Extreme Makeover, the fantastically popular reality program hosted by Ty Pennington is looking for families and communities for their next round of fantastic renovations! In just seven short days you and your family or community could be enjoying a completely remolded home, school or community center.
Does your family have a compelling and heartwarming story? Does your school or community center need a re-haul ? You could be featured in an upcoming episode! Millions of people watch this touching program every week and now they could be watching you. Auditions and casting calls will be going on soon for the all new season of Extreme Makeover so submit yourself or someone you knwo today.Here is the application information: a.abc.com/media/primetime/xtremehome/apply/EMHEApplicationS7.pdf Be sure to leave a comment below and stay tuned for all of the exciting updates.
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My name is Audrianna, but I'm asking for this extreme home makeover for my mother. I am one of 5 who all live with my mother Mindy, she's a loving hard working single mom who does everything she can to provide us with all that we need everyday. We all currently live in a 3 bedroom house. This will include myself, my mother, my 4 younger brothers who are rapidly growing and don't seem to realize that they are becoming to big for rough housing because when they do they end up tearing up things even though they don't mean to. We also have my aunt which is my mothers age and my cousin who is the same age as me living with us. We are currently only using 2 of the bedrooms because we tried to remodel one (mine) ourselves because of the black mold that was taking over and causing me to have kidney infections, migraines, allergic reactions, and other medical problems that I'm currently seeing dr.s for. We also have 1 bathroom to utilize between the 8 of us on a daily basis, and now of which is starting to fall through the floor because of the black mold that has began to take over the rest of our house. This is the very start of our house hold problems, we have water leaks, bugs getting in due to the mold, and other problems, I'm leaving this comment, only because I watch my mother struggle on a day to day basis feeling as if she has failed us all because of our living conditions, and I want to give her something to show her that no matter where we live or what we go through, we ALL love her so much for all that she does every single day. I want to see my little brothers have a place to go of their own, instead of having to sleep with me and my cousin on a big mattress in the floor, I want to see my mom have a room of hers for her things instead of sleeping on the couch. I just want to see the stress of being cramped up with no personal space to go to when we get frustrated or having a bed of our own to sleep in. Or just simply having a room for our clothes instead of them being In the living room I just want to see a smile on their faces because they finally have something that is theirs for once in their lives. Thank you.
We live in the UK and we would love to have a house in Florida as Me and husband got learning disabilities and we have 3 children will disability Hayley has global delayed and medium autism she 11 with a mind of 6yrs old child troy 10 has low autism and learning difficulties and Connor has higher autism and pica we have been thought a lot as social services want to take my children in to foster care as they saying that we not meeting with the children needs they are not here to see what we have to do everyday and nights looking after our kids plus my kids are not getting any better here in the UK there not much help over here for our kids we got friends who said that there much better help and support in usa people who know what we are going through we got our pets and us living in a small 3 bedroom house my kids needs there own space and garden that is safe to play in with toys to help them with their own needs we don't get a lot of money so we can afford to move to usa and no passports we do anything to move to a house in the usa that is right for our kids needs I watched the show my kids have said can they built a home for us in the usa mum I said I just don't know if they can but we can asked my son Connor needs to be watch all the time because of his autism as he has meltdowns ge hits out will kick you bites you he doesn't understand that is not right to do what he does he has good days don't know if you can help tho family but my husband has mental health issues so do I now we were told that if we started a new life in a new country might help the whole family out so I was told write up see if you can help us out please xx
Hi, for some reason my email is not going through. Please will you help me. My son is 33years old and is busy dying, if we are lucky he can still live for another 2-3years, he is a diabetic on insulin and haskidney failure, the docters send him home to die. My salary only pays the rent, and i really need help to make his life he has left abit enjoyable. He is at home all the time, cannot walk really anymore, his legs are giving in. He lives in a small little room by me and i have not got money to make hiss life easier. Please help him
My mother is blindandher and my father is both retired. And i had a strokeand mybaby diedand my parents would love parentswouldlove to get theihomerenovatedwe need a breathof fresh air withnewness to the home
Don't have a story to tell, just tired of living in a old house, my house needs a makeover. Thanks for taking the time to read my complaint
Hello Iam not asking for an extreme home makeover for myself but for a community of people. In the small city of Jeffersonville Indiana the a place called the Haven House. The Haven House basically takes in everyone who needs a roof over their head. No one is turned away due to their circumstances. The Haven House is home for many of the residents and provides shelter, food, to those who may not have any other means of providing for themselves. The problem is there is juet not enough space and it is in need of repair. People sleep where they can. The Haven House was once a church for saving souls and now is a place for saving lives. There is about 100 people who live there that share 2 washers and 1 dryer. The kitchen seriously needs updating. The front shower room tge water has to be turned on by sticking your hand in the inside of the wall. Some rooms have no ventilation. These are just some of the issues there. The Haven House was originally donated by staff know as Mr Mike. I know it would do not just the the residents there some good but the entire community.
Evening, My name is Kamohelo am from South Africa, I always watch your inspirational shows on how you change people's lives.It is my greatest wish to one day put a smile on my mothers face for she is a wonderful,valiant,tranquil,vanquishious,congenial,benevolent Women of God however i can't do that anytime soon because i can't afford
tertiary education and finding a job with a matric qualification/certificate is very hard.
Well my story goes as follows:
my mother and father never got married because my dad was penniles ,my mom loved him so much that after her parents both died he lived with my dad in the house she inharited from them because he didn't have money to pay rent anymore where he was staying at the back room so my brave mother took him in despite of what family members were saying because he loved him so ,oh well loving its her nature thats one thing for sure ,she has lots of love to offer.After 18 years of devoting her life to this man not even being married my father decided to leave us just like that and his reasons were my mom deserves beter and he is ashamed that he's the man of the house and he cant even provide for his family because he cant find a job let us down for many years ,well that was vey selfish of him because he ddnt consider our feelung me ,my mom and my siblings (3 of them)we are four all in all.We survive by social grant and the money from the back rooms in our yard.
We would really appreciate it if you help our mom by giving her a loving warm home always wanted ,i mean is yo small and she is always stressing about fixing it but she cant since we dont have enough income to cover all our needs
Your benevolence will be highly appreciated.
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My name is Sarah. My story is about my 4 year old grandson Zak who's life will be a normal one, along with his mother, my daughter. My grandson is diagnosed with multiple disabilities such as West Syndrome, Celebral Palsy, Global Development Delay as well as Epilepsy, and many others. It all started when he was a month old when the seizures took control and caused serious damages to the brain which left him in major conditions. The doctors say West Syndrome is known to be the most difficult to treat and that we shouldn't have any hope and that my grandson wouldn't make any improvement. Zak doesn't do anything that a normal 4 year old does, he's dependent. He's unable to sit without support, he does not walk, crawl, communicate, make eye contact, or even hold onto a toy. He doesn't eat well either therefore Zak is undergoing surgery on the 1st of June for a PEG insertion. My daughter isn't able to work to support her child's need therefore I am the sole support in the house of 7 family members. The little that I earn I'm grateful for, it's brot food on the table for my family. We have learned to accept what God has blessed us with And we love him. I pray that God amswers our prayers
My name is yvonne my husbands name is Sam and we have 3kids my husband work in gardens and I am stay at home mom.we also have my late brother son with us and another boy staying also with us.please we need help with our home it began to fall please and we don't have the money to fix it if u please can u help us please
My name is Jennifer I have 4 beautiful children. My oldest son Logun, is six years old and has down syndrome and he recently got a tracheotomy two years ago he has a feeding tube along with lots of other medical issues and medical equipment my fiancé and I have been together for three years and we have worked very hard to have what we have but unfortunately with my son it is very hard to keep a roof over my families head my fiancé works day in and day out to provide for us. And with my son the way he is and my other three kids which are four an two-year-old twins I cannot work in a put a lot of stress on my fiancé And lots of stress on me to make sure that our kids have what they need. since my son came home we've had to move to a bigger house which isn't much bigger than what we had an our electric bill has been outrageous but we do what we have to to make sure our kids have what they need it would be amazing to have a house where all of my kids could have their own bedroom because right now my son Logun has a bedroom to himself because of all his medical equipment and everything my two year old twins share a bedroom and my four-year-old daughter ends up sleeping on The couch because we do not have enough bedrooms . Me and my fiancé work and try so hard to keep this family together and to keep a roof and lights and water food and clothes on our children and we've been making it through but it is very hard with him the only one working in me having to stay at home to take care of the kids. To have a place to call home and for all my kids to be happy is everything I've ever wanted but unfortunately due to certain circumstances my fiancé and I are unable to do so. Just for my kids to have bedrooms and places to go and places to play would be amazing my family has gone through so much the past couple years with our son we could really use some hope an faith. An to have a place to call home is everything. We struggle on a day to day bases to make sure that our family has what they need and it's very hard to try to stay strong and try to think positive for my family and my kids this would be an opportunity of a lifetime for my family my family deserves better than what they have and I feel horrible that I can't give them that because I'm their mother and I'm supposed to be able to give them everything and unfortunately I am unable to and it breaks my heart I just want a place for my family to call home an not have to worry. Thank you so much for reading my story.
