Community illuminates terminally ill man’s birthday with Christmas magic

Watch the full report from WTVR CBS 6 Photojournalist Joe Valdez in the video player above.

HANOVER COUNTY, Va. — Christmas came early to a Mechanicsville couple Saturday as the community answered a wife’s call to spread holiday cheer for her husband’s birthday celebration while he battles stage 4 terminal cancer.

George and Rene Bond welcomed neighbors and strangers to their Fullview Avenue home for a Christmas lights extravaganza in George’s honor.

The couple, who are both 69, met nearly four decades ago when music brought them together…

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