I have been thinking about how I should celebrate my birthday, but now, I know what to do. I will just hear mass and pray really hard for my family and relatives. Today, at around 3:30pm, the house that I grew up in, my grandmother’s house, my aunt and uncle’s houses were engulfed by fire. Everything was gone in a span of seconds. My relatives weren’t able to salvage anything from their personal belongings except the clothes on their back. I received the news while I was at my internship. My first thought was my grandmother, if she’s OK, because if anything happened to her, it will truly crush me. The news felt unreal, my hands became so cold and I couldn’t distinguish the emotion that I was feeling. I thought I was just having a bad dream, that maybe my sister’s text message was just a figment of my imagination because I was bored at work. My mom sent a follow up message, and that made it real. My heart felt so heavy inside my chest. I was trying to compose myself and not cry, but I couldn’t help it. I told one of the heads in the office that I have to go to my grandmother’s house.
My mom told me that she just arrived at my grandmother’s place and she’s at the hospital. She’s safe, but she’s been sick since yesterday and because of this ordeal, she just felt sicker and needed to be rushed to the hospital. My 7-year-old cousin, Roan, received second degree burns on her arms, and parts of her legs and feet. She was sleeping next to the room where the fire started.
Apparently, the fire started in the vacant bedroom next to my grandma’s. The house is old and was built from wood. The investigators think that the fire is due to faulty wiring, which is a possibility. It is really unfortunate that this happened 7 days before Christmas. I really feel sorry for the kids because my cousin said they just bought new clothes and shoes for Christmas, and now, they’re all gone. Even my cousin’s Yorkshire Terrier, Twinkle, died..
My grandmother keeps a collage of all our pictures in her closet. She sticks them on her closet door, and you will see how we look like when we were still kids until now that we’re adults. She even has photos of my late grandfather. I can even remember the picture of my dad when he was just a little boy. My grandfather’s portraits on the wall are all gone, too. I know that memories can stay forever in anyone’s hearts, but constant physical reminders are always better. I know we can all make new memories and share more photos, but my grandparents’ photos together are irreplaceable.
They need a lot of help, and I mean a LOT. Eight families lost their homes and belongings. They need financial assistance and clothes; basic household items, like beddings, blankets and kitchenwares. I have sorted out my clothes and shoes. Most of my relatives there are guys, and little kids. If there’s anyone there who wants to help, please use my contact form or simply add a comment. For financial assistance, please contact me to get my Paypal account information.
I don’t know why this happened to our family, but I guess, it can happen to anyone. So always be safe, and get your homes checked for anything that might cause unfortunate accidents like this. This is the saddest Christmas that we will all have.
Dre, I’m really sorry about what happened. But I guess the most important thing is that everyone you love has survived the fire. I’d like to help out, but my family’s in a lot of constraint nowadays as well. Hay, still, glad that everyone’s alive.
im sorry for what happened… we’ll pray for you and your family..
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oh my dre. im so sorry for what just happened to you & your family. luckily all of them escaped safely & nothing major. it sucks that this all happened so close to your birthday & christmas. but everything happens for a reason no. for every storm, there’s a rainbow. i understand how you feel on physical reminders are better than memories cause hard to explain, but it just is. i feel you. *big hugz* hang in there & take good care of yourself yea. xoxo
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Dre, i’ll see what i can do to help. i’ll also ask my mom if she could get help too. it’s so sad to lose all the precious possessions but at least everyone is ok and nobody was totally harmed or died, except for the poor dog. ill also pray for your family.
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oh my god. i am sorry. and you are right, this thing can happen to ABSOLUTELY anybody. it just so happens that your family had to experience this. and it’s the holidays… it’s gonna be extra harder for them.. for all of you.
i wish i knew how to help, but i can’t do anything as of now. maybe next week, i will contact you about your paypal information.
it’s true that alll those memories will stay forever in all your hearts, but it’s not the same when u dont see it physically, right?
omg Dre, i dont know what else to say. I can’t even imagine how this feels like. =( But Im sure a lot of people will help you guys out.
Take care, and do check yuor house’s wirings and stuff!
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I’m so sorry to hear this very bad news. Magpapasko pa naman. Well, the good thing is that your loved ones are safe and were spared by the fire. Cheer up, okay? And oh, may God bless you and your family!
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hi dre, im very sorry for what happened. i’ll find a way how i can help to ur family. una ko rin naisip yung lola mo, buti na lang okey siya, ganyan ganyan din ang naramdaman ko nung twice kaming binaha as in lahat ng gamit namin nasayang, pero mas mahirap pa rin talaga kapag nasunugan. Godbless. I’ll contact na lang you sa cp.
I’m really sorry to hear about the sad news. I pray that your cousin will recover from the burns. I know that this is pretty big because a couple of houses were lost, not just one. And… I’m sorry about Krinkles.
I know how it feels to have your birthday when something bad just happened. Last year, the night before my birthday, my dad had a light stroke and was hospitalized, if you can still remember that. I know it’s hard, but hey, it is your birthday and you deserve a greeting: Happy Birthday Dre! I love you!
yeah, i’ve had a fire form from faulty wiring. ): toaster to be exact and it all ended up just a huge mess..
im truly sorry for all this distress you must be experiencing. especially so near xmas! but god has his reason for things despite the fact that said reasons may not always be so clear.. :/ but im relieved no one is hurt.
Wow… I’m am so sorry that horrible thing happened to your family.
Thank GOODNESS no one was seriously hurt.
Wow, man I can’t imagine what you’re feeling. The emotional pain would be crushing alone, but to have financial worries in addition to that… Wow, I’m very sorry for loss.
I’m guessing they didn’t have fire insurance?
Is there anyway someone/something out of their control is liable?
(sigh) I’m going to look closely at my economies to see if there’s anything I can do in that area. Until then, I will definitely be praying for your family.
I am a firm believer in other “doors” opening when one closes. Your family should have one heck of a door coming.
hayy minsan talaga hindi maiwasan ang ganitong pagkakataon kawawa yung mga bata imbes na may pang christmas na sila eh nawala pa at mas malaki pa ang nawala. pero mabuti nalang din ang buo parin ang pamilya at sana nga maging ok narin ang grandmother mo… hay nakow dre kung sana may extra money lang ako kahit papano nakabigay sana ako. tagal pa kasi sahod ko sa PPP eh.
But anyways, i hope everything will be ok after all these. I hope maka-recover agad sila sa pinagdadaanan nila ngayon. take care dre…
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