now been a year since 6 April 2009 and I can not help but think back to Abruzzo ... I know I have teary eyes when I speak or when thought flies right there ... A date that has changed the lives of thousands of people, and I would be hypocritical to say that has not changed even be my ...
I clearly remember that morning when the phone rang. One of my group responsible for Civil Protection. It was about 8.00:
"Are you home?"
"Yes, I'm just out of the shower ... I go to work at 11."
"Take a jump seat and put away a sms alert, then we call ... "
" Sorry, the alert for what? "
" Did you see the news ? "
" No, I said I'm just out of the shower ... I do not usually turn on the TV first time lunch .... "
" Well, is the case that the starter. There was an earthquake in Italy. We are after. "
I could not believe what I saw ... much, much pain. The number of missing growing by the minute ... Oh, what a pang! Why should some misfortune occur? Why Lord? I looked at those pictures
property that ran in front of me, tears down his cheeks and thought to who was there ... It seemed so surreal, yet so close ...
I gave my availability starting the same day, as well as many other volunteers in our group. The departure was scheduled at 3.00 on April 7 sede.Siamo from our parties in 5 of our group, 107 volunteers and 35 / 2 were part of the Mobile Column in the Province of Vicenza.
I was lucky enough to have 4 people with me extraordinary, and although I am a person of strong character in this experience many times I found the energy due to their support!
All the way that I could not think how it would have been there, what would be asked to do, how I could help. It was my first emergency and could not imagine how it could be found there.
output to Assergi , through Paganica where we began to see signs of the disaster, up to a Pianola, to COM4.
After 13 hours of travel due to various drawbacks , we were given our dislocation: a sports field between San Felix and San Panfilo d'Ocre. The assembly of tents e. .. to 19.40 an earthquake (the strongest after the 6 April, will tell us later). The sensation of the earth under your feet that you are missing is something you can not forget, seeing everything around you tremble ... No time to eat something that a leader was asking us if we were to go to the setting up tents ...
E 'was that night that I realized how that experience would change me inside, how precious life, how many are the superfluous things that we often cling ...
On the Road Stand Ocre of all cars were parked and the people who had camped in, with blankets, jackets, and what they had out there were -5 degrees! A woman nursing her baby at the breast in his car, a scene that broke my heart ...
We've got it all set, we set up tents in those days, brought the camp, followed the voice and prepared meals ... But our giving "physical" is not nothing compared to what we have received on a human level, the generosity of those who had lost everything and came to ask if we wanted a coffee or a drink until rode the tents, their great strength, the desire to start .
I remember opening the door to my back, my first thought was How lucky!
What I have left the Abruzzo soul is something that can not be explained in words, is something that affects my life every day with the thought that life is so fragile, that is a precious gift, that sometimes overstated goods that, in reality, only help us feel better, but not everything.
I went back to L'Aquila 2 more times, I met wonderful people, I remain in my heart for ever. There is so
things to say, but for tonight I'll stop here ...
My thoughts fly in Abruzzo, from Abruzzo, who are trying to rebuild a life that is broken, it flies in the night who did not have it done and now watches over us ...
NOT FORGET !
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