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Special Spaces Gives Chattanooga Boy His Dream Room

509 views · Published 17 April 2013 · 2:22 · Indexed 6 November 2026

Channel: WTVC NewsChannel 9 · 2013 · News & Politics

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by Alyssa Spirato, ASpiratoNC9 A Chattanooga Boy gets the bedroom of his dreams months after getting diagnosed with a life-threatening illness.It's been hard. We getting there though, says Ladetrus' mother Shamekia Moore.Ladetrus Moore is a 9-year-old boy with a love for sports. But there's one competition his family never saw coming.He was diagnosed with cancer in December. But he's been doing real good. He's been doing real good, says Moore.Moore's story caught the attention of Children's Hospital at Erlanger and Special Spaces Chattanooga. Little did the organization know all they needed was a drill, a little manpower, imagination and paint to turn Ladetrus' dream into a reality.With the help of local volunteers, UTC'S National Pan-Hellenic Council and corporate sponsors, they got to work and quickly realized the next time Ladetrus would return home, he would have a different space to call home.When I heard the story it was just, it just really broke my heart. It's really great to give back to somebody that really needs it. It's really great, says President of Omega Psi Phi at UTC Brian Singleton.These diseases do not only happen to the child, it impacts the entire family. What we have seen is they get so excited to see somebody love their child during a time that's very stressful. It's something just for them. It's just for that child and the whole family just loves it, says Anne Strunk with Chattanooga Special Spaces.After 7 hours of hard work, the Moore family was ready to return home Saturday afternoon. They walked down the hallway and what they saw had them at a loss for words. Ladetrus didn't say much, but the smile on his face and the tears of his family said it all.It kind of made him happy too. He had a big smile on his face after he seen it so thank them for that cause you barely see a smile on his face now but when he came in to see this, it was really great, says Moore with tears in her eyes.Moore's room marks the 11th transformation for Special Spaces Chattanooga.

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