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2002-09-11

My 2 month old daughter had a rough night Sept. 10, so I was still in bed while my husband prepared for work. He turned on the news as usual and immediately came and literally pulled me out of bed to the TV. It didn't take long to wake up when I saw the footage of the first plane hitting the WTC. We figured it must have been an accident. My husband left for work and I sat glued to the TV as I watched the tragedy unfold, the second plane hit, the towers collapsing, the people running from the clouds of dust, smoke and dirt. It all happened so fast- it was like a bad dream. I didn't change out of my pajamas all day. I held my little girl close and grieved for those who loved and lost. Especially the women who were pregnant or had small children like my precious little girl and lost their mates. I can't imagine the pain and sorrow that these women went through and are still going through. When it was determined that this was a violently deliberate act- I was dumbfounded. How could some human do this?