NEWS.com.au | Mum happy for kids to stay with Jackson (February 09, 2003)



A mother speaks about her kid and Mr. Jackson.



from the article:



"They were living in a stable with the hay and horses for a long time," said family friend Jamie Masada. "Another time they were all living in a tiny room in Compton that wasn't big enough for one person. They couldn't afford to buy clothes or food."



Ironically, it was Gavin's battle with kidney cancer that turned his life around.



Surgeons were forced to take out one of Gavin's kidneys and his spleen. Exhausting chemotherapy sessions made all his hair fall out and sapped his spirit.