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2002-09-12

I heard the first reports by accident while flipping the dial and landing on Howard Stern. I came into the office and turned on the radio because there had been a plane crash in New York. We all listened in horror as the second plane was reported. Several factors will always make that day unforgettable on many levels for me. First of all, I was three months pregnant and I was so worried for the unborn baby in me - what kind of world would my baby know? Secondly, I truly believed we were under attack and that this was the beginning of WWIII. Thirdly, we had a college-age intern in our office from Germany, she was terrified and didn't know if she would be immediately deported, or if she would be allowed to return home or not.

I've written an account of that day in my daughter's baby book and saved the Sept. 12th newspaper for her. My hope is that she will never fear like I did that day and every day since.