9/11 aid urged for Stuy grads
U.S. Rep. Jerrold Nadler and Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer joined the call yesterday to get federal health insurance for students who attended Stuyvesant High School in the days after 9/11.
"We went back to school before anyone else," said Lila Nordstrom, who graduated in 2002 from the elite school, located across from Ground Zero on West St.
The air was still smoky and fires burned when the students went back to class. Tons of debris from the site was loaded on barges docked nearby.
"There was no one else down here. It was the police officers and us," Nordstrom said.
First responders have lobbied hard for better health screening and benefits as a result of their work at Ground Zero, but little has been said about the students who attended area schools.
"They had no choice, they were ordered to go back to school," said Stringer (D-Manhattan).
Amit Friedlander, who also graduated from Stuyvesant in 2002, was recently diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma. He is convinced his illness is directly linked to 9/11.
"I had my doubts [about going back]," said Friedlander. "I wore masks for awhile.
"Everyone who was down here should be very careful and look out for any health abnormalities."
Many of the former students, who are now older than 21, are no longer covered by their parents' health insurance plans.
Nadler said he has introduced a bill that would provide care to everyone who has fallen ill due to 9/11.
Lisa L. Colangelo Originally published on October 2, 2006
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/local/story/457492p-385039c.html
"We went back to school before anyone else," said Lila Nordstrom, who graduated in 2002 from the elite school, located across from Ground Zero on West St.
The air was still smoky and fires burned when the students went back to class. Tons of debris from the site was loaded on barges docked nearby.
"There was no one else down here. It was the police officers and us," Nordstrom said.
First responders have lobbied hard for better health screening and benefits as a result of their work at Ground Zero, but little has been said about the students who attended area schools.
"They had no choice, they were ordered to go back to school," said Stringer (D-Manhattan).
Amit Friedlander, who also graduated from Stuyvesant in 2002, was recently diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma. He is convinced his illness is directly linked to 9/11.
"I had my doubts [about going back]," said Friedlander. "I wore masks for awhile.
"Everyone who was down here should be very careful and look out for any health abnormalities."
Many of the former students, who are now older than 21, are no longer covered by their parents' health insurance plans.
Nadler said he has introduced a bill that would provide care to everyone who has fallen ill due to 9/11.
Lisa L. Colangelo Originally published on October 2, 2006
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/local/story/457492p-385039c.html
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