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41. I cried watching the father struggle to get on the boat and then listening to the daughter

Reply to herding cats (Reply #37)

Sun Aug 27, 2017, 06:12 PM

Aug 2017

The dad was in obvious pain. What a lovely family and rescue - old age is hell.

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Seniors stuck in waist-deep water at nursing home in Dickinson area [View all] herding cats Aug 2017 OP

Shocking greeny2323 Aug 2017 #1

I just cannot believe they didn't evacuate them. herding cats Aug 2017 #3

In one article I read the owner of the home said she was told not to worry... WePurrsevere Aug 2017 #51

This is awful. democrank Aug 2017 #2

So do I! herding cats Aug 2017 #6

It will be even worse when an army of Public Insurance Adjusters delisen Aug 2017 #39

KICK democrank Aug 2017 #4

Damn. dalton99a Aug 2017 #5

I'm Sorry... JimGinPA Aug 2017 #7

She's keeping calm and carrying on. herding cats Aug 2017 #9

Usually animals will stay calm if their people do. Doreen Aug 2017 #26

I don't think she's knitting... Looks like a plastic bag if you blow the picture up. icymist Aug 2017 #53

That is not good. MissB Aug 2017 #8

They were rescued (airlifted) MissB Aug 2017 #10

Yay!! herding cats Aug 2017 #12

That's Good News... JimGinPA Aug 2017 #14

I hope they took Kitty too. Duppers Aug 2017 #50

This is outrageous. Why weren't these people evacuated? Vinca Aug 2017 #11

They've got them out, but they were there in that water for hours. herding cats Aug 2017 #13

One of the saddest things I've seen. I'm also worried about all the pets left behind. Vinca Aug 2017 #15

I worried about the pets, too. herding cats Aug 2017 #16

When my Mother was in a nursing home I signed a paper so should would be moved. Demtexan Aug 2017 #17

this is a fake image juxtaposed Aug 2017 #18

It's on several major news sites. nt herding cats Aug 2017 #19

it's fake, power would have been shutoff, woman doing neddlepoint, big foam filled juxtaposed Aug 2017 #20

Daily News has the story too: ecstatic Aug 2017 #21

I feel the images are fake. juxtaposed Aug 2017 #22

They're all over the television news now too. herding cats Aug 2017 #23

I'm always the last to admit I am wrong. Yes the image is real. juxtaposed Aug 2017 #54

This is very big of you. herding cats Aug 2017 #55

The lights being on is wrong. logosoco Aug 2017 #24

It's been verified as real. herding cats Aug 2017 #25

They seem so calm, as if the water is a common thing. I don't understand. crosinski Aug 2017 #28

They're all safe now! herding cats Aug 2017 #29

that's the main thing!!!! nt logosoco Aug 2017 #35

It is! herding cats Aug 2017 #42

Let's applaud their ability to stay calm in an emergency. delisen Aug 2017 #48

NOT FAKE malaise Aug 2017 #27

Thanks, malaise! herding cats Aug 2017 #31

I posted it on another thread this morning - the folks at Weather Underground malaise Aug 2017 #33

The one where the mother had Alzheimer's? herding cats Aug 2017 #37

I cried watching the father struggle to get on the boat and then listening to the daughter malaise Aug 2017 #41

When he was trying to get in the boat what's when I lost it too. herding cats Aug 2017 #43

They survived and they are loved malaise Aug 2017 #45

Well said. delisen Aug 2017 #49

I think it is, too obamanut2012 Aug 2017 #34

The news has verified it wasn't manipulated. herding cats Aug 2017 #38

They got rescued. applegrove Aug 2017 #30

Sweet Jesus ismnotwasm Aug 2017 #32

This is really heartbreaking! lunamagica Aug 2017 #36

OMG. That is a horrifying sight! smirkymonkey Aug 2017 #40

Here's the thing - everyone forgott Dickinson malaise Aug 2017 #44

I hope that people are getting the help they need and are rescued. smirkymonkey Aug 2017 #46

I saw an elderly couple and their daughter (and dog) rescued by a boat carrying the malaise Aug 2017 #52

Too many critics are sitting in their comfortable homes scolding delisen Aug 2017 #47