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Extreme Makeover Home Edition 6/3 |
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Written by ABC
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"EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME EDITION" REBUILDS THE
HOME OF A FAMILY
WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AND A SON WITH CEREBRAL PALSY |
| Country Music star Tim Mc Graw Invites the
Family to his Concert |
New Designer John Littlefield Joins the Team
"Bliven
Family" -- Bill and Michelle Bliven, who have a son with cerebral palsy and
started a baseball league for children with special needs, will receive a brand
new and renovated home courtesy of "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," airing
SUNDAY, JUNE 3 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. (Rebroadcast.
OAD 10/15/06)
The Bliven family of Minot, North Dakota were told "Life's
not Fair" by their doctor upon learning their second child, Aaron, had cerebral
palsy. The Blivens, who also have another son and daughter, treat Aaron like a
"normal" kid. Aaron and his younger brother even played on the same little
league team... That is, until the recreation league decided Aaron's health was
too much of a risk for the great American pastime. But instead of benching her
young son, Michelle started a league of their own. "Dream Catchers" is a little
league team made up entirely of children with special needs. Michelle received
the "Hometown Hero" Award for her tireless efforts in creating an environment in
which EVERY child is special.
Unfortunately, the family's modest house,
bought almost 20 years ago, is no longer a safe haven for their growing son. At
14 Aaron has outgrown his small wheelchair, but his new chair is too large and
can't fit through the hallways and some doorways; he must be carried from room
to room. After suffering two heart attacks last year, Bill is physically unable
to life his son now, which leaves the entire weight on Michelle's shoulders -
and back, legs, arms. The bathroom is also too small to accommodate Aaron, so he
must get dressed and be attended to in the living room, which includes changing
his feeding tube and his underwear.
Life has given the Blivens lemons,
and with those lemons they have made the sweetest lemonade possible. They've
given back to their community and created a place where dreams become reality,
smiles run abundant and kids with special needs can play baseball. Now the crew
from "EMHE" will make a dream come true for the Blivens! In addition, Country
Music star Tim Mc Graw meets the Blivens and invites them to his
concert.
While the "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" design team,
Fargo-based builder Heritage Homes, and hundreds of workers and volunteers are
transforming the Blivens' house into a dream home, the family will go on a
Disney Cruise vacation.
The design team for this episode of "Extreme
Makeover: Home Edition" will feature team leader Ty Pennington, and designers
Eduardo Xol, Paul DiMeo, Paige Hemmis and new designer John Littlefield (see
separate bio).
"Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," which has won
back-to-back Emmy Awards as Best Reality Program (non-competitive), is in its
fourth season on ABC. The program is produced by Endemol USA, a division of
Endemol Holding. Denise Cramsey is the executive producer and David Goldberg is
the president of Endemol USA.
"Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" is
broadcast with Spanish subtitles via secondary closed captioning. This program
carries a TV-PG parental guideline.
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