My foster parents, my foster brother and my nephew got out in time yesterday morning at around 1:15am and escaped a fire that gutted their house of 24 years.

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Jason

 

OMG! Glad everybody is OK. Next sad thing is all the lost irreplaceables.

 

Holy crap! I am soooo glad they are ok!

 

I am so sorry!!

 

oh wow, that reaaaallly sucks. I hope they pull through this, Sid.

 

Any idea of the cause? on Feb 18, 2006, teenage arsonists burned down the house I grew up in. Fortunately, nobody was in the house at the time, but if you grow up in one place, it's hard to lose it, even though I hadn't lived there since 1968. My condolences to you and your family.

 

Man Sid, that's terrible. I'm glad everybody got out.

 

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Originally Posted by Selden

Any idea of the cause?

Investigators at this time fel it might have been some wiring in the rear of the garage that shorted.

I have some clarifying information concerning donations. Any out of state checks or for those who don't have a local branch of Regions your donations can be sent to the following: Marcella Smith Assistant Vice President Regions Bank 6200 Poplar Avenue, 3rd Floor Memphis, TN 38119 Phone: 901-580-5218 Fax:901-580-5456 Marcella.Smith@Regions.com

We are also graciously accepting gift card to stores such as Wal-mart, Target, Sam's Club, Costco and Kroger and those can be mailed to The Johnson Family, 1151 Minor Cove, Memphis, TN, 38111

If you wish to send a personal message to the family, please email that message to jparkerhill@gmail.com

Also, if I failed to mention this or you haven't had a chance to watch the video on Channel 5's website, my foster parents have a biological son who suffers from cerebral palsy, is bed-ridden and COMPLETELY dependent on them for everything. My foster father dragged him out of the house on a sheet to escape the flames. They lost all of his specialized medical equipment including various lifts and wheelchairs. Allen was never expected to live beyond the first 6 months of his life, but because of the love of his parents, Nancy and Larry, he is happy and healthy and now 47 years old. Larry is 64 and Nancy is 67. This is an elderly couple who are even now raising my nephew as they raised me. Zack is 12 and they have had custody of him since he was 3 months old.

Thanks again for all of the support.

 

I'm glade everyones ok I hope y'all pull thew as long as everyone is ok the rest is replacebul

 

From happier times:

Larry and Nancy 2 years ago when we were all staying at a beach house on vacation




Larry and Nancy, myself and my brother and sister whom they raised after our mother passed away, and my nephew Zack, whom they are also raising.

 

What a loving couple! So glad everyone is all right. I'm sure lots of people from all over will help, it is what Americans do.

 

So sorry to hear about the fire but glad that everyone got out in time.

Cat :x

 

Wow.
My heart goes out to them. . Any home owners insurance?

 

Panorama photo of the den

 

I'm glad everyone is okay. I'm not sure if you're Christian but I will say it anyways. God bless your family.

 

Thank you all for your thoughts.

 

I am really sorry about everything dude. May God be with you all.

 

How are your folks doing now, Sid? Did they have insurance? What do they still need?