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I am writing you to plea for help with my grandmother's house she has three adult children which all have disabilities and I would as the show to please consider her to help he to take care of her home repairs and needs one son has scoliosis and the other has dorfisum and her daughter and she has mental belt issues and she just got told she has ostiosproses and she can not be lifting her son to help with daily living thing like hand washing and shower and stuff we all take for granted and I know she has been suggested
Ling late and it is breaking my heart to know how much she does for our community and that she has to live where her son can't get around bad plumbing and it has issues and as a single mom with children who can not work to help her and now she is taking on a grand daughter who has mental retardation and mental illness and she is 72 years young. She also was taking care of her mother who lived until last year and she was 105 when she passed and that has been hard on her and she never gets to not worry about the safty of her kids and grandchild while in her home because she does not know how to get the things fixed to help her so she can continue to show other that it doesn't matter that you don't have a education pass six grade you can take care of your family because you our a survivor and that you never give up even if you have to work around what you got you keep going and I wish that I could truely help her like she has done for so many people in this community like she did for me I am a orphan the she has helped me to see how important it is for family and how that you can still have faith in people even if you thing there is not hope and no one cares as long as you try and you can do any thing so I would love to be able to help her to have a place where she doesn't cry herself to sleep because she hurt from having to help her kids in day to day life and I would like to help her to get a ged or Diploma and complete the dream she has had she worked the fields as a child and you know when you think about a American who built our country I think of her and how much she put into her family and she gives all she has and how much people tormented her children and to know you have done for them to let them have the most normal life they can and you have your ho.e falling apart and you can't get the repairs because she is limited on money and not seeing hope please I plea with you to consider her for your show and if I can help in any way I would love to talk to you about helping this amazing woman and her family thank you feel free to contact me thank you fro. The bottom of my heart
Hello, I'm 18 years old and I'm a senior in high school in Northern Virginia. I currently live with my mom, older brother, and younger sister. About a year ago my parents decided to divorce, but this process took quite a while. Since my Dad was always traveling he figured it was easier to just stay in the basement. During this time my little sister started going through a rough time, she developed a terrible eating disorder which almost took her life. My brother has been in and out of jobs just trying to earn some money. And I had been stressing about college and getting though my last year of high school. In December 2014 he purchased his own house, which is a bit of a fixer upper, but he was up for the task. My mom purchased her own house in early February 2015 and we moved in on her birthday, the 21st of February. The next morning my mom tells us that our Dad, who was in India on a business trip, had just had a heart attack and was in the hospital, unconscious. Mom was on the phone with family in our home country, Australia, with doctors in India, and my Dads company trying to get us plane tickets to India. After a week we flew out and endured the hardest week of our entire lives. Seeing Dad hooked up to a ventilator, his heart trying to keep him alive, his swollen hands and feet, and all the memories came flooding back to us all. He passed away 5 days after we got there. It's been really tough on us all. My sister's old eating problems are coming back and Mom has become 100 times more stressed. Mom now has paperwork for not only her new house, but the old house, and my Dad's new house. The old house is in perfect condition for selling, but Dad's house was a job that would have taken months, or even years. My family could really use some help with getting Dad's house fixed up and ready to be on the market. We would all really appreciate the assistance. Thank you.
Hi my name is Corey I am 18 I have a brother that is 13 and a sister that is 17. My mother is a single parent raising us three kids an also opening are home up for people that need it til they get back on their feet. She recently defeated cancer. We just got us a house built from a foundation but they didn't do very good. There is three bedrooms an a lot of people here. The walls are uneven as well as the floors. There is a leak in the bathroom an the bathroom sink is caving in. The list goes on. So if you can please help my family we can't build a new one an we don't have the money to repair the damage they did.
We have never asked for help but now we're asking for a huge blessing. A lot has happened to my fathers family in the past 2 years. My father was let go from his job working over in Afghanistan after 5 years of being away from home. He was working in the oil company. When he was let go he came home with no source of income and has not been able to find a job. My grandmother is disabled and pays for bother her own and his bills with her disability check she recieves each month. They hardly get by. My father has applied so many places with the hopes and prayers falling through the cracks because he has still not found a job. He currently is looking at the bank foreclosing his house and having no where to go. He has what is believed to be a "Duplex." My father lives on one side and my grandmother on the other. The foreclosure would not only affect him but my severely ill grandmother as well. She has been in and out of hospitals for the past 2.5 years due to so many health problems. She is down to 94 lb…. and can hardly walk or do anything on her own. On the 1st of April 2014 my grandmother had a grease fire happen at her house that left her with 3 degree burns that ended her up in the burn unit at the hospital. We all thought it was a joke thinking it was an April fools joke but it wasn't. Things would have been tragic if we would've lost her in the fire. the structure still stands but has many problems and at some points i don't see to be fit for her to live in. Her health has deteriorated since the fire and nothing helps. No one has the ability to help my father or my grandmother and we have never asked for anything in our lives. It would be truly a miracle if you guys could help my family. God Bless you Guys!
My name is Betty. My first marriage was an abusive relationship. I was hit, pushed around, and then ignored. Some of the verbal abuse flowed over to my son, who is now 29 years old. He still suffers the effects of that abuse. My daughter, 32 years old seems to have made it through unscathed. I finally left that marriage after 16 years. I stayed that long because I thought I was doing the right thing for my children. When I finally left, I left everything we owned with my ex-husband. I just had to get away from him. I met a wonderful man who I fell head over heels for, and we lived together for 4 years. During that 4 years, I had to rebuild my life and re-accumulate furniture, kitchen items, washer/dryer, dining room furniture, bedroom furniture, linens, etc. I even had to get a vehicle to drive. I married the man I fell in love with, and we started building a life together. We bought a meager, older house (built in 1959) from a friend of mine who was kind enough to owner finance the house, but the interest rate is high at 10.5% interest. The house desperately needed updated and also needed repairs. My new husband decided that he could do the work on the house himself, and so he started a remodel on the house. Unfortunately, my husband never finished anything he started, and began numerous projects he never finished. The only thing he paid anyone to do was putting a roof on the house. He way overpaid for the roof and that cost us $11,500 for a roof. I started to realize that my husband used the remodel to punish me for what he thought was bad behavior by not finishing his projects. My son and his wife lived with us until my son was 26 years old. He is a bipolar child, so he wreaked some havoc in our relationship, and my husband took out my son's behavior on me by being more determined not to finish our house. The years went by until sometime in September 2014 (right after our 10 year anniversary), he came home and told me he was in love with a girl he worked with. We began arguing heavily about the girl, and he screamed at me nightly for about a month that he wanted a divorce. The girl would call him in the middle of the night, and they would text each other constantly while he was at home with me. I loved my husband so much, and I was willing to forgive him and work out our issues. I became increasingly more depressed over his affair, and in early October 2015, I filed for divorce. I didn't want a divorce but didn't know what to do and panicked in my depressed state and filed. I wasn't sure about a divorce and asked my attorney not to serve him with divorce papers. Things escalated at home, and the Thursday night after I filed for divorce on Monday, I took an overdose of sleeping pills. My husband called 911 and I was taken to the hospital. Once I stabilized, I was moved to a behavioral center where I was kept for 98 hours before being released. While I was in the hospital, my attorney took it upon himself to serve my husband and have him kicked out of our home against my wishes. They even changed the locks to keep him out. Since that day, I have cried, begged, pleaded and groveled for my husband to come back home. He still refuses stating he can't trust me anymore because of my actions. It is now April 2, 2015, and I still am sad and cry over him. It took me until recently to decide that I want to live and to stop contemplating suicide. He completely devastated me. He has left me with an older car (2005 Nissan) and a house in disarray with a remodel he never finished. I never thought at 56 years old I would ever be in this position. I do work, but I only earn enough to pay my bills. I will never be able to finish the mess he left me with. I am asking for help to finish my home. I have mismatched kitchen cabinets (new bottom ones but old top ones), no backsplash behind the cabinets (its covered in plastic), bad wiring in the kitchen and other areas of the home; no baseboards in the kitchen or hallway; an old sliding glass door to the backyard that should have been replaced years before we bought the house; old toilets in the 2 bathrooms that mildew no matter how hard I try to keep them clean; a moldy ceiling and wall in the main bathroom; old tile flooring in the bathrooms that is torn up and damaged; a hole in the bathroom wall where he removed an old gas heater; bedroom doors he replaced but never trimmed up (you can't shut my bedroom door and it doesn't even have a handle); a large spot in the bedroom ceiling where the roofers dropped something and patched the hole but never finished it up; a front door that is old and severely leaks air; carpet that must be 20 years old; Windows that need replaced and that leak air; a carport ceiling that is cracked and in need of repairs; and on and on. The plumbing in the home is bad, and I constantly have to pour drain cleaner down the drains to keep them flowing and to keep my washer from draining on the floor. I have fairly severe osteoarthritis in all of my joints, my back and my neck, and cannot do most of the work that needs done even if I knew how to, and I cannot afford to buy supplies or pay for work to be done. The condition of my home keeps me depressed, and I see no way out of this situation without help. I have checked with local charities but I don't qualify for help because I am not at least 60 years old and my disability is not severe. I don't know what to do except to turn to Exreme Home Makeover to beg and plead for help. I thought eventually my husband and I would put in a swimming pool or buy a different house with a pool to help my arthritis, but that dream is gone along with my husband. I don't have people over and have become a loner because I am ashamed of my home. Could you find it in your heart to help a 56 year old woman in her time of need, and help with repairs to my home? I would be eternally grateful.
Hello. I am writing you because my sister's house is very old and falling apart. My sister moved into my Grandmother's old house and it's in SERIOUS need for an overhaul! My sister and her husband have struggled for well over a decade to provide a stable environment for their four children. It hasn't been easy for them. They have a beautiful preteen girl and three autistic boys who require very special attention and care. My brother-in-law stays home with the boys while my sister works as a hairdresser to support the household. There is a strict routine they must adhere to or the boys are out of sorts. This routine is difficult to maintain in a house with very few electrical outlets and lack of central heating and air. The house is FREEZING cold at night and SWELTERING in the summer. The electrical setup is possible via fuse boxes, which can make for a disaster in and of itself. The children cannot play outside because of the hazards all around the house. It’s just not safe to have autistic children running around out there. My sister was recently in a car accident, which caused her to have major issues in her neck and back. She’s in constant pain, but goes to work every day. She’s such a trooper and never asks for handouts. She’s a hard worker and deserves to have a safe, comfortable house for her and her family. PLEASE consider my sister’s family for Extreme Home Makeover. Thank you.
