Dear Karleen
 
Thank you so much for your comment about Hatteras Island. I am a home owner 
 there who is currently evacuated from the island. It is very difficult to 
get  any information in or out of the island at this point. The residents 
are  completely cut off from the mainland as the road has been washed out is 
several  places. There has only been an emergency ferry to bring in some 
supplies. 
 
However, many of the residents are still without power (power lines run  
along the destroyed highway), which is the reason communication is difficult.  
And the reason breastfeeding is so important right now.
 
I did receive an appeal for some supplies which a boat will take from the  
northern part of the island to the south. Formula was not on the request, 
thank  goodness.
 
This island has a small population (very few babies) and hope of  support 
and relief are very slim. Government officials are even arguing about  
whether the road should be rebuilt at all.
 
Fortunately, both of my grandchildren are breastfeeding as we wait and hope 
 for a return to the island. 
I will try to learn more when and if I can
 
Carole Peterson
 
 


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