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Alabama storm victim to spend first Mother's Day in shelter
Leicia Fairchild had only one thing on her mind as a tornado ripped apart her home in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, last week.
"My son, my son, I got to get to my son," Fairchild recalls.
Fairchild was relieved to find her 8-week-old son, Christian, unharmed in her mother's home down the hill. But her elation has turned into despair as she gets ready to spend her first Mother's Day in a shelter with more than 200 others displaced by last week's devastating storms.
"I pictured Mother's Day at home with his father, and happy and everything, and it's far from happy. I’m in a shelter with my son," she said.
The American Red Cross set up the shelter just a few miles outside Tuscaloosa, where a massive tornado cut a 5.9-mile-long path of destruction last week. More than 5,700 structures were damaged and destroyed, affecting an estimated 13,700 people, a mayoral spokeswoman said. The city has held off on releasing an official count of the dead, but CNN last reported the death toll at 50.
Ground zero in Tuscaloosa: Horror and hope, tears and prayers
Fairchild was sitting at home with the father of her baby when she heard a loud noise and looked out the window and saw a tornado heading for her house.
"We ran and just dove under the sink and the whole house lifted up and started to go with the wind, and we were just praying to God the whole time and all I could think about was my baby,” Fairchild said Saturday as she sat in the shelter's cafeteria.
Before the storm had ended, she was running down the hill to see if her mother's home was still there.
"They pulled nails out of my feet where I had to run through my house. We had to climb over a huge tree that landed on our house that was blocking the door, and I had to climb over that tree. I was determined to get to my son."
The child was unharmed. Fairchild's mother and the boy's father also survived, but their homes were destroyed.
Fairchild hopes to leave the shelter soon and move into an apartment. Her first Mother's Day wasn’t supposed to be like this.
"He's a blessing. I get to tell him he lived through a tornado at 8 weeks old."
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Priceless
She and her son *could* spend Mother' Day with *her* mom: three generations of survivors. I am sure she is thankful for them all being alive. I know I would be!
Happy Mother's Day, Moms!
She need a special greeting...Fore sure there is no father left except for helping her to have the baby
toms, you are correct, daddy is no longer in the picture. I checked her facebook, yes Im very thorough.
Brandon said: "Brandon
toms, you are correct, daddy is no longer in the picture. I checked her facebook, yes Im very thorough."
Wow what a surprise, her black boyfriend ditched her. Gee such a shock [sarcasm].
Im so happy her little boy made it. God bless you hon. I did wonder though, she wanted to spend it at home with the father , but then the article never mentions him again.. is he ok or was he not there at the time of the tornado? and im assuming the baby must have been with mom already? cnn isn't the best at editing , it always seems like a rough draft and no one passed it to editing first before slapping it up. I hope that they get a home soon. Wat a cute baby!
Don't blabber your hiprocratic thoughts...
I agree! Where is the mention of the father??????
Hippocratic? What makes you think she's a doctor?
maybe wallace was onto something
And so what if the baby is black, is that a bad thing?
Obviously you're a bad thing. Racist slob.
Dhondi is a idiot at heart! If you really dislike black people...dont waste your "precious" time on them...stop commenting on any blog that has to do with black people. Go spread your ignorance on some other race or do as I can only imagine and keep it within your family! I was always told that if you never have never personally done anything to a person and they dislike you....they are jealous because you are obviously "fabuloso"!!!!
Of course not. The bad thing is the Snickerlicker who had him.
Your point being?
*yes* *you* *are* *right* *3* *generations* *spending* *mothers* *day* *together* *that* *is* *a* *wonderful* *thing* **!!**
*luv* *
Honey, I wouldn't worry about where I had Mother's Day. You and your baby are alive and that's what matters most. As for Jack Crowe commenting the baby is black, what does that matter?
So true, but "simple" people have simple thoughts...it's hard for them to comprehend that many things are more important than race. This is a helpless baby who has done nothing to anyone andd they are talking about a baby!!!....who does that!!!!! Simple-tons..simple minded people!
My question exactly!
You people are ignorant. This is a story about survival and a mother's love and you have the nerve to make those statements? Grow up and get a life !
lol
From the look of things this is just the beginning of her problems.
true that
Predjudice shows ingorance. You are all very ignorant.
http://www.familyradio.com/graphical/literature/judgment/judgment.html
too funny