Five years since 9/11: Life after the attacks

KPBS | By KPBS Public Broadcasting

Published September 11, 2006 at 11:12 AM PDT

This story was published more than 17 years ago.

Today, These Days looks back at the five years since September 11, 2001. Three locals, a fireman, a psychologist, and a woman who lost a brother, all share their stories of life after the attacks.

Today, These Days looks back at the five years since September 11, 2001. A local woman whose younger brother died in the World Trade Center attacks shares how September 11th changed her life. A psychologist speaks about working with the families who lost loved ones in the attacks. Also, a local firefighter who went to New York after the attacks talks about leading an urban search and rescue team through "the pile."

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Jeanine Hart Seaman, San Diego resident. Her younger brother John Patrick Hart died in the World Trade Center.
Ken Druck, founder of the Jenna Druck Foundation. He's a psychologist and recognized nationwide as an expert in helping people deal with loss. He counseled many families who lost loved ones on September 11, 2001.
Perry Peake , division chief with the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department. He led the San Diego County urban search and rescue team that went to New York two weeks after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center.