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Marshall fire survivors rely on kindness, generosity, therapy as they recover from trauma: “I can’t do it alone”

A year later, Boulder County residents still feel after-effects of wind-blown inferno that tore through communities

Lacey Porter holds a painting done by one of her former third grade students on Dec. 28, 2022, at her rental home in Erie. Porter's previous rental home in Superior's Sagamore neighborhood burned in the Marshall Fire and she lost everything but her dog, Addie, and some old clothes she stuffed in a backpack. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
Lacey Porter holds a painting done by one of her former third grade students on Dec. 28, 2022, at her rental home in Erie. Porter’s previous rental home in Superior’s Sagamore neighborhood burned in the Marshall Fire and she lost everything but her dog, Addie, and some old clothes she stuffed in a backpack. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
Noelle Phillips of The Denver Post.
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As the one-year anniversary of Colorado's most destructive wildfire approached, survivors have shared feelings of anger, grief and fear that it could happen again. They also continue to navigate a long slog toward rebuilding that can be frustrating and test the patience of almost anyone.

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