Wednesday, December 21, 2005

Another Katrina "Story" In the midst of dozens of remarkable stories of sacrifice by medical personel in the floods of New Orleans, this sad story lingers around. Attorney General Foti says that the allegations of possible euthanasia at Memorial Medical Center are "credible and worth investigating." Memorial remains closed, of course, as do all but two hospitals in the entire city. 9:47:44 PM    comment []

My Brief Time As A Katrina Volunteer I live in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, a few miles up the road from what use to be New Orleans. In the aftermath of Katrina and Rita, many social workers and other such professionals donated much of their time to helping the evacuees. Some spent weeks of time in this area. My volunteer contribution was minor indeed compared to that commitment, but it affect me nonetheless. Here is a story I wrote of my experience for our state-wide marriage and family thearpy newsletter. There was more I could tell but I wanted to protect the privacy of the evacuees. Our local news media are quoting mental health professions saying that depression is now "pandemic" in the area. 9:28:14 PM    comment []

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