Below is a letter to a supervisor in the county I live. A letter
letting the man know how I felt and wasn't help in any way are heard
of any help as listen to radio.

Dear County Supervisor September 7, 2005

I guess after hurricane Katrina so many people lives
are changed forever even mine. On Monday when the hurricane can close
to me here and right at Meridian I did have some damage to my double
wide trailer the front skirting was blown out from the top to the
bottom from one end of the trailer to about half was and I think that
some of the strong wind went under the trailer and came out the back
skirting as it look it was blown out from the bottom to the top. The
Nights and days after the hurricane were hard for me. I lost my
electricity, telephone, and cell phone. Electric with Southern Pine
Electric Co., telephone with Bay Springs Telephone Co. and cell phone
with Cingular Wireless all wasn't working Monday night and Tuesday
all day. I have one sister but she and her family live in Batesville
Miss. I knew that she would try to get in touch with me but I knew
that she wouldn't be able to and had no way to contact here. I stared
Tuesday listen to 97.1 wokk the joint radio stations in Meridian. I
got my cell phone back on about Wednesday morning and call my sister
to let her know I was ok. The radio station was my link to what had
happen as they thou had no electricity the radio station told of what
they and I couldn't see but I heard them and with the help of
other
tell what happen they were like my family. I listen to wokk each day
and heard about different place that were giving out hot food and
meals. But never heard of any place in S. County giving out food are
anything and I would hear the radio station ask to heard from S.
County Official Wednesday I called F. City Hall and told the lady
that answered what the radio station were doing and asking about
someone to call from S. County and cities in S. County but I never
heard and I listen to the radio starting when got up and stayed up
with them till they started playing music. I later called by cell
phone F. Police and S. County Sheriff departments and told them all
the things you all were doing but never heard over the radio from any
of them.
As you may no almost a year ago I was fried (wrongly
fired) from my job a job that I had work for 14 years. I was without
a job and stared looking for one but just couldn't find anything but
mostly the places I checked wasn't hiring or didn't have anything
open. I even search on line but no one was hiring or wasn't quified
for. (I had my first anxiety attack in 2000 and another one in 2003.)
With out watching my self I let my self-get down and saw that with
the anxiety fear I didn't get out but twice a week. I later notice my
feet began to bother me with the worst around my toes. I went to see
my Nurse Pract. Mrs. R. G. and she said the blood in my toes wasn't
circulating right and she increase my aspirin from 81 mg to 325 mg.
and that I need to walk more and get out more.
The days after the hurricane was hard on me (I know that
on the coast and LA coast and through out south Miss. had it hared
than me) my yard was covered with all kinds of leaves. With the
problem in my feet it is hard to get out and work for even a little
bit at the time. The hold week as I listen to the radio station
talking about where people could get ice water and were could get
food. But no one in S. County came around to check on me or see if I
needed anything but on Thursday a man in the community came and
checked only one other bought me ice. For the week as I lost every
thing I had in my Ref. I lived on dried cereal for breakfast and
supper and for lunch potato chips and crackers and water to drink. I
feel betrayed by people in Forest and in the county. It was Friday
morning that I got my electric on and finely had a hot meal at Burger
King. I felt alone and that no one cared to help me not even neighbor
across the road from me. As they had a generator (read in today
Wednesday Sept. 14 local weekly new paper they had 3 generators) to
help there Ref and on Saturday one of them called out from across the
road and ask about damage and I told mine and the person told me
there damage I told her that my sister that works for am insurance
company told me to make a record of the food lost and I told the
neighbor and she said they didn't lose any food. But they sure
didn't
offer me any and the radio station would say check on neighbors and
see if they need anything but my neighbors never did anything.
One of the main thing I needed help with is somehow that
can find people, teens or anyone to help me with my yard. I also
prayed and hope to find people to help me get out more and walk more
and maybe help with finding a job. When not one person called wokk
even after they asked to hear from them I didn't know were to go on
the County and City of F. were the were handing out Ice, Water and
food. But now after hurricane Katrina I feel ashamed of F. and
ashamed to say that I am from S. County.
I once believed that I would find someone to help with the
leaves and for people to care and help me get out walk more as I
found with the pass that being around people is the best medicine for
me. I often heard the radio station say that this brought people
together but no one came to my aid or help. I once had a couple that
were friends but I guess wasn't good enough for them or not sure
what
happen but they once block me from calling them and I have prayed for
peace and at a time like this for people to come together and help
each and forgive me for what ever I done left a message on there
answering machine about needing help and never heard back from them.
Ashamed to let anyone know what county I am from
G. S. B.

Forgotten in Mississippi