Our family is from Mariupol. My wife, a senior nurse in the neuro-resuscitation department, valiantly saved lives, tending to the wounded without hesitation. However, on March 11, tragedy struck – a bullet pierced her left cheek, shattering her lower jaw and wreaking havoc on her face and left hand. On March 16, our house burned down as a result of a direct hit by a shell. Miraculously, we saved our children and parents from the basement. The family business and minibus burned down along with the house. Stranded, we couldn't reach the safety of Ukraine so we had to go to a territory controlled by russia. My wife's colleague took us to Simferopol in Crimea. To add to the anguish, my mother-in-law suffered a stroke due to the relentless chaos. Amid the despair, my wife endured two months of maxillofacial surgery. We aimed to return to Ukraine but had neither the funds nor the opportunity. After weeks of searching, HTL volunteers helped us and evacuated all five of us including a paralyzed grandmother and a dog.