>>> WE'RE CELEBRATING ALL THE WONDERFUL MOMS IN OUR LIVES THIS
SUNDAY, BUT TODAY WE'RE HONORING ONE AMAZING WOMAN WHO HAS SHOWN
REMARKABLE STRENGTH THROUGH LOSS.
>> HER NAME IS CINDY NEFF AND DEDICATED HER LIFE TO RAISINGAI
TWO WONDERFUL DAUGHTERS AND HELPING OTHERS.
>> WHEN HER SISTER JULIE WROTE IN TO TELL US ALL ABOUT HER, WE
WANTED TO GIVE CINDY A SPECIAL SURPRISE.
CINDY NEFF IS A WARRIOR MOM. >> MY MOM IS TOTALLY AMAZING.
>> SHE'S OUR NUMBER ONE SUPPORTER WITH ANYTHING WE DO.
>> MY SISTER IS SELFLESS. SHE DOESN'T KNOW THE PHRASES "I
CAN'T" OR "I'M TOO BUSY." >> AND BUSY SHE IS, SHE'S A
STAY-AT-HOME MOM BUT SHE'S RARELY HOME.
>> I AM TOLD IT'S AMAZING THAT I DEDICATED MY LIFE TO HELP OTHER
PEOPLE. I FEEL LIKE THAT IS JUST WHAT IT
MEANT TO DO. >> THE BEST JOB IS BEING A MOM
TO HER TWO DAUGHTERS, 18-YEAR-OLD ERIN, AND
13-YEAR-OLD CASEY, WHICH HAS BEEN MORE IMPORTANT OVER THE
PAST EIGHT MONTHS AFTER THEIR DAD, KEN, PASSED AWAY
UNEXPECTEDLY FROM A HEART ATTACK LAST SEPTEMBER.
>> KEN WAS AMAZING. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE
MARRIED SUCH A GREAT GUY. HE WAS A GREAT DAD, A GREAT
PROVIDER. >> THERE'S NO WORDS TO EVEN
DESCRIBE HIM OTHER THAN THE MAN. >> ONE OF MY FAVORITE MOMENTS
WITH MY DAD WOULD PROBABLY BE AROUND CHRISTMAS HAVING WRAPPING
PAPER WARS. AND EVERY TIME HE WOULD HIT
SOMEBODY HE WOULD LAUGH. >> IT'S WITHIN THESE MEMORIES
THAT KEN HAS HELD CLOSE IN THE LIVES OF HIS LOVED ONES.
>> WE TRY TO KEEP HIM IN EVERY CONVERSATION WE CAN KNOWING
THEIR DAD IS THERE WATCHING OUT FOR THEM.
>> FOR SOFTBALL GAMEGAMES, HE'S THE ONE TO TELL ME TO GO ABOVE
AND BEYOND FOR THOOR THOSE THIN. AND KNOWING HE'S NOT THERE FOR
THOSE -- >> ONE OF MY STRUGGLES HAS
DEFINITELY HIM NOT BEING THERE TO SEE ME GRADUATE.
THAT'S DEFINITELY ONE OF THE HARDEST THINGS THAT'S GOING TO
HAPPEN. >> THE NEFF FAMILY IS NO
STRANGER TO HARDSHIPS. CINDY'S YOUNGEST DAUGHTER
BATTLED BLASTOMA WHEN SHE WAS 9 MONTHS OLD.
>> I'LL NEVER FORGET THE FIRST NIGHT WE SPENT IN THE HOSPITAL.
IT WAS NOT REAL. SHE WENT THROUGH CHEMO,
RADIATION, ANTIBIOTIC TREATMENTS, THERE WERE A LOT OF
MOMS THAT LOST THEIR CHILDREN IN THAT HOSPITAL.
BUT CASEY SURVIVED. >> NOW CINDY AND HER DAUGHTERS
ARE SURVIVORS ONCE AGAIN. >> IF I WOULD JUST STAY IN BED,
COVER MY HEAD, LIKE I HAVE FELT MANY MORNINGS TO DO, THAT IS
PROBABLY WHAT MY GIRLS WOULD DO, TOO.
BECAUSE THEY LOVED HIM AS MUCH AS I DID.
I HAD TO PUT BOTH MY FEET ON THE GROUND AND GET OUT OF BED.
>> BECAUSE OF THE DIFFICULTIES SHE'S FACED, TAKING CARE OF HER
HOME IS LESS OF A PRIORITY. AND WITH MOTHER'S DAY JUST A
COUPLE DAYS AWAY, THAT IS THE PERFECT WAY TO HONOR CINDY.
>> YOU HAVE TO LOOK OUTSIDE. COME ON.
>> OH! THANK YOU, GUYS.
>> BUT THE SURPRISES WERE JUST GETTING STARTED.
>> SURPRISE! >> OH, MY GOSH!
AND IT'S A COOL COLOR, TOO. IT'S NOT WHITE.
>> MAYTAG HEARD CINDY'S STORY AND WANTED TO MAKE HER DREAM
KITCHEN A REALITY. AND WITH A BRAND NEW FULL
STAINLESS STEEL KITCHEN SUITE. >> THANK YOU, GUYS, SO MUCH.
THIS -- I MEAN, IT'S SO NICE TO HAVE FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS AND
FAMILY TO SHARE THIS WITH. THANK YOU.
>> BUT WITH EVERY HUG AND EVERY SMILE, KEN'S LEGACY AND SPIRIT
LIVES ON. >> I JUST WANT HIM TO BE HAPPY
WITH MY CHOICES. AND I THINK HE IS.
AND I KNOW HE'S PROUD OF HIS GIRLS.
I KNOW HE IS. >> HE ABSOLUTELY IS.
ALL RIGHT.