Hurricane Katrina

I've been debating all week about what to post on this subject, as it seems it impacting every aspect of everyone's lives these last few days, and I really don't have any really great philosophical/political insight to post. It's a national tragedy, and I can't imagine being one of those mothers without the means to provide for their babies. I see these horrible images all over the news, and I just can't bear to watch anymore. It's making it incredibly hard to do my job, because my job is to get our company "in the news," and right now, the only thing that is "news" is Katrina's aftermath. How can I even think that some new product is worth a press release right now?

This is also the first time I'm experiencing a tragedy like this as a wife and a mom. When 9/11 happened, I was a graduate student and wasn't even married yet or anything. It's amazing to me how much more emotional this has been for me. To know the love of a husband and a daughter, and to even fathom the idea of losing them or not being able to take care of them is just inconceivable.

I don't mean for this post to sound selfish, as it seems to really focus on how this is affecting me, but to be honest, this is all I really feel qualified to talk about. I can't begin to imagine how those people feel or how hard it is to have family/friends in those affected areas. I can't really comment on the whole political side of this either, because as much as I am NOT a Bush fan, I don't know if anyone can really put themselves in his shoes right now and make judgment of his decisions. This natural disaster has devastated our country, and I think everyone involved is just trying to do whatever they can to help.

All I can tell you is that even though I am here safe in Ohio, and I don't personally know anyone who was hit by the hurricane, it is still impacting my life both physically and mentally. I'm praying and giving in the ways I know how, and will continue to do so until this horrible chaos has returned some sense of normalcy.