story1510.xml
Title
story1510.xml
Source
born-digital
Media Type
story
Date Entered
2002-08-27
911DA Story: Story
I had woken up earlier that morning and was getting out of the shower when my room mate told me to watch the news that a plane had crashed into one of the twin towers in New York. We were horrified as we watched first one tower then another crashed into, then later as the pentagon was attacked by a third hijacked plane. I couldn't believe my eyes and and what I was hearing.
September 11th was my birthday and I was initially looking forward to a nice dinner with my family in a new resturant of my choice. I heard from my mother later and she had wanted to cancel the dinner to watch the news but I still wanted to have the dinner. Was I selfish? Many days later she told me she was glad we hadn't because it was good for all of us as a family to be together that day.
As I work for a social service agency for the developmentally disabled much of the day was having to cope with the shock we felt as well as our case workers having to work at keeping calm the disabled people we work for. It certainly kept us all busy. My birthday dinner not forgotten I almost didn't make it to my dinner we were so busy. But I'm glad I did. We had a quiet time, it was hard opening all the presents - it just didn't feel right. I've said since that I don't want anymore birthdays - I'm still not sure.
I never did see too many of the scenes of that horrible day until after that day. I'm glad I did because even seeing them later some will, I think, never leave my memories. I had dreams for weeks later of those who jumped off the towers that instead of falling they ended up flying. Like angels. I'll never forget that from what happened on my birthday that I dreamed of jumpers flying as angels.
This year since September 11 2001 many things have changed in my life some I'm sure because of what happened that day, some maybe due to happen anyway. If anything it's been a year of change and growth and self exploration. And I know it's not been just for me but for also for America - My Country.
Peace, Lynda Bell
September 11th was my birthday and I was initially looking forward to a nice dinner with my family in a new resturant of my choice. I heard from my mother later and she had wanted to cancel the dinner to watch the news but I still wanted to have the dinner. Was I selfish? Many days later she told me she was glad we hadn't because it was good for all of us as a family to be together that day.
As I work for a social service agency for the developmentally disabled much of the day was having to cope with the shock we felt as well as our case workers having to work at keeping calm the disabled people we work for. It certainly kept us all busy. My birthday dinner not forgotten I almost didn't make it to my dinner we were so busy. But I'm glad I did. We had a quiet time, it was hard opening all the presents - it just didn't feel right. I've said since that I don't want anymore birthdays - I'm still not sure.
I never did see too many of the scenes of that horrible day until after that day. I'm glad I did because even seeing them later some will, I think, never leave my memories. I had dreams for weeks later of those who jumped off the towers that instead of falling they ended up flying. Like angels. I'll never forget that from what happened on my birthday that I dreamed of jumpers flying as angels.
This year since September 11 2001 many things have changed in my life some I'm sure because of what happened that day, some maybe due to happen anyway. If anything it's been a year of change and growth and self exploration. And I know it's not been just for me but for also for America - My Country.
Peace, Lynda Bell
Collection
Citation
“story1510.xml,” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed January 8, 2025, https://911digitalarchive.org/items/show/3913.