When I had gone back to the building all I could do was shake my head with disbelief.
Mother nature sure has a way about her. Where ever they found someone dead, they sprayed on the wall DB and the time and date. Many of them were found before Jerry and I were rescued by the time on the walls. It's so hard to describe, so many thoughts were running through my head as I walked around.
I can remember Ann Martin, from KABC channel 7 news, asking me in an interview at the hospital, if I had any fear of the 'big one'. I said listen let me put you in my apartment on that morning and you tell me it wasn't the 'big one'?!
All that time alone to think and re-think, coming that close to death makes you see life in another way. Makes me realize what's important in life or at least for me and it's not all that silly worrying we do!! It's about being with people you love, having fun, living your life one day at a time, being happy to just be alive!! Trying to bring joy and happiness to those you love and know.
I can remember right before we were found or heard, the pain I was going through, the praying and talking to God I was doing....when I saw this bright light come out of no where.....thinking to myself was this the end!!! We've all heard stories like that, but I did see some light out of know where....it was like a long tunnel. I guess not cuz here I am. I remember feeling really good after seeing the light, was this the light at the end of the tunnel?? Was I crossing to the other side?? Will never really know. But to be honest it was a strange but comforting feeling at the same time.
Back to my home page
Designed by Nancy Bearnth
Copyright by Steve Langdon - Nancy Bearnth 1997-2003 all photos copyrighted and photo credit given on each link.
Last Updated December 23th, 2003