26 years ago this morning the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City was Bombed...

they are doing the annual memorial ceremony today. I’ll never forget that morning. It impacted so many people in this area whether they were directly affected or involved in helping with rescues or cleanup or had to move out of their apartment due to structural damages or donated supplies or whatever. My daughter said students in her mid-high school were running down the hallway screaming because their parent was working in the building or the one next to it. Some of the parents died or lost a leg from the explosion. My daughter had a seizure the next day from the stress.

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zeeva70 · F

It doesn't seem like it's been that long ago.

cherokeepatti · 61-69, F

@zeeva70 it does to me cause they keep having an all-morning ceremony on TV....my daughter was 14 years old when it happened.

zeeva70 · F

@cherokeepatti I'm so sorry for you, your daughter's, and hundreds of other victims who were impacted.

cherokeepatti · 61-69, F

@zeeva70 well it seemed like the majority of people in the surrounding area was impacted in some way or another. I don’t think many people can fathom how much of an impact something like that can have on a population...the direct victims and their families of course, but so many others too.

zeeva70 · F

@cherokeepatti Right. I was pregnant living in Illinois on 9/11. My cousin worked in the World Trade Center, running late for work that morning. My job put up huge TV monitors the cafeteria and it was playing in every single conference room it seemed. Very stressful. Fortunately I had a wise boss who explained that although the news kept showing it on repeat, it only happened once, and that I don't have to watch it when its on. She also said that whenever tragedies happen, to look for the helpers because there's always people who are helping. That truth was exactly what I needed at the time. Since then, I've learned to change the channel, mute the tv or turn the TV off when certain things air to try to maintain balance.