tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post8275727190584511505..comments2023-08-20T03:57:22.983-07:00Comments on Elaine Stock--Author***Everyone’s Story Blog: We Shall Overcome But Never ForgetElaine Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16349776598113016833noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post-77484555273311981142011-09-14T15:06:14.021-07:002011-09-14T15:06:14.021-07:00Bob, my heart breaks--again--for you and Lory. You...Bob, my heart breaks--again--for you and Lory. You've helped to expand the perspective of a day no one will forget. 9-11 has left a pang in our souls. Families have lost loved ones from natural causes (unrelated to the attacks) on that day & following. Babies were born that day, and of course, following. Whether heartache or celebration of a new life, all will be marked by that September date. We're human--and that's what folks do--mark special occasions with associations.<br /><br />I'm so sorry for the passing of your daughter Julie. I know she had--and still does-- hold a special place in your heart. You're blessed because no one or no world-wide event will ever separate you and your daughter. She lived in your and her mom's love, unconditionally, and that is beautiful.<br /><br />You're a good dad. A good husband. A good American.<br /><br />No strike of terror from anyone else will ever take that away.<br /><br />And, I pray that is what we learned on 9-11: our very core, our souls, cannot be compromised.Elaine Stockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349776598113016833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post-85542283223842958872011-09-14T10:29:11.379-07:002011-09-14T10:29:11.379-07:00There is no doubt about the severity and
tragedy o...There is no doubt about the severity and<br />tragedy of nine-eleven. While understanding<br />the magnitude of the attack and the losses<br />of life, Lory and I also had another perspective<br />on the whole incident. After her graduation<br />from RPI, our daughter Julie had taken an<br />engineering job in Virginia for Siemens. At<br />the time preceding 9/11, she was in remission<br />from ALL leukemia, and had been assigned<br />tasks in Dresden, Germany by her employer.<br />In fact, she had soon-after invited us to visit<br />her in Dresden, where she had shown us the<br />beautiful city; and then driven us to Austria,<br />the birthplace of Lory's mother. Julie had<br />always loved the movie The Sound of Music,<br />so it was a real pleasure to be in Salzburg<br />with her. Soon after came the attack of 9/11.<br />That morning, Julie called me at my workplace<br />to find out what was going on. At that early and<br />initial stage, around 25,000 body bags had<br />already been ordered to be sent to NYC, just<br />in case; and I didn't sugarcoat what had just<br />happened, although I told her that we (U.S.)<br />would bring the enemy to justice. Shortly after,<br />Julie started feeling poorly; and when she went<br />to her pre-arranged doctor in Dresden, sure<br />enough it was a relapse. Julie had to get back<br />to Virginia, and quickly. But it was not easy as<br />air travel was very difficult for awhile. She did<br />make the trip (a nine hour flight by herself),<br />knowing what lay ahead for her, with a lot of<br />time to think about it. We, along with a group<br />of Julie's friends, met her in Richmond at the<br />airport, and we went directly to MCV, a great<br />Virginia hospital, and started the search for a<br />bone marrow transplant. Things got back to<br />relative normalcy, if there was a 'normal' at<br />that time; and Julie continued her long fight<br />with this horrible disease. She finally lost<br />the battle in January of 2003. But did the<br />shock of 9/11 have any influence on the<br />deterioration of Julie's health, leading to<br />her relapse? Probably not, we'll never<br />know. But that's how we saw the events<br />surrounding 9/11.<br />Robert Frezon 9/11/2011Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post-5433114088085530322011-09-09T14:12:36.767-07:002011-09-09T14:12:36.767-07:00Jo, thanks for your poignant words. You did someth...Jo, thanks for your poignant words. You did something major when you called upon God to have mercy! I can definitely relate to your sense of sadness and rage. I will never understand how one person can take another's life.Elaine Stockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349776598113016833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post-47879163780120901142011-09-09T14:05:00.711-07:002011-09-09T14:05:00.711-07:00Elaine, I cannot read comments about nor watch sho...Elaine, I cannot read comments about nor watch shows about 9/11 without tears filling my eyes, even as they do now. I was living on the west coast at the time of the attack. Up a bit earlier due to a weekly sales meeting. My son called me, said,"Mom, turn on the tv. We're under attack. Two planes have flown into the Twin Towers and one hit the Pentagon.A plane has crashed in Pa." My first reaction was one of unbelief because it was unbelievable. He said, "No, mom,it is true. turn on the tv." I did and hung up the phone. All I could do was stand sobbing as I watched and cry, "God have mercy, God have mercy." No other words, no other prayer found their way to my lips. Somehow, I managed to get ready for work, though tears streamed down my face. The sales meeting continued but I could not attend. I sat at my desk, listening and watching the coverage. A certain amount of rage flowed through me at what seemed to be other people's apathy. It seemed they just didn't get it. Indeed that was probably the truth until they sat and watched the magnitude of the attack. For days I watched everything there was.. until the day came when my mind and heart said, "No more." The grief was too great. Enough was enough. Even now, as I recall, I can barely see to pin these words. Deep within lies a deep sadness and a rage against all within and without who would destroy our way of life,and our freedomJo Walkerhttp://josephinewalker.