9-11 Happened To ME!

“ I was about to leave a city, which a week later continued to dig ferociously amidst the WTC wasteland even though all hope was lost. A city that has mile-long lines at the blood bank. A city that has rallied itself and a nation to persevere and be strong — to outdo ourselves. To be better than expected. To conquer fear. And I will do that. I will give blood until my veins collapse. I will donate money that I don’t have. I, like everyone else in this city, this nation, will persevere and continue to dream. ” - from a weekly newspaper column in Ambler, Penn., Sept. 15, 2001.