Family stuggles after fire ravages home

MOBILE, Ala. - A family who was displaced by a fire struggles to make ends meet. Their son's wheelchair was burned in the fire. Now he has no means to get around.

Felicia Ward is taking things one day at a time. On September 24, her home in southern Mobile County was completely ravaged by fire.

"I don't see the ash and debris when I look at my house. I see what it was," said Ward.

The Ward family home on Carley Road still smells of smoke. The house hasn't been touched since fire ripped it apart, nearly three weeks ago.

"We don't know what to do, or where to go," said Ward. "This was our home, we don't have anything now."

Ward's oldest son, Quintin Harris, is a quadreplegic and uses a wheelchair to get around. Unfortunately, the wheelchair was destroyed by the fire.

"He's been sleeping in the car, he just sits in the car in the driveway," said Ward. "He needs a wheelchair, we can't keep carrying him around."

Felicia Ward said her husband, Terry, has been her strength during it all. Terry, who lost his job shortly after the fire, said he just leans on the Lord for help.

"I'm not worried. God will take care of us," said Terry Ward. "This feels like a dream, but I know the dream will be over soon."

Besides beds, and a wheelchair, the family needs help with school uniforms. The Ward's oldest daughter is a senior at Theodore, and is planning to attend LSU next year.