Thelma,

What a beautiful picture! On Wednesday night I was finally able to get ahold of a friend of mine who lives in Brooklyn. She was the maid of honor at my wedding last year and we'd been trying to speak with her since this happened as she's literally right across the bridge. She's doing fine, though throughly shaken (who isn't), but her father is in the hospital. He's been in poor health for quite awhile and was on his way to work Tuesday when he saw the first plane hit the WTC. He had a severe heart attack and is still in the hospital. Due to complications they don't know if/when he'll be heading home.

Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers.

She mentioned in our conversation that the hardest part and most long lasting is the fact that the towers won't be there anymore. Their absence is a constant reminder of what has happened to her and many others too.