'I can't stay here. This is the first time in my life I felt completely helpless.'
They're 5,000 miles from their homeland, but they're organizing relief efforts for a country in crisis.
And even though they are doing what they can to help, Stella said she wakes up every morning with pain in her chest, not sure if her friends made it through the night. The Russian invasion stirring Gene to consider going back to fight, but ultimately his daughter's suburban wedding stopped him. Gene would send $10,000 to his friend Alex, who would buy an ambulance. He and another buddy would load up the van with food and medical supplies in Poland to deliver in Eastern Ukraine. There, they would load up refugees to drive to safety in Poland.
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