tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418067986039614257.post8764329779316885354..comments2023-05-12T10:57:10.158-04:00Comments on Rambling Follower: A Survivor's Story: Life after 9/11 Comes with ObligationsAllisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16021781602272064901noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418067986039614257.post-15309441315381181102012-04-29T23:49:27.865-04:002012-04-29T23:49:27.865-04:00I am in complete awe. Thank you so much for your c...I am in complete awe. Thank you so much for your continued courage as you offer hope and remembrance from that dark day in our nation's history. We will never forget.Jennifer Worrellhttp://jenniferworrell.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418067986039614257.post-36726017438654831002012-04-29T07:27:41.332-04:002012-04-29T07:27:41.332-04:00"If there is one lesson to be learned from th..."If there is one lesson to be learned from the events of Sept. 11, it is that each day we spend on this planet is a gift; every breath is a blessing."<br /><br />Almost eleven years later, I often wonder if we have started taking gifts and blessings for granted. For most of us, September 11th is deeply engrained in our minds, we live with a pro-active attitude in preserving our freedoms. Will future generations look back to that day of absolute terror with a passive attitude, a quick glance at a reminiscent newscast before flipping to a different channel?<br /><br />Because of 9/11, our lives will never be the same here in the United States or anywhere else. The experiences we all shared that day, our fears and sorrow, should never be forgotten.Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00983686239033756332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418067986039614257.post-26903068566281555962012-04-28T21:57:17.864-04:002012-04-28T21:57:17.864-04:00I had always wanted a major event to occur in my l...I had always wanted a major event to occur in my lifetime so I could tell my children, "I remember exactly where I was when _______ happened" (like the death of JFK)... until the "event" actually occurred. <br /><br />God bless all of our marvelous heroes, their families and you, Greg & Allison. Greg, it is true that you are here for a reason.sheri https://www.blogger.com/profile/01762189718871197485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418067986039614257.post-44425865747714338162011-10-15T23:10:08.124-04:002011-10-15T23:10:08.124-04:00I know how that day made a lasting imprint on me h...I know how that day made a lasting imprint on me half a continent away with no personal connections to the victims. I can not imagine the magnitude of the loss for your family. Peace and healing.Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03485338098212307793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418067986039614257.post-27657951803468025972011-10-15T21:15:04.660-04:002011-10-15T21:15:04.660-04:00God bless all our heroes, and thank you for postin...God bless all our heroes, and thank you for posting this on the Lightning Bug.Terryhttp://www.writerlywannabe.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418067986039614257.post-87488060910346822062011-10-15T16:49:28.412-04:002011-10-15T16:49:28.412-04:00I was in university at the time and I will never f...I was in university at the time and I will never forget the dread and horror that clenched my stomach as those images rolled over and over across our TV that morning. We knew we were seeing the beginning of a war and just because we weren't there or even Americans (Canada here) didn't mean we were safe. <br /><br />It's hard to think about the tragedy and loss of life that day, but it would be the ultimate disrespect not to remember and acknowledge our fellow humans. Thank you so much for writing about this - I can only imagine that it was difficult to share. Bless you and your family and your continued healing.Ixyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03196259808212582512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418067986039614257.post-45460760783277193912011-10-15T11:27:42.776-04:002011-10-15T11:27:42.776-04:00@FF: Thanks for sharing this. My husband says we A...@FF: Thanks for sharing this. My husband says we ALL are survivors of that day. The difference is in the details. Bless you.Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16021781602272064901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418067986039614257.post-26181148973115138572011-10-15T11:17:14.763-04:002011-10-15T11:17:14.763-04:00I came to your post through the Lightning Bug link...I came to your post through the Lightning Bug link. I wasn't far from you that day - in my office at just below Houston on 9th. In an odd twist, my mother was in the Pentagon so, as the Trade Center was collapsing, I was dialing and dialing the phone (and getting a busy signal). Luckily, she got home okay and I then (like you) had to refocus on getting through the next several months living in a disaster zone where none of us ever could relax. I rarely talk about 9/11 because I feel like it was yesterday in my head, but I wanted to just leave my note and agree that the greatest lesson I learned that day is to preserve that moment of clarity you have in a crisis, when you realize that you narrowly missed losing everything that REALLY mattered. Everything else is truly small stuff. It's enormously difficult to keep that feeling alive, and I am still striving - all these years later. Lovely post.Frazzled Foodiehttp://www.frazzledfoodie.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418067986039614257.post-22964609075630929452011-09-16T12:45:41.612-04:002011-09-16T12:45:41.612-04:00Alma: I will pass your kind words along to my husb...Alma: I will pass your kind words along to my husband. And I like your thinking!Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16021781602272064901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418067986039614257.post-8528876668600880612011-09-15T23:33:51.997-04:002011-09-15T23:33:51.997-04:00This is such a beautiful and inspiring post. If we...This is such a beautiful and inspiring post. If we could all take away the positive lessons (and they are always there waiting for us) from any situation and put them to good use, our world would be a better place. All my best to you and your family.<br />AlmaAlma Schneiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17923198886973138132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418067986039614257.post-90287164403093501282011-09-12T18:41:38.814-04:002011-09-12T18:41:38.814-04:00Thank you for sharing your story. It is the only o...Thank you for sharing your story. It is the only one I saw from someone who was in the towers that day (outside of major news articles), since looking around for one this weekend. <br />I was supposed to be in there, but a decision kept me away in Midtown. I wonder why/what if/how this time each year even though i wasn't in there...I can't imagine what it is like to have walked out of the mouth of the building minutes before the collapse.<br />I am so sorry for the pain you faced, the loss of your friends, the addition of PTSD.<br />But I am so grateful that you are here to share your voice. To remind us that there were so many survivors, so many people who were able to get home to their families and move forward in life. Because that, to me, is how we as the Good Guys win.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418067986039614257.post-37992837159189856352011-09-12T08:51:27.536-04:002011-09-12T08:51:27.536-04:00Thanks so much for sharing your story. You and you...Thanks so much for sharing your story. You and your family are in my prayers.AmandaDFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15583952102240050607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418067986039614257.post-64075625686601815012011-09-11T23:47:03.643-04:002011-09-11T23:47:03.643-04:00Allison, I waited until today to read this. Such ...Allison, I waited until today to read this. Such a moving testament...so beautifully written and heart wrenching. Our prayers are with you and your family on this day.Dwija {House Unseen}https://www.blogger.com/profile/17887429052179249473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418067986039614257.post-70904645584086406602011-09-11T20:41:06.179-04:002011-09-11T20:41:06.179-04:00Patty: Thank you for sharing that story. My husban...Patty: Thank you for sharing that story. My husband Greg was very lucky; he saw no fallen or dead bodies during his escape. I will share your words with him tonight. I hope your brother-in-law is getting the treatment and care he needs. Blessings to you all.<br /><br />AllisonAllisonhttp://www.ramblingfollower.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418067986039614257.post-60646425172799083252011-09-11T20:30:56.740-04:002011-09-11T20:30:56.740-04:00My husband's brother was at 5 World Trade; alo...My husband's brother was at 5 World Trade; along with his staff, he was escorted out by members of the NYFD who promptly ran back into the devastation. Like you and so many others who survived, my brother-in-law is still dealing with PTSD. You see, he looked back to shout thanks to the firefighter who led him to safety; he looked back to see that brave man lose his life from a falling object.<br /><br />Thank you for sharing this gift, this extraordinary tribute. Blessings to you and your precious family.Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00983686239033756332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418067986039614257.post-75954190379165635652011-09-10T21:33:25.203-04:002011-09-10T21:33:25.203-04:00@Thereserita: Thanks for reading. I don't care...