Heartwarming moment Navy veteran couple burst into tears as they see repaired home for the first time – as Good Samaritan funds fix-up while pair battled breast cancer and work injury and were forced to use a porta john
- Wayne and Teresa Stacey lived in their Frankfort, Kentucky, but were unable to make necessary repairs due to health and financial issues
- Good Samaritan Keith Roark came to the aid of the two U.S. Navy veterans
- On Saturday, the couple was overcome with emotion as they entered their newly renovated home, which was renovated by a group of volunteers
A wounded Navy veteran and his wife battling breast cancer broke down in tears as they watched their once dilapidated home transformed into a beautiful sanctuary by a group of Good Samaritans.
Wayne and Teresa Stacey Frankfort lived in their family’s home in Kentucky, but after Wayne suffered a work-related injury and Teresa was diagnosed with breast cancer, they no longer had the time or money to make the needed repairs.
The couple lived without heat or air conditioning for two years ‘lived with a Porta John’, who sat outside their front garden because they ‘couldn’t replace the plumbing’, according to locals WMYT News.
Keith Roark heard of the Stacey’s hardships and decided to help the two U.S. Navy veterans.
“So I started making some calls and quickly put together a team,” Roark told the news station. ‘I received the materials donated and we were able to completely strip and renovate the house for them.’
Wayne and Teresa’s Frankfort lived in their family’s Kentucky home for decades, but after Wayne suffered a work-related injury and his wife was diagnosed with breast cancer, they no longer had the time or money to make the needed repairs.
Wayne Frankfort said he was unable to fix the drain in his home and for two years he and his wife had to use a porta potty placed outside their home.
A group of Good Samaritans made up of carpenters, electricians and vocational students have shown up to help repair Stacey’s home in Frankfort, Kentucky.
On Saturday, the couple stepped into their newly renovated home for the first time in four months and were overcome with emotion. ‘I had no words. All I could do was cry,” Teresa said as she walked through the house looking at the beautiful new walls, floors and cabinets.
After a tour of the renovated building, the veteran explained that he and his wife were full of gratitude.
“We’ve always been the people who did this,” he said. “I never expected things like this to happen for us.”
For months, a group of volunteers gathered to work on the house, which is located in Frankfort, the capital of Kentucky.
Roark said the team included “carpenters, electricians and even vocational students who came to help.”
He added that they all helped “for free.”
Keith Roark heard about Wayne and Teresa Stacey’s hardships and decided to help the two U.S. Navy veterans
The couple served in the U.S. Navy and are depicted in a framed photo in uniform
The couple takes a photo with Roark and the entire team of volunteers who helped transform Wayne’s home in Frankfort, Kentucky, which has been in his family for three generations, into a beautiful abode.
“The work has continued and friendships have been built,” Roark told the news station. We consulted with each other. It was great just to be there.”
Wayne said the house has been in his family for three generations.
In addition to having a good bathroom, they look forward to making more happy memories in Wayne’s childhood home.
The couple will move next week. Before leaving their renovated home, the Staceys took a photo with Roark and all the volunteers who helped make their house a home again – which the couple enjoyed every day afterward.