away from her due date, and she also has a 1 1/2-year-old daughter at home. she had to leave her daughter and her husband. she never had been away from her little girl overnight before, and she had to say good-bye to her leaving to go to the hospital to then spend four days taking care of other peoples children, taking care of the pediatric patients through the storm. at one point, for about 24-plus hours, losing contact with her husband, not knowing if her husband and daughter were okay, if they were alive, if they were safe. they called 911 to check and let them know what was going on at the hospital. they got a busy tone on 911, and a dial tone, and you know what runs through the mind of a mother when you call 911 and
press conferences are some of the unsung heroes of this tragedy, of this devastation, and i want to introduce you to one of them. her name is ilene, and she is a nurse at one of the hospitals here. golisano children s hospital. she spent four days sleeping, living at this hospital, taking care of pediatric icu patients. ilene is pregnant with twins. she has a 1 1/2-year-old daughter at home. she was disconnected from her husband and her daughter for 24 to 36 hours, which to her, you can imagine, felt like forever. she was watching out the window as the parking lot of the hospital flooded, as cars began to float, her own car getting destroyed, and imagining what could be happening at home. she couldn t contact her husband. when they were able to call 911, she says they got a dial tone. you can imagine what runs through the mind of a mother in