HOPEDALE — A mother and son continue to recover after a fire destroyed the trailer where they lived in Hopedale on Dec. 17.

Janet Winn said since she and her son lost their Cadiz Junction Road home, she has been awestruck over the amount of support she’s received from the community.

“I was just blown off my seat from it. I’m appreciative of everything I’ve gotten,” she said of donations that have included food and money from Scio United Methodist Church and a week’s change of clothing from the Steubenville Urban Mission.

Winn and her 40-year-old son, Joeseph, weren’t home at the time of the blaze, which has been found to have been electrical in nature, and didn’t lose the vehicle she uses for transportation.

But they have lost everything else, including five cats, though a sixth managed to escape.

But Winn said donations generated online through Gofundme and many in the community will enable them to pay the deposit and first month’s rent for a new home in Amsterdam.

Since the fire, she and Joeseph have been staying with her son and daughter-in-law, Jeramy and Hailey, their six children and a few holiday guests.

“We’re all stuck in one house, but we are making the best of it,” said Winn.

She said following a few days of sadness over the loss of her home, she has been able to come to terms with it.

“I’m much better than I was when it happened,” said Winn.

She attributes much of that to the support of others. News of their tragedy has led to donations of a dryer and queen-size mattress, and the two hope for a washer and a frame for the latter as well as a sofa and refrigerator.

They also welcome additional donations of clothing. Her sizes are 1X or 2X in shirts, 2X in pants and 8 1/2 or 9 wide in shoes.

Joeseph wears 2X or 3X shirts, size 42 pants and size 12 shoes.

The loss of their home is not the first challenge faced by the pair.

Winn, who is 62, said she hasn’t worked since she was injured at her last job, while cognitive disabilities have prevented her son from entering the workforce.

Her companion and husband of more than 18 years died in 2010 from cancer. Winn said it was he who brought her to Hopedale from her hometown of Germano.

A diabetic with other health issues, Winn said the staff at her doctor’s office is helping her to replace her lost medication.

Winn has enjoyed passing time with baking, crocheting and books and movies, particularly murder mysteries, while Joeseph enjoyed playing video games, particularly those with zombies, on his Playstation 5 console.

Hailey, who has launched a fundraising effort for them, said the House of Cheesecakes in Carrollton has established a dropoff point for donations while monetary collection cans have been placed at the Hopedale Clark’s station and the Junction gas station in Jewett.

Donations also may be made through Scio United Methodist Church.