My heart and prayers go out to the victims both survivors and perished.
I was born and raised in Chicago. Any time we passed OLA in the car my Mom would tell me about the horrible and sad fire that occurred there.She was in her 20's at the time and a nursing student. I am just now reading the book to sleep with angels. I am shocked and amazed at all the experiences. It is amazing with the many delays and highly flammable materials of the building that many survived. Of course that can never alleviate the pain for those lost. As I am reading I often wonder to myself how would this be handled today?
Given the same information that was revealed in the book. Now I am a parent and reading the accounts of some of the parents that day brings tears to my eyes. I have a godmother buried at Hillside and I often pause to say a prayer at the OLA memorial. I hope in time you have all been able to heal emotionally the best you can given this trauma. Bless you!
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