1. Hannah, Toni, Melanie, SURVIVING THE ATOMIC ATTACK ON HIROSHIMA

2. EARLY MORNING August 6, 1945 Sun rose in the clear blue sky Warm day No sign of this day being any different

3. WHO HE TRIED TO FIND, AND WHERE THEY WERE TRYING TO GET TO His wife Yaeko-san The hospital

4. SCENES THE VICTIMS SAW Homes have collapsed Dead bodies Survivor guilt

5. HYPOCENTRE The area The people were instantly vaporized Their hair fell out

6. “BLACK RAIN” Rained for one hour at the hypocentre Contained radioactive elements Created from the fission of uranium

7. KELOIDS Radioactivity injured the inner tissues forming keloids Keloids are the scars left by the burns that end up swelling

8. PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS Death imprint and death anxiety Death guilt/survivor guilt Psychic numbing Suspicion of counterfeit nurturance Struggle for meaning

9. FIVE SYMPTOMS Depression Nightmares Anxiety Survivor guilt Inability to verbalize the traumatic experience Regressive methods of dealing with aggression

10. PTSD Post Traumatic Stress Disorder