Hi Please help me. My son got send home to die, he is a diabetic on insulin and does not qualify for dialysis, according to the docters he can still live for another 2 to 3 years, i just need help to make his life a bit easier, i can only pay my rent with my salary, and he lives in a small room. Please help make his life better for the time he has left
Hi, PLEASE help me, my son is 33years old, and is busy dying, got kidney failure, Dr's said with his condition he should be able to live another two to three years, he is a diabetic on insulin, and does not qualify for Dialysis. He was send home to die. I am poor and cannot aford anything, only to pay my rent. I really need somebody to help me to make his time he as left enjoyable. He is at home whole day, as his legs are giving in, lies in bed, please help me with my son. It is a long story, but i just want to make his live happy, what he has got left
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My name is Nickelly Wilson, I am the 2nd born to 9 children. I am writing today in request for you'll to help us in giving my mother her dream home. My mother is the most helping, kind, God fearing woman know. Life has always been difficult for us, but not once did we go to bed hungry. She has also taken in a lot of people who could not fend for themselves. Until today she still feeds 1 homeless guy, and helps countless others, even though life has not dealt her a good hand, she still helps others. We are currently living in a 4 bedroom house, that is not even big enough for 2 people. But we
Love each other dearly. She is a true pillar of strength to countless children growing up without their mothers, or who lost their mothers. Her dream is to help as many women and children, by feeding them and helping them succeed. I know there's a lot of people auditioning and you'll can't help everybody, but I pray to God that you can help us in making my mothers dream a reality. We are trying our best to assist her with finances but the little money we get can't stretch as far as we would like it to. Her dream is also to pay for my sisters studies, cos she had to drop out due to insufficient fund. I pray that you find it in your heart to help out. May God continue to bless you'll in everything that you do. You'll are an inspiration to us, and we pray that we can also be an inspiration to someone 1 day.
We are from Johannesburg, SOuth Africa. My mothers name is Caroline (Mai) Mpufane. She has ( children, 5 girls and 4 boys.
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My name is Nickelly Wilson, I am the 2nd born to 9 children. I am writing today in request for you'll to help us in giving my mother her dream home. My mother is the most helping, kind, God fearing woman know. Life has always been difficult for us, but not once did we go to bed hungry. She has also taken in a lot of people who could not fend for themselves. Until today she still feeds 1 homeless guy, and helps countless others, even though life has not dealt her a good hand, she still helps others. We are currently living in a 4 bedroom house, that is not even big enough for 2 people. But we
Love each other dearly. She is a true pillar of strength to countless children growing up without their mothers, or who lost their mothers. Her dream is to help as many women and children, by feeding them and helping them succeed. I know there's a lot of people auditioning and you'll can't help everybody, but I pray to God that you can help us in making my mothers dream a reality. We are trying our best to assist her with finances but the little money we get can't stretch as far as we would like it to. Her dream is also to pay for my sisters studies, cos she had to drop out due to insufficient fund. I pray that you find it in your heart to help out. May God continue to bless you'll in everything that you do. You'll are an inspiration to us, and we pray that we can also be an inspiration to someone 1 day.
And my gran is very sick an i hate seeing her live in that house her house is so small i cant even clean the house probly an its not good for her health
I like the way u guys let ather family's feel happy that's why i want u to do the same for my granmother i want u to build a new house for her an i whill love that if u do that
Hi my name is jullia.I really really need your help I don't know were to really start but I need your help since I'm leaving witH my granny whose legs have a problem and she's the one who takes care of me,my baby,my little brother since our uncles are alcoholic can't take care of us.I'm struggling to get a job so that I can take care of my graNny and my brother and my daughter.we stay in a creaked RDP house and its overcrowded there is no opened space.my granny always watch your episodes every day and also wishing you where helping us too.we really need your help may God be with you
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Need help with my house bad can you fix it up for me
My name is Helen Wilson, I live in the great city of Clyde America (located in the great state of Texas), with my husband, two grandchildren and three of their siblings. We raised our three children. Then came the grandchildren. Our grandson, was born with chromosome 22 q11.2 deletion syndrome which caused him medical problems. He had tetralogy of Fallot which was repaired at 7 months and again at 5 years. He has an artificial pulmonary valve which will be replaced in a few years. He also could not speak until he had a pharyngeal flap repair. Also at age 5. He is my sons son and his mother could not take care of him due to his medical conditions so we took him in. He has a half sibling of his mothers that we also brought to live with us at age 1 day. His mother felt she could not care for him. We did not want him separated from his siblings. So he became our second child. My son had another daughter(with a different person) and she could not care for the child so we brought her home. She has chromosome 3q29 deletion syndrome. She cried for almost a year. She was very hard to soothe. I quit my job to care for her. Then shortly after the oldest other two siblings came to live with us. Two of the children have ADHD to help complicate our lives. I was forced to return to work to help make ends meet. We also had to move in order for the children to remain in the school district they had been attending. Change is hard for our special needs children. A home makeover would change our lives. I would love for these children to have a home where they could grow and feel confident in having friends over. We have already accomplished a lot in repairing the home but have so far to go. With the challenges our children already face in life having a comfortable home with heating and cooling in this West Texas weather would be beneficial to their well being. I want the children to have a positive self esteem. Having a home that they would be proud for others to see would allow them the confidence needed. Currently our walls are not finished and one bathroom is not functioning. Our kitchen needs a major restoration. Life is hard enough for a child with special needs and any help that can be offered would be appreciated.
Hello , after reading many of these posts my heart goes out to each person . I only can pray for each one and their circumstances . If I could help anyone of these people I would .
I am myself a single parent trying to make ends meet , after being married to the love of my life for 20 years I found myself alone with one child left in our home . After 8 years I was finally able to get a house of our own . It needs updates and other things I can't afford . My son has allergies and we really need hardwood floors besides the old carpet and such . 5 years ago I had major surgery but I still go out everyday And work . Some days I'm so exhausted I wonder how I can go another day . There is a lot to do , just not enough me . Thank you for reading this and prayers for everyone else and their families . I would love for something good to happen in my small town , for my young son to see people can come together and make a difference .
When I was working at the Aztec municipal school office, a representative for your show left a message for the superintendent of schools and the then superintendent decided to ignore the call despite the fact that there are so many people I this are who desperately need help to make their homes safe to live in. Now, in 2016 , with the area economy in the worst shape in many decades due to the loss of jobs I oil and gas and power plants, I really truly believe that there are many, many deserving families who could benefit from a "hand up" from your organization in San Juan Coun, New Mexico. We need some positivity !
I Gordon To Mention That John And Georgia Are Living In Their Mother Small Home They Do Not Have A Place To Call Their Own. .Thank you
I am writing this for the mist deserving couple I know. John and Georgia ramirez. They are staying in a small home with their daughter two grandsons and also adopter a little girl named Carli who has autism and other health issues.this couple is strong Christians and have never given up on faith they would take the shirts off their backs to keep a stranger warm and they could really use a good home something to call their own. They never ask for anything and keep helping others No matter their situation. Please help this family with a blessing that will truly last a lifetime. .thanks to you all and the whole crew you are all great people and god has blessed to with this gift to help. Thanks for your time always Jolana
Hello my name is Jodyice i am writing to you to day to tell you about a caring Yong woman I know. She is not just my fiances aunt but like a mother too. She does so much for everyone and cares for her nephews as if they where her own. Her boyfriend died a couple months ago and did all the house repairs, since he has been gone her house has been unfinished and needs redone. She does so much and works day after day to keep things running and will spend her last dime to pay her bills. I think this woman is a deserving caring young woman who deserves to have an uplifting experience come about for her. I know from being around her she would be so appreciative of it, not only that but blessed as well. She doesn't care about the way it looks because she has no time to fix it up, but she would love a home she could come back to and have no worries. Please help my aunts dreams come true.
