Sort Your Life Out Season 6 Episode 1 – It’s Good to Be Back
The beloved decluttering show Sort Your Life Out returns for Season 6, Episode 1 as Stacey Solomon and her expert team help another family transform their home and their lives.
In this emotional episode of Sort Your Life Out, Stacey, organiser Dilly, carpenter Rob and cleaning expert Iwan take on the Kings’ family home, packed with over 30 years of memories, unfinished DIY projects and sentimental items. Retired architectural technician Gerry and care worker Trish live with two of their grown-up children, and their house has slowly filled with belongings that now make everyday life more challenging.
After Gerry is diagnosed with early-onset dementia, the clutter around the home begins to affect his mobility and visual awareness. Stacey challenges the family to sort their life out in just seven days, asking them to let go of half their possessions while preserving the memories that matter most.
The team transports everything from the house into a massive warehouse display – revealing over 350 boxes of belongings, including 1,296 greeting cards, 762 knick-knacks and 106 instruction manuals. As emotions run high, the family must decide what to keep, donate, recycle or sell.
Meanwhile, back at the house, the team works tirelessly to create a calm, practical and accessible home. Rob builds a stunning sliding wall art installation inspired by Gerry’s poetry, Iwan tackles a deep spring clean and accessibility improvements, and Dilly designs smart organisation systems to keep the household clutter-free.
With just seven days on the clock, can Stacey and the team complete the transformation and give the Kings the organised home they’ve been dreaming of?
#SortYourLifeOut #SortYourLifeOutSeason6 #StaceySolomon #HomeDeclutter #HomeTransformation
The beloved decluttering show Sort Your Life Out returns for Season 6, Episode 1 as Stacey Solomon and her expert team help another family transform their home and their lives.
In this emotional episode of Sort Your Life Out, Stacey, organiser Dilly, carpenter Rob and cleaning expert Iwan take on the Kings’ family home, packed with over 30 years of memories, unfinished DIY projects and sentimental items. Retired architectural technician Gerry and care worker Trish live with two of their grown-up children, and their house has slowly filled with belongings that now make everyday life more challenging.
After Gerry is diagnosed with early-onset dementia, the clutter around the home begins to affect his mobility and visual awareness. Stacey challenges the family to sort their life out in just seven days, asking them to let go of half their possessions while preserving the memories that matter most.
The team transports everything from the house into a massive warehouse display – revealing over 350 boxes of belongings, including 1,296 greeting cards, 762 knick-knacks and 106 instruction manuals. As emotions run high, the family must decide what to keep, donate, recycle or sell.
Meanwhile, back at the house, the team works tirelessly to create a calm, practical and accessible home. Rob builds a stunning sliding wall art installation inspired by Gerry’s poetry, Iwan tackles a deep spring clean and accessibility improvements, and Dilly designs smart organisation systems to keep the household clutter-free.
With just seven days on the clock, can Stacey and the team complete the transformation and give the Kings the organised home they’ve been dreaming of?
#SortYourLifeOut #SortYourLifeOutSeason6 #StaceySolomon #HomeDeclutter #HomeTransformation
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00:00I just can't believe you've phoned...
00:01400?
00:02...tampons in a gay man's house.
00:04Well, this will be an awkward conversation.
00:06We all hold on to stuff that we just don't need.
00:10It's one of our kids' belly button clamps.
00:13Stop it.
00:14So me and the gang are coming for your clutter.
00:17It's a room of doom.
00:19Oh, my word.
00:21We're emptying chock-a-block homes
00:25and laying out every single item.
00:27Oh, my God!
00:29Wow.
00:31I can't speak.
00:33Could you part with half...
00:34That doesn't seem fair.
00:35That's non-negotiable.
00:36This is such a great start.
00:38...to transform your home...
00:40...and let the joy back in.
00:45I'm speechless.
00:47Wow!
00:48Oh, my!
00:49That is gonna change our lives.
00:51It's the best thing in the world.
00:53Mission accomplished.
01:01Right, come on, you.
01:03Back to work.
01:04Oh, it's good to be back, eh?
01:05Yes, it is, man.
01:07I'm so excited for this.
01:08And starting in Scotland.
01:10I know, right?
01:10But I would walk 500 miles
01:14And I would walk 500 more
01:18And I would walk 500 more
01:20And I would walk 500 more
01:22Team Silo are back.
01:24Reuniting on Scotland's east coast
01:26and ready to help a family in Fife.
01:30Here we are.
01:31Is this it?
01:32Yep, yep.
01:32Oh, that was.
01:33Yay!
01:34Yay!
01:35Yay!
01:36Bring it in, girlie.
01:37Bring it in.
01:38Oh, my gosh.
01:39Missed you lot.
01:40Missed you too.
01:42Who's happy to be back?
01:43Very happy.
01:44This is good.
01:45So, this is Gerry and Trish's house.
01:49They've got three adult children.
01:50Two of which still live at home
01:51And one's just around the corner.
01:54Gerry had to retire for health reasons.
01:55But Trish and the kids all work shift work.
01:57And keeping on top of the clutter is impossible.
02:01That's where we come in.
02:02Good to go.
02:03Ready, ready.
02:04Should we get in there?
02:04Yeah.
02:04Let's not waste any time.
02:06The King's family home has four bedrooms,
02:09an open-plan kitchen diner
02:11and a living room.
02:13Oh!
02:13I can see toilet roll.
02:15I can see cat food.
02:16There's a dryer down here.
02:18Utility slash hallway.
02:19Excuse the mess.
02:20The children are making memories.
02:21What?
02:22Yeah, yeah.
02:23Memory on the kids.
02:24Wow, okay.
02:25Hey.
02:27Okay.
02:28It's busy in here.
02:29Oh, look at the family photos.
02:32Aww.
02:33This is full.
02:34It feels like this counter here
02:35is just where they come in and chuck whatever.
02:38There is a lot of posts and letters.
02:41There's so many little trinkets.
02:43Emma's hen do.
02:44Lots of knick-knacks.
02:45My favourite.
02:45Oh, you'll love this, Dilly.
02:47It's a teacup with stones in it.
02:48Was there a plant in there?
02:49There used to be.
02:50It's dead now.
02:51Why?
02:52They're so sentimental.
02:53Look at this.
02:54The family tree.
02:55Aww.
02:55At least all the pens are in the pen box.
02:57I'm just putting them the right way round.
02:59There's a lot of arts and crafts around here.
03:01More than just arts and crafts.
03:02This is an artist.
03:04Wow.
03:04Look at this.
03:06Oh.
03:07Oh, Robert.
03:08I just organised those, Rob.
03:09We've only been back together for ten minutes.
03:11Bickering already, guys.
03:13Come on.
03:13Sorry, Dilly.
03:13Come on, let's keep going, gang.
03:15The kitchen diner is joined to a living area.
03:18Toys down here.
03:20I think there's some babysitting happening in this house.
03:22Oh, my God.
03:23Look.
03:24Gerald King.
03:25Is that him?
03:26They're the Kings.
03:27Yeah.
03:27This is his.
03:28Oh, wow.
03:28He's got, like, poems in it and stuff.
03:29He's a poet.
