The Saddest Birthday

What a poignant essay, Nancy. Life will never be the same for any of us, not just Americans but Canadians too, and others, ever since that day that made us all cry. However, the odds are just the same of someone having a birthday on September 11 as any other day. We have to remember that there are just as many reasons for celebrating a birthday as commemorating a tragic event. I'd rather have the birthday.
Maria Harden

Hi Nancy:
I have high speed internet but still even with a new MP3 player installed I cannot get the recording. However I can still read!!*lol*
Canadians will always remember September 11 also, I agree with Maria.
It changed all our lives b/c the world changed that day. So many thousands of people were here in Newfoundland and were welcomed with open arms.People took them to their own homes even. The flights had to land and Newfoundland was the place. All our airports had full tarmacs.
Yes, I know what you mean. My father-in-law and my best friend at times, died on my birthday. I think of him so much and especially on my birthday. But as a physician friend of mine said to a mother who had suffered the loss of her child--"You may not run again, but you will learn to walk comfortably with a limp and accept it in due time!"
That young doctor, with his kind heart, turned her around and it also affected the nursing team.
I, in the years since I heard that, have had to learn to walk comfortably, with a limp of the heart, but I did survive and go on after a terrible loss. Life is unpredictable, and often we find strengths we never thought we had. I did!
Love this story-I think walking comfortably has begun!!
Bonnie J-Lowe.

Beautifully done Nancy dear...K

Nancy I have been listening to you reading you stories. My grandson got me fixed to listen and I am having a ball rereading & listening to many stories. Yours are special since I met you recently at the Kansas Authors Club writing convention in Junction City.

That was really thought-provoking and it almost made me cry. That must have been an interesting twist of emotions...two birthdays and the tragedy.

I liked the way it was set up and emotion it a lot, it made me feel for you guys and all the others closely involved.

(My mom worked at the Pentagon but it had been a year since her resignation by then. She knew people who knew people who were hurt or killed though.)

thanks for sharing this!

xoxo
bee

"Seeds of hope sown in sadness." What a great line, Nancy. Yes, I imagine most of the world sat thunderstruck on 9/11, not believing what they were seeing or hearing. When your children call long distance asking you to turn on the TV, you know it's pretty serious stuff. I do hope Ken had a nice birth day and is feeling more like himself after his big surgery. Thanks for the memories...Kathe