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2002-10-18

I remember the day so clear. My fears of going into preterm labor vanished. My thoughts only on the pain and fears of the innocent victims of the terrible incidents. I was lying in my hospital bed for the 28th day. The nurses came in to wake me up to take me off the magnesium sulfate that was keeping me from having more contractions at only 28 weeks pregnant. They told me to turn the television on because we were being attacked by terrorist's. I couldn't believe what I was seeing! Almost minutes after I turned the television on, the 2nd plane hit the other tower. Just as many people, I'm sure, I can not explain the horror and fear that rushed through my mind. My thoughts were completely filled with this horrific sight. I was not thinking of the fact that I could go into full labor at any moment or that I would be going home the very next day. None of this mattered to me. The entire day of September 11th, my last full day in the hospital for preterm labor, I spent watching the television and reports of the terrible tragedies.
I feel so bad for all of the victims and their families and close friends. I am angry that anyone could fathom to create such chaos and want to hurt so many people. What did we do to deserve this pain. I do know that we will come out on top and we will survive!