[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by Hey Connor, It's Mess

The crux of it is that we all have family who are from Ukraine or who still live there. For me, I have many relatives from my mom's side who are there. Thankfully they relocated further west and are relatively safe.

When the conflict broke out I started sending what money I could to a couple different organizations for war efforts and aid. But when you are around and connected to this wonderful Ukrainian community here in Calgary and your relatives abroad, it really starts to hurt you in a deep way hearing all of the people who are affected by the war and it made me feel useless... Eventually sending money was no longer assuaging the profound sense of guilt I felt for not being there. That is when my friends and I had serious discussions and began putting that money aside for this. I don't have bloodlust but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't angry.

Take care of yourself, both physically and mentally.

Airaghardt