Disabled vet receives keys to new home
Fernando Sanchez was just your normal marine when he first served in the Marine Corps. He was in the military for four years, serving both in Iraq and Afghanistan, and sought to start a family when home. Eventually he married his wife and had a child. He was looking forward to providing for his family for a long time.
Then one day, all of that changed. While at home, Sanchez was hurt in a motorcycle accident, leaving him a quadriplegic. He was no longer able to work and his dream home with his family seemed almost impossible.
However, his family applied to get a house with Habitat for Humanity. They were accepted and invited to join a neighborhood designed just for veterans to live together. That neighborhood is located just off of Centre Pointe Parkway in Santa Clarita.
“It just makes me so happy,” said Fernando Sanchez in September during a gathering where his family received ceremonial keys to their home. “(We) Finally have our own home.”
There was still one obstacle to cross after he received his home though. He needed a custom-made bathroom to fit his large wheel chair that is designed for his tall stature.
Everyone in the program banded together to raise $3,000 by holding a raffle for a Kitchenaid barbecue station.
Now, Sanchez can take a shower in a place he can call home.