03:30Yeah.
03:30I do feel like you can tell already they're a really warm family.
03:34Yes.
03:34There's just, yeah, a lot going on.
03:37I'm feeling this.
03:38There's a DIYer in the building.
03:40Right.
03:40Day one, people.
03:41Don't lose the energy now.
03:44Rob and Ewan check out the rest of the ground floor.
03:47Oh, bedroom.
03:48Hello.
03:48Bedroom down here.
03:49This is rather organised, this room.
03:51OK, we've got some emergency gravy under the bed.
03:54That's always handy.
03:55Emergency gravy.
03:56I'm here for this guy.
03:58I know, right?
03:59I'm liking this room.
04:01But upstairs, the master bedroom is less of a sanctuary.
04:05OK.
04:06OK.
04:07Oh, God.
04:08This feels a bit like a storage room with a bed in the middle.
04:11This is a memory box.
04:14This is the box you put it in.
04:16Look, memories.
04:17But the memories are in this box.
04:19These are more trinkets.
04:20Oh, I mean, what are you doing?
04:22You're getting out of bed and thinking,
04:23right, let's fix that wall finally.
04:25Why is there a mallet in the bedroom?
04:29Downstairs, Ewan and Rob are finding more signs of home improvement in progress.
04:33Some DIY has definitely gone on here.
04:35You wouldn't normally have plumbing for a washing machine right here in the house.
04:38This looks like a project that was not quite finished.
04:41There's cupboards beyond this.
04:42But you're not going to get to them with the dryer being here.
04:44You have to do this.
04:45Oh, Ewan, Ewan, I don't want to lose you.
04:47Ah!
04:49Can you just lower me down a bit further?
04:51Go on, go on, go on.
04:52Not too far.
04:52I've got you.
04:53Look.
04:54Oh, these are some old photos.
04:56Hold my legs.
04:57Ewan, you're not light, you know.
04:59Ooh.
05:00Well, this is definitely the daughter's room.
05:01Isn't it?
05:02Back upstairs, there's signs of some DIY success.
05:05Yes.
05:06I like the shelves.
05:08That looks organised to me.
05:09But then this is a bit of a situation.
05:12Under-ear dilly.
05:13Yeah.
05:13I mean, if this is not the sign of a 20-year-old rosé in your room...
05:18Half bottle.
05:19Jeepers creepers.
05:21Outside, there's a pleasant surprise.
05:23Everything that should be in a shed is in the shed.
05:25This is one of the first times we've seen a shed that is actually being used as a shed.
05:30Well, that was interesting.
05:32Wow.
05:32No matter how much stuff is in there, there is so much love in that house.
05:36Yeah.
05:36Their little trinkets, their memories, their photos.
05:39It's just a shame when they're put next to the paint rollers and the...
05:41And the two holes.
05:43There's a lot of different things all next to each other.
05:46Yeah.
05:46There is literally not one system anywhere, is there?
05:49Oh, well, we've got our work cut out first, gang.
05:51Mm-hmm.
05:51Oh, yes.
05:51Oh, oh, I'm hearing voices.
05:53Yay!
05:54Oh, hey!
05:55Oh, look, you're back too.
05:58Hi, family.
05:59Hi!
06:00Oh, hello!
06:00We've been sneaking around the house, having a little look.
06:04Who's the DIY-er?
06:06Mum.
06:07Your tools are everywhere.
06:08Everywhere.
06:08You see these beautiful, like, photo albums and then a mallet.
06:11Yay!
06:12I actually wondered where that was.
06:13Under your bed.
06:14Excellent.
06:15So, usually we would ask that you let go of at least 50% of everything that's in the house.
06:21Bye.
06:22Bye!
06:23Bye!
06:25Bye!
06:26See you later.
06:27Bye!
06:29Hello!
06:31Trish and Gerry have been married for almost 30 years, despite an unlikely start.
06:37When I first met Trish, she didn't like me.
06:39I was a bony boulder and a bouncer and a kissy-dram.
06:44He had nothing on apart from, like, a leopard print thong, I think you would describe it.
06:53He completely loved himself and I thought, hmm, yeah, you're not really for me.
07:00He kind of chased me back and forth for a wee while and he's a nice guy.
07:05He made me laugh.
07:06Silverstone.
07:06Uh-huh.
07:07Years ago.
07:08Yeah, yeah.
07:09Gerald is really fun and vibrant.
07:13Originally, my first dream was to be a pop star.
07:15I played in a number of bands when I was younger, but that just wasn't going to happen.
07:19So, I was always good at drawing and I wanted to be a cartoonist.
07:22He loves art.
07:23He loves to draw.
07:25Trish is very kind and generous.
07:28We're stronger together.
07:29There you go.
07:30Mm-hmm.
07:31The couple still live in their very first home, where they brought up their three now
07:35adult children.
07:37Growing up, we never had very much.
07:40But we never really noticed because my mum and my dad would give you the last pound out
07:47of their pocket if they could.
07:49When the kids were young, we couldn't really afford much.
07:52So, we used to apply for the son's £9.50 holidays and it was, like, caravan holidays
07:57all over the UK.
07:58The way we raised our kids, it wasn't about spending money, it was about spending time
08:03with them and making sure that they had the best life that we could give them, like.
08:08Two of their three kids still live at home, but it's more than four fully grown adults
08:12filling the house.
08:15Mum?
08:16Why is there a screwdriver set in the bear's room?
08:19So many people come in and out of the house and they all leave things and the cupboards
08:24get fuller and fuller until eventually you've got no cupboard space to put it in.
08:28Yep.
08:28For God's sake.
08:29I always used to think that Trish was the messiest.
08:32Because even when we first met, you'd see a trailer closed from the front door to the bedroom.
08:37But I think nowadays it's me that's the messiest one.
08:42Managing their full house has become harder since a life-changing diagnosis.
08:47At the beginning I thought I was just getting older, you tend to forget things.
08:50Yeah, I had to trick him really into going to the doctor's because he wouldn't accept
08:55that there was anything wrong.
08:56At the age of 55, after 18 months of poking and prodding, I was diagnosed with young onset
09:02Alzheimer's disease.
09:05Within weeks of the diagnosis I was retired through ill health.
09:09I also had to hand in my driving licence and that was a huge loss.
09:14That's all my independence gone.
09:16At the age that he was, you never expect that it's going to be dementia.
09:19Kieran, you seen the TV remote?
09:22He picks things up and he puts things and we're not allowed to move anything.
09:26Where would he have put it?
09:29I know where everything is.
09:31Well, I maybe don't remember a few hours later, but yeah.
09:34Or the bin.
09:35I'm not bin raking.
09:37We banter a lot about you forgetting stuff.
09:40I think that's what helps everybody cope.
09:43It's my choice this time.
09:44You play rubbish.
09:45You play rubbish.
09:46The house has always been full of laughter and full of life and full of love.
09:54I just need the house to be more organised and safer for Gerald.
09:59This is the time to do it because I think if we were doing it any later,
10:03he wouldn't be able to cope with any change.
10:08Right.
10:08We know that this process is a really important one.
10:13Yeah.
