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Dream come true for boy battling leukemia

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    Life was challenging enough for a 6-year-old cancer patient and his family before Hurricane Sandy destroyed their New York home. See how their lives c...

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And November 2012 we brought you the story of a young family that was reeling after losing their home.

And amity harbor in New York to hurricane -- -- -- were left to pick up the pieces.

While their six year old son Steven.

Battle acute lymphatic leukemia says the story air the family has raised almost 5000 dollars on their website to rebuild their home.

But one knock on their door -- big changes.

While we are always there willing to help granted child's wish we just felt.

That there was maybe something -- we can do and so we reached out to our friends at married and they took it from there.

Marry the national association for the remodeling industry.

Took on the project for free to ensure that the home is rebuilt properly.

And in a healthy way for little Stephen.

We visited the site actually met the -- -- here while we're here.

And decided -- that in that I would -- to -- -- project -- about the story and looked at Fox News.

We could fix -- house you know leukemia is a hard fought.

All the materials supplies were donated including labor.

Doesn't take a lot to motivate imagine seeing there excited now -- they'll be careful dark tonight working -- going to be here every weekend doing that's.

What's the word goes out -- -- family in need within hours we'll have dozens of volunteers and once.

Others learn about the excitement family they couldn't wait to pitch and -- discount furniture donated bedroom sets tables and a couch and Sears Kmart -- seasonal.

Gave housewares and gift cards.

As the finishing touches on the house were being made than make A wish foundation said the family to Disney World.

Our cameras were rolling when -- -- got the first look at their new home.

-- -- -- -- And -- we'll go we'll go home.

Well yeah.

Stephen even has his own bedroom complete with a mural of his favorite action hero Indiana Jones.

-- That the three most.

Beautiful kids in the world I want them to have everything at once -- wake up and smile every day.

And -- it ever worry about anything.

And now we're here and we're gonna speak in -- tonight they had this plan.

And to use the money they raise on their website.

To replace their cars that were also loss and the -- I'm Dr.

Manny Fox News.