If you want to help by going down there, call us as soon as you can. We are starting training at 9 a.m. [today]. We need to get people out there, but we have to prepare them.

We are so tired. It hasn't been because we're trying to be secretive or anything like that. We're tired. This has been a very, very overwhelming and tiring experience. My son is 13. He just wants to get back to a normal life.

I'm not in any pain right now. I feel normal, I just can't lift heavy things like I did before.

The Red Cross is actively looking for youths to get involved in our programs, ... The kids who get started early tend to volunteer for the rest of their lives.

She's amazing. We like to move her around and give her room to roam and create. And yeah, she's really fast, but she's got more than just speed. Lizzy really developed her skills over the summer. She's been working hard to improve in that area, and it shows.

We need to focus on business opportunities that would lead us to self-sufficiency, specifically in the areas of energy, food, and water resources. We cannot seek to be dependent on others. We need to look for ways we can provide for our people.

We were just glad to be challenged. It is good that we got to experience overtime and penalty kicks under pressure before we start league play.

If he doesn't pick me I'm not going to feel like I wasted my time coming. I look around the room and I do see people who are more deserving of the operation than myself.

I feel great and am looking forward to picking up my life where I left off. That includes a lot of basketball and hanging out with my friends.