Hey I am homeless and need a home I have land to build the home on but no money to build it so please help me
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My name is Monica, I am asking for help not for myself but for my friend. A year ago he fell accidentally into the swimming pol wit h has caused him to be partially brain deprived…. Beautiful 4 year old that needs so much medical help and an improvement with special equipment for his health… There is a fundraiser foundation for this little boy…. As a friend I known your show gets thousands of requests but this little boy has endured and survived against all odds… The family has gone thru such terrible time and difficulties that I ask your show to pick them…. God Bless and help my friends they are warriors with such inner strength… please please consider and help…. Thank You…
Hi my n name is velvet I love watching the show, you guys do a amazing job I can't even explain it you can pull a house of in 1 week that's what you call impressive. I love my family and I want to see there dreams come true my dad actually lost his job for 2 years my mom had a massive stroke and died some how thay managed to bring her back my mom had triplets and 1 of them died and her first baby boy died at the age of 6 all of my brothers are special needs we do a lot for them and with all that is really hard for my dad to stay up on funds and money he does a lot for us and I want to be able feel free and full of happiness we have moved a lot because we have to keep renting a house to live in our original house is full of mold and we have asma so we could not keep living there with the health this family. Every time it rained we used buckets and containers to let the roof drip in and that house fell apart so I would be very thankful if you could help us we love you and thank you for all the amazing work you put in a week we love you!!!!!
Velvet Barlow age 14
FAMILY MEANS EVERYTHING!!!!
My name is Rita. I am writing in hopes that a family in our community will get picked for an extreme home makeover. The family is Rusty and Stacy Alexander. They have 2 children in which their daughter Paisley who is 3 years old was born with an extremely rare myotonic muscle condition called Shwartz Jampel Syndrome. Her muscles are extremely tight, her hips are externally rotated, making the simplest movements very difficult and painful at times. She has a walker to help her get around and eventually will need a wheelchair. She has already undergone many procedures and surgeries and will need more in the future. Her bedroom is currently upstairs due to how the house is built. This makes it extremely difficult for her. The family was in the process of trying to raise money to convert their garage into a bedroom and therapy room for Paisley. Three days after "Pass it on" was aired on WREG to help raise awareness and money to help this family, the father, Rusty was killed in an auto accident. They were barely making ends meet as it was due to Stacy having to give up her career to be a stay at home mom and to meet the many demands of Paisley's condition,having to see specialists throughout the United States, and with her therapy. Rusty was the sole provider for this family and now he is gone. They need help with absolutely everything and anything would help. The money that was donated for the remodel of the garage is now having to go to funeral expenses as well as other immediate living expenses. Please help this family.
My name is Donavan Allen. My moms name is Melanie washburn. When she was young her husband abandoned her and my brother and I. She finally met a wonderful man and re married and had a beautiful daughter but that too fell apart. My mom lost her new husband in 2003. She was the one who had to find him dead. My mom was left to take care of three kids as well as her mom and dad who had gotten too old to take care of themselves. Working as an emt, she didn't make much money and needed to take care of all of us. So we moved in with my grandpa who built their house with his bare hands. Last month my grandma passed away, it was hard for my mom. My mom still lives in my grandparents house taking care of my grandpa, my little sister and my brother and his family. She has always given us her all and lives in a house built in 1920's unable to put any money towards the house. My mom deserves the world, and certainly deserves a new home.
I don't know where to begin but I am a single mom of two children which I have a lost my daughter and my son is in the hospital. Me and my ex-husband bought a house together then he left me two months after we moved in. I lost both my kids at that time but now my son is coming home. My house is built in the 40s as really need some repairs I have struggled all my life I have lived in and out of foster home. I just want a nice place for my children. My home does not have central air and heat. I struggle paycheck to paycheck I try to make my house look better but I can't. I struggle with separation anxiety from my daughter and I'm emotionally screwed up because I have lost my daughter. I stay depressed all the time because I can't fix my house to make it livable for my kids . I have leaks under the house which is tryin to grow mold and that's not good . I had a rough raising up and just want my kids life to be better than mine want them to live in a better home than I've ever lived in and I can't do it by myself. My son is autistic and I try hard to no better for them. I would love for my house to be fixed before he gets out of the hospital but I know it's not gonna happen.
Hi my name is DShaunna Murphy, and I stay in a 4 bedroom house with my husband and two kids. My grandma owns the house and left it to me when she moved to alabama to be with my mom and aunties. We are very grateful for the house because we was close to living on the streets. Well, the house is a fixer upper. The electricity only works in some rooms, the paint is chipping, there is mold in the basement everywhere, the wallpaper in the bathroom is falling, and the kitchen cabinets are just done.Getting this makeover will really help my family out a lot.
Hi abc were the Howard family from Cleveland TN I am Shasta I am nineteen and I live with my mom and my dog penny my mom and dad meet in 1979 when my dad work on my mom's house he had my brother in Scottie 1994 then they had me in 1996 we all had a great life but that all change in Dec 2012 we found out my dad had stage 3b squamous lung cancer he lived longer then doctor expected him to live but on May fist 2013 my dad was coughing up and he went to the bathroom but coughed up so he fell in a pool of his own blood we called the came and treated him in are yard of our old house the doctor said they tried to save him but they were to late it was to get rid of that memory then I was sent to a foster home for a year in a half it was in rhea county but I got out when I was 18 but disaster struck in on Sept 19 2015 my Scottie past away he was at a party his girlfriend dump him she was mean curl and she was a brat she made Scottie work to the bone even when he was sick she would complain she even turn him against us but after he was his old self again but that didn't he went with his friend to go to Wal-Mart but they ran into some old friends that and they invited to a party but after he went to his friends place but he passed out on the floor he's friend though he was a sleep but in the morning he was blue and he had black like blood coming out of his mouth his friend called 911 when they told us hit really hit us first my dad then my only brother it was really hard for us we live in a trailer park and it breaking down fast it needs a lot for repairs the floor is coming in and the roof is caving in so please abc help us get a home that we deserved it would help us we would be so grateful please abc
Hi my name is Lily and I love in a small town and I am applying for my mom she doesn't know. But we need a new house more then anything we have a raccoon trying to get in from under the house and u can hardly walk around the house the back porch is so bad. My dad left got a divorce with my mom and left the house with needing alot of work the floor under the shower and now starting around it is falling in or rotting. The sink floor is rotting as well and my and my moms room is both haft in the ground my Aunt and Uncle live with me and there room is suppose to be a storage room and my brothers room has bad closet leaks and every once in a while a chimney birds foes in his room Ohh and the upstairs is not finish at all soooooo… I would be very happy if u could call this number or text if u want to make me and my family happy thank you
Hello my name is Emerald Simmons I am hoping & praying that you see my story & help my grandmother. She is an amazing women. She raised three kids by herself working 3 jobs to provide. Know that her kids are grown she helps with any of her grandchildren. She lives in a trailer that the entire roof is falling off of the floors are following through, and mold everywhere. She tries as hard as she can to help anybody and everybody. She was retired and has went back to work as a bus driver. She never ask for anything but gives all she can. Of her 3 kids her son is blind and can't even visit her home because he is a big man. Please read this and help her. She deserves it.
