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Caring for a Child When the Climate Is Making Him Sick

Will is a gunnery sergeant who has faced six deployments, but the real battle was here at home. One of Will and his wife Rosa’s three children suffers with cystic fibrosis, a genetic disease that attacks the lungs. Every transfer meant ... Read Transcript


- All right, who's turn is it first?

- [Narrator] Balancing a military career

and home life withthree kids is no problem

for Marine Gunnery SergeantWill and his wife, Rosa.

They've had plenty of practice.

Will has deployed six times and counting.

- She was able to basically rock it

while it was gone and not skip a beat.

- [Narrator] The couplecarries a greater burden

than the average family,because their son suffers from

cystic fibrosis, a rare,progressive genetic disease

that primarily attacks the lungs.

Their daily routineincludes multiple in-home

lung treatments, a specialdiet and countless supplements.

- From morning to night,it's a constant regimen

between his pills and his supplements.

It is so exhausting.

- [Narrator] It places a strain

on this military family's budget, too.

Lincoln's supplements arenot covered by insurance.

Plus, each time they transferto a new duty station,

they pay hundreds to prep their new home,

to create a sanitizedenvironment for Lincoln.

- We get the ducts cleaned,and then we also set up

a full house water filtration system.

- All the air purifiers for the house.

It adds up pretty quickly.

- [Narrator] When theytransferred to Texas,

they prepared their home as usual,

but Lincoln quickly became very sick.

After racking up thousandsin medical expenses

and hospital stays, doctors confirmed

Lincoln couldn't toleratethe Texas climate.

The Marine Corps granted the family

an emergency medical transfer.

By then the couple had depletedtheir savings and had to

shell out money to preptheir new home in California.

Financially, they could barely hold on.

- It is only my income covering

both adults and both children.

I definitely think aboutfinancial hardships

that we do face.

- [Narrator] Despite theirdifficult circumstances,

Will and Rosa stood on their faith

that God would sustain them.

- He gives us the strengthto keep going every day.

- [Narrator] Theirfinancial burden was lifted

when North Coast Church asked

Helping the Home Front to step in.

Pastor Brian Bouschet startedby telling the couples

CBN was reimbursing them forthe cost of preparing their

home when they moved to California.

And he told them CBN wascovering the cost of all medical

expenses they incurred in Texas.

- That's amazing. We'reso thankful for that.

Thank you.

- That's not it, you guys

For the next year, CBN isgoing to cover all the expenses

when it comes to your son'sdietary and respiratory needs

and all the supplementsthat come with that.

- Oh my gosh. That's amazing.

That's so great. Thank you.

- That absolutely takes theweight off and the worry off.

- [Narrator] Will andRosa are now financially

back on their feet and are focusing

on their family ratherthan worrying about money.

- We are so grateful to CBNand the people who give to CBN.

We appreciate you guys liftingup our family and how much

this will change somehuge expenses in our life.

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