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Support for Tom and Andrea (Gayle) Silk

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My parent's house burned down over night on 7/21. They walked out with the clothes they had on. The firefighters saved two dogs, one of which has been in the animal hospital since the night it happened because he had a burn on his lip, like he bit at something hot, and was in the smoke for about an hour and a half; the other is now with me. The third dog my parents were able to take out with them, but two beloved dogs hid under the bed and succumbed to the smoke. A cat that was near the start of the fire was never found. My dad fell during escape and also got some minor burns along with smoke inhalation trying to save dogs and attempting to stop the fire when it first began. He was taken to the hospital, but quickly released.

I am trying to raise money to help with vet bills and cremation costs for the animal family members, new items for the surviving pets, and shoes and clothing for my parents along with the cost of replacing all their daily medicines that were lost.
We've been offered many toiletries and a few other donations like clothes, so those things are getting covered. There's probably other things they will need that we haven't even thought of yet.

Any donations will be greatly appreciated in this difficult time. We have lost beloved pets who were or family, generations worth of family history, and many more personal possessions. They had homeowners insurance, so the things will be replaced eventually, but they still need things to survive day to day.

Thank you all for your support, and God bless.
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  • Chuong Nguyen
    • $1,000 
    • 9 yrs
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Ashley Silk Buel
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Godfrey, IL

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