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Have you ever been in a situation and had the thought, “I actually might die here today”?
We recently observed the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and I learned about a woman named Linda Gronlund, from New York. She was an attorney, an accomplished sailor and scuba diver, a certified EMT, and she held a brown belt in karate.
On September 11, 2001, Linda was on United flight 93. The plane had been hijacked, and the passengers knew that two other planes had already been flown into the twin towers in New York. Before the plane went down, she called her younger sister, Elsa and left a message. Linda acknowledged that she was probably not going to live to see another day, and her primary message was to say “I love you” one last time.
Sadly, none of the people on that flight survived when it crashed into a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
The average person alive today has probably not been in a situation like that, where death could happen at any moment. But in this episode, you’ll hear from someone who has.
Tara was at home with her wife, Catherine, and their 6 year old daughter, Hazel. They also had 5 dogs. They all survived, including the dogs, but as it was happening they didn’t know what the outcome would be. What they feared was drowning. Because a category 5 hurricane was coming, and their home was on an island in the Bahamas.
Tara’s website: TaraPyfrom.com
Tara on Instagram: @Tarapyfrom
Tara on LinkedIn: Tara Pyfrom
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Graphics for this episode by Bob Bretz. Transcription was done by James Lai.
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