Dear Extreme Home Makeover,
My name is Madalyn Kirtley I'm 14 years old and in the eighth grade and I live in Sidney, OH. I have a 21 year old brother who is in the army. I am writing to you because our house is old and small. With it being small it's hard for my mom who has had Multiple Sclerosis or MS to move around. My mom has had MS for over 16 years now and has had to be hospitalized for it over three times in the past two years but this last year it has just gotten worse. With only having so little space for her to move around is not good. She just needs a place to relax a lot of nights but both her and my dad have jobs and we still don't have enough money to pay all of our bills. Plus posably over the next couple of years she could be wheel chair bound and our house is just not big enogh to fit a wheel chair if she does have to have one. Also our house run on propane in the winter and this winter we ran out twice and my mom has always wanted to run off of electric heat but we have never had enogh money to covert. All of the rooms in our house are quiet small we live in a three bed room house with only 1 and a half baths that are almost to small to move around in. We aren't just a family of four but we aslso have two dogs and three cats we have to take care of. My room is just one of the smallest rooms in the house. But my mom has never had a big room either That she could move around or feel relaxed in she always tell me that she wishes she could have a bigger house. She also has a depression/ anxiety disorder that she takes medicine for on top of her MS medicines she also has to get blood work done every month because her immune system is very weak. She has to drive about an hour to go see her doctor. Altogether she has to take over 6 different medicines to help keeps her body strong. I always have to help her if she fall and can't get up on her own when my dad is at work or I cook supper for the entirer family. When I have to pick my mom up off the ground, I feel so sad to see her like that, she is always telling me she is sorry for the way she is and ask me why good made her like this and I always say because he thinks you can fight it you can make it through the toughest situations. So please Extrem Home Makeover I want to make me moms dream come true and get her a house that she will be able to walk and relax in when she is stressed out. Thank You!!!!!! And please pick the Kirtley family for a Extreme Home Makeover!!!!
Sincerely,
Madalyn Kirtley
Please help me Extreme home makeover me and my family stay in the family home because we have no other place to go it's me my elderly uncle and my kids and my husband stay here since I lost my grandmother and grandfather and my mom it's been hard to make ends meet I'm trying to keep my family together we all live in this 5 bedroom house which 2 of the rooms are UN liveable I sleep in one of the rooms with my husband it leaks when it rains I have to put pots down to catch the water mold and so many other things we have 2 bathrooms but one of them is unusable we have electrical problems also but we try to make the best of it I'm disabled and we just in need of help please help my family we have no other place to go
I would like to clarify my previous statement from a few days ago. We did in fact buy our home with the intent to resale because the Rarity Mountain project. But since the move the project has went bankrupt and has been up for sale for more than 5 years. Out property value has since went down. This is now our home. We have obtained a 2nd mortgage to obtain an additional 5+ acres to one day have our dream farm. I didn't want to leave the empression we wanted to sale our home once remodeled. This is our home. This is where my mother passed away from breast cancer in my bedroom. We have many memories here. this is our home. All we need is a functional 3 bedroom home. One where all the light fixtures work, the floor is not falling through and there is no mold in our shower and cracks in our bathtub. I had dreams of a great carrier and I was on my way until I was injured. Now I walk on a Cain. I can't sit for more than 30 minutes can't stand for no longer than 10 and can't drive more than 30 minutes at a time. I struggle to do daily chores. I work hard to make sure my family has a clean home and home cooked meals. It's difficult for me to reach out for help and except the fact that I am disabled. With my fiancé working 14 hours a day for 6 days a week to make ends meet I do my best to take up the slack on the repairs. I can work all day and get little accomplished and have to be in bed for two days. If I am not excepted. Please remember us in your prayers.
God Bless,
Christy Myers
Hello I am a combat wounded veteran. I am a PFC in the US Army stationed at Fort Stewart, GA. I am being medically retired from the Army with 80% disability. I have been diagnosed with two cases of traumatic brain injury, a bulging disk in my lower back, a torn labrum in my left shoulder, I suffer from post traumatic stress disorder, shrapnel in my right leg, torn ligaments and tendons in both feet, and a blown left knee. I have a wonderful loving wife that takes care of me and our three children. We have a 14 year old daughter, a seven year old son, and a two year old daughter. Right now my family is living with my in-laws in a three bedroom rental townhouse. We also just found out that my mother-in-law has cancer so my wife is helping her. My in-laws stay in one bedroom, my wife and youngest daughter stay in another room, and my oldest daughter and son share the third bedroom. The townhouse is three stories and I have trouble with stairs. The last time I was there I fell down the stairs with my two year old daughter in my arms. I messed my Achilles tendon when I fell. We also have four dogs in this small townhouse. I love my family and want the best for them.I ask you for your help and thank you Extreme Home Makeover.
Hey I am doing this on the behalf of my step mom and everyone in her house. My step mom Sandra has Crohn's disease heart problems and a few other problems wrong with her. She is the care giver to her mother who now lives with her and is bed ridden for the rest of her life. Sandra takes care of her mother by herself most of the time. She tried to build on to her house to make the room fit for her. But they just have issues with the pluming and stuff now. Her mom is in a hospital bed. They don't have any supplies to help her get in and out the bed. Just who ever is over there will help sandra scoot her mom up in the bed or help get her out the bed into her wheels chair so she can get into the shower. This lady also has her son that still lives in the house with her. Her husband and her daughter and 2 kids also like there too. This house is a three bedroom house. The closed the carport in to make another room years ago cause she loves to help others and give them a place to lay there head at at night. I just wanted to put her in this cause they just don't have enough room for everyone. Her mom can't fit through the door ways of the house. They have to take her out the back door just to let her go out side and sit. Or to catch the bus to go to her doctors appointments cause they don't have a vehicle to transport her anywhere. This lady is the best lady I have ever known to have such a big heart AMD helps everyone. But she never gets anything in return. I no she would like it if someone could help her and give her a house that is built right for her family. Please consider them for the extreme home makeover. Thank you so very much.
My name is Katie and I watch the show all the time and I see so many that is almost like my store I have three wonderful kids that I have my hands full my youngest has a lot of mental problems she was abuse when she was about two and now she is still going though it my son has a learning pbadlym he can't remember much after a day or two and has many many Allagies we have to run him to the hospital many times because he would stop breathing as for my oldest she helps me as much as she can between school I have many health problems that keeps me from doing to much I have seizures and my husband can't do it all he trys he helps me take care of the kids and we also take care of his 69 year old mother that has dementia And the first stage of old timers so as u can see we take care of so much and are home is the one that is paying for it six of us in a three bed room double wide the floors are falling in the walls are falling down and its full of mold which makes our son very sick we need your help very badly
my mother raised three generations of children in her home and now she is bedridden and it's hard to get her through the house.my sister had to leave her house in Atlanta to come and take care of my mother now my mother is going to lose our family houseover a reverse mortgageover $20,000 loan the house was built in 1957 and having a lot of problems with it no room really to get the electric wheelchair in and out Plumbing bad old her husband he's an A in a convalescent home so there's really no money left out of her check to really take care of the house really really wanted to keep this family house for the family forever yes just friend because of the money situation initial difficult getting my mother around the house we need some help is it possible extreme home makeover to give a lovely lady like my mother happened hand.hoping wishing her son
Hi my name is skylare williams I am 23 years old, I have two kids a 4 year old and a 1 year old. and I am currently working 3 jobs to support my family. I am about to loose 2 of my jobs because I am always having to call out of one job to go work at another job. All of my jobs can't seam to get on the same page. I live in a small two bed one bath trailer that I am renting to own, and it is falling apart. I can't catch a break. When I fix one thing another thing breaks. My mom died when I was 16 years old from phnumonia. My dad lives 2 hours away. My grandma just passed away this Feb. All I have is my kids and my husband. And it's difficult trying to make everything work out. My celings are caving in, walls are falling apart, floors falling in, and my laundry room is almost on the ground. When it rains we have to put out buckets to keep it from getting all on the floor. I put my faith in The Lord and hope that someone can help me and my family. Please extreme makeover please consider me and my family.
Can you please help build a home in Africa for a Student and family that is being deported.
The family spent all of their money on lawyers and they have no home to return to.
They fled the 14 years civil war in Africa and are penniless. They have kids and are homeless.
The reason why I'm writing this is sixteen years ago I got with my now husband. We raised five of seven children and we finally got into a home three years ago. It was our dream home. A huge kitchen that would support the whole family when we got together. It was a fixer upper but we didn't care, it was our fixer upper. Earlier this year Feb.4 to be exact, I came home from work, and my husband was in the bathroom throwing up. I went in to check on him and saw a lot of blood in the toilet. I had the paramedics come out to get him because I couldn't get him up. I just about lost him that week. He lost 15 units of blood. We still have a long journey in front of us and still don't know if he will make it. We bought I new front door for the house and a new vanity for the bathroom, and they are still sitting downstairs in the basement. I planned on going back to college this fall but everything has been put on hold due to his health. My husbands health has gone downhill the last four years ever since he was in a bad accident. My two youngest children Alexia, and Joshua haven't know a normal childhood since. If you could help it would be a godsend.
Hello,
My name is Dustin Cooper 24 of age. Currently I resign in the town of Lubbock Texas, I'm trying to do something life changing for my mother who just received divorce papers of a 20 year marriage. My mom is 44 years of age and raised me along with 2 girls, my parents have already started building a house in the town of Idalou Texas, and mom called it their dream home cause it would have been the first home they have owned with our family. The land has been paid and the house is 1/4 length of being built. To keep the house from being foreclosed and sold off will take more money than I can make, 260,000, my moms dream should come true being a caring loving person and did not deserve what was handed to her. This may be a waste of time and energy trying to save my moms and sisters dream but if anyone out there could help us it would be you Extreme Home Makeover. Thank you for your time and I hope to hear back
Hi my name is Paula and we were buying this house on a rent to own basis when my husband passed away. It took everything we had to pay it off. I had moved for a while and it sitting empty got tore up even more. Since then I've met someone else and his health and are finances are too bad to make the many repairs that it needs. We don't need a fancy home, we can stay and work too. We just could use some help. My children have suffered, and we have struggled for so long. Can you please consider our family?
Hi my name is Shakedra I am a Veteran of the Military and I have a fiance and three wonderful children. Before I get started I am not looking for a free ride I am looking for a ride that will put me on the right path to helping my family. My life was turned upside down 10yrs ago when I split with my kids father but it did not break me. I went through a tough tough time from nowhere to live and no job. I almost lost custody of my kids and the help I thought I was getting turned out to be more of bragging rights for the person who was helping me and my kids. I done things that I was not proud of and stayed places where I were not welcomed or comfortable, hotels to friends couches. It hit rock bottom and decided to join the military and I left my three kids behind and tried to change my life and theirs. Things did not work out for long in the service but I did get the chance to serve my country in Baghdad, Iraq driving trucks. Risky but I felt at least if something happened to me then I knew my kids would have a means of living and going to school to be better than me. I returned home and had to start all over and I did not suffer from PTSD but I felt lonely and sad. I still was not able to car for my kids properly when I returned and I blame that on myself because I did not manage money well, I felt I needed to give them everything I didnt have and that made me spend money way to loose. Fast forward to 3yrs ago. I moved to Baton Rouge, LA and met the most amazing guy. He took me under his wing and paid for my schooling to be a nurse and brought me back to a happy place and he made it possible for me to get my kids all under the same roof with me. He does not have any kids but he took mine as if they were his own. I became pregnant with twins and ended up losing the babies and it was a devastating period for both of us and put a strain on our relationship but we managed it and we are still going strong. He has provided for us in an apt. with only 2 bedrooms so we all kinda share the house and space together. Its hard for me to keep work because our car is not working and i have no other way. It has just been one hurdle after another. I just want my kids to enjoy the pleasure of having their own rooms, I dont even need a room I just want them to have one of their own. Being a Veteran seems like it means nothing. I dont want anything free and if I make the cut I dont even need the surprise I will do the labor and walk the long miles to provide this for my children.
