My name is Lizanne Gomez and I am writing this on behalf of my parents David and Gladys.

I never thought I would be writing something like this, my worst nightmare happened while my parents were asleep in their home in Ridgewood, Queens.

At around 3am Tuesday January 6th a fire started which engulfed the entire building, leaving my father with 2nd degree burns to his hands while trying to get my mom out of the building and attempting to rescue our two beloved cats Sox and Korra. We do not believe Sox and Korra made it out and we are heartbroken, this fire has left my parents world upside down.

My father is currently in stable condition recovering, but this fire will be leaving my parents displaced with nothing as all of their belongings are gone.

My entire family is thankful that they made it out with their lives. I am putting this together because I want to help give my parents a head start on rebuilding after this disaster.

Anything and everything helps, whether it is clothing donations, my parents will be thankful for anything.

Thank you in advance as our family takes this time to recover and your support means the world to us.