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New England Patriots quarterbackTom Bradyis using social media in the hopes of connecting with a survivor of the devastating Northern California wildfire who, undoubtedly, is one of his biggest fans.
Christian said in a post on social media that when the flames approached his home on November 8, the only thing he managed to save before fleeing was Brady’s No. 12 jersey.
“The only thing I grabbed out of my house on the morning of November 8 as The Camp Fire in Paradise, CA, consumed the entire town was myTom Brady#12 Game Jersey!” Christian wrote. “I lost everything… (GO PATRIOTS).”
The post eventually got the attention of Brady himself, who re-shared the pictures with a message (and surprise) of his own.
“So many heart-wrenching stories of loss from my home state … but you’re crazy Christian!” Brady — who grew up in San Mateo, about 200 miles from Paradise — wrote on Thursday. “Can anyone get me an address to send a ball to go with the jersey?”
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According toCBS Boston, during a press conference on Friday, Brady said he was able to get in touch with Christian, noting, “We’re gonna send him something.”
Brady reportedly added, “We lose a game and you feel like the whole world is caving in. But keeping things in perspective, you realize there’s a lot of people dealing with a lot of things that are very tough. Just to be able to provide support for us, as athletes, is pretty cool and important in what we do.”
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At least 52,000 people fled Butte County when the Camp Fire broke out. Many are now living in hotels, with relatives, or in makeshift shelters, theWashington Postreported.
As of last Sunday, the Camp Fire was 100 percent contained more than two weeks after first sparking on November 8. The fire has left 88 dead and 249 people injured, Cal Firereports. The fire decimated at least 19,000 buildings in Paradise and encompassing areas.
“We just can’t catch a break with it right now in the county,” Cal Fire battalion chief Patrick Purvistold CBSon Thursday. “I mean, we just go from fire season straight into floods, landslides.”
source: people.com
