A marathon of a different kind…
Some days it’s not just about cancer here…this is one of those days.
Looking at the chaos, the white puffs of smoke from the explosions, runners wobbling, not because they were close to finishing the Boston Marathon, but because they were rocked off their feet by what some say were IED’s, that have killed and wounded so many this afternoon.
This happened in Boston. This happened in BOSTON.
They call it “The Best Day in Boston.” It’s Patriots Day. It’s a day off. It’s a day game at Fenway. It’s Marathon Day. More than 27-thousand runners from all over the world gather, all with the intent of passing under the giant timer at the finish line to get that T-shirt that says they did it…they finished the Boston Marathon. Instead, too many of them landed at trauma centers around the city. Some had what was called “trauma amputations” on the spot, before they even got to an ambulance.
The good news, if there is any under these circumstances, the medical experts at the finish line at this race is extraordinary. The recovery tent is packed with doctors and nurses prepared to deal with everything from a skinned knee to the extreme. That’s what they got today.
The aerial shots of the scene after the crowds had cleared said it all; stained sidewalks where the triage crews did the best they could to save lives.
The race for many, stopped before they reached the finish line.
The authorities take over from here….their marathon, of a different kind, has just begun.
April 16, 2013 @ 12:01 pm
Lives taken, lives and families changed forever. 2 bombings leaving death and devastation in their paths. In spite of the devastation, blood and gore, many ordinary people as well as the first responders ran towards the bomb sites to try to help those in need however they could. No real thoughts for themselves and the possibility that other bombs might explode, they went anyway.
Often in these tragic events we must and should look for the good in the face of unspeakable evil and cowardice. As in 911, Columbine, Aurora, Newtown and now Boston. ordinary people along with first responders answered the call of the fallen.
I too despair that such evil walks among us but it does and always will!! I also remain hopeful and eternally optimistic that the good will always answer the call and never back down when evil rears its ugly head again.
My prayers for all in Boston.
April 16, 2013 @ 2:13 am
It’s a nightmare. Our thoughts and prayers are going out to all those impacted.
April 15, 2013 @ 7:32 pm
Days like today could make me fearful of living my life. We go about our lives, in this country, thinking we have the freedom to move about safely until someone kills a classroom of innocent children or makes a college campus his personal war zone. I will be aware of my surroundings but not afraid. As Mo said that is not living!
April 15, 2013 @ 7:00 pm
This is why I despair, why I lose hope.
We can be complacent about nothing. . . and yet to always have to be on guard? How is that living?