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Article Source: theadvertiser.comA boom from the speakers at church was all it took to send Paula Walker back to that moment of horror on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig.
"I freaked out," Walker said. "I huddled up on the pew and wouldn't put my feet down because the floor was blue and I thought it was the water."
Members of the congregation rushed to hers side and desperately tried to convince the 56-year-old laundry worker that she wasn't back on the rig. She says she had a similar flashback when a car backfired near her home.
In all the discussion about the environmental impact of the Gulf spill, we cannot forget the emotional toll it has taken on those who were actually on the rig when it exploded.
#1 - Tue Jul 20, 2010 5:20 PM EDTthis gets lost in the chaos.......... neglecting survivors becaue the corporation requires and gets so damn much attention.
we're tilted, unbalanced.
#2 - Tue Jul 27, 2010 9:03 AM EDTI agree. I couldn't begin to imagine what it must have been like to be on that rig when it exploded.
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