Community comes together to support Suffolk boy battling leukemia

SUFFOLK, Va. — It was a special surprise in Suffolk this weekend for 9-year-old LJ! He’s undergoing treatment for leukemia, and on Saturday, he received a brand-new backyard play set.

The project is led by the Chartway Promise Foundation, which is celebrating 20 years of helping medically fragile children. Volunteers from the community, alongside Chesapeake-based Roc Solid Foundation, lent their hands to construct the playset at LJ’s home.

The gift is meant to give LJ a safe and joyful place to play, and to remind his family they are not alone on this journey…

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