We will feel some pain

Your Ukrainian brothers and sisters in democracy are fighting, bleeding, and dying to preserve the democracy that protects freedom in Europe and maybe our own.

You and I will feel some pain as a result of helping them. Pain at the pump no doubt, but in other ways we may not foresee. Cyber-attacks may create blackouts and disruptions in many service sectors.

We will pay a far smaller price compared to Ukrainians and Europeans. Be proud that you did something at all; be grateful that you are not sitting in a bomb shelter in Ukraine.

Stan Brooks
Charlottesville, VA