Family with special needs child given new home


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Updated: 11/26/2012 4:24 pm | Published: 11/26/2012 12:30 pm
Reported by: Emily Clark
PLEASANT VIEW, Utah (ABC 4 News) - After years of searching for the perfect wheelchair-accessible home the Parker family came home to their own house Monday.

The Have A Heart foundation provided the home to the Parkers. The 3-bed, 2-bath home fulfills the needs the Parker family and their four-year-old daughter requires.

The family was chosen from a pool of applicants by the Have A Heart Committee because of their youngest daughter Emylie's need for constant care and a wheelchair-accessible home.

Emylie was born with Myelomeningocele Spina Bifida, Arnold Chiari II Malformation and hydrocephalus-disabling birth defects. Despite all of the tragedy and struggles this little girl has faced, her mother Melanie calls her a "miracle."

But despite her progress, Emylie requires constant care and special equipment to survive.

The Parker's new home has room for her equipment and a bedroom easily accessed by the family room and kitchen helping make her constant care easier.

If you'd like to apply for the next Have A Heart Home, CLICK HERE.


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