After spending most of his eight years on the streets, an eight-year-old Detroit boy explodes with joy when he gets his first bed, as you can see in the heartbreaking video below.
Because his mother Dionna has been struggling financially for years, young Daeyrs has spent most of his life bouncing around homeless shelters.
Things started to fall apart around the same time of the financial crisis, which struck Detroit exceptionally hard. She lost her job and lost her home. Despite the hardship, Dionna has refused to give up on her future. She is a trainee nurse.
The mother and son duo received a big break when they finally qualified for government housing. It gave Dionna a chance to put down some roots so she could grow and strengthen her family. But the state housing only came with two chairs and an air mattress.
Because Dionna has been working hard to provide for Daeyrs, the non-profit organization “Humble Design” took notice. So, they decided to do something generous for the struggling mother. They came in and completely redid their home with new furniture and décor.
And as they were giving Daeyrs a tour of what they did to their house, the young boy burst into tears of relief. After struggling all his life, he now had his own bed and a real home to live in with his beloved mother.
The Michigan state housing came after years of struggle. And during Christmas, Daeyrs had one simple wish. He wanted his own bed to sleep in at night.
Humble Home heard about the pair after the social worker handling their case referred them to the organization.
As a result, Humble Home completely redecorated their home with décor and comfortable furniture. Until the day he got his bed, Daeyrs was sleeping on the floor in blankets.
Humble Design completely surprised Daeyrs with the makeover. And at the video, he calls himself “the man of the house” because he now has is own furnished bedroom.
During the film, the boy bursts into tears of relief and joy when he sees his remade room for the first time. It is no longer just an empty room with four walls. He now has a bed, furniture, toys, and cushions. Humble Design even gave Daeyrs an art set that he has dreamed of having.
The video was filmed on December 20.
Humble Design’s lead designer and founder Treger Strasberg said, “They moved into this house but didn’t have any furniture and were sleeping on the floor. We were referred to Daeyrs and his mother by a social worker, and our first order of business was to ask them exactly what they would like in their house to make it feel like a home. Seeing how much having a bed and his own room meant to Daeyrs, it really made me realize what’s important in life and grateful for everything I have. He was so excited to have his own room, but also so overwhelmed by what having this really means for him after all he’s been through – to have a place to stay and just be a normal kid with no worries.”
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