Tuesday, September 16, 2008, 12:50am EST
Hi everyone! I made it safe and sound back to Ohio, and man am I glad to be out of that dark, hot, stinky hospital! I was able to get some pictures of some of the island today, but, since we were on foot, we were unable to venture too far down the seawall.
It's pretty impressive how trashed the island is. The west end definitely got the worst of it, as it is without the 18 foot seawall to protect it. Of course the seawall itself got a huge blast, with Hooters, Murdocks, and the Balinese Room completely destroyed (these are the pics that are usually featured on the news).
The biggest thing that impressed me is just how much debris there is. I mean, literally, there are trees and trash and brush everywhere. I'm not sure how they're going to clean it all up, nor do I know where they are going to put it all. It's hard to maneuver through the streets because of all of it.
On a positive note, I'm going to try to put together some relief effort for the UTMB residents that had homes and apartments destroyed by the hurricane. A lot of you have asked where to send things and what to send. So I'm going to poll the residents to see what/if people need things, and then we'll start up the relief. Until then, hold off sending anything because I don't know what we need, nor do I think the USPS will be up and running in Galveston anytime soon!
We're still waiting on more information regarding our residency training, but for now, those of us that were held hostage/essential personnel at UTMB are off the hook, and I'm planning on enjoying a real shower and a real bed and some air conditioning! :)
5 comments:
Casey!!! I'm so glad you're alright, and made it through the storm. Who could ever imagine such a disaster!?!? I hope your parents have power--Mike and I are still without it, but are staying with my parents. I'm enjoying my second day off of school! You are such a positive person and I know you'll "weather" all this well! ;-)
Yay! I am glad you made it back to Ohio. :)
Casey,We are all so glad that you made it out ok. Thanks for giving us a look inside the storm. Galveston was a beautiful and historic city and will come back. You are at a great hospital so I hope you are able to continue there once things start back up. Our hearts go out to the people of Galveston.
So glad you are home! Thank you so much for making this horrid ordeal so "real" for so many of us who are so far away. Come visit us in Bloomington if you can before heading south again.
I'm glad to see Huggy Bears survived!!
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