RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — As the two-month mark since Hurricane Helene slammed into western North Carolina approaches, the recovery process is only beginning. But, a Raleigh woman is working to make the holidays a little brighter for people who live in a nursing home that was hit hard by the storm.
Since Helene devastated western North Carolina, Amanda Mount has built a special connection with the people who live at Becky’s Rest Home in Fletcher.
“Having no Internet and no home phone has made it very difficult to understand what’s going on,” she noted. “A lot of them don’t have family close by, so they’ve not had anyone come and visit them.”
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After stopping by the nursing home shortly after the storm and seeing a desperate need for supplies, Mount has made multiple trips to deliver donations of adult diapers, medical devices and hygiene items.
“Every time I go up there, the residents are so happy to see someone,” she noted. “They’re waving at me from the front porch.”