Hi my name is Sarah,
I'm 17 years old with a younger brother who is 15. My mom has been working 2 jobs for a year now. Rarely does she get a single day off. I'm trying to earn scholarships because that's the only way I'll be able to go to college. Money has always been a struggle and our house has been a fixer upper since day one. My dad just lost his job and is now in school becoming a truck driver so we won't ever get to see him now. Our house is heated strictly by our fire place and small space heaters. Our livingroom, kitchen, dining room, and computer room/office are all part of the same room. Our main room is heated by the fireplace and the back 2 bedrooms are where my brother and I sleep. These rooms have no heat and no air conditioning. Our 1 bathroom is very small, and we have plumbing problems quite often. Currently our water pressure keeps going down so it's difficult to even take a shower. My parents have to sleep in the unfinished basement. It's freezing down there so they have to have lots of blankets and a heater. Our basement floods when we get lots of rain and it's a hassle to keep up with our house. It's very small for a family of 4 and I feel bad for my mom. She is so stressed out when she comes home to our house. There's no room for everything and she's so busy working trying to make money to have time around the house. Now that my dad isn't home, we don't have a handy man around the house to fix our cars or anything else. I pray for a solution to our problems but at least my family is healthy.
Thank you,
-Sarah Knickerbocker
I am sending this in on behalf of my two friends who have been through more in their first 25 years than some in a lifetime. They have taken what life has thrown at them & made the best of what they now have. Jerry & Rachel lost their mother in July 2013 & 5 months later lost their father. They have no family in Greensboro, NC. Jerry instantly took on the role of provider, dad, mentor, & most importantly big brother. It brought them closer together & they are getting thru probably the hardest & most difficult moments they will ever endure. As a team, they have tackled all responsibilities that come w/being a homeowner, student & more. Rachel, 20, has started a cleaning service to bring in extra money to pay bills, all while working towards her GED. They rent out a room to also bring in extra money. Jerry, 26, works full time as an assistant produce manager. They both have gained a new outlook on life & new perspective to the meaning of family. As friends for the last 8 years, I feel compelled to help this family of now two. Jerry & Rachel are selfless & as a real estate agent with Keller Williams, I hope to be able to bring together professionals who can help make the much needed repairs to the home that fell in their laps. This house was left to them and is one of the remaining things they have of their parents; maintaining and preserving it is very important to Jerry and Rachel. Their optimism and willingness are allowing us to share their story, in hopes to reach at least one other person who can relate to their story. It is a huge undertaking, & with your help, we could renovate this house to bring them some sense of security with what they have left of their parents. I've had a contractor estimate the cost, $19,952, minus a lot of labor costs. PLEASE HELP!
I am writing to nominate a young man that as a child he was at my house everyday with my son so I considered him as my own. His name is D'Angelo Elder. He is 22 years old and he's a father of a beautiful baby boy. On May 15,2014 Dee was on his way home from working a 12 hour night shift job and fell asleep at the wheel. He suffered a C-4 spinal injury and a broken neck among other injuries that left him paralyzed from neck down. While Dee was recovering in the hospital his mother suffered a mild heart attack, so they both layed in the same hospital doors down from each other.Since his accident Dee has been faced with very little help he no longer has medical coverage that assist with the help that he needs. He doesn't get any therapy nor does he have an aide to help out. The family is enduring so much stress trying to take care of Dee. His mother was on a brief leave from work, she returned without delay because all of his benefits ran out. Dee has 2 sisters both work night shifts and one attending college. They both try to alternate staying with Dee while his mom work. With them both being tired after work Dee doesn't get turned in his bed as regularly as he needs to nor does he get fed like he needs to so Dee is suffering from bed sores along with malnutrition. When I talked to Dee the first time after his accident my heart went out to him. I signed up for school as a massage therapist wanting some skills to assist him. I didn't want to assist him without any knowledge of what I was going to be dealing with. I'm now 5 months in school and my competency increased, I received a call from his mom. Her voice was tired and weary. That's when I found out he wasn't getting any help and his health was deteriorating. I felt the need to react the same day so I mentioned his conditions to one of my Aunts that work in a nursing home. Immediately she went into action. She got a few of the nurses there to volunteer help. We have all been going over to his home assessing him while we figure out a plan to help him. Dee said that his goals are just to be able to do the simple things like wash his face and brush his teeth. His home restricts Dee's mobility. He lives in a double wide mobile home with little space. Just getting a bath in the tube/shower are things Dee is begging for. He told me those are things people take for granted but now are the things he craves. He doesn't get to go out and socialize much because transportation limits him. He said that it feels like his life came to an end. I really want him to see that life doesn't have to end for him. For him to be able to get therapy and gain enough muscle control to wash his face and brush his teeth and hopefully walk again. To be able to go to the movies and out to eat, hang out with his friends. Please help Dee!
My name is Sharon. I live in Drayton Valley Alberta Canada. I don't know if you have ever help out any one in Canada before but I sure could use your help. My health is not good. I have fibromyalia as well as other health problems, I luve on an acreage. My daughter and son-in-law are trying to get things set up to move on with me to help me with the upkeep of the acreage as it is very hard for me but we can't afford to be able to do everything that needs to be done let alone afford to get a trailer move on for them if I can't have them move out soon then I might bhave ti sell and move because I won' be able to keep up with the upkeep. I know that you might not work in Canada and that there are alit of people worse of than we are but I have live onvmy acreage for over 20 years and would hate to have to move. Thank-you very much for taking the time tovread my letter. Extreme homemakeover is a really great show.
I've done everything right, but somehow things piled up, beyond my control. It started in '08 shortly after After graduating college I became emaciated and a failure to thrive patient. My body was struggling with the results of being hit head on by a drunk driver several years earlier. While in the hospital to manage that health issue I then had two brain hemorrhages. I had to give up my career and my future as I am now totally disabled with a severe brain condition. Tenacious as ever, I forged through that ssue the best I possibly could. My home was then damaged by weather. Insurance covered the needed repairs and I hired a contractor. I fired the contractor because his performance was so bad the city inspector deemed work woefully inadequate and the siding manufacturer refused to warrant it. The contractor didn't mind that his work was bad and continued to Sue for a lien. Oh yes and he never paid the supplier, thus another lien. After two attorneys, one quit without providing evidence on time and the second had a stroke. After all of that I've managed to get rid of both liens at considerable expense. Most insurance funds were exhausted. During the past four yrs dealing with this I was also hit by negligent drivers twice and hit in the head twice, one was by the negligent construction crew. It never ends. So now I have my house back, a lovely swimming pool slash garage slab, and a house that looks like a cat clawed it, my new roof leaks and the ceiling is falling in. I have a blind kitty who keeps me Company. I stay inside because the outside is aweful. I still make an effort to volunteer and support my neighbors during troubled issues. I dont ask much and others don't offer. But I don't see how to put it back together anymore. So I'm asking, please make my home over
Hello , My name is Dy'Sonya & I am 14 years old . My grandparents are the sweetest people you'll ever meet . My grandfather was diagnosed with stomach cancer & is currently taking chemo for it . His surgery is in May . My dad which is their son , was murdered in 2009 . He was shot 9 times & his body was burned . My family was never the same since then . My grandfather also runs back & forth to the hospital . They are in need of a new place to call home . Very badly. The home they are living in is in very bad shape . The bathroom has mold around the tub . The toilet does not flush . The light does not work so we use flashlights . In the bedroom , there are clothes piled up to the ceiling . And a hole to the outside in the closet . Very little space for them to move around & the chemo makes my Grandpaw very weak so he falls a lot on everything . Saturday he broke the bedside table because he was very weak . My Grandmaw is very stressed . Taking care of my Grandpaw and my little sister . I would really appreciate the help it would really make a big impact on our family livings & health as well . Have a blessed day
My grandmother was a teacher and my grandfather is retired. This past school year, my grandmother had to stop teaching. So they're both retired. They had a beautiful house that they were still paying on. They were very behind on their bills because all they've ever done is help other to the point to where they had no money, not even enough to buy food. Their house went on foreclosure and soon enough, they just had to give up and lose their house. Luckily they had a house already paid for. But my parents, baby sister, and I lived there. So we had to move out and buy a new house. I didn't mention that the house they're living in is very small. It's to small to fit all of their furniture in. They are both depressed and worn out. They have done everything they could to have a nice house and they just can't do it. They can't put in the time, the work, and the money. And it hurts. It hurts to see them cry and argue over bills. It hurts to see them so unhappy to the point that they act like completely different people. They can't afford their medications, their food, they still can't pay off their bills. They always apologize to us that they can't buy us things. They thought that they had the money to get new flooring, and they realized that they couldn't afford it after they pulled up all of the carpet in their house. They can't afford to repaint the house or anything. It will never happen unless we have some help, and it would be a miracle if you helped us. I just want to see them happy again. I want to see their smiles on their faces again. Please, please help us. That's all I want.
