bostonmarathonOn a day full of such promise, the BA50 Team is shaken by the tragic news of the bombings at the Boston Marathon. We are both saddened by the horrific scenes from Copley Square and inspired by the stories of heroic runners and spectators who pitched in to help one another.

Emails, FB Posts, Tweets and Texts have been pouring in as our Mothers, Grandmothers, Aunts, Friends and Children check in to make sure we are safe.

BA50 was launched in Boston and it has a special place in our hearts which are now broken as the details of this tragedy unfold.

We invite you to express your thoughts about this tragedy with our BA50 community in comments below.

BA50 Shares Thoughts On The Boston Marathon Tragedy was last modified: April 16th, 2013 by Felice Shapiro & Ronna Benjamin

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Felice Shapiro & Ronna Benjamin

Felice Shapiro, Founder and Publisher of Better After 50 and Ronna Benjamin, Managing Editor of Better After 50.

11 Responses

  1. Susan Reply

    Today was one of horror. As a Bostonian I look to the strength of our city to keep moving forward and not let the ‘terrorists’ win.

    • jill Reply

      Thinking of all of you with heavy heart…glad to hear team BA50 is ok. Jill

  2. Barbara Reply

    If only we can find a way to erase the pain and hate with kindness and love. Be sure to let those you love know it today, and every day.

  3. Jan Reply

    Words cannot express the anger, frustration and deep sadness over this. I simply don’t understand.

  4. diana77007 Reply

    Again, terror strikes the hearts of Americans. My heart hurts for those injured and those who died. I would just say let’s not rush to judgment. Timothy McVey was an American. Let’s not paint all Muslims with the same broad brush and just assume it was them. As a Jewish American, I know what can happen when prejudice rears its ugly head. In any event, whoever is responsible needs the full force of the law to come reigning on his/her or their head(s).

  5. felice
    felice Reply

    2 years ago I ran the Boston Marathon as did my eldest son – my younger boy met us at the finish line – it was magic -the day was filled with spirit and love, sweat and hope. Every runner was filled with the belief that the finish line was attainable and reaching it was a place of glory. Today, we all feel the shift in our safety as we observe the finish line of terror – the images of runners maimed and carried away on stretchers — for what?

    We will all process this tragedy in our own way as the days move on and hopefully the fear will subside. It is a sad sad day.

  6. pauline Reply

    Thinking of you from Australia. This is a dreadful day for everyone. I love your country and will be back in July. Stay strong and know that people all over the world support you and feel your pain.

  7. Deborah Reply

    Hopefully our sadness around this tragic event will push women to take more leadership responsibility and create better systems around the world. Not by coincidence, the countries with the most women in their parliaments (Norway with 40% women) are the richest per capita and have the highest quality of life and the lowest rates of violence….. Thank you BA50 for giving women this platform and making us all aware of the power we do have to change things. I would love to see some articles on women taking more leadership roles – beginning with their families and their communities. Heartfelt wishes to all of you. We can do it.

  8. Deb Drucker Reply

    What a sad sad day for all of the runners, spectators and the nation. All I can feel is an incredible senseless of hoplessness and helplessness trying to understand who would want to hurt innocent victims. My heart goes out to all of the families, runners and the City of Boston.

    Deb

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