I appreciate the fact that we were able to listen to this woman’s account of her escape without constant interruptions. That was really respectful. I was completely engrossed. Thank you 👍
@@leesher1845 hard when you’re thinking back to something your brains possibly trying to erase to protect you though I guess. I can bare them to hear a real person account rather than news/documentary narrative of what happened
I had a Job interview to work in Windows of the world at 10:30 am and I saw the towers fall from the Brooklyn bridge on my way to Manhattan. I will never forget that day
This is actually the most fascinating survivor interview I’ve ever seen. Just the little things like people hoping whatever happened would wrap up in time for their 11am meeting. Hearing what she heard people saying just opens up a million different perspectives you probably wouldn’t otherwise think of.
I love her outlook on life, she’s so blessed to share this message with everyone. Another incredible survivor story that will always move me is the one of Stan and Brian 💛
Those firefighters were the true heroes. Going upstairs to their death just to save lives. This is very remarkable, because I am sure they were scared and worried knowing what really happened to the towers.
When she mentioned the survivors guilt I really resonate with that. I was in the Manchester bombing and I often asked myself why did I survive but young kids, parents and other people didn’t. In some sense it’s bittersweet to know that you’re not crazy because other people (as sad as it is) have similar feelings. Thank you for this interview, it’s really healing to see how other people have continued nearly 20 years after this incident and done great things.
I had family there during 9/11. I lived through the Boston bombing. I was in London during the bombings by the houses of parliament... and I was also a town away the day of the Manchester bombings. It's wild how close to all of these I've been.
I used to work in a high rise when Amazon first transferred the dispatch operations to my state and the emergency stairwells were locked too, this was in like 2018. They told us you have to open it from the inside which is so stupid because that’s not the point of an emergency stairwell
No doubt she’s a beautiful women, but she was only 22 on 9/11/01. I was 21, so we were really just kids finding our way into this crazy world. She’s 42 now and that is still young! I know plenty of people our age that look much younger than we are. When I actually shave I get carded all the time. Only when I have my beard grown in, is when I don’t get carded cause I got a few greys in my beard. Anyway 42 is the new 32 these days. People are living longer, take better care of themselves and often look ten years younger than people did 50 years ago
@@mascara1777 you’re right, 20 years is nothing. Obviously we are the same age, and growing up I always thought WW2 and Vietnam were so long ago, but the reality is...WW2 ended 35 years before I was born and Vietnam had just ended. Time flies, 9/11 literally feels like 5 years ago to me
One man in the south tower decided to walk down stairs a just a few minutes before the second plane slammed into it. He was drawn to the stairs from 100th floor, his co-workers went onto the roof unfortunately & when he got down to the 50th the plane slammed & he managed to get down the rest of the way amazingly, alas his co-workers did not. So sad for them.
I was completely transfixed with Moushumi's story, she told it so well that I could actually picture what it was like. Thank you, Moushumi and Alexandra x
Hard to believe it has been a whopping 22 years since that horrible day in 2001. Interesting to listen to her story and so glad she is okay ✅. She doesn’t look 44 years old.
My cousin is also a survivor. I finally got a chance to call her to hear her full story just a few years ago and I’m so glad I did, and was even more thankful that we still have her after hearing what a close call she had. She worked on the 101 floor with one of the companies that had the highest loss of employees in the S tower. She’s an army vet so she made it her business to always be early to work, but something made her take her time and get a coffee in the subway area (missing the event of the first plane hitting the N tower). She took the subway to work and when she finally got to the elevator of the south building, she was told by Port Authority that they were not letting people up without verifying with employers because something had just happened to the North tower. Her boss then told her not to worry about it and to just wait things out outside the building because he had already begun evacuating certain departments anyway. So she decided to take a walk around for a few minutes and as she was walking she heard a massive bang that shook the ground and she said without even looking or knowing what happened she bolted away from the buildings toward the nearest subway she could find that wasn’t crammed with people (the sound was the second plane hitting the south tower). By the time she got there, the subways weren’t running and phones weren’t working. She finally found a bus that took her home and due to immense traffic, she got there hours later. She said the moment she walked into her apt and her mother saw her, her mom flew to her crying and holding her like she saw a ghost bc she swore my cousin had died. Meanwhile my cousin still had NO IDEA what had happened bc she’d spent hours on a bus just to get 10 miles north back home. Her mom sat her down in front of the tv where she saw smoke saying, “THEY’RE GONE! THEY’REGONE!” and it took her a moment to realize what her mom was talking about and that she was looking at the spot where the twin towers stood earlier that morning. My cousin without a doubt would have died had she made it past Port Authority to the elevator that day. She lives in another state now and to this day has no desire to go back or visit NY, this is a girl who was born and raised there. Gives me shivers just thinking about it all because I remember coming home from school and my mom crying because no one was able to contact my cousin nor my grandmother (who was in lower Manhattan at the time) until much later that day.
OMG,what a story...💜Scrolling through the comments'section,I just realized something beautiful came out of this after all.By Alexandra Interviewing a woman with such a true insight,listening to a true survivors'story in general made a brief 🦋 effect of Ppl.opening up,it's been close to 20 yrs.but this shows how deep this really went.How someone can critizice this is beyond me.This video inspires,& the Ppl.who did'make it home that day will never be forgotten.This video deserves more views🙏🏼💞
I love these "smaller" so to speak, stories. I'm fascinated by details, and the part about the elevator light flickering... such a small detail, but very morbid if you think about it.
Me too! I can sit and watch every documentary that features personal stories about that day! It's fascinating how everyone makes one small decision that could have created a different ending to their story. She's so lucky to be here to tell her story.
Everything is different depending on when you left the building each minute changes the environment severely. 💯 also if you were in tower 1 or 2 and the floor you were on . Seeing people pushing others out of the elevator because it was too heavy to go . Was not orderly it was life or death struggle to survive. The jet fuel pouring down in another elevator and flames shooting out . Some people escaped unscathed and others had to climb down burned severely and broken bones . Stepping over the weak who couldn't go on . What a difference between one's experience to another's.
Thank you for sharing your story.❤️ My dad is a fireman and went up after the attacks to help with clean up and recovery of the Towers. Every year on 9/11, our local fire department does a stair climb with all the gear on and it is insanely heavy. They climb the same number of flights of stairs as were in both towers in honor of all the victims.❤️
This is an incredible video. Her comment about the plane hitting when she pushed the elevator button made me remember a (unintentionally funny) story of a guy that worked in the pentagon that day and he was at the copier and the plane hit. Threw him across the room and his fist thought was that he has blown up the copy machine. Didn’t even click that it could be a plane hitting the flipping building.
And when I say funny, I know it isn’t. This was a terrible tragic day that can’t quite be articulated. It was just a little story that brought a small chuckle out of an absolutely tragic day. I hope that makes sense.
Wow thanks for sharing that story - they really would have had no idea of course!! Crazy It is a weird kind of funny what the brain comes up with in that initial second before you gather enough information to know any better. When I had an intruder hold a weapon up to me - the first thing my mind goes to for a split second is that ‘this is a prank like in the Justin Bieber music video’ that had recently come out (this is Jan 2016 and I was thinking about What Do You Mean) like what 😅
@@brittanykateevans I hear you. When I got attacked on the street ( guy grabbed me from behind late one night on a DC street), I kept thinking it was a joke or someone who lived in my building pranking me, and all sorts of other weird thoughts that were just denial I guess. I did manage to get away....but was really scary how I froze and thought of all these weird explanations
I will never forget where I was when 9/11 happened. I can’t imagine being there and knowing the person who saved your life probably didn’t make it. The firefighters there that day are the bravest people in the world. Still makes me cry. I am glad she made it out and can tell her story.
These folks that experience the attack on the towers truly appreciate what life means. We had unity in 2001. We have a pandemic that has killed more people, and we have a vaccine that can save many, unlike the twin towers and surrounding areas deaths that horrible day. Some people today just don't truly understand the meaning of life or helping one another. These people helped each other even when they were not sure what was happening. How selfish of many today, that think this is about freedom. We have freedom...but those that passed away during these attacks had no freedom. They were trapped. We have a choice to save ourselves and others, but half this country is choosing to be selfish and irresponsible.
So devastating hearing how they thought they can make it back to their 11o’clock meetings. Meetings . No realizing what’s happening at the time. Work has really consumed us . I know that’s not the point she’s making but still just freakin sad this is life !
I was thinking the same thing, im sure I would of been that person thinking of what I had to do through out the day without realizing what was really going on
There was a similar conversation with one of the amateur videographers and a civ during that day. Guy said he had to get to his meeting after the first collapse and the videographer told him that probably wasnt happening as the building was gone.
I was in my junior year of high school when I was randomly called to the deans office to be picked up by my aunt who was the one to tell me that there was an attack and my mom couldn’t be reached. My mom survived the attack and worked in the 2nd tower on the 64th floor. New York has definitely never been the same since. I’m so blessed to have her here with us today but it was traumatic experience for our entire family
@@feliciaboston6365the plane hit 13 floors below her mom. Also being that it was the 2nd building hit many started evacuated when the first was hit. Luckily, she was not that close to the impacted floors.
