The fire is less than a mile from my house

I am an artist, my life's work of paintings are stored there. Everything I own and have ever worked towards.

6th day of evacuation and our house continues to be under grave threat, but still standing as of now. A dozen of my friends have lost everything.

I don't know what to do with myself, this is just brutal. I'm trying to keep it together for my kids, but now my autoimmune conditions are all flared up from the stress, and the dazed limbo terror-state is really getting to all of us.

Thanks for letting me vent. The winds and helicopters are constantly roaring in the background making it very hard to do anything but doom scroll updates.