20160108 - Polk Family (MA)

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Shirley Polk sits alone with a book in an undecorated living room in her temporary rental home on Friday, Jan. 08, 2016 in Crystal Lake. The Polk family survived a Nov. 2 fire which destroyed their home and took the lives of their two dogs. Insurance is covering costs of the home, but they still need financial help replacing all of their belongings.

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Shirley Polk puts down her book to help Jayden Polk, 6, get a drink inside their mostly undecorated but furnished temporary rental home on Friday, Jan. 08, 2016 in Crystal Lake. The Polk family survived a Nov. 2 fire which destroyed their home and took the lives of their two dogs. Insurance is covering costs of the home, but they still need financial help replacing all of their belongings.

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Jaime Polk, 19, sits alone in her bedroom practicing American Sign Language on her computer on Friday, Jan. 08, 2016 in Crystal Lake. The Polk family survived a Nov. 2 fire which destroyed their home and took the lives of their two dogs. Insurance is covering costs of the home, but they still need financial help replacing all of their belongings.

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Jayden Polk, 6, watches a video on a tablet inside what his family refers to as his "man cave" inside the master bedroom closet in the family's mostly undecorated but furnished temporary rental home on Friday, Jan. 08, 2016 in Crystal Lake. The Polk family survived a Nov. 2 fire which destroyed their home and took the lives of their two dogs. Insurance is covering costs of the home, but they still need financial help replacing all of their belongings.

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com John Polk, 18, plays a video game in his bedroom on Friday, Jan. 08, 2016 in Crystal Lake. The Polk family survived a Nov. 2 fire which destroyed their home and took the lives of their two dogs. Insurance is covering costs of the home, but they still need financial help replacing all of their belongings.