Love for Lawson pink yard signs have become a fixture around town and part of a communitywide effort to help Lawson s family.
The Christmas tree, made of strings of pink lights attached to an 8-foot pole, has been in the front yard of Kelly and Jose Juarez s southeast Ocala home since Christmas.
The Juarezes, parents of Lawson s mother, Jessica Armstrong, have been caring for Peyton while her parents stayed at the hospital with her sister. At night Peyton would cry and say, Why is my sister so sick? said Kelly Juarez.
Peyton said she wants the tree to remain up and lighted until Lawson is home and feeling better.
Hip replacement and cancer surgery in three months
Harvey had hip replacement surgery in January after years of difficulty and reaching the point where she “couldn’t walk.”
Then, after discovering malignant cancer, Harvey underwent a double mastectomy on March 24 and still faces possible chemotherapy treatments.
She had to pay about $2,100 out of pocket on the surgery.
The single grandmother has two of her teenage grandchildren living with her in her southwest Marion County home.
Boiled water was needed for showers
Harvey’s home water heater has been inoperative for perhaps two years, and the family has been boiling five-gallon buckets of water to take a shower.