tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5933357007596623587.post7707866059348758553..comments2023-10-28T04:39:52.536-05:00Comments on "Hold my hand" A social worker's blog: Joplin, Missouri: A Day of Prayer and RemembranceHold my hand: a social worker's bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06283197748791227012noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5933357007596623587.post-77922966155324960762011-06-12T16:41:37.483-05:002011-06-12T16:41:37.483-05:00We must thank God for the people who run towards t...We must thank God for the people who run towards the danger.David C Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08891468618584742601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5933357007596623587.post-38693083760854926502011-06-11T15:49:30.908-05:002011-06-11T15:49:30.908-05:00All that loss, and in little more than a heartbeat...All that loss, and in little more than a heartbeat too.Snowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5933357007596623587.post-18699358654785822422011-06-08T17:46:04.322-05:002011-06-08T17:46:04.322-05:00I was in the US when you wrote this and have only ...I was in the US when you wrote this and have only just arrived home. I hope you're safe and well I saw the events on TV.<br />Take care.<br />Yvonne.RHYTHM AND RHYMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11386975261804630799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5933357007596623587.post-18285761342333923762011-06-07T18:56:22.649-05:002011-06-07T18:56:22.649-05:00What a remarkable account of that day. It was hor...What a remarkable account of that day. It was horrible enough to see what was shown on tv. I can't imagine the anguish of those who lived it.Onlythemanagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06531176840769484642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5933357007596623587.post-13440940799919463022011-06-04T22:21:30.945-05:002011-06-04T22:21:30.945-05:00these tragedies are devastating and sad. Even sadd...these tragedies are devastating and sad. Even sadder is that they happen all the time. Our own Colombia has been hit recently furiously. Do we stop and think about our lives when we see these tragedies unfold? maybe for a while, then we go on and forget that our lives can change in our hot second.A Plain Observerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03741520771592669741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5933357007596623587.post-42947529969693174862011-06-02T18:02:14.635-05:002011-06-02T18:02:14.635-05:00We really are having a rough spring. And it seems...We really are having a rough spring. And it seems like no one is exempt. On a "close to home" note, one of my residents recently moved to Joplin with her family. Happily, she is fine and her family, too. On the down side, their home did not hold up so well. I pray that everyone touched by this weather finds the strength to pull through to the better times that are surely coming.K. Treehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16664039270599427083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5933357007596623587.post-39206761053519052162011-06-02T11:20:04.173-05:002011-06-02T11:20:04.173-05:00Such tragedies test the best and the worst in peop...Such tragedies test the best and the worst in people. A lot of great, heroic people in Jopplin, Missouri. (I don't think any of us want to be tested this way!)<br /><br />I'm so glad you're safe, my friend!!<br /><a href="http://annbest-jen.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"><i>Ann Best, Memoir Author</i></a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5933357007596623587.post-22817409868442563582011-06-01T11:47:52.537-05:002011-06-01T11:47:52.537-05:00Hi Doris .. a heart rending account - both yours a...Hi Doris .. a heart rending account - both yours and Dr Kikta's - and to have a first-hand overview is no mean feat ... but such a worth while report - thanks for printing it out for us.<br /><br />Those tornadoes have looked quite dreadful .. and certainly my thoughts have been with everyone at this time.<br /><br />Mother nature is extraordinary .. yet human nature has much to say for Hilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5933357007596623587.post-24634317622021204102011-06-01T07:20:31.353-05:002011-06-01T07:20:31.353-05:00I have linked from this posting to my blog so that...I have linked from this posting to my blog so that this doctors story is read by more. This is our country and our citizens who experienced this terrible tornado. We need to remember that other countries are not the only ones who experience such horror and grief. <br /><br />and to reflect on the good that humans are capable of during extreme situations.Retired Knitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13662288640032813770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5933357007596623587.post-70453899720461359142011-05-31T20:58:56.564-05:002011-05-31T20:58:56.564-05:00My head started spinning as I read the whole accou...My head started spinning as I read the whole account of the doctor. I saw on the television the details almost like these. They must have been so hard to cope with. May God help them. We realize how petty little complaints in our lives are, when we see such devastation. Thanks for sharing.MunirGhiasuddinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05232362559666320301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5933357007596623587.post-31514455255140550102011-05-31T18:26:19.815-05:002011-05-31T18:26:19.815-05:00This is so sad, I am praying for everyone involved...This is so sad, I am praying for everyone involved.Toyin O.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08429675861306256504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5933357007596623587.post-41910987938596818672011-05-31T11:21:48.456-05:002011-05-31T11:21:48.456-05:00Wow!
