When I returned from Auburn to my fortunately intact home, I went on the internet and Googled Pam Whitaker to see if I could find her address. I found the address of her home had been mentioned in the CNN transcript of her interview and I mailed her a letter expressing my admiration for her. I also sent her a few dollars which I asked her to put towards putting her life back together.
Several days later I came home and found a voicemail message from Pam, thanking me profusely for my letter and the money I had sent her. I called her back and spoke with her briefly. As you can imagine, her life was still in quite a state of turmoil and Pam continued to tell me how all of the townspeople had been so kind to her and she was proud of how her small town had come together and cared for the victims of this deadly weather phenomenon. She praised all of the help that the Red Cross was providing both her and her mother who is stricken with Alzheimer's disease. I told her that she was a great inspiration to me and my family and I wished her luck in her ordeal.
Several months later, I found myself flush with cash thanks to this year's federal income tax refund. Feeling somewhat guilty for living such a relatively trouble-free life, I decided I would send Pam some more money. Again, several days later I came home and found another voicemail message from Pam thanking me and my family for continuing to think of her.
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