Dear Sir, I am Deaf. I have been Deaf since birth. I communicate in sign language. Please excuse my bad grammar as english is not my language. I am from Indiana. I came to South Carolina to visit my mother recently January 2016. One night my mother had stomach pain and I took her to ER. Many many hours later, she told me what the doctor said. Mother told me in sign language saying that doctor told her she has cancer stage 4. Everyone in my family were shocked. She just turned 70 years old. So I stayed longer to help her do the cleaning, cooking, and transportation to and from chemotherapy center. While I was staying at her house. There was a lot wrong with her house. There is cold draft from floor, walls, ceiling because there are cracks between woods. I had to get some cardboards to cover walls and use masking tape to cover cracks between wood lines of the wall. That old type of wall that has many long single line wood top to bottom I dont know what they are called but they are old house that was built long ago. I put paint drop cloth to cover floor because there is cold draft from wood floor as well. The corner of this house (foundation under the house) is about to fall cave into the ground because of many raining days that is damaging the foundation. I put glass marble on the floor and the glass marble itself rolled toward corner of the house. I was concerned that the foundation will break and collapse the corner of this house. This corner of the house is bedroom. The unit outside of the house for central air is not working at all. This house does not have central heater anymore. There is small (natural gas) heater but it does not bring out more heat toward other rooms. There are cold draft from many windows I had to buy plastic film to cover all windows. The house is still too cold. I noticed under the foundation in the crawl space there is zero insulations to help stop the cold wind. The cold draft is every where in the house, front door, kitchen, other rooms. The AMP is weak and is always shut down (fused) if we plug one small item. The wooden balcony connected to this house is very old and some wood boards are warped and about to give out. I am afraid for anyone to walk on it. I found boxes in the closet that has mold on them. There are mold in the closets, I believe it is from the moist from the rain in the crawl space that the moist comes into the house from beneath. There are just too many wrong with this house. My mother just turned 70 years old. She only have medicare insurance that covered some. She already have lupus disease for awhile. We need all the help we can find. My mother is very tired and exhausted from the chemo. I want to help her to improve her environment and give her best comfort as I can. Being deaf is hard to try to make calls/contact to find help like grants/foundation that will help my mother. I went to Community Action Assistance but the income eligible has to be under $1600.00 per month to get assistance but my mother's social security only receive 1700.00 per month. That is only 100 dollars over but still not able to get some help just because a little over that disqualified her eligible. Also I went to Care Center Assistance and applied for my mother, my mother was eligible to get help covered with utilities just one time limited. I also contacted cancer foundation and applied to get some help with cover for chemotherapy expenses because her medicare do not cover all. Now it has been 3 months her doctor says her cancer is shrinking some and says average will live 5 to 10 years. Hopefully my mother will live long time. My dad passed away the year of 2007 from massive heart attack. His heart attack was his first and last. I am their only child. I do not have brothers or sisters to share duties to help my mother. I was looking for your application that I would like to fill out for my mother and I found it but it says year 2009 so I am still looking for new application for year 2016. Please tell me where to find year 2016 application? I pray that my mother will be picked to be on ABC for "Extreme makeover home edition". Please pick her to be on ABC show. It will be amazing to see my mother gets help. I am always grateful for her because she was willing to learn sign language just so that we can communicate with each other and taught me so many things in life through her love and sign language. Please let me know where to find year 2016 application asap. Thank you for your help. Hope to "hear" back soon. 🙂 PS. Forgot to mentioned that I have used paper towels and walmart plastic bags to insert in every draft cold air to stop the cold draft … Also in the crawl space that is about 5 to 6 feet high where I can walk in there, I had to stuffed walmart plastic bags in between bricks because the cement between bricks are not there, cements just give out, it is like hole between bricks. So I have filled walmart plastic to cover hundred holes between bricks to stop the cold draft but the house is still cold…. I saw some roaches in the house coming from the crawl space or under the house. I also saw some termites in some woods. I saw wasp that comes in the house and back into the ceiling, there are some holes in the ceiling(ceiling inside the house between first and second floor), so I use masking tape to cover the holes so that wasp cannot come in the house from the ceiling. Please pick my mother to be on ABC for "Extreme makeover home edition". Also let me know where to find year 2016 application? Thank you for your help.
Hello my name is Amelia I am 27 years old and I live with my fiancé named Robert he is 28 and my beautiful daughter ammarie she is 7 years old and my father. Well I am going to start off by saying we live in Lubbock Texas. We have a small house that was built in like the 1930s. The house has three bed rooms and one back room that has black mold that we cant afford to rebuild so we just have it shut off.We have electric problems every now and then our windows let in so much dirt from how old they are we have no installation no heat or ac. When winter comes around the house is freezing cold and summer its hot. The reason we moved in this house we were about 18 and 19 and had our daughter and my father was living inside his truck we didn't want just any stanger moving in next door to my grandmas so we went for it. So a couple of weeks went by we moved in. My father had one room and my family had the other. Years passed and we started to see all the bad in the house but we kept telling each other it a fixer upper we can fix it the back room we floors but we just never had the funds to do it. Well in the past three year we have had some excitment and some hurting the excitement was that i was a surrogant mother for my sister and husband which was wonderful i didnt get anything out of it. I felt as if it was something I was put on this earth for was to help someone have a family like I was able to. Well brought a handsome healthy little boy into this world. Two years later we have had it so hard Robert and I found out I was pregnant with our own little one when I was four months we lost the baby I took it really hard and went in to a depression things got a little better after about a year. Until Robert and my father we laid off from there job. The good news is I am going to have my rainbow baby but we don't have no room in my house i have a queen bed a twin bed and now a crib cramed in my room. My father is now considered disabled and he is always falling from the the floors in the house he can barley walk he has a cane but its so hard for him to get to get around he will be having surgery soon on both his legs I cry almost every night wondering how its going to be and about the house being so little my daughter having her own room to finally enjoy quit time for homework getting my father around and having a newborn but until we get the money to fix the house or have wonderful people like your crew to help us its going to be like this. So I ask and pray that you will consider my famiy to be apart of the miracle show.
Hi Guys,
Thank you for your time to read my story. My father has been my number one fan and glue to my whole family. He has always invited anyone in to his home that did not have a place to stay: family members and friends. I could remember as a kid we called it the "Ronald McDonald house" because he had let so many friends stay when needed. My step Mom's sister and daughter live their now. Him and my Mom help my Mother any time she needs and is at every function and make sure to include here which typically is un-heard of! He has helped so many people in his life time and has been loyal to all, even a company he worked for for over 25 years who didn't appreciate him and took advantage of it. He is a Vietnam veteran and proud of it. He would give the shirt off his back for anyone who needs it. He is such a humble man and has always taught us to be a hard worker and fighter in life. He had colon cancer last year and fought it while still keeping his number one fan status and attending all his grandkids sports about an hour away. He had a Ileoscopy done in order for his colon to heal after surgery and fought through having kidney failure and hospitalized several times. He is now hospitalized and fighting to recover from a surgery gone wrong removing his ileoscopy bag. He has now been in there 5 weeks, 3 days. He had a complication that turned almost deadly causing his abdomen to get infected in turn causing his body to go sepsis. has an open wound with a medi-vac seal that needs to heal on his own and had the bag put back in place since he had a tear in his colon. His immune system is very week and fighting fevers each night, which doctors don't know what's caused by. It has been a nightmare for my whole family. The Glue to my family is fighting for his life and I am scared for his return home to recover. Their house is falling apart. Leaky roof over the years has been patched, but with every rain fall comes a leaking roof. the walls are ridden with mold in several rooms. it has had termites in the past and I am scared they are back and don't know how the house is standing. The bathroom that they use is falling apart and wont be user friendly for my Dad. My mom has been by his side for this whole nightmare. She is paying month to month and needs to return back to work next month to keep her benefits and I don't know how they are going to make it through this and I am so scared for them. My Dad has been an a selfless man his that deserves for some good to go his way and needs help. I would love for my Dad to be a candidate! My Mom and Dad would absolutely love this and hope to continue on the tradition of being the family glue.
Hello, I am a high school student and we have been raising awareness for a town called Attiwapiskat. This is a village in Canada that is in a horrifying situation. They have had numerous suicide attempts in only a few weeks. The housing in this town is only sheds and tents. There is no plumbing, and only a few shacks have electricity. Not only this but an average of 8 people are living per shack. To give you an idea of how big the shacks are just imaging the size of your shed in your yard.
I know this isn't what you do but it was worth a shot. I was hoping that your show could go to Attiwapiskat for a special show and provide some of these people with homes. Maybe even just one or two large community homes. This would give hope to the people living there and could launch a large uprising of awareness for your show and the residents in Attiwapiskat.
As I said before I know this is not what you do normally but these people are running out of time and options.
Thank you for your consideration.
