{"id":141241,"date":"2025-04-11T02:16:50","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T19:16:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=141241"},"modified":"2025-04-11T02:16:50","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T19:16:50","slug":"how-one-doll-is-helping-young-girls-through-the-trauma-of-helene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=141241","title":{"rendered":"How one doll is helping young girls through the trauma of Helene"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<div data-widget-type=\"embed\" data-video-id=\"fmc-zcazjtvvimcc97pb\" class=\"m video-player\"><a href=\"\" class=\"video-link\"><span class=\"overlay\"\/> <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38914619189\/320\/179\/3kv1q1ompbv6mwi2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38914619189\/640\/358\/3kv1q1ompbv6mwi2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38914619189\/768\/432\/3kv1q1ompbv6mwi2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38914619189\/1536\/864\/3kv1q1ompbv6mwi2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1984\" height=\"1116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38914619189\/992\/558\/3kv1q1ompbv6mwi2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38914619189\/1984\/1116\/3kv1q1ompbv6mwi2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38914619189\/992\/558\/3kv1q1ompbv6mwi2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Angela Tilsher and two of her daughters give an Appalachian Doll to a girl whose family was affected by Helene. Appalachian Dolls are gently used American Girl dolls that Tilsher and her daughters restore and donate to girls in Helene-stricken western North Carolina, East Tennessee and Virginia.\" width=\"992\" height=\"558\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/a> <!----><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">Angela Tilsher and two of her daughters give an Appalachian Doll to a girl whose family was affected by Helene. Appalachian Dolls are gently used American Girl dolls that Tilsher and her daughters restore and donate to girls in Helene-stricken western North Carolina, East Tennessee and Virginia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Amid the ruin, recovery and loss left behind by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/helene\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Helene<\/a>, many little girls in Appalachia were forced to navigate the grief and heartache of having their world \u2013 and childhood \u2013 upended.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Their experience resonated with Angela Tilsher, a mother of three daughters, who watched the historic devastation of Helene from hundreds of miles away in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/florida\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Florida<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;My heart broke. It broke for all the families,&#8221; Tilsher told FOX Weather.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">She noted that she felt compelled to take action, and she took inspiration from her own daughters.<\/p>\n<h2 data-v-4e81e892=\"\">The grand mission of a small doll<\/h2>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/288\/162\/screenshot-2025-04-10-at-11.23.41\u202fam.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/576\/324\/screenshot-2025-04-10-at-11.23.41\u202fam.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/720\/405\/screenshot-2025-04-10-at-11.23.41\u202fam.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1440\/810\/screenshot-2025-04-10-at-11.23.41\u202fam.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/668\/376\/screenshot-2025-04-10-at-11.23.41\u202fam.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1336\/752\/screenshot-2025-04-10-at-11.23.41\u202fam.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/668\/376\/screenshot-2025-04-10-at-11.23.41\u202fam.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"An Appalachian Doll and her puppy companion, ready to meet their new best friend.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<p> <!----><\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Tilsher saw how much her daughters loved playing with dolls. Knowing how much the girls affected by Helene had lost \u2013 and just months before Christmas \u2013 she started an initiative in which she and her daughters would restore gently used American Girl dolls and send them to the girls.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Each free doll came with a puppy to be her companion, a mini Bible to be a word of encouragement for the doll, a hairbrush made specifically for American Girl dolls, an extra outfit and a set of pajamas. The dolls also came with a brochure that told their story \u2013 a story of bravery and survival \u2013 which Tilsher created to mirror that of the girls receiving the dolls.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/extreme-weather\/western-north-carolina-mom-gives-birth-hurricane-helene\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>NORTH CAROLINA MOM GIVES BIRTH AMID CHAOS OF HELENE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Given the girls\u2019 location in the mountains of western <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/north-carolina\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">North Carolina<\/a>, East <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/tennessee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tennessee<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/virginia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Virginia<\/a>, the dolls sent to them were named &#8220;Anna the Appalachian Doll.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/288\/162\/img_6259-copy.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/576\/324\/img_6259-copy.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/720\/405\/img_6259-copy.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1440\/810\/img_6259-copy.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/668\/376\/img_6259-copy.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1336\/752\/img_6259-copy.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/668\/376\/img_6259-copy.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Kenzie sits among Appalachian Dolls that are packaged and ready to be sent out. Each doll and her accessories come in a backpack, so they may be easily transported by girls who may have been displaced by Helene and are moving between shelters.