12-year-old Michigan boy works day and night to raise money to buy gravestone for best friend who died of leukemia
K.J. was diagnosed with leukemia as an infant and endured surgeries throughout his brief life. However, his embattled mother could not afford a headstone for his grave, until now
A 12-year-old boy from Michigan has raised money by working odd jobs in order to purchase a special Christmas gift — a gravestone for his best friend, Daily Mail reports.
According to The Detroit News, Kenneth "K.J." Gross and Kaleb Klakulak, both 12 years of age, had been friends since second grade. Unfortunately, K.J. died of congestive heart failure in May after years of chemotherapy to fight leukemia.