09/11/2023
9/11. Today I pray for everyone who lost this day, those who are now angels in heaven, those who suffer with the health affects both physical & mental. We all lost that day, whether you recognize it or not. It is so important to tell our stories, teach our children, share our experiences...as time goes on, some forget. I will never forget. I can still see the events of that day & the days after & the anniversaries for the first few years. I can still smell the air that lingered for days, weeks, months. I can still feel the fear, the panic. I was so scared, so alone, so lost. When we were unsure who we lost, as we tried to get cell service as we called friends & families offices, as we tried to remember exactly what building or floor our loved ones worked in. We couldn't find Trish all day, she didn't show up to work, her phone went dead as she said "oh my God" to another friend, only to find out that evening she made it out physically, but as the years went on it was clear that a piece of her was lost that day & I think contributed to our loss of her 19 years later. I can still smell downtown & see Trish's dust covered apartment that looked like a time capsule as we met with the FIMA rep... thank God we didn't realize at the time that dust was ash of those we lost. The smell, the fear, the panic, the patriotism...I will never lose those feeling from 9/11 as long as I live. Today, I pray, today I cry. Today I mourn. God Bless America