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2002-09-11

I was in my home. I had just gottoen out of bed and had turned on the TV. My first thought was that we had had another plane crash. When I realized we were under attack, I contacted my husband at his station in Hollywood,California. He is a Firefighter for Los Angeles City Fire Department and I wanted to make sure he was allright. He couldn't talk but after he assured me he was okay I stared at the TV as the second plane flew into the second tower. I then phoned my best friend and we just sat on the phone and cried as the Towers blazed. My sons, 8 and 10 years old at the time woke up and I explained as best as I could what was happening in New York and we sat huddled in our living room as the Twin Towers crumbled. I made sure they knew Daddy was out there was okay but needed to be out there being a hero. I knew I needed to keep as much normalcy as possible in their lives right then so after making sure I make them feel safe and loved, we all got dressed and I took them to school and I went to work where we all listened to the radio.