Washington family faces double crisis: Cancer diagnosis and flooded home

The couple’s children are helping to lift them out of a dark time.

BURLINGTON, Wash — A Burlington grandfather received devastating news that his cancer may be spreading just days before flooding in Skagit County destroyed nearly everything he owns. Now he and his wife are bracing for what comes next, with river levels expected to rise again this week.

More rain is on the way for people living in Skagit County’s floodplains. The National Weather Service has issued another flood watch, effective until Thursday.

‘We lost everything’

In last week’s floods, the Ahlm family’s home was under several feet of water.

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