Hi Ty Peddington I am a widow for nine years and I would love to have the house that I live in to become my home.Th I am staying on the first floor and it is a four family flats ,I don't have a yard that I can say its mine and I can't go outside and do what other people in the yard are doing.I'm also share my flat with my children's that is two boy's and my daughter with my grandchild and Foster child I have a two bedroom ,kitchen launch and a bathroom with toilet which everyone is using please I would like to sit on my own balcony and my children to have they own rooms and my place to be extand big and open with enough space .It was my late husbands wish to see me sitting in my dream house .I love green but by staying upstairs its a problem I did my best to plant flowers but then the neighbours dogs messed in my garden .Th please make my dream comes through I'm from South Africa and I like to watch your show and see how you make peoples dreams come through.From Evltn Naidoo
Hi my name is Nomera Naidoo and right now I am about to get married to this guy his name is Lloyd and his a truck driver And with his finances we can't do a makeover with the house and the kids and I can't stay in a house like that cause there is no space the kids sleep in the livingroom and my dream is for then to have there own rooms and for us to have our own big room with our own bathroom in and as for the the kitchen I can't move around in the that's how small the kitchen is we don't even have a stove or proper equipment that a women wants in a kitchen I would like you Ty Pennington please to make my dream come true I cry out to you for help
Hi i am 21 years old .living with my mother age 50. I have a son age 1. His name is cezario cutest baby ever.lol.today me and my mom watched the home add. She said she realy wished that we could finally just live in a home of our own for onces in her life. We lived house by house for as far as my age. And now we live at the back by a lady in a wendy house. Its cropped,cold,wet,and makes up sick. I am the only one working and realy just want to go study because these days money is useless with no studies. Or a good job. My only wish is to put my mom and my son in a place wherby they can call it a home of there own.
She is sick and worried about my son getting sick of the coldness and not getting better.
I would love to be apart of home add as they make dreams come true. My onlgbwish is to get a place for my mom and son one that they can call home forever.
Thank you.
Hiya myself and my family love the show , we were wondering if you ever bring your show to Scotland,uk ,if so we would love to be involved, thanks Nicola campbell
Hi my name its martha mamaila I live with my granny and my 4 uncles who struggle to get a better job.my granny always wanted a huge two store house since she was young because we stay in a small overcrowded house.we really need your help
We will appreciate you to help us
Thank you for your time
Good day guys I just wanted to now if u guys could help as my grab father has cancer and my grab works from home because of her legs and it is not working we try to help but we have no money and we stay with them so we can help bit it is not working so Plz help
Hi Ty My name is Christy im 28 and my mom and little girl live with me we desperatly need your help our trailer is getting really bad we have alot of water leeks in the roof we got some mold our front door is so bad we cant open it there are alot more issues with our home ….My little girl Autum has asthma and skin problems she has alot of health issues my mother also has health issues we are both currenly unemployed due to our jeep being messes up PLEASE help ….Thanks and God bless you
Hi, my name is Brittany. Im commenting for my girlfriend. She's a real genuine sweetheart. She's a very hard worker who pretty much takes care of her whole family with no help from anyone amd gets mor does she ask for amything in return. She and i recently had to move in a 2 bedroom apartment with her sister and her little family. Its just too small.She deserves this sooo much. If i could do this for her myself, i would but im currently out of work at the moment. She's raising a 2yr old son whose not biologically hers with no help from the birth parents, but she loves him dearly. The house that we originally planned to move in is unlivable at the moment. Shes been saying for months how shes ready to save so we can have our own space back but taking care of the household, buyin food and payin bills takes all her money, she cant save to even begin fixing the home. It needs alot of work. She even lost her transpertation because money has ggotten tight. I believe she deserves this blessing because she always thinks of others before herself. She would be fine livin on the street if she had no other choice. Her pride seem to always get the best of her because she never ask for anything. She never complains but i know shes stressed because everybody expects so much from her. Ive never met anyone like her. You can hate her all day but if you need her and she can help, shes there! Shes never turned anyone away! I really wish you guys can help.. im begging for your help! Please help us!!
Dear Sir, I am Deaf. I have been Deaf since birth. I communicate in sign language. Please excuse my bad grammar as english is not my language. I am from Indiana. I came to South Carolina to visit my mother recently January 2016. One night my mother had stomach pain and I took her to ER. Many many hours later, she told me what the doctor said. Mother told me in sign language saying that doctor told her she has cancer stage 4. Everyone in my family were shocked. She just turned 70 years old. So I stayed longer to help her do the cleaning, cooking, and transportation to and from chemotherapy center. While I was staying at her house. There was a lot wrong with her house. There is cold draft from floor, walls, ceiling because there are cracks between woods. I had to get some cardboards to cover walls and use masking tape to cover cracks between wood lines of the wall. That old type of wall that has many long single line wood top to bottom I dont know what they are called but they are old house that was built long ago. I put paint drop cloth to cover floor because there is cold draft from wood floor as well. The corner of this house (foundation under the house) is about to fall cave into the ground because of many raining days that is damaging the foundation. I put glass marble on the floor and the glass marble itself rolled toward corner of the house. I was concerned that the foundation will break and collapse the corner of this house. This corner of the house is bedroom. The unit outside of the house for central air is not working at all. This house does not have central heater anymore. There is small (natural gas) heater but it does not bring out more heat toward other rooms. There are cold draft from many windows I had to buy plastic film to cover all windows. The house is still too cold. I noticed under the foundation in the crawl space there is zero insulations to help stop the cold wind. The cold draft is every where in the house, front door, kitchen, other rooms. The AMP is weak and is always shut down (fused) if we plug one small item. The wooden balcony connected to this house is very old and some wood boards are warped and about to give out. I am afraid for anyone to walk on it. I found boxes in the closet that has mold on them. There are mold in the closets, I believe it is from the moist from the rain in the crawl space that the moist comes into the house from beneath. There are just too many wrong with this house. My mother just turned 70 years old. She only have medicare insurance that covered some. She already have lupus disease for awhile. We need all the help we can find. My mother is very tired and exhausted from the chemo. I want to help her to improve her environment and give her best comfort as I can. Being deaf is hard to try to make calls/contact to find help like grants/foundation that will help my mother. I went to Community Action Assistance but the income eligible has to be under $1600.00 per month to get assistance but my mother's social security only receive 1700.00 per month. That is only 100 dollars over but still not able to get some help just because a little over that disqualified her eligible. Also I went to Care Center Assistance and applied for my mother, my mother was eligible to get help covered with utilities just one time limited. I also contacted cancer foundation and applied to get some help with cover for chemotherapy expenses because her medicare do not cover all. Now it has been 3 months her doctor says her cancer is shrinking some and says average will live 5 to 10 years. Hopefully my mother will live long time. My dad passed away the year of 2007 from massive heart attack. His heart attack was his first and last. I am their only child. I do not have brothers or sisters to share duties to help my mother. I was looking for your application that I would like to fill out for my mother and I found it but it says year 2009 so I am still looking for new application for year 2016. Please tell me where to find year 2016 application? I pray that my mother will be picked to be on ABC for "Extreme makeover home edition". Please pick her to be on ABC show. It will be amazing to see my mother gets help. I am always grateful for her because she was willing to learn sign language just so that we can communicate with each other and taught me so many things in life through her love and sign language. Please let me know where to find year 2016 application asap. Thank you for your help. Hope to "hear" back soon. 🙂
Hi my name is Marie webster I live in a mobil home it is a single wide mobil home my husband has been sick for over a year he has had a lot of health issues I am the only one working right now we have no other income right now my husband is trying to get on disability but we haven't heard anything yet we would like too have nicer house but we just can't do we have very little funds with one person working we live in yuma arizona I just don't know what too do I hope u will help us here is my cell we hope too hear from u soon
I would like to nominate my sister wendy gorski. She is always a giving person. Wendy lost her husband in September 2015. Her and her husband purchased a small business 14 years ago. It's always been a struggle for them with used equipment failing, small store that needs updating, room for equipment and employees. As a ice cream shop, winter is always hard. Paying bills for her home and business is always a challenge. Which of course means her home is in need of much repar. I don't know if you would help with the business but this is her bread and butter. Even more so since her husband past. She has never turned down helping anyone if it's possible. She runs this business with her heart and it's been part of her community for 30 years. It's employs many people, mostly young high school students. The store is in need of repair, updated equipment, it's very warm in the shop in summer time because it lacks proper cooling system. The parking lot with many pot holes along with standing water when it rains due to improper drainage. Hopefully it would be a consideration, thank you.
