With Age Comes Resilience, Storm's Aftermath Proves
14th Sep 2005, 04:46 GMT
WINSBORO, La. -- As captured by searing images on television, Hurricane Katrina seemed to single out the elderly for particular punishment -- people such as 86-year-old Pearline Chambers.
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