I am writing concerning Pam Whitaker, a tornado victim from LaFayette, TN, who was featured in a very poignant segment on CNN's American Morning. I spoke with Pam yesterday and I am sorry to report that she is not doing very well. She has received little, if any help from our government agencies whose job it is supposed to be to help Americans who are victims of natural disasters.
Among other things, Pam told me that she contacted someone at CNN to request a CD of the segment in which she was interviewed (without shoes immediately after the tornado). She had been promised by the reporter who interviewed her that she would receive a copy of the segment. She was told when she called that she needed to send $50.00 for the transcript, to which she replied, "If I had fifty dollars.....". That is shameful that CNN would not follow up on its promise to provide her with a copy. She still has not seen the gripping interview she gave to CNN.
It would be very interesting and fitting for CNN to do a follow up story on this poor woman, detailing the LACK of help she has received from government agencies. I hope very much that you will contact her to show the American people the devastating impact such a disaster can have on people.
CNN's viewers need to hear and learn about "the rest of the story". I trust that CNN will do the honorable thing and hopefully serve as an advocate for this brave and selfless woman who has fallen on some very hard times. She recently experienced a minor heart attack which she attributes to the stress and ordeal of the tornado's aftermath and the lack of support she has received in her time of dire need.
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