My parents moved to their dream house a couple years back. My father has been a farmer my whole life, long hours starting at 4am and not coming home til 8pm or later. His work schedule has change as he has aged but the hard work hasn't. He has always taken good care of my mom, brother and I. I moved out a couple years ago after my granny passed. We had some hard times after her passing and it wasn't long after my parents moved my pa in a mini apartment behind their house. Most my life my mother was a stay at home mom, and after my brother was old enough she went to work. For the moment though she has a full time job taking care of my pa. My parents have done a lot for me and I think it would be awesome if they could get a home makeover. If that doesn't happen it's all good. We all have eachother and they still have their dream home. Congrats to whoever is chosen! Thank you!
Hello, I am writing this desperate request from PA, for a friend whom lives in Virginia. I am writing in for a friend & veteran whom is down on his luck & is struggling to literally stay afloat. John desperately needs an extreme makeover to his house. He does not know that I am nominating him for your show. John is one descendant of the many men in his families past of veterans whom have served our country. He served many years & has since retired. He is a proud divorced father of two young boys.
John bought his house about 10yrs ago, everything was fine house at first, but as time has gone by, it has been draining him of all his finances in repairs. He has since been renting his upstairs bedrooms & upper portion of his house to help other veterans down on their luck. He is such a good man, & gives selflessly of himself to his community & fellow veterans & friends.
I recently heard from John & he was crying. Broke my heart to hear him say that the area of which he lives is in the basement with his boys. He went on to tell me that despite working hard at his job & renting the upper portion of his home, he is unable to keep up with the mopping of mud & debrie that keeps flooding the area of which he & the boys live. He says that he can't even keep carpet on the basement floor no more because of the flooding. The gutters & position of which his house sits on the culdesac is a lot of the problem. He has no sump pump of which to help with all the water that keeps coming in. His boys & him tried to do some work in stopping the water. John is an honest & proud man. He is to proud to ask for help, but he truly deserves & needs the opportunity of an Extreme Makeover. I am concerned for this very deserving veteran whom is much in need of some help, & a break in life. Please, Please consider him for one of your 2016 Shows.
Ty, I am not sure if you can help but I am very concerned about my daughter and her family. Due to certain circumstances, they lost their job and are now living with friends which do not have a very big house. They do have land that was left to them in a trust which can be available to them. Because they are living with friends they are not considered homeless and the government programs are refusing to help them at this time. I am afraid if they do not find a place of their own my daughter and son-in-law will loose my grandson. If you could find it in your heart to consider them and their situation it would be greatly appreciated. They have been through a lot these past years. Please contact her and find out more about their situation. Thank you a concerned Grandma.
First of all I would like to say I am sorry that you are going through a battle I recently heard about,but sometimes even when we bless others they still are not satisfied. But I thank Jesus for Grace that we are able to still press through any and all situations and still show his love for all. I recently sent in a comment. I know that you receive thousands of these. But in all I think of myself like the persistent widow in the Bible, except I am not a widow but a mother. Today I just went through another training to learn to give my 14 year old a Sub-Q infusion. We have been doing this training weekly for a month now and after next week I may start at home. For 2 years he has been getting them through an IV. Back to the persistence; I constantly pray and believe for healing upon all my children. Every time I turn around since my boys were born they were always sick. Well last year we found out that my oldest has Common Variable Immunodeficiency. He looks fine on the outside however he struggles to stay healthy because he has no Anti-bodies to fight illness/infection. Basically no immune system. He had been receiving a injection for the boost and constantly on antibiotics, but it got to a point where that was not enough and the infusion had to start. He decided to do the Sub-Q recently because he wants to feel good, go to school, and play sports so he can give God the glory. He also says his decision is to help with all the traveling too for me his mom. This year my middle son also had a low anti body count and had to receive injection then my daughter had to go under all kids of testing. It is something heredatary and with dad having Chrons it puts them at a higher risk. With us starting the Sub-Q at home, I just really want a healthy home. Healthy air and clean and sanatized. We kind of out grew it here and with all the illness my kids have had this year,including parasite Giardia, I even put their dog outside. I just want to know that the water we are consuming is safe. We have been unsuccessful to find someone around here to test our water even though all 3 kids had a parasite and 2 of them had it twice in less than a year. I also just want a place for my oldest to have of his own. His own quiet space and resting place when receiving infusions. I have always been content in what the Lord has provided for us but I feel God wants more for the health of our family.
Again Thank you and I will perservere no matter what because I know where our strength comes from.
Rebecca Lobell
Hi my name is Taylor and as of right now my mom needs help with her home. I may not have some amazing back story like everyone else, but my mom deserves to be relieved of her disaster house. My mom raised me on her own until I was four. She then met my dad who helped raise me along with my brother he had with my mom. Their marriage wasn't perfect and divorce came after a long 14 years. And within that year he was remarried and had been in and out of three homes (each bigger and more expensive) and my mom worked her very hardest to get into a small home in the heart of Logan, Ut. Since day one it has been nothing but problems. Her furnace is ilegally installed because this hole is so old. The roof has birds living under it because of pieces falling off. The plumbing used to flood my brothers room in the basement and since we got that fixed the kitchen sink won't drain and if it does it drains into the guest bathroom sink and floods the floors. The master bath has no ventilation and the shower was installed improperly and now the floor is caving in. The walls are uneven and some look as if they are slowly being crushed down. The laundry room has piping and tubes hanging everywhere that most people hit their head in. My brothers room smells like a sewer. My room is a poorly done add on, uneven flooring and a slanted ceiling that's slowly caving in. Even the door knob won't stay in place and we've replaced it. Her fence is falling back and forth, and the "garage" is an accident waiting to happen! Although we've painted and cleaned and tried replacing flooring… There's only so much you can do to hide the truth behind the layers. My mother deserves so much better than what the cards have dealt her. She works so hard to pay bills and keep my brother happy. And at the end of the day instead of relaxing she is back to trying to fix more up on her little home. Please save her from this mess!!! Thank you for all who've read this!!
I will get right to the point, I live in Claremont NC in Catawba County. My husband and I raised five children in our little five room house we moved into in 1958,two of which we put through college. Now that they are all married and on their own, my husband and I need lots of repairs and painting done to our house.I am 75 and he is 80 and our income now is so low we pinch to pay the bills.Our children help us with things but they have bills also and we don't want to be a burden to them, so lots of repairs go unfixed. We need the rooms painted and we only have one bathroom which is fine now that it's only the two of us,but it's very small and we still have a porcelain tub that neither of us can get in and out safely. If only we could get a walk in shower that would be wonderful.We got married in 1957,my husband was in the Navy and we moved in this house in 1958 when our daughter was three weeks old.We love this little house, it has lots of wonderful memories.I was only seventeen years old when we moved in, and raised one girl and four boys in this little house.Hopefully the Lord bless us many more years here.Thank you so much for taking the time to read my story, if we win this you are in for a treat because my husband loves to tell people our LOVE story!
Hi guys,I'm petitioning on behalf of my whole family. Our house is out in the county of Carlsbad,NM, the oldest on the street,has no insulation, some of the electric lines are fried,the basement is small and nearly impossible to reach the plumbing. The floors are rotted in the upstairs bathroom, the kitchen floor is rotted by the sink. We have 3.5 acres and the mowers never work. My Mom is getting cut off Widow's benefits the first of July,her husband passed away of ALS in 2010 after a six year battle. My brother is turning 16 soon and his benefits will stop as well. My grandparents are having to pay for everything with their retirement money and it's just a bad deal all around.
We feel like burdens to them. We've been faced with the prospect of selling it"as is" and being homeless before.
One of my Late Stepfather's favorite shows was this one,he would cry at Ty's kindness to others. He wanted to be on this show but was never made real. He put a lot of work into the house while he still had one arm left,so those things are very precious to us and we'd like them to be unmolested.but everything else needs work. Rats and cockroaches get in and ugh.
I myself am disabled,but I'm working with a center that helps disabled people get jobs.
Thank you for listening
Hayley and Family
Greetings:
I'm not sure if this could even happen but I'm stepping out in faith. My mom
(Mildred Duffie, 75) and her brother Rev. Milton Duffie along with his wife Brenda Duffie suffered a house fire on January 10, 2016. It was confirmed to be a box fire as stated by the fire department. In which it started from the back of the house and immediately over took the rest of the house. They live in a two story building built around 1919 and they've live there since 1970. The frame is still good but everything else is gone as they lost everything especially my mom being that it started in the back of the house on the second floor. She also suffered 2nd. degree burns because she ran back into the house thinking my sister was in trapped in the house. The have been displaced since January as I would like for this to be a surprise if putting them back into the house was at all possible. I do have picture.
