story2564.xml
Title
story2564.xml
Source
born-digital
Media Type
story
Date Entered
2002-09-11
911DA Story: Story
On 9-11-2001 I was at work in Buckhead. It was my 1st Anniversary at the job I love doing. I heard a co-worker say that one of the World Trade Buildings had been hit by a plane. I was in total disbelief. I immediately thought about my sister Letty who works for the NYNJ Port Authority in the North Tower on the 71st floor. I tried calling her work number. I do not know why but I did. I prayed to God that Emily my niece, who had just started school had made her late for work. Emily was having a hard time adjusting to school.
I recall someone turning on the television, and everyone ran over to see what was being broadcasted. I continued to call my sister's work and home number. I could not work nor function. I remember looking at the t.v., and some stated that a second airplane had struck the south tower. I felt so numb. Our manager instructed us to go home. I remember walking to my vehicle and tunning in to a radio station to hear the news.
As I drove home I recall getting choked up not knowing if my sister was as work. I remember hearing a song by Jeff Majors titled Psalm 23. That song gave me hope and strength to go on. I finally pulled into my driveway, I went upstairs and turned on my television. I remember as if it were yesterday, the buildings collapsed, and I feel to my knees in tears thinking the worst had happened to Letty. I cried so much. I continued to call NY in hopes that I could make contact with someone to find out about Letty but I had no luck.
My husband arrived home with the boys. He went to the school and picked them up, not knowing where the next attacks might strike. I was glued to the t.v., as were millions of people. My husband continued to reassure me that Letty was fine, but I had to speak to her in order to know that she was safe.
Finally around 7:30 p.m., I was able to reach her home number. Anthony answered the phone and I asked him was Letty fine. He said yes, I recall tears running down my face, and when I heard her voice, I was so overwhelmed with joy and sadness at the same time. She cryed and told me her horrific experience.
Thank God, Emily made mommy late for work. My sister had dropped Emily off at school and realized that she had forgotten her lunch bag, so she went home to get the lunch bag, take it to Emily's school, and then she caught the ferry over to work.
As she arrived she was headed towards her job, when all of a sudden she saw one airplane in the north tower and the other one was coming. She recalls some gentleman grabbing her hand and running for dear life, she said it was dark, and debris falling all over. Letty is an asthmatic, so she was trying to the best she could. She said she lost her shoes in the run for her life, and received a few cuts and bruises. She was taken to a decontamination area, luckily her boss was there and hugged her and was happy to see her. Unfortunately, my sister had the emergency contact list at home and her manager asked her if she would call the names on the list to see if family members had heard from their love ones.
I am one of the lucky ones who still has my best friend and sister with me today. My sympathy goes out to all those people who were not as fortunate as I am. When Letty hears a plane now she panics and has horrible visions of that day.
The tragedy will forever be with her. Hopefully within time she will try to deal with this tragedy the best way possible.
May God Bless everyone and help us all deal with this senseless tragedy.
TONIN
I recall someone turning on the television, and everyone ran over to see what was being broadcasted. I continued to call my sister's work and home number. I could not work nor function. I remember looking at the t.v., and some stated that a second airplane had struck the south tower. I felt so numb. Our manager instructed us to go home. I remember walking to my vehicle and tunning in to a radio station to hear the news.
As I drove home I recall getting choked up not knowing if my sister was as work. I remember hearing a song by Jeff Majors titled Psalm 23. That song gave me hope and strength to go on. I finally pulled into my driveway, I went upstairs and turned on my television. I remember as if it were yesterday, the buildings collapsed, and I feel to my knees in tears thinking the worst had happened to Letty. I cried so much. I continued to call NY in hopes that I could make contact with someone to find out about Letty but I had no luck.
My husband arrived home with the boys. He went to the school and picked them up, not knowing where the next attacks might strike. I was glued to the t.v., as were millions of people. My husband continued to reassure me that Letty was fine, but I had to speak to her in order to know that she was safe.
Finally around 7:30 p.m., I was able to reach her home number. Anthony answered the phone and I asked him was Letty fine. He said yes, I recall tears running down my face, and when I heard her voice, I was so overwhelmed with joy and sadness at the same time. She cryed and told me her horrific experience.
Thank God, Emily made mommy late for work. My sister had dropped Emily off at school and realized that she had forgotten her lunch bag, so she went home to get the lunch bag, take it to Emily's school, and then she caught the ferry over to work.
As she arrived she was headed towards her job, when all of a sudden she saw one airplane in the north tower and the other one was coming. She recalls some gentleman grabbing her hand and running for dear life, she said it was dark, and debris falling all over. Letty is an asthmatic, so she was trying to the best she could. She said she lost her shoes in the run for her life, and received a few cuts and bruises. She was taken to a decontamination area, luckily her boss was there and hugged her and was happy to see her. Unfortunately, my sister had the emergency contact list at home and her manager asked her if she would call the names on the list to see if family members had heard from their love ones.
I am one of the lucky ones who still has my best friend and sister with me today. My sympathy goes out to all those people who were not as fortunate as I am. When Letty hears a plane now she panics and has horrible visions of that day.
The tragedy will forever be with her. Hopefully within time she will try to deal with this tragedy the best way possible.
May God Bless everyone and help us all deal with this senseless tragedy.
TONIN
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Citation
“story2564.xml,” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed January 7, 2025, https://911digitalarchive.org/items/show/14407.