Community Saves Artist's Home, Stroke Recovery

It's March 28th.

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Albino Carrera, the Toronto artist behind that wild seashell garden and bug-covered van

on Clean Street, hit a rough pass this year.

After a stroke, his home's leaky roof forced him to consider selling his prized 1993

Plymouth Voyager, decked out with plastic bugs to cover repairs.

Then the root-and-brothers, local roofers with a YouTube channel for helping families,

caught wind of a story.

They rolled up and fixed the roof for free, tackling the tricky flat section at the back, plus

damaged gutters and even inside ceilings with help from.

A church buddy on drywall.

Carrera was overjoyed, repeating thank you over and over from his front chair, while

his granddaughter Devy shared how grateful the whole family felt.

Others call him a local legend, drawing visitors worldwide to his lifelong creative project

born from past injuries.

Now the vans off the market, and that $6,000 from a GoFundMe went towards stroke recovery

gear like a walk-in tub, electric bed, walker, and handrails.

Carrera's health has good and bad days, but families always around.

This feel-good fix keeps a Toronto treasure alive, proving community steps up when it counts.