10:13So you don't have to let go of half the kids, but definitely half the clutter.
10:17Do you feel ready for that?
10:18Yes.
10:19Absolutely.
10:19Well, let's just get on with it.
10:21Yes.
10:21Ready?
10:23Come on.
10:25We've got 12 hours to completely empty the King's home.
10:29You've got packing to do.
10:30Yeah, boy.
10:31Let's do this.
10:32And I'm helping Trish pack up hers and Jerry's memory-filled bedroom.
10:36Oh, Trish, are you excited to do this?
10:38I am super excited.
10:40Are you?
10:40Yeah.
10:40How do you relax in here, Trish?
10:42I don't relax much at all.
10:45So you're...
10:45Are you a nurse?
10:46No, I am a care worker.
10:48What are your shifts usually like?
10:50I do day shifts and back shifts.
10:52Oh, blimey.
10:53Yeah.
10:53Trish, there is so much sentimental stuff that I keep packing away.
10:56You have kids and you sort of try and keep on top of everything.
11:01And then since his diagnosis, I don't know what to throw out,
11:04because I don't know what he's going to need to prompt a memory.
11:07We won't let go of anything that you feel is going to bring happiness to Gerald as things progress.
11:13Although, to be fair, probably we do need to be forced to...
11:16Did he? That's her job.
11:17Yeah.
11:18That's where she comes in.
11:19Let's go in here and pack up this room.
11:24We've taken as much advice as possible from experts,
11:27because with Gerry's diagnosis,
11:29we know that he might struggle to make decisions really quickly.
11:32So we're just going to go at his pace.
11:34We're going to follow his lead and just be completely led by him.
11:38Of course, you sit there.
11:39I'm going to start putting in all the arts and crafts.
11:42He's got the most incredible support from Trish, the kids,
11:45so I feel like together we are going to get this done.
11:48When do you think you last sat at the table together?
11:50A good maybe year, couple of years.
11:52How have you found living in the house as it is?
11:54It's been quite difficult actually.
11:56Yeah.
11:56Because my dementia affects my visual awareness.
11:59Can't judge distances.
12:00Mm-hm.
12:01And there's so much junk.
12:02I've fallen over a few times.
12:04OK.
12:04I do attempt to try and make tea.
12:06Yeah.
12:06But the last attempt was a coffee chicken casserole.
12:10What? It's coffee chicken casserole?
12:11Instead of using gravy granules, I use coffee granules.
12:15And I didn't realise until I was actually serving it up.
12:17Oh, my gosh.
12:18And it was disgusting.
12:20Oh, bless you.
12:22I have now been living with dementia for seven years.
12:27Unfortunately, probably over the last year or so,
12:28things are starting to progress.
12:30It's not just my memory.
12:32It's all my abilities I've lost or I'm losing.
12:35If anything was even done in the house or the garden,
12:38it was me that would do it.
12:39Any heavy lifting that would be right in there.
12:42No problems whatsoever.
12:43Now I'm lucky if I can lift a knife and fork.
12:46Again, it's been very frustrating.
12:49And what is this big bit of wood?
12:51It's my piece of wood.
12:53It's your piece of wood?
12:54Yes.
12:55I always wanted a big chopping board.
12:57It just needs a good clean, doesn't it?
12:59I think so, yeah.
12:59Don't tell Trish that.
13:00Don't tell Trish that.
13:01She's going to get thrown out.
13:03So what have you done to the house since you got here?
13:06I built these.
13:07Shelves and things.
13:09Gerald used to do a lot of it.
13:11He can't now, so I kind of started taking over
13:14and found I really, really enjoyed it.
13:15What does life look like now for Gerry with his dementia?
13:20He's getting worse and he needs a peaceful house.
13:23You know, his brain can't shut off
13:25because there's so much stuff.
13:27It's like sensory overload.
13:29Yeah.
13:29It's just everywhere.
13:31The clutter in the house really upsets me.
13:33And I think the DIY is my way of trying to make it better.
13:39Clearly, it does not make it better.
13:41It just gives us more places to hide things until it doesn't.
13:46Oh, my Lord.
13:47I hate that it's got like this, and I hate that I've let it get like this.
13:51This is all down to me.
13:53This is my fault.
13:54I should be able to have a nice house.
13:59It shouldn't...
14:00It shouldn't be hard.
14:02I just need to do better.
14:05I just feel like a failure.
14:07You're not a failure.
14:08To be fair.
14:08No, I am awful.
14:09This is not failing.
14:11This is a really difficult situation to manage on an emotional level,
14:15let alone a physical level.
14:16You're still working as a carer, caring for your grandkids, your children, caring for your
14:21husband, then coming home and trying to do all your DIY.
14:24And failing at that.
14:25No, not failing.
14:26Look at your wardrobe.
14:27I know.
14:27Look at the wardrobe.
14:28You're smashing it.
14:30We can't just go in all guns blazing and say, you don't need that.
14:33You don't need that.
14:34Let it go.
14:35Because there'll be sentimental items in this house that Trish and the kids think will trigger
14:42memories for Gerry in the future.
14:45And we're just going to try and lean into what Gerry thinks is going to help him moving forward.
14:50An anti-fatigue daily motion.
14:53Just in case, you know, I was like...
14:55You never know.
14:56You might get fatigued.
14:57Such a hard working person that I am.
14:59Halfway through and this family are flying.
15:01We're getting through it.
15:02That's what I like to see.
15:03Come on.
15:04I forgot how easy it is to pack up a house when you're dealing with five adults.
15:10I think this is pyjamas.
15:11I've seen pink.
15:12It's no mine.
15:14Hopefully no breakables are in there.
15:17They know that this is essential.
15:19Otherwise, Dad's not going to be able to manage in this situation.
15:22So they're just cracking on.
15:24Right.
15:24Come on, Steph.
15:26Let's do it.
15:27Do you love living at home?
15:28Yeah, I absolutely love living at home.
15:31Like, it's just so joyful.
15:33I honestly regret moving out.
15:35I don't think I'll be moving out any time soon anyway.
15:37Just with, like, helping with Mum and helping with Dad.
15:41Aw, yeah.
15:42And, like, it makes me happy knowing that I can be there to help them.
15:46The worse that my Dad's obviously getting, the more challenging it is for my Mum.
15:51I'd rather make things easier for her.
15:53I've got a responsibility of being here and helping out.
15:58You're welcome.
16:00Because, at the end of the day, he's looked after me growing up for my life.
16:04Now it's my turn to do it for him.
16:06And I would never not do that.
16:09Do you have your friends in there over?
16:11Not very often, obviously, with the more clutter.
16:14And because, obviously, I don't go out as much anymore to look after my Dad,
16:18it would be nicer to have people here.
16:21Come over.
16:21Yeah.
16:22And you just feel like you can't.
16:23No, it just gets a bit too much sometimes, I think.
16:28Here, put that with the um...
16:30Umbilical cords?
16:32No, it's not. It's a sandwich bag.
16:33It's a clamp. It's a belly button clamp.
16:34It's not.
16:35You're holding one of her kids' belly buttons.
16:37Stop it.
16:37Stop it.
16:38Catch!