I am Cathy Tetreault. I am here to talk about my freind Justin Snodgrass. He is happy and positive. But he is in a wheelchair. But that does not put him down. He always cheers me up. He volunteers/ loves to work at a fire house. That is why I think Justin Deserves to get a Extreme makeover
I'm a divorced mother of three children, now living with my fiance and his mother in a tiny home. We moved from TN to NJ 3 years ago so I could go to graduate school and lived with my ex-inlaws for 2 years, until my 12 year old became extremely suicidal and was hospitalized twice. At that point we moved in with my fiance and his mother, who had just lost her husband. The space is super tight. We all help each other – the mother is trying to retire and we pay rent and help with the repairs, but both of us are students. My fiance, Tom, is in acupuncture school to be a doctor of Oriental medicine, and I am about to complete my MAT in order to become a teacher – I chose this path in order to spend more time with my children. My daughter attempted suicide last November, the DAY after we got engaged. She was in PICU for 2 days, almost died, then the psychiatric hospital for 2 months. Two weeks later we got bedbugs and still have not been able to afford an exterminator. My daughter is home now, but the need for space and a safe, clean house is increasing. Tom and his mom are incredibly giving people in the community. I used to be an EMT, and hope to get a job teaching in public schools this fall, after struggling through graduate school for three years (because of poverty and single parenting woes!). There are 6 of us in a house about 1500 SF. We share our struggles and burdens together, but could use so much help in making a better physical home for our children while we journey to provide better. On top of all this, I have a cardiac condition from having children called postpartum cardiomyopathy that makes the layout of our home very difficult sometimes – the kitchen and laundryroom are in the basement and with the up and down heart failure this is very difficult to do the daily housework and cooking. We work together on little projects at a time to help out Tom's mom as well as ourselves, but with little time and money, the house has many needs. My daughter with her emotional disorders would benefit greatly with improvements – and she is worth every single one – she has maintained high A's all throughout her crisis and even 2 months in the hospital. She is amazing and is working hard to overcome her depression. My son who is 11 will not have new friends over to our house because we have nowhere to play – the room he shares with his brother is 6×10' and there is only a small living room. My children are all girl and boy scouts and I try my best to raise them to be peaceful and productive and progressive members of our society and world, even with our limited finances and past hardships. I want an extreme makeover for my soon-to-be mother-in-law as a thank you for her patience and huge heart, as well as to give my children a better home to grow up in and make their own (and be proud to invite friends to)
Hello, my family is a blended family. My husband and I have been married for 2 1/2 years. I have two biracial boys from a previous marriage and my husband has a son from a previous marriage. We live in a 3 bedroom house with 1 1/2 bath that we rent. My one son is autistic, anxiety, ADD, and major depression disorder. He is very smart but struggles everyday with why he lives. It breaks my heart. He has alway rocked to sleep and is in need of a strong bed that won't break and we have to replace. I had to get my son put in a special school because he was unable to handle the normal school setting. It took 5 years for this to finally happen. I also was in a car accident in June 2013, and I have had neck surgery and I just had my back fusion L4-S1 in January. This accident has devastated our family from a drunk driver who hit me on my way home from work. My husband is doing his best but we struggle to live and pay our bills everyday. My step son lives with us, in the basement because we have no other room. My other son has mood disorder, anxiety and no motivation. He was a senior this school year but couldn't handle school, so we pulled him out of school and he was able to get his GED. He is in need of help as well. I am not released to go back to work and we feel stuck in our situation. I love my family and I am willing to do what ever I need to help them. Please consider us for Extreme Home Makeover. Thank you.
Hi! My name is Charlene. This isn't a request for assistance for me I'm writing on behalf of my aunt. My aunt is my mom. she has raised me and my siblings as well as her own children. She has a son in college, a daughter in high school and son and daughter in elementary. My aunt works for Hillsborough County School Transportation and drives for HartLine which is city bus transportation in Tampa, Florida. My aunt breaks her back for everyone that's in need of help. On a day to day basis she does not only for her kids but does for me, my children, my sibling, her sibling and her friends. She never has time for herself to relax or to do for her home which is falling apart. She keeps putting off fixing things in her home to do for others. It hurts to see her home in this condition. She has a 3 bedroom home that she has had since 2004. Her walls have holes in them some have big holes. 2 rooms are cluttered with no floor room to walk. Her bathroom has mold all around the tile base against the tube and on the tile wall around and through the space of the shower wall. Her kitchen cabinets are just a mess like they are about to give in. She has a bare kitchen floor because her dog Diamond ripped and tore it up. There are stains of urine and dog pop on the wood of the base of the floor where the tile was. He walls are filthy. And she has 2 rodent friends who has made theirselves very well known and I'm guessing that they came in through the holes in the walls. I just want her home to be one less thing to be off her list of things to do. I just wAnt her not to stress out and worry about her fixing anything. Please Extreme Home Makeover help my aunt. Please!!! I don't know what to do to help her. She means a lot to me and it's time that I try to help her in some kind of way. My Aunty Chassey and others do deserve this chance of a lifetime. Thank you! So much.
I have 2 siblings we get along very well with each other. I'm about to have a daughter. Our life was easy we had everything our dreams were to go to college, but about 7 years ago my world fell apart my dad was deported back to Mexico. We were hurt for months and months we cried and cried. Several years later passed and we have only seen him once out of all these years. We need bigger space for us our trailer is a disaster. My sister sleeps with me, my daughter needs a good environment we have bugs in our house it doesn't feel comfortable. We have bills after bills. So please help us!
My husband and I live in Seattle, and we have two active children. In May 2012, I was laid off from my job. In October 2014, my husband's work contract ended. We have been struggling for 4 years, finding work whenever possible, in order to provide a stable environment and raise our children in our 1956 vintage rambler home. Recently our daughter was diagnosed with anxiety disorder, requiring ongoing medical treatment, and I was diagnosed with Diabetes. We are now at a crossroads and each new decision can make or break us in a battle to overcome life's challenges. A remodel with a rentable basement apartment would change our lives and allow us to keep our home, and our future dreams alive. Thank you for your consideration.
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Hi. My names Danielle. My mom is a paramedic &; my step dad is a fire fighter/Emt. My parents are the two most giving people I've ever met &; would give anything to anyone who needed it and would risk their lives for a complete stranger. My parents have always always worked hard to provide for us even when my step dad didn't have any kids of his actually own, but he is MY dad. My sister and I now have a brother that is 10. I remember when we were little, we lived in the apartment and my mom would work nights while my dad would work day shift And leave as soon as she got i. From work. Finally when I was about 6, my papaw gave them a house. They still live in this house today. It is falling down around them and a hazard for me to bring my kids to and for my mom, dad, and brother to even live in. They have tried remodeling themselves but just do not have enough money to pay people to do it and it is falling down still. The ceilings in the bathroom looks like it could fall at anytime. They both work 24 hour shifts and hardly ever see each other just to make ends meet &; that's life but i would love to be able to see them
In something more safer because they try so hard and help so many others and save lives &; I would just like to help get my parents into something where we can have family gatherings with the family &; just simply something for my mom to be proud of. Thank you home extreme make overs.
I am an RN. Went through college as a single mother of two. I worked two and sometimes three jobs to make ends meet. I taught Sunday school also. After graduating I found an amazing job and new I was on my way to providing for my family and then some. I was very proud of my self. I found the man of my dreams and didn't think life could get any better. We found a home with several acres that needed that na of work and to bonus it was close to the Rarity Mountain resort and golf course development. We knew the property value would go up and we could sell out, turn a profit and finally own a working farm. 3 years into my carrier I was injured at work. 2 broken vertebrae, 3 slipped discs and periformus syndrome. 3 surgeries later it has become a struggle to keep up my daily chores as a mother. I walk with a Cain(recently came of the walker) and for a 36 year old successful RN it has been very humbling to say the least. After two years my workmans comp ran out. My fiancé is now working 14 hour days 6 days a week. I have recently lost my car and we struggle everyday to keep up the mortgage payments and utilities. I went from contracting help to attempting to do it myself. What it used to take me a day to complete it now takes a week or more depending on my physical capabilities. I have mold in my shower, I have a second bathroom 1/2 completed for the past year. I have a kitchen light that hanging down and I have no idea what's wrong with it!! It's a new fixture. I have a private well that is full of cooper colored water. I have 2nd had upper kitchen cabinets sitting on my back porch for months now. My kitchen floor has laminated flooring that I put down back in the winter and it's almost completed. I just can't get down in the floor to finish it. My daughters 15 & 11 do their best to help but they can't put the flooring together and I can't bring myself to teach them to cut. My fiancé gets one day of a week. I try to do my best not to have a long honey do list for him on Sundays. We use Sunday's to attend church and as hard as he works through the week I can't bare to ask him to start a project between church sevices and and maybe take a month to complete. I need my bathroom and can't wait a month for it to be finished. He does his best and so do I but its not enough. It has taken a lot of courage and humility to ask but we need help. I feel I have failed my family. Although I'm home with them now, doing simple things such as laundry is excruciating. I'm not lazy in the least. Im not making excuses. I get up at 5:30 every morning and make breakfast and lunches. I clean my home and do laundry and cook supper for them. I've always been taught to grin and bare it. I just never imagined what the weight of that statement would bring. I'm tired. Im at wits end and I pray for help. Being disabled was not apart of my future goals. If I do not qualify for your program please remember us in your prayers.
Thank you,
Christy Myers RN
Hi, my name is Paula. I couldn't see where to post a request for an extreme makeover. This request is not for me. This is for a friend that I work with. We have been working together for almost four year. Her name is Jolanta. She works two jobs and struggles to make ends meet. She got married about 20 years or so ago, she was not blessed with children. Her husband has gone down hill in the last few years and she has stuck by him although she is suffering deeply. He began renovations to the house and never finished it. He is not working, and is becoming more and more depressed. She is just over 50 and see's no future for herself. She has no family here and little friends. Her husband a few months ago he fell down the stairs and broke his hip. He had three surgeries and is still not walking great. She does not drive and goes and comes to work by bus. Just recently he fell off the couch and broke his shoulder. She can hardly pay for her mortgage and keep up. She leaves 7 am and gets home around 7pm. Jola is always smiling but I have seen her tears and pain. She is always bringing extra lunch to share with others. She is a very loving sweet lady that deserves a chance. I wish I could help her. This is the best I could think of. Please help her. I know you have others and lots of sad stories. If you could only meet her, you could see. Thank you Paula
Hi, im writing to you to try to get help for my sister,Megan she has three beautiful children and a loving husband, but her life is one of envy and yet great sadness. Her and her family are volenteer fire fighters, and she is also an emt here in our small town.she always strives to help any and everyone .but she cant help her self she has very bad social anxiety. And panic attacks, fiber mialga..cant spell that lol.. and it puta her in alot of pain and yet she still has tge hear to put her problems aside for others.she has been trying for years to fix her home that was a fixer when they bought it..brad her husband does what he can but being the fire cheif and also working for the township.he is quite busy..and money is tight.i just have to say that i have never met anyone like her is all about how she can help someone eles and i wish someone could do something for her.her home needs so much work and i watch first hand the stress it puts on her.Please home makeover help me give back to he the help she always gives others..thank you for reading..
Hi my name is Cindy I'm writing today because my home is in need of much repair. Currently I have two toddlers in the home which I help take care of as my daughter goes to nursing school. We have s kitchen , bathroom falling apart .We are in need of space also. We live in a rural area a small town of around 3,000. I would love to use my home as an example of how you come out to small town USA as well as the big cities. Love the show and I look forward to hearing back from you.
Hello I am requesting this for my parents Joe and Lena Kee. We reside in a small community East of Pinon,Arizona which is named Whippoorwill. They've had their home since I can last remember which is since I was a little girl. My father's parents had passed their home down to my mother and that home had been collapsing, roofs were caving in,and moles were forming so they decided to tear down the house the begining of the year 2014. Up to today they live in a small shack that once was their storage room, and I think they deserve a better and more reliable home. My mother had been battling breast cancer and she had fought her way through but as she kept going to treatments her doctor told her she still had cancer and just a month ago she was notified that she has no more cancer . So I'd like it if you'd come out and help my parents build their new home they've been wanting . Thank you.