Hi my name is Rebecca I am pretty much begging extreme makeover for a home makeover on my grandmother's home… I don't even know where to start. My grams name is Sandra she a is such a wonderful caring generous loving supportive woman! Over the past few years she has been threw sooooooooo much mentally and physically… Just 3 1\2 yrs ago she was diagnosed with miloma it's cancer in the blood. That was a huge blow to our family! My gram has worked everyday of her adult life really hard, but surely the cancer she has had to quit and go on social security. Which doesn't pay much for her she so tight with money now since being out of work that she has to go to the food pantry once a week to keep food in the house and apply for all the help she can can fuel assistance and anything that can help! She has never had to get assistance before but now since she's out of work she has know choice! She live in York Beach Maine in a small home that came in two pieces and put together! She lived with her older sister my great aunt June!!! Aunt June was not only her bigf sister but her best friend…! Will in on new years Eve 2014 In the middle of the night my aunt June my grandmother's sister went to sleep and never woke up! She died and that crushed my grandmother. She almost had a nervous breakdown. She felt as if she couldn't go on without her. It was terrible. But she went to church daily turned to her church family and between them and our family she got three the loss of her best friend. Well just when things were getting a little better in November of 2015 my grams youngest daughter my aubt
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I am writing this for my parents. My dad was diagonised with mantle non-Hodgkins lymphoma which is cancer. This type of cancer is rare and they found it in the beginning stages which is rare as well.my dad started chemo and it gave him sweets syndrome, where it put welts all over his body and made him really sick. He was in the hospital and in an isolated room in the icu for almost two weeks. They couldn't figure out what was wrong with him. Finally a young doctor figured it out. This being said he couldn't do chemo anymore because it could kill him. So now he is on some kinda of experimental medication that had radiation in it that is 10,000 a month if he doesn't take it the cancer will take over and he will die in a out a year or two. This medication and his body sent him to the hospital two more times after that. He spend Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Years in the hospital. My dad is a plumber and the doctors said he got cancer from being a plumber. My dad Owens his own business as a one man show. My my answers the phones for him, so my dad doesn't have a choice and has to keep doing the job that is giving him cancer. They don't have a retirement, barely have money, and are drowneding in debt because he can't work that much. There house is all falling apart with holes in the walls and mold on them. Due to the fact my dad has cancer he needs to stay as health as possible and living in a house that is moldy and falling apart can make him really sick. My mom can't get a job because she watches my son 4 days a week while I am in school, he also needs a safe environment to live in. My dad was in the army Rangers and my younger brother who is currently living with them is in the army reserves. Please, please help my parents they need a clean and safe environment to live! Thank you
I am a disabled veteran who was injured in Afghanistan in 2007. Because of my injuries I received two grants for a total of about 70+ thousand dollars, to update and adapt my home. I've been remodeling my home for a year with a veterans administration approved contractor and it is the worst nightmare ever. The quality is terrible and the professionalism displayed is even worse. I feel like the money I earned with my blood is being wasted.The V.A. assures me it will be done right in the end but I my family is ready to move on. The contractors guys have done bad work, showed up smelling like alcohol, and have even stolen from me. All the while the V.A. asks me to be patient and work with them. Please help me finish adapting my house so I can get on with my life. Thank you for taking your time to read this.
Hi Th, I am writing to you for my parents. My mom is disabled with to many to list physical disabilities, She also sufferes from mental disorders. She watched as her father was murdered and has only lost things, abilities and people that seem to be of any importance, My step dad is dying of stage 4 cancer and had a knew surgery a little over a year ago that left him not disabled but unable to work. My mom lives off a fixed income and it barely covers the Bill's much less fix her failing home. She has all of is kids living 28th her and we have kind of out growed it as well. She has fears of change n moving but this women use to work 2-3 jobs to get her needs met now feels worthless and depressed that she can't work and make enough money to do other things in life. She loved cooking shows and wants all she has left with her. I really hope you will consider her in the next show. This would be the best mothers day she could get. New home etc. I just know it will put that beautiful smile on her face to know this will not leave her!
I admire the work and love that shows up on each episode. I am a single mother of 2 sons and now a grandson. Divorced for almost 13 years. One son thru 4 years of college with a bs degree in mechanical engineering and my 2nd son in college in prepharmacy. God blessed me with great lovig, caring sons. Their dad left 12.5 years ago and the same as vanished from their lives. We've worked extremely hard to make sure the oldest didn't graduate from college with debts and until I had a fall from my attic 10 ft down to a cement porch, I was hoping to keep working so we would have the same outcome with the 2nd son. I have worked 2 to3 jobs at a time, being 52 years old, this is not an easy task to undertaking. We call ourselves the 3 musketeers. Our family home is in dier need of repair. I've tried over the years to keep it going, but now it is overwhelming. Someone else might have sent in an application, but I won't let anyone know how bad the situation is not even my son's. My life has not been perfect. I have had bad experiences that I have had to overcome but still I faced the public after that situation because of my babies and did what had to be done. Our house is falling in around me. Roof, siding retaining walls, driveway, garage all needs some help. I make 9.08 an hour and I can't rescue our house. I have a dream to always have a family home for my children and grandchildren. The coal industry and the area I live in have been receiving harsh media attention, if chosen for this, wow how great it would be.thank you Sandra Hunt box 163 iaeger wv 24844.sons are Gabriel age 25 and Garrett age 18. Grandson lucas who is 2.thank you for any consideration s for this request. God bless
I admire the work and love that shows up on each episode. I am a single mother of 2 sons and now a grandson. Divorced for almost 13 years. One son thru 4 years of college with a bs degree in mechanical engineering and my 2nd son in college in prepharmacy. God blessed me with great lovig, caring sons. Their dad left 12.5 years ago and the same as vanished from their lives. We've worked extremely hard to make sure the oldest didn't graduate from college with debts and until I had a fall from my attic 10 ft down to a cement porch, I was hoping to keep working so we would have the same outcome with the 2nd son. I have worked 2 to3 jobs at a time, being 52 years old, this is not an easy task to undertaking. We call ourselves the 3 musketeers. Our family home is in dier need of repair. I've tried over the years to keep it going, but now it is overwhelming. Someone else might have sent in an application, but I won't let anyone know how bad the situation is not even my son's. My life has not been perfect. I have had bad experiences that I have had to overcome but still I faced the public after that situation because of my babies and did what had to be done. Our house is falling in around me. Roof, siding retaining walls, driveway, garage all needs some help. I make 9.08 an hour and I can't rescue our house. I have a dream to always have a family home for my children and grandchildren. The coal industry and the area I live in have been receiving harsh media attention, if chosen for this, wow how great it would be.
Hi,I'd like to nominate my friend, Ashlee. It all began a couple years ago. She was at work and started having stomach pains, she decided it was just a fluke and she was going to let it go, things took a turn for the worst, she's been hospitalized over 24 times this year, there are days she can't even get out of bed.She's seen plenty of specialists and no one can figure out what's wrong with her. She got put on disability last year because there were days her whole body felt like it was on fire and she couldn't move,she uses a walker some days because the pain in her joints are so bad. she just found out she got laid off, so they have one source of income coming in and are struggling, and to top it off her son has a disease so she's been taking him back and forth to the doctors office. Some have diagnosed her with chronic lyme disease and Epstein Barr and they're not sure if there's anything they can do for her, she's on several medications and sees about 5 doctors on a weekly basis. Her and her husband started setting aside money for a bigger home to better suit their 5 children and 2 dogs but they lost it due to hospital and medical bills. Her marriage, children, friends and family are suffering due to her health complications. She's trying to stay positive for her family and she said, some days are better than others, which is a blessing but she's really struggling and she just wants to feel better and get her life back. I know there's nothing we can do for her healthwise but pray for her but I'm sure this would would be a HUGE blessing and one less thing she'd have to worry about and a huge burden would be lifted. Thank you for bringing so many blessings to others.
