Fire victim recovering from two-story jump

Michael, one of the victims of last month’s fire in Ballard, is recovering from his injuries and sent us this note to share:

Picture from the house fire on July 22.

I wanted to let people know that I’m recovering and doing well. I was the one who had to jump out the second story window of the building that was on fire in Ballard on July 22 at 2356 NW 67th St. I broke many bones in my left foot, including my ankle on both sides, and several bones in my right foot. It will be a while before I can walk, but I’m very grateful everyone made it out of the building alive. I’ve seen many stories and lots of reader comments and I don’t know of any way to let people know that I’m grateful for their concern, their prayers and their support.

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