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post-86665292205717814502011-09-09T11:44:32.351-07:002011-09-09T11:44:32.351-07:00Fred, you had my eyes tearing up while I read your...Fred, you had my eyes tearing up while I read your comment.That day has changed all of our lives. Even those who may claim it hasn't impacted them--well it has because it certainly has changed the concept of society, community, security and as a world we now share one thing in common:the fear of it happening again. But as Roberta said in her comment, you just have to trust in God.Elaine Stockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349776598113016833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post-43907882385173746142011-09-09T11:34:45.557-07:002011-09-09T11:34:45.557-07:00Thanks for sharing, Roberta. You're so right a...Thanks for sharing, Roberta. You're so right about trusting God--with everything!Elaine Stockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349776598113016833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post-31606882211558225972011-09-09T11:19:18.114-07:002011-09-09T11:19:18.114-07:00Elaine,
When the planes hit the Twin Towers I was ...Elaine,<br />When the planes hit the Twin Towers I was at WalMarts, working as a greeter. We were all scared, feared there was a war and perhaps more of America was going to be bombed. My husband worked at the Alfred E. Smith building then and I feared....because it was a state building...it would be next. We had only been married two years to the day at the time. Now every year on my wedding anniversary I think of the sorrow that day brought to so many Americans. It is only by my belief in the power of prayer and trusting in God that I see hope for our country. Unity and love is the only way any of us can survive.Roberta C.M. DeCapriohttp://www.robertadecaprio.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post-45165163176482439152011-09-09T05:19:01.665-07:002011-09-09T05:19:01.665-07:00On 9/11 I was working in an office building in Roc...On 9/11 I was working in an office building in Rockland County, 30 miles north of the World Trade Center. Since it was a clear day, we saw the tragedy unfold from our office windows. After they let us leave early, I went home, and my wife and I told our daughter, who was in kindergarten, what happened. Our daughter asked us if the plane crashes were an accident. No, someone crashed the planes into the buildings on purpose, we told her. She then went into her bedroom and cried for awhile. On that day something was taken away from her, as some simple innocence and naivete was taken from all Americans.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02082743685900901345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post-68893859484175421072011-09-08T16:16:30.094-07:002011-09-08T16:16:30.094-07:00Yes, Caroline, I remember watching the news and se...Yes, Caroline, I remember watching the news and seeing so many travelers stranded. I'm glad you weren't. I also recall having some sort of PTD--for weeks I'd shudder while in bed hearing planes fly overhead. And I wasn't right at the scene either in NYC or in DC--can you imagine what those people suffered?Elaine Stockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349776598113016833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post-85854067248486700342011-09-08T16:06:07.183-07:002011-09-08T16:06:07.183-07:00Elaine, a nice post in tribute. Since I'm olde...Elaine, a nice post in tribute. Since I'm older than you, it hit me differently. I'm not old enough to remember Pearl Harbor, thank goodness, but I remember my parents talking about it. On 9/11 2001, my husband and I were in Edinburgh in the middle of a lovely tour. As disturbing as that day was, what hit me more was two days later in England when we went to a church service in memory of all who had died on 9/11. Several things stick in my mind: 1. That all of the UK and Ireland were observing mourning with the U.S. and 2. while we were in the church service, harrier jets flew low over the church. Those of us from the tour didn't know there was a training base nearby, and we thought England had also been attacked. I'll never forget those moments. and 3. we didn't know when we would be able to return home. Fortunately for us, by the time the tour ended, we could return home as we'd arranged, but for several days we didn't know if that would happen. and 4. we wondered if there would be more attacks.Caroline Clemmonshttp://www.carolineclemmons.comnoreply@blogger.com