tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115628743473451789.post2319873689732129442..comments2023-10-12T01:32:40.900-07:00Comments on Ellen Fisher's Journal: Not such a great birthdayEllen Fisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14631100471564370572noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115628743473451789.post-11372272405865537762005-09-02T05:31:00.000-07:002005-09-02T05:31:00.000-07:00Lord of the Flies is right. It's so upsetting....Lord of the Flies is right. It's so upsetting. I can't watch the news, and then I do. These are people in OUR country and they're dying in the Superdome because we can't get help to them? I mean, they're dying. In a refugee center? And there are hospitals pleading now with AP to have someone send help to evacuate patients? HUH? I work for a charity. Last year I was in Haiti, in Gonaives after the flooding. Same situation. People dying because they couldn't get help, armed gangs roaming the streets. <br><br>I never dreamed it could happen here... not the hurricane's impact itself, the horrific aftermath of society totally breaking down...I am trying to concentrate on the good things people are doing, like offering rooms to hurricane victims.<br><br>I'm going to Haiti next week. Honestly, I can't wait. I never, ever imagined that going to a country where they kidnap people, kill them, torture them, where there is all kinds of poverty and suffering, 28 percent of the children under five die from starvation, would be an escape. But in Haiti, I won't have television news showing what's happening in New Orleans. <br><br>Sorry for the rambling post. I'm just pretty upset this morning, as I imagine a lot of people are.Bonnie Vanakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517098873966126460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115628743473451789.post-34044735029756822652005-09-02T05:48:00.000-07:002005-09-02T05:48:00.000-07:00I'm upset too, Bonnie. It's horrible to w...I'm upset too, Bonnie. It's horrible to watch this on the news and know we really can't do much to help these poor people. Sending food and water doesn't do much good if it doesn't get to them...Ellennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115628743473451789.post-7424152768564086652005-09-03T06:00:00.000-07:002005-09-03T06:00:00.000-07:00It is an awful situation. And the world is watchin...It is an awful situation. And the world is watching us.Penelope Marzechttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17563853832717077875noreply@blogger.com