Single Mom Saves 3-Year-Old Son’s Teddy Bear Before 'Forever' Home Destroyed by Floodwaters

Mar. 15, 2025

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“I got my son’s teddy bear, but we didn’t go too hard grabbing everything because we didn’t think it would come to this,” homeowner Randi Marcuciotold ABC affiliate WTNH.

Marcucio, an ER nurse, bought the home on East Hill Road in Oxford two years ago, per the outlet.

But, according to aGoFundMeset up to help the single parent, in an instant, “the normally idyllic stream next to her house rose to completely demolish the base of their home, washing away all of their possessions.”

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Nearly a foot of rain fell in some parts of the Tri-State area as severe thunderstorms moved through the area, according toNBC News.

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Marcucio told WTNH that her 3-year-old son Riley didn’t know the extent of what they lost — and that she is still struggling to wrap her head around the loss of what was supposed to be “our forever home.”

“I don’t know how to tell him,” she said.

As of Wednesday, Aug. 21, the family’s GoFundMe page has raised over $150,000 in donations.

source: people.com