AS I WRITE this editorial, I am watching the weekend news coverage of Hurricane Irene. Living now between Georgia and Western NC, I am observing from a quiet and unscathed position. Although we have had a few clouds, we have not had a drop of rain. I know, however, that many of the ASPAN family are in the midst of not only securing their own homes, but additionally they are involved in mass evacuations of their hospital facilities and/ or are leaving their friends and family to hunker down in their place of work to ride out the storm and provide care to those most vulnerable: hospitalized patients unable to care for or protect themselves.My thoughts also go back to 10 years ago and the events of 9-11. It is hard to believe that a decade has passed since those horrific events. Although the origins of these disasters are quite different, common to both 9-11 and Irene are the actions of those unsung heroes.
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