stacey ewing

Pam Whitaker lost her home to a tornado while she was volunteering at the tiny hospital in her little town in TN, helping others who’d been hurt in the storms. I can’t believe how well she holds it together in this interview despite everything she’s been through in the past 48 hours.

In the video clip, she is standing there so very politely answering questions from a CNN reporter even though she is now homeless, with only .15 cents to her name, the clothes on her back, and a broken foot (from being accidentally run over by a mobile x-ray machine at the hospital).

At the very end of the interview, the reporter, wishes her well, looks down at her feet and says, “We’re going to have to get you some shoes, first off.” She softly replies, “I got feet, that’s all that matters…”

http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/weather/2008/02/07/roberts.whitaker.intv.cnn