Community Pulls Together to Build Home for Cancer Patient

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Community Pulls Together to Build Home for Cancer Patient

After a cancer patient's plea to Extreme Home Makeover to help her build a new house for her family of six, her community pulled together to grant the wish that the show couldn't.

After a cancer patient's plea to Extreme Home Makeover to help her build a new house for her family of six, was turned down, her community pulled together to grant the wish that the show couldn't.

(WATCH the inspiring video below, by Steve Hartman or Read full text at CBSNews)

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