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" Americans across the country were mesmerized by the miraculous landing of Flight 1549 in the Hudson River. To see how the family of pilot Chesley &amp;quot;Sully&amp;quot; Sullenberger is adjusting to all of the attention, WD spoke with his wife, Lorrie.   What&amp;#039;s been the biggest change to your lives since Sully landed Flight 1549 on the Hudson?    People recognize us everywhere we go. Sully, and to some extent our family, is the face of that feel-good moment, and people want to express their gratitude for that feeling. They have been so kind. But some days you are just tired and it is hard. Like I keep saying, &amp;quot;A girl can have only so many good hair days in a row!&amp;quot; We&amp;#039;ve also had some amazing invitations and experiences, like the Oscars and Emmy&amp;#039;s and an invitation to Buckingham Palace.   How did you cope with all the craziness?    I have dealt with crisis in my life before and I know it can make a person stronger and more resilient if you let it. You have to step into the fear and not let it paralyze you. So I handle crisis by breaking it down into manageable pieces. Just like when Sully and I hiked Mt Whitney\u2014you point yourself in the right direction and take one step at a time.   Have you been able to keep life &amp;quot;normal&amp;quot;?    Balance is something that a lot of families work on all the time, and of course that is a constant struggle for us especially now. One day I can be sitting next to Michael Douglas at the Oscars and the next day I am carpooling for the tennis team and life feels completely normal.   In what way have the goals for you and your family changed?    Our goals are really still the same: Making the most of the girls&amp;#039; last few years in high school is our primary goal; giving back to the programs and activities that are near and dear to our hearts, like St Jude Children&amp;#039;s Hospital and Guide Dogs for the Blind; and Sully now has a platform from which he can make real change in aviation safety. For me, my passion is women&amp;#039;s wellness and fitness. Fitness has been so important for me in my life, and I want to help other women get fit and feel their best.   Are you nervous now that Sully is flying again?    No! Flying is so safe it never crosses my mind. Do you ever have dreams about what happened?    No, I never dreamed about it. At first, it was just the opposite, and I could not sleep. I could not shut off my mind. Then as we traveled and the requests for appearances came in and our schedule became so full I would fall dead asleep the nano-second I hit the pillow. Neither extreme is good, I suppose.   What have you learned about people from the outpouring of affection?    Oh, several things, mostly reinforcing what I already knew\u2014how generous and supportive Americans are. And like I have said before, we are all more alike than we are different. I&amp;#039;ve also learned how desperate people are for good news and their desire for something hopeful.   What do you see yourself doing next?    I have been passionately involved in women&amp;#039;s health and fitness for a long time. I had been working with ABC-7&amp;#039;s View From The Bay here in San Francisco promoting what I call &amp;quot;lifestyle fitness for women.&amp;quot; My mission is to improve women&amp;#039;s lives through fitness. I found a way to make exercise fun and challenging not just in my life but for my whole family, and I want to share that. I could not have gotten through the events of this last year without the confidence that comes from feeling comfortable in your own skin.   What&amp;#039;s the most important thing you&amp;#039;ve taken away from this past year?    Oh my gosh, an overwhelming sense of gratitude for everything. From the first responders in NYC to the amazing invitations we have received. And it has allowed me to look at our marriage through a different lens. Sully and I have been married a long time, and like anyone who has been married for years, you sometimes lose sight of your partner in rush of the day-to-day routine. We got a big reminder of how important we are to each other. How lucky we are. I always knew how special Sully was, now other people know it too. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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