Nurses Around the World React to Tragedy

In the name of Nurses Association of Slovenia I wish to express our deepest sympathy. We think that such barbarous act against innocent people should not have happened in this millennium. We also express our respect for Your selfless efforts as nurses in saving lives and caring for the wounded.

Yours sincerely,
Petra Kernc
General Secretary

Bojana Filej
President
Ljubljana, Slovenia
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I would like to express our deep sympathy to the American Nurses Association in the sad tragedy of Sept. 11th. We Egyptian nurses Muslims and Christians denounce such evil and treacherous attacks and hope peace finally prevails all over the world as urged by all religions. Once again may God rest their souls and we all have to remember that "Earth has no sorrow that Heaven cannot heal."

Regards
Nazli Kabil
Egypt
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We were shocked to see the recent unfortunate happenings occurred in your country. As a country that experience terrorism for 19 years we understand how you feel at this sad moment.

We sympathize with all those families affected by this happenings and we assure our support in whatever activity your country take to alleviate terrorism from this world.

Ms Kusum Vithana
President, Sri Lanka Nurses Association
Sri Lanka

National League for Nursing Carries 0n - 2001 Education Summit

We thank you for planning to attend the 2001 NLN Education Summit.

All people of this great nation were thrust into an unexpected and unwanted new journey by the horrific evil event that befell our nation on Tuesday. Individually and collectively we are in great shock and overpowering grief for the loss of lives and the loss of our innocence regarding the invincibility of our homeland from such acts of carnage.

Each of us is making personal decisions about what we can and must do to aid in our own healing and the healing of others and to demonstrate to the world and specifically the perpetrators of this terrorist act that though they can cause human carnage and destroy our buildings they cannot destroy the soul and spirit of our nation and its people. To that end we at NLN have chosen to continue with the 2001 Education Summit.

Though our headquarters building is closed because we are but four blocks from "ground zero" and our staff were eye witnesses to the surreal scene of the mass destruction there is unanimity in commitment to the Summit . We believe that at our summit in Nashville we demonstrated that when we came together we created a caring community that nurtures the soul along with the intellect and because of that we must offer this Summit to you our registrants and indeed for ourselves.

It is our hope that you as one of the registrants to our Summit can make attendance at this national meeting one of the acts you can undertake in symbolism of the solidarity and unity of our national community.

May you be safe in the arms of care where ever that may be.

Sincerely,
Nancy F. Langston, President
Ruth D. Corcoran, Chief Executive Officer

The Australian Nursing Federation (Tasmanian Branch) would like to send our deepest sympathy to you all at this tragic time. Our thoughts are with you all.

Regards
Lorraine Bailey (President)
Pam Wright ( Branch Secretary) and all the staff.
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To you and all the American nurses,
Tuesday 11th September 2001 was the darkest day not only to the USA but the whole world. We the nurses of Kenya right now holding our Annual Scientific Conference and General meeting. We are profoundly shocked by heinous and violent attack metted out on innocent people.

With out experience in Kenya where the American Embassy was attacked on 7/8/1998 we know that the American Nurses are under an extra load, pressure and even risk. We observed a minute of silence that God may console the bereaved and give the NURSES strength.

And we continue to say May God help you hang on to your faith!

The LORD is always with you and we are with you in thought and prayer.

Donald Cephas Epaalat
PRESIDENT
NATIONAL NURSES ASSOCIATION OF KENYA
P.O. Box 49422
00100 NAIROBI, KENYA
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We are so far away from you all but send our empathy, love and support to all of you who have faced such a terrible ordeal. I have to admit feeling powerless ... if love and best wishes help then you have a ton of it from New Zealand.

Mia Carroll
Director of Nursing and Midwifery
Auckland District Health Board
Te Toka Tumai, New Zealand

We are one who condemn the horrific attacks of the terrorists. Our deepest sympathy to the families who have lost their loved ones including our countrymen working in New York. Sorry for the delayed letter, we are on remote regional visit.

Truly yours,
Mrs. Rosie S. de Leon
Executive Director
Philippines

My thoughts and prayers are with you at this time. Do not feel isolated or alone as there is tremendous support for you from the other side of the world in Australia.