@@feliciaboston6365on the south tower a guy from the 81st floor survived. A few people from above the impact zone could survive on the south tower cause there was an staircase still working after the tower was hit by the plain.
A sign of trauma is her switching from talking about it in past tense to present tense. As someone with CPTSD, anniversaries can be particularly disruptive. Practice self care, folks. This anniversary is gonna be hard, with pandemic fatigue. ✌️
@@sarahyates6055 yep. I saw a veteran at the grocery store yesterday and I said to him "Thank you for your service and I'm sorry our political climate is so stressful right now." He said thank you in the most appreciative way. It fuckin sickens me, sickennnnnssss me that this country learned NOTHING from the way we treated Vietnam vets. I'm taking flowers to the local war memorial today, specifically for the stone for the WOT causalities. Gold star families are everywhere and people are popping off with thoughtless social media posts about the entire quagmire. I may oppose US military decisions, but I will NEVER forget eating lunch with someone who served in Afghanistan. Never. He reminded all of us to be more aware of the dual guilt that these soldiers carry, every single day. #neverinvain
Yeah - I noticed at one particular part towards the beginning, she looks up (as most people do when recalling something from memory) but instead of readjusting her gaze back to the camera once she she accessed the memory, she is almost “frozen” in the upwards gaze and she switched to present tense. She’s literally reliving the memory instead of simply recalling it. It’s fascinating what our brains [can] do when something traumatizing happens, specifically trauma that an individual survives that many others don’t. Her story was really incredible to listen to and she did a wonderful job explaining everything. I’ve listened to the more well known accounts from that day, the audio from the planes & towers - both 911 calls and messages to loved ones - but hearing these lesser known stories is just as moving and emotional.
How cool is that-your dad thinks to celebrate your birthday on 9/11 as well. Very appropriate. And in this experience, I think the "ignorance is bliss" idea at the time you were making your way out of the bldg was a blessing and paramount in getting out and getting out safely. God bless you!
BEST interview I've seen, I love how you let her talk and didn't interrupt w/questions and reactions we were able to hear speak and tell her amazing story. Thank you for that #subcribed!
Agreed. While an interviewer can help direct and focus a conversation, this was a case where a very articulate subject was best left to talk. Very sensitively done. 👍🏻
@@MeadeSkeltonMusic She said she was 22 then. I was 21 and pregnant with my first son. She looks literally like she is still 22! I definitely look 40 if not older 🤪
I have no personal connection to this tragedy. Each year on this day I do something to remember the events. I have watched videos, spoken to family members and friends of their recollections. I have watched many survivors’ interviews. This was a compelling recounting of one person’s experiences that day. Thank you both.
What a gorgeous girl!! Thanks a s god she’s okay!What trauma she endured! Sigh 😔 It’s so important SHE’S speaking about it!!!! Hats off to the interviewer!!!! 👏🏻
Thanks for sharing. You're so blessed. A lady I know worked at WTC that day. She was going outside for a smoke break & asked her coworker's if they wanted to join her. All refused her offer. As she got outside it was minutes before the first plane hit. She just got outside and watched in horror as the first plane flew into the tower, knowing all her coworker's were killed. I can't begin to know or imagine how she felt; the fear had to be over whelming.
FYI, never take the elevator in a fire or other kind of emergency. Elevators are called by heat, and worst case scenario will take you to the burning floor. Failing that, you don't want to be trapped in the shaft in a loss of power. I'm glad this young lady was wise enough to evacuate as soon as possible.
Incredible interview. I was starting my first week of kindergarten when 9/11 happened. I cannot believe this will be the 20-year anniversary. I work in aviation now, and every single flight crew that was impacted that day - I carry with me in my heart every time I go to work. Thank you for this!
It’s still so crazy to hear people talk about this....it’s like I’m listening to her story but it’s still so hard to believe it’s all real and she went through it. God bless her and everyone affected by this tragic day.
I love how detailed Moushumi is in describing her day, and even in the little details like how the elevator system worked in the towers. Thank you for sharing your story, and for this interview. Nicely done.
One of the best interviews I’ve seen! It was interesting to hear about her thoughts while experiencing everything, and very moving to hear how people banded together to help one another.
Never understood why people continue to use terms like "their guardian angel was with them", or "God saved them"....these comments will never make sense to me.
@@Emy53 some people believe in higher power. Especially when someone survives a traumatic experience, it's normal to want to thank God. - "You're give a second chance at life"
Love that she still has a photo of the towers at her desk. Even ten years later in 2011, when I worked in NYC, many of my coworkers still had photos of the towers up in their cubicles ❤️
...He knows how thankful you are of his help, his gaze, his look, and his calmness...and everytime you think of him, he's right there with you, and extremely satisfied that he helped you, even for those few seconds...He was there to guide you, and he understands why he was....Sometimes God makes some angels, BEFORE he takes them into his arms...
I was two blocks away when the planes hit on St. Johns Street On Williams st. I had just gotten off the #2 Subway on Williams and missed the first plane but when I got into my building the second hit and my building shook like it had been hit by something. And there was a delay of impact noise took about a couple of seconds and them Boom. We put our hands on the windows and felt the heat two blocks away. Those windows were facing the towers. The hugs holes and all that paper raining down like it was snowing. I got the hell out of dodge. I got right back on a subway that had no business being at that station but everything was unraveling fast. When I got back to Park slope Brooklyn the building had fallen and all this smoke was coming our way. The rest was a night mare with war planes flying over and as we know they were too late to do anything. Going back to work two weeks late with all the horrible smell of burning bodies and everything else under the sun with military and dogs and their vehicles was crazy.
It was such a horrible day, a day that started with rhe clearest skies. I am in Brooklyn and the paper rained down on us. I will never forget the smell. I got out of the shower and saw my cable was out.The antennae was on top of one of the trade buildings, the first that went down. My friend called me screaming. I ran around the block and we saw the second plane hit. We knew then that it was no accident. I lost a lot of friends and neighbors that day. Many were firemen.
We felt that all the way in the bay area, calif. I woke up to the news on the radio. The whole world stopped. Everything shut down for like a few days, all business's. Several passengers on those planes were bay area people going back home. They never made it 🇺🇸
Really great interview. There are so many incredible stories from that day of heroism. My neighbor was Cap. Ogonowski who was one of the pilots of flight 11 that crashed into one of the towers. I worked at the farm across from his as teenager and he was always such a nice guy, everyone liked him. I pass by his house/farm everyday. His family still owns the farm and his brother runs it now. It really is such a horrible tragedy and it’s a hard thing to comprehend even 20 yrs later. My moms high school friend and his wife were also on that flight that day ironically. That was really hard - finding out about the people we knew that either died that day, or people we knew that lost someone that day.
i was 19 years old and in my second year of college. I remember coming downstairs getting ready to leave for my political science class and seeing it on the news. It was after the first plane hit and I saw the second plane hit. I don't think anyone who was alive that day will forget where they were and what they were doing. Now I am 39 years old and I can't believe all this time has gone by already.
I was 20, also 2nd yr of college & also saw it on the news as I was about to leave for class. I was in NJ, school was in Philly & I remember being terrified bc the phones weren’t working & the bridge was closed so there was no way to be with or contact my family or friends. Remember it so vividly, like it was yesterday.
I’m very close to your age (and moshumi’s) and I agree. It is so weird because when I recall the people and details from my life at that time, they all feel like long ago, but this day feels like 6 years ago, max.
Ikr I was 23 and suppose to work at the WTC station that day giving out newspapers. Earlier that morning I felt sick and called out around 12am. 6-10am was the work hours. Every year I struggle as I lost a cousin in law in the towers.
Sara I was also 19 in my second year of college and i remember the mayhem of everyone leaving the classrooms and running to leave. We had no idea what was going on my best friend and i ran into the school parking lot and everyone's car doors were open and they were listening to the news it felt like that will smith movie independence Day. We got onto the city bus and everyone was on their phones trying to find out what was going on. My other roommate had literally been on the observation deck at the WTC the week prior sooo crazyyy
I'm glad a year after, this still exists. I hope sharing her experience is healing in some way. Everyone seems to have forgotten the other buildings that collapsed. I lost a dear man I worked with from Deutsche Banc. He ushered his entire staff out of the building then returned to his office to upload the data base to Germany. After years of service, he had moved his wife and two small children to America. I also had cousin and her spouse suffer severe burns at the Pentagon. They struggled and her husband lost his life with infection while she past of a broken heart during her battle two weeks later. Figuring out who was where was such a struggle that day. So thankful my friends husband choose to work from home that morning only two blocks away. Their home shook from impact.
so sorry for your loss❤️ My parents knew a family that was on one of the planes that hit one of the towers; two fathers and their young adopted daughter. It’s such a tragedy that I wish never happened. The world and this country were changed forever by the loss of so many that day.
