{"id":36898,"date":"2017-07-27T04:46:10","date_gmt":"2017-07-27T04:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=36898"},"modified":"2017-07-27T04:46:52","modified_gmt":"2017-07-27T04:46:52","slug":"disabled-veteran-surprised-with-new-home-visit-from-stephen-curry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/lifestyle\/home-garden\/disabled-veteran-surprised-with-new-home-visit-from-stephen-curry.html","title":{"rendered":"Disabled veteran surprised with new home, visit from Stephen Curry"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Disabled veteran surprised with new home, visit from Stephen Curry<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000;font-size: 14pt\">&#8220;The View&#8221; welcomed an American hero to a new home specially adapted for his disability and surprised him with a visit from NBA superstar Stephen Curry.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000;font-size: 14pt\">Retired Navy Petty Officer, Second Class Tim Birckhead suffers from a progressive, incurable disease called hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsy, which affects his sensory and motor nerves.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000;font-size: 14pt\">His mother, Gloria, stopped teaching to become his full-time caretaker. Many areas of their old house, including the front entrance, were difficult to navigate, if not completely inaccessible for Birckhead.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000;font-size: 14pt\">Over the course of a year, nonprofit organization Homes For Our Troops built the house from the ground up in Mullica Hill, New Jersey. Interiors were designed by lifestyle expert Carter Oosterhouse, with help from The Home Depot Foundation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000;font-size: 14pt\">When discussing decorations for his &#8220;man cave&#8221; with Oosterhouse, Birckhead suggested putting up some gear from his favorite team, the Golden State Warriors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000;font-size: 14pt\">During the final reveal, Birckhead was happy to see Stephen Curry&#8217;s jersey on the wall and was completely overcome to see the point guard himself hiding in the new bathroom. Both Birckhead and his mother were at a loss for words.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000;font-size: 14pt\">&#8220;I&#8217;m just happy to be here with you guys,&#8221; Curry said as he sat with the family. &#8220;Tim, you&#8217;re a big inspiration to me. Now you got a new place to watch our games on TV!&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000;font-size: 14pt\">He added: &#8220;When I&#8217;m on the court now, I&#8217;ll remember Tim&#8217;s sitting in his man cave right now watching!&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 8pt\">Source:-\u00a0http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Lifestyle\/disabled-veteran-surprised-home-visit-stephen-curry\/story?id=48863986<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/lifestyle\/home-garden\/disabled-veteran-surprised-with-new-home-visit-from-stephen-curry.html\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"social\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 630px !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Disabled veteran surprised with new home, visit from Stephen Curry &#8220;The View&#8221; welcomed an American hero to a new home specially adapted for his disability and surprised him with a visit from NBA superstar Stephen Curry. 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