“All My Children” alum Cameron Mathison offered advice on what not to say to someone who lost their home after losing it in the Los Angeles fire.
The TV star said in a video shared on Instagram, “Maybe if you’re sharing or commenting about someone who lost their home in this fire, and everything they own — everyone’s very attached to their home. There is a different relationship,” the TV star said in a video shared on Instagram.
Matheson lost his home in the LA fires that started on Jan. 7 and is still burning.
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Cameron Mathison gives advice on what not to say to people who lost their homes in the LA fires. (Getty Images; Cameron Matheson/Instagram)
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“Some people might be moving around a lot in general. Some people might move to LA, but have all their childhood stuff back home with their parents. And then some people might be in that house for a long time, and it really represents that. is. Lifetime memories, and it’s where their kids were raised and everything they owned — everything they owned — was in it,” the “General Hospital” star explained, “from their childhood, to their children’s childhood, and it represents is a physical Something that is like love and memories and can mean so much more.”
“Keep that in mind when you’re sharing, and you say something like, maybe, ‘It’s just a house’ or ‘It’s just stuff, and you can change it.'”
“For some people that may be true, but for many people it is much more than that,” he added.
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Cameron Matheson left behind “valuables” before his home was destroyed in a Southern California fire. (Getty Images)
“Keep that in mind when you’re sharing, and you say something like, maybe, ‘It’s just a house’ or ‘It’s just stuff, and you can change it.’ For some people that may be true, but for many people it is much more than that.”
Mathieson has previously revealed that he left behind some “valuables” when he evacuated his home due to the Eaton fire. The actor only grabbed passports, birth certificates and photo albums because he “didn’t really believe” he was going to lose his home.
“I’ve unfortunately left some precious things where the kids were too young and filmy that you can’t replace,” Mathison said. Entertainment Tonight. “If I really thought the house was going down, I would have grabbed a lot more.”
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Mathison recalled learning his house had burned down while watching the news. “I was just sitting there, maybe 6 in the morning, and I had to go,” he continued, adding that he had bought a mask and protective glasses before heading into his neighborhood. “It looked like a war zone.”
When he arrived, the actor realized the family home was “all gone”. “It was really, really destroyed. There’s nothing there. Nothing less. It’s all burned to ashes.”
Cameron Matheson and his estranged wife Vanessa Matheson lost their home in the Eaton fire. (Paul Archuleta/Getty Images)
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Trees sway in high winds as the Eaton Fire burns structures on Jan. 8. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
Southern California firefighters continued to battle the Palisades and Eaton fires Wednesday, which have killed at least 28 people and destroyed more than 14,000 structures since they broke out on Jan. 7. The Palisades fire reached 68% containment, and the Eaton fire reached 91%. %.
The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms is investigating the cause of the fire but has not released any findings.
The Eaton fire on Jan. 10 resulted in cars burning inside the dealership. (Jay C. Hong/AP)
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