January 12th marks my mother's birthday and a major earthquake in Haiti

A a year ago in January we were stunned by the airliner that took off from an airport in New York City, hit a flock of geese, and made an emergency landing in the Hudson River without any casualities.  Now, this year on January 12th, which also marks my mother's birthday, we were again stunned by a major castastrophy when a massive 7.0 earthquake hit the country of Haiti.

As the world watched for days as people were pulled out of the rumble of collapsed buildings, major after shocks continued to hit the tattered country and neighboring islands.  Aid seemed slow to come to the rescue of the people of this country who have lost everything.  A world wide telethon was held on all major television networks on Friday evening, January 22, to raise funds to assist the country.