16:41Just an hour left to get every single item out of the house.
16:44I'm going...
16:48Look at the stuff in the van.
16:50I don't think I could reach.
16:51Oh, there they go.
16:58Oh, my God.
16:59What an echo.
17:00Oh, my God!
17:02It looks huge.
17:03I could actually cook.
17:05Where's my block of wood?
17:07Oh, no!
17:09My block of wood's gone.
17:14What we said, how are you feeling?
17:16I am nervous.
17:18You're nervous?
17:18Yeah.
17:19I've got nervous belly.
17:20I need a nervous poo.
17:23Stephanie!
17:24Hi!
17:25Hello!
17:26This is the Scottish summer I was expecting.
17:29Hello!
17:30Hi, darling.
17:31Do you know what?
17:31Let's save the hugs for inside.
17:33I am really excited.
17:35Are you?
17:35Yeah.
17:36This is like the moment of truth now.
17:38Here we go.
17:39Oh, my God!
17:42Oh, my God!
17:43Oh, my God!
17:44How does that all fit in the house?
17:46Welcome home!
17:48Out of the 350 boxes unpacked from the King's home, we counted 1,296 greetings cards, 762 knick-knacks and
18:01106 electronic instruction manuals.
18:07Why do you think you have held on to so many things?
18:10Memory stuff, I think, is hard for me and more recently I struggled to know what to get rid of
18:16because I don't want Gerald to lose that memory.
18:19We don't want you to feel like you're losing.
18:21Yeah.
18:21In fact, what we want to do is bring you back your life and bring you back space and time,
18:27which are more important than the stuff.
18:29I mean, you had something like 762 trinkets, like, and 33 of which were pigs.
18:36Oh!
18:37Yeah.
18:37That's you.
18:39I collected some.
18:39What on earth?
18:41Because they were cute.
18:42Right.
18:43Do you all feel prepared?
18:44Do you all feel ready?
18:45Absolutely, yes.
18:46To the kitchen!
18:47Let's go, let's go, let's go.
18:50We counted 112 random items on the King's Kitchen Island, so I'm kicking off the salt in the heart of
18:57this family's home.
19:01This is your kitchen island.
19:04None of this belongs on a kitchen island.
19:07No, absolutely.
19:08So anything you want to keep, you've got to try and find the sections it lives in and then let
19:12go of the rest.
19:13Yep.
19:14Well, that's broken, so that can get put in the bin.
19:16Do you want a tape?
19:16I fixed that!
19:17What, with a bit of tape?
19:18Well, it's fixed.
19:19Well, yeah, so that can go in the bin.
19:21Oh.
19:21Is this, like, from...?
19:23That's from the wedding.
19:24So you're keeping this?
19:25Yeah.
19:25Is this weird flowerpot?
19:27My mum and dad brought me that back from their holiday.
19:29Children's stories?
19:30Yeah, that was mum's.
19:31And dad's.
19:32And we'll use that to read to the kids at night.
19:34These?
19:35Oh, my God, you found it!
19:37That was a Christmas present from my dad and I couldn't find it.
19:40It was right in front of you.
19:41Mum keeps hold of everything.
19:44I mean, she's got stuff from her birth.
19:47Old photos, old bears just stored in boxes in the attic and under the stairs.
19:52She's got teeth, hair.
19:54Yeah, some of the stuff that she's kept is...
19:56Wild.
19:57Wild.
19:57She's one of those people who take their placenta home.
20:00Eww.
20:02What was the dream for your kitchen island?
20:04It would be completely empty.
20:06Yeah.
20:06And we could chat and have cups of tea.
20:08That was the dream.
20:09Did that ever happen?
20:10Never once.
20:11Because he put that big old solid disgusting block of wood at it so nobody...
20:16Oh, a bit of wood.
20:17It's ginormous.
20:19Repulsive.
20:20I'm pretty sure that can go.
20:21Every now and again I sand it down because it's mouldy.
20:24I just thought it looked fantastic on the end of the kitchen bunker.
20:28But that's been the bane of my life since it went up there.
20:30It's all mouldy.
20:31Yeah, yeah.
20:32It's all you can pour.
20:34OK, it can go.
20:35Yeah!
20:37Woo!
20:38Well done.
20:39We need to get a move on, so while the kids sort through the perishables...
20:43I suppose I can let go of my wine.
20:45..I need Gerry and Trish to get cracking with the crockery.
20:48There's over 50 mugs here.
20:50I think we can definitely reduce it down to 16.
20:53Right, let's go.
20:54So if we keep the ones...
20:56I think we should keep the set.
20:58I'm going to keep them for soup, I think.
21:00How many is that?
21:01Three, six.
21:02Mum.
21:03What?
21:04Are you keeping these?
21:05So we use them a lot, eh?
21:07They're nice ones.
21:08I think they're all finding it more difficult than they thought,
21:11especially Trish.
21:12Keep that one.
21:13I think Gerry's nervous about letting something go
21:17and then forgetting he's letting it go.
21:19But if Gerry wants to bring something home, it comes home.
21:22They can definitely go.
21:23But I think he's actually quite ruthless.
21:26That one can go.
21:27This one.
21:28Trish.
21:29She is very sentimental and nervous to let go of absolutely everything,
21:33even if Gerry's like, I don't even know what that is.
21:36Stacy?
21:37Yeah?
21:38If something's like a soup bowl rather than a mug.
21:42Alright, so get rid of some of the regular mugs and keep your soup mugs.
21:45That doesn't seem fair.
21:47Are you finding this difficult?
21:49I am.
21:49That's ridiculous.
21:50It's not ridiculous.
21:51Just tell me why.
21:53So my friend gave me that.
21:54But you never drink out of it?
21:55No.
21:56You need to have space in your house so that you can have a cup of tea.
21:59Exactly.
22:00One day that'll happen.
22:01If you can let go of enough, you will have your space.
22:04Yeah.
22:05This is from Edinburgh Christmas Market.
22:07Are you keeping that one?
22:08No.
22:09Oh, well done.
22:11Right, that could go out because nobody uses that.
22:13Right, that can go out.
22:15Edinburgh Science Festival.
22:16That can go.
22:18That could go out.
22:20Yeah.
22:21This has been a long time coming actually.
22:23Yeah.
22:24That's all chipped.
22:26Will you get the other one then, Dan?
22:27Well done.
22:28Aye.
22:28Well, go on, mussels.
22:29Right, let's go down to the piles, guys.
22:32Gerry, don't forget your wood slab.
22:34Oh, my wood?
22:35Yeah.
22:36Do you reckon we sell this or donate it?
22:39Do you think someone else...
22:39Don't think I, some of mine.
22:41I don't think anybody's going to be grateful for that.
22:43Yeah, now I know.
22:47Hello.
22:48In the King's Kitchen, the team have plans to keep the space permanently clear.
22:54Gerry said everything is a trip hazard for you.
22:56It needs some really clever storage so that all of those arts and crafts, things can go away.
23:01Did you just say craft?
23:03Are you feeling all right this morning?
23:05I know.
23:05Maybe it's the sun.
23:06Have you got sunstroke?
23:08I just love Gerry and he loves crafts, so I'm all about just giving him storage.
