Jillian’s Story:
Jillian, a mother of two little ones age 3 1/2 and 2, suffered complete kidney failure in October of 2013. After For a year and a half, Jillian underwent dialysis 3 times a week for 4 hours at a time. In March of 2015, Jillian received a kidney donation and is now on the road to recovery but the process has taken a financial toll on the family, making a kitchen renovation a distant dream.
Jillian’s 200-year-oldhome featured old plaster walls that chip and break easily, allowing dust, insulation and bugs into the kitchen at any time. Makeshift cabinetry is crammed between doorways as the room features 6 different doorways making layout difficult. A burst pipe in an upstairs bathroom has caused parts of the ceiling to collapse and two very drafty windows have been boarded up leaving unsightly plywood in their place.
We asked Jillian:
How does the kitchen affect your life and your family life?
We never allow our children in the kitchen, it’s just not safe. It would be so nice to cook with the kids or entertain guests in the kitchen area. I feel we have this huge space we cannot enjoy.
What would your dream kitchen look like?
Our dream kitchen would be crisp, clean, bright and cheery. It would feature new appliances that actually work and a hassle-free countertop with beautiful, clean floors and an island for preparing meals!
How would a new kitchen affect your life and your family life?
A new kitchen would allow us to spend more time cooking and enjoying the space. We would be able to invite our children into the kitchen and allow them to learn to cook along side us. It would give our house a center hub where we would could gather as a family, entertain, etc.
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My kitchen is ALMOST that bad! Good luck, Jillian.
Looks in pretty rough condition, good luck
My heart goes out to Jillian’s most ugly kitchen. I feel the love right away that Jillian has made the best out of a disaster by hanging her children’s art up.
Jillian must have a whole lot of patience because I grew up with these cupboards in the 1950’s and remember how useless they are. The nailed fixed shelves are shallow and so they don’t hold much. You have to yank the stiff drawers to open them and push them shut.
The counter space has nowhere for Julie to prepare food really. The layout is a nightmare. I’ve never seen a refrigerator blocking a door before.
Jillian deserves to win!
You need a new kitchen,just so you can bake cookies with your kids safely!
Jillian deserves this, for her kids she had a tough road. all the best!
Yes, a nightmare is an understatement. Please make it a dream come true for Jillian.
Vote for Jillian!
She’s had her hands full and deserves
A break!
She deserves a kitchen that she can utilize to the max to feed her growing brood 🙂
Number one kitchen needs more than help- it’s unsafe.
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