HI my name is Shirley I live in a 2 bedroom house and it needs alot of work on it we are renting to own and i have custody of two grandkids one is 16 and the other one is 11 both girls ive had custody of the 16 year old sends birth and the other one for 10 years i am 61 years old and my husband is 60 we been wanting ti fix theis house up and have a 3 bedroom so the girls can have their own rooms but we cant aford to do it both the girls has ADHD and they both get SSI. but this house needs to much work on it and we cant give the girls their own bedrooms the 11 year old sleeps down stairs on the couch and i sleep on the other couch in the living room and i wish this was paid in full to call it are own. so i hope you can help us out Please.
Blessings and good luck to each and everyone that has applied for the extreme home makeover. I've read many of your stories, struggles and circumstances and I wondered if I should even tell my story. They made my troubles seem so small. First I would like to introduce myself; my name is Sabrina Murphy, a 57 year old single mother of a 17 year old daughter. About 17 years ago my life change drastically when my parents became ill. I had to give up my life as I knew it and move back home to Como, North Carolina to take care of my parents. So I took my then infant and moved home to be the primary care takers of my parents. My father had many illnesses but mainly congestive heart failure. In 1999 my mother was told that she had a blood clot on the brain and it had to be removed asap. So during 9 to 12 hours of surgery my mother had 2 strokes and it left her unable to use the left side of her body and it also left her blind in the right eye. After her surgery, they had to go back into her head to take a piece of skull out due to her brain expanding, and put the piece of skull into her stomach. And when the brain subsided, the doctors had to go back into her stomach to remove the piece of skull and put it back in her head. When my mother came home from the hospital, my dad and I took care of her. I worked a full-time job, took care of my infant and my parents. In 2001 we lost my day to congestive heart failure. I continue to take care of my mother, infant and worked. It had taken to be so that I couldn't take care of my mother anymore so I had to make the decision of putting my mother in a nursing home. So in 2003 my siblings and I decided to put our mother in the nursing home. I continue to stay in our home to pay the mortgage and taxes on our family home. Over the last several years our family home has come down a lot and I'm afraid that my daughter and I may be homeless if I don't get some kind of help or assistant. I have had contractors to come in and do some work and they just took my money and messed up the house even more. Once our dinning room caught on fire and burned part of the room. I paid this contractor to come in and take down the paneling and put up sheetrock, well he left the paneling on the wall and put the sheetrock on top of it and know its coming off the walls and he didn't put any of the molding on at the top or bottom. And in the bathroom I paid a plumber to put a new floor in and he just did part of the floor and a few months ago I feel in the hole in the floor in the bathroom and know the whole floor is falling in. Soon we won't be able to go into the bathroom at all. My daughter and I had to move out of our bedrooms because of severe black mold and mild dew in our bedrooms. We had to throw away our bedroom furniture, some clothes. I'm going to have to throw out the living room furniture next, because the mold and mild dew has gone into the living room. All around the ceiling on both sides. And our home has a bad smell from the mold and mild dew. Our roof leaks and both of our ceilings has cracks in them. From the holes in the roof. And know there are soft spots all over the house where all the floors are begging to rot from the septic tank over flowing in the back yard. It goes under the house and water stays in our back yard that causes the floors to rot out. I can't bring my mother home anymore on the week ends because she may fall through the floors. I had to use a kerosene heater this winter, because our heating unit went our and again I paid someone to fix it and it still didn't work. I fell so bad that my daughter have to live like this, not being able to have a safe home to live in. I've gone to agencies in the county, but they say it may be years before they can help me. I don't know how much longer we can stay there with it falling down on us. The ceilings in the dinning room and kitchen has a crack also and the island in the kitchen, the cabinets over it is falling from the ceiling. I don't know what to do or where to go. When we come into the house the door is full of mold and mild dew, I've clean it off, but it keeps coming back. I'm starting my nonprofit business to help homeless veterans and their families.I'm hoping that you can help me save our home, so that I can have my office in my home and I won't be afraid to allow people to come into my home office. My daughter and I would be so ever grateful. This is a passion of mind to help them because they served our country and they deserve all the respect, love and help. I Keep telling my mother she will be able to come home for a visit soon, but if I don't get help, she may never be able to come home for a visit again. So to the crew of Extreme Makeovers, please save our house and make it a home for us again, because we have no where to go and I can't afford to rent an apartment or house anywhere with the money I make. My daughter is so humble that she never asks for anything or make a fuss when I say we can't do that or we can't do this. I would to see her back into her own room. Again help me save our house and make it our home.
Hi my name is Samantha and I am writing for my grandparents and father. My mother left my father and I when I was 8, we've always been on our own. We started living with my grandparents shortly after my father got me back from my mother after she kidnapped me and took me to Mexico for 6 months. My life isn't perfect like all the kids in my school think, sure I may get everything I want sometimes, but I have never gotten my own room. We live in a 3 bedroom mobile home, I share a room with my grandma; isn't that lovely? Our house is basically torn up inside, there are many walls that are destroyed, we don't have the money to buy a new house or to repair our walls and other damages. Our family don't help us, yet we help them, so there's no use in asking them to lend money. Please help us out, I want to live a normal teenage life like all the other girls at school, I want to have a sleepover in my own room where I can be me. I can be by myself, I can be concentrated on school work in my own room. Please please help us, for me and my father and grandparents.
hello my name is jessie im 16 years old im doing this for my mom my mom does a lot for people when they need food water what ever they need i just want my mom to have a house that she can call home we live in a trailer are plumbing is bad we have no air no heat it gets so cold at night and in summer it gets hot please home extreme makeover give my mom a house that she can call home
Hello, Im Samantha Dones and im here trying to get help from you wonderful people who help one another with homes. This request is not only for me but mostly for my hard working mother. My mother trys her best to make us ( her family ) happiest as possible. She always signs up for these kind of things but never got the opportunity to get a home makeover. I may not know much for a 13 year old but i do know that my mother's future goal is to get a home make over that she's been dreaming for a very long time. Please help me get my mom her dream house. She's done so much for me it's time for to do what's best for me and my family in return. Thank you. p.s my mother's name is Wanda Nazario.
My grandmother was born in 1938 in Kentucky, her family soon after moved to Michigan where she met my grandfather when they were 13 years old in the fifties. They got married when they were 18 years old and moved around a bit before settling in a small town named Omega, GA. They raised 3 children while living in Omega and several grandchildren.They owned a small mobile home company and dabbled with a couple of 'mom and pop' country food restaurants and were very successful. While my grandfather was managing his mobile home company my grandmother was working at a local day care and got offered a position as an Activities director at a local Nursing Home in the seventies. She quickly devoted her whole life to the residents and they quickly formed an attachment to her. My grandfather owned a mobile home on one of his sons properties and one day it caught a blaze and burned completely to the ground saddly along with all of his and my grandmothers savings. In 1996 they decided they were going to move to a larger town near by named Tifton, GA. They thought this move was going to be smooth and easy sailing from then on out, but my grandfather was diagnosed with diabetes soon after and it put a toll on the whole family and in 2001 my grandfather passed away from lung cancer that none of us knew he had. He was always the backbone of our family and always took care of everyone, he would give his last penny to someone in need. Now all alone in her house she had only been in a couple years with all of her children grown my grandmother drove herself into her work at the nursing home and spent every free second she had making the residents lives more comfortable. I am one of 4 sisters, each of us, each of my cousins, and all of her co-workers as well can tell you, if we ever wanted to visit my grandmother we could find her at the nursing home. Sometimes she worked until midnight arranging rooms, visiting residents, doing paper work, etc. Every resident will tell you that their lives were changed for the better after meeting my grandmother. Me and one of my sisters moved in with my grandmother after our parents split up in 2009 to try and keep her some company and soon we both found ourselves wrapped around each and every resident we got to know and we got to finally understand why she loved her job so much. In 2011 the nursing home my grandmother had been working at since the seventies was going through a change of hands and as a result my grandmother was wrongly fired from the job that was more than a job to her, it was like having her second home and family being ripped away from her. It was National Nursing Home week and the activities department grilled hamburgers on a grill outside as usual for the residents at lunch time but one of the residents at the nursing home was on an all puree food diet, meaning he could not have solid foods, but by law he is allowed to request solid foods if he wants them but it must be cleared by his nurse and the dietitian. The man requested a hamburger to both the dietitian and his nurse and both cleared the request and so my grandmother served the man the hamburger that day at lunch. The next day the administrator from the new company claimed the request had not been cleared and my grandmother was then fired. She filed unemployment shortly after against the nursing home and won her case, but that was only for a few months, and for the first time my grandmother found herself without a job. At 73 years old she was back on the market for a new job and soon after landed a position at our local Cracker Barrel, the only place that would hire her with her age. We are all thankful she got the job, but it does not pay near enough for her to even support herself. In November 2014, I got married and moved to a neighboring town that is 15 minutes away and my sister still lives there with her but theirs only so much we can do to help. My grandmothers house is in shambles, her ceilings are only about 8 feet tall and leak, her floors are falling in, her house is at the bottom if a hill and water sits under her house and mold grows underneath it badly, and every week or so its a new problem that she cant afford to fix and now she is needing a new washer and dryer and her car is barely in running condition. My grandmother owns her house and the house that is on the neighboring property, but can barley afford the taxes on her house or the other house so making renovations on her house is out of the question and she cant sell or rent out the neighboring house because the renovations on it got put to a haul't as well when she got fired. My grandmother has taken in and sheltered several people over the years until they can get back on their feet, including taking care of her first two grandsons when her daughter had them at a young age who is now in her 50's and is almost completely paralyzed due to a horse back riding accident and is not able to put forth any expense to help her, my grandmother actually pays a lot of her daughters expenses instead, and one of her sons suffer from a motorcycle riding accident and does not speak to her, and my dad does not speak to her as well. She now drives herself into projects at her Church. She is one of the deacon and is in charge of decorating for the vacation bible school every year now, all of the back drops are purchased by the church but all other supplies such as tape, glue, staples, paint, scissors, etc, are paid for by her. My grandmother has given so much over the years to everyone, she is so deserving of this Extreme Home Make Over. For the rest of her story, pick this deserving woman, named Mary Lou Kirby, as your next Home Makeover. Please.
