This Thanksgiving, an Ingram/Hunt couple said they are grateful to be alive and relieved by community help that has brought them closer to a new start, but they say many families like theirs won’t be spending the holiday at home after the Hill Country floods on July 4 destroyed all their belongings.

Cindy and Ken Collier talked about losing the home Cindy had lived in since she was 18, when it was wiped away during flooding on July 4. The couple was only two years away from retirement, with the home and cars paid off.

“The ride going down the river was terrifying. The ride afterwards [was] terrifying,” Cindy said.

Since that day, Cindy, Ken, and other victims have been knocking on doors asking for help obtaining important documents, securing temporary housing, and raising money to start

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