Living only 12 - 15 miles from NYC we could see the WTC from where we lived,we actually saw the second plane hit.We also saw it collapse later,not on TV but live.
My husband ( Don known here as Desperado ) and his brother ( Al ,Talon ) went to help and were gone for over a week.6 months later my husband got sick because of this but pulled through.We moved to Hawaii in August 2002 and got married,Talon and my sisters also moved with us.December 30,2002 my husband was very tired and went to take a nap and passed away.I was 3 months pregnant at the time.Thanks to Talon I got through it as we consoled each other and he became the father figure in my daughters life.
We started to raise money for other 1st responders that had health issues by doing charity concerts and raised over $1,750,000 for them in 13 years.Talon passed away in March 2015 and I only did 1 more show after that.The Government finally passed a bill to help them.
This will be the first year I am not in NYC for the Memorial for obvious reasons.
9/11 2001 is a day I will never forget.
Hiede
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