Janet and Christina
Janet's life took a tragic turn for the worse when her husband of 32 years died while waiting for a heart transplant and since then her hoarding has spun out of control. She shops compulsively and has filled her home with home decorating supplies in hopes of redecorating the house she and her husband were planning on doing before he died. Christina is a former psychologist who is literally suffocating beneath her things. She is now breathing at about 80% due to chronic asthma and times she has be rendered blue due to exhaustion. She has filled her home with clothes for twelve year old daughter Hanna but even though most of the clothing has been unworn for years, Christina refuses to part with it. She now must clean up before her asthma gets any worse
More from Season 2
Episode 1
Augustine
Her son, Jason, has already been removed from her home. Augustine was never able to actually have him return to the house. Augustine now lives without water, gas, heat, or appliances and the courts have become involved forcing her to clean up.
Episode 2
Judi and Gail
Time is running out for Judi, whose cluttered home has been condemned; Gail was once a disciplined ballerina, but now her house is full of possessions and critters.
Episode 3
Chris and Dale
After her newborn son dies, Chris tries to fill the void with possessions that jeopardize custody of her daughters; Dale is at risk of eviction from his city-subsidized apartment filled with found objects for art projects.
Episode 4
Bob and Richard
The parents of four children must clean out their entire house or risk losing everything; a retired veterinarian's dozens of costly collections have come at the expense of his marriage and lifestyle.
Episode 5
Julie and Shannon
A series of tragedies triggers hoarding that leads to a woman losing custody of her son to her ex-husband; Child Protective Services arrives with police at a couple's squalid home to remove their four children.
Episode 6
Deborah and Jim
Deborah is a 49 year old mother of two who fears that her hoarding may cause her two children to be taken away. Her husband Ron claims that Deborah's hoarding triggered his depression and alcoholism and Deborah claims that Ron's alcoholism fueled her hoarding. The situation went from bad to worse when Ron attempted suicide seven years ago. Now Deborah must either change or risk losing her family. Jim is living a double life. He manages a successful honey business as a bee keeper but at home he lives as a compulsive hoarder. His 37 year old daughter Heather has threatened to call Adult Protective Services on him if he doesn't change for the sake of himself and his eight month old granddaughter.
