{"id":4394,"date":"2023-03-27T19:54:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-27T19:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/100.28.115.227\/?p=4394"},"modified":"2024-11-21T20:00:33","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T20:00:33","slug":"the-salvation-army-offers-physical-and-emotional-support-for-traumatized-survivors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salarmyeds.org\/index.php\/2023\/03\/27\/the-salvation-army-offers-physical-and-emotional-support-for-traumatized-survivors\/","title":{"rendered":"The Salvation Army Offers Physical and Emotional Support for Traumatized Survivors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Rolling Fork, MS (March 27, 2023)<\/strong> &#8211; \u201cI can 100% tell you that I\u2019m traumatized by this, and it may last forever,\u201d Carlee told The Salvation Army disaster team, \u201cI may never get over this.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As The Salvation Army Disaster Relief Units roved through destroyed neighborhoods distributing essential items and assessing needs, the team discovered a deep need for survivors to process the devastation, extreme loss, and feelings of hopelessness. The Salvation Army has a long history in disaster response and recognizes the often hidden but traumatic feelings following a disaster. Trained emotional and spiritual care personnel serve to offer support and prayer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou never expect it will happen to you. It\u2019s a devasting experience and leaves a scarring feeling,\u201d said Carlee.&nbsp;Carlee had just given birth to the family\u2019s first son only four days before the night the tornado ripped through their home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Carlee said she knew something was wrong when a family friend called late Friday night. He just yelled, \u2018I don\u2019t have time to explain. Get in your hallway; you are about to get hit!\u2019\u201d&nbsp;James, Carlee\u2019s fianc\u00e9, ran to look outside the back door and then sprinted through the kitchen yelling, \u201cGet down, get down!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They had only seconds to get to the hallway. As Carlee lay covering her newborn and 7-year-old stepdaughter on the hallway floor, her fianc\u00e9 threw himself on top of them as \u2018the sound of the loudest train you could ever imagine\u2019 ever roared through their home, sucking all of the air out of the room. \u201cFor 30 seconds, you couldn\u2019t breathe.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Carlee said she felt the tornado pick up the roof and shift it. Shortly after, they fled to the bedroom to escape the soaking rain. &nbsp;\u201cOur home is totaled,\u201d she said, shaken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI haven&#8217;t even had time to heal physically,\u201d whispered Carlee, as she watched her family wade through the ruins of the home passed down for generations, searching for salvageable family treasures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Volunteers prayed over Carlee Jo and her fianc\u00e9 James Berry and asked what else was needed. \u201cI don&#8217;t need anything for me; I just want my babies taken care of.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI don&#8217;t like handouts. We work hard for all we have,\u201d said Carlee. \u201cBut we really appreciate everyone that has come together to help us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Salvation Army continues to deploy disaster relief units throughout Rolling Fork, Silver City, Winona, and Amory to assess immediate and longer-term needs and distribute hot and shelf-stable food, water, and emotional and spiritual care to survivors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rolling Fork, MS (March 27, 2023) &#8211; \u201cI can 100% tell you that I\u2019m traumatized by this, and it may last forever,\u201d Carlee told The Salvation Army disaster team, \u201cI 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