Hi,i am writing this for my husband,he is 30 years old and is the strongest man i know,at the age of seven he was abused by his step dad until he moved to tennessee with his other family at the age of 13,where he was just left by his mom to make it on his own he had two sister ,one with a disability,and a brother his mom left with his siblings to be with another man when he was 16 he meet me and i was 14 we were in love i wanted to be there for him because no one else was we ended up pregnant when i was 16 when our daughter was 2 he got ti finally reunite with his family through the internet,they came to live with us With my parents in a two bedroom appartment then they finally got on their feet to get their own placeand at the age of 20 my husband bought a house for our family our family keep getting bigger we had three kids over the next 5 years then he got the worst news that hia mom had cancer and it was progressing fast,so they came to live with us again our house was packed it was us me,my husband,our 2 kids and my mom and dad my sister and his mom,two sisters,and brother,so my mom and dad and sister moved out so we could take care of his mom in 2010 we were expecting our third child he was supposed to be born july7,2010but he was born early on may 27 2010,he was kept in the nicu untill his due date and we were not able to hold him for a hole month due to all of this when he got sent home it made me a nurvious wreck i ended up having a nervous break down and was unable to take care of my kids through all of this my husband held down a full time job and took care of the kids and his mom i was able to regain myself and some what get by to normal and everything seemed ok for once his moms cancer was in remission and things were ok then in sept.of 2011we found out that i was pregnant and his moms cancer was back and this time it had spread fast and we had no choice but to put her on hospice i will never forget the look on his face,i could tell he was scared and worried but he kept going working as much as he could to take care of all of us then in feb.2012 the worst day of our life happened we got a call from hospice that his mom was gone,life changed right before our eyes he noe had to became a brother and a father for his disabled sister and to a new baby boy but being in his home the one he worked so hard for was to much for him now that his mom was no longer with us,so we made a drastic change and decided to move but he still was not happy he was still hurting and grieving, he would have nightmares and so after a year he decided to move back into his house he worked so hard for and so everyone could be together,finally everything was good the kids were happy we were happy and everything was coming back together. On november 21,2013 we were out christmas shopping for the kids we wanted to give them a wonderful christmas because of everything they had been through, my mom and dad rode with us that night,we dropped the presents off and stored them secretly in our attic amd were on the way to drop my parents off and pick the kids up from my siters on the way home we were talking about how excited we were for this christmas and how happy we were that everything had falling back into place,when my phone rang and it was his sister she had stayed at home while we picked up the kids because she was tired drom shopping,i could hear that she was scares by the tone of her voice so i asked her what was wrong and she said the house was dark and she couldnt breathe it was smoky,i told her to get out of the house and run across he street to the neighbors house,while i was on the phone with her the neighbors called my husbandand told him our house was on fire i called 911 by the time we got there our house was in flames we lost everything and because we had moved out for a while our house insurance on coved the house not our stuff,so we had to move to a hoteland because we could not afford ti stay in a hotel and pay the house while it was fixed we lost our home,now we are living in a home for rent and we r very greatful,but living here and renting he couldnt let his other sister come livr with us to help her until she got back on her feet and its tearing him up inside i would just love to have your help to give him a home of his dreams for all his hard work and support for his family,i want to give him back for everything that he has given and i know having a home for his family to be together would be his dream to be able to have some where for all his family to be together!
Hi Extreme Makeover… My twin sister Tosha and I have been longing to get ahold of you but were quite skeptical because we know there are people worse off. Typically, we are not ones to ask for help because we like to stand on our own two feet. But now our need of help is much greater than our pride. You see, on December 18th 2013 at about 3 am we woke up to the top of our home on fire. There were 4 adults and 4 children in our home. My sister and I each have a child, a girl and a boy, age 6 and age 4. My mom and dad took in their two great nieces at two weeks old and almost a year old. They are now eight and nine years old. We all made it out safely just in the nick of time. The fire departments said it was a miracle that we had all survived. We had lost two of our cats in the fire. We stood outside our home watching the fire disintegrate everything within minutes. All the floors fell through. It was a total loss. The inspectors wouldn't even try to go in our house after the fire because it was a complete danger zone. That previous fall our insurance had lapsed and we had no insurance on our home due to the hard times we were facing. We lived in our house for ten years and we had lost ten years of memories in our home within minutes. It still feels like yesterday that this had happened. We are all still very shooken up and face depression and anxiety in our own way. We still have no closure and are trapped frozen in this treacherous memory. We live on our property in a two bedroom trailer aside our burnt home. We use a porter potty and our water froze two months ago due to the fact that we don't have a place to put our holding tank. After the fire we lived in a motel room for two months until Joe Polisko gave us a two bedroom trailer so that we all could stay together. We are battling moving forward and are trying to gain stability in our lives but are so unsettled. It is hard to move forward due to our financial status. Shortly after the fire my twin sister's son was diagnosed with a rare heart condition called Wolff-Parkinson White Syndrome. About 1 out of every 400,000 children have or may develop this. He has been flown by helicopter and rushed by ambulance many times to Dartmouth, New Hampshire. We had just found out that he has another pathway in his heart. Also that his muscles in his legs and feet are decreasing and he now needs braces on both legs. The eldest of the four children lost all of her hair and eyebrows and is experiencing a great deal of stress as well as all of us. The children are reminded of this event every time we walk out the door. All of the children are experiencing nightmares. We need something positive in our lives. Please Extreme Makeover, help us fix our broken family! We'd like to take a moment to thank you for helping those in need. We thank God for people like you and the good work you do! We'll be praying for you and your staff! Thank You! Sincerely, The James, Chandler, and Carson Family.
Hello, my name is Linda and I am in desperate need of a few home repairs. I have applied for a grant from my city's "Home repair for eldery and disabled" only to be told that the repairs are too meny for the grant. They can't help me. I am the kind of person that takes in anyone who needs a helping hand. Now my house is falling apart, and Im afraid I will no longer be able to take in those that need a helping hand. And am afraid the city will comdemn the home where I have spent over 20 years and where my husband passed. Please Ty I just want the bathroom tub fix so the young family I have given refuge to has a place to wash up without having to use the small shower in my bathroom.
Hello extreme makeover. I'm writing u because I really need ur help. My name is Tina Brown and I'm 41 years old. I have four kids and Four grandkids. After 22 years and four kids my kids father woke up for work on morning and said to me he was leaving us. I had no job at the time because I got laid off due to down sizing in my company. I found myself and my kids and grandkids homeless. We slept here and there but mostly inside my four door Honda. I was looking for work and a place to live. I was riding after dropping the kids to school and drove pass a small for rent. There I met a old man name David Warner. I explain to him my situation. He said I will help u and your kids if you promise to go back to nursing schools and find a job. My was breaking down on me at the time but I that would. He gave me the keys turned on my lights and hot food for my refrigerator. I couldn't thank him enough. Two weeks later I signed back in nursing school. He motivated me the whole way through. Now Mr Warner needs help with his home. The roof is bad. The garage is falling in and he is 71 years old. He is so giving. Every Christmas no matter how cold it is he and friends are feeding and clothing the homeless. He has done great things in his. Now I want to do something great for him. Pls help. God bless u all,
I spent most of my childhood living in the Saginaw area. It only made sense that I would want to settle down and make a life for myself in that same area. In July 2007 My husband Robert and I thought we bought our Dream house, it’s in a great neighborhood, it’s quiet, close to the grocery store and the perfect distance for me to drive to work! All the things we wanted. It was the perfect location for us.
Fast forward 8 years and we bought a nightmare! We have serious structural damage in need of renovation. We have rotten floor joists; the main support in our living room isn’t even attached. We have Cracking drywall and water Damage in the Laundry Room (due to land grading issue). Our uneven floors leave much to be desired. Outside we have some issues too, A Land grading issue where water puddles up against the house instead of draining away. To top it off we might have rotten wood behind the siding. It wouldn’t hurt to slap a coat of paint on there either…. It definitely couldn’t hurt.
When we bought the place we had plans to make it into a home, once we started making changes we found our floor joist problem and stopped. We got quotes to fix our two main concerns the floor joists and Land grading. Jaw dropping moment!! Quotes: $15,000 to tear up the floors and replace the joists; $45,000 to raise the house and fix the land grading. We can’t afford that! We are in need of some serious help! My husband and I wonder how long we will be able to continue to live in our house. The thought of bankruptcy has crossed our minds. People ask why we stay…. We stay because we love our neighbors, we love the old timey safe feeling. We stay because we can see the potential for greatness.
If we had the repairs we needed it would give us a chance to focus on other things in life. We could give more money more often to our favorite charity. I want to make the world a better place one life at a time by adopting another feline friend. We could afford a newer vehicle one more suited to my husband’s medical needs. We could host family gatherings and holiday parties. The biggest one is we could finally renew our wedding vows. We would really like to celebrate our love with friends and family by renewing our vows. We would finally make our little house a home.
Hi my name is Tosha. I am applying for my family who lost our house and everything we had in a fire at 3:00 am on Dec 18th 2013. We are thankful to be alive. We had watched everything we owned go up in flames. There was no insurance on our home and we are struggling everyday. There are 4 children ages 4,6,8, and 9 and 4 adults ages 25,25,47, and 53 living in a 2 bedroom trailer next to our burnt house. We are using porter potty. We look at it as if we were camping. My dad is disabled, my mom gets sick often, my son who is 4 has a heart disease and his muscles in his legs are decreasing and he is getting braces on both legs. He wakes up with nightmares to this day. Everyday the children play in the yard they are reminded of this day. We are so thankful for the help of our community. We try to stay positive but it is hard. We are broken. Please help me to put my family back together. God bless. Thank you.
Hello Extreme Makeover Home Edition, I am writing in hopes to help my dear sister in law and her family. Jackie Hoffman is more like a sister than a sister in law, even though my brother passed away suddenly several years ago in his early forties of a massive heart attack. Even though Jackie had a rough time she never lost hope and was always there to help anyone she could. She moved in with her son a few years ago after he went through a divorce in order to help him. My nephew Jerry was buying his first house and Jackie wanted to help him. Well since then Jerry met another young lady and she moved in and they now have a one year old son. The part I haven't told yet is why I am writing for your help. Two years ago, while standing at the kitchen sink, Jackie lost feeling and use of her legs. The doctors do not have answers as to what caused this but diagnosed her with transverse myelitis and she has been bed ridden ever since with many complications. Besides wounds related to improper care at the hospital, Jackie has to have a Foley catheter and a colostomy due to problems with serious infections. Jerry's house is very small and has inadequate space to accommodate Jackie's needs. Their bathroom/shower is not adequate so Jackie has to have bed baths and is not able to be out of bed as often as she should be. There just is not space in the house as it is. Unfortunately, due to Jerry's serious back problems he is not able to assist as much and is not able to work. Jackie's daughter Amy comes and gets Jackie up as much as she is able to but unfortunately, Amy has many responsibilities as she works full time and also cares for her husband who just had a liver transplant in January. I feel this family really needs and deserves an extreme makeover, please consider helping this family.
I have a friend that could use a house makeover she would do anything she can for any one but she don't have time to do her home she has live in for 48years and her husband can't do anything now because his disabled can breath and now she is having ant in the home and the kitchen floor is peeling she just don't have time to fix everything she is the best friend ever.
