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Tessa Campbell, a sophomore at Culpeper County High School is recuperating in her Brandy Station home after the amputation of her right foot at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Campbell, 15, suffers from spina bifida, a birth defect that involves the incomplete development of the spinal cord.In need of a living space that was wheelchair accessible, the family’s 80-year-old farmhouse in Brandy Station was in need of a handicap addition. Augustine Homes of Fredericksburg, VA was willing to help by donating some supplies and covering the cost of the architect to build a handicap-accessible addition. “You do what you can, and this is something I’m capable of doing, so I am,” said Lori Love, Purchasing Manager for Augustine Homes. “I’m also going to work to get our subcontractors and other subcontractors to help with materials and labor,” Love added, who has known Tessa’s famiily for more than 30 years. “That’s what friends do. They help friends in need, and they are truly in need of help.” The bathroom and a portion of the lower level was modified with wider doors and ramps to accommodate Tessa’s wheelchair. The addition is located off of the home’s back porch.
If you’re able to help the family with medical bills, donations can be made to the Tessa Campbell Fund, c/o Manassas Presbyterian Church, 8201 Ashton Ave., Manassas, Va, 20109 or call pastor Skip Ferguson at (703) 369-2058.
Click here to read the full story from the Culpeper Star-Exponent: http://www2.starexponent.com/cse/lifestyles/culpeper_news/article/overcoming_adversity/62042/
