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Extreme Makeover Home Edition: Ty Helps a Family of 13 This Sunday On
ABC 11/13/08
Frisch Family" -- "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" will be traveling to
Toledo, Ohio, to save the Frisch family from their cramped and
deteriorating home that cannot comfortably house their family of 13. Ty
and his designers will completely restore their home in only seven days,
giving Jackie and her family peace of mind and the comfort of a safe
home.
"Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" airs Sunday, November 16 (8:00-9:00
p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. After visiting poverty stricken
Haiti on a mission trip, Jackie Frisch, an ordained minister, wanted to
adopt five boys from an orphanage. She spoke to her husband, Aaron, a
firefighter, about her wish and, without having met them, he agreed to
the adoption. Over the years, the Frisch family continued to adopt three
more children, this time from Toledo's inner city.
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. After having five surgeries and being
diagnosed with a soft tissue disease called Ehrlers-Danlos Syndrome,
Jackie has had a series of strokes that left half of her body paralyzed.
She has undergone catheter heart surgery because of her soft tissue
disease. As a firefighter and paramedic for Toledo's Fire and Rescue
Department, Aaron has saved many lives, including his rescue partner's
during the Toledo riots in October 2005. Now he needs help from Ty and
his designers to save his own family's home.
In addition, HP stepped up to help by donating personal computers for
the family and decorating a special room to be revealed in the episode.
While Ty and the designers, local builder Buckeye Real Estate Group and
hundreds of volunteers and workers are rebuilding their home, the Frisch
family will go on vacation to Disney World.
Source: ABC Press Release
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