Em Gessen
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Remember there were shortages of masks and other protective equipment?
During the first year or so of the pandemic, all of us spent more time on Cape Cod.
My baby brothers attending college remotely, me and my kids, and Alan and Nana and O visiting frequently.
In the summer of 2021, Priscilla got word that her Hague petition was finally scheduled for a hearing in the U.S.
Priscilla's lawyer arranged for a visa and raised the money to get Priscilla to the U.S.
It had been two years since Alan took O from Russia.
The lawyer had warned her that the Haig Convention case would take weeks or months, and now she also had to deal with Allen's custody case in family court.
But to Priscilla, just coming to the U.S.
Finally, she was in the same country as her son.
For most of the 25 months of their separation, Priscilla had only sporadic contact with Owen.