Mom pleased with help as she begins to pick up pieces
Published:Tuesday | December 27, 2022 | 1:17 AMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer
Tyshie Williams, a mother of four children, is expressing gratitude to those who have been rallying around her so far during her desperate time of need.
The 26-year-old’s story was highlighted in last Saturday’s Gleaner as her home on Cleveland Road in East Kingston was among two which were flattened by a suspected firebombing incident.
The mother was left hopeless and expressed worry about how she would be able to send her four-and six-year-olds back to school come January.
Williams, who is now staying with relatives who live on the same plot of land but whose dwelling was spared by the flames, said that she has so far received some clothes for herself and the children.
In a previous interview with The Gleane r, she said that she is in desperate need of help to get back on her feet and to be able to care for her children, who are without baby formula, diapers and other necessities.
Other citizens, she said on Monday, have phoned her and promised to gather items and pay her a visit very soon.
“It was good ... . Thank you and I really appreciate it,” she said of the assistance she has received so far.
She noted that this act of kindness has reminded her that there were still some good people in society.
Williams said that Christmas Day was fairly okay for the family, adding that the children were doing well despite not getting the gifts that they wished for.
Both Williams and Noel Napier, the owner of the second home which was destroyed, are calling on the Government, through the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation, to lend support in getting a truck to visit the area for the homeowners to remove the debris from the fire.
Pest concern
They said that they would like to begin the cleaning process to make way for rebuilding, fearing that the debris would result in harbouring pests.
On Monday, some of the residents were busy at work continuing their project of ridding the surrounding land of zinc fences and replacing them with concrete walls.
The residents said that this was in an effort to secure their properties.
“We don’t want our community to stay here and look like violence and burnt debris. It’s not a good thing for the kids in the community to see,” said Pamella Green, the resident who started the project.
The residents have also requested help to secure steel, cement blocks, sand and gravel.
“Whatever they can do, we nah demand nothing of nobody but we have to face reality. We nah expect this and if it fi reoccur a better you have a concrete structure,” she said.
Parts of another resident’s home had sustained damage in last week’s incident.
The woman said that her daughter, who was at home at the time, has been left traumatised.