“God, I reject drowning, I will not drown”
“It was a lonely dark night…everyone’s trying to survive”
“It was a life changing experience”
“I managed to kill, conquer and survive to be here today”
“I knew help wasn’t going to come”
“This storm placed fear in the people who we actually expected to come out and rescue [us]”
“Who were rescued were rescued by independent, brave civilians”
“Even now we are into the third year since the hurricane, any inclement weather where it’s misty and white, I am shaken up”
“When the weather deteriorates, I go back into that fearful mode again”
“Being a part of a team that people depend on, you almost feel hopeless or helpless because you can’t help them at some point.”
“I was more concerned about the long term impact–how were we going to recover from it? Because I knew the government was not prepared or capable of dealing with a storm of that magnitude.”
Read More“I don’t think any country in the region has the resources to deal with another Hurricane Dorian.”