Bob Goss is seen in his 2011 Honda Element a year after a fire ravaged his home as seen Friday, June 22, 2012, in Lockport Township. Bob was left paralyzed after back surgery just before the fire. A fundraiser allowed Goss to purchase the car, an Invacare bike and a new wheelchair. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media

Denise (left) and Bob Goss are pictured near their dining room a year after a fire ravaged their home as seen Friday, June 22, 2012, in Lockport Township. Bob was left paralyzed after back surgery just before the fire. Donors came through to help the family get back on their feet. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media

Bob Goss (left) and his wife Denise (right) talk about life a year after a fire ravaged their home as seen Friday, June 22, 2012, in Lockport Township. Bob was left paralyzed after back surgery just before the fire. Donors came through to help the family get back on their feet. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media

Denise (left) and Bob Goss talk about life a year after a fire ravaged their home as seen Friday, June 22, 2012, in Lockport Township. Bob was left paralyzed after back surgery just before the fire. Donors came through to help the family get back on their feet. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media

Denise (right) and Bob Goss (left) talk about life a year after a fire ravaged their home as seen Friday, June 22, 2012, in Lockport Township. Bob was left paralyzed after back surgery just before the fire. Donors came through to help the family get back on their feet. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media

Bob Goss demonstrates the ease in using a microwave a year after a fire ravaged his home as seen Friday, June 22, 2012, in Lockport Township. Bob was left paralyzed after back surgery just before the fire. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media

Bob Goss (right) talks about how the living room was converted into his office as his wife Denise (left) listens a year after a fire ravaged their home as seen Friday, June 22, 2012, in Lockport Township. Their 3-month-old cocker spaniel, Laycee, is seen below. Bob was left paralyzed after back surgery just before the fire. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media

Bob Goss uses a ramp built by his brother-in-law a year after a fire ravaged their home as seen Friday, June 22, 2012, in Lockport Township. Bob was left paralyzed after back surgery just before the fire. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media

A fundraiser allowed Bob Goss (not pictured) to purchase this modified 2011 Honda Element (top), an Invacare bike (below) and a new wheelchair (not pictured) as seen Friday, June 22, 2012, in Lockport Township. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media

Denise Goss (right) smiles as her husband Bob (left) talk about life a year after a fire ravaged their home as seen Friday, June 22, 2012, in Lockport Township. Bob was left paralyzed after back surgery just before the fire. Donors came through to help the family get back on their feet. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media