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Hurricane ian barreled ashore. but for someone fort myers beach, it looks and feels like yesterday. it was honestly terrifying. a lot of people still without power, and quite a few still don t have water. the beach baptist church still filling today what is an urgent need. we re feeding 2800 miles a month. there are signs of progress, rebuilding, businesses slowly returning. even weekend beachgoers are back. recovery is measured and small steps. volunteers cleaning up, posting street signs. they call it the beach vibe coming back. but the personal toll is hard to measure. some left after the storm. others chose to stay. how are you, man? it s good to see you. i first met fishermen and coast guard veteran matthew symonds in the day after hurricane ian hit. it s like a tsunami telling me about his harrowing story of survivor, clinging onto a boat as a ....