Before the war started, Nadiia and her little boy lived in Lviv, western Ukraine. Nadiia was hoping to go back to her full time job by the end of 2022 but this proved to be impossible. Her home is where her family is and she feels safe in Worthing thanks for the most generous and supportive people of West Sussex. She doesn’t want to go anywhere else. Her little boy is starting school in September. The future appears uncertain, and Nadiia feels as though she inhabits parallel realities: one in West Sussex as a mother, and the other with her heart in Ukraine.