@@alexandra6864 A lot of us were impacted to some extent. Oddly it seemed to help people ban together to support one another. I do wish our current situation had created the same connection to help each other. I found out by pure accident this weekend how my friend passed watching a fireman describe his experience there at that building.20 years later, mourning completely all over again. My condolences for your parents and thank you.
What caused building 7 to freefall? I work in construction and concrete and steel structures don’t just freefall without hundreds of strategically placed explosives.
This is so fascinating. So glad that you headed with determination towards the exit when you believed it was just a kitchen fire. I've been spending the last few days listening to survivors' stories. I was in my 20s working in ''the square mile'' in London 9/11 and we felt such an affinity for the Americans who just headed off to work one morning and had their lives obliterated. I worked for Aon and we used to talk to people on the 101 floor of the north tower (I now know). I think I was just so obsessed by the logistics, which tower was hit first, which tower came down first. It's only now 20 years later that I'm sitting here obsessed with the people who escaped and *who got to live the last 20 years* .
This was awesome watching a young person who wasn’t around to experience 9/11 speak with someone who was actually in one of the towers and experienced the terror first hand learn what it was like to be there during one of the worst days in America. Thank you both for sharing your story!
Its something to hear true survivors story. I will never forget that day. I was in sixth grade when it occurred. RIP to all of those who sacrificed/lost their lives that day.
I heard two stories of one man who returned from his honeymoon the day before & his wife cooked him breakfast, two stations before he would normally get out, he realized he shat himself, he got out of the train went up to get a taxi back home, paid the taxi driver a huge amount of money. He got home had a shower & when he was redressing he saw the 2nd plane hit the tower, the tower he was destined to be in. His wife's bad cooking saved his life. Another man got down the road & remembered he had not put the bins out. He missed his usual train & by the time he got the next one the first plane had hit. So these two men had such lucky escapes by happenstance.
I’ve been watching all sorts of videos regarding 9/11 and I’m so grateful for the reporter/journalist for not interrupting at all. I’m grateful for the woman to get out alive and live to tell her story.
I’m so glad I stumbled upon this interview, it was such a great one and her story was so enthralling. Her voice and humbleness was inviting to listen to. I have yet to listen to an entire interview because they’re so sad to hear but for some reason I couldn’t stop. I believe it had to do with her insight and just how humble she seems to be from her experience. I think her story of her twin daughters being her towers was super cute and like she says the irony from it, it’s just as beautiful about it all. I couldn’t even begin to imagine what these people, these survivors and the survivors of the ones that didn’t make it out have had to endure. My husband, oldest son (2yo at the time) and I (7mo pregnant) lived in NC at the time and even just being close by and being thousands of miles from home, was terrifying. We moved back home to NM that October and so I was 8mo pregnant and terrified to fly back with my 2yo, leaving my husband behind to drive back just a few weeks after the 9/11 attacks. It was an experience we have never forgotten. Every year we talk about how scared we were and how different things were for a while. Like the simplest things, like seeing airplanes flying by or seeing the trail lines from the planes and for days after there was nothing. You’d look up to the sky and see no lines, no planes and it was just an odd and unusual feeling. I commend her for being able to share her story and her experiences with us and hopefully help others with theirs as well. Great job to you as well for putting this together and with someone that was humble also. Much love💕
I took care of a gentleman whose brother was in the Pentagon that day. His office was straight where the plane struck...poor guy didn't even stand a chance. Guy was only 37.
Having fun all the time is a way to protect she finds in all that horror is so strange how works the mind just other ones need to suffer to cry when remembering
A good friend of my daughter survived the towers. As she was helped from the Subway area under the towers up to the sidewalk level, bodies and body parts were hitting the pavement. It was quite traumatizing for several immediate years. And she told me just when she was ready to again to commute by subway instead of the bus from New Jersey that she was taking, the news of the London subway ricin poison attack came out. Super difficult time for her.
As I continue to listen to these personal stories I'm struck by how every person who was there has a story. It's remarkable and I want to keep knowing then. I know too that all the people who passed had lives and stories as well. Little reminders to enjoy and respect life
This is so moving, this story. I've also read and heard other stories about 9/11 as moving. The accounts of the survivors or people close to them...9/11 should be taught in schools and with it the importance of appreciating one's life, one's blessings...
It is tought in school. I have 7 kids in school the oldest 3 in high-school come home every year and ask what I was doing during 9-11 and we always talk about it they ask questions then they have conversations about it at school. So yes it is tought every year.
@@CosmicEnergyChakra its not really taught. at least in my schools. we just talk about it the first week of school and then we move on. we dont really have discussions about the details of 9/11.
They can’t teach it in schools that would get too many eyeballs on it scrutinizing every detail and more people would realize that it wasn’t what was portrayed as seen on TV.
Thank you for telling your story. Thank you for sharing such emotional feelings with us. That day was horrific seeing it on tv miles away in the U.K. so I can’t even imagine how scary and terrifying it was being there.
I'm so glad she survived. I can't imagine at 22 having gone through this. I was in middle school when it happened, and at that time I think the most frightening thing for me at that age was knowing that the country wasn't safe, that potentially everyone was unsafe. I didn't have the maturity or imagination to focus on the lives of the individuals who suffered, which was probably a silver lining in retrospect. Only now am I able to process these stories and really take them in, and it's more than heartbreaking. I remember like all of us, watching the TV in shock, as the same footage of horror played again, and again...and again. 9/11 was so disorienting that my mom actually (probably sleep-deprived) had a car accident the next morning taking us to school. Luckily everyone was ok. My boyfriend unfortunately knew one of the stewardesses who was killed, she was his babysitter :(
I will never forget as my husband and I flew back home in Houston Texas on the 9/10th. He’s from New York and we were out visiting his family. Seeing this the next day. I’m still PTSD about it all grateful she made it out. For me, I would have been back down. I would prayed for my coworkers and everyone else. But I would been back down immediately!
When they say you never forget where you were at when 911 happened, it's so true... I just dropped off my oldest in school.... Listening to hot 97 on my way to pay a ticket when they said a plane hit the first tower... I got home turned the tv on and saw when the 2nd tower was hit... I couldn't believe what I just seen on tv... On my way to work I could see all the smoke from the building ... When I say I had chills and cried that would be an understatement...
I will never ever forget the impact of 9/11. I was a third grader in Brooklyn, NY. I remember the sky was covered in ashes. Every year I experience PTSD leading up to the anniversary. I can not imagine actually being at the WTC on this day. Thank you for sharing your story💞
I talked to an online friend who was there too, though she was in a building across the street. She had just gone on a coffee break and was ushered out of the ground floor shop. She described holding on to the coffee cup for dear life. They were walking towards the bridge (forgive me if I don't have this part right. I talked to her a year after or so)... So everyone is walking through the streets, people are taking drinks out of her coffee to clear the dust out their mouths. She said she was alright as long as she had that cup to hold onto. What I remember about this friend is her caring nature. She was part of a group of people who rescued cats. Actually they caught and released them... neutered feral cats and released them. I am glad I met her so to speak and heard hers story.
Listened to a ton of survivor stories and even the ones that are not so dramatic or eventful like this one it still sheds light and gives some more details that add to the complexity of the chaos
From trying to get the elevator to work so she could check on her work Family to being glad her Parents had two more children to being glad her Parents still had each other to wanting that First Responder to be ok to her guilt for having a second chance at life thanks to that First Responder to agreeing with her Father for a second Birthday of Remembrance, I can hear in her voice how she was raised to put others first. This is a wonderful interview. #Thank_You_For_Sharing🫂
I was a 10 year old kid in a Brooklyn elementary school bathroom watching plumes of black smoke billow off of the towers. I will never forget the fear in the classroom as parents would come to pick up their kids, while others would never show. I will never forget the debris in my backyard, and how hard it was to breathe. The thought of being in the towers themselves gives me chills. Hearing Moushumi’s story brought me back to that day. I admire her strength to not only share her story now, with such grace, but to her strength 20 years ago to have survived such a horrifying experience.
@@smiley1960 I imagine through the smoke and wind, debris was carried into parts of Brooklyn. Burnt paper and office supplies, newspapers, ash, etc. stuff like that.
I will always remember that day I was home from work I have a chest infection and my mum rang me up to tell me to put the TV on this images will always stick in my head and it seems uncanny because 13 days later my mum died of terminal cancer so that’s how I remember
@@smiley1960 5:18 The interviewee answers your question. Or just ask pretty much anyone from Brooklyn. Office paper was two inches deep in parts of Brooklyn. Or read an old newspaper. The only thing you shouldn’t do is ask someone who was 10 at the time.
Thank you for allowing your interviewee to talk. I appreciate your relaxed interviewing style. Letting her tell her story was the best way to approach this. Her testimony was beautiful. Glad I chanced across it.
I too worked in 2 WTC, on the 45th floor. It was my first job working for Dean Witter and used to pull invoices in the micro fiche room, fortunately I wasn’t there that day. I remember the 44th floor lobby, I would always take the escalator to the 45th floor, I remember that vividly. I also found those building very amazing, what a tragic day. My thoughts are with all the families affected.
