Sun, Jan 9, 2005
As a struggling widow of three daughters, Roseanne Dore is no stranger to hardship. The family was dealt a tremendous blow when their Kingston, Washington home, originally built by Roseanne and her husband, burned to the ground in March, 2004. Following the devastating news of the fire, Roseanne found out that their home insurance policy lapsed when their agent retired. The structure was uninhabitable. While figuring out what to do, Roseanne moved her three daughters into a half-built, backyard utility shed that had no plumbing, electricity or running water. In this episode, the Dore family will be getting a very different home from the original 856 square ft. house, as well as new lives.
Sun, Jan 23, 2005
After a 17-year-old girl underwent chemotherapy for a rare genetic disorder, she was unable to return to her Martinez, California home because of the mould and allergens at her family's house. When "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" learned of her plight, the design team and hundreds of workers put in long days and nights so that Jhyrve Sears could come home.
Sun, Mar 6, 2005
When the "extreme" nine-member Harris family from Birmingham, Alabama received the remarkable news that their house would get an "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," Chris and Diamond Harris were thankful that some of the exhaustion that stems from taking care of their toddler sextuplets and nine-year-old son DeWayne would finally be relieved.
Sun, Apr 3, 2005
This week, "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" travels to Braithwaite, Louisiana, near New Orleans, to give the widow and three surviving sons of a husband/father who had dreamed of renovating their house himself some much-needed healing. The "EM: HE" design team is able to help a grieving mother and her children turn some of their burden into a blessing and return to a completely transformed home.
Sun, Apr 24, 2005
The 1,100-square-foot home of the much loved and hard-working Harvey family from Hastings, Florida (near the Jacksonville/St. Augustine) - who have had their share of struggles, both financially and physically - is transformed into 4,300 square-feet of magnificent living space in just seven days.
Sun, Nov 6, 2005
Susan Tom, a single mother who lives in Fairfield, California, lives with her seven surviving adopted children, all daughters (an eighth, a son, died of a congenital skin disorder in late 2004; she also has two grown biological children from her previous marriage). All of the adopted children have disabilities of some kind. Their current two-story home was completely unsuitable for the girls' special needs. The team built the family a new three-story home, complete with an elevator for the three girls who need wheelchairs.
Sun, Oct 9, 2005
Shortly after Gordon Harrison, a married father of three in the Salt Lake City, Utah suburb of Bountiful, Utah, started a cabinetry business, he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. While in chemotherapy, he spent almost a year in a project to remake a neighbor's home. However, his health struggles and his commitment to his neighbors meant that he could not repair his house, and it was rapidly falling apart. People in his neighborhood nominated him for this makeover.