Bristol, Fla. still picking up the pieces almost a year after Hurricane Michael

A trailer home sits in Bristol, Fla. with a gray tarp covering the roof to protect the home from further damage ten months after Hurricane Michael struck the Panhandle.

Winston Hall, 83, sits on his property as he shares his experience with Hurricane Michael and the road to recovery for his community of Bristol, Fla. Michael struck the Panhandle in Oct. 2018. "I’ve seen some hurricanes in my life, but I never seen one like this before."

Winston Hall, 83, sits on his property as he shares his experience with Hurricane Michael and the road to recovery for his community of Bristol, Fla. Michael struck the Panhandle in Oct. 2018. “I’ve seen some hurricanes in my life, but I never seen one like this before.”

Winston Hall's shed battered and torn by Hurricane Michael remains in the same condition ten months after the hurricane struck the Panhandle.

Sinatra Hall, a man who lives in a trailer and has one leg, 62, stands in the doorway of his home as he recounts the terrifying experience of his trailer being flipped onto its side by the forceful winds of Hurricane Michael in Oct. 2018.

A home in Bristol, Fla. is still covered with blue tarps ten months after Hurricane Michael tore up homes and businesses in the Panhandle.

Sinatra Hall, a man who lives in a trailer and has one leg, 62, stands in the doorway of his home as he recounts the terrifying experience of his trailer being flipped onto its side by the forceful winds of Hurricane Michael in Oct. 2018.

Joshua Bennett, 24, sits on the couch in his home that he shares with his 4-year-old son as he recounts staying in a shelter during Hurricane Michael, which struck the Panhandle ten months prior.

A trailer home in Bristol, Fla. torn apart and left uninhabited ten months after Hurricane Michael ripped through the Panhandle.

Patrick Ramsey, the store manager of the Piggly Wiggly in Bristol, Fla., 37, takes a moment to share how he saw the community come together to rebuild and recover after Hurricane Michael hit the Panhandle in Oct. 2018.

Deborah Peddie, a resident of Bristol, Fla., holds up a photograph of her porch that shows the destruction caused by Hurricane Michael in Oct. 2018. Behind the photograph is what is left of Peddie's porch after the tree and debris had been removed.

Deborah Peddie stands on what was once her back porch in Bristol, Fla. When Hurricane Michael ripped through the Panhandle her home, like many others, was torn to pieces, littered with debris, and had fallen trees on top of her home.

Deborah Peddie's kitchen with a new fridge installed after her previous one was no longer working due to the damage caused by Hurricane Michael in Oct. 2018.

Deborah Peddie, a resident of Bristol, Fla., shares a photograph taken after Hurricane Michael caused a tree branch to shatter a window in her home in Oct. 2018. Ten months later her window is still shattered from the storm and needs to be replaced.

Deborah Peddie gestures to a wall in her bedroom where she currently sleeps with the wall behind the head of her bead is coming apart. Hurricane Michael severely damaged Peddie's and thousands of others homes in the Panhandle in Oct. 2018.

Deborah Peddie pulls back the wooden paneling on the wall of her bedroom that is coming apart due to water damaged caused by Hurricane Michael in Oct. 2018. Her home is still battered and in need of many repairs ten months after Michael struck the Panhandle.

A photograph of Deborah Peddie's home with a large tree that caused structural damage to her home during Hurricane Michael in Oct. 2018.

The side of Deborah Peddie's home in Bristol, Fla. Two trees fell during Hurricane Michael and damaged her home in Oct. 2018.

Deborah Peddie shows the damage on her chimney caused by a large tree that fell on her home during Hurricane Michael in Oct. 2018. Ten months later and Peddie is still waiting for her insurance to settle so she has the funds to get the repairs done on her home.

Deborah Peddie, a resident of Bristol, Fla., shares a photograph of her home after Hurricane Michael struck the Panhandle. A tree crashed onto her home, shattering a window and causing water to seep into her home.

Jupiter Drew, a resident of Bristol, Fla., 61, shows the damages to his trailer that were caused by Hurricane Michael in Oct. 2018 and have yet to be repaired.

Jupiter Drew, a resident of Bristol, Fla., 63, sits in a chair outside his trailer that was damaged by Hurricane Michael in OCt. 2018. Within a week of Michael, Drew found out he had a chemical in his blood stream, which has effected his ability to walk and his day-to-day life.