Scott R Melamed

24 years ago today…

Mothers & Fathers, Sisters & Brothers, Sons & Daughters, Husbands & Wives, Friends & Family, and Strangers & Lovers woke up to just another day.

2,977 of them wouldn’t see September 12th.

Thousands more would be in for a lifetime of Trauma and PTSD

Tens of thousands more suffer today from Medical complications and cancers due to their service, including my father pictured above.

Few know or talk about the pain of that day, the horror at ground Zero, the maddening silence of hospitals prepared for waves of mass casualties that would never come and instead die trapped in rubble instead of saved in their ERs.

Fewer still talk about the continued struggle to survive.

The ongoing burden on every medical specialty from Dermatology to Oncology.

The pain and suffering from wounds seen and unseen, and of those yet to come.

Perhaps worst of all… The empty chairs at home…

No amount of thoughts can prevent what has past, no amount of prayers can raise the fallen.

And yet they live on… NEVER FORGET 9/11/01

Thanks for a great but short weekend!

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“Let Nature Be Your Teacher”
Nature has taught me not to be afraid of the changing seasons. Our brightest springs can lead to sweltering summers and our darkest winters lead to beautiful thaws.
What has nature taught you?

Happy PA Week to all of my favs!