Imagine having three young kids, two with severe health and behavioral issues that spike anytime it gets hot and life takes an uncharted path.

Chaos is a word that may help describe the scene at the Wetzel family house in South Bend. They’re a family aching for light at the end of a long and dark tunnel.

"With special needs children it makes it that much more difficult when the schedules and routines are not the same,” Kimberly Widman said about her two sons. “He can't sleep on his own bed, we all have to sleep on the living room floor together just to help him be more comfortable,” Widman added.

During Friday's storm, a tree snapped a nearby power line, putting a four block pocket of South Bend In the dark.

Psychologist reports dating back to 2004 diagnosed Austin Wetzel with Bipolar Disorder and Attention Deficit Disorder.

"When things change he just can't do it, you know it's too much for his little brain,” Austin’s mother recalled.

“I'm hoping that I don't get any bad dreams again,” eight-year-old Austin Wetzel hoped after nightmares have kept him up because of the power outage.

"Can you make it turn on today so I don't have to be sick and puke,” Austin’s six-year-old brother asked after suffering from heat exhaustion.

AEP continues to restore power across Michiana with 300 service men and women following a clear guideline.

"Our mission is to restore the largest number of people we can in the shortest amount of time,” stated AEP spokeswoman Marta Elliot.

Back along 29th Street in South Bend, the waiting game continues.

"It's just a constant worry about when we're going to get our life back,” Widman said.

The power has been restored to the family.

If you're family suffers from health concerns without electricity, you can contact AEP to be placed in their Life Support Program.

After enrollment, AEP will contact you before any planned outages and will be aware of your situation during unplanned ones.

For more information, just click on the Big Red Bar.