Sincerely,
Jessica
Hello, my name is Alexis Mariani and I am writing on behalf of my boyfriend, Ryan LeBlanc. He doesn't know I'm doing this but I love him and I just want him to be happy and I would love your help. Ryan grew up in the small village of Brushton, NY. When his father was in the military, he met Ryan's mother in Korea. However, their marriage did not last and when Ryan was young, his mother left him and his sister. All his life he wanted to have a close relationship with his mother, but she remarried and moved to North Carolina. Ryan entered the military and did two tours in Iraq to get out of the small village he grew up in. He stayed in contact with his mother and planned to move in with her once he was released from the military in 2009. Unfortunately, his mother died of a tragic accident a few months before he was due to move in with her. All he has left of his mother is the house she left him here in Greensboro, North Carolina. He has begun to follow his dreams of becoming a chef but his mother's house is falling to pieces all around him. I've suggested selling the house and moving but how can I expect him to get rid of the only piece of his mother he has left? He wants so bad to restore the home but he lacks the funds and continues to live in this home and it breaks my heart. Whenever he talks of his mother, I can see the tears in his eyes because he misses the woman he wanted to know so badly. This house is all he has left… the house that he was supposed to live in, with her. Please help… he's such an amazing man and he deserves this so much.
Hello! My name is Anita Mir. I came to this country 17 years ago with my family from Afghanistan to escape war in my country. Since then I have worked very hard in life to provide a good future for my children. I have worked in the skincare and aesthetics industry for over 13 years. I paid for all my training to make myself one of the best in my area for my field. I even worked for Dr. Paula Moyahan. Despite all my training and skill, I have never made a large income for myself. I was able to purchase a home, but I'm unable to afford the improvements needed to make it comfortable for my family because I don't have enough income. I work seven days a week for not very much money after bills. I never dreamed that I would be rich, but I always hoped I could give the best life to my three children. I have lived an extremely hard life, and I've always worked hard and be an honest person. I hope that you will consider my application. It would be such a blessing to my family. Thank you and I appreciate you taking the time to consider my letter.
Last August My Mom & Dad, lost their home of over 45 years and after 50 years of marriage. The home was a total loss and nothing was salvaged. My parents are both in their 80's and have devoted their lives to the betterment of their community. Cynthia has been the Music Director at St. Stephens in Framingham, MA the majority of her adult life, always praying and sacrificing for society's disenfranchised. My Dad is a Dr. of Chemistry and retired from the US Agriculture Research Division. My mom & Dad sacrificed everything to give myself and 7 siblings every opportunity in life, and allthewhile giving of themselves and teaching us to contribute to our community. They have seen many hardships, but none like this. My family has owned a small farm in Wenham, MA for over 100 years, that my dad and uncle still work! During the Great Depression our farm fed many neighbors and strangers, as the story is told by my great Aunt Lucy. Mom & Dad are an inspiration to so many as they continue to work the farm and volunteer at this late stage in life, And while they take care on my mentally ill sister at 47 years old and her daughter Jessica for her entire life, now 24. They have now purchased a home in Danvers, MA and they were taken advantage of. With only $60K left in proceeds to repair a home that needs $150K in remodeling. They live in an apartment and cannot move until renovations including asbestos removal are done. Please Help!!!!
Hi guys, first off I wanna say I'm a really huge fan I watched with my step mom for years. And it's miracles what you do for these families…. My best friend (tabi) her family, me and my family, and her finances father(bill) lives in this house. Its very old but has so much potential.. we have to keep this place going, it's had all of our childhood memories. But more importantly this house is all bill has left of his wife.. it means the world to him… I'm not sure that you guys can help, but they say it's better to be safe than sorry.. and all I know is this is our home, and we all just want it to stay standing… thank you for time. You guys rock!!
Hi, My name is Jenna. I am entering this for my parents, Rick and Kay. They have lived in the same home for about 25 years. It is the home my 3 sisters and I group up in so it holds all of our memories. About 3 weeks ago we received HEARTBREAKING news about my father. He was very suddenly diagnosed with lung cancer that has already spread to many other areas including his liver, bones and brain. He as not feeling well for a few weeks and finally walked into an ER where he received all of this news in a single night. He has been in the hospital since then. We are hopeful that he will be headed home soon to spend his days resting in his own chair. He can't wait to get home. He has started a list of things he wants to accomplish in his immediate future. One of those things is fixing up the house so that my mother will continue to be comfortable there long after he is gone. The house needs so much sadly, and we don't believe this goal will be accomplished by us alone. The ceiling in the upstairs bathroom is caving due to a leak in the attic, the carpets all need replacing, the screen porch needs work, his entire fence needs to be replaced. I want this more than anything for my father. He has been our family rock our entire lives. I know that nobody deserves this, but is truly heartbreaking to watch a man who has always put others before him go through this. He deserves the world and I am so very hopeful to fin someone to help us do this for him. His time here may be short, but we intend to fill it with as much family time and joy as we can. He has 10 grandchildren and it would be so special to get us and all the kids in that house for a big family meal while we can. Please help!! I promise it will be so much more appreciated than you know!!
No sob story here: just asking for help so my son and his family can have an updated home. They bought a 50 year old house and my son alone has been trying to fix it up. He works full time and tries to do it all. His wife tries to help but it's difficult with a 2 yr old and 5 month old babies to care for. The home has potential and they have made it as comfortable as possible but it still needs work. Thank-you for your time.
I am a mother of 3 boys. My youngest is 3 and wheelchair bound but our house is so small his chair will not fit. My husband is disabled (back injury). We have a three bedroom house so the older boys 15 and 13 share a room because my 3 yr old has so much medical and therapy equipment it takes up a whole room. He was born premature (we are unsure as to why) but as a result he had a brain bleed and hydrocephalus causing him to have cerebral palsy, a feeding tube, and cortical visual impairment (very little vision). He is getting bigger now and it is getting more and more difficult for me to carry him around all the time, it would be great to be able to push him around in his wheelchair inside our home. He is also trying to walk using a grattrainer at therapy but there is no way he would be able to use one at home. Please help us get mobility for our son.
My family and I live in a three bedroom house, as that is the size our family started out as. It was just my parents, my sister and I. About seven or eight years ago, we began fostering children from our area, we now have a total of eight people in our house, and are expecting more. We have three children in one room, one child in another with some of the bedding stuff we have in storage, my parents are in our old playroom, and I am on the floor of our basement with nowhere to put my stuff, most of it is currently in my car. We would love nothing more than to have the room to foster and adopt more children, but currently we do not, and it's getting hard to room the children we already have. The house was poorly built, and has cracks in the walls as well as mold on the windows, and were worried about how that affects the children. We have tried on several occasions to get rid of it and nothing does the trick. Currently everything in our house is very cluttered, and cramped. There's barely enough room at our dinner table, and we don't have the space to get a bigger one. I am asking, begging, for your help with our house. We want to help more children, and provide them with a safe and loving home, but there is only so much room in our small house and we can't take much more.
My family and I live in a three bedroom house, as that is the size our family started out as. It was just my parents, my sister and I. About seven or eight years ago, we began fostering children from our area, we now have a total of eight people in our house, and are expecting more. We have three children in one room, one child in another with some of the shedding stuff we have in storage, my parents are in our old playroom, and I am on the floor of our basement with nowhere to put my stuff, most of it is currently in my car. We would love nothing more than to have the room to foster and adopt more children, but currently we do not, and it's getting hard to room the children we already have. The house was poorly built, and has cracks in the walls as well as mold on the windows, and were worried about how that affects the children. We have tried on several occasions to get rid of it and nothing does the trick. Currently everything in our house is very cluttered, and cramped. There's barely enough room at our dinner table, and we don't have the space to get a bigger one. I am asking, begging, for your help with our house. We want to help more children, and provide them with a safe and loving home, but there is only so much room in our small house and we can't take much more.
I watch ur shows all the time I know u can help my mommy she is in a wheelchair in Columbus Ohio and I am in Oakhill Ohio please help her to make her home a better place
Hi I want to nominate myself and my boyfriend Jason..We have been fixing my credit for a couple years and finally got it together..We started looking for a house and he emptied his savings and bought us a fixer upper
.He knew I was looking for a house to buy for a couple years now..We was so excited that We are home owners with no more rent or a mortgage..We currently live in a apartment that the lease will be up July10 2016..We are the only two that have been working on or dream house..The kids helpped a great deal..We gutted the house and made a two bedroom one bath into a three bedroom two bath..The rooms are small but will do until We save up for a year too expand..We will have too move in before we are complete..So I'm asking for your help to finish What We put in..that would be gratefully appreciated..