I KNOW FULL WELL HOW THINGS AREThe whole gang of them came to see me early on the following morning. Lena Zarnitskaya with her husband Aleh the gerontophile, their two grown-up daughters, one with a one-year old baby son, and Lina and Kazik with their little dogs Chappy and Doughnut. Their owners could not possibly have left them at home, and, thanks to Lena’s amazing network of connections, they were allowed to come through to the trauma unit. The two dogs barked continually, and the humans were all talking at once. It was an impressive sight.
“We’re not going to stay long,” announced Lena as she marched through the door. “We’re in a hurry to get to the frontier. I’ve made arrangements, so we have to be there before the border guards change shift, otherwise we’ll have to wait three days
