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2002-09-11

I was watching Good Morning America when they cut to the
Twin Towers. I remember feeling sickened, but could not
turn away from what was unfolding before me.
Finally I had to leave the house for a doctor's appointment.
When I arrived the receptionist and nurse were in tears.
With the other's there in the waiting room, we all bowed
our heads in prayer. Fear seemed to clutch at all of us.
The appointment with the doctor was short and subdued.
When I came out more people were in tears as news began to
come of the people on the last flight that was headed for
the White House had sacrificed their lives to over come
the high jackers.
The days and weeks to come were faced with a feeling of
numbness in my home as we waited for news of loved ones
who lived and worked near the Towers. God was good to my
family - all were well and survived, yet there was a
clouded feeling of joy - why had my family survived when
so many others were lost?
In this year that followed we have all become closer as
we try to encourage each other to continue on with our
daily lives.
September 11th, 2001 will never be forgotten, the people
who were lost will long be remembered for their sacrifice
and acts of bravery. The thousands of volunteers who rushed
to help are heros in their own right and should also always
be remembered and honored.
Laura Gray, Depew New York