WOW, I know that I am ashamed of our country for the way Katrina was handled or not. So many outsiders tried to help and they were met with that rifle pointed at their heads. I can't begin to fathom what is inside your story, in your heart and in the hearts of those who traveled your route of escape. "barely" I suppose it won'rsink in for you just yet but as everyone else has said, you done good and it was the best you could. Being an inlander I can't fathom you all's going back and the reality of the storms to come and those that have been.

What do youwant us inlanders to know? Could we have done more and how? What can we still do to help heal the wounded and help you all to rebuild?

I have heard that to a great extent it's a class issue about who got out safe and the victims who didn't. Like people didn't have the money to flee. Did our government fail these people?

You are one heck of a survivor. Thanks for sharing your story and your courage.