An American woman living in a besieged suburb of Damascus, Syria, described eight days of "constant bombardment" in an interview at her home

Deana Lynn is an American living in East Ghouta. Born and raised in Michigan, she is now a mother to eight children. Before the war began, Deana worked as a teacher and her husband has a job in the food industry. He is now affiliated with a group of moderate rebels. Listen to Deana's harrowing account of life underground, sheltering in a basement with her family, hoping to survive the constant bombardment of what she says are missiles, bombs and mortars.