Good article. Had we not had two days of heavy rain, prompted by some freaky front, ahead of Helene, it would have been a different outcome as we have easily handled hurricane remnants in the past up here in the mountains of Boone. But creeks and streams were already overflowing so the ground was saturated when Helene arrived. The outpouring of love and help from many regions has been phenomenal.
It's crazy how things lined up to cause a disaster of such large proportions and now Florida is lining up for another one. They need a break too while FEMA says they don't have enough money to finish out the hurricane season which is almost 2 months away.
I think congress needs to realign their priorities and switch their funding from all of these global conflicts and wars in other parts of the world to reroute the funds to the American people who are suffering from disasters, inflation, and poor health.
The outpouring that I've seen in your area is mind-boggling! So much so that they've been having difficulty keeping up with the tsunami of supplies and volunteers flooding the area which is a better problem to have than the opposite but they'll need more supplies as the weeks go on.
Meanwhile, people need to remember that recovery is a marathon not a sprint. My largest concern is that we have such short attention spans that we'll forget about that area and move on to the next disaster or get glued to our screens for the election drama.
This kind of scenario reminds me of when someone passes and everyone is there in the first week or so bringing food, going to the services etc. and then the person who's mourning gets left in silence after all the initial happenings around the service and people move on. 😔
Thank you for commenting. If there's any inside information you can offer us, especially other options on how to support people in your region that I didn't list in the article, please feel free to share.
Until then, please know that you are energetically supported and I'm so happy that you all are fine.
Great read. A new suspended thought for me came about during my process of watching Appalachia in this disaster. I’m still playing with it and how I can show up differently in the world.
The thought… We are much more interested in being a hero than in helping with sustained care and equity for all people. I think it is wonderful that kindness showed up and people took care of one another and I wonder where care for those devastated comes in to play in the years after and even more in the years before when impoverished people are just left to figure it out. I wonder why we are this way? I’m holding myself in that category too because it is the first time I’ve considered it in this way. I wonder if this is an American trait?
Good article. Had we not had two days of heavy rain, prompted by some freaky front, ahead of Helene, it would have been a different outcome as we have easily handled hurricane remnants in the past up here in the mountains of Boone. But creeks and streams were already overflowing so the ground was saturated when Helene arrived. The outpouring of love and help from many regions has been phenomenal.
It's crazy how things lined up to cause a disaster of such large proportions and now Florida is lining up for another one. They need a break too while FEMA says they don't have enough money to finish out the hurricane season which is almost 2 months away.
I think congress needs to realign their priorities and switch their funding from all of these global conflicts and wars in other parts of the world to reroute the funds to the American people who are suffering from disasters, inflation, and poor health.
The outpouring that I've seen in your area is mind-boggling! So much so that they've been having difficulty keeping up with the tsunami of supplies and volunteers flooding the area which is a better problem to have than the opposite but they'll need more supplies as the weeks go on.
Meanwhile, people need to remember that recovery is a marathon not a sprint. My largest concern is that we have such short attention spans that we'll forget about that area and move on to the next disaster or get glued to our screens for the election drama.
This kind of scenario reminds me of when someone passes and everyone is there in the first week or so bringing food, going to the services etc. and then the person who's mourning gets left in silence after all the initial happenings around the service and people move on. 😔
Thank you for commenting. If there's any inside information you can offer us, especially other options on how to support people in your region that I didn't list in the article, please feel free to share.
Until then, please know that you are energetically supported and I'm so happy that you all are fine.
Having an exceptional governor, Roy Cooper, has been crucial in organizing such a devastating widespread situation.
Great read. A new suspended thought for me came about during my process of watching Appalachia in this disaster. I’m still playing with it and how I can show up differently in the world.
The thought… We are much more interested in being a hero than in helping with sustained care and equity for all people. I think it is wonderful that kindness showed up and people took care of one another and I wonder where care for those devastated comes in to play in the years after and even more in the years before when impoverished people are just left to figure it out. I wonder why we are this way? I’m holding myself in that category too because it is the first time I’ve considered it in this way. I wonder if this is an American trait?
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