Family, Faith & Football
Rodrick Jackson鈥檚 life changed forever Dec. 21, 2016. It was his 18th birthday 鈥� the day he changed his name to Rodrick Fisher聽and was adopted by the family who saved him from an uncertain future 10 months earlier.
During the emotional adoption court hearing, Jolene Fisher spoke on behalf of her husband, Adam, and daughters, Ally and Sydney, saying, 鈥淩odrick, you swooped into our lives on March 2, 2016, so that we could rescue you from the conditions of your life. Little did we know that you would rescue us right back. Welcome to the Fisher family, Rodrick. We will love you today, tomorrow and for eternity.鈥�
This joyous moment was shared a few weeks later on聽NBC Nightly News聽as a follow-up to the network鈥檚 previous story that aired in October. The Fishers鈥� story was reported in local and regional newspapers, and ABC鈥檚 Spokane affiliate produced a special feature on the family.聽In November, they appeared on聽The Rachael Ray Show.
Why so much media attention? The Fisher family is living a real-life聽Blind Side聽movie with an added twist 鈥� dad鈥檚 the football coach.
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