GREENVILLE COUNTY, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - In the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, some people have been unable to access their prescription medications, including an Upstate woman who has been without her seizure medicine for nearly a week.
"All of a sudden it was like a 'boom, boom!' The house went completely black," Helen McGee said.
McGee lives in the Judson community and said she fell off her bed when Helene hit.
"I said, 'Well God will hear me, if no one will hear me.' So I'm crying, I'm screaming and pulling myself down the hall. And when I get down the hall and open the door, all I see is a big, giant tree; and it's coming through the door, and it was one of the most horrifying moments of my whole life," McGee explained.
She called 911 and couldn't get through. Eventually, McGee got in touch with her daughter Piedmont, a nurse who was able to cut a screen door with a pair of scissors to get to her mom.
"As I was tumbling, the wind was blowing even harder with the rain. Boards from [another] house was flying over at her. She was ducking. I was screaming. She did a final jerk, and I came out the window."
In the midst of chaos, McGee was unable to grab her seizure medication. "I said, 'Baby I forgot to get my medicine. And she said, 'Mom we can't go back in that house.'"
FOX Carolina reached out to the South Carolina Dept. of Public Health (DPH). They said if you're unable to access your prescripts because of Hurricane Helene, first contact your physician or pharmacist, who should be able to find a solution.
You can also call their Care Line at 1-855-472-3432. Services they help with include prenatal and infant care, transportation to medical appointments, vaccinations and other special health care needs.