{"id":4166,"date":"2025-05-26T21:35:52","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T21:35:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/?p=4166"},"modified":"2025-05-26T21:35:52","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T21:35:52","slug":"couple-who-lost-their-arms-in-tornado-reunites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/?p=4166","title":{"rendered":"Couple who lost their arms in tornado reunites"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"show-inline-featured-image wp-caption alignnone\">\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-main-thumbnail size-main-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/05\/26091207\/clineskentucky1-664x350.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 664px) 100vw, 664px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/05\/26091207\/clineskentucky1-664x350.jpg 664w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/05\/26091207\/clineskentucky1-400x210.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/05\/26091207\/clineskentucky1-412x216.jpg 412w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/05\/26091207\/clineskentucky1.jpg 1200w\" alt=\"\" width=\"664\" height=\"350\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p data-start=\"91\" data-end=\"155\">Two weeks ago, Paul and Gail Cline\u2019s lives were forever changed.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"157\" data-end=\"392\">The Kentucky couple in their 60s, each lost an arm while holding on to one another during a devastating EF-4 tornado that tore through their home on May 16. Winds over 170 mph left a 55.6-mile trail of destruction and at least 27 dead.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"394\" data-end=\"562\">Miraculously, Paul and Gail survived. Despite their injuries, their story captured national attention for its heartbreaking yet powerful display of love and resilience.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"564\" data-end=\"769\">After days in critical care, the couple \u2014 married 30 years \u2014 has now reunited in the hospital. Gail, removed from a ventilator last Thursday, smiled through the pain. Her first words to Paul: \u201cI love you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"771\" data-end=\"911\">Their road to recovery is far from over. \u201cOne step forward, three steps back,\u201d said their son, Jeff. But they remain hopeful \u2014 and grateful.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"913\" data-end=\"1007\">Jeff praised the first responders and hospital staff, calling them \u201cthe real heroes in capes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1009\" data-end=\"1169\">Paul will soon begin rehab, while Gail continues treatment. Through it all, their bond remains unbroken \u2014 a symbol of strength in the face of unimaginable loss.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two weeks ago, Paul and Gail Cline\u2019s lives were forever changed. The Kentucky couple in their 60s, each lost an arm while holding on to one another during a devastating EF-4 tornado that tore through their home on May 16. Winds over 170 mph left a 55.6-mile trail of destruction and at least 27 dead&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/albotips.com\/?p=4166\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;Couple who lost their arms in tornado reunites&rdquo;<\/span> &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4166","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4166","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4166"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4166\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4167,"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4166\/revisions\/4167"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4166"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4166"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}