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9/11 was (and still is) such an emotional day. I can't imagine anyone being able to forget it, or even becoming immune to it (at least I hope not!) While I didn't know anyone personally involved in the tradegy, the Shanksville plane crashed an hour from Pittsburgh, so in a way, I felt like it hit extremely close to home for me (literally).

This past summer, my husband and I went to New York City and I went to Ground Zero. What a surreal experience. While it may just be a construction pit right now, no one, I think, can be there and look at it without feeling a sense of loss. It was an experience I'll never forget, especially seeing the "wall" with pictures and messages posted in black permanent marker to those lost...it was very moving. What really affected me, though, was seeing the round ball statue that was in the center of the WTC and now is in Battery Park. Seeing the charred and twisted metal made it seem all too real.

As many of you can probably relate, the 9/11 events affected my IBS big time. The stress and fear of what happened seemed to send my stomach into overdrive. It took a long time to stabilize my tummy and even now, when I hear about the terror warnings, I can feel it in the pit of my stomach and it seems like my IBS goes out of control again. Does this happen to anyone else?

Kristine

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