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A letter from my Mom
Hi guys,
Mom sent me a letter to post here for you guys, so here it is...
Thank you for all your love and support!
Mandy
Hi,
I'm sending this e-mail to Mandy through my Mom's WebTV. Unfortunately,
the browser is not compatible with AOL to access it and my lap top is
covered in ashes & soot, so, asking her to post these like this will
have to do for now. I will try to update you once a week if I can.
Thank you for the love and prayers, we sure can use them. It has been a
tough year for Marv & I, and this just seemed like a cruel joke that
someone has played on us......only it isn't very funny.
The fire has left us devastated, and although we're trying to have
faith, we're struggling emotionally. We just stood out in the driveway
holding each other and watched our house burn while we waited for the
fire dept, and I had to wonder what more God wants from us. This
morning, Marv was the most dejected and broken that I have ever seen
him, and he told me that he didn't know if he had the strength to get
back up from this after losing Molly, the store, and taking care of both
parents as he watches his Father die. I took his hand and reminded him
that he's not alone, and that together, our strength is doubled, add
Mandy's and it's tripled. I also know that with the support of our
extended families, it is multiplied ten-fold.
When Mandy wrote before, we hadn't been allowed full acess to see what
had been damaged, now I can tell you more.
The entire lower level and all the contents are completely destroyed.
The hardest part of that was the room down there where the fire
started...it contained all the things I had kept from Mandy's childhood,
as well as items from my own. I'm crying now as I think of the little
wood stove my Daddy made me and then Mandy played with it as well. I had
my Daddy write on the back of it, and I had hoped to see my Grandbaby
play with it someday. Also Mandy's American Girls collection, ponies,
books, school work, vacation videos, pictures, and so much more.....now
just a pile of ashes. Also, I lost my wedding dress and all our
christmas ornaments...the things that have no value except in my heart.
The main level of the house was hit hard as well, and we're not sure
what we can salvage, maybe some of the kitchen & dining room items, and
the same for the living room.....just not sure yet. Furniture & drapes
are gone, as well as many of my Disney collectibles. The firemen knocked
out the bathroom walls, and destroyed much of our bedroom as the fire
had come up through the walls in there.....it melted the sides of the TV
next to our bed. At one point, they came out and said it was 900 degrees
downstairs....it even melted our furnace right to the ground. We lost
all plumbing, electric, etc, and of course, everything that is left is
covered in black soot. That crap even got inside my zipped purse and
then through my eye glass case......unreal.
The top level of the house took mainly soot damage, although how much we
can salvage we won't know. Mandy's room was up there, as well as a
bedroom, bathroom, and a loft with a computer, TV, etc. We know the
computer has heat damage, and the couch, too, so those will have to be
replaced.
They were able to save the structure, and besides the windows they broke
out, from the outside.....all looks innocent and well!
We hope to be back in the house by Thanksgiving.....what a blessing that
day will truly be.
So each day from now on, we put one foot in front other and go forward.
The true blessing is that Marv, Abby, & I made it out alive and unharmed
physically....that is more important that any "thing" on Earth. Thank
you for being part of the strength we need to persevere....your love,
prayers and hope for us, mean everything. We love you!
Love,
Linda
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Hello Linda and Marv, so sorry to hear about your fire at your house. i am new to this blogging and have had many problems my self. i am overweight and miserble and keep walking but it doesnt come off. i take some mental medications so it might be that. i am barb from orwell, ny which is north of syracuse , ny. i have a couple blogs in here now. i am barbaraorwell2@aol.com. god bless you all and hope your on your feet soon. be thankful you or know one was hurt. barb
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Hello Linda and Marv, so sorry to hear about your fire at your house. i am new to this blogging and have had many problems my self. i am overweight and miserble and keep walking but it doesnt come off. i take some mental medications so it might be that. i am barb from orwell, ny which is north of syracuse , ny. i have a couple blogs in here now. i am barbaraorwell2@aol.com. god bless you all and hope your on your feet soon. be thankful you or know one was hurt. barb
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Oh, Linda I've been in my own little world for a few weeks, not checking on my journal friends. I am heartbroken with you, I hope most of your treasures are okay and your world turns back upright soon. You and your family have my prayers and thoughts.
debbie
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I'm not a regular reader of your journal Linda, but there is nothing as devastating as a fire or a flood. Seeing everything go up in smoke, and then seeing the destruction wrought is difficult for anyone. Wishing you strength at this challenging time,
Guido
http://journals.aol.co.uk/veluweman/shellgallery
http://journals.aol.co.uk/pharmolo/NorthernTrip
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