@Thereserita: Thanks for reading. I don't care about the service; clergy never has been invited and neither have we. <br /><br />If people want a meaningful way to commemorate the day, they can find many many beautiful gestures. Friends are praying the rosary in a park in NYC tomorrow. My family is in a fundraising walk for Wounded Warriors, sponsored by our local ROTC chapter. So many gestures.<br /><br />If the uninvited just want publicity, well, that is a whole other story.Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16021781602272064901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418067986039614257.post-52450011700236383382011-09-10T17:48:12.676-04:002011-09-10T17:48:12.676-04:00Awesome post. thank you for sharing your story! I ...Awesome post. thank you for sharing your story! I wondered what you thought about the Bloomberg's "Memorial Service"? Here's a post with a link to his office: http://anglocath.blogspot.com/2011/09/see-those-big-guys-carrying-that-dead.html<br /><br />It aggravates me so much, I had to put my two cents in...Thereseritahttp://www.zealforyourhouseconsumesme.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418067986039614257.post-20509891023591065342011-09-10T16:46:03.665-04:002011-09-10T16:46:03.665-04:00Thank you for sharing the paini anid wisdom that ...Thank you for sharing the paini anid wisdom that comes from surviving tragedy.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00608775428899775165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418067986039614257.post-69203123632280352512011-09-10T10:56:26.205-04:002011-09-10T10:56:26.205-04:00We all have our individual legacies to leave, to t...We all have our individual legacies to leave, to those who come after us. This testimony, to me, stands as a part of yours Greg. Thank you so much for sharing it with those of us, who only watched helplessly from afar as so many lives were being lost. Myself and my children look on that day as being stamped into our memories. Everything in the world changed after that, in so many ways.<br /><br />Ros, in the UK.mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06962374096401238994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418067986039614257.post-66249368288910101372011-09-09T22:55:03.819-04:002011-09-09T22:55:03.819-04:00Thank you, Beth.Thank you, Beth.Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16021781602272064901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418067986039614257.post-24066828616286071752011-09-09T22:51:22.970-04:002011-09-09T22:51:22.970-04:00Allison, Beautiful post. Your family is so lucky ...Allison, Beautiful post. Your family is so lucky and honorable for sharing your journey. Thank you for linking up your post. I hope others learn from your story. <br /><br />http://www.chicagonow.com/ups-and-downs-of-a-yoga-mom/2011/09/september-11th-ten-years-later/Bethhttp://tinyurl.com/3ewxu7lnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418067986039614257.post-36470180086290265482011-09-09T21:52:58.422-04:002011-09-09T21:52:58.422-04:00Greg says "Thank you for taking the time to r...Greg says "Thank you for taking the time to read this. It was painful to write but therapeutic. Thank you for your kind words."Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16021781602272064901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418067986039614257.post-84919317181685542152011-09-09T19:31:14.419-04:002011-09-09T19:31:14.419-04:00What an amazing witness you are to those survivors...What an amazing witness you are to those survivors and to us that God can be seen through this tragedy. Thank you for your courage in writing this. God Bless you!Sarah Harkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02064673794877417232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418067986039614257.post-85450387636110976392011-09-08T21:41:03.170-04:002011-09-08T21:41:03.170-04:00Thanks so much for your very kind words. We really...Thanks so much for your very kind words. We really appreciate them.Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16021781602272064901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418067986039614257.post-52094145108987614642011-09-08T20:35:50.029-04:002011-09-08T20:35:50.029-04:00Thank you Greg and Allison for sharing your story....Thank you Greg and Allison for sharing your story. What a beautiful tribute to your fallen comrades.<br /><br />As a 3rd grade classroom teacher that day, I will never forget the fear I felt inside as I tried to remain calm and collected on the outside. I didn't quite know what was going on...but knew something was up with swarms of parents quickly arriving at the school to take their children home for the day. <br /><br />And yet, my fear and anxiety was nothing compared to yours on that day...or any day since. <br /><br />My sincerest heart-felt thoughts and prayers are with you and your family and your continued recovery from this tragic experience.Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17633704862629969672noreply@blogger.com