nmah6793.xml

nmah6793.xml

born-digital

story

yes

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2004-09-14

I was at home, watching t.v. when my mother called & said, Did you see what happened, what building does Michelle work in? I responded, Tower#2, but she's always late for work, so I'll try her cell phone & see if I could reach her, to tell her to turn back. Well, as I watching, the second plane hits her tower & I just lost it after that. As you can tell, my daughter, Michelle Scarpitta, made it to work & earlier than usual, but she never returned, she was murdered by the hijackers & my heart has been broken in so many pieces, that sometimes I don't want to go on. I also have a son, who because of what happened, became a FDNY firefighter, so maybe he could help someone, if it happens again, for which I am very proud, but very frightened for him. He keeps telling me that he's trained, but, you can never be that trained for something like that, so I pray each & every day for him.

My life has drastically changed & for the worse. My daughter, Michelle, was on the 84th. floor of tower#2 & she never returned, so sometimes my life doesn't feel much like it has any meaning, but I have to be strong for my son.

All the innocent people that were killed & how this nation came together to help, it was amazing.

YES, and my feelings have changed since then. I never used to fly the flag, but now I do all the time, as a direct result of 9/11.