LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — From finances, to hospital visits, to their child’s health: there’s no shortage of things for a family to worry about when a child is diagnosed with cancer.
But one south Louisville family got a little help on Friday from a local business and a national nonprofit that joined forces to bring some joy to a little boy with some big challenges.
Volunteers and staff with Shady Rays and the Roc Solid Foundation built a custom playset for Jaxon Gass.
“I truly hope that for a split second, he’s going to run to the playset, he’s going to swing, he’s going to slide,” said Eric Newman, founder of the Roc Solid Foundation.
The foundation’s motto is “Play Defeats Cancer.” During the month of September, the nonprofit has the goal of building 30 playsets for pediatric patients, like Jaxon. So far this …