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			<span class="posted-on"><a href="https://egosum2016.wordpress.com/2017/08/31/hurricane-harvey-houstonians-and-trauma/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2017-08-31T17:00:18+00:00">August 31, 2017</time><time class="updated" datetime="2017-08-31T17:01:20+00:00">August 31, 2017</time></a></span><span class="cat-links">Posted in <a href="https://egosum2016.wordpress.com/category/blog/" rel="category tag">BLOG</a>, <a href="https://egosum2016.wordpress.com/category/uncategorized/" rel="category tag">Uncategorized</a></span><span class="tags-links">Tagged <a href="https://egosum2016.wordpress.com/tag/ptsd/" rel="tag">PTSD</a>, <a href="https://egosum2016.wordpress.com/tag/trauma/" rel="tag">trauma</a></span>		</div><!-- .entry-meta -->
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		<p>After 11 years another natural disaster has come to cause some more pain than they will ever face, or have ever faced, in their entire lives. Hurricane Harvey, 11 years after Katrina, to practically wipe an entire city out. As of today there have been a total of 37 deaths. Families have been separated and lost by this storm. The rain from Harvey lasted for days with an expectation of up to 50 inches of rain. A lot of families tried their best to be prepared for the event, however, it turned out to be a lot worst than expected.</p>
<p>The effects of a traumatic event can last years. Sometimes symptoms are present right away and other times they may show up after the event has ended. For those in Houston they are already showing symptoms of trauma.</p>
<p>These families have lost loved ones, their homes, savings, memories, and some even themselves. The thought of having to rebuild and start from scratch is a very heavy burden to have to carry. Everyone has been effected by this storm from children being born while the storm had taken effect to the elderly in homes who have been effected.</p>
<p>I saw on Facebook the other day someone&#8217;s parents had gone on a cruise and due to the storm his family was stuck on the ship. Being stuck on a ship is very traumatizing and then to find out you&#8217;ve come home to absolutely nothing left. My heart goes out to these families and individuals.</p>
<p>They have several resources in Houston set up to help the evacuee&#8217;s but those resources are still not enough for everyone.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">THE CHILDREN</p>
<p>Children are already vulnerable to the world because they are CHILDREN. These children of Houston have been forced out of their homes, some of briefly lost their parents, and have been relocated to other schools. Relocation is hard for any child but being forced to do so without any sort of an understanding is awful. These children are now having to see their parents and other family members in pain but are also clueless and torn. Children who see themselves as &#8216;helpers&#8217; to their parents don&#8217;t have a clue as to what they can do. This pulls at the child internally and some of the effects are irreversible. At a time like this these children are experiencing lots of stress and worry.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">THE PARENTS</p>
<p>Parents of these children are not coping very well. They are trying to console their children and keep them safe when they also need some extra love and nurturing. Some of the parents have lost their children in this storm to death.  There were babies born during this storm to new parents. How does one get through such an event. What do you tell your child when they get older?! I&#8217;m sure parents are being asked all sorts of questions by their children and unfortunately have few answers. This is very frustrating for parents. Everyone can use any support they can get right about now.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">THE SINGLES</p>
<p>For some reason singles get left out. But they are still part of someone&#8217;s family. There was a lot of attention put on children, families, elderly, and pets, but not those who are single. They are the one&#8217;s who are potentially by themselves who also need help. Who wants to be left in the middle of a storm all alone?! They are just as important as should be treated as such. Their reasons for stress may not be the same as everyone else, however, their levels are no lower.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">THE ELDERLY</p>
<p>I have a co-workers whose mother lives in Houston and she stated she&#8217;d been evacuated and moved to a safe place, however, there were some who were not. She stated her mother had lost all of her possessions. After living in a house for over 50 years, raising children, grandchildren, spouse, family gatherings, it was all gone in one day. Just one day. 50 years destroyed in one day. You can never get that back. You can always recreate or rebuild but when you 70 years old how much of that can you really do?! Let&#8217;s not be so insensitive to this group either. Those who were in nursing homes may not get to see their families for a while or ever again due to the storm.</p>
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THE PETS</p>
<p>Let&#8217;s not forget about the pets. For some their pets were all they had. Nowadays pets are just as equally a family member as a human being. For some their pets were service animals. Pets are used for all sorts of reasons including mental health. I haven&#8217;t heard of any pet fatalities but I wouldn&#8217;t be surprised of there were. Unfortunately not everything accurately makes the news.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">THE HELPERS</p>
<p>Anyone who was helping from the Coast Guard, Counselors, Doctors, Police, Crisis Workers, etc. This is also a stressful time for us/them. Those who were there trying their best to save everyone they could but still someone died. Those who have clients or patients who have been displaced and now they are not as easily accessible. Some of these helpers are from the other natural disaster&#8217;s we&#8217;ve had in the past. Professionals being worried about their own families and trying to help everyone else. As a professional we practice self care and boundaries but this is one situation where you&#8217;re dammed if you do dammed if you don&#8217;t. I&#8217;m hearing from other therapists whose clients are hitting states of depression already. Some are even considering suicide. The traumatic effects of this event are extremely sever and are not being taking lightly at all.</p>
<p>FROM LOUISIANA TO HOUSTON TO WHERE NOW</p>
<p>My heart broke when I saw someone who had been effected by Hurricane Katrina had relocated to Houston and has not been hit by Hurricane Harvey. WTF!! While it may only be a few with this experience I&#8217;m sure they are wondering how does such a thing happen twice. How do you loose everything, rebuild, then loose it all again. Just when you think you&#8217;re safe and secure the inevitable happens.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">THANK YOU TO THOSE WHO ARE PITCHING IN</p>
<p>There are tons of people pitching in, including myself. There are lots of go fund me accounts being created. The American Red Cross has several links and partnerships to join if you want to make a contribution. Not all of us are able to physically help out during this time but we can still donate, pray, and lend a heart (listen, empathize, love) if we can.</p>
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