Wow. I’m sorry if this is a dumb question but did you know many people who survived and did not survive? How was it like afterwards, since you didn’t have that job? I’m so sorry. That’s another grief I’m sure many endured - being a lucky one who lost loved ones.
@@juliehernandez80 yes, I met a friend who I became close with. We were both in the microfiche room from 1998-2001, he was on the 30th floor in the stairwell when the second plane hit and was able to get out. He was able to bounce back to life, but it took some time. He worked for a few years after, then took care of his parents. He was a bit older than me and passed on 2/14/17, we would communicate often and he would always bring up 9/11. I remember us having lunch in the towers, talking on the 45th floor. These memories are always engrained in my head.
I love the last bit too about how unified it was after. The saying that went around that I’d never want to experience another 9/11 but I would want a lifetime of 9/12 when it comes to how much love there was. I just adore this video, thank you for doing it!
The unity didn’t come for a few days. 9/12 was still chaos and rumors of other attacks. They were afraid to fly planes again. I had to work an overnight and was so wired that I didn’t sleep for over 48 hours. And then there was the immediate talk of deployment and war.
It was a really weird feeling. Everyone in my world was still completely terrified for a few days. Then there was a feeling of unity as other disputes felt less important and urgent. Remember we had just gone through a horrible election that dragged on so long and started to divide people more acutely than before. (nothing compared to nowadays but for the time it felt very intense. I can still get upset when I think about it.) But the commenter above is correct that it was immediately some hard division among people, over war, racism, response, I remember friends cutting each other off over it. There was a general feeling of fear that unified everyone but as the fear declined the hard lines did come out. I will say that I think in NYC it was very different, and the community feeing was strong for a long time.
In regards to the unity that we ALL, felt after this tragic event. We so desperately need that Unity Now!!! We should remember that we are ALL a part of the HUMAN RACE!!! Honor and Respect our differences!! And try HARD to simply BE KIND TO EACH OTHER!!! PLEASE!!’ Our World depends on this!!! ❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thank you for sharing your incredible yet tragic experience. I’m so inspired by the healing that has allowed you to live your life as a positive, grateful and loving person. In the days, months and years that followed 9/11, it had to be beyond difficult to go through the processes that allowed you cope with that horrific day. I really appreciate your message of hope. ❤
She said her Boss left on September 10th. This just goes to show that when it's not your time, it's not your time. Her Boss was not destined to die on September the 11th.
My next door neighbor ,I will give his 1st name ,Harold ,was working that day in WTC 1 on the 89th floor when the 1st plane struck building , his pic is in the book 102 minutes , such a awesome storyteller .
Such a great angle to hear from someone that lost a friend in one of the towers. I wonder what my friend was doing or feeling before she died. I'm so glad this woman survived and is able to live her life. I believe my friend is at peace and with her parents in heaven.
Excellent interview. You allowed your guest to speak freely. That’s the sign of a good listener. Thank you. The best to you in your channel. This is the first I’ve seen you. It came up because I’ve been watching some other interviews. I didn’t know very much about 9/11 other than the obvious, and am finding all the interviewees fascinating of course. Beyond belief. This is something to make a big deal about and teach the children in schools. As it’s been said about the Holocaust and this also to never forget. It’s always a good reminder to know this life can be gone in a moment. It almost happened to me when an unexpected emergency happened and could have died. It changed my life. God bless the survivors and their families and friends. 💕
So glad this woman survived to tell her story. Ty for sharing. Never Forget. I loved the beauty of the North and South World Trade Center Towers. RIP to the innocent lives taken too soon.
I appreciate the fact that we were able to listen to this woman’s account of her escape without constant interruptions. That was really respectful. I was completely engrossed. Thank you 👍
Yeah totally me too. I wouldn’t have interrupted either cause it’s so interesting
It was a little hard to listen to with all the “ums.”
@@leesher1845 hard when you’re thinking back to something your brains possibly trying to erase to protect you though I guess. I can bare them to hear a real person account rather than news/documentary narrative of what happened
I hope that custodian made it out.
It’s such a matter of fact retelling of what happened.
I had a Job interview to work in Windows of the world at 10:30 am and I saw the towers fall from the Brooklyn bridge on my way to Manhattan. I will never forget that day
❤️never forget. Glad you’re ok
I’m glad you are here and enjoy every day ❤️
I can't fathom how wild this emotion and memory must feel like. I'm deeply intrigued !!
Wow.....that's crazy I cannot even imagine how your brain processed that
Omg. So haunting. Angels 😇 by your side.
This is one of the best retellings of a first person 9/11 account I have ever heard. That you did not interrupt her was a major reason why. Thank you.
This is actually the most fascinating survivor interview I’ve ever seen. Just the little things like people hoping whatever happened would wrap up in time for their 11am meeting. Hearing what she heard people saying just opens up a million different perspectives you probably wouldn’t otherwise think of.
Thank you for watching. She is wonderful
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Exactly.
I love her outlook on life, she’s so blessed to share this message with everyone. Another incredible survivor story that will always move me is the one of Stan and Brian 💛
Agree~ you should also listen to Will Jemino give his account if you haven’t already.
Those firefighters were the true heroes. Going upstairs to their death just to save lives. This is very remarkable, because I am sure they were scared and worried knowing what really happened to the towers.
Those lost are never to be forgotten ❤️❤️❤️
Even those firemen would not have expected the towers to collapse even in their wildest dreams.
Amen!
@@rad_reporting6636 do you know how old this woman is???
@@damodelkitman7481.... I think she said 22 when it happened?
The custodian that opened the locked door in the emergency stairwell is a hero. I’d love to find him now. ❤️
I don't understand why that door was locked ? It is an emergency door , it must be Open.
@@aulavirtual1200 I know. ! I immediately said “WTH. was it locked ??”
The custodian survived, he talks about his experience on a recent HBO Max documentary
@@laurenoyer6298 that's so awesome!
@@laurenoyer6298 oh wow ! Thanks for letting us know. . . So glad he made it.☺️
She is living history. A living account of a historic day in our nation. Literally a national treasure.🇺🇸
She really is!!
When she mentioned the survivors guilt I really resonate with that. I was in the Manchester bombing and I often asked myself why did I survive but young kids, parents and other people didn’t. In some sense it’s bittersweet to know that you’re not crazy because other people (as sad as it is) have similar feelings. Thank you for this interview, it’s really healing to see how other people have continued nearly 20 years after this incident and done great things.
I had family there during 9/11. I lived through the Boston bombing. I was in London during the bombings by the houses of parliament... and I was also a town away the day of the Manchester bombings. It's wild how close to all of these I've been.
Wow, im so glad you’re still here. Thank you for sharing
That’s a lot to endure. Thank you for you strength and for tuning into the video. So glad you connected
@@rad_reporting6636 thank you! I’d be happy to talk about it with you if you ever want to talk about that one :)
Id love that
off topic but she doesn’t look a day over 25
I know) I was 13 on that day when I was watching It on TV now Iam 33
That is the allure of an Indian woman... I'm married to one
She does look good for her age
She does look 25
I know! I was like -- oh this is probably gonna be a story about a girl who went to work with her mom that day...
The locked door on the emergency stairwell is really upsetting!
Yeah locked emergency door?! Wtf!!
@@jacobjohnson6766 weird how multiple exits ended up being locked even the roof exit door
I used to work in a high rise when Amazon first transferred the dispatch operations to my state and the emergency stairwells were locked too, this was in like 2018. They told us you have to open it from the inside which is so stupid because that’s not the point of an emergency stairwell
100 agree
@@loribby89 the roof exit door was locked to prevent people from jumping off the roof
She dosen't look old enough, so Beautiful and humble. This is the human spirit in action. ♥️♥️
A truly beautiful and remarkable woman for sure!
No doubt she’s a beautiful women, but she was only 22 on 9/11/01. I was 21, so we were really just kids finding our way into this crazy world. She’s 42 now and that is still young! I know plenty of people our age that look much younger than we are. When I actually shave I get carded all the time. Only when I have my beard grown in, is when I don’t get carded cause I got a few greys in my beard. Anyway 42 is the new 32 these days. People are living longer, take better care of themselves and often look ten years younger than people did 50 years ago
@@mascara1777 you’re right, 20 years is nothing. Obviously we are the same age, and growing up I always thought WW2 and Vietnam were so long ago, but the reality is...WW2 ended 35 years before I was born and Vietnam had just ended. Time flies, 9/11 literally feels like 5 years ago to me
She certainly looks like she's in her 20s!
@@jackiemyers2773 she must have looked SO YOUNG at 22! She is gorgeous!!
She was lucky that the elevator did not shut down and trapped her inside. She was fortunate to escape.
Lucky no she was BLESSED!
Or fall at the time
@@AA-lp7qr If there was such a thing as a god, then yes, but since there is not, not "blessed."
