With winter coming and an expected three-year wait before a new hospital opens, Black is making plans for "a more permanent temporary facility," using modular buildings. "Admittedly, it looks like a MASH unit, but we use the tagline 'It's what's on the inside that counts,'" administrator Paul Black said. Some parts were used in a military hospital in Afghanistan. At the mobile disaster hospital deployed from North Carolina, patients go outside to use the toilet or shower and don't have private rooms. Permanent recovery may be slowest at Winston Medical Center. He moved across town, out of his senatorial district, meaning he'll leave the Legislature after 2014. "I am not aware of any great migration that's taken place," said Republican state Sen. Yet this fall's school enrollment suggests few have left the county, despite fears of an exodus. "Some of them said they're scared to come back," McDonald said. Some in her rural Center Ridge neighborhood south of Louisville won't rebuild. She said she got enough money from FEMA to buy a new trailer, while Winston Strong provided money for a new septic tank and appliances. McDonald, a casino worker, had no insurance. Case management coordinator Mellie Jordan said new applicants are still coming in, as residents settle with insurance companies and conclude they lack sufficient money to rebuild.
Thomas and McDonald are being helped by Winston Strong, a local storm-recovery charity that has raised more than $400,000 so far and disbursed more than $280,000. "The only fear I have is, will it come back again?"
"I think I'll come out all right," Thomas said.
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