Calvin Woodfork had never heard of the Fisher House until his family needed it.
“It’s been a godsend,” said Woodfork, a Navy retiree and the guardian of his 10-year-old grandson, Aaron Hunter. “This is like our home. If anything changes, I notice.”
Aaron was only 13 months old when he was involved in a household accident that left him with second and third degree burns over 75% of his body. He was airlifted from the family’s home state of Mississippi to Doctors Hospital and the Joseph M. Still Burn Center for treatment, and the Woodforks were introduced to the Fisher House, which provides free lodging to active duty military and veteran families while a loved one receives treatment at a nearby hospital…