Meet the Bell family!
American Red Cross hero Lizzie Bell and her family were surprised by Ty Pennington and “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” to have a new home built in seven days.
Lizzie Bell was born with a rare blood condition, Diamond-Blackfan Anemia, which is characterized by a failure of the bone marrow to produce red blood cells. Less than 700 kids in the world are stricken with this disease. Lizzie and her family established the John P. Bell Foundation and for the past ten years have been working to raise awareness about the ongoing need for blood donations. Lizzie was given the Red Cross Hero Award for her ambassadorship in telling others about blood drives and donating blood.
While she's been helping others, the Bell's own home has been neglected due to the high costs of her medical bills. The home is sinking with gaping cracks in their cement floor, suffers mold and termite problems and is in need of other repairs.
