Cherokee County 3-year-old boy battling cancer gifted treehouse ‘mansion’ [Video]

CHEROKEE COUNTY, Ga. – It was a wish come true for a Cherokee County boy battling cancer. Three-year-old Austin Herre wanted a treehouse, but it turned out to be more like a “tree-mansion.”

Austin has spent much of his young life in the hospital. He was diagnosed with leukemia a little more than a year ago. When he got a chance to make a wish through Make-A-Wish Georgia, he asked for a treehouse.

“He’s always loved being outdoors, has fun playing outside, so we figured this was going to be the perfect wish for him,” said his dad, Chad Herre.

Make-A-Wish Georgia partnered with New South Construction to build something special.

“We had a lot of volunteers from our subcontractors, a lot of donations for materials, their time and 25 or so of our employees donated time as well,” said Kelly Thomas with New South Construction.

“New South really took an idea and turned it into this magical thing,” said Emily …