Watching all the heartbreak in Haiti is just getting to be too much...
While there have been a few inspiring moments for hope over the last several days with some amazing rescues from the rubble, the big picture there is a bad one...Optimism begins to fade and replaced with grim reality...Haiti's government expects the death toll will eventually climb to 200,000...Most of the survivors probably did not have much to begin with, and now they have even less...
I simply can't imagine the true magnitude of the devastation...Seeing it on television is one thing, but these natural disasters have to be witnessed on the ground and in person to truly comprehend the monumental loss of life and property...I experienced that first hand in Homestead, Florida, covering the aftermath of Hurricane Andrew...Then there was catastrophic flooding in Albany, Georgia, and the widespread damage caused by an F-5 tornado in Birmingham...Those images stay with me...I can't imagine the horrifying scenes the people of Port-au-Prince and search and rescue teams are seeing...
We are fortunate to be living in the United States where infrastructure and response are so much better than what we see in most parts of the world...
So what can we do??? Say a prayer, drop off supplies or make a donation...
Count your blessings...There, but for the grace of God, go I...
