An austitic child killed in fire. Fundraiser info.

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I will be giving 20% of any_ Shaklee orders _ (http://www.wellnessiseasy.com

) back to Gwen. If you order via my website, please email me to let me

know. This way I can calculate your 20% to donate.

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Full story here.

What Happened?

On the night of June 15, 2007, Gwen Elliott’s evening started out no

different from any other. She and her 10-year old son Trevor had dinner and

enjoyed

some quality mom-and-son time together, just as they did every evening.

Later, Gwen accompanied Trevor upstairs to prepare for bed. After getting into

his

pajamas, Trevor headed downstairs to the kitchen for a glass of water while

Gwen waited upstairs to tuck him in. Instead of returning to his mom, Gwen

was startled by fearful screams coming from her son. She hurried down the

stairs to find a small fire had started by the sofa in her living room.

As Gwen quickly tried to smother the flames, Trevor hovered by the back door

waiting for his mother to put out the fire. When the fire got out of hand to

the point that Gwen could no longer fight it on her own, she grabbed Trevor

and headed toward the door to exit the house. Trevor managed to break free

from Gwen and escape to what he thought was a safe haven from the fire.

Gwen screamed for her neighbors to help her retrieve Trevor from the burning

house. By that time, the house was filled with smoke and no one could get

through to the stairway. Neighbors brought ladders and made every effort to get

to Trevor, although they were not sure where he had gone. The fire

department and rescue workers were soon on the scene. They brought in fans to

clear

out the smoke so they could make their way upstairs.

Trevor, an autistic boy, sought refuge from the fire in his bedroom. It was

a safe haven for him, and he likely thought he could escape the fire there

and everything would be okay. He was found by a firefighter resting peacefully

on his bed among his stuffed animals. As the firefighter made his way

downstairs with Trevor, he slipped and fell down the staircase suffering a

fracture.

Amid the rescue efforts of neighbors and firefighters, Trevor died of smoke

inhalation before they retrieved him to safety. He suffered only very minor

burns to his body that were likely incurred during the rescue efforts when the

firefighter fell down the stairs with Trevor in his arms.

What started out as a normal evening at the Elliott home ended in a

nightmare that would change Gwen’s life forever. Gwen has no family in the

immediate

area and has been dependent on a few friends, members of the community, the

Red Cross, and other charitable organizations for food, shelter, and clothing

for the past few weeks. To make matters worse, because of extenuating

circumstances, there is no insurance to cover the total loss suffered to the

dwelling and its contents.

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