23:13What I'm thinking is to build a massive storage unit, but incorporating Gerry's artwork.
23:19How?
23:20You know sliding screen?
23:21Yeah.
23:22Well, how about this whole sliding piece be the area for his artwork?
23:26Oh, nice.
23:27Oh, nice, okay.
23:28And that there will keep this entire space neat and tidy.
23:31Lovely.
23:32That's what we want.
23:33With four days to pull off his big build, Rob is straight on the tools.
23:38So, I'm making the first part to the living room unit, the base.
23:44Just like when you're building a house, if your foundation isn't right, then everything else in the house is going
23:50to be off.
23:51Once all my screws are in, I'll be able to take it inside and fit it.
23:58Oh, boy.
24:04I'd like to see you as doing some work, thank you very much.
24:08It's mid-morning at the warehouse and amateur artist Gerry has a job to do in the stationary section.
24:13How many pens do we need?
24:15Just a couple, really.
24:16Three brand new packs of pencils, which one do you prefer?
24:19We'll keep that one.
24:20When did you get into art?
24:22Primary school.
24:23Yeah.
24:24I wanted to be a cartoonist, actually, when I left.
24:26So, is that how you ended up in architecture?
24:27Yeah, because it was still something to do with drawing again, which is what I loved.
24:30Oh, I love that.
24:31So, you've got to turn your passion into your job.
24:33Yeah.
24:34So, have you drawn everything clear?
24:36I have, yes.
24:36Yep.
24:37Wow.
24:37This itself is with a group, and we write all our own original soundtracks.
24:43Oh, cool.
24:43Yeah, yeah.
24:44And we've got two albums out just now, and that's a cover.
24:46You're incredible, Gerry.
24:48Not at all.
24:49Yeah, you are.
24:50Do you want to keep any of these?
24:51I don't even know where that's come from, to be honest.
24:53And that's the sad thing, is you don't remember half the stuff.
24:56What was it like when you first found out about having Alzheimer's?
24:59Like most people, you think that Alzheimer's is an all-person's disease.
25:05You don't think that people that young can be affected by it, but I've met people in their 40s.
25:10When you first got told it was Alzheimer's, what did that feel like?
25:14I was all right, I think.
25:16But the world totally changed.
25:18Yeah.
25:18I had to retire from work.
25:21I had to surrender my driving licence.
25:23Your whole life just changed overnight.
25:25Yeah, like that.
25:25But I got into poetry through the dementia.
25:28It's my thoughts and my hopes, some dreams.
25:30It's also my medication.
25:32It lets me put down on paper how I feel about my dementia and what it feels like to live
25:36with dementia.
25:37And now that's another form of therapy.
25:39Yeah, that's what I find here, yeah.
25:40I think it's very important to be involved in things like art, poetry, writing, things like that.
25:47It keeps my brain stimulated.
25:49I'm convinced it slows down the progress of the Alzheimer's.
25:53I enjoy my heart and I would love to leave it as a kind of a legacy for my wife
26:00and my children,
26:01so they can remember me for who I was, not who I'm going to be.
26:09What's this one?
26:09This is a poem that I wrote for Trish.
26:12Has Trish ever heard it?
26:13No.
26:13You should tell her it.
26:14Babes?
26:15Yes?
26:16Oh.
26:17Okay.
26:18This is a wee poem.
26:19I've had a wee time to have a look at it.
26:21So I've...
26:23Oh, Lord.
26:24It's so romantic.
26:25I cup your heart as if my own, to carry you wherever I go.
26:31There's no place I'd rather be than here with you, just with me.
26:35Aw.
26:36Unfold your wings, my angel on earth.
26:39Embrace me with the warmth of your love.
26:40My own sweet angel sent from high to comfort me when I stumble and cry.
26:46Anything else?
26:47Aw.
26:48What was that?
26:48Was that like...
26:49Aw, that's lovely.
26:52It was beautiful.
26:54Yeah, it can be a little romantic sometimes, I think.
26:56And it's...
26:57It's special because he writes these things down, but he doesn't say them.
27:04So we find out more about how he's feeling about things when we read his poems than we ever do
27:11with him telling us how he's feeling about things.
27:15So it is.
27:16It's really special.
27:17Pad looks like it's seen better days.
27:20OK, so they can go.
27:21And then I think...
27:22Gerry?
27:23Yes, we're there.
27:24We're done.
27:25You're special.
27:27The team are mid-bedroom swap at the King's, and the biggest room is now up for grabs.
27:33Steph's long-term plans are to look after Dad.
27:35OK.
27:35So I feel like we need to give her the biggest space.
27:38She's in her 20s, you know.
27:39Yeah.
27:39She wants to have pre-drinks here.
27:41She wants to have parties.
27:41We could almost give her two spaces in here.
27:43Exactly.
27:43It could be sort of bedroom and then something a bit more entertainment vibes.
27:46Exactly.
27:46I'm excited for this room.
27:48I can't wait to have a little toast with her at the end of it with a bottle of rosette.
27:51Oh, I'm sure you're ready for that.
27:53This is going to be a fab pad.
27:56Trish, Trish, come on.
27:57Come on, come on.
27:57Trish, Trish, Trish, Trish.
28:00Come on.
28:02It's done!
28:03In the memorabilia section...
28:05Do you want any of your birthday cards?
28:07No.
28:08No.
28:08That was amazing.
28:09While it's proving easy to let go of some family heirlooms...
28:12Steph, do you want your umbilical cord clear?
28:15Absolutely not.
28:16Get rid of that.
28:16There's somebody's tooth in there.
28:17You want it?
28:18No, it's fine.
28:19Others are prompting more treasured memories.
28:22Anniversary cards?
28:23Maybe we'd keep one or two and just...
28:24What do you do for your anniversary?
28:26I sing to her every year.
28:27What do you sing?
28:29Darling, happy anniversary.
28:33Another year of love has gone by.
28:36I think I'll know when he doesn't sing that, that I've lost him.
28:41Oh.
28:41That'll be when I know he's gone.
28:43Gerald is the most amazing husband.
28:46He's not perfect, neither am I.
28:48And I think that's why we work.
28:50But, yeah, our relationship's definitely changed.
28:54Definitely, definitely changed.
28:55As things progress, I'm sure he'll forget who I am.
29:01I mean, you just never know.
29:02With dementia, I mean, he could wake up tomorrow and not know who we are.
29:09You just don't know.
29:11And I feel sad, I think, sad for him.
29:17And sad for me, but sad for him.
29:20Do these help you, Gerry?
29:22Like, if you look at these, do they trigger a memory or...?
29:25Not really, actually.
29:26I don't feel like I used to feel.
29:28Yeah.
29:29It's just the Alzheimer's taking bits and pieces away like that, so, yeah.
29:33But is it helpful to have these things around?
29:35I like the photo albums.
29:36Yeah.
29:36I'll keep them.
29:38I married Trish for Trish.
29:39I didn't marry Trish so she could become my carer.
29:42We're still really close.
29:44But romance-wise, it's probably there isn't much there, like,
29:47because the dementia has taken my feelings away.
