Katrina, finally
I've never really had "the big cry" after doing Hurricane Katrina relief for the Humane Society. I haven't really talked about a lot of it. There are parts of it that I probably won't ever talk about.
Tonight, for some stupid reason, I started thinking about it when I was trying to fall asleep. And I burst into tears and almost had the big cry. Almost 4 years later and at 1 AM. Gah.
Katrina relief was one of the best things I have done, and one of the hardest. Part of my heart is permanently broken from what I witnessed and the stories I heard there. I had hoped I could complete the actual training when I got back (I went down there as a horse & cat person with no disaster training) but I can't even step inside Cat Welfare without getting choked up.
Would I go, if another disaster of that magnitude were to occur? I think so. I handled it once, I could handle it again. Could I do routine animal rescue and train in shelter operations here? I don't think I can handle it. I can do crisis mode but I just can't handle everyday situations.
Now I would like to sleep, but more crying seems to be on the agenda. Maybe I'll want to talk about this some more when the sun is up.
Tonight, for some stupid reason, I started thinking about it when I was trying to fall asleep. And I burst into tears and almost had the big cry. Almost 4 years later and at 1 AM. Gah.
Katrina relief was one of the best things I have done, and one of the hardest. Part of my heart is permanently broken from what I witnessed and the stories I heard there. I had hoped I could complete the actual training when I got back (I went down there as a horse & cat person with no disaster training) but I can't even step inside Cat Welfare without getting choked up.
Would I go, if another disaster of that magnitude were to occur? I think so. I handled it once, I could handle it again. Could I do routine animal rescue and train in shelter operations here? I don't think I can handle it. I can do crisis mode but I just can't handle everyday situations.
Now I would like to sleep, but more crying seems to be on the agenda. Maybe I'll want to talk about this some more when the sun is up.