Ukrainian Bridal Dressmaker Uncertain about Future Amid War
For the past few weeks, I have been messaging the seamstress who designed my wedding dress in 2020. She is now a Ukrainian refugee living in Moldova. She is struggling with trauma from her exodus from Ukraine and from watching news stories about her region getting bombed and attacked by Russians.
Her name is Irene. She runs an Etsy shop selling bridal dresses and accessories. She has temporarily closed her store to purchases; she is now seeking donations. Irene will use the money she receives to help refugees like herself.
On her Etsy shop, donation items have the following description:
“All donations will be used to meet the needs of Ukrainian refugee women and children in Moldova, as well as the civilian population in the occupied cities of Odessa region (Mariupol, Kherson).”
It will be greatly appreciated if you can spare a couple of dollars or more to this woman. Please directly support a real, flesh-and-blood refugee from Ukraine. Send up prayers for her protection, meditate for peace, and/or write messages of kindness.
Irene sent me an upsetting email this week. She wants people to understand the suffering Ukrainians are going through. She doesn’t want you to be numb to their pain. She is asking for help during this dire time. Here is…
