SterlingGuy: Crisis Counselor in Louisiana

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I was in touch with DailyHeights.com regular SterlingGuy, who's working as a crisis counselor in Louisiana for the United Way. He gave me permission to post the following:

"I have one day left here ... It has been one of the most difficult jobs of my life."

"I am working at a call-in center trying to get people into shelters and to food sitribution sites ... I am beyond my limit and have heard too much suffering to really go into it."

"There are still ways to volunteer ... I would advise calling Lifenet (1-800-543-3638) and ask them for referrals to the Red Cross and other volunteer centers."

"Overall, I will say this: the resilience and good spirit of folks in Louisiana are a testimony to the power of human survival. I have been consistently amazed at folks who have lost everything, but are able to remain calm and kind and even share a joke. I wish I had come here before these hurricanes."

Look for SterlingGuy at the DH cigar meetup (coming soon): "As soon as I return, I am sure I will need a big fat stogie to dry me out after all this rain."