Comments on: A Sisterhood Not of Their Making: The Day the 9/11 Widows Met

By: margaret

margaret — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:41:32 +0000

Welcome to our Galleries, TexasDeb. Well said, to say the least. Life had indeed changed for all of us in so many ways. See you soon.

By: TexasDeb

TexasDeb — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:25:32 +0000

My daughter called me from her high school newspaper room where the television was turned on before school…”Mom, you have to see, there is something terrible happening”. She was a junior in high school, we celebrated her birthday in subdued fashion only 4 days later.

I think of the boys and girls in the photos today, all of them in school by now, and think how life has changed for all of us in so many ways.

We lose a lot in living, but one thing we must never lose is our common sense of humanity. Every person involved in the horrific events of that day had a mother whose heart lurched when she heard the news.

Let us all work tirelessly to create a more peaceful world for all the mothers and all their children, everywhere.

By: Erica Berger

Erica Berger — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:58:30 +0000

Thanks so much for all your kind comments. I think it is comforting for these women to know we still think of them.

By: marionroach

marionroach — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 11:54:50 +0000

Oh, Erica. These are astonishing and remarkable photos. The addition of your own story of your early losses and the panic left behind, mixed in with the conversations these women, creates a unique imagery for the viewer/reader. Thank you for your honesty here, for sharing these photos, for the mix of the two. We are changed and changed again by this.

By: margaret

margaret — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 11:52:20 +0000

Hi Roadchick (I always start to type “Roachchick” when I attempt your name!); Mishelle, Corina, Deb. Thanks for the good wishes. My best sister-friend Erica has done such powerful images of women in many of her projects, I hope she’ll share more soon.