Having visited the WTC, Boston & Washington, I am aware of the size of the geographical disaster. The magnitude of the human disaster is incomprehesable, but I am sure that will not deter you from trying to give your best to your patients and colleagues.

May God bless you all now and in the future particularly during the times of rehabilitation of both body and spirit.

Helen Donaldson
Melbourne, Australia
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Kenyans sympathy, affection and care is with the people of U.S.A. We are aware of how inundated with an outpouring of outrage & messages of support will be dispatched to American Nurses Association.

Please send my personal message as above to the President of ANA. The NNAK will do in 3-4 days. It is hardly 4 years that nurses in Kenya were dealing with what we felt was the worst ever disaster in history. It was the day of the 43rd Scientific conference of NNAK. So, a "minute of silence" was observed. Official messages have been sent to our Ambassador.

Shehn Thalib
Former ICN Board Member (Kenya)
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Czech Association of Nurses would like to expresses to sympathy for all the victim and families affected by the terrorist action in N.Y. City, Washington, D.C. and Pennsylvania on September 11. This is a very sad time for all our nurses in Czech Republic.

Yours sincelery,
Hilda Vorlícková
President Czech Association of Nurses
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This is Pat Manalaysay from Davao City, Philippines. I am the holder of the address above. I wish to extend our condolences too to those who were caught in the tragedy at WTC, NYC. All the Davaoenos offered masses for the victims . Its our way of showing everyone we care.

PAT MANALAYSAY

Los hechos ocurridos recientemente en vuestro pais nos han conmocionado como personas y como enfermeros.

Es por ello que el Colegio de Enfermeras del Uruguay (C.E.D.U.), en representacion de las enfermeras de nuestro pais, hace llegar a usted y por su intermedio a todas las enfermeras de Estados Unidos, nuestra solidaridad ante la perdida de tantas vidas humanas.

Asimismo, deseamos poner a vuestra disposicion, la ayuda fraternal que en estas circumstancias ustedes y el pueblo norteramericano consideren necesario, y esperamos nos las hagan conocer

Sin otro particular, saludamos cordialmente.

Estela Muniz
Secretaria General

Graciela Cabrera
Presidenta
Colegio De Enfermeras Del Uruguay

Montevido, Uruguay
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We the members and staff of the Trinidad and Tobago Registered Nurses Association were deeply moved by the graphic, televised scenes of the savage attack being made on America. A traumatic event which resulted in massive destruction of administrative buildings, severe loss of lives and several presumed dead.

We were indeed devastated by the tragic events as they unfolded, but were heartened by the high level of professionalism displayed by nursing personnel, other health care workers, fire officers and policemen during this major disaster.

The citizens of Trinidad and Tobago shared your anxiety and fear, particularly those who had relatives working in the buildings affected.

We applaud the patriotism of your fellow citizens, who spontaneously volunteered their services to assist wherever possible.

September 11, 2001 would remain indelibly engraved in all of our memories.

May God continue to guide and protect you especially at this time of service to the people of America.

Love and best wishes.

Yours sincerely
Yvonne Pilgrim
Executive Director
Trinidad and Tobago Registered Nurses Association
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The prayers of the nursing staff at Adirondack Medical Center are with all of those who have been impacted by the recent tragic events. With the bad there is good and we are humbled by the outreach of all nurses, from all over the world, who have shared kind words of support and have offered assistance in any way.

It is times like these that nurses rise above all and work together to provide compassion and support for which our profession is known!

Jonathon Brown, RN, CNAA, CHE
Vice President
Adirondack Medical Center
Saranac Lake, NY

On behalf of ICN Board of Directors, staff and nurses worldwide, please know that we are thinking of you and all the people of the United States in this time of great shock and sadness. We wish you strength in the face of such terrible destruction, and send our sincerest condolences for the regrettable death and injury that have resulted from the severe terrorist attacks undertaken in your country yesterday.

We hope that rescue efforts will be successful in saving lives and preventing a widening of the catastrophe. If there is anything we can do to help, please let us know. Our thoughts are with you and the relief personnel providing assistance as well as the victims and their loved ones.