One man in the south tower decided to walk down stairs a just a few minutes before the second plane slammed into it. He was drawn to the stairs from 100th floor, his co-workers went onto the roof unfortunately & when he got down to the 50th the plane slammed & he managed to get down the rest of the way amazingly, alas his co-workers did not. So sad for them.
@@QS-si3cq their is
I absolutely positively love that you allowed her to tell her story without interrupting.
Thank you❤️ I appreciate that
@@rad_reporting6636we appreciate you 🙏
I was completely transfixed with Moushumi's story, she told it so well that I could actually picture what it was like. Thank you, Moushumi and Alexandra x
Thank so much for watching! She captured my attention as well❤️
Well said, Cazzie.
She definitely captured my full attention
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Hard to believe it has been a whopping 22 years since that horrible day in 2001. Interesting to listen to her story and so glad she is okay ✅. She doesn’t look 44 years old.
Indians age slower than Europeans. Maybe she is 40+ but looks 32+.
indeed...she is a survivor
Because this video is not posted this year
My cousin is also a survivor. I finally got a chance to call her to hear her full story just a few years ago and I’m so glad I did, and was even more thankful that we still have her after hearing what a close call she had. She worked on the 101 floor with one of the companies that had the highest loss of employees in the S tower. She’s an army vet so she made it her business to always be early to work, but something made her take her time and get a coffee in the subway area (missing the event of the first plane hitting the N tower). She took the subway to work and when she finally got to the elevator of the south building, she was told by Port Authority that they were not letting people up without verifying with employers because something had just happened to the North tower. Her boss then told her not to worry about it and to just wait things out outside the building because he had already begun evacuating certain departments anyway. So she decided to take a walk around for a few minutes and as she was walking she heard a massive bang that shook the ground and she said without even looking or knowing what happened she bolted away from the buildings toward the nearest subway she could find that wasn’t crammed with people (the sound was the second plane hitting the south tower). By the time she got there, the subways weren’t running and phones weren’t working. She finally found a bus that took her home and due to immense traffic, she got there hours later. She said the moment she walked into her apt and her mother saw her, her mom flew to her crying and holding her like she saw a ghost bc she swore my cousin had died. Meanwhile my cousin still had NO IDEA what had happened bc she’d spent hours on a bus just to get 10 miles north back home. Her mom sat her down in front of the tv where she saw smoke saying, “THEY’RE GONE! THEY’REGONE!” and it took her a moment to realize what her mom was talking about and that she was looking at the spot where the twin towers stood earlier that morning. My cousin without a doubt would have died had she made it past Port Authority to the elevator that day. She lives in another state now and to this day has no desire to go back or visit NY, this is a girl who was born and raised there. Gives me shivers just thinking about it all because I remember coming home from school and my mom crying because no one was able to contact my cousin nor my grandmother (who was in lower Manhattan at the time) until much later that day.
Oh my goodness! Thank you so much for sharing that
OMG,what a story...💜Scrolling through the comments'section,I just realized something beautiful came out of this after all.By Alexandra Interviewing a woman with such a true insight,listening to a true survivors'story in general made a brief 🦋 effect of Ppl.opening up,it's been close to 20 yrs.but this shows how deep this really went.How someone can critizice this is beyond me.This video inspires,& the Ppl.who did'make it home that day will never be forgotten.This video deserves more views🙏🏼💞
Thank you very much for that. She is amazing
Your cousin was not in the buildings, correct?
@@maxsmith695 she wrote that port authority wouldn't let her in ...
Thank you for letting her speak and not interrupting her. Incredible and harrowing story
I love these "smaller" so to speak, stories. I'm fascinated by details, and the part about the elevator light flickering... such a small detail, but very morbid if you think about it.
Very true
Me too! I can sit and watch every documentary that features personal stories about that day! It's fascinating how everyone makes one small decision that could have created a different ending to their story. She's so lucky to be here to tell her story.
Thank God she wasn’t injured by the fuel that burned people.
The small details make it more human. I completely get it
Everything is different depending on when you left the building each minute changes the environment severely. 💯 also if you were in tower 1 or 2 and the floor you were on . Seeing people pushing others out of the elevator because it was too heavy to go . Was not orderly it was life or death struggle to survive. The jet fuel pouring down in another elevator and flames shooting out . Some people escaped unscathed and others had to climb down burned severely and broken bones . Stepping over the weak who couldn't go on . What a difference between one's experience to another's.
Thank you for sharing your story.❤️
My dad is a fireman and went up after the attacks to help with clean up and recovery of the Towers. Every year on 9/11, our local fire department does a stair climb with all the gear on and it is insanely heavy. They climb the same number of flights of stairs as were in both towers in honor of all the victims.❤️
What a powerful tribute
My Great-Uncle did the same. His last name was Kelly, I can’t remember his first name off the top of my head
Wow just wow! I have immense respect for these people who show honor in this way👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
This is an incredible video. Her comment about the plane hitting when she pushed the elevator button made me remember a (unintentionally funny) story of a guy that worked in the pentagon that day and he was at the copier and the plane hit. Threw him across the room and his fist thought was that he has blown up the copy machine. Didn’t even click that it could be a plane hitting the flipping building.
And when I say funny, I know it isn’t. This was a terrible tragic day that can’t quite be articulated. It was just a little story that brought a small chuckle out of an absolutely tragic day. I hope that makes sense.
Indeed! Thank you for watching
Wow thanks for sharing that story - they really would have had no idea of course!! Crazy
It is a weird kind of funny what the brain comes up with in that initial second before you gather enough information to know any better. When I had an intruder hold a weapon up to me - the first thing my mind goes to for a split second is that ‘this is a prank like in the Justin Bieber music video’ that had recently come out (this is Jan 2016 and I was thinking about What Do You Mean) like what 😅
@@brittanykateevans I hear you. When I got attacked on the street ( guy grabbed me from behind late one night on a DC street), I kept thinking it was a joke or someone who lived in my building pranking me, and all sorts of other weird thoughts that were just denial I guess. I did manage to get away....but was really scary how I froze and thought of all these weird explanations
Yes. Incredible. I'm near the same age as her. She's a beautiful girl but made it difficult to listen to with her saying "ummm" every 10 seconds 😌
I will never forget where I was when 9/11 happened. I can’t imagine being there and knowing the person who saved your life probably didn’t make it. The firefighters there that day are the bravest people in the world. Still makes me cry. I am glad she made it out and can tell her story.
Im so glad she’s here as well. 9/11 was Such a tragedy
Thank you, I really appreciate that. I cant imagine being so young and processing all of this
She makes a great point. We should all be unified regardless if we are liberal or conservative. We are all in this together.
These folks that experience the attack on the towers truly appreciate what life means. We had unity in 2001. We have a pandemic that has killed more people, and we have a vaccine that can save many, unlike the twin towers and surrounding areas deaths that horrible day. Some people today just don't truly understand the meaning of life or helping one another. These people helped each other even when they were not sure what was happening. How selfish of many today, that think this is about freedom. We have freedom...but those that passed away during these attacks had no freedom. They were trapped. We have a choice to save ourselves and others, but half this country is choosing to be selfish and irresponsible.
@@Emy53 So true!
We cannot be unified with people who refuse to do something to end this pandemic. Thinks cease being personal choices when they affect others.
@@pri.sci.lla. you got a point there. I’m getting tired of this pandemic already. It could be stopped if everybody cooperated.
@@Emy53it's 2024, and it turns out those "selfish and irresponsible" people were right. Judge with a little humility.
So devastating hearing how they thought they can make it back to their 11o’clock meetings. Meetings . No realizing what’s happening at the time. Work has really consumed us . I know that’s not the point she’s making but still just freakin sad this is life !
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We can change it!
I was thinking the same thing, im sure I would of been that person thinking of what I had to do through out the day without realizing what was really going on
There was a similar conversation with one of the amateur videographers and a civ during that day. Guy said he had to get to his meeting after the first collapse and the videographer told him that probably wasnt happening as the building was gone.
It’s not about work consumed us but it’s more like they had no idea what happened.
No one would think 2 planes hit 2 towers.
I had the pleasure of working with Shumi. She is a blessed soul and I am happy to call her my friend!
How wonderful
Love this. She is an amazing woman. So proud of all she has overcome. Blessed.
I was in my junior year of high school when I was randomly called to the deans office to be picked up by my aunt who was the one to tell me that there was an attack and my mom couldn’t be reached. My mom survived the attack and worked in the 2nd tower on the 64th floor. New York has definitely never been the same since. I’m so blessed to have her here with us today but it was traumatic experience for our entire family
I’m confused. How did she survive being that close to impact site??
@@feliciaboston6365the plane hit 13 floors below her mom. Also being that it was the 2nd building hit many started evacuated when the first was hit. Luckily, she was not that close to the impacted floors.
@@feliciaboston6365on the south tower a guy from the 81st floor survived. A few people from above the impact zone could survive on the south tower cause there was an staircase still working after the tower was hit by the plain.
