Episode
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition: The Collins Family
Overview
Lawton, OK. The Westbrook family are given an extreme makeover. Gene Westbrook, the father of three children -- Elizabeth, Katie and James -- volunteered to fight in Operation Iraqi Freedom, where he was left paralyzed and received a purple heart. After being medically discharged from the military, he devoted his time to speaking about his experiences and helping others in his town. Along with his wife, Peggy, they are respected members of a close knit community, but Gene had to jump through many hoops just to be able to afford a handicapped-accessible van that allowed him to drive.
Details
- Series
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 22
- Air date
- 2007-04-29
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
The Collins Family is Episode 22 in Season 4 of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. It aired on 2007-04-29. The runtime is 60 min.
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Episode 21: The Westbrook Family
Brandon, MS. The Jones family are given an extreme makeover.
Sabrena Jones is a single mother raising three children -- 18-year-old Marjon, 17-year-old Mardaireus and 9-year-old Marjiya. As a practicing nurse at a local hospital, Sabrena has never had time to focus on herself. Using her background in nursing, she opened up a medical apparel shop which, after financial setbacks, she now runs out of her living room. In addition to this, she runs her own clothing donation center, which led to Sabrena's being selected to serve on a Hurricane Katrina relief committee at her church. To date, her organization has supplied hundreds of thousands of dollars to families and organizations hurt by the devastating natural disaster. The Jones family put serving their community first; they involve themselves with such charitable organizations as Toys for Tots, Mission Mississippi and many more
Episode 23: The Kilgallon Family
Murfreesboro, AR. The Colins family are given an extreme makeover.
Kim and Dennis Collins believe that there's nothing more important than family. When tragedy stuck in the form of a car accident that killed Kim's favorite cousin and her husband, Kim and Dennis took hold of the situation. They fought hard for two years to take custody over the cousin's five children, not wanting them to become separated by the foster care system.
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Episode 17: The Tate Family
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