With warmest regards,
Mireille Kingma, Acting Chief Executive Officer
International Council of Nurses
Geneva, Switzerland
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In the name of the Council of the Federation of Nursing Associations in Lebanon, and in the name of all the Lebanese nurses, I present to you our heartiest sympathy and condolences for all the lives that were lost during the tragedy which shook the United States, but also the hearts and conscience of every human who resents violence and killing.

Our prayers are with those who have been injured and, particularly, with the nurses and all other medical and health professionals who are certainly as affected, yet not hesitating to provide health with love against the hatred.

With sympathy
Elie Aaraj
President of the Federation of
Nursing Associations in Lebanon
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On behalf of Dr. Hwa-Joong Kim, President of the KNA, I express our deepest sympathy and concern to the people at the lost of lives and the damage caused by the catastrophic airline attacks in your country. All the members of the KNA express our moral outrage over this heinous act of cruelty and injustice.

We would like to let you know that our thoughts are with your country and hope you overcome your grief.

Yours sincerely,
hung-Cha Lee, RN, BSN,
Executive Secretary
Korean Nurses Association
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On behalf of the Taiwan Nurses Association, I wish to express you our sadness at the tragedy of terrorist attacks taken place on September 11 in the United States. At this moment, we sincerely mourn for the American people, the families and friends, who have involved with or have lost their lives in this terrible tragedy.

In a sense of emergent rescue, hospitals in New York must be overwhelmed with hundreds of patients being injured and burned. Taiwan nurses express their deeply support and sympathy to colleagues in the USA who have contributed themselves without resting and provide care to comfort the victims of this unprecedented catastrophe.

Yours faithfully,
Shou-Hui Lin, R.P.N., D.N. Sc
President
Taiwan Nurses Association
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To the nurses of America,

The nurses of New Zealand extend their deepest sympathy to the American people. We are thinking especially of all our nursing colleagues, your families and your friends, at this terrible time. Our love and best wishes are with you all. Arohanui.

Diane Penney President NZNO
Noeline Warmington Chairperson Te Runanga O Aotearoa NZNO
Geoff Annals CEO NZNO
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Colleagues, we, at the Royal College of Nursing, feel the incredible weight of loss, concern and fear for a world where atrocities can happen so quickly, with such preciseness and in such an overwhelming magnitude of destruction. Personally, as an American, I send my heart to my sisters and brothers, nurses and colleagues in every state, city and town. May healing and peace be yours--in fact, may we all heal and be at peace with one another.

Beverly Malone
United Kingdom
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On behalf the Canadian Nurses Association, we would like to take this opportunity to express our deepest sympathy to our American colleagues, the families of victims and the American people.

We have all been saddened by the tragic events of yesterday and our thoughts remain with the survivors and the families of the victims. My thoughts are also with the nurses who will be stretched beyond belief to provide support and care in this situation.

We would like to convey our full support of the decision to cancel the ICN Workforce Forum Meeting next week given these tragic circumstances. We will be working closely with ICN to explore the possibility of rescheduling the meeting at a later date.

Yours very sincerely
Dr. Ginette Lemire Rodger, RN
President
Canadian Nurses Association
Association des infirmières et infirmiers du Canada
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The Swedish Association of Health Professional wishes to express our deepest condolences with Association and the American people on the Terrible tragedy that has struck your country.

The nurses in Sweden are with you.

Eva Fernvall
President
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September 11, 2001 will be a day the world will never forget. With horror we learnt of the tragedy in New York and Washington, DC. Through the media we are following the situation closely and our thoughts go to the thousand of families, who have lost family members or in other ways have been touched by the disaster. Please accept our deep felt condolences.

The tragedy has hit the US but it has impact on the rest of world. In Denmark, people are visibly shaken, and all flags are on half to show respect for the sorrow of the American people.

We know the number of wounded and dead is still uncertain, but it is apparent that for a long time nursing expertise will be needed to assist people in recovering from the physical and psychological injuries suffered in connection with tragedy. May your nurses have strength to cope with catastrophe, the kind of which we have never seen before.

Our thoughts will be with you in these difficult days.

