Closing Plenary - “Unmeasured Strength” 

This woman is my true hero !! Whenever I have a really really bad day I remember Lauren’s story and I’m ashamed. I gather strength from her strength. She is a true woman’s woman !!! Incredible!!! Not one more !!!!!!

I’ll tell you what strength is……it’s those hundreds of firefighters who went up those stairs into absolute hell while thousands ran down….or those corporate workers who stayed and died because of helping and saving their colleagues, friends…strangers….or my ex Heinrich Ackermann…. who stayed to help those at AON live…. and died because he chose to be last out…..Or those who’d found the courage to jump…and held the hands of those jumping with them to certain death…. giving courage to others in their final moments…..Or those who searched ‘the pile’ for life…at the expense of their future health, now fighting cancer…..because they put their own lives second…..or the stewardesses who called in a terrifying situation….or those who stormed the cockpit to stop an attack on Washington D.C and died trying…..or those who called their loved ones just to make sure their families knew they were loved…….so much courage…..love of others…..in the midst of facing their own mortality. I applaud all those who died…..and those like Lauren who fought through such physical and mental trauma.

How could anyone possibly give these stories a thumbs down?? These are incredibly inspiring accounts of courage and strength. 💗

It sounds like this lady was always pretty tough and determined, so Im not surprised that she has recovered so well from 911. Good for her.

Your tribute to your nurses makes me proud to be one...retired now, but always will be a nurse at heart.

"i used that pain to ground myself", such an incredible woman!!

I am proud to say my daughter-in-law was a nurse and is now a physician’s assistant. She is a beautiful person and dedicated professional who my son and our family love dearly. So glad you are here to tell us of your miraculous recovery. May God continue to bless you and your loved ones.

I can't get enough of these 9/11 testimonials.

What a beautiful soul Lauren is. She is a strong resilient woman... God-bless you Lauren... ♥️♥️♥️♥️

I'm SPEACHLESS..the human body and mind are an absolute marvel of nature after all the trauma.

An amazing woman with so much courage and conviction. A inspiration to us all and thank you for your story.xx

I am grateful to have heard your story, Lauren. Thank you for this video.

This was an honor to listen to. What an amazing person she is. I can’t believe how hard she fought to survive. Incredible

What a humble and inspiring woman! Very eloquent in her presentation. An absolutely heroic story!!!😲

I’m speechless. What an amazing strength this women possesses.

Thank you for recognizing the hard work and dedication of nurses Ms Manning. People like you are the reason we do what we do. Seeing you return to your family is our success. You're an amazing woman!

My back went out for a week and I felt horrible. She is more than inspiring to me. Eloquent speech.

You are an amazing woman! I remember 9/11 like yesterday I had to have been around 9 when it happened and watched it all unfold on tv 💔 I got hit by a car back in 2016 My femur was snapped and I was supposed to have lost my leg, I had to learn to walk again and my issues with my leg and knee are chronic, but when I was laying in that hospital bed in unimaginable pain I knew the medical field is the career I wanted, either to be a surgeon or a nurse. I’m still working on getting into college but I’m not giving up. Thank you Mrs. Manning you have encouraged me to pursue what I know I’m mean to do in my life 💜

I'm a born again Christian for 32 years, now I'm 53 year old black American woman who is a ordained street preacher this lady was truly truly blessed by God Jesus Christ loves her very much she made it out of those towers by the grace of God! He was with her that day God bless

And we all complain about a headache or someone driving too slow in front of us!! Shame on all of us!! Wow...what an amazing inspiration she is! So very very brave!!

At around 19:50 you can actually hear and see her throat close up as she speaks. It’s very sad to me as the post traumatic stress from that terrible day must have come to life for her in that split second, the smoke, the fire, you can’t breathe. But she kept on talking calmly, I admire this woman.

Wow my father who was a nuclear physicist told me the same exact thing! I was whining about how life wasn’t fair at 17 and suddenly his demeanor changed and he said “who ever told you life was fair kid, life isn’t fair get over it”

WOW, what a powerhouse of a woman! Just WOW

Amazing how we have a first hand account like this of the elevators being blown out by fire and people still believe it was bombs in the lobby. This woman is the definition of beast mode. Phenomenal strength.

What a strong woman. Bless her ❤️

Thank you Ms. Manning to be here and tell your story. We need more people like you in this world!!! God Bless you

Fight for your life..go to the battle. Redirect your pain to power you. Touched by adversity but not held by it. Decide not to die by the side of the road. Thank God for inner power to get up and fight for life. This is one powerful message and one powerful warrior.

What an amazing testimony. Thank you

God bless this phenomenal woman! She faced such dire straits yet never gave up. Lauren gives me hope to keep fighting my battles. I’m so happy she persevered and feel so badly for her Canton colleagues lost. 😪😍🙏🏻

What an amazing woman.

Yes, Nurse from Minnesota👍

You are an inspiration, incomparable.

Listening to her speak. You can hear the pain in her voice. The PTSD kicking in at about the time when she talks about being in the lobby when Flight 11 hit the Tower. Truly remarkable her story and glad she is alive to tell it.

TOUGH lady. May God continue to bless her.

I am a nurse, it is my lifelong passion to care for the sick and wounded. Although I was a new grad on 9/11, I would have loved to be a part of her care team. She is amazing and so determined. Praise God for His hand and her determination aiding her survival.

That dog saved her life

Powerful. Very inspirational. Unimaginable strength.

What an amazing, moving story of hope and determination. What a lovely lady!

