[The response, for the most part, has been overwhelming, Burrows said. Strangers have treated her like family.] I don't mean cordial, ... I mean genuine concern. |
Every time I take a soak in a warm tub, ... I think of all the people in the shelter who can't even take a bath. |
For creditors, bills are just a number, ... It's not going to take them long to forget about the Hurricane Katrina deal. |
Humbling. Belittling, ... We are working people. |
I said, 'See you on Tuesday,' |
I'd be so happy to be sitting at my desk, eating a Pop-Tart and keying away, ... Nothing would please me more. |
I'm bored, even though I've got a lot to do, ... I'm tired. I'm frustrated. |
We are normal people like anybody else. We are mothers and daughters and sisters and brothers, ... We are just like you. |
We were sleeping on air mattresses for a couple of days. But what the hey, ... At least we have a roof over our head. |