October 31, 2005
I'm Home
I'm home again. Actually, I've been home since last Thursday night (October 27).
I'd bought a round trip ticket and arbitrarily chose a return flight 28 days after my departure for Biloxi. As time progressed, I expected that I would want to change my reservation, postponing my return. However, during the weekend before my scheduled return I experienced a very intense need to come home and be close to the people I love, and chose to take my scheduled flight home.
I didn't dream very much at all when I was in Biloxi – at least, not dreams that I could recall in the morning. Every night since my return, though, I've dreamed about living in or cleaning up piles of debris.
Posted by abostick at October 31, 2005 06:09 PMA warm welcome home.
Posted by: Kathy Walton at October 31, 2005 11:39 PMThanks for going. I volunteered to go the first day of Katrina--reactivated my Red Cross DSHR status--but a few days later NO folks poured into my town...and then the day after we closed the shelter, Rita raised her head. Then we opened 20+ more shelters. At first I was showing up whenever I had a free moment. After about 5 weeks, I went when I was called. I think it's been 2 or 3 weeks since there's been a call. And I long to go to New Orleans, Cameron, or Biloxi for many reasons (like I grew up there) and I dread it for many more reasons (like I grew up there). I honor and envy the people that did go. Thank you again.
Posted by: Madeleine Reardon Dimond at November 9, 2005 04:17 PM