Incredible story of survival. Unreal she survived and looks so good. I know the scars are there both internal and external but wow. She's a fighter. I had never heard of the fires reaching the lobby or lower levels so quickly.

what an amazing speaker... a very good vivid story

Coming back to this video this 9/11/22. Never forget

Thank you for sharing this important story

Wow what a powerful woman to endure all that pain and suffering. I am so happy you are with us❤️❤️

On 9/11 I remember exactly what I was doing. Watching the TV 📺 and talking to my best friend on the phone ....I thought that thay was showing a repeat, of the plane hit the tower. I remember saying to my friend on the phone 📞 I just saw it.. We both had it on the same channel on the TV.. I told my friend, I just saw it... thay show a repeat... He said, "No!!!! Patrick!!!!! that's must be a second plane!!!!!!...Oh my God!!!!😭😭😭😭 I'll never forget that day..It still hurts 💔.. I think about the one's that pass away, Especially, the ones that jumped, thay talk about it on the TV, 📺....saying that people are jumping, wright out of the window's 🪟... GOD-BLESS ALL AMERICANS🇺🇲 ❤🤍💙......

THANK YOU, Lauren!

Tough to watch. Thanks for sharing this. Amazing.

She's amazing......❤️😌

Wow what a moving story that brought tears to my eyes. Thank you for sharing it

Omg.. I don’t even want to begin to imagine thespian she must’ve been in.. her strength is amazing.. and she’s a great story teller

What a brilliant speaker

Awesome person. Inspirational.

An inspiration like no other.....

It's such a pleasure to hear her talk.

YOU are amazing! What an incredible story you have. ❤️

God is great

Wow just WOW❤️❤️ what a STRONG and AMAZING WOMEN 🙏🏻🙏🏻 WHAT A POWERFUL SPEECH

Inspirational.And thank God for the Apple pie and the dog.

God be with you with love from Cincinnati Oh.

An awe-inspiring story.❤️

I have to say all these 911 Stories are so unique & inspiring in their own ways, but hers has touched me in a way I can't explain & yes the comment someone made about how these stories are speaking for the dead, that is so true.....Rest in peace to all whom lost their lives on that tragic day, which I remember clearly at work & watched it live as the south tower was hit & when both towers crumbled to the ground.

Just, wow.

Wow. Powerful.

The true Rising Phoenix!!! I LOVE IT❤❤

I appreciate your story and your strength to keep moving forward I have never been a burn victim but I did have to take care of someone that had a Enormous burns All over their body and I know that Care is no joke God bless you

All I can say is WOW what an amazing woman!

love the speech. powerful!

Siempre lamentable este suceso desde Venezuela , fuerza!

If she hadnt been running late, she would have never survived. 105th floor, those people were doomed. That dog saved her life!

Thank you for giving kudos to nurses

Amazing Strength

Amazing woman, what a story. We can’t even imagine…

Sad she couldn't give God the praise for her recovery.

Wow...what an amazing woman, so gutsy. Glad to see you're going from strength to strength, well done girl...I take my hat off to you!

You ma'am are amazing 👏 I know I don't have to you that. I just wanted to say it. Thank you

My gosh such a horrible sad story of the hell you and the rest of the people at the Twin Towers went through God carried through the hell you faced. God bless you.

🙏❤️

The echo with the mic is extremely hard for me to hear what she is saying

Wow what a story

I would also like to say God bless you but I think he already has

How can anyone "unlike" this video? 🤦‍♀️

I believe most of her story but she just doesn't strike me as someone who smiles so those parts might be there to soften her image. Remarkable recovery, not a burn mark on her. Really cool to see someone bounce back, she's a real warrior!

17:44 to 18:53 exhibits a strange image formed in smoke cloud (tower with antenna) showing nose, eyes, hairs and mouth..

super.

2:02 really camera guy. REALLY??? :(

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that whistling sound that she was describing wasn't from the explosions that was a direct result from the entire tower being pushed to the right, and then slowly rocking back to the left, then back to the right, etc every time it rocked one way, it forced a lot of the air inside of the rocked side, to the other side, and out the building and the only way out was all the way down through the lobby and all that air pulled a lot of the flames down with it so it wasn't from the explosions like people think when i first heard that? i knew that it was incorrect

Yeah, yeah , yeah.

Great story! Am I the only one who sees a face in the photo of the impact at 18:42?

Jesus is our Hope/Security/ Salvation / Peace and joy

it's weird to me to see photos of the inside of the offices. i imagine the plane going in and blowing up. there were scenes nobody ever saw. if you watched 9/11 in nano second speed from inside the buildings it would've been real hell

Was she in the lobby when the flash over came out when the elevator doors opened? If so she’s the only one from that lobby to survive

о чем она говорит? я не понимать извините

At 17:57 does anyone else see the face in the smoke??

Something is missing here. No mention of God's power and healing grace. It just happened that there were two nurses in that hospital that were experienced in helping burn patients. Just luck? I don't think so.

Does anyone see what I can see in the cloud that hit the Tower?

15:40 begins

What about the Bond trader?? What happened to him??

She survived being on fire for nearly 20 minutes and saw the second plane hit?

Did you know that a man named Stuart Breslow was in that building

Incredible story, she is so lucky to be alive. She was wrong about the elevators. None of them could travel the full 110 floors. I believe the Sky Lobby around floors 72-74 was the highest you could go before taking a differemt elevator higher. This happened to be where the 1st plane hit, hence the flames were able to travel to the floor lobby down the lift shaft.