Holiday gifts, including a flat screen television, were placed on the family s front porch.
La Mya Sparks was overwhelmed but thankful after the 5th grader got the surprise of a lifetime after spending months recovering.
Her mother, Shawnta Williams, said she is thankful for everything. The past couple of month were a lot. I never thought anything like that would happen to one of my kids, Williams said.
Community activist Andrew Holmes, who lost his own daughter to gun violence in 2015, helped to give the family a bit of Christmas magic after a challenging year. My daughter, I can t do Christmas for her, but I can do it for this baby, Holmes said.