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| It was Tim and Liz Fromm's dream house, on picturesque Lake Delton in central Wisconsin-built for vacations, but beautiful enough to become their permanent residence. But it has all been washed away. Flash flooding turned the usually serene lake into a churning river on Monday and ripped the Fromm's home off its foundation. Swept away forever were unrecoverable keepsakes, leaving behind only a cruel reality-the Fromms did not have and were not eligible for, flood insurance. Everything that we have is gone, Tim Fromm told TODAY co-host Matt Lauer Wednesday. You can replace furniture and TVs and everything else. But it's the memories. We have no pictures of our younger daughters anymore. We had binders and binders and books of all the kids growing up. Adding to the hardship was the Fromms' feeling of helplessness. Their neighbors' house had suffered the same fate when the embankment of the 245-acre man-made lake gave way. While a news video camera documented the loss of their home, Liz Fromm refused to watch it with her own eyes. It was just too hard, she told Lauer, surrounded by daughters Amber, Ashley and Allie. Knowing it was coming was hard enough. I didn't want to see it. It was just too much. The Fromm Family appreciates all the support they have received. The best way to contribute is to send checks or gift cards to the above |
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