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">Kenzie sits among Appalachian Dolls that are packaged in their backpacks and ready to be sent out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (Angela Tilsher \/ FOX Weather)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The thoughtfulness behind creating &#8220;Anna&#8221; extends well beyond her name. For one, each &#8220;Anna&#8221; comes with a backpack case that would allow her to be easily transported, as many of the girls receiving an &#8220;Anna&#8221; were displaced by Helene and may be moving from shelter to shelter.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Plus, each doll is chosen specifically for the girl requesting her. American Girl dolls, which can cost over $100 brand new, come in a variety of hair colors and styles, so she tries to match them with the girls requesting them.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;I wanted the child to get something that was like, \u2018Whoa, this is just for me,\u2019&#8221; Tilsher said. &#8220;Not only is it just any doll, but it\u2019s an American Girl doll. And not only is it an American Girl doll, she looks like me. She went through what I went through.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Tilsher noted that having the doll resemble the young girl who would be taking care of her is another layer to say that she\u2019s been seen and that somebody out there cares about her.<\/p>\n<h2 data-v-4e81e892=\"\">How \u2018Anna\u2019 helps ease the trauma from Helene<\/h2>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/288\/162\/screenshot-2025-04-10-at-11.13.15\u202fam.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/576\/324\/screenshot-2025-04-10-at-11.13.15\u202fam.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/720\/405\/screenshot-2025-04-10-at-11.13.15\u202fam.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1440\/810\/screenshot-2025-04-10-at-11.13.15\u202fam.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/668\/376\/screenshot-2025-04-10-at-11.13.15\u202fam.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1336\/752\/screenshot-2025-04-10-at-11.13.15\u202fam.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/668\/376\/screenshot-2025-04-10-at-11.13.15\u202fam.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"An Anna the Appalachian Doll, standing where several feet of floodwaters stood in Swannanoa, North Carolina, after Helene.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">An Anna the Appalachian Doll, standing where several feet of floodwaters stood in Swannanoa, North Carolina, after Helene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (Angela Tilsher \/ FOX Weather)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">By giving girls an &#8220;Anna the Appalachian Doll,&#8221; Tilsher hopes to bring comfort to them as they recover from Helene.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;The fastest way, I think, for children to heal is through play, having something to cuddle, having something to take care of, having something to carry around with you,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/lifestyle\/david-jones-wedding-daughter-tennessee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>FATHER TREKS 17 MILES AMID HELENE&#8217;S DEVASTATION TO WALK DAUGHTER DOWN THE AISLE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">To date, the small but mighty team of Tilsher and her three daughters \u2013 Kyree, 18; Kenzie, 11; and Kayleigh, 9 \u2013 have sent out 200 dolls.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Young Kayleigh echoed her mother\u2019s sentiment about how the dolls help ease the trauma of the girls, which they still feel months after Helene had passed.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;I like giving the dolls because it helps them not to be afraid of the rain,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/288\/162\/img_0364_jpg-copy.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/576\/324\/img_0364_jpg-copy.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/720\/405\/img_0364_jpg-copy.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1440\/810\/img_0364_jpg-copy.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/668\/376\/img_0364_jpg-copy.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1336\/752\/img_0364_jpg-copy.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/668\/376\/img_0364_jpg-copy.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Kayleigh stands behind two rows of Appalachian Dolls. Each doll has a piece of paper indicating the name, age and hair color of the girl she will be given to.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">Kayleigh stands behind two rows of Appalachian Dolls. Each doll has a piece of paper indicating the name, age and hair color of the girl she will be given to.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (Angela Tilsher \/ FOX Weather)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Tilsher noted that this fear of rain is something she often reads about in requests for Anna the Appalachian Doll, as rain was the driving force behind Helene\u2019s devastation. Also, she hears stories of girls becoming afraid of trees falling onto their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">homes<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/family\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">families<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Because of these fears, many of the girls are unable to sleep. With an Anna doll, Tilsher said, they can hopefully find some peace.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;We\u2019re not just handing out toys. We\u2019re trying to rebuild a childhood,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/how-to-watch-fox-weather-on-tv\"><strong><u>HOW TO WATCH FOX WEATHER<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">To support Tilsher and her daughters as they send Anna the Appalachian dolls to girls affected by Helene, or to request an Anna the Appalachian Doll from them, be sure to check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainheirlooms.com\/doll_page\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">their website<\/a> and join <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/httpsdocs.google.comformsde1faipqlsdmafc0t5\/?rdid=ZPe8XslEADtvHXud&amp;share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2Fg%2F18JSWUkkJb%2F#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">their Facebook group<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/lifestyle\/helene-anna-appalachian-dolls-girls-florida-mom\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Angela Tilsher and two of her daughters give an Appalachian Doll to a girl whose family was affected by Helene. 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