For the first time in 50 years, fourth-generation farmer Larry Yockey (64) feared not being able to tend to his farm and reap his wheat harvest.

The wheat crop on Larry’s farm accounts for almost 100% of his income, and harvesting it is a job he usually does himself, but stage 4 cancer was standing in his way.

Larry was diagnosed with melanoma in February, which spread to his bones, contributing to a broken hip and broken ribs, minimizing the amount of time he could spend in his fields and limiting how much he could lift.

Sharing the concern with his neighbors, Larry felt a sense of ease when they told him not to worry about it. He’d assumed they would organize a little bit of help, but the neighbors showed up with A LOT of help.

Over the weekend, dozens of vehicles arrived on Larry’s farm with farmers ready to run the machines and work crops.

Putting in the work for about eight hours, together they harvested three weeks’ worth of wheat for their neighbor in need.

Larry shared that, “[without help,] it would have been a mess,” because it would leave so much of the crop at risk to fall victim to weather conditions like wind and heavy rain.

One of the farmers to pitch in, Miles Pfaff, told their local news outlet that the help went beyond the neighboring farmers — the local fire department showed up to volunteer . . . mechanics in the community volunteered their time . . . and neighbors who weren’t working in the fields provided nutrition with food and drinks.

It was a scene hat made Larry think of seeing other communities come together after disasters; and, though the people who helped didn’t want to be thanked, Larry truly felt like “Thank you” didn’t even come close to doing justice.

(MSN)