One of Mississippi greatest exports and america's favorite quarterback Brett Favre has had his life turned upside down by hurricane Katrina. The green bay packers legend told reporters yesterday that his childhood home in kiln, miss., was destroyed, and that his current home near hattiesburg was damaged, but that his family members were all right.
"To think that the water would rise up to the level of [my mother's] house is just beyond my belief. To even think that it could get 8 feet up into that house is even more amazing," Favre said. "fortunately, they survived. they got up in the attic."
"I probably slept two hours last night, and the whole time i slept, i had nightmares about should i go or should i stay? if i go, what do i do? if i don’t go, how guilty will i feel for not being there?" favre said. "If i come down, will i be more in the way, even if i’m at my house? if you’re struggling to find food, i’m not going to come in and all of a sudden be able to get food. Am i getting in the way? am i eating one more sandwich that the kids could have shared?"
"Until power is hooked back up, until there are places where you can go get gas and you can go get something to eat, i’m better off being here."
More on favre's personal story at green bay packers website.
