For those of you who weren’t already aware of this, I was born on Galveston Island, which was devastated two weeks ago by Hurricane Ike. (Btw, being “BOI”, or “born on the island” is considered a big deal in certain circles. Not MY circles, unfortunately. My mother is an employee of the State of Texas and her office has oversight of the medical school (UTMB, or University of Texas Medical Branch) there. A lot of Hubby’s family is also from that area and spent many fun summers on Galveston’s beaches. It’s an important place, to both of our families.
Here is a link to some photos, uploaded by administrators at the medical school, that show the impact of the Hurricane and the efforts that are being made to clean, rebuild and restore it. They are absolutely amazing.
(Do not be alarmed by photo # 1686 in the “After the Storm” set. It looks like a disembodied arm, but it is actually a prosthetic-type arm that is used to teach students how to take blood pressure.)