Help Melissa, David and Family Rebuild After Fire

On Thursday August 15th, 2024, our parents' house caught on fire in Citrus Heights, CA and the nightmare began. Although the structure still stands, my family lost everything. Melissa suffered 3rd degree burns on an estimated amount of over 60% of her body and is currently in The UC Davis burn center. Our mother will need numerous skin grafts, rehab, and months of medical therapy.

Melissa suffered a stroke that left her wheelchair-bound and unable to walk in February of this year, which made it difficult to get her out of the house. Thankfully, she was recovered and lived, but she has a long road of recovery ahead of her. Tragically, our beloved Misty (a 4-month-old ragdoll kitty) lost her precious little life and our family is torn to pieces over the loss of her life.

Estimated loss is at over $380,000 with vehicles, clothes, furniture, and so much more. The only things that survived the fire were what was on our parents' backs. Thankfully, the family dog Maya and Misty’s other feline siblings Molly and Boots did make it out. My dad David suffered a few 3rd degree burns when he attempted to run inside and save his wife’s life but the fire was too big and too fierce to make it to her.

David is now on FMLA with no prediction of when (or if) he will make it back to work. Times are hard right now and none of us are going to pretend like everything is going to be ok. Our hopes are one day we can make it to some sort of normal, and move on from this absolutely unbelievable accident. If you can in any way help our family, we would be so appreciative. Whether it’s a cash donation, a share of this fundraiser, or even a prayer we would appreciate it. Thank you so much.