January 24th marks the fourth month anniversary Helene crippled major parts of western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee. Homes and entire towns were flattened, slammed by mudslides and simply washed away, leaving absolute and total destruction behind. it was ten days before FEMA had any presence in the area, and then the absolute ineptness of our federal government was on full display. Hundreds of people whose homes were destroyed are still living in campers and tents amid cold temperatures. As a long hard winter sets in, many residents are still struggling to gain some forward momentum.