['I was so upset the other day. I came home and my refrigerator was broken.', 'That is such a stressful thing to come home to!', 'Yes. Not only did I have to pay $1400 for a new one, I had to throw away all my food.']
I am so sorry you had to go through that!
Recently my refrigerator broke.  I had to throw away all of my food and spend $1400 on a new one.