A very horrific account. I don't know wha...Wow!<br />A very horrific account. I don't know what I would do if a tornado came my way. So much devastation everywhere :(<br /><br />@ DUTA, you made an interesting point. I wonder sometimes....Maple Seawrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11151050788310405016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5933357007596623587.post-60712925852785993722011-05-31T10:08:52.616-05:002011-05-31T10:08:52.616-05:00Since the Chernobil nuclear disaster in 1986, the ...Since the Chernobil nuclear disaster in 1986, the climate has been getting crazy. Now, with the recent Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan an even more anomalous climate is to be expected. May God help us and save us everywhere from Nature's fury!DUTAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979375799258978432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5933357007596623587.post-71175439313886928752011-05-30T19:53:21.830-05:002011-05-30T19:53:21.830-05:00I came to your blog from Arkansas Patti's. Tha...I came to your blog from Arkansas Patti's. Thank you for posting that moving, sad account of the tornado. And thank Dr Kikta for his story of the courageous medical community. The nations prayers and support go out to the people of Joplin.<br /><a href="http://beajayblock.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Manzanita@Wannabuyaduck</a>Manzanitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06467261212623663365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5933357007596623587.post-386494026757384612011-05-30T13:41:59.912-05:002011-05-30T13:41:59.912-05:00Doris, this has to be the best post I've read ...Doris, this has to be the best post I've read on your blog or any blog for that matter. It was very moving and it brought things into light that would have been left in the dark if this hadn't been posted. The news crews had great coverage, don't get me wrong, but they seemed to have missed the inside angle that the good Dr. let us see it from.<br /> I found the most encouraging Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5933357007596623587.post-17750813759572759762011-05-30T12:50:48.286-05:002011-05-30T12:50:48.286-05:00Came via AR Patti. An amazing, horrific story by D...Came via AR Patti. An amazing, horrific story by Dr Kikta.<br />Blessings all around.Brighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11299215170393879517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5933357007596623587.post-44158811761008519312011-05-30T12:03:21.392-05:002011-05-30T12:03:21.392-05:00What an amazing accout by that doctor ...I felt I ...What an amazing accout by that doctor ...I felt I was there ...and glad I was not. My heart goes out to everyone who has suffred.Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12177505346903016669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5933357007596623587.post-60075722466367451342011-05-30T11:27:24.983-05:002011-05-30T11:27:24.983-05:00Thank you for sharing this incredibly moving accou...Thank you for sharing this incredibly moving account of the disaster in Joplin by Dr. Kikta. God Bless him and all the professionals who worked tirelessly in such horrible conditions to help those in need. I'm so glad AR Patti provided a link in her post.Cheryl @ TFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15947085477739983984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5933357007596623587.post-9081750453618404982011-05-30T10:14:07.268-05:002011-05-30T10:14:07.268-05:00Dear Doris
It is a sad story.My heart goes out to ...Dear Doris<br />It is a sad story.My heart goes out to those who suffered.<br />In the midst of all the pain and sufferings,it is good to see the helping hands.God give them strength.Your Dr.Kikta is an example.Do you know him personally? Convey all the love in the world, from so far away.dr.antonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16191095888228061156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5933357007596623587.post-77847285783841264782011-05-30T10:05:14.567-05:002011-05-30T10:05:14.567-05:00I am glad that Patty shared this with us. The new...I am glad that Patty shared this with us. The news stories and broadcasts cannot do what this doctor did, bring us right into his life that day. Bless all the medical professionals and EMS workers who are there for everybody at anytime, putting their lives on the line for others.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07360476402810561433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5933357007596623587.post-82897943413136522832011-05-30T09:06:13.411-05:002011-05-30T09:06:13.411-05:00Doris, thank you for sharing this story. I have wa...Doris, thank you for sharing this story. I have watched all the news coverage about the Joplin tornado and it breaks my heart to see what the residents have gone through. My own state of Alabama just went through this a month ago. There are so many heros, like this doctor, who put others needs above their own. They all deserve medals.Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03205461146035913939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5933357007596623587.post-43708406955582847432011-05-30T08:26:02.625-05:002011-05-30T08:26:02.625-05:00Tears kept rolling out of my eyes as I read this. ...Tears kept rolling out of my eyes as I read this. The author says it so well, that the good in people comes out during disasters. I cannot imagine the state of panic they were in, and the difficulties of trying to treat people in the dark without working equipment and medications. Wow. Simply unbelievable. I will share this on fb and mention on my blog.<br />Thank you for sharing this, Doris.Mary Aalgaardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08051735579638637382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5933357007596623587.post-47840540400393978252011-05-30T08:26:01.780-05:002011-05-30T08:26:01.780-05:00Tears kept rolling out of my eyes as I read this. ...Tears kept rolling out of my eyes as I read this. The author says it so well, that the good in people comes out during disasters. I cannot imagine the state of panic they were in, and the difficulties of trying to treat people in the dark without working equipment and medications. Wow. Simply unbelievable. I will share this on fb and mention on my blog.<br />Thank you for sharing this, Doris.Mary Aalgaardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08051735579638637382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5933357007596623587.post-26143338742972631312011-05-29T20:13:19.685-05:002011-05-29T20:13:19.685-05:00Our hearts and prayers are with you!
Aloha fro...Our hearts and prayers are with you!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Aloha from Honolulu<br /><br /><a href="http://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Comfort Spiral</a><br /><br />><}}(°><br /><br /> <br /> ><}}(°><br /><br /><°)}}><Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5933357007596623587.post-42968292228837065512011-05-29T17:41:20.841-05:002011-05-29T17:41:20.841-05:00Thank you so much for this post. It really gives a...Thank you so much for this post. It really gives a much clearer, more devastating view of the disaster in Joplin than any news story could. The courage of the medical teams and of ordinary citizens is inspiring.Dr. Kathy McCoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02903015507894951725noreply@blogger.com