LONDON, Ky. (FOX 56) — When disaster strikes, the road to recovery is rarely straightforward.
For one woman, it wasn’t just the trauma of losing items but the fear of losing those she loves.
It’s been 11 days since the May 16 deadly tornado struck down in London, but Daniele Fiechter said it doesn’t feel like it.
“I think the first days, I was still in shock because it was just so much,” said Fiechter.
Fiechter was at a festival in Livingston when she got the devastating phone call that her mom was hurt in the tornado.
“She was bleeding and screaming to call 911.”
She said aside from cuts and bruises, her mom is doing okay. However, the sad news didn’t end there. Her 13-year-old dog, Ava, was missing.
“I hollered hard for her for, like, days,” she said. “‘Ava, come, please come.’”
After two days, a friend went up to Feichter and said they had found her dog.
“She didn’t have a scratch on her,” Fiechter recalled. “Scared, very scared. But it was amazing to see that they found her.”
Fiechter, who lives with her mom, is staying with her sister until they get back on their feet.
“I’m taking it day by day. I’m not really sure. I lived with my mom, but I wasn’t there at the time,” added Fiechter. “She’s not sure if she was wanting to stay in London; she might move somewhere, and I’ll probably go with her. Wherever she goes, I’ll go with her.”
