My childhood fears about the terrorist attacks were valid but misplaced. The environmental toxins released during 9/11 have been our real enemies.
My 9/11 story begins like this: I’d just turned 5 and it was my third day of kindergarten at P.S.3, a New York City public school in downtown Manhattan. From the window of my classroom, I saw the first World Trade Center tower fall, smoke and orange skies imploding in its wake.
Today, Maddy is in remission, but Julie died this summer. Her death has felt like something I am tumbling into — a black hole, an abyss. And that abyss widens when I face the truth head on: My sister and I — and so many other young people — were exposed to the same toxins as our mothers. We share the higher risk of cancers and other WTC-related health conditions, such as respiratory and gut diseases.
What’s also missing as a result of the dearth of research on youth survivors is data on the long-term mental health effects on us. Watching loved ones grow sick — and die — as a result of WTC-related health conditions will continue to disproportionately affect those of us who were young on 9/11.was established to study the health effects on those 21 or younger at the time of the attack. The goal of this new research cohort is to close the gender and age gaps in existing WTC-related research and understand the effect that 9/11 related toxins and traumas have had and will have on those who were children at the time.
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