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EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME EDITION AND THE BUCKEYE REAL ESTATE GROUP FULFILLS HEROIC FIREFIGHTER’S DREAM TO KEEP HIS FAMILY OF 13 TOGETHER.

 

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Today, the Extreme Makeover: Home Edition is in Toledo to save the Frisch family from their cramped and deteriorating home that cannot comfortably house their family of 13. Around 9:30 a.m. this morning Ty Pennington and his EMHE design team greeted the family at their home at 6044 Edgedale Circle in Toledo, with a loud, bullhorn greeting, “Good Morning Frisch Family!”

 

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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 the boys, 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, and with windows and doors that need repair.

 

Unfortunately, Jackie’s health has been deteriorating. 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. Doctors say her condition could lead to a possible fatal relapse. Jackie 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 the life of his rescue partner during the Toledo riots in October 2005. He now needs help to save his family’s future from falling into jeopardy.

 

It is now up to Ty Pennington and EMHE designers, The Buckeye Real Estate Group, and volunteers from the Greater Toledo area, to give Jackie and Aaron the peace of mind that if something should happen to her health, the family would remain together in a new home. While the Frisch home is being razed and re-built, the family will go on a dream vacation to Disney World.