Cameron Mathison and his family just navigated the first anniversary of an incredibly difficult experience.
The actor, who has starred in projects such as Hallmark’s “Hannah Swensen Mystery” movies and “Another Sweet Christmas” on Great American Family, lost his family home to a wildfire a year ago. On the anniversary of the loss, his ex-wife, Vanessa Mathison, shared a poignant post about the day on Instagram.
Vanessa Mathison & the Family Lost Their Home 1 Year Ago
On January 8, Vanessa Mathison took to Instagram to reflect on the heaviness of the day. She included two photos in her post. The first was a vintage-style image that showed her with her ex-husband and their two children, Lucas and Leila, at the property.
The family stood with the barren ground of what used to be their home behind them. Their facial expressions were solemn and the choice to present the image in a vintage photography style conveyed a heartbreaking feeling.
In the caption, she wrote, “Standing on the plot of land where our house once was.”
The second image in her post showed the house as it stood before the loss. The home was destroyed during the Eaton and Pacific Palisades wildfires that took place in January 2025. As NPR noted, the fires destroyed over 16,000 buildings and killed 31 people.
Vanessa Mathison noted, “One year ago today at approximately 3am, the Eaton fire consumed our home and all of our precious items it held inside.”
She added, “We are still healing.”
The Mathisons Send Love to the Thousands of Other Families Who Also Lost Their Homes
Cameron Mathison also spoke to “Good Morning America” about the anniversary. He shared that it had been a year of learning, love, and loss.
In an Instagram post on his own page, Mathison shared a video that fans first saw after the loss of the home. He wrote, “A year since the fire. Loss changed us. Love carried us.”
Vanessa Mathison noted in the caption of her post that they were “Sending love to all the 13,000 families who lost their homes in both the Eaton and Palisades fires.”
She credited set decorator Sunny Mills for capturing the image first image in her post. In April 2025, just a few months after the fires, Mills did a piece for the Los Angeles Times featuring families like the Mathisons who lost their homes. Mills lost her own home in the fire, as well.
She utilized tintype photography, which relies on a style of shooting that began in the 1850s.
After seeing the shots she took of her own property, Mills felt a sense of closure that she needed. That spurred the idea of shooting other families who had experienced similar losses. Her goal was to provide them with the same opportunity for closure.
Mills explained that the experience created a “really emotional connection that we’re sharing and also a really intense healing journey, but we’re realizing that we’re all in this together.”
So sad but I’m happy you guys recovered not totally but you are on your way of healing, what make me more sad it’s your divorce..😭