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Seven months pregnant. Watched her Dodger-blue forever home burn in six hours. The crib, the baby clothes, the memories—gone. Her parents’ home, her cousin’s, her uncle’s. Generations in Altadena, wiped out overnight. Still she says: “We’re going to have one hell of a story to tell my baby.”Our dedication, transparency, and community-driven approach set us apart. partnering with us,programs that create meaningful change.
Max is 7, severely autistic, nonverbal. After the fire, he started hitting himself and his family. His brother Mateo, 12, has anxiety and was displaced from school. Their father Manfred has lymphoma. Their home still stands but is contaminated with lead, arsenic, and toxins. They can’t go back.
Autoimmune disorder. Lost her apartment. Left behind medical devices including one that measures blood clotting. Went months without them. Couldn’t properly dose blood thinners. “Even if I’m able to get to a safe place… I’m at higher risk of stroke just by virtue of the disaster.”
Her son Rory had cerebral palsy. A cottage was built for him on their property. When the fire came, his feet swelled with the heat. He said: “Leave me.” She raced to find help. Firefighters had no water. She came back to identify his body.
Lived in Altadena for 50 years. Wept as he told me his dogs, Monkey and Coca, were all he had left. “I had to grab my dogs, I didn’t have enough water and my house is burned down to the ground.”
Relived the terror as homes were engulfed. “I smelt smoke, I was sleeping, and my dog alerted me that there was trouble. When I looked outside, there were embers floating across my yard. My whole neighbourhood is gone.” She smiled through tears: “Well, there’s tomorrow you know.”
“It’s like I’m feeling every emotion under the sun. Last night I was at Nordstrom Rack looking for clothes, and I just broke down hysterical while looking at gray sweatpants because I thought about the gray sweatpants that I loved at home that were cheap, but they fit me really well.”
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