'I have a before 9/11 life and an after 9/11 life'
Summary
Karen Rowland, who lived near the World Trade Center in New York, describes how the 9/11 attacks changed her life forever. She recalls the shock of seeing the planes hit the towers and the quiet days that followed, marked by smoke, silence, and people helping each other.Key Facts
- Karen Rowland first thought the crash of the first plane was an accident.
- She witnessed the second plane hitting the World Trade Center and realized it was an attack.
- Rowland knew some people who died on the planes involved in the attacks.
- The dust and smoke from the towers' collapse have caused illnesses that killed more people than the initial attacks.
- A total of nearly 3,000 people died in the New York City attacks; 184 died at the Pentagon and 40 on Flight 93.
- In the days after the attacks, the area was very quiet, with smoke lingering and phone services gradually restored.
- Rowland helped organize blood donations at a nearby hospital, which treated volunteers but no survivors.
- The attacks deeply affected how Rowland views life and the importance of caring for others.
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