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Lee & Lis
Matthew 3, Maisie 5, MJ 4, Nene 21 months

Our house was completely destroyed along with 3 cars. We also lost 2 dogs, 6 cats, and 6 birds. We had no idea the hurricane would be so bad and evacuated to a family home in the Bay, but only left with the clothes on our backs. We adopted our 3 year old son the Monday before Katrina. We have 3 other foster children that we hope to adopt in the near future. We did not have flood insurance but we were told by a State Farm adjustor originally that our home was destroyed by a tornado so we would receive a 265,000 plus living expenses. He assured us that it was a done deal and that we would have our check in 7-10 days. On the 9th day he called saying that they had reinspected and that our house was completely destroyed by a flood so therefore they are not paying us anything. We are still paying a 130,000 mortgage on a house that is gone. We are eligible for a SBA loan so our plan we hope is to rebuild with the help of friends and volunteers.

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