The arm that once helped bring heat, light, and safety to families shivering in the cold has now been taken — in a cruel and devastating twist of fate.
If you’ve been following the fight to save Hunter Alexander’s arms after he was severely electrocuted while restoring power in Louisiana, there is another name you need to know.
Denny McGuff.
Just days after Hunter was critically injured, Denny was doing the very same selfless work. Climbing into a bucket truck. Answering the call. Working through dangerous conditions to restore electricity to thousands of people still sitting in darkness.
In a matter of seconds, a powerful electrical shock tore through his body — and everything changed.
Denny is now fighting for his life at UAB Hospital in Birmingham, listed in critical but stable condition. His left arm has already been partially amputated, and doctors have been painfully honest with his family: the risk of further amputations is real.
It’s the same terrifying limbo Hunter’s family knows all too well — a place where time is measured not in hours or days, but in surgeries, lab results, and waiting rooms filled with prayer.
Anyone who knows the McGuff family says the same thing people say about Hunter’s: they are the kind of people who would do anything for anybody. The kind who never hesitate when someone else is in need. And now, both families are living the unimaginable — watching the men they love endure catastrophic injuries with no guarantees of what tomorrow will bring.
Denny’s wife, Kristi, shared words no spouse should ever have to write:
“I’m not going to lie or sugarcoat anything — this is hell and a living nightmare. I just watched them change his bandages, and it was so bad. I cannot believe this is what my husband has been reduced to. Please, if you’re a believer, I beg you to pray. This was of no mistake of his own.”
Then there is the image that stops you cold.
Denny holding his first grandbaby, Charlie — just weeks old. A tiny life resting in arms that worked tirelessly to protect and provide for others.
Kristi wrote simply:
“He needs his pawpaw.”
If Hunter’s story moved you, please hold space for Denny, too.
These men climbed into buckets during the worst conditions so the rest of us could stay warm, see our homes light up, and feel safe. They accepted the risks without hesitation, because that’s what linemen do.
Now, they are the ones who need strength.
They are the ones who need prayers.
And they are the ones reminding us of the true cost behind every light that comes back on.
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