After the 2018 Camp Fire in Paradise, California, wildfire victims were told that the bankruptcy process and the creation of the Fire Victim Trust would ensure we were made whole. But for many survivors, that promise did not match reality and that is why this work matters so much. This is not just about one fire or one community. It is about a system that, for years, has left wildfire victims navigating delays, uncertainty, and an ongoing fight to receive what was already promised to them. While families were trying to rebuild their lives after losing everything facing displacement, financial hardship, and long-term emotional trauma the systems meant to support us moved slowly and often felt out of reach. At the same time, utility companies like PG&E continued operating as a regulated business, generating revenue and working to stabilize financially after bankruptcy, while thousands of wildfire victims were still waiting for compensation. Although the devastation in these fires were immediate payments were delayed for years and incomplete. Payments were distributed over time, leaving families to take on debt, delay rebuilding, or make impossible financial decisions just to survive. Survivors were left navigating a complex and often overwhelming process, with limited access to information, limited ability to challenge outcomes, and ongoing concerns about transparency and administrative costs. These concerns have been shared across survivor communities for years. What made this even harder was the reality that time does not stand still for victims. Bills continue, housing costs rise, and the longer compensation is delayed, the greater the impact becomes. Time, in this process, represents years of instability, stress, and unanswered questions. This is exactly why I have turned my experience into action. I am not just telling this story I am taking it directly to the places where change happens. I am traveling to wildfire-impacted communities like Lahaina, Maui, connecting with survivors, documenting their experiences, and helping ensure they have access to information we did not. I am building connections between communities so that no group of victims has to face this fight alone. And I am working to bring these stories beyond state lines—to federal leaders and, ultimately, to Capitol Hill so that real accountability and reform can be pursued at a national level. I want to be fully transparent: I am personally funding a large portion of this work. While some travel may include personal time, the primary purpose is advocacy, storytelling, and expanding this movement so that wildfire survivors across this country are seen, heard, and fully compensated. The reality is that continuing this work traveling to impacted communities, documenting stories, and showing up where decisions are being made requires resources. This is not about funding a trip. This is about building the ability to continue this fight wherever it is needed. Every time I am able to travel, connect with survivors, and bring these stories forward, it strengthens this movement and pushes this fight further than it could go alone. Because without continued advocacy, these issues risk being repeated. Systems do not change on their own they change when people continue to show up, speak out, and demand better. I have lived this. I know what it feels like to lose everything and then spend years fighting just to be made whole again. And I also know that without sustained pressure, these stories fade and the urgency disappears. Your support helps ensure that does not happen. It helps keep survivor voices visible, keeps this fight moving forward, and helps bring these realities directly to the people who have the power to create change. Survivors were told we would be made whole but years later, many are still waiting.