story4977.xml
Title
story4977.xml
Source
born-digital
Media Type
story
Date Entered
2002-09-11
911DA Story: Story
I have multiple sclerosis! I was diagnosed in 1994 at the age of 38 and was told that I would be a quad or paraplegic within 3 to 5 years. By the God's grace this has not occurred. When I first turned the television to CNN
as I customarily do in the morning I observed what I thought to be a trailer for an upcoming movie until I heard the pure and palpable grief in the voice of the broadcaster and realized that I was watching an event so tragic that I felt a tear running down my cheek followed by many more. I knew no one there but they were my counrtymen and women and I felt violated. I firmly believe that it is God's intention and hope that mankind will find a way to all be one community but after this event that likelyhood was shattered for this to happen anytime in the near future. At night I heard from 3000 miles away the desperate calls for help that came from somewhere in the mountain of ruble,
calls that appeared humanly impossible to answer. Yet some were and in that some found comfort as I did. For every life that was saved was a countrymen or women of mine and those that parished will forever remain with God. As I stated at the start of this passage I have MS, what these victims and their families endured gave me strength and the will to keep fighting my infirmity, I will fight this fight for them.
as I customarily do in the morning I observed what I thought to be a trailer for an upcoming movie until I heard the pure and palpable grief in the voice of the broadcaster and realized that I was watching an event so tragic that I felt a tear running down my cheek followed by many more. I knew no one there but they were my counrtymen and women and I felt violated. I firmly believe that it is God's intention and hope that mankind will find a way to all be one community but after this event that likelyhood was shattered for this to happen anytime in the near future. At night I heard from 3000 miles away the desperate calls for help that came from somewhere in the mountain of ruble,
calls that appeared humanly impossible to answer. Yet some were and in that some found comfort as I did. For every life that was saved was a countrymen or women of mine and those that parished will forever remain with God. As I stated at the start of this passage I have MS, what these victims and their families endured gave me strength and the will to keep fighting my infirmity, I will fight this fight for them.
Collection
Citation
“story4977.xml,” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed April 7, 2025, https://911digitalarchive.org/items/show/11774.