Extreme Makeover : Home Edition

Felicia Jackson made a promise at her sister Cassandra's deathbed to keep all 10 of her nieces and nephews together. Felicia was told that, if she doesn't find appropriate housing soon, she'll have to split the children up within the foster care system. Now it's up to Ty and the designers to make the needed repairs and help this courageous and loving mother fulfill her sister's dying wish. Part 1

Felicia Jackson made a promise at her sister Cassandra's deathbed to keep all 10 of her nieces and nephews together. Felicia was told that, if she doesn't find appropriate housing soon, she'll have to split the children up within the foster care system. Now it's up to Ty and the designers to make the needed repairs and help this courageous and loving mother fulfill her sister's dying wish. Part 2

Greg and Ginger bought their home in the hopes of starting a family and sending their children to the incredible schools that the community has. Christian was diagnosed with Crohn's Disease and both Brooke and Faith were diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy. It is now up to Ty and the designers to make the Akers' home more accessible, giving the family a brighter and more comfortable future.

Rochelle Anders, 2005 Wal-Mart Teacher of the Year Award winner, has four children. When their father suddenly died from a heart attack, Rochelle tried to repair their dilapidated home. It's now up to Ty and his designers to step in and keep the family together by keeping the house itself together.

A single mother at age 15, Alisha King understands the importance of having a support system of family and friends during parenthood. However the condition of the home is putting their daycare and their daughter Laila's health in jeopardy. It's up to Ty and his designers to step in save this home and daycare center.

In March of 2008, Job was finally able to leave the hospital, but because of his health, the family wasn't able to return to their sinking, moldy and dilapidated home. While Ty and the designers, local builder, and hundreds of volunteers and workers are rebuilding their home, the McCully family will go on vacation to Fess Parker's Doubletree in Santa Barbara.

Tim Hill was an aspiring boxer whose dreams were shattered when he broke his back on a construction site. Tim has been training kids from the ages of 8 to 21 to box for free, and pays all the expenses out of his own pocket. It's now up to Ty and his designers to grant the Hills' dream of tearing down their old home and building a small boxing gym to help more kids in need.

Ty and his designers to equip the Martirez's home to accommodate their twins' special needs. They step up to the challenge of making over Sam Malek's shop while working on the Martirez home at the same time.

With three biological children and eight adopted children, this big hearted family of 13 is now living in a cramped one-story ranch home without air conditioning. Now they need help from Ty and his designers to save their own family's home.

This loving husband and father to three young boys was not only a respected nurse devoted to his patients, but also a gifted craftsman, mentor and environmentalist. Tim died on January 19, 2008. Arlene and her three boys are now on their own in a 148-year-old farmhouse that is in dire need of repairs.

At home, the DeVries family find that their mother's health is often hindered by their deteriorating home. Ty and his designers are stepping in to give the DeVries family a safer home that will improve their quality of life, for despite their limitations, the DeVries have worked to improve the lives of others.

Fifteen years ago, Frank Slaughter was incarcerated for a few days in the same facility where he now works as a corrections officer. At his church he turned his life around and became a deacon. His wife, Tracy, who served in the Navy, mentors single mothers and provides care for children, seniors and the homeless. Now they need a little help from Ty and the gang with their home.

Stephen, a special education teacher and his wife, Jean, have been foster parents for 25 years, fostering over 250 children. Their adopted son, Jake Grys, suffers from Ontogenesis Imperfecta. Jake's greatest desire is to be able to do things independently. Now with the help of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Jake's independence can become a reality.

After the birth of a second child with autism, Matthew and Blasia Drumm dedicated their lives to children with disabilities. Now they help manage special needs Little League and, during the school year, Blasia works as a teacher's aid at the Franklin Learning Center for Handicapped Children.

Patrick Tutwiler was shot in the neck by an Iraqi sniper and returned home with traumatic brain injury, PTSD, memory loss, and speech problems. Less than a year later, their

Pinnacles of their community, the Girard family have always participated in a variety of volunteer efforts and charitable missions. The true heroism and courage of Thomas and Marc Girard will live forever in the memories of the many people's lives they touched, as both father and son embodied the spirit of generosity and dedication.

Ty and the designers will be traveling to Keller, Texas to announce to the Augustin family, who lost their home and not-for-profit photography studio in a flood, that they will have a new home built in only seven days.

From an early age, Mary Ann was determined to lead an independent and active life. She participated in chores and played hopscotch with her able-bodied siblings and friends, using a skateboard. At five she was introduced to the Easter Seals, which became a great support to her.

Twelve years ago Maria Ruiz and her family stopped construction on their home, leaving it almost entirely unfinished, and turned their efforts towards feeding poor families in Juarez, Mexico, and helping their local community. Now Ty and the designers will be traveling to El Paso, Texas, to finish the job of fixing their home in only seven days.

Lizzie Bell was born with a rare blood condition that is characterized by a failure of the bone marrow to produce red blood cells. Less than 700 kids in the world are stricken with this disease, and 14-year-old Lizzie is one of them. The only thing that has kept her alive is the routine blood transfusions she has every two-three weeks.

The Almquist family mission has been to protect and care for the wildlife community. Only a few years into their marriage, Joel and his wife, Chemaine, decided to build Forever Wild Exotic Animal Sanctuary, a place where abused or neglected animals can come to live in a peaceful and loving environment.

Faced with the devastating losses of a daughter in 1995 to domestic violence and then a son eight years later to a drunk driver, Monica and Brady Jordan responded not with bitterness or self-pity but with dedicated, passionate service to their community.

Loving father George Kadzis, from Tallahassee, had been battling brain cancer. His one dying wish was to provide his wife and children with a safe home. In keeping with Extreme Makeover: Home Edition'scall to honor everyday heroes across America, the show informed the Kadzis family that their hurricane-damaged home would be rebuilt and modified in seven days to meet their special needs.

U.S. Army Combat Medic Jeff Cooper served in Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm, earning numerous medals of honor, but also leaving him suffering from Gulf War Syndrome. Now confined to a wheelchair, Jeff suffers from Multiple Sclerosis and ongoing immune system disorders

In 2004 the Cerdas were fraudulently sold a home that was in poor condition while their oldest daughter lay in intensive care. After six floods, they were forced to make repairs themselves, but after a recent inspection, structural engineers advised them to gut the house or tear it down and rebuild. The water damage is extensive and sewage continues to back up into the home.