By June Mittelmark, Red Cross writer

Athlete. Strong. Vibrant. Dynamic. Survivor.

 By Sabrina Benedetti, Red Cross writer

“I was just floored and grateful. When you have a loss like that, you realize you don't get moments back. Having my sons there was a gift. That's truly what it felt like, a gift.”

By Jennifer Costa, Red Cross communications director

 By Sabrina Benedetti, Red Cross writer

“We needed to get blood from the lab into the ICU quickly. If it hadn't been there, we would have lost him. That's the case, for patients around the world every day.”

“Here in Northern New England, we are used to our share of bad weather,” said John Montes, Regional Disaster Officer for Northern New England. “We are not immune to tropical weather. We’ve seen torrential rain from these storms hit us hard over the last several years.”