29:52I try to be as supportive as I can with Trisha and with my children,
29:59so that part of me hasn't gone yet, like, which is great.
30:03Hi, baby.
30:04Hey.
30:04I was always quite an extravator,
30:06got on really well with people.
30:08Uh, and that's going to be changing sometime in the future.
30:12Uh, and I'll be unrecognisable as a person.
30:15The guy that she married was, um, hot to trot-like.
30:20Yeah, we were young.
30:22And, uh, I'm not the same man Trish married, that's for sure.
30:28Who's that?
30:29That's Kieran.
30:29Is it?
30:30Yeah.
30:30Very cutie.
30:32You need to have these accessible.
30:33Yeah.
30:34Oh, God.
30:34Oh, Lord.
30:37I was not ready for that.
30:40I can't even look at it.
30:41No way.
30:42Look at it.
30:43I'm never going to get you out with suspenders on my head now.
30:49Speeding through the third and final section of the day.
30:52You don't need all these drill bits and sets.
30:54No.
30:55You only need one pair of pliers.
30:57Yeah.
30:57We're knocking Trish's DIY section on the head.
31:00Maybe all the manuals can go, yeah?
31:02And racing towards the finish line.
31:05We have got 15 minutes till they shut the doors on this warehouse.
31:09Oh, my God.
31:10I feel like we really need to get as much in those piles as possible.
31:13Let's do it.
31:13Let's go, go, go, go, go.
31:15Oh, come on.
31:15Here we go.
31:18Come on.
31:18Come on.
31:19Just here.
31:21Some of the teddy bears.
31:22Yeah?
31:23Stephanie, that was from when, um, we took a minute.
31:28Get ready.
31:29Right, two minutes, family.
31:32Jerry?
31:33I think that can go as well, yes?
31:34Go, go, go, go.
31:37Woo!
31:38Come on, girls.
31:40Last chance.
31:42Everyone, to the pile, to the pile.
31:44Well done.
31:45Yay!
31:46Well done.
31:48Well done, buddy.
31:50Day one in the warehouse is done.
31:52I really enjoyed today.
31:54I think they all know the importance of doing this process right now,
31:57and it has to be done.
31:58We have to get back to that house with 50% less, if we can, and change their lives.
32:09Day two in the warehouse.
32:12And while the King family are in full clear out mode.
32:15You've been to my tissues for?
32:17Because you've got loads.
32:19Tilly's entered the building.
32:21Good morning, everybody.
32:24Oh, no!
32:24Run!
32:25And she is not mucking about.
32:28First of all, we are going to start with clothes.
32:31Everyone has too many clothes.
32:33Now, you only had about a metre each of hanging.
32:36So, this is what you've got.
32:39Right.
32:40To hang your clothes on.
32:41OK.
32:41At least try and get it.
32:43God loves a trier.
32:44God loves a trier.
32:46God loves a trier.
32:46God loves a trier.
32:48Keep.
32:49Keep that.
32:50That's just new.
32:51Yeah.
32:52I'll keep that, because I wear it as a jammie top.
32:55Yeah?
32:55I've got my Benadorm top.
32:57Are we keeping the Benadorm top?
32:59I do love it.
33:00I do.
33:00If you love it, then it stays.
33:02We're going again this year, so...
33:04Are you?
33:04Oh, my gosh.
33:05It was that good.
33:05Yeah, it's amazing.
33:07I've never actually wore them.
33:09Ever.
33:10Oh, why?
33:10I didn't really like them on.
33:12So, why didn't you return them?
33:13I'm a bargain hunter when it comes to all this stuff,
33:15so I'll buy all in the sales.
33:16And then I put them on my vintage.
33:18But you need to get in the habit of trying to sell it
33:19while it's still got, you know, newer tags.
33:22Was this sequin number staying or going?
33:24Well, that was my 21st birthday dress.
33:26OK.
33:27But I would get rid of it.
33:28You're not going to wear it again?
33:29I won't wear it again.
33:29OK.
33:30Right.
33:30Donate.
33:31That can donate.
33:33Donate.
33:33Don't like them.
33:34Is this your rail, Gerry?
33:36This is my rail, yes.
33:37I mean, look at this number.
33:38That's cool, isn't it?
33:39Yeah.
33:39That is a jacket, isn't it?
33:41And a half.
33:42I bought that for Stephanie's 21st birthday.
33:45Do you not think it fits me?
33:47Yeah.
33:47I'll tell you what will go with this.
33:48My winkle pickers.
33:49We know I love a bit of leopard print.
33:52They're brilliant, aren't they?
33:53I feel like the penguins.
33:56Oh, my God.
33:59I can't even walk properly in them.
34:04Dilly might be liking about, but at the Kings, it's all work and no play with the living room build.
34:09That is the first section of the big mega unit.
34:14In order to make sure I get these all lined up, top nice and flush, I'm clamping them up.
34:19And once I have this base all screwed into position, level all off beautifully, that's when I can then build
34:26up.
34:27And Ewan is tackling a pet peeve.
34:30If you haven't got any household lubricant, which is the best thing to use for your hinges, the alternative is
34:37to use some cooking oil.
34:38So I've got some olive oil here and I'm using this little pipette.
34:42And what we want to do is give the hinge a quick wipe just to remove any dust.
34:48And then we want to get this oil into the hinge so we can slowly move it as we drop
34:54some of the oil into the moving parts and give it a little wiggle.
35:01And there we go, the squeaking has gone.
35:08At the warehouse, the penguins vanished and Dilly is back.
35:12There is a lot of fun happening in this warehouse.
35:14Too much fun.
35:15And not enough sorting.
35:17Ready to rattle through Gerry's records.
35:19How often do you listen to those?
35:20Never.
35:21We don't have a record player.
35:22I would be quite happy to donate them.
35:24If you sold them all as a collection, the money you get from that, you might be able to put
35:28to charity.
35:28Yeah, that'd be good.
35:29And turn our attention to Trish's knick-knacks.
35:33One of the things that sometimes make me a little bit itchy are the amount of trinkets that people have
35:38in their house.
35:39And I think you had 762 trinkets.
35:44I mean, what is this?
35:46That's Elvis.
35:47Elvis the pig.
35:48I got that one when I was pregnant.
35:49So these pigs are staying.
35:51Yep.
35:51Do we need a Benidorm boat?
35:53That could go for sure.
35:55What about these?
35:56For me, they all have a memory behind them.
35:58Okay, what's the memories?
35:59Gerald's bought me them on anniversaries.
36:01That was when Stephanie was born.
36:03That was when we had both of the boys.
36:05Mm-hmm.
36:06I think my mum bought me that one.
36:07So I would like to keep some.
36:09That one can go...
36:11That one I'd like to keep because I quite like that one.
36:13This one's staying.
36:14Yeah.
36:15I don't know if I'm keeping it because I'm just being sentimental or...
36:17What do you feel when you look at that?
36:20Peaceful.
36:20Like, it reminds me of us two hugging.
36:23Oh.
36:23And he doesn't really hug me very much, so no.
36:26Really?
36:26Yeah.
36:26Do you miss that?
36:27Yeah.
36:27He does sometimes, but it's, you know, he doesn't.
