"GOOD MORNING CERDA FAMILY!"
"Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" mends the home of two ill daughters who must live in a sterile bubble to survive.

On March 10, "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" continues its mission to honor special everyday heroes and heads to Las Vegas, NV to tell the Cerda family that their unfit home, which is threatening the lives of their two daughters with an immune disorder, will be rebuilt in seven days.

Their Story

Terri and Chuck Cerda's two daughters Molly and Maggie were diagnosed with Combined Immune Deficiency Disease (CIDD) at the age of three, and are now living in a home that is threatening their lives. CIDD, a disorder of the immune system similar to that which made David Vetter famous for living his short life as the "boy in the bubble," means that a simple cold is a life threatening lung infection. Chuck Cerda works as a Homeland Security police officer, and his wife Terri has worked all her life in global relief, organizing search and rescue dogs services during disasters such as the Mexico City earthquakes and the Columbia mudslides. She's also worked as a volunteer for a number of community organizations, including the fire department and ambulance service. She used her experience as an advocate and mother of two ill children to found "Artful Hearts," which gives painting murals to organizations, clinics and foundations that operate to support other children fighting life threatening medical conditions. Terri also works as a patient advocate for the Immune Deficiency Foundation, a position which has taken her to Washington, DC to meet with Senators to influence laws respective to medications that could save thousands of lives.

In 2004, the Cerdas were fraudulently sold a home that was in poor construction while their oldest daughter lay in intensive care. After six floods, the Cerdas were forced to make repairs themselves, but after a recent inspection, structural engineers advised them to gut the house or tear it down and rebuild. The water damage is extensive and sewage continues to back up into the home. A load bearing beam is also threatening the structural integrity of the house and making it a grave catalyst to the health of both daughters.

While Ty and the designers, local builder Wright Custom Home/ Wright Engineers and hundreds of volunteers and workers are rebuilding their home, the Cerda family will go on vacation to Maui, Hawaii.

The design team for this episode of "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" will feature team leader Ty Pennington and designers Paul DiMeo, Eduardo Xol and Didiayer Snyder.

The location address is:
Cerda family
5760 Royal Castle Lane
Las Vegas, NV 89130

For map and directions to the build site, click here