death; she still has 'refugee plants' in her bedroom and hopes to return them or their descendants to their original owners one day.

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Bill Campbell's avatar

I am glad I read this, even though your essay has much sadness and loss. You help me see history and current events through the lives of real people, fellow human beings who in your essays become my brothers and sisters, parents and children, friends and neighbors.

And it is good to read the comments from other people who also care.

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