Smilingcat: I'm so pleased to hear that there is contact with your family and that they are doing as well as we might hope, given the circumstances. I also thank you for sharing your experience and perspectives.

I also appreciate the other comments as well. I don't mean to imply that "we" don't have heroes, but maybe that we actually "need" heroes in crisis more than others...I don't know...

I hope I'd rise to the challenge if tested like these people are being tested right now...