This is non-sports related, but a fantastic story nonetheless, so I thought I’d share.
Extreme Makeover/Home Edition just built a house 3 doors down (like the band) from a friend of mine here in Cincy. Here is the story of the Akers Family, recepients of the new house:
“They had their first child Christian in 1998, and then two years later they had their second child Brooke. When Brooke was only 15 months old, she was diagnosed with Type II Spinal Muscular Atrophy. Ginger and Greg were devastated, but loved their children and knew that their faith in God would help them handle having a child with a life-threatening disease. In 2004 their third child Faith was born with SMA as well. Once again, Greg and Ginger faced another challenge. As if this wasn’t enough for one family to handle, Christian was diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease in 2005. That’s the same disease that his father had been suffering from since he was diagnosed in 1992.”
So the Akers lived in a Bi-Level house (similar to that on 38th in MD), which you can imagine is probably the worst type of house for two kids with wheelchairs to live in. The Akers’ new house is much more accessible and should improve the family’s home life dramatically. The Akers family returns home this morning; Jenna will be at our friends house and hopefully get some pictures when they “move that bus!”
More proof that Cincinnati is a rockin’ awesome place to live…
