COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina home used by Leeza Gibbons' foundation to help people taking care of loved ones with Alzheimer's Disease and other chronic illnesses has been damaged by a severe storm.
Authorities say high winds Sunday uprooted a tree which fell on the Columbia home, damaging several rooms. No one was inside.
The home is owned by Leeza's Care Connection, a foundation created by the South Carolina television personality.
In a Facebook message, Leeza's Care Connection says it will have to suspend operations while repairs are being made, but promised to reopen stronger than ever.
Gibbons says she created the foundation 14 years ago as a promise to her mother made after she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease.
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