mom is staying with friends in Sanford,FL. 2nd story of 3 story apts.
one sister back in WNC with one child. Others are grown and in Bradenton area. One son is paramedic/firefighter so am sure he is on duty.
other sister still at Miami Childrens with disabled child and other son who lives with her. No cell signal inside and cant leave him to go outside. He was diagnosed at 8 with adrenolykudsytrophy. Not sure I spelled that right. He was happy healthy till then. If you have seen the movie “Lorenzo’s Oil”, that is the disease. He requires around the clock care. He is 15 now. She stayed with me a month, couple years ago. It was quite a learning experience for us all.
I still am not sure why they are evacuating other hospitals and not this one?
anyway, still reading everyones great posts and praying for the best.
may God bless your family....so many have such crosses to bear....
Some were built to higher building code standards. Probably the newer ones. Also their location. If they are in areas that might be in danger from storm surge.
My husband was with a children’s hospital in Tampa Bay area. They just built a new facility - built like a fort. Generators took up the entire 5th floor (can’t flood) and could fully run the hospital for a month, I think. Most of the windows had metal roll down shields. Water and fuel storage tanks. It was like a city. Really amazing.
Needless to say, he always had to be there through any storms.