2 years later and I am still not over it

[mstorijones]

2 years ago tomorrow is when Katrina hit the MS Gulf Coast and almost completely destroyed the coastal portion of the county where I grew up. Hancock County was hardest hit and lost so much but is heard of so little in the news. The other day I was talking to a lady in Walmart and realized I AM NOT OVER IT YET. I still cry when I remember the day prior to and the 6 weeks after Katrina hit before I went down to see for myself. I remember Katrina hit on a Monday and it was not until that Friday that I heard my sister's voice. On Wednesday night after Katrina I got word that my sister and her family was still alive. I had talked to Mom the day of the hurricane as she had left town, but it was not until that Friday that I spoke to my sister....it was EARLY in the morning, she woke me up. That same day my Mom came from Baton Rouge, LA to Raleigh, NC to stay here until we knew she could return home. The Sunday after Katrina was the first day my sister and Mom spoke since before the hurricane. I did much relief work from afar, getting supplies sent down, gathering supplies myself that I would later take down in October when I took Mom home.

And still it is not out of my mind and heart....will it ever be?