36:31And do you think that's because of his illness?
36:33Yeah, before that he was really tactile and, you know, we would sit together and he'd cuddle me in, but
36:39now it's kind of a forced thing.
36:41Can I give you a hug?
36:42Oh, thank you.
36:44Oh, thank you.
36:45They say that dementia is like Christmas lights.
36:48You know, when you bring your Christmas lights out of the box, so you never know which lights are going
36:52to be on.
36:53I miss Gerald's affection most.
36:56He used to be, like, cuddly and he doesn't really reach for my hand anymore.
37:02He's lost that.
37:04Are you OK?
37:05Yeah, OK, yeah.
37:06Good.
37:07Doing all right.
37:08A thousand losses when you're a partner of somebody with dementia.
37:13We lose him in a different way every day.
37:19It's a lot to get used to, isn't it?
37:21Mm-hm.
37:21I know, but I've had years to get used to it, so.
37:23I know, but still, it's also that reminder, isn't it, that things have changed?
37:27Yeah.
37:27They change every day, so.
37:29Mm.
37:29And how are you coping with that?
37:31You just do.
37:32Yeah.
37:33You just have to, eh?
37:34You don't really have a choice.
37:35Mm.
37:36As long as he's happy, then that's fine, because he's the one that's living with it.
37:40Yeah.
37:41You've got a good support network around you.
37:43I have a group of my people.
37:45Good.
37:46Well, it's important.
37:48So, with that.
37:49Yeah.
37:50I feel like we should keep that.
37:52I think we should keep that.
37:52That's a good one.
37:53Yeah.
37:53We'll keep those.
37:54We'll reduce the other little bits.
37:56OK.
37:57Life's changed for Trish.
37:58The guy that she married is now changing, and so I think that must be impossibly hard,
38:02and those conversations stem from what you may deem as a silly little ornament.
38:06We have to make sure that we're keeping the things that do mean something, but yes,
38:10we're letting go of the Elvis the pig, for example.
38:13Do we definitely need all these candles?
38:15They can go.
38:15Right.
38:16Ma'am, what's a tornado scrub?
38:18It could go out.
38:19It's rubbish.
38:20That can go.
38:21That can go.
38:22That can go.
38:23I've never used them for years.
38:25A ceramic and induction hob hygienizer.
38:29I don't even know what that is.
38:31There they are.
38:35Final five minutes.
38:36This is your last chance to go through this whole warehouse.
38:40That's an old one.
38:41Well, do you need it?
38:42No, not really.
38:43Well, that can go.
38:44That can go, yeah.
38:46Let's go.
38:49I can't get out.
38:53I need to get back to the gym.
38:58That's it.
38:59Well done.
39:00I'm going to drop them.
39:02Go, go, go, go.
39:02Last 30 seconds.
39:04What?
39:05Let's go.
39:06Let's get it on the piles.
39:08Quickly.
39:08Great.
39:09Are you?
39:11Well done.
39:11Good job.
39:13Well done.
39:14Good job.
39:15Well done, team.
39:16Well done.
39:17After two long days at the warehouse, the family have managed to reduce a massive two-thirds
39:23of their belongings.
39:25Well done, you.
39:27Well done.
39:29Well done.
39:29You all right?
39:30Yeah.
39:30Good job.
39:38It is 9am and we need to get the King's possessions back in the house.
39:42This is looking good.
39:44Isn't it?
39:44How does it feel in here now?
39:46I had such a good warehouse day.
39:49You really do appreciate adult children.
39:52Extra muscle.
39:53We are at such a crucial time in this family's life that we have got to get this right.
39:58All right.
39:58Let's do this, guys.
39:59Let's get cracking.
40:00Come on.
40:01Rob, your tools are everywhere.
40:02Well, because I'm still working, aren't I?
40:04First up, Rob's in the entranceway reconfiguring the family's utility.
40:09Yes, this is an unconventional place for a utility room.
40:14But Gerry needed an accessible toilet so they had to move the utility room from that side
40:19out here.
40:20But you really couldn't store much.
40:21Yeah, I think the one thing I need to do is strengthen this up.
40:24Because of its age, all of this has come a bit loose.
40:28So just reinforcing it before I go and put everything back.
40:34Just like that.
40:35It's back in place.
40:37Simple.
40:38Upstairs, I'm bringing some bling to Steph's new long-term lodgings.
40:42This little alcove, to me, screams bar.
40:46Steph can have fun with her friends up here and get ready to go out.
40:50One last finishing touch.
40:52These are just really simple, cheap LED strips.
40:56It's as bright as a Benadon strip, I reckon.
40:58Remove the bit of sticky back.
41:00And then I'm just gonna go and follow the alcove.
41:04Ready?
41:08Benadon time, baby!
41:10Woo!
41:11Downstairs, Ewan's got a bright idea.
41:14Gerry's told me that with his Alzheimer's, he can struggle with his spatial awareness.
41:19And now that we've moved the bedroom down to the ground floor here, there's the bathroom that he'll have access
41:25to just across the corridor.
41:27So, I've picked up some of these motion-activated lights.
41:31They have a little magnet that's peel and stick.
41:34So, I'm gonna pop the magnet on like this, and then this will come on automatically to help Gerry find
41:40his way to the toilet in the evening time.
41:43Outside, Rob's got an artistic take for his living room unit.
41:47This panel is the bit of the piece de resistance.
41:51Not only is it the sliding panel that hides everything, but it also doubles as a display for one of
41:58Gerry's amazing bits of artwork.
42:00I'm having to stick two pieces together because they just don't make sheets that wide.
42:06To keep Steph's clothes shopping passion in check, Dilly's creating a clever sorting system.
42:11What I thought is, I'll grab one of these drawstring bags and leave that by the front door.
42:16So, Steph reminds herself every time she walks out the door, she's got to return those things.
42:21You know, when you buy something, if it doesn't fit, return it.
42:24If you don't like it, return it.
42:26But as well as having that drop bag, what you need is a clear plastic file to keep our receipts
42:31in.
42:31It's always worth taking a quick snap of it, just in case you lose that.
42:35Snap it before we stash it.
42:39The family let go of so much in the warehouse that I got soft, and I fished out a beloved
42:44item from the donate pile.
42:46I rescued Gerry's wood from the pile, because he loved it so much.
42:51Instead of being a useless training board, I'm gonna turn this into a letter ledge.
42:56And Gerry can forever keep his random piece of wood.
42:59It's a little bit too rustic for my liking at the moment.
43:02So I'm gonna sand it down, because then I can get all the, like, tea stains and really deep marks
43:09off.
43:10Now I've got these little file holders that I'm gonna attach them to the underside of this shelf, and the
43:17letters will go inside.
43:18You either file it, because it's an important document, shred it, because it's a piece of junk, or action it.
43:27Okay, you ready for this?
43:30Ta-da!
43:32File it, shred it, action it.
43:36In this family, they've got as many pets as they have humans, so I want to differentiate their sponges.
43:44And a really simple way you can do this is to cut your sponges into different shapes.
43:50There we go, just need to trim a bit off.
43:52We have bone for the dog's bowl.
43:54Fish for the cat's bowl.