@@feliciaboston6365below impact zone
@@feliciaboston6365She could have left before the second plane hit
A sign of trauma is her switching from talking about it in past tense to present tense. As someone with CPTSD, anniversaries can be particularly disruptive. Practice self care, folks. This anniversary is gonna be hard, with pandemic fatigue. ✌️
And especially with everything unraveling in Afghanistan.I fear what Isis and or the Taliban are planning for their “ celebration “ our commemoration.
@@sarahyates6055 yep. I saw a veteran at the grocery store yesterday and I said to him "Thank you for your service and I'm sorry our political climate is so stressful right now." He said thank you in the most appreciative way.
It fuckin sickens me, sickennnnnssss me that this country learned NOTHING from the way we treated Vietnam vets. I'm taking flowers to the local war memorial today, specifically for the stone for the WOT causalities.
Gold star families are everywhere and people are popping off with thoughtless social media posts about the entire quagmire. I may oppose US military decisions, but I will NEVER forget eating lunch with someone who served in Afghanistan. Never. He reminded all of us to be more aware of the dual guilt that these soldiers carry, every single day. #neverinvain
Yeah - I noticed at one particular part towards the beginning, she looks up (as most people do when recalling something from memory) but instead of readjusting her gaze back to the camera once she she accessed the memory, she is almost “frozen” in the upwards gaze and she switched to present tense. She’s literally reliving the memory instead of simply recalling it. It’s fascinating what our brains [can] do when something traumatizing happens, specifically trauma that an individual survives that many others don’t.
Her story was really incredible to listen to and she did a wonderful job explaining everything. I’ve listened to the more well known accounts from that day, the audio from the planes & towers - both 911 calls and messages to loved ones - but hearing these lesser known stories is just as moving and emotional.
I speak like that normally, accommodate for coincidences.
How cool is that-your dad thinks to celebrate your birthday on 9/11 as well. Very appropriate. And in this experience, I think the "ignorance is bliss" idea at the time you were making your way out of the bldg was a blessing and paramount in getting out and getting out safely. God bless you!
The way things turned out is truly incredible in this case. Thank you for tuning in
BEST interview I've seen, I love how you let her talk and didn't interrupt w/questions and reactions we were able to hear speak and tell her amazing story. Thank you for that #subcribed!
I really appreciate that. Thanks so much. More content is coming out soon
Agreed. While an interviewer can help direct and focus a conversation, this was a case where a very articulate subject was best left to talk. Very sensitively done. 👍🏻
Yes, it’s her story and I’m glad you let her tell it. Interruptions are so rude and selfish!!!!!
You did an amazing interview. This is a great lesson in reporting, your example, to just let the person talk.
She looks so so young such a pretty lady..I can’t even imagine what these people went through that day it’s just unimaginable … xx
She was probably only in her 20s at the time.
@@MeadeSkeltonMusic She said she was 22 then. I was 21 and pregnant with my first son. She looks literally like she is still 22! I definitely look 40 if not older 🤪
I have no personal connection to this tragedy. Each year on this day I do something to remember the events. I have watched videos, spoken to family members and friends of their recollections. I have watched many survivors’ interviews. This was a compelling recounting of one person’s experiences that day. Thank you both.
What a gorgeous girl!! Thanks a s god she’s okay!What trauma she endured! Sigh 😔 It’s so important SHE’S speaking about it!!!! Hats off to the interviewer!!!! 👏🏻
The way she looks at life after the trauma from that day is so inspiring to me. Thank you for posting.
Thank you for tuning in! I agree, she is incredibly inspiring to me as well
Thanks for sharing. You're so blessed.
A lady I know worked at WTC that day. She was going outside for a smoke break & asked her coworker's if they wanted to join her. All refused her offer. As she got outside it was minutes before the first plane hit. She just got outside and watched in horror as the first plane flew into the tower, knowing all her coworker's were killed. I can't begin to know or imagine how she felt; the fear had to be over whelming.
That’s devastating, thank you for your vulnerability in sharing that
did she have ESP?
I have heard that story before, about the woman going out for a smoke minutes before the attack.
You mean, as she said it, she was very lucky!
She was going on a smoke break at 8:30?
It's amazing that the whole world could see what had happened, but people in the towers were unaware.
FYI, never take the elevator in a fire or other kind of emergency. Elevators are called by heat, and worst case scenario will take you to the burning floor. Failing that, you don't want to be trapped in the shaft in a loss of power.
I'm glad this young lady was wise enough to evacuate as soon as possible.
Could you explain a little more about how elevators are called by heat? I never knew this.
Incredible interview. I was starting my first week of kindergarten when 9/11 happened. I cannot believe this will be the 20-year anniversary. I work in aviation now, and every single flight crew that was impacted that day - I carry with me in my heart every time I go to work. Thank you for this!
Im so glad you connected and I appreciate the work you do!
My 3 children were in school. The youngest in kindergarten.
It’s still so crazy to hear people talk about this....it’s like I’m listening to her story but it’s still so hard to believe it’s all real and she went through it. God bless her and everyone affected by this tragic day.
A true tragedy for many🙏🥺
Moral of the story: if you see someone booking it for the exits, don't wait to see why they're fleeing.
this is an underrated video. keep up the good work!
thank you. she is amazing
@@rad_reporting6636 and so are you! 💕
Wow, thank you!
How can I see her original TikTok? What is this woman’s name? TIA
20 years. We will never forget! Even from Australia 🇦🇺
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I love how detailed Moushumi is in describing her day, and even in the little details like how the elevator system worked in the towers. Thank you for sharing your story, and for this interview. Nicely done.
She looks so young I would never think she was old enough to work there! Beautiful lady.
I as thinking the same thing,I thought she was about 24 or 28 at the most
She said she was 22 then.
One of the best interviews I’ve seen! It was interesting to hear about her thoughts while experiencing everything, and very moving to hear how people banded together to help one another.
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A DAY THAT WE SHOULD NEVER FORGET , PRAYERS .
What a brave and intelligent lady. Her angel was by her side that day. So nice to see she seems to be fine.
indeed.
Never understood why people continue to use terms like "their guardian angel was with them", or "God saved them"....these comments will never make sense to me.
@@Emy53 some people believe in higher power. Especially when someone survives a traumatic experience, it's normal to want to thank God.
- "You're give a second chance at life"
Love that she still has a photo of the towers at her desk. Even ten years later in 2011, when I worked in NYC, many of my coworkers still had photos of the towers up in their cubicles ❤️
I just watched the falling man documentary on Prime and cried. May we never forget all those lost on 9/11.
Hey..sorry for the bother..what is the name of this documentary on Netflix? I tried looking up the falling man and nothing came up.
@@yvette-09 yes its on Prime hun sorry!
@@MindyMcDonald oh okay. Thank you for replying back. Truly appreciate it
@@yvette-09 anytime 😊
Like other people said, you're a great interviewer who let her speak and didn't interrupt too much!
This is the first time I’ve heard the rumor of the kitchen fire. Thank you for letting her talk!
...He knows how thankful you are of his help, his gaze, his look, and his calmness...and everytime you think of him, he's right there with you, and extremely satisfied that he helped you, even for those few seconds...He was there to guide you, and he understands why he was....Sometimes God makes some angels, BEFORE he takes them into his arms...
I've never been so focused on a story for this long. Such an interesting but horrific story
She is so powerful in her storytelling!
I was two blocks away when the planes hit on St. Johns Street On Williams st. I had just gotten off the #2 Subway on Williams and missed the first plane but when I got into my building the second hit and my building shook like it had been hit by something. And there was a delay of impact noise took about a couple of seconds and them Boom. We put our hands on the windows and felt the heat two blocks away. Those windows were facing the towers. The hugs holes and all that paper raining down like it was snowing. I got the hell out of dodge. I got right back on a subway that had no business being at that station but everything was unraveling fast. When I got back to Park slope Brooklyn the building had fallen and all this smoke was coming our way. The rest was a night mare with war planes flying over and as we know they were too late to do anything. Going back to work two weeks late with all the horrible smell of burning bodies and everything else under the sun with military and dogs and their vehicles was crazy.
That’s just so overwhelmingly hard and I appreciate you taking the time to share that with me
It was such a horrible day, a day that started with rhe clearest skies. I am in Brooklyn and the paper rained down on us. I will never forget the smell. I got out of the shower and saw my cable was out.The antennae was on top of one of the trade buildings, the first that went down. My friend called me screaming. I ran around the block and we saw the second plane hit. We knew then that it was no accident. I lost a lot of friends and neighbors that day. Many were firemen.
That smell was so revolting I will never forget it.
We felt that all the way in the bay area, calif. I woke up to the news on the radio. The whole world stopped. Everything shut down for like a few days, all business's. Several passengers on those planes were bay area people going back home. They never made it 🇺🇸
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Really great interview. There are so many incredible stories from that day of heroism. My neighbor was Cap. Ogonowski who was one of the pilots of flight 11 that crashed into one of the towers. I worked at the farm across from his as teenager and he was always such a nice guy, everyone liked him. I pass by his house/farm everyday. His family still owns the farm and his brother runs it now.
