re: #135 Hecuba’s daughter

I agree. I could not stand the killing of the animals including pets but at least it was almost all off-screen. You heard the shots, knew what was happening, but did not actually see it. The Russian government was like the American government until after Katrina: pets could not be evacuated with their owners.

Re: the firefighter’s wife. The statement that the baby saved the mother by absorbing the radiation — is that assertion correct?

In cancer treatment, the cancer cells get hit harder by radiation because they’re dividing faster… or something like that. I believe this case is similar.