I'm in Belgium but my mind is on New York.
All my friends made it out of the towers, some of their family and friends did not. It seems that we all know of someone who died. My sister, a doctor, worked at St. Vincent's Hospital -- the primary triage center -- that day. She refuses to talk about it but only said at the time that the very worst part was when people stopped coming in and the bodies began to build up so that the lounge physician's lounge became a makeshift morgue. She reminded me that a lot of nurses marry firemen and EMT workers (they often meet at the hospital) and how most of them refused to leave after the 48 hour shift everyone did.
I remember trying to get a flight to NY soon after but having to waiting over a week. When there, I started to cry by the Union Square memorials and people came up to me and all wanted to pray and hold hands. I'm atheist but did so anyway for that humanity that people wanted to share.
So I'm reminded today, not just of the people who died, but of that kindness that fell over the city and wish that it doesnt take another tragedy to see it again.
I dedicated my Tattoo Revue today to that remembrance.
All my friends made it out of the towers, some of their family and friends did not. It seems that we all know of someone who died. My sister, a doctor, worked at St. Vincent's Hospital -- the primary triage center -- that day. She refuses to talk about it but only said at the time that the very worst part was when people stopped coming in and the bodies began to build up so that the lounge physician's lounge became a makeshift morgue. She reminded me that a lot of nurses marry firemen and EMT workers (they often meet at the hospital) and how most of them refused to leave after the 48 hour shift everyone did.
I remember trying to get a flight to NY soon after but having to waiting over a week. When there, I started to cry by the Union Square memorials and people came up to me and all wanted to pray and hold hands. I'm atheist but did so anyway for that humanity that people wanted to share.
So I'm reminded today, not just of the people who died, but of that kindness that fell over the city and wish that it doesnt take another tragedy to see it again.
I dedicated my Tattoo Revue today to that remembrance.