Zoya Morozova became a patient of one of the Moscow hemodialysis centers several years ago: her kidneys refused to work normally. “When they attach it to the apparatus, it doesn’t hurt very much,” says Morozova. - But you need to follow a diet: do not eat dried fruits, fresh vegetables and fruits and do not drink a lot of water. And in the heat you are so thirsty that you have to suck on ice. And then my heart hurts a lot.

Manhattan-based neurologist Farn-Young Foo has been dreaming of getting a dog for years. But he works 12-hour days and lives in a house where it is forbidden to keep animals. “My lifestyle doesn’t allow me to fully care for an animal,” he says sadly. True, Farn-Yang Foo partially solved his problem: for more than six months, once a week, he goes for a walk with little Sandman, a cross between a Spitz and a Laika. Fu rents it.

We agree to the medal In the lobby of the Great Kremlin Palace, athletes crowded: they brought them to a meeting with Russia President Dmitry Medvedev with a clear temporary margin, and everyone took himself as he could. The girls spun in front of the mirrors, the men chuckled at them. Communication with journalists did not work out. "What feelings do you go to the Olympics?" - Media representatives began. “Well, we want to win,” the athletes honestly admitted.

Martina, a dark-haired, thin girl of about 30 from Switzerland, has long dreamed of coming to Russia. “St. Petersburg is Dostoevsky, Peter I, the Hermitage,” Martin lists in broken Russian, “and, of course, pickpockets.” Martina was told about the thieves by her brother, who in 2004 on Nevsky Prospekt had money and documents pulled out of his bag. Another acquaintance of Martina was beaten in an underground passage in the city center.