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way. Even still, Lillian’s world is different
from her twin sister’s.
“This is the reality of our life,”
Darcie says, “but it isn’t what defines
our life.”
So when Susan Kaiser was
appointed as the Pettigrew’s guardian
angel—Welcome Home Angel’s title
for its liaisons—she visited the family
to ask them what it was they needed,
what they wanted.
“With them,” Darcie says, “we
didn’t have to explain anything.”
There was no need to prove they
qualified for help as other agencies
require. When the Kaisers first visited
the Pettigrews’ home, Darcie
was barely able to lift Lillian in her
stroller to get through the front
door. The bathroom was too small.
Lillian needed a bed that could
also be used as a changing table.
And she needed to love her room
because it’s where Lillian spends
most of her time.
Today, when Lillian and Kaylee
come home from kindergarten, they
take the new ramp indoors. In their
shared room, they come home to
the beach. All of the problems they
had before are gone. Instead of a
bathtub, the girls share a shower
with a seat. Lillian also received a
new bed, making it easier for her
parents to lift her. Life is simpler.
Life is good.
Along with a built-in chest of
drawers, the girls received beachinspired
window treatments and linens.
Their pale yellow walls are handpainted
with sand, shells, waves, two
surfer girls and an open sky.
Just above her closet door hangs
an angel made from a scallop shell,
reminding them that they are always
welcomed home each and every day.
When Kaiser revisits the Pettigrews
well after his work has ended, he
learns that he and his friend Lillian
share the same birthday. At first
Kaiser is shocked. What are the odds?
Then Darcie turns to him and
says, “It was meant to be, John.”
Michelle Clark, ALHS, SFR
Accredited Luxury Home Specialist | Broker/Realtor
910.367.9767 | mclark@intracoastalrealty.com
8309 Fazio Drive
1 Acre + Golf Course
1918 Ashbrook Drive
In-ground Pool
2308 Ocean Point
Landfall + Pool + ICW Golf
502 N. Channel Drive
Waterfront
$2,290,000
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Landfall + Pool
112-B S. Lumina Avenue
Soundfront + Large Slip/Lift
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Linda Woods, Broker/Realtor | 910.233.8900
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