My aunt and uncle live in Metairie Louisiana, a suburb of New Orleans. They were part of the brave souls who rebuilt their home after the destruction of Katrina. It took guts for anyone to do that! Yet, at 11a.m. this morning they joined hundreds of thousands of people in a mandatory evacuation. My aunt is undergoing chemo and will have to continue treatment wherever they land. For the short term they are landing with my sister in Jackson MS but may continue on to us if things worsen. I am worried,as many are. During Katrina my uncle snuck back into New Orleans with two of his neighbors and traveled by boat at night to see if his home had survived. That's what natural disasters do, they turn you into the pioneers like long ago. I remember going with him to wal-mart to buy masks and batteries and anything needed to travel into such dangerous territory.It felt like sending family into the wild and wooly wilderness. We were so relieved he made it in and out safely! He's a banker, but I believe during that time he channeled his Alcorn County country upbringing into some kind of modern Daniel Boone. He and his wife are two of my heros. I'm talking like they are elderly, but, actually, they are only about 6 or 7 years older than me. They are my contemporaries. They are survivors and, once again, they pull themselves up by their bootstraps and survive another hurricane.
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My family arrived on Saturday from New Orleans. I had a few that stayed in Missisippi after Katrina but most of them returned. They love the night life! May God be with the both of our families and other families through these horrible times.
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