Hundreds of thousands across metro Detroit are still waiting and wishing for the lights to come back on. Some of our most vulnerable population are still looking help.
She knows it's not safe, but Maria Cebreco believes heating her Southfield house on Oak Glen Drive with the stove, is the only way for her to keep warm.
She suffers from muscular dystrophy, and needs electricity for her wheelchair and adjustable hospital bed.
Cebreco tells us, "Electricity for me is not about having cable or watching my favorite show, it's about whether or not I'm going to be mobile and comfortable. There are some people that this is life and death, and that's how I feel. There's nothing I can do about it."
During our travels, we've found folks huddled near generators trying to charge their phones, while others are using coolers to save any food.
But inside Bella Vista Glen on Glendale in Highland Park, seniors are wishing and waiting They have a generator in a common area, but the rest of the building is cold.
Management is checking on seniors every hour, but some are urging crews to get to them soon.
Melody Merchant had a message, "Please come to Bella Vista Glen and help us get our lights backs on. There's people here that's on breathing machines and stuff like that, and we really need the power, and it's really cold."
