Sending Prayers to Minnesota

Joselita · 08-02-2007, 12:02 AM

I don’t know if we have any forum members that live in Minneapolis or in Minnesota, or that have family members there. If we do, my heart is breaking for you. I hope that all of your family and friends are safe and sound.

Today, during rush hour traffic, a major bridge crossing the Mississippi River collapsed, sending vehicles raining down into the River...and smashing some that were underneath. It is an awful story...so very sad. Tonight on Night Line they have said that there are at least 60+ injured, and 7 confirmed dead. They didn’t give any numbers on the missing, though. They did say that they are still doing rescue and recovery in the rubble, but that the efforts have been changed to recovery for those that fell in the River.

They don’t know why the bridge collapsed. It passed inspections in 2003 and 2005, according to what the Governor said tonight when they had him on the phone. They did have a crew out there, that had been working on resurfacing the bridge....but cannot understand how that would have lead to it’s collapse. They haven’t ruled it out, though....at this point they haven’t ruled much of anything out. They have been too busy looking for the people that need finding, to have been able to get much figured out about why this happened.

The pictures that they have shown are...well...awful. I can’t imagine being there. There was a bus load of children on a school trip that just missed being tossed into the River, and crashing down with the bridge. Other victims helped to get the kids out of the bus, as it was scooted over to the edge of the bridge, and the kids were freaking out. So far, they are saying that all of those kids are OK...so that is a blessing.

Just, send all of the good thoughts and prayers that you can to the people of Minneapolis and Minnesota, as this is an awful tragedy they have suffered.

Love and

Jose

dreambeliever128 · 08-02-2007, 12:09 AM

I am watching it on Fox News. That is so sad for them. They have called off the search for tonight.

That is so heartbreaking. Thanks for putting it on here.

I know we had some people on the forum from Minnesota at one time but can't remember who.

They do need all the prayers we can give.
Ada

Desi · 08-02-2007, 12:33 AM

Thank you Jose! I was watching my "Cleveland Indians" game and I started switching channels and I just stopped, stared and then it all sunk in.. CNN news channel has been talking about this all evening. My thoughts, love and prayers go out to each and every single person and their families over there. 20 people are still missing, 60 injured and 9 killed as of right now. how very, very sad this makes me feel! This is like a nightmare!!

wildberry2277 · 08-02-2007, 01:09 AM

I am right here in MN... Please keep you prayers and thoughts with us... I would have been pasing over that bridge today had i gone to the twins game like i was suppose to.... I just wasnt feeling well.. Worst then normal.. This is one time i can be thankful for RSD...

Please please please.. keep the victiums in your thoughts and prayers...

junk4myemail · 08-02-2007, 01:14 AM

Everyone affected is in my prayers.

dreambeliever128 · 08-02-2007, 01:15 AM

i am sitting here watching the news and it makes chills go through me.

I am soooo glad you are ok. It was a miracle that you weren't on there.

To see all of those vehicles in around the river, it just makes a person wonder how many are lost.

I am praying for all of them and their families. Such a heartbreaking accident.

Ada

shiney sue · 08-02-2007, 01:20 AM

I did not find out about The Mn bridde until late i can't get trought to my
son and his family It's very late at night and they go over it.He's
29 and my baby. I keep calling the lines are out. Please,i have to be in the
hospital early in morning. Will you pray for them,i been calling red cross
and i can't get answers,pray for them.Thank you Sue

dreambeliever128 · 08-02-2007, 01:24 AM

I am praying that they are ok and for them to get in touch with you soon. please let us know as soon as you hear from them.

My prayers are with you also.

Ada

Joselita · 08-02-2007, 01:25 AM

Jacquelina,

I am so glad that you didn’t go to the Twins game! That is something else that they said on the news tonight; that the traffic was especially heavy because of the Twin’s game, and so many people heading to go and watch it. I am glad that your RSD had you staying home tonight. Like you said, this is one instance when RSD did something GOOD for a change!

I was surprised that the Twins still played..it would seem to me that they would have been distracted, and not had their heads in the game. I hope they won.

I hope that all of your friends and family are safe and sound. I am adding special prayers for you tonight...and I hope that you are able to keep your stress level down as best as you can, and that this doesn’t help to flare your pain up. We are here if you need us...I hope you know that.

Anyway...I wanted to answer your post, and comment on your beautiful name! Jacquelina...is it a very pretty name.

My grandmother’s name was Jacquesine, and folks just called her “Jackie”. I always thought that she had such a beautiful...and important sounding name. Maybe “important” isn’t the right word....but I am not sure that “exotic” is either? How about “A Really Super Neat and Pretty Name!”

LOL.

Your name reminded me of my grandma, because they are a little similar.

It is nice to run across things that remind me of her unexpectedly. So, thank you for that.

Please let us know how you are doing through all of this.

Love and

Jose

Joselita · 08-02-2007, 01:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shiney sue

I did not find out about The Mn bridde until late i can't get trought to my
son and his family It's very late at night and they go over it.He's
29 and my baby. I keep calling the lines are out. Please,i have to be in the
hospital early in morning. Will you pray for them,i been calling red cross
and i can't get answers,pray for them.Thank you Sue

Sue...
Oh Sweetie. I can’t even imagine what you are going through right now. You can be sure that I will be praying that you hear from your son, and that he is safe and sound, and only hasn’t been able to get a hole of you because of the lines all being busy.

That is a thing that happens when we least want or need it to; the lines getting all busy and tied up because of all of the folks that are trying to call all at once.

Please be sure to tell your docs and nurses at the Hospital about this, if you haven’t heard from your son by the time you go in..Ok? They need to know because of BP rates, and all sorts of things. They might even want to postpone things...if that is at all possible, so that they can have you in the best shape that you can be for surgery. (Sorry...I don’t know what you are having to go in for....If you have said, I must have missed the post).

Please, please please let us know when you hear from your son, ok? I am hoping and praying that it is soon. Also, please, please, please let us know how you are doing too. Is there anyway that someone can give us an update on you while you are in the hospital, or after you get out (and don’t feel like posting)? I know that I will be worried about you....and your son....and how everything is going. I am sure that I am not the only one.

I am sending you HUGE amounts of good thoughts and Prayers on top of Prayers...and as many

as you need and/or want.

We are here for you.

Love and

Jose

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