The Flyers helped renovate the home of a Northeast Philly teen battling leukemia. He’s 'gobsmacked.'

One word would describe 19-year-old Ethan Ruiz’s reaction to his newly renovated home: “Gobsmacked.” “I don’t know how you turn what was here before into such a large space,” Ruiz said. “I guess it involved knocking down walls, but seeing it in its full extent — completely open. I love the open-air design of everything.” Ruiz was the 10th recipient of the Building Hope for Kids grant, an ...