A veteran is in a battle against time -- fighting cancer while trying to find a home for his family.
He’s on the waiting list for the “Homes for Warriors” program.
Former Staff Sgt. Eric Davidson of St. Cloud served in both Iraq and Afghanistan three times. The dangers of war took its toll.
"We were hard charging back then, trying to march to Bagdad, Davidson said. "So it's one of those things that you overcome and just keep on driving on."
An incident with a friendly fire 500-pound bomb gave him a traumatic brain injury. Later artillery fire hit his truck, making it worse.
"When I got home I started having seizures about three times a week," he said.
During treatment at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, he met Megin, who soon became his wife. She helped him with the mental and physical pain, and helped him start their family of two young boys.
"We've done the journey together," she said.
A journey that for the past two years includes a new threat in Eric's life -- cancer.
"I've been dealing with melanoma," says Davidson. "It's one of those things where there's really no answer."
The family is pressing on with their dream of owning a home. Volunteers from the Space Coast Paratroopers Association's 'Homes for Warriors' program will do renovations on an existing house. The hope is to move in before Eric's health declines even further, and come to a place like Palm Bay where support is abundant.
"It's nice to have fellow veterans to kind of link arms with again," said Davidson.
"We know there are 78,000 veterans in this county that will join arms with us in this healing process," added Megin.
Healing in a place to call their very own.
The couple has started a non-profit called 'Soldier Refuge.' Their goal is to help restore military families through retreats, family dinners and more as veterans go through the recovery process after war.