Story Published:
Jun 3, 2010 at 5:57 PM CDT
Story Updated:
Jun 3, 2010 at 6:25 PM CDT
FAIR GROVE, Mo. -- A family who is used to helping others is humbled by an outpouring of support on their lawn. A community came together on Thursday so a child who is battling disease can have a quality of life that he's never known. Even strangers made donations to build a handicapped-accessible house for the family.
Ground was broken on the future site of the Nelsons' new home. Joey Nelson, 11, has a form of muscular dystrophy.
The boy's supposed to use his wheelchair to conserve energy and stay healthy but, in the family's single-wide trailer, Joey has to walk to most of the rooms.
After months of a fundraising project called Build Joey's House, the family might be moving into a new home by early fall.
"I love the Nelson family; they couldn't be more deserving," said family friend Melody Deeds.
"It'll be a life Joey doesn't know," said his father, Steve. "He'll have his wheelchair at his bed. He doesn't know what that day will feel like."
"How do you thank a community for giving your child his health?" Nelson asked.
