We are normal people like anybody else. We are mothers and daughters and sisters and brothers, ... We are just like you.

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We were sleeping on air mattresses for a couple of days. But what the hey, ... At least we have a roof over our head.

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I'd be so happy to be sitting at my desk, eating a Pop-Tart and keying away, ... Nothing would please me more.

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Humbling. Belittling, ... We are working people.

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[The response, for the most part, has been overwhelming, Burrows said. Strangers have treated her like family.] I don't mean cordial, ... I mean genuine concern.

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Every time I take a soak in a warm tub, ... I think of all the people in the shelter who can't even take a bath.

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For creditors, bills are just a number, ... It's not going to take them long to forget about the Hurricane Katrina deal.

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I'm bored, even though I've got a lot to do, ... I'm tired. I'm frustrated.

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