FORSYTH, Ga. — The family of a little girl whose health problems helped change the laws in Georgia has now lost a home after a fire.
Haleigh Cox's house burned down Thursday, just days before she and her mother, Janea Cox, were scheduled to come home for good from Colorado.
Haleigh is the namesake for Haleigh’s Hope Act, which means that Janea Cox won't be prosecuted in Georgia for treating her daughter's severe seizures with cannabis oil.
Before the bill was passed in Georgia, Janea Cox moved to Colorado last year with her 4-year-old daughter to have access to medical marijuana.
According to the Hope for Haleigh Facebook page, Janea Cox received the phone call from her husband, Brian Cox, telling her the news that their house had burned down.
“We have nothing left. Everything is gone,” Janea Cox said.
Because of the fire, Janea and Haleigh Cox will not be flying back to Georgia Monday, but will stay in Colorado.
“We can't come home. We no longer have a home,” Janea Cox said.
Republican state Rep. Allen Peake of Macon posted on his Facebook page that the Northway Church in Macon is taking the lead on providing assistance. Anyone interested in helping the Cox family can contact the church at 478-476-1971 or http://www.northwaychurch.net/giving-to-the-haleigh-cox-family/.
“Thank you for all the love and support. It means so much to us during this extremely difficult time,” said Janea Cox.
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Posted by Hope for Haleigh on Thursday, 30 July 2015
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