The ‘Tuesdays with Morrie’ author with the children of Tacloban who receives his donated books
Thus, it was but natural that Albom was drawn to the Philippines after news of the world’s worst typhoon rallied the rest of the world to help, and the reason why he only came in February—three months after the devastation—is because he know how survivors of natural calamities are soon forgotten after the last of the relief and rescue operations have been completed.