Homeless 9-Year-Old With Cancer And Family Finally Move Into New Home Thanks To Strangers

[joeybee12]

Life for this New York girl with cancer just got a little better, thanks to some generous strangers.

Casey Bardowell, a 9-year-old from New York, was diagnosed with leukemia almost eight years ago, according to her fundraising page. Unfortunately Casey and her family became homeless after her mother, Tracy Glasgow, quit her job to take care of Casey -- who also has graft versus host disease, where transplanted donor cells attack the transplant recipient's body, MyFoxNY reported.

The family's friends set up a fundraising page to help the patient and her family cover living expenses and treatment. Local outlets shared Casey's story and donations began pouring in from strangers who were moved by what they saw. This past Tuesday, the 9-year-old, along with her mother and sister, finally moved into a new home in Long Island along with a pre-paid 15 months worth of rent thanks to the donations, according to PIX11.

Casey and her family had been through a lot prior to getting a new home. When Glasgow, a single mom, quit her job, she fell behind on mortgage payments and the family eventually lost their house, MyFoxNY reported. Casey, her mother and her sister spent some time staying with a family member, but in April they went to a homeless shelter.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/05/homeless-girl-with-cancer-new-home_n_7513592.html?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000592

[Vinca]

1. I heard another story on CNN earlier today about the cost of cancer drugs and

the comment was made that we've become a nation of beggars when it comes to medical care. Very sad and very true. This child's mother should have been able to get some help with the situation before she lost their home. But, of course, this is "pull yourself up by your bootstraps" America, so she was SOL.