I am so thankful to hear from Laurie. <<Hugs>> I was just telling my husband that I knew someone from the list who lived there and I hoped she was ok. I am so sorry for what has been lost but so glad you are ok, Laurie. Watching this on TV tonight, I have found myself in tears more than a few times. It just breaks my heart to see the devastation and know how many lives are affected. For the first time, I find myself wanting to go help. I guess I just feel so helpless. My prayers and thoughts are also with all those affected. As an aside, I saw on one news website Monday, they were already calling for formula to be brought in. I can only imagine the difference for the breastfeeding mother caught in this tragedy compared to the bottle feeding mom. This is one time when the importance of Laurie's work there (as well as our own work where we are) cannot be overstated.... Marsha, who is just so sad for our not-too-distant neighbors, and currently experiencing the miniscule-by-comparison outer remnants of the monster and feeling guilty for hoping my backyard won't flood. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Marsha Glass RN, BSN, IBCLC~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mothers have as powerful an influence over the welfare of future generations as all other earthly causes combined. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~John S. C. Abbot~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html