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2002-09-11

Mornings were usually the best time for my baby boy and I to spend together. He was always the most pleasant, happy child. We rarely had the TV on, except while I was in the shower. I had just stepped out of the shower, pressed "stop" on the VCR and I saw a breaking news story on the TV. I don't often pay attention to the breaking news stories, becuase things like OJ Simpson have desensitized me to "big news stories". For whatrever reason, I did keep in on and shortly realized the World Trade Center was on fire. I held my baby close and continued to watch, witnessing the second plane crashing in to th second tower as it happened live in my bedroom. I called my father. He was aware of the situation and was very concerned about the people in the building. Oh my god, I thought to myself, the human loss is going to be horrific! I haden't even thought about that yet. Then the president came on TV, calling this an act iof terror, shaking my world (and literally my whole body) up. My family eventually met up at my sister's home in Millburn. Her husband was the only one in the city working in midtown. She could not reach him by phone but had received an e-mail from him saying that he is alright. We all sat, staring at the TV all day, except for making frantic phone calls to our friends and extended family who lived or worked in the city. We did not know anyone directly involved in the attacks. We all hugged eachother a lot that day, and continue to do so today.