Issac Little’s homecoming is a moment his family has dreamed of for almost two years.
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Issac was admitted to hospital in Sydney when he was six months old with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.
He has since been subjected to chemotherapy, transplants, feeding tubes and painful and invasive procedures.
Coming home to their new version of normality has been the family’s goal ever since.
The family – Issac’s nan Lisa Little, mother Shae-Leigh Little, father Tay Murphy and little brother Chaise – were told for months their release date was “soon”.
Their wish came true last Thursday when they packed up their belongings from Ronald McDonald House in Sydney and made the journey back to Wagga.
“It was such a relief, we were so over it all,” Issac’s nan, Ms Little, said.
But Ms Little said the return to Wagga has been tough because the family has no place to call their own.
She wrote to the Housing NSW months ago to prepare a new home for the family once Issac arrived in Wagga.
Their current home, which Ms Little has noticed on neighbourhood watch videos being broken into and vandalised, is infested with mice and mould and poses a health risk to Issac’s compromised immune system.
Ms Little wrote to them, with support from Issac’s doctors, to secure a new home but they are still waiting on a response.
There are currently numerous support services around Wagga petitioning to get the Littles a home.
“It’s ruined homecoming a bit,” she said.
“It’s very frustrating.
“Will somebody give us a house, please?”
They are currently living at Miss Little’s son’s house but she said the location is not in an ideal part of town and the house is too small for all of them to live comfortably.
Once the family finally secures a home, Miss Little said they will start the process of accumulating more furniture and household items.
Issac has come from a sterile environment and must return to living in one as he is still at 50 per cent of a relapse.
“We have to start all over again,” she said.
Miss Little became emotional as she said she feels she has let him down.
“I started this process months ago so we could have a nice clean home to come home to but it hasn’t worked out,” she said.
Miss Little said the family would welcome any donations of furniture or household items in good condition to get them back on their feet.
She can be contacted through the Facebook page Issac’s Journey.