Gratitude for help, kindness after fire

From the bottom of our hearts, we thank all of you for the unbelievable support, kindness and encouragement following the devastating loss of our home and that of our friends and next door neighbor, in the Mukilteo fires on Aug. 5. Some of you we know and some of you we haven’t met, but all of you have given our family comfort and have restored our faith in the goodness of people. Although we have lost everything, we feel blessed to have each other, our family, friends and community at large. We appreciate the continued efforts of so many to help us find our beloved Odie.

When you are left with absolutely nothing except for the clothes on your back, something as simple as a pair of shoes means so much that words cannot describe. The donations received from so many of you are helping us to rebuild our lives and we never forget what you are doing for us.

Mahalo and thank you so much,

The Nelson family

Mukilteo

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