Veteran's home damaged during storm in need of repair

Veteran's home damaged during storm in need of repair

SKIES.THURSDAY EXPECT{***ANIMATION**}TONIGHT... VETERANS IN FOCUSGOES TO JIM WELLS COUNTY.A VETERAN... STRUGGLING WITHHEALTH PROBLEMS... HAD HIS HOMEDAMAGED BY SEVERE STORMS EARLIERTHIS YEAR.{***BOXES**}OUR VETERANS ISSUES REPORTERGREG CHANDLER JOINS US LIVE INSTUDIO WITH HIS STORY.GREG?{***WX PLASMA**}KATIA...RUBEN SEGURA LIVES IN A MOBIHOME ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF ALICE.THE LAST SIX OR SO YEARS HAVEN’TBEEN EASY FOR HIM.AND WHILE HE’S PERSEVERED... HISLATEST CHALLENGE IS TOO MUCH FORHIM TO SHOULDER ALONE.{***PKG**}{***SOT FULL**}SEGURA: I try to do the best Ican for myself, I live here bymyself.RUBEN SEGURA WAS BY HIMSELFEARLY THE MORNING OF MAY 18TH...WHEN SEVERE STORMS SHOOK HISHOME.{***SOT FULL**}SEGURA: It sounded like therewas a frieght train on top of mytrailer.SEGURA THOUGHT IT WAS A TORNADO.WHILE THE NATIONAL WEATHERSEVICE DISAGREES... THEEXPERIENCE WAS TERRIFYING... ASSEGURA FELT HIS HOME LIFT OFFTHE GROUND.{***SOT FULL**}RUBEN SEGURA/HOME DAMAGED BYSTORMS: I yelled out to God,when I yelled out to God, I feltit hit the ground.

I thank GodI’m still alive and I still havea roof over my head.THE ROOF WAS roof over my head.alive and I still have a thankGod I’m still felt it hit thground.

I yelled out to God, Ifelt it hit the ground.

I thankGod I’m still alive and I stillhave a roof over my head.THE ROOF WAS ONE OF THE FEWTHINGS UNTOUCHED.THE WIND MOVED SEGURA’S TRAILERMORE THAN A FOOT.THERE’S DAMAGE EVERYWHERE...INSIDE... AND OUT.{***SOT FULL**}SEGURA: It damaged my floor, thefloor joists, the door frame (inthe back), and my door frame inthe front is also damaged.{***SOT FULL**}MICHELLE VALENZUELA/DEL CIELOHOME HEALTH: Even though heknows carpentry.

He’s legallyblind and disabled, so doing thework himself is difficult.MICHELLE VALENZUELA IS ONE OFSEGURA’S CAREGIVERS.SHE’S WORRIED FOR HIS SAFETYSEGURA SERVED IN THE U-S ARMYFROM 1974 TO 76.AFTER THAT... HE WORKED 45 YEARSIN THE OIL FIELDS UNTIL IN2015... HE LOST HIS JOB... ANDINSURANCE.{***SOT FULL**}They found that they hadadmitted me in the hospital.

SoI got terminated.

It wasHepatitis-C, the treatment cost$80,000.HE’S HAD SEVERAL OTHERAILMENTS... WHICH HAVE LEFTSEGURA UNABLE TO DO MANYPHYSICAL TASKS.NOT THAT WHAT HE{***WXPLASMA**}SEGURA HAD JUST GOTTEN HIS WATERBACK ON FROM THE "BIG FREEZE"DAYS BEFORE THE STORMS HITANOTHER STORM KNOCKED OUT HIS