Hello ty and the home makeover staff i am writing you to tell our story on the road to our American dream. we started 8yrs ago when i helped my wife and my 8yr old daughter escape from a violent man that was hurting them we went on the run and we finally escaped him we lived in a fifth wheel for 1yr and half helping a nice lady with her ranch can she needed help while there we had our 6yr old daughter then we found out that we had another child on the way so we had no choice but to move we moved to Washington where she was born early and live the first 1yr pretty much in the hospital and i was volunteering as a fire fighter. then we had friend talk us into moving to tn where we started trying to get the American dream owning our own house and work with animals which is my 6yr old daughter and wife's dream rescuing abandoned and abused animals we finally started started buying in a rent to own about three yrs ago not realizing all the issues with the home. when we moved here our house that we lived in i was a property manager so i did not think of restarting my businesses there and we have been struggling to get them running then the 1 vehicle we had died and we have been without one so between that struggle and the struggle to remodel this 110yr old house and building the outside area for the animals(dogs) and there expenses my wife and daughter passion. We have not been able to get anywhere on this and not able to get to my dream to open a rec outreach center with food pantry for the community. And now we have the state involved cause we cant get all this done i am begging and pleading for help i am a very prideful man and to ask for this help is very hard but i want my family to have the American dream and the American way please help.
Hi my name is julissa & i would like my mom to get an extreme home makeover. If you would see our home we have cracks on our floors & ceiling. We have bugs & rats running around too that's disgusting & i alwYs watch ya's show & i love it my mom has no idea im doing this for her & she's gonna be surprised if we get picked to get a new house. We dont have any money right now so we can't afford to buy or make a new house ourselfs otherwise I wouldn't be doing this for her.
my name is ashley stone and i'm 16 years old. i've lived in the same house all of my life. i was an only child for 9 years and then my mother got pregnant with my baby sister. my dad left us when she was 9 months pregnant and since my mom was unable to work at the time, she wasn't able to pay the bills for our house. our house is a 2 bedroom, one bathroom trailer. we moved in with my grandmother for 2 years till my mom was able to pay for the over due bills for our house. she met another man and he helped us re-model the inside of the house. they got divorced and our house was not finished on the inside. she is now married again and very happy with her family. we still live in the 2 bedroom, one bathroom house. my mother had 2 kids, me and my sister, whenever she met her husband now. he also had 2 kids and together they had one, my little brother. all together there is 7 people living in my house, and it is too small. we don't have money to move or to fix what needs to be fixed in our house. the pipes are messed up and in my bedroom and the bathroom, ths floors are falling in. my parents and little brother share a room, and then i have a room with my stuff along with my step brother and step sisters stuff in there. it's a very small room so there isn't room for the others to stay in there with me so my step brother and step sister sleep in the living room. my little sister, who is 7, doesn't like to stay at home with us because there is hardly any room for any of us, so she stays with my grandparents most of the time, who lives behind us. my mom and step dad do everything they can for us and i want to be able to say i did something food for them. thank you.
Hi, I live in Durban, South Africa, I know this is a long shot because this show is based and filmed in America. I own my one bedroom apartment for about 15 years. In 2012 I lost my job, I have been managing to pay my mortgage so far but unfortunately I took out an investment and now the company is under-investigation. My 78 year old mum and my nephew live with me. For over ten years I have been sleeping on a couch in the lounge. I am 48 years old. I am diabetic, have hypertension and also HIV positive. Since the investment did not work out I have to now put my apartment on rent to save it and make sure my mum as a place to live in. The sad part is that I have to move out. Also I am selling my car and had to cancel my medical insurance. I have just been going through a very bad time since I have lost my Job. If there is anyway you and your team can help me. I would appreciate it. Take care and God bless. Keep up the good work. You and your team are absolutly amazing.
Hi. My name is Nick I don't know how to start this really I've always taken care of everything and everyone else I came down with a very rare bone cancer it's a blue cell cancer and very fast growing I have fought this cancer three times in two years I recently got re diagnosed again and they have done three backsurgeries on me as well I'm disabled and don't know if I will make it again I recently lost my home my wife and everything I own I have a two year old son I have to worry about were he will live if I make it and with whom if I don't I don't have a home at all and my full disability check is only 600.00 a month I can't afford to rent a house or apartment I don't have the income so we're having to share a storage slash spare room at my mother's I'm 3yrs old I am not asking for a fancy home I would be forever grateful for a nice travel trailer and a spot set up for it I can hook that up to my mother's place if that's what I have to do I have never asked anyone else for help through the three fights with cancer but I can barely stand myself knowing I can't give my son a home even a small two bedroom cabin would mean everything to us there is so much sadness and pain to deal with thank u for your time.
Hi extreme home makeover. I would lIke to apply for extreme home makeover for my soon to be husband's mother in law. I say mother in law because he lost his wife almost two years ago to a heart disease. He still remains close to her mother and she is such a sweet loving women who has seen a lot of pain and heartache in her life. She not only lost her daughter to heart disease but she also lost two husband's to heart complications as well. When he last husband passed she found herself a single mother of 4 children. They live in a small home that is falling apart. We helped her fix the floor in her kitchen because it was caving in and my heart broke as I looked around at the home that is now falling apart. She works hard to support her family and she deserves a blessing of a new home. Her toilet doesn't work,ceiling caving in, her washer in the middle of kitchen with the drain hose stretched out the window so she can wash clothes. All this and she never complains and says she is rich in other things. I would love to see her blessed beyond measure and I know this would be that blessing (:
I have been take care of my two daughter's over three yes now and they keep telling they want a house and a play yard. (Thanx for reading). Shy. Star
Hi!
Four years ago my family and I were victims of a truly bizarre incident at our home in 2011 involving an overzealous process server who wouldn't identify himself.
I met the man armed only after he pounded on our front door off and on for over twenty minutes.
He falsely accused me of chasing him down the sidewalk with the weapon inches from his face.
That simply didn't happen.
Facing 15 years in CA State Prison, I wouldn't plead to a felony; I was determined to clear my name.
On 12/13/11, I was found 'not guilty' of the felony charges; but convicted of the misdemeanor on a technicality.
The technicality? The prosecution argued I shouldn't be allowed to present my 'self-defense' claim BECAUSE I didn't point the gun at the man.
Needless to say, as a result of my conviction I was sentenced to four months custody.
It was a truly horrendous experience being away for 80 days: adding insult to injury was the fact my appellate lawyer abandoned me in custody. (The CA State Bar has since sanctioned him for life).
Fortunately, the CA Appellate Court REVERSED AND REMANDED MY CONVICTION on self-defense grounds.
I thought that would be the end of it.
Hardly.
Literally on Election Day last year, I was called by my trial attorney and told 'the DA wants to try the case – again!'
As hard as it may be to believe, they still didn't give up.
Four years AFTER my arrest, MY CASE WAS FINALLY DISMISSED!
After a FOUR YEAR ODYSSEY which cost our family my business, nearly cost us out home and over a half a million dollars, my wife and I are emotionally exhausted and would be overwhelmed with an opportunity to START FRESH!
I think our account would be fascinating for many Americans who have no idea how fragile their freedom is.
Would you have an interest in this story?
Thank you for your consideration.
Jeff Burleson
I have never had a stable home in my life. I have moved from city to city since I was born. Now I have a family and we still have to move from home to home. My husband and I have a son that's almost two now and he is going though what I did when I was growing up. I want him to have a stable home and not have to worrie about what I did. My only dream growing up was that when I have a family they wouldn't have to go though what I did. I try every day to do better and pray that something will change for us. My job is hard and doesn't pay much but I do it to provide for my family and to get though ad much as possible. We live with my mother in law at the moment. We have land of our own but can't seem to get the money saved for a Traylor to put on it or a septic tank. We could use your help badly. We have no idea where we will end up next
Hello my name is Yvette Perez I am writing you guys in need of your help. I am 27 years old and a single mother of three beautiful kids. Aniyah 9, Christian 4 and Tatiana 3. Recently my mother helped me make a big descion that really saved all our life's. She moved my kids and I all the way from California to wyhoming to get us away from a very dangerous abusive situation. We left everything behind only bringing my kids birth certificates on the plane.On her own she flew us here and found us a home bought my kids and myself new clothes to get by and for my babies to start school. I am so thankful to my mother she only works a 9$ hour job.with all the extra stress on my mom she hurt herself at work and will be out of work until healed. My mom wanting to move next to us to be with her grandchildren and help us has been hard on her. She purchased a mobile home next to mine that she has worked hard to get for us. It's beautiful on the outside but inside is terrible. It has no walls no insulation no flooring, a horrific smell unworking stove. I need your help please. God had blessed us so far with safety and a new home but my mother deserves the same and I can't give that to her only own. Find it in your hearts to please pick my mother for this makeover. She deserves it. Thank you god bless
My name is Karen Keyes, and I am applying for a friend of mine. Her name is Sharon, and she has no idea I an applying for her. She is 58 and is currently living in an old single wide trailer in Metairie, Louisiana. She moved into it with her parents when she was 15. Her mother and brother are both deceased, and her father is in a nursing home. Sharon has a learning disability, but she can mostly care for herself. Her aunt is in her eighties, and she is who primarily helps Sharon. I live about an hour away, and I help when I can. Sharon's home is falling down around her. The floors are beginning to sag. There is a hole in her bedroom doorway that she has to step over. The wiring is very old, and I worry about a fire. Her septic system also needs some repairs. Sharon's father is a navy veteran, and he has always provided for her. He is now in a nursing home due to a stroke, and he can't help care for her or make the needed home repairs. Any assistance will be greatly appreciated.
Hello my name is James Maxson I live in Cairo ga on 12.8 acres with a 4 acre fish pond I help my mom out with my little sister who has hypotonia which is a low muscle tone I work 5 days a week and don't really make enough for her needs it would be a great honor if u could surprise me my mom Sandra and my sister vera sometime I don't have a video to post but I will be honored if u would come to ga
My name is Michelle Weatherspoon.I would like my moms home to be made-over.My mother is a breast cancer survivor.She went through a double mastectomy about 3 years ago. Her life was salvaged, but her home is crumbling. I don't know where to start. I am a 35 year old woman who continuously tries to repair everything all alone. The pipes are rusted and corrosive. The roof is water damaged and rotting. I'm sure there is an abundant amount of unseen mold present. I have tried to repair the roof. It lasted about 4 years now it's leaking again. It is a flat roof by the way. The house is a old ranch style home. There is well water that needs to be converted to a regular city water system. My mom still owes a lot of money on her home. Her health is deteriorating and I don't know how much I can fix. My mom has had a nervous breakdown and stress is one of the main things that causes cancer to reoccur. I need help. I am begging. Mom mom's life depends on it. I know she's living in a mold motel, but I can't fix it alone. I am willing to help. I have pictures of the repairs I have done already. I'm in tears praying that GOD brings you to my mom. Please consider us as a makeover option.
