ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. -- A St. Augustine family that has received a lot of help from the community because their father has Lou Gehrig's Disease recently learned it is facing another medical setback -- leukemia.

The oldest son of the Goodall family was diagnosed with leukemia just one day after the family of eight moved into its newly renovated home, which volunteers expanded from three bedrooms to five bedrooms.

The family's mother, Karen Goodall, has been surrounded by misfortune lately. Her husband Kenny is bound to a wheelchair and unable to walk or talk because of Lou Gehrig's disease.

She said the family learned that the head of their household had the disease around the same time she found out she was pregnant with the couple's sixth child.

Before last Saturday, the Goodalls were cramped into a three-bedroom house, but with the help of the group Builder's Care their home was transformed into a much larger house.

The family was ecstatic when they moved into their expanded home; however, the very next day, the Goodalls found out their oldest son, Kollin, has leukemia.

"I've had a few rough nights," Karen Goodall said. "Some people would throw their hands up and say, 'I've had enough. I can't handle this,' and just walk."

She said that's not the Goodalls' attitude. It's also not the attitude of Kollin, who has faced his disease with courage and strength far beyond his 14 years of age.

"I was kind of scared at first, but when I found out it was curable, I was fine," Kollin said.

"He was very strong. He pretty much took us from a low right up to a high, just by the way that he handled the situation," Goodall said.

Through the all the calamity, Goodall said she has never felt like giving up. She said it's her faith in God that gives her that strength.

"I think that's what gave me the strength to know that, without a doubt, we can beat this and it's going to be a lot easier than what my mind can think," Goodall said.

Kollin has already started treatment at Wolfson Children's Hospital and could be in the hospital for as long as a month.

"I'm kind of bored all the time because I'm in a bed … and there's a lot of people around me trying to talk to me," Kollin said.

Donations for the Goodall family can sent to Mill Creek Baptist Church at 6019A State Road 16 in St. Augustine, Florida, 32092. Checks should be designated for the Goodall fund.