It really is such a horrible tragedy and it’s a hard thing to comprehend even 20 yrs later. My moms high school friend and his wife were also on that flight that day ironically. That was really hard - finding out about the people we knew that either died that day, or people we knew that lost someone that day.
Im so sorry. That is tragic. Thank you for sharing your story
i was 19 years old and in my second year of college. I remember coming downstairs getting ready to leave for my political science class and seeing it on the news. It was after the first plane hit and I saw the second plane hit. I don't think anyone who was alive that day will forget where they were and what they were doing. Now I am 39 years old and I can't believe all this time has gone by already.
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I was 20, also 2nd yr of college & also saw it on the news as I was about to leave for class. I was in NJ, school was in Philly & I remember being terrified bc the phones weren’t working & the bridge was closed so there was no way to be with or contact my family or friends. Remember it so vividly, like it was yesterday.
I’m very close to your age (and moshumi’s) and I agree. It is so weird because when I recall the people and details from my life at that time, they all feel like long ago, but this day feels like 6 years ago, max.
Ikr I was 23 and suppose to work at the WTC station that day giving out newspapers. Earlier that morning I felt sick and called out around 12am. 6-10am was the work hours. Every year I struggle as I lost a cousin in law in the towers.
Sara I was also 19 in my second year of college and i remember the mayhem of everyone leaving the classrooms and running to leave. We had no idea what was going on my best friend and i ran into the school parking lot and everyone's car doors were open and they were listening to the news it felt like that will smith movie independence Day. We got onto the city bus and everyone was on their phones trying to find out what was going on. My other roommate had literally been on the observation deck at the WTC the week prior sooo crazyyy
I'm glad a year after, this still exists. I hope sharing her experience is healing in some way.
Everyone seems to have forgotten the other buildings that collapsed.
I lost a dear man I worked with from Deutsche Banc. He ushered his entire staff out of the building then returned to his office to upload the data base to Germany. After years of service, he had moved his wife and two small children to America.
I also had cousin and her spouse suffer severe burns at the Pentagon. They struggled and her husband lost his life with infection while she past of a broken heart during her battle two weeks later.
Figuring out who was where was such a struggle that day. So thankful my friends husband choose to work from home that morning only two blocks away. Their home shook from impact.
so sorry for your loss❤️
My parents knew a family that was on one of the planes that hit one of the towers; two fathers and their young adopted daughter.
It’s such a tragedy that I wish never happened. The world and this country were changed forever by the loss of so many that day.
@@alexandra6864 A lot of us were impacted to some extent. Oddly it seemed to help people ban together to support one another.
I do wish our current situation had created the same connection to help each other.
I found out by pure accident this weekend how my friend passed watching a fireman describe his experience there at that building.20 years later, mourning completely all over again.
My condolences for your parents and thank you.
What caused building 7 to freefall? I work in construction and concrete and steel structures don’t just freefall without hundreds of strategically placed explosives.
This is so fascinating. So glad that you headed with determination towards the exit when you believed it was just a kitchen fire. I've been spending the last few days listening to survivors' stories. I was in my 20s working in ''the square mile'' in London 9/11 and we felt such an affinity for the Americans who just headed off to work one morning and had their lives obliterated. I worked for Aon and we used to talk to people on the 101 floor of the north tower (I now know). I think I was just so obsessed by the logistics, which tower was hit first, which tower came down first. It's only now 20 years later that I'm sitting here obsessed with the people who escaped and *who got to live the last 20 years* .
I feel similarly
This was awesome watching a young person who wasn’t around to experience 9/11 speak with someone who was actually in one of the towers and experienced the terror first hand learn what it was like to be there during one of the worst days in America. Thank you both for sharing your story!
Just listening to this made me cry. Every time I hear it... I just cry.
I know right 😫
LittleBigWhispers, I read that one of the Titanic survivors couldn't talk about it without crying.
Its something to hear true survivors story. I will never forget that day. I was in sixth grade when it occurred. RIP to all of those who sacrificed/lost their lives that day.
I heard two stories of one man who returned from his honeymoon the day before & his wife cooked him breakfast, two stations before he would normally get out, he realized he shat himself, he got out of the train went up to get a taxi back home, paid the taxi driver a huge amount of money. He got home had a shower & when he was redressing he saw the 2nd plane hit the tower, the tower he was destined to be in. His wife's bad cooking saved his life. Another man got down the road & remembered he had not put the bins out. He missed his usual train & by the time he got the next one the first plane had hit. So these two men had such lucky escapes by happenstance.
I’ve been watching all sorts of videos regarding 9/11 and I’m so grateful for the reporter/journalist for not interrupting at all. I’m grateful for the woman to get out alive and live to tell her story.
Sidley Austin is my firm. Crazy small world and so glad she's okay.
The part where you said “you don’t have family” young lady , you do now ! A family of survivors .. Thanks for sharing
I can remember this like it was yesterday, 22 years today, the world has never been the same since.
I’m so glad I stumbled upon this interview, it was such a great one and her story was so enthralling. Her voice and humbleness was inviting to listen to. I have yet to listen to an entire interview because they’re so sad to hear but for some reason I couldn’t stop. I believe it had to do with her insight and just how humble she seems to be from her experience. I think her story of her twin daughters being her towers was super cute and like she says the irony from it, it’s just as beautiful about it all.
I couldn’t even begin to imagine what these people, these survivors and the survivors of the ones that didn’t make it out have had to endure. My husband, oldest son (2yo at the time) and I (7mo pregnant) lived in NC at the time and even just being close by and being thousands of miles from home, was terrifying. We moved back home to NM that October and so I was 8mo pregnant and terrified to fly back with my 2yo, leaving my husband behind to drive back just a few weeks after the 9/11 attacks. It was an experience we have never forgotten. Every year we talk about how scared we were and how different things were for a while. Like the simplest things, like seeing airplanes flying by or seeing the trail lines from the planes and for days after there was nothing. You’d look up to the sky and see no lines, no planes and it was just an odd and unusual feeling.
I commend her for being able to share her story and her experiences with us and hopefully help others with theirs as well.
Great job to you as well for putting this together and with someone that was humble also. Much love💕
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I took care of a gentleman whose brother was in the Pentagon that day. His office was straight where the plane struck...poor guy didn't even stand a chance. Guy was only 37.
This woman is one of Gods chosen. I love her comments on how wonderful each day is.
Having fun all the time is a way to protect she finds in all that horror is so strange how works the mind just other ones need to suffer to cry when remembering
Omg Moushumi only looks like she’s in her 20’s ❤️🙏❤️🙏
God bless you ❤️🌹thank you for sharing
A good friend of my daughter survived the towers. As she was helped from the Subway area under the towers up to the sidewalk level, bodies and body parts were hitting the pavement. It was quite traumatizing for several immediate years. And she told me just when she was ready to again to commute by subway instead of the bus from New Jersey that she was taking, the news of the London subway ricin poison attack came out. Super difficult time for her.
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As I continue to listen to these personal stories I'm struck by how every person who was there has a story. It's remarkable and I want to keep knowing then. I know too that all the people who passed had lives and stories as well. Little reminders to enjoy and respect life
She looks 22 now, beautiful inside & out.
Do you love her!?
This is so moving, this story. I've also read and heard other stories about 9/11 as moving. The accounts of the survivors or people close to them...9/11 should be taught in schools and with it the importance of appreciating one's life, one's blessings...
Great perspective!
It is tought in school. I have 7 kids in school the oldest 3 in high-school come home every year and ask what I was doing during 9-11 and we always talk about it they ask questions then they have conversations about it at school. So yes it is tought every year.
@@CosmicEnergyChakra its not really taught. at least in my schools. we just talk about it the first week of school and then we move on. we dont really have discussions about the details of 9/11.
They can’t teach it in schools that would get too many eyeballs on it scrutinizing every detail and more people would realize that it wasn’t what was portrayed as seen on TV.
She looks well for 42. I was 22 that day also
Thank you for telling your story. Thank you for sharing such emotional feelings with us. That day was horrific seeing it on tv miles away in the U.K. so I can’t even imagine how scary and terrifying it was being there.
I'm so glad she survived. I can't imagine at 22 having gone through this. I was in middle school when it happened, and at that time I think the most frightening thing for me at that age was knowing that the country wasn't safe, that potentially everyone was unsafe. I didn't have the maturity or imagination to focus on the lives of the individuals who suffered, which was probably a silver lining in retrospect. Only now am I able to process these stories and really take them in, and it's more than heartbreaking. I remember like all of us, watching the TV in shock, as the same footage of horror played again, and again...and again. 9/11 was so disorienting that my mom actually (probably sleep-deprived) had a car accident the next morning taking us to school. Luckily everyone was ok. My boyfriend unfortunately knew one of the stewardesses who was killed, she was his babysitter :(
Your boyfriends babysitter!!! That must have been traumatic. Hopefully you got some counseling to deal with the grief.
