Name: Turtle Island Pottery
Address: 2782 Bat Cave Rd, Old Fort, NC, 28762, US
Telephone: + United States8283370992

I have been hit with a double whammy laced with complications.

A few days before Hurricane Helene hit, my husband, two grown children, and I spent 4 hours at Memory Care in Asheville NC for testing. Freeman is 78. The Dr says Early Dementia, and while the cause is not known for sure until an MRI is done, all signs point to Alzheimer. We thought we were catching it early but he is further long than we suspected.

Hurricane Helene left our home without power or water and no form of communication. After four weeks we now have power and water but no phone, cell or internet in our remote section of SE Buncombe County.

During the storm a large tree landed on the corner post of our studio. It cracked the concrete floor/foundation and the windows have shifted, showing gaps and broken frames. Over two weeks later, the tree has been removed, but insurance has called the studio a loss. 10% of the maximum does not help repair or rebuild.

With Freeman's Dementia, he is unable to plan ahead or see the giant picture. I am having to make decisions without the husband I have known and relied on for almost 50 years.

I need to move our home and studio to our showroom where we will have more reliable utilities and better access to assistance. We are lucky our children are close by and this move will make it easier for everyone. I am grateful that the showroom has power, water, and internet, but there are renovations needed to make it livable. It needs remodeling to be changed from a sales venue to Home. The #1 need is a heating system. (HVAC Nov 4th yay!)

Currently we are going back and forth between the two locations.

I have to move stuff out of the showroom so I can move stuff in.... I have put some items on the SHOP page, please take a look. If I have your email, I can send you ETA's on packages. We now have a gofundme up. The future is scary right now, but I am thankful I have a place to go to rebuild.