[Christina]

As I think about what happened last week, I sit here and only wish I could do more. Here I am, an hour and a half from Manhattan, and all I could do was donate money. I'm too small to donate blood so there isn't much else for me to do. I do have basic life support training, and I was thinking about calling up the ambulance company that I have ridden with before on Tuesday, but I was too involved trying to get a hold of my 2 sisters and 2 brother in laws that were working in Manhattan at the time, especially my sister who works a block away. And by the time I got a hold of them, I'm sure they were already gone. I admit I feel regret about not volunteering and going down to Ground Zero to help whoever needed it. I feel like I should've done something. But, I also know, I'd be a nervous wreck if I didn't get a hold of my sister, and that my family woudln't be all that happy if I went into the City, not to mention Michael would be a nervous wreck knowing I was out there. I wish I could do more. I have a flag (although, it's a small one) hanging from my mailbox and I am grateful that none of my family members were hurt. I continue to pray for all the people who lost their lives, for their families, and for those who are still missing. Those are just my thoughts on the matter.

~Christina