story3082.xml
Title
story3082.xml
Source
born-digital
Media Type
story
Date Entered
2002-09-11
911DA Story: Story
I had just come back from a vacation in Canada with my family on Sept. 10th. I will never forget the closing of the borders & thinking how lucky we were to having gotten over prior to people being stranded for days & weeks.
I was at work when the first bomb hit. Everybody starting gathering around a small tv that someone had to watch the events unfold. We also listened to the radio, via a small radio and on the internet, too.
We were so stunned that is was very difficult to get through the day let alone work.
As soon as I got home I talked with my kids & called all of my family to check up and make sure everyone was okay.
I still can't believe what happened but I knew the minute I saw the first pictures of the plane hitting the World Trade Center that we were under a terrorist attack. I knew it was not an accident.
I was just horrified at the loss of life and the affect it has had on our already struggling economy. As a direct result of it both my husband & I lost our jobs. We always remained optimistic about everything though.
I AM A SURVIVOR!!!!!!!!! I WILL NOT LET THIS ACT OF TERROR INHIBIT THE FREEDOM I HAVE BEEN BLESSED WITH. LET FREEDOM RING & SEE HOW RESILIENT WE ARE AND WE SHOULD CELEBRATE JUST THAT.
I pray every morning for that I have and what God has blessed me with. I only ask for guidance and that I may be kind and generous with others and treat them as they would want to be treated with RESPECT, sans boundaries.
I was at work when the first bomb hit. Everybody starting gathering around a small tv that someone had to watch the events unfold. We also listened to the radio, via a small radio and on the internet, too.
We were so stunned that is was very difficult to get through the day let alone work.
As soon as I got home I talked with my kids & called all of my family to check up and make sure everyone was okay.
I still can't believe what happened but I knew the minute I saw the first pictures of the plane hitting the World Trade Center that we were under a terrorist attack. I knew it was not an accident.
I was just horrified at the loss of life and the affect it has had on our already struggling economy. As a direct result of it both my husband & I lost our jobs. We always remained optimistic about everything though.
I AM A SURVIVOR!!!!!!!!! I WILL NOT LET THIS ACT OF TERROR INHIBIT THE FREEDOM I HAVE BEEN BLESSED WITH. LET FREEDOM RING & SEE HOW RESILIENT WE ARE AND WE SHOULD CELEBRATE JUST THAT.
I pray every morning for that I have and what God has blessed me with. I only ask for guidance and that I may be kind and generous with others and treat them as they would want to be treated with RESPECT, sans boundaries.
Collection
Citation
“story3082.xml,” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed January 25, 2025, https://911digitalarchive.org/items/show/16177.