I would sincerely like to apply for the extremes makeover for my mum aka my african queen. My mum is a single mum of eight children and countless more she has taken in over the years. Growing up we all saw the physical abuse that she endured from my dad which forced us to take her to court to get a divorce for him as she doesn't believe in divorce. My dad was asked to pay child support but we never saw a penny and she never asked for one. To make ends meet we sold sweets and small snacks from a house that was borrowed to us . We moved countless times as my mum could nit adored to look after all of us. So we stayed with friends but, my mum worked so hard that eventually we were all together. My mum was a professional hairdresser and she made ends meet by making hair. But because of all the psysical abuse she endured she could no longer use her hands as my dad broke them so she could have nothing. It truly a miracle how we all ended up graduating from high school and university. It was a struggle as we went many days without food but somehow our african Queen put food on our tables for all eight of us. We would walk to church for over two hours at least three times a week as she made sure she was always at church with us. Even though the divorce was better for my mum it was still a huge pain she had to overcome .
In 1997 the unimaginable happened when her 15 year old son was run over by a bus and died. Our world as we knew it came crashing down. We were still struggling to make ends meet so we had to go out and find bursaries, scholarships on our own to contunie studying. Things were starting to come together as my mum managed to open a small business which through a friend grew to insure she would make a living for herslf. After a few years of having this business she bought land and began the journey of building her dream house. Anyone who knew us knew this was just amazing as how this could be as in my small town everyone knew how destitute we all were.
A few years after my mum building her dream house she began to get sickly and found out that through all her physical abuse she had athirties. Her Ill health starting getting worse with her needing a knee replacement, her getting high blood pressure and , gallstones and a couple of other surgeries she had to go through. In 2009 her business partner died and this is when everything tuned. The landlords of the shop she sweated blooded over refused to lease to her anymore which meant after almost 15 years she had to walk away with nothing. My mum opened her shop to everyone. People know that hpthey could bring their parents in for free coffee and more. She gave her heart and soul to there job and it was beyond devasting having to walk away without even a penny. As soon as this happened her health went even worse a s she was broken. During this time she was admitted to hospital no less than four times.
There was nothing we could do for her. We. Knew at least she had the house and we were in the process of trying to rent out the house as we had come to a place where we knew nothing else to do. Financially mum my mum was in a big hole and renting or even selling was our only option. During this time my mum became very forgetful and was mentally not fit to do a lot of things.
We were in the middle of consolodating all her accounts when the even more unimaginable happeded. We were called to say my mums dream home was burning. My mum rushed home only to see from the sky that her house was going up in flames. It was the worst that I ciuldn ever imagine. Why to my mum. She has been through so much she is the most generous person I know. She opens her heart and home to everyone in need. Whoever needed a place to stay knew they could come home. She would make her kids sleep in the floor so that others can be hosted in beds and feel loved, valued and welcomed. After four hour drive to my mums place it was now real that this has actually happened the house had
S really all burnt down. The house that she dreamed of and built. In the morning we called the insurance only to find out even the worst that two months had lapsed without her paying her house insurance. We all knew that she was struggling finacially but not to the extent that her insurance would bounce back. We are not at loss of even what to do or where to go. I have quit my job and will be moving to my brothers place where my mum is being housed as she is so weak that she needs all the mental support one can ask for. As a family we dot. Like to ask for things. We rather be those that are giving as God has shown us how to be generous in all that we have be it little or much. Please please please help me help my mum. I have no where to turn to. This has been beyond painful and to look at my mum in the face is even unbearable as I see all the hurt she has had to endure. You will never meet someone as loving and generous as my mum. I don't know how she gets the strength that she has. At the moment we have all moved into a small house that belongs to my brother, his wife and their two kids. My sister had moved in with my mum to help as my mums health was bad. She had moved in with her furniture stored in our Garage. She was staying home with my 7 year old niece and 3 year old niece. At the time of the fire the older niece was there and we are beyond thankful she is alive even though she is so traumatized about all that she saw. My sister is. Is moving home to home with her kids and they is no space for them now. It is for sure better than being in the street but we are crying out for hair help. Please help me. Please help us Ty and your team. You need to meet my mum you will fall in love gauantred . Love Mary Yiga
Hi my name is shelby moore, i dont know how to put this, but my uncle passed away a few months ago, my grandma is letting me stay their with my boyfriend. He has a 3 year old son.The house was built in the 18's n my uncle stayed in one room. We are trying our hardes to remodle the house, its hard for us. We bothe work n dont have the time or money to pay for everything that we need…were trying to keep up with the bills…right now the house is in no condition for us to be staying their with his son. we have replaced our water line n now we have to replace it again, we had to rebuild two sets of stairs. The down stairs steps had colapsed as i was takeing my last step up them. Thanks to my boyfriend helping me i didnt fall with them.. the second steps are still their , we couldnt fit anything over 4ft up the stairs so we had to make new ones which r steep they r going to have to be redone…the upsairs havent been lived in since my grandmother was a child. It has no electric except for the first room. We had to put electric in it to start working on the room…the electric box itself is the original one…we keep blowing the fuses…the only heat that we have is a woodburner it dont have a fan on it i dont know what happend to it and we dont have the money to buy another one.. so we have a carocine heater n two plug in heaters to heat the house up… we also have a gas leak in the house somewhere so our gas is off untill we can get someone to come out and find it. My grandmother n grandfather are trying to help us out the best that they can to help us out but its hard for them to… im young n want to start my life n i thought this would be a good olpertunity to do something but unfortinetly its alot harder to do.I wish i could do more to make my home a home where i can have my family their n feel safe but one thing after another everything goes wrong or one we fix it we have to replace it. This would be a blessing for me and my small family to have a home and make my family bigger but were trying to hold off on haveing a child untill we have a home of our own and that is in a good condition to rais one.
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My name is Crystal and I am writing on behalf of my family. My mother's kidneys failed when I was 15 years old and she still works the minimal hours she could being on disability. She has a small house and lot that she owns and it would be great if the home could be made into a duplex so me and my husband could take care of her. She has taken care of me and raised three girls. I live across town however when she gets sick and it would be better to be closer to get to her in time of going to the hospital. I worker a hospital and take of people everyday and would love to be able to come home and take care of my mom.
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Hello my name is Chasity Webb. I am applying for the extreme home makeover for my parents. On Jan 29, 2015 they lost their home and pretty much all of their belongings in a fire. We did manage to save a few changes of clothes and a few small items that we were able to grab. To give a little bit of background on my parents. They have been specialize foster parents for over 20 years and currently have 2 foster sons. Both boys are currently in school. The youngest is in high school and the oldest is taking a carpentry class at the local Technology Center. They are both also active in Special Olympics. They lost all of their metals and ribbons from previous Special Olympic Games in the fire. My Dad is also disabled and diabetic. He was in in an oilfield accident about 26 years crushing his left leg resulting in lots of leg and back pain. He has also had 5 heart attacks and numerous surgeries. They are currently living in a camping trailer in their driveway. The insurance company is giving them grief on everything. All the stress from the insurance company is causing additional blood pressure problems. Moms blood pressure goes sky high when dealing with the insurance. Staying in a camper can be a difficult task for a short time but my parents and foster brothers have been Living in one for going on 2 months and for many more to come. We would appreciate your help to give 2 awesome boys and my parents their dream home.
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Hi, this is a shot in the dark but I guess it worth a shot! My grandma has taken care of people her whole life she ran an adult foster home from the time I was born (22 years). She raised me from the time I was a baby. She has recently retired and is still caring for her parents! She drives from her house 100 miles so 200 miles week just to care and clean house for my great grandparents! I am renting from her but the house is crumbling beyond beliefs! It's an old trailer house. My grandma has been looking into selling her house so we could put a new trailer in on the lot I am renting from her. I know she doesn't really want to sell her place since my great grandparents will be moving in a year with my aunt! So my grandma won't be driving to care for them anymore. So she is considering keeping her house now! Her income will be very low considering she will have to pay taxes on 5 city lots on her own. If she could get a nice trailer or a remodel done on the house I am living in I could stay in it and she wouldn't have to cover the taxes on her own. So the floor in the bathroom, the bathtub, and the ceiling is all caving in. The roof is some sort of tar stuff and is way past it's warranty and is leaking everywhere when it rains or snows. So I know it's like winning the lottery and my odds are very slim but it would be amazing to have a new place so my grandma could keep hers. I love the show and have wanted to enter but never have. So I hope this is more than a shot in the dark. Good luck to everyone else as well as whom ever the winner turns out to be!
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I use to work for Wendy's International out of Atlanta Game. I dressed up as Wendy and fed everyone.
My Sister In law has a few problems. When I say a few, I mean they won't stop piling up.
Some years back she went from bring a stay st home wife with 4 children to a divorcee. Educated but zero hands on work experience. Finding employment has been rough, well nonexistent.
She got the house in the divorce. It is old, best-up & run down. Worst of all its in a bad neighborhood.
6 years ago she was diagnosed with diabetes a rare form.
Struggling with her last child on 800.00 a month she is successful by the grace of God.
Her daughter will graduate. She will lose the child support but her daughter will be doing well.
Now, now we find out she has stage 2-3 endometrial cancer. AND a fatty liver.
If she had a nice home she would be more comfortable.
She owns the home but has virtually no additional money to repair it.
She doesn't want to leave the area her children are in so she continues to live there.
The grass isn't mowed, no mower.
It rattles, the floor is going to fall through.
Please help,
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Loving Inlaw
Hi my name is Megan and I really feel like just giving up sometimes but my daughter's and my father in law keep me going….I have had it hard all my life growing up in forster care I lived in a lot of houses but never till now a home!! The only thing is the place I call home is sinking into the grond literally the whole back side of our home is going into the grond
Hello Ty i would love to be on the show and work with you, you all are inspirational and i love to give back to community and there is only one problem i live in the UK cheltenham gloucesyt
Is Jamaica too far to go for Extreme Makeover-Home Edition? I am nominating a wonderful, giving, generous American couple i Jamaica for a home makeover–Jim & Penni Koch. They are living in a large home in Whitehouse, Jamaica that was donated to their cause. They work with a non-profit organization (Kingdom Builders). These are the most giving people I may have met in my entire life. A few weeks ago, 28 high school kids and adult sponsors stayed with them to help work within the very poor community. Ironically, there is a very large all-inclusive resort right down the street which does not represent the poverty in the community whatsoever. Jim and Penni have dedicated their lives to raising orphans, fostering children, helping with the start of a school, helping children, teens, single mothers, and the elderly in their community. The home is very large, and houses not only children and single mothers, but also volunteer groups who come in short-term to help Jim and Penni in their work.
This couple is so generous, they would want any help (financially or otherwise) to go toward helping the locals or the people they are helping. However, after staying there only a week, I believe if their home could be improved (nothing extravagant–they wouldn't want that), they could host more volunteers, be able to house more needy mothers and children.
This couple come to the United States once in awhile in order for Jim to work (he's an electrician) and to visit their children/grand children.
Again, I need to stress that, if chosen, they would not want the house to be extravagant–actually the only thing they desire is for them to be able to continue dedicating their lives to helping the poor in Jamaica.
I hope you will consider Jim and Penni for an episode. There is so much good to do and in the area where they live. It was a life-changing experience for our entire group that went down there just to witness and work with Jim and Penni. I'd be happy to send you photos if you'd like.
Thanks so much for your consideration!!!!!