re: Today marks the 13th anniversary of the start of the April 25-28, 2011 Super Outbreak

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That's when I began to realize that this storm had been a deadly one, that it had taken the lives of fellow university students. And there registered a change in me. I think it was that day, for the first time in my young life, I realized that I was a mortal being and that I had been incredibly lucky and reckless. I felt a wave of guilt, knowing that I had foolishly put my life at risk and survived while kids the same age as me, taking all the proper precautions and doing what they needed to do to remain safe, didn't make it through the day alive. It was a humbling realization and one that I think about every year around this time.

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Terrific narrative yet beyond terrible for those affected, and humble story of your experience. Thanks for sharing your perspective.