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Date Posted: 20:23:32 04/07/01 Sat
Author: Angel
Subject: I don't know where to begin...

Hello everyone. I am a fairly new member of Lifes Survivors but am glad I joined, and glad you are all here. I have followed the newsletters, visited websites and this is the first time visiting this board. I'm ...it feels wierd that my first post is of the nature it is but I'm feeling a little lost...
It is at this point in time when reaching out for support, simply *having* that support there is indeed most comforting and strengthening....
I don't know where to begin. I guess I will just dive right in..
Wednesday night, my soon to be in-laws house burned down. There is nothing left. We live on the same property as them. Their house is gone. Four years ago when they first moved up here, their house burned down. The insurance enabled them to buy a new house and now that house is gone too. The earthquake in Seattle had promped their insurance company to do a re-evaluation of their insured and his parent's policy was cancelled. As far as we can tell, there wasn't enough time between the
cancellation and last night for them to have aquired a new policy so it is a total loss. Right now we have a lawyer working on seeing if the insurance will cover anything...keep your fingers crossed cos it doesn't look good. Titles, papers, pictures, clothes, food, things they have found/recovered from the first fire...everything
is gone. No one was hurt, thank God, but everyone is just...there aren't any words for how we are all feeling right now.

They are ok. He has four siblings...one is a foster child age 2. They are all staying with family friends until a temp. home can be built. We are all pulling together, but it is so tough...faith keeps me going..keeps my boyfriend going...keeps everyone going.

We are working hard, his parents are of the "help anyone and everyone anytime" genre, and they don't know the word 'quit'. Amazing people, wonderful hearts. This will be the second time they have rebuilt from scratch. The second time they've started over. The community and family have all pulled together to help, & we are setting up a website which will have the history, donation information, family pictures and such. If you are interested in helping, I will post the URL if that is ok, when the site is done. We are numb.. please forgive me... but if you do decide to help, it will be met with the deepest heartfelt appreciation and thanks. I've never personally experienced, nor been involved in, something like this. I hope this doesn't come across as "another one of those donation thingys" because, well, nothing could be further. It's just,...well, I'm numb. We all are...and it's hard to ask for help you know? But I'm turning to you because, we are all survivors & right now, I need some strength, as does Momma, Dad and the family...but I need to be there for them and building the website is just one of those ways...along with drawing on the strength of so many strong people when I feel weak...drained...exhausted.... It wasn't my home, but it is my famly, and they need me you know?

Just, well, thank you for being here for me. It's nice to have your shoulders to lean upon, along with God's. *hugs* to you all.. and God bless.

Most sincerely,
~~~Angel
http://www.meckel-gruber.org

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God, where is my brain :( Re: I don't know where to begin... -- Angel, 20:32:49 04/07/01 Sat
- The URL.... Re: I don't know where to begin... -- Angel, 15:49:21 04/10/01 Tue