She lives with her husband in Pavlopil, a village located only a few miles away from the front line areas. After losing her job, her house was repeatedly damaged by shelling. She is now trying to put her life back together, helping others and hoping for the violence to end. Valentina and her husband get their medical care from MSF. Valentina also attends mental health counseling to cope with the stressful environment she has lived in for the past two-and-a-half years.