Thank you, Anastasia, for sharing this painfully lucid reflection on growing up in Ukraine. Having grown up in the unprecedented and widespread affluence and security of postwar America, I cannot even imagine the horrors, fears, and uncertainties that you and your ancestors have witnessed and survived--and that continue to this day, with no end in sight, thanks to the barbaric Russian invasion you must now endure. Those of us who have been as lucky as I have need to pay attention to voices of young people like you, bearing witness and surviving unspeakable dread and anxiety. Thank you for sharing your experience with us! May your insights and sharing make us all more open-hearted and compassionate.