I've been so wrapped up in my own misery
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Looks an awful lot like Florida after the hurricanes just on a much larger, far more damaging scale.
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that I didn't post about the huge loss in Asia.
I watched it on the news. I sat there slack jawed in disbelief. Talked about warning systems with my kids because they asked so many questions. Talked about it with my mom on the phone last night but because I was so miserable and feeling bad for myself, I didn't talk about it here.
Maybe that's a good thing because in the early hours of the tragedy, there weren't ways to help set up like there are now, there wasn't a central blog with tons of information on the tsunamis and ow it affected each country it touched and more ways to help.
The only problem I can see with all the donations being accepted is I have seen no way to donate through paypal. Every site wants a credit card and some of us don't have those.
I don't have much in there, just a few dollars but every time I've needed help, I've gotten it and if I can send a few bucks through paypal to help, I'd like to but I can't find a way. If anyone knows if any of those accepting donations take paypal or if someone out there knows another way or place, could you please let me know?
Thanks.
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Hi ya, Kat. The loss from the Tsunami has now jumped to 40,000 and I don't think that'll be the final number. My brother used to live on that affected beach in Phuket, Thailand but just last month he moved up into the hills, away from the disaster area, but he called us Sunday just to let us know he was okay (whew!). He's been helping out the Red Cross.
Posted by: Colin | December 28, 2004 9:28 AM
Colin,
I'm so glad that your brother is ok. Phew is right. I don't think that will be the final number either. It's so devastating. I still am in sort of like shock that they had no warning and really when you think about it, no where to go even if they did have a warning. Miles and miles of beach doesn't really give you a place to run to. It's all very sad.
Posted by: kat | December 28, 2004 9:47 AM
It is beyond heartbreaking... I can't imagine such loss... :-(
Posted by: Karen | December 28, 2004 9:53 AM
(echos the sigh of relief for your brother Colin)..
The whole thing is just devasting. I was thinking of starting up a collection here in our area for clothing and other needs but after reading the RedCross doesn't accept donations like that, I am going to keep researching for where I could send supplies like that...
Posted by: Diane | December 28, 2004 9:53 AM
I have no idea. The links I posted have lots of resources on donations etc. Try looking there.
Posted by: kat | December 28, 2004 11:51 AM
Neither can I. It's an incredible number of lives lost.
Posted by: kat | December 28, 2004 11:53 AM