Aug 13 - Lost 3 to CANCER, gets new house.

A Wake County family who lost three loved ones to cancer in the past six years opened the door to a newly renovated and refurnished home on Sunday.

The Absolute Care Foundation joined local businesses and volunteers in making over the Willow Spring home of Gwen Griffis, her 10-year-old daughter, Carmen, and 11-year-old son, Nicholas.

They cleared the house and started from scratch – new walls, new ceilings and floors, fresh paint and new tiles. A bigger bathroom, donated furniture and art, and newly-built closets. Almost 100 volunteers worked on the project, putting in about 2,600 man-hours.

"I am so grateful. I am so grateful and so thankful," an effusive Gwen Griffis said as she toured her upgraded home.

The family has struggled financially and emotionally after the cancer-related [rip]s Gwen Griffis' husband, Steve, in 2006, mother in 2007 and 17-year-old son, Steven, in January, the foundation said in a news release.

"The Absolute Care Foundation adopted the Griffis family to help by renovating and furnishing their house, which had been neglected because of medical costs," said Conrad Rensburg.

Rensburg and Drew Van Aarde, who own a dental prosthetics lab in Durham, started the foundation this year after Rensburg survived his own battle with colo-rectal cancer.


Rensburg said the realization that facing [rip] made him reconsider how he'd leave the world a better place. "We might not have another day to do good for someone else and leave a legacy," he said.

They were introduced to the Griffises, who were living without running water because their pipes had rotted. "Once we saw the condition she was living under, we said, 'This is the project for us," Rensburg said.

"The house is amazing," said Nicholas. "I've never seen it this beautiful before."

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Willow Spring family rocked by cancer gets home makeover :: WRAL.com

good to see some that struggle get the help they need. Wish we heard more about this kind of stuff and less about drugs and murks.

Damn, small world. I grew up there.

sucks that you dont hear about this stuff before its over with. i would love to help out on projects like this

crazyyy

Cancer is prevalent, i wonder what is going on in that area for that be happening so frequently

I lost my uncle, march 5, 2007 my mom March 5, 2008 my lil brother June 23, 2009 and my Grandma March 5, 2010.

damn. so to hear that, r.i.p. to your family and keep your head up

It's is thanks they lived a good life can't mourn forever u know. Only makes u stronger. Still miss them like crazy.

Damn man, my condolences. March 5th !!ed up your life.

damn son, sorry to hear that....ive seen a friend and his fam go thru that and i wont wish that on anyone son....good that you kept your head up man.

Good for the man, but isn't this the same welfare !! you always preach against?

^Damn sorry to hear that, RIP to your fam.

you that bored today? not enough racial threads for you to babble in?


and giving money to those that are in need is diff from giving money to those that are lazy and wont get off their[..] to get a job but would rather leach off of the gov.


but please show me other than this post where i always preach about welfare? until then, STFU.

Just as I thought...........he was not "in need" he fell on hard times just like most of the people on welfare.......I just wanted to see if you could correlate this man's story with the million of people who go through similar if not harder hardships who also need help.........and like the true hypocritical fake !! you happen to be.......that !! went right over you head...............and your preaching against it in this very post I'm commenting on [pic].......wow.......your are a special kind of dumb dude.........anyway...........just wanted to make this comment.....and blast you for all the foul !! you always have to say about those "disenfranchised".....and also show how you can over look all that conservative bull!! and praise handouts when its for someone who has a story you relate too.................and manage to not see the difference of biased opinion at all........

unil you have proof of your claims i have nothing to say to your wack[..]...go argue with the wall.

and giving money to those that are in need is diff from giving money to those that are lazy and wont get off their[..] to get a job but would rather leach off of the gov.


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see you prove my point, you are nothing but a clown.

[pic]........................see now you just pretending to be dumb........I prefer the unwittingly being dumb better......honestly...........

its pathetic that you make allegations but yet cant back them up with proof.. You said i always !! about welfare and i said show me proof other than this comment since the accusations were made before i made the comment and you have yet to show proof....unitl that proof is shown, have fun talking to yourself.

nicca do you not see the proof that I posted, well I could, but why go through the effort when you plainly put your feelings out there on tha matter, Im going to go through your post to prove something that you already proved.........now does that make sense to you? There is no need to prove that your a !!, when you put your self on display to be an !!.........seriously.........