vCRASH continued from page 5 leaves and debris for people from the crash, remembering a story of a young boy found in the cornfield still strapped in his seat, safe and not severely harmed. She recalls in vivid detail the refrigerator trucks that came to keep the deceased bodies cold until they could be identified and transported to the funeral homes. It was two days before the victim’s names were identified for the hospital staff to put the patient’s names on their charts. “We all did what we had to do,” she explains. She feels grateful that she was able to help during the tragedy. It’s rewarding for her to look back and see everyone pulling together to help those in need. “You talk about teamwork in a place. I have never seen teamwork since and I probably never will, as long as I live, see teamwork like I saw that day.” The hospital team pulled closer together after the tragedy. She recalls co-workers and patients giving hugs for a long time after the incident. “I can still see people in ICU. I can still see this little boy laying there, ‘Where’s my mom?’ I’ll never forget those things. Ever. You just can’t imagine what a tragedy like that does to a person, it just tears you up,” she explains, emotionally. She is not afraid to fly even after the incident, explaining that this accident can’t deter someone from being afraid. Not an overly religious person, she explains that she feels that God is her pilot. “Some things like that, you just carry in your heart, you don’t forget it. You just ask God to take care of us all.” After a few more years in Sioux City, they moved to Scotland, SD and she later moved to Yankton after husband Duane passed away. The well-rounded Chancellor, SD native has worked in a variety of venues over the years, having driven a semi-truck with her husband for six years, working as an EMT and working in the medical field for over 40 years. She beams as she talks about her sons and her grandchildren. Her oldest son, a rancher and semi driver near Lennox, previously took her on the SD wagon train with him for three days. She had a marvelous time. The middle son works in Marshalltown, IA in a meat packing plant and drives semi and the youngest son works in Des Moines, IA in the computer field and is getting married in May. She has two granddaughters, one living in Rapid City and one living near Wakonda. Blachnik, now 80 years young, has worked at Menards as a cashier for the past four years and rarely misses a day of work. She loves her job, appreciates her employer and enjoys being around people. She often wonders how the survivors of the crash are doing now and will never forget the days surrounding that incident. She feels grateful that she could help others during that time and the compassionate woman explains that she wouldn’t hesitate to offer her help again. She sums up the experience for me, “In conclusion to my story, I have felt so very honored and blessed to have been asked to be interviewed about this fateful event that happened while I was an employee at Marion Health. God bless all of you.” n check out... hervoiceonline.com Meet the latest styles Douglas. Meet the latest styles from Hunter from Hunter Doug Meet the Meet the latest styles from Hunter Douglas. latest styles from Hunter Douglas. 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