Sherry is offline for a while had a house fire

Hello Folk,

Sherry is out of commission for a while. Last Friday night there was a fire at her house. She and her family are all fine, and are handling the stress well. It was scary for the children, but Sherry says they are bouncing back well.

The fire started in and destroyed her garage, and spread into part of the house, particularly the kitchen, before the fire fighters put it out.

Sherry's family is now staying in a hotel because the insurance company claimed her house uninhabitable due to smoke damage.

There were fortunately few sentimental loses in the fire. Sherry's workshop and all of the family's musical instruments were not touched by the fire.

I called Sherry earlier today to pass along the concerns some of your expressed in another thread, which was buried in this forum. I'll pass along concerns from those of you who didn't see that post.

When Sherry was talking about this, she was her usual calm self, like this was just another problem that needed to be fixed.

Cheers
-- Mark

Hey'a guys,

So sorry to hear about Sherry. I'm new here and don't know her. But it's obvious from your posts that she is a well loved and respected member of this forum. Please also pass on my sympathies, and I pray God would give her beauty for ashes!

Cheers,

Me
p.s. Thought I'd better post it here since this is especially for Sherry.

Hello Mark,

I missed the bad message in "the other thread".

Please also pass my sympathies to Sherry.

Good to hear no sentimental belongings are lost, but though experiencing a fire in your house causes often concern and emotions about yourself and family's safety.

I really hope for her and her family that her house is quickly restored and she can go back and pick up normal live.

Cheers Jaap

Hi, all:

For when you catch up on this, Sherry: we're so sorry for your troubles. Life's like that sometimes but no one was hurt.

It seems to be going around: I lost my van last week to fire.

I hope you're back with us soon.

David

Hi Sherry,

I'm very concerned at what has happened, but it's great to hear that things are getting better. I haven't had a chance to get on the forum for a while, so I just found out... I can imagine how hard the loss is, but it is great to have friends like that who are a blessing in troubled times. Well, I'm praying for you and yours too, and hoping that everything will be back to normal for you as soon as possible.

~Daniel

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What a gal!

David

Dear Sherry,

I am very sorry for what has happened to your house.

It's nice to have learned that your kids are all very well. Please send my regards to them.

Hope everything will be fine soon.

Best regards.
Peter
(from Hong Kong)

Hello Sherry
I will thank the Buddha for saving you and your family from greater losses.We will all miss you for a while,but I am quite sure you will be back soon !!!
Djim