I will never forget as my husband and I flew back home in Houston Texas on the 9/10th. He’s from New York and we were out visiting his family. Seeing this the next day. I’m still PTSD about it all grateful she made it out. For me, I would have been back down. I would prayed for my coworkers and everyone else. But I would been back down immediately!
When they say you never forget where you were at when 911 happened, it's so true...
I just dropped off my oldest in school.... Listening to hot 97 on my way to pay a ticket when they said a plane hit the first tower... I got home turned the tv on and saw when the 2nd tower was hit... I couldn't believe what I just seen on tv...
On my way to work I could see all the smoke from the building ...
When I say I had chills and cried that would be an understatement...
Truly a moment in history that still lives on
Zero interruption. Thank you🙏❤
Love these stories. It would be scary to only be 22. Yikes. Whole life ahead of her
I will never ever forget the impact of 9/11. I was a third grader in Brooklyn, NY. I remember the sky was covered in ashes. Every year I experience PTSD leading up to the anniversary. I can not imagine actually being at the WTC on this day. Thank you for sharing your story💞
Ptsd from what?
You were 7
@@nowirehangers2815lol. A lot of fairy tale stories in this thread.
@@nowirehangers2815I was 12 and developed acrophobia seeing what happened from my house in Brooklyn . Ppl process things differently
I was there that day also...horrible memories and I never made it up to my office either .
Im glad you are here, thank you for watching
I talked to an online friend who was there too, though she was in a building across the street. She had just gone on a coffee break and was ushered out of the ground floor shop. She described holding on to the coffee cup for dear life. They were walking towards the bridge (forgive me if I don't have this part right. I talked to her a year after or so)... So everyone is walking through the streets, people are taking drinks out of her coffee to clear the dust out their mouths. She said she was alright as long as she had that cup to hold onto.
What I remember about this friend is her caring nature. She was part of a group of people who rescued cats. Actually they caught and released them... neutered feral cats and released them.
I am glad I met her so to speak and heard hers story.
I wasn't clear about the bridge... I believe it was the only bridge out of Manhattan.
Mark, it was most likely a blessing that you hadn't made it up...... God bless you! xo
@@maryann9610 what the hell r u doing that for BIZZARE
Listened to a ton of survivor stories and even the ones that are not so dramatic or eventful like this one it still sheds light and gives some more details that add to the complexity of the chaos
What an absolute stunner of a woman!
From trying to get the elevator to work so she could check on her work Family to being glad her Parents had two more children to being glad her Parents still had each other to wanting that First Responder to be ok to her guilt for having a second chance at life thanks to that First Responder to agreeing with her Father for a second Birthday of Remembrance, I can hear in her voice how she was raised to put others first. This is a wonderful interview. #Thank_You_For_Sharing🫂
I was a 10 year old kid in a Brooklyn elementary school bathroom watching plumes of black smoke billow off of the towers. I will never forget the fear in the classroom as parents would come to pick up their kids, while others would never show. I will never forget the debris in my backyard, and how hard it was to breathe. The thought of being in the towers themselves gives me chills. Hearing Moushumi’s story brought me back to that day. I admire her strength to not only share her story now, with such grace, but to her strength 20 years ago to have survived such a horrifying experience.
How did debris get in your backyard from Manhattan?
@@smiley1960 I imagine through the smoke and wind, debris was carried into parts of Brooklyn. Burnt paper and office supplies, newspapers, ash, etc. stuff like that.
@@Rev8691 Good for you putting him in his place
I will always remember that day I was home from work I have a chest infection and my mum rang me up to tell me to put the TV on this images will always stick in my head and it seems uncanny because 13 days later my mum died of terminal cancer so that’s how I remember
@@smiley1960 5:18 The interviewee answers your question. Or just ask pretty much anyone from Brooklyn. Office paper was two inches deep in parts of Brooklyn. Or read an old newspaper. The only thing you shouldn’t do is ask someone who was 10 at the time.
This deserves a lot more attention, unless that's not what Moushumi wants
Thank you! I think she deserves so much recognition
Wow...what a beautiful woman inside and out....she doesn't look like she's aged one bit...a very captivating interview....well done...
This video is 3 years old but you are correct ✅
Thank you for allowing your interviewee to talk. I appreciate your relaxed interviewing style. Letting her tell her story was the best way to approach this. Her testimony was beautiful. Glad I chanced across it.
Thank you for watching. I was so lucky to connect with her
Thank you for your story. This terrible attack has changed my life forever and I can only imagine how it has changed yours.
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I too worked in 2 WTC, on the 45th floor. It was my first job working for Dean Witter and used to pull invoices in the micro fiche room, fortunately I wasn’t there that day. I remember the 44th floor lobby, I would always take the escalator to the 45th floor, I remember that vividly. I also found those building very amazing, what a tragic day. My thoughts are with all the families affected.
Wow. I’m sorry if this is a dumb question but did you know many people who survived and did not survive? How was it like afterwards, since you didn’t have that job? I’m so sorry. That’s another grief I’m sure many endured - being a lucky one who lost loved ones.
@@juliehernandez80 yes, I met a friend who I became close with. We were both in the microfiche room from 1998-2001, he was on the 30th floor in the stairwell when the second plane hit and was able to get out. He was able to bounce back to life, but it took some time. He worked for a few years after, then took care of his parents. He was a bit older than me and passed on 2/14/17, we would communicate often and he would always bring up 9/11. I remember us having lunch in the towers, talking on the 45th floor. These memories are always engrained in my head.
nwjgoodguy thank you for sharing💔
I love the last bit too about how unified it was after. The saying that went around that I’d never want to experience another 9/11 but I would want a lifetime of 9/12 when it comes to how much love there was. I just adore this video, thank you for doing it!
She is truly an incredible woman. And yes, I great message here from her about unity❤️
The unity didn’t come for a few days. 9/12 was still chaos and rumors of other attacks. They were afraid to fly planes again. I had to work an overnight and was so wired that I didn’t sleep for over 48 hours. And then there was the immediate talk of deployment and war.
It was a really weird feeling. Everyone in my world was still completely terrified for a few days. Then there was a feeling of unity as other disputes felt less important and urgent. Remember we had just gone through a horrible election that dragged on so long and started to divide people more acutely than before. (nothing compared to nowadays but for the time it felt very intense. I can still get upset when I think about it.) But the commenter above is correct that it was immediately some hard division among people, over war, racism, response, I remember friends cutting each other off over it. There was a general feeling of fear that unified everyone but as the fear declined the hard lines did come out. I will say that I think in NYC it was very different, and the community feeing was strong for a long time.
In regards to the unity that we ALL, felt after this tragic event. We so desperately need that Unity Now!!! We should remember that we are ALL a part of the HUMAN RACE!!! Honor and Respect our differences!! And try HARD to simply BE KIND TO EACH OTHER!!!
PLEASE!!’ Our World depends on this!!!
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Thank you for sharing your incredible yet tragic experience. I’m so inspired by the healing that has allowed you to live your life as a positive, grateful and loving person. In the days, months and years that followed 9/11, it had to be beyond difficult to go through the processes that allowed you cope with that horrific day. I really appreciate your message of hope. ❤
She said her Boss left on September 10th. This just goes to show that when it's not your time, it's not your time. Her Boss was not destined to die on September the 11th.
Inside knowledge
Happy you’re okay and may all the souls lost that day rest in peace.
My cousin worked in the kitchen and for some reason he was sick that day so he stayed home!
Thank her. Her story is priceless. She's invaluable.
My next door neighbor ,I will give his 1st name ,Harold ,was working that day in WTC 1 on the 89th floor when the 1st plane struck building , his pic is in the book 102 minutes , such a awesome storyteller .
Can you please start vloging if you live in nyc?!
Thank you so much for sharing
Such a great angle to hear from someone that lost a friend in one of the towers. I wonder what my friend was doing or feeling before she died. I'm so glad this woman survived and is able to live her life. I believe my friend is at peace and with her parents in heaven.
I’m so sorry for your loss
Sorry for your loss 🙏 Never Forgotten ❤
I’m so glad you made it! Such a lovely person you are. It was wonderful to watch this video.
God bless you for sharing your experience, and for honoring that brave firefighter in the telling of it.
Excellent interview. You allowed your guest to speak freely. That’s the sign of a good listener. Thank you. The best to you in your channel. This is the first I’ve seen you. It came up because I’ve been watching some other interviews. I didn’t know very much about 9/11 other than the obvious, and am finding all the interviewees fascinating of course. Beyond belief. This is something to make a big deal about and teach the children in schools. As it’s been said about the Holocaust and this also to never forget. It’s always a good reminder to know this life can be gone in a moment. It almost happened to me when an unexpected emergency happened and could have died. It changed my life. God bless the survivors and their families and friends. 💕
Thank you for watching and for the thoughtful response 💓 Never forget 🇺🇸
So glad this woman survived to tell her story. Ty for sharing. Never Forget. I loved the beauty of the North and South World Trade Center Towers. RIP to the innocent lives taken too soon.
Thank you for taking the time to watch