Hi, I am feeling so broken. My friends Eddie & Shari Floyd were in the Bug Fire. I called to help evacuate, but the fire went the other way.
There was a fire tornado and it turned back over the mountain. The neighbor woke them up to evacuate. They were to the road (there driveway is a mile long) but went back for her dog.
The car caught fire, they had to get out and try to run. They were both disabled and they caught on fire. It knocked them down and Eddie tried to cover Shari and they layed together holding each other and praying while the fire burned over them.
Shari died yesterday from her body being burned over 40% and Eddie has over 30% of his body burned. The house didn’t burn and the dog died anyway.
It looks like we may be taking a crippled donkey, a pig, possibly some chickens, dogs and maybe a cat, and providing a home for one of her workers who just got out of the hospital with Colon cancer, has no family, nowhere to go and lost everything in the fire. I will either help place or bring home 2 other horses, 2 mustangs and 2 seniors with special needs. At this point it is just trying to get through each day.
I am broken in a way I have not previously been. Tomorrow I deliver some hay, a water tank, dog food and some clothes for Michael. I am working with Shari’s son, Animal Control and the property owner as well as some other folks to get all the animals safe in a smooth transition.
Please pray. I am sorry this is such horrible news, but I always share the reality, and this is what we are going through. Eddie and Shari didn’t deserve this. If we end up with Michael and all the other animals moving over, i will probably need help with that. At this point I am reeling and hopefully making sense. I just want to wake up from this horror. Hug your loved ones while you can.
Hugs and thank you,
Palomino & All the Critters
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