tinkerbell27
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Extreme Home Makeover is in my town right now !! You can't see them working though, they have the road closed at both ends . The family lost their home, and Amy , the mom was paralyzed in a devastating Tornado that hit our area in April.
Here's an article ...........................
I did miss her. I did, Jair Hawkins said.
Jair, 6, and his 3-year-old brother, Cole, have waited a long time to get their mom home.
She looked forward to coming home. She liked it. So I liked her coming home, too, Jair said
Hawkins is back in Hendersonville after three months of therapy in an Atlanta hospital. She's ready for this next phase of her life.
My plan wasn't to be in a wheelchair, but this is how I'm going to be right now, so I've got to take it and do the best I can with it, she said.
She still doesn't remember much about the day the tornado hit. She remembers seeing it and running with her kids to the basement.
A tornado knocked our house all down. It was so bad for us, Jair said
Right after the tornado hit, Jair was hurt and wearing a neck brace, but even then, he knew that his mom saved his life.
Our mom was protecting us, Jair said.
Hawkins did everything right. She covered the kids with her own body. It meant bricks and debris fell on her breaking her back.
If I didn't do what I had done, my kids wouldn't be alive right now. So that's the most wonderful thing, she said.
Hawkins's physical therapy is finally over. She's back in a new home, donated by friends. She was looking over items picked from the debris of her last house.
I knew I'd have some pieces. I didn't expect much, she said.
She's really starting over.
I kind of want a new look, a sporty look, for my wheelchair, she said.
I'm thrilled to have Amy back, Hawkins's husband Jarod said.
He was working at the Brentwood Fire Department when the tornado hit. He and the two boys have showered Hawkins with support.
Every time when Cole sees mom, he says: Oh mom, you look good. He does, Jair said.
I've always believed, ever since I was young, everything happens for a reason, and take what's handed you, and make something good of it, Amy said.
Hawkins's mom is there helping, and the family is overwhelmed by the support from the community. She may have lost almost everything in the tornado, but she's never lost sight of what she has.
I still have two great children and a wonderful husband, she said.
They still have her. This family may be changed, but it's still together.
Thousands of people sent a petition the to the TV show Extreme Home Makeover. The Hawkins said they are among the final families in the running. The show builds homes for families struck by tragedy. No matter what, the Hawkins plan to rebuild on the same site where there last home was.
I'm so happy for this Family !!!
Here's an article ...........................
I did miss her. I did, Jair Hawkins said.
Jair, 6, and his 3-year-old brother, Cole, have waited a long time to get their mom home.
She looked forward to coming home. She liked it. So I liked her coming home, too, Jair said
Hawkins is back in Hendersonville after three months of therapy in an Atlanta hospital. She's ready for this next phase of her life.
My plan wasn't to be in a wheelchair, but this is how I'm going to be right now, so I've got to take it and do the best I can with it, she said.
She still doesn't remember much about the day the tornado hit. She remembers seeing it and running with her kids to the basement.
A tornado knocked our house all down. It was so bad for us, Jair said
Right after the tornado hit, Jair was hurt and wearing a neck brace, but even then, he knew that his mom saved his life.
Our mom was protecting us, Jair said.
Hawkins did everything right. She covered the kids with her own body. It meant bricks and debris fell on her breaking her back.
If I didn't do what I had done, my kids wouldn't be alive right now. So that's the most wonderful thing, she said.
Hawkins's physical therapy is finally over. She's back in a new home, donated by friends. She was looking over items picked from the debris of her last house.
I knew I'd have some pieces. I didn't expect much, she said.
She's really starting over.
I kind of want a new look, a sporty look, for my wheelchair, she said.
I'm thrilled to have Amy back, Hawkins's husband Jarod said.
He was working at the Brentwood Fire Department when the tornado hit. He and the two boys have showered Hawkins with support.
Every time when Cole sees mom, he says: Oh mom, you look good. He does, Jair said.
I've always believed, ever since I was young, everything happens for a reason, and take what's handed you, and make something good of it, Amy said.
Hawkins's mom is there helping, and the family is overwhelmed by the support from the community. She may have lost almost everything in the tornado, but she's never lost sight of what she has.
I still have two great children and a wonderful husband, she said.
They still have her. This family may be changed, but it's still together.
Thousands of people sent a petition the to the TV show Extreme Home Makeover. The Hawkins said they are among the final families in the running. The show builds homes for families struck by tragedy. No matter what, the Hawkins plan to rebuild on the same site where there last home was.
I'm so happy for this Family !!!
