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Few photographs are seared in our memories as much as this one taken by photographer, Stan Honda
The haunting photo came to be known simply as, “The Dust Lady”
Well, that lady had a name: Marcy Borders
Borders had recently begun working for @bankofamerica locates inside the @wtc (World Trade Center) when the first plane struck. She was only 28 at the time
Honda recalls: “You could tell she was nicely dressed for work and just for a spilt second our eyes locked as she stood, motionless, in the lobby. I took one single shot of her before a police officer started to direct people outside, thinking it would be safer”
Sadly, Borders became severely depressed in the years following 9/11, lost her job at Bank of America and fell into a debilitating crack addiction before finally finding “peace of mind” after a long stint in rehab
Like thousands of others like her on that fateful day, Marcy Borders was diagnosed with cancer in August 2014.
She died in 2015 at the mere age of 42 🗽
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