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Woman Donates House To Paralyzed Man Living In Storage Shed

Source: Huffington Post

Nov 04, 2009

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As part of its Bearing Witness 2.0 project, the Huffington Post is rounding up a few of the best local stories of the day.

In southern Texas, Estela Garza is donating her home to a paralyzed man who has been living in a storage shed, reports Jordan Williams of KRGV. She considered sell the house, she explained, which was her father's, but said she had the realization that "maybe God doesn't want me to sell it; maybe he wants us to give it to somebody that is in need."

The recipient, Woodrow Reed, lost his mobile home due to foreclosure, and last month the only money he had -- donations intended to help him get a new place to live -- were stolen out of the back of his caretaker's car. He is still recovering from a broken leg at a nearby hospital, but Garza is planning to have the house ready for him when he gets out.

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Jeff and Jenette Lomax, of Victorville, Calif., struck a blow against predatory lending and won a court case against a loan modification company that scammed them out of $1,000, reports Patrick Thatcher of the local Daily Press. The couple

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