Right now, all sense of time has vanished—I feel torn between two worlds, with one foot reaching forward into the future and the other somewhere in the past.
Well, reading that left me crying. Sadness, relief, hope, all mingled together. And since you knew Jeff, you know as a family we are prone to tears. You are in our minds and hearts constantly. We lived through Hurricane Andrew in Homestead, so we have some idea of what it is like. But we were able to move to Key Largo after a few weeks, so much easier. It's the day after day that's hard. If I could send you water for frequent showers I would. (Actually if I have water to brush my teeth I'm pretty good.) I will add, this will bind you with your friends forever. I still hear from friends from Fairchild, where I worked at the time, every year on the anniversary. We remember. We can't forget. But now we remember the good things, like Jim's company doing our laundry, and mine checking on everyone until we had assurances that they were alive and had a place to live.
Oh Susan! So good to see your name and words here. I think about you and Jim all the time and the time we spent in New Orleans together. Thank you for sharing and you're right. The silver lining, if there is one in this situation, is the building and strengthening of relationships and community. I know that so many of us will forever be bonded as we live through this together.
Miss you and Jim. I do hope you will come and visit sometime. Please know many of us think of ourselves as your extended family and I know we would love to reminisce and tell Jeff stories. You know he would be in the thick of this with all of us, helping others and holding down the groove as the Deacon would. Hugs.
Well, reading that left me crying. Sadness, relief, hope, all mingled together. And since you knew Jeff, you know as a family we are prone to tears. You are in our minds and hearts constantly. We lived through Hurricane Andrew in Homestead, so we have some idea of what it is like. But we were able to move to Key Largo after a few weeks, so much easier. It's the day after day that's hard. If I could send you water for frequent showers I would. (Actually if I have water to brush my teeth I'm pretty good.) I will add, this will bind you with your friends forever. I still hear from friends from Fairchild, where I worked at the time, every year on the anniversary. We remember. We can't forget. But now we remember the good things, like Jim's company doing our laundry, and mine checking on everyone until we had assurances that they were alive and had a place to live.
Oh Susan! So good to see your name and words here. I think about you and Jim all the time and the time we spent in New Orleans together. Thank you for sharing and you're right. The silver lining, if there is one in this situation, is the building and strengthening of relationships and community. I know that so many of us will forever be bonded as we live through this together.
Miss you and Jim. I do hope you will come and visit sometime. Please know many of us think of ourselves as your extended family and I know we would love to reminisce and tell Jeff stories. You know he would be in the thick of this with all of us, helping others and holding down the groove as the Deacon would. Hugs.