Connie Kruckow
The Danish Nurses Organization
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On behalf of the Nursing Association and the population of Mauritius, I wish to express my deepest sympathy to your Organisaton and the people of the United States following the tragic event of Tuesday 11 September 2001.

As a caring profession who treasured like, we strongly condemned this reprehensive and shameful act of violence perpetrated against innocent civilians.

I am confident that the American people, as a strong nation will overcome this dreadful catastrophe in dignity.

May God bless you all in this time of grief, especially the parents and relatives of those who have lost their lives in this tragic event.

My sincere condolence to all of you

Francis Supparayen
President
Nursing Association
Beau-Bassin, Mauritius
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La Asociación Nacional de Enfermeras de Panamá; expresa por este medio su solidaridad con el pueblo Estadounidense y con las enfermeras de este país, a raíz de la reciente tragedia ocurrida, a causa de los efectos del terrorismo internacional, no sin antes repudiar esta acción que llena de luto y dolor a todos los pueblo y a millares de familias en el mundo, dado que la pérdida de vidas humanas, es irremplazable, lo cual nos debe llevar a una reflexión profunda como seres humanos.

Sólo nos queda orar para que Dios interceda en las diversas acciones que esto pueda originar y para que el Todopoderoso les reconforte ante tan triste momento.

Agradecemos nos informe en qué forma nuestra Asociación puede brindar apoyo.

Sinceramente,
Lic. Nelva de Small
Presidenta de ANEP

Licda. Carmen Lange
Secretaria de ANEP

Panama
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Friends, north american nurses who care of others with knowledge and LOVE.

In this terrible sad moments, receive from a Chilean professor Nurse my LOVE , my Care , My tears and my hopes that your country responses be in the way of built PEACE as Peggy Chinn sugests. We all here are praying for the confort of the Families of the innocent victims and for achieve Mundial PEACE.

Maria Soledad Rivera
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Yes, it is such a sad atrocity to happen to any country and I still feel like it is really another disaster movie that I am watching. My heart goes out to not only the American families but to all other nations involved who would have been working in the twin towers and surrounding areas at the time. Also, to the families of the passengers on board all flights, may god have been with u during this horrific experience.

It is a real disaster to mankind and such a disappointing reaction from our Arabic neighbours. I cannot comprehend such an inhuman response from people such as the Palestinians to have been delighted with such tragedy. I wonder if they are really human at all, living on the same planet as ourselves.

I pray and send my condolences to all concerned and for all future disasters waiting to happen especially however to those who give their lives to save others.

Wish I was there to help.

I would like to express our deepest sympathy with the american people.

Sincerely,
Isabel Cruz, RN, PhD
www.uff.br/nepae
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I can only imagine the horrible process people are going through in New York and you- in DC. Know that our thoughts and prayers are with everyone in this sad time.

Sincerely
Connie L. Conner
Vice President/CNO
Self Memorial Hospital
Greenwood, SC
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Heartfelt blessings you one and all, you are in our thoughts and prayers for healing this gaping wound. But I trust it will heal. I will be giving blood in San Diego today for this effort.

With love and light to surround you,

Sharon Murnane, RN, BA, HNC, CHTP
San Diego
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Thank you for your posting. I send my heartfelt and sincere sympathy to you all and to the people of New York, Nurses, Doctors, medical staff and others caught up in this terrible tragedy.

I have said a prayer to all those brave men, women and children who died so tragically. it is at these times that one realises the frailty of human life. Good luck to the nurses in NY and to ANA.

NursingInsider Subscriber
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I send prayers and thoughts to you all.

Sincerely
Ruth
Community Nurse
Sydney, Australia
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Thanks for the mail. My condolences to the families and friend of the deceased and victims of the disaster my prayers go for them. I'm sorry I will not be able to assist as I over here in London; I wish I could be there for all the needy.

I would like to extend my condolences to all in America. I know how well you all stick together and fight as one. Good on you. I know I speak for nurses in Australia when I say good luck and we are all praying for you. I was working in emergency when the horror was unfolding and all were shocked, lost for words and extreme sadness covered the department. I wish I could be there to help even in a small way.