posted by Trueblue23

9/11 Memorial was tough

 

Seeing people celebrate anniversaries.  Divorce will do that to you.

Hoping to get to the memorial one day.   Just the thought of that day, and how it changed the world forever that day.   It changed myself and my brother's career paths.    I know it will be an emotional moment.

posted by QuakerOats

We were scheduled for a special birthday trip to New York the week of 9/11, with the last couple of nights staying at the Marriott World Trade Center (which was also demolished).  I still have the email confirming our reservations for lunch at Windows on the World, on top of the North Tower ...........always chilling to read it knowing whoever sent it may have perished in the attack. 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Windows on the World [mailto:reservation@windowsontheworld.com] 
Sent: Friday, August 24, 2001 8:38 PM
To: 
Subject: Re: Windows On The World Reservation

Dear Mr. ,

Your reservations have been made for Monday September 17th at 12:00PM for a party of five(5). Jackets are required for gentlemen and there are no jeans, sneakers, or shorts permitted. Children are not permitted. We would appreciate a call back two days prior to re-confirm at 212-524-7011.

Thank you for choosing WIndows On The World
Reservations

Wow.  That email is chilling.  I remember waking up that morning in LA, turning on the TV and seeing the news that the first tower was down.  In my still-sleep-induced fog, I thought, "gee, I didin't know they were planning on demolishing the WTC".  Then the reality hit and - well, what a day that was.  

posted by GoChiefs

Thanks, but she's still kickin'. She's actually being giving Fentanyl for her pain, but with her disease, it barely touches it.  She's been fighting it since last July.  She was in the hospital then for about a month at OSU. Her current hospital stay has been about 3 months.  She started at OSU, but they really screwed her up.  Caused her a lot more pain and suffering.  We transferred her up to Cleveland Clinic, where they finally diagnosed her.  She was discharged for about 3 days last week and went home, but she had to be life flighted back to Cleveland Clinic because a UTI from her catheter caused her blood pressure and vitals to severely drop.  She's fighting a disease in her legs called calciphylaxis (the cause of her leg pain), along with cancer (which caused the calciphylaxis), MRSA, VISA, and the big fucking hole in her back that OSU Medical Center caused. 

I will pray for your mom and your family.  This is a very hard thing you must be experiencing.  It's your mom after all.  This hasn't happened to me, so I can only imagine how you must feel.  I hope this situation proceeds how God desires as quickly as possible so that her suffering passes.  God bless.