43:57Regular rectangles for human bowls.
44:00It's good, isn't it?
44:01What are you doing?
44:02I'm cutting these sponges into shapes.
44:05Don't look at me like that!
44:06Mate, you have got way too much time on your hand.
44:10This is essential.
44:11And I'm sure I've...
44:11We need to prioritise the fur babies.
44:13I can't entertain this.
44:15This guy!
44:16Do you like it?
44:17Meow!
44:20I am creating these lovely little labels that I'm gonna put on every single cupboard, every single container.
44:27I've put a bit of a striped board around this because I just think it highlights it a little bit
44:32more and hopefully that will help Jerry.
44:34Oh God, I haven't put an S on the end.
44:36Come to this box for some spice.
44:39Outside, I'm organising a unique retreat for Trish.
44:42When most people think sanctuary, they think spa.
44:46But when I was talking to Trish, she told me when she does DIY, she finds it really relaxing, really
44:53therapeutic.
44:53So I thought, that's it. We need to make a DIY den.
44:58Pig balls come with little attachments that you can add to the holes inside the board.
45:04And then you have got a tub for all your spanners.
45:08Somewhere to hang your hammer.
45:10I'm gonna cover the walls in these so I can hang all of Trish's tools up and she can get
45:15to them anytime she needs.
45:19Oh, there you are! And where's Stacey?
45:22Stacey!
45:23Come on girl! Come, come, quick!
45:25I feel like I haven't seen any of you all day because I've just had my head down trying to
45:29get stuff done.
45:29So, I have just been to pick up some photos which I had printed.
45:34Oh, and these are our photos with Jerry!
45:35Oh, cute!
45:37And I thought we could do a little scrapbook.
45:40Oh my God, I did not picture you as a scrapbook girl, Dilly!
45:43That's because I'm not!
45:44So there you go, you're all gonna be...
45:47Why can't you make the scrapbook?
45:49You've done so well, you're ahead.
45:51We're ahead for now, but this is the time of day when we relax into it and we start slowing
45:56down.
45:56We cannot lose the pace.
45:58Yes, I'll do your scrapbook.
45:59Thanks.
45:59Am I happy about it? No.
46:01Right, hurry up! Keep up the pace! Let's go!
46:06She tasked me with it like it's a piece of cake, and it's not.
46:10I want it to be in order, I want to label them.
46:12A scrapbook is something you spend years making!
46:16Jerry told Dilly that photos really help him with his memory.
46:20So hopefully he'll always remember this process.
46:23Oh, look at that!
46:24I mean, it's not my best work.
46:25No, it's amazing.
46:26But I'm giving it a good go.
46:27They're gonna love this, all these memories.
46:29I love this family.
46:31I love this family too.
46:34With the living room unit fully constructed.
46:37I'm just fitting the track system for the sliding artwork that's gonna run across the face of this unit.
46:44And a super-sized replica of Jerry's poem painted and dried.
46:48The piece of artwork that's on this sliding panel is inspired by Jerry's artwork.
46:53Rob's vision is sliding into place.
46:56This is the part of the build I was most worried about.
46:59Yes, you've got tons of storage out here, but this here is what makes this unit unique.
47:05I'm proud of this.
47:07Woo!
47:09Next door, I'm sorting the lighting in the brand new master bedroom.
47:13Trish and Jerry really wanted to move to the downstairs room where Daniel was,
47:17but they'd never gotten around to it.
47:19So we've flipped the rooms.
47:22And now, I am putting some floating lampshades here.
47:28These little screws are always a bit fiddly.
47:31But, okay.
47:33Make sure I'm all lined up.
47:36Oh no!
47:38Why are there left to be the smallest screws in the world?
47:42So now, it's the easy bit.
47:44Put the lampshade on, screw the light bulb in, and Bob's your uncle.
47:49Now, let there be light.
47:54In the newly completed utility, Ewan strikes while the iron's hot.
47:59When irons build up a scorch mark like this, I've got a really good little trick.
48:05This packet of paracetamol cost me only 39p.
48:09You want the iron hot enough that it melts the paracetamol tablet,
48:12and then using a pair of tweezers, I'm going to gently rub it over the scorch mark.
48:18The active ingredients in the paracetamol are combining with the scorch mark to lift it off and remove it without
48:27doing any damage.
48:28Look at that.
48:29It's kind of acting like a little baby rubber.
48:31And then using a damp cloth, I'm just going to quickly wipe off anything that's loosened as I go.
48:38I'm delighted with that. Look at it.
48:39It's certainly cheaper than buying a brand new iron.
48:42As Rob puts the final touches to the living room unit.
48:45My drawer fronts are on. I put the handles on.
48:49There's three more to go.
48:50And Ewan perfects the beds.
48:52That looks so much better.
48:55There's just time to put the last pieces into place.
48:58Let's go, guys. Come on.
49:00Last room.
49:01How amazing would it be on our first week back finish on time?
49:06Come on, let's do it.
49:07We can do it.
49:07We can do it.
49:08Oh, here. Placemats.
49:09Placemats, yeah.
49:12Is that really necessary?
49:14Right here.
49:16Oh.
49:17What?
49:17We've left the floor stuff down.
49:19Oh, no.
49:20Pull it up, pull it up, pull it up.
49:22Rob, stop cleaning.
49:24Oh, my God, what is this table made of?
49:27It's not light.
49:28Come on, guys, this is heavy.
49:30I got it, I got it, I got it.
49:31You can put it down.
49:32Put it down.
49:34Done?
49:34I think we've done it.
49:35We've done it.
49:35Yay!
49:36We've done it!
49:37Woo-hoo!
49:37The first time on time.
49:42Nice.
49:42On time, on time.
49:45You ready?
49:46Time!
49:48Woo!
49:51Oh, my God.
49:56How are you all feeling?
49:58Absolutely.
49:59Excited.
49:59Good.
50:00Yeah, definitely, definitely.
50:01It's been an amazing experience.
50:02Oh, my God, that makes me so happy.
50:04Yep, yep.
50:05It is going to look totally different in there.
50:07Fantastic.
50:08But we have labelled absolutely everything up, Gerry.
50:10Good.
50:11And we'll show you everything that's in there.
50:12Looking forward to it.
50:13Right, shall we go in?
50:14Oh, yes.
50:15Let's do it.
50:15Run, let's go.
50:16Well done.
50:17Seven days ago, the King's front door opened into a makeshift and crowded utility area.
50:24Oh, my God.
50:25Now it's an inviting space with sleek storage and hidden functions.
50:30How fantastic.
50:32Behind this lovely curtain is your washing machine and tumble dryer, so you can hide it when you don't want
50:38to see it.
50:39That's amazing.
50:40Steph.
50:41Yeah.
50:41I know you love online shopping.
50:42Yeah.
50:43This is for returns.
50:44Come on, Ash.
50:45So you can just shove your returns in there, shove your receipt in there.
50:48And then every time you walk out the door, you're like, oh, yeah, I've got to take that to return.
50:52You probably need a bigger bag, though.
50:55Right, shall we keep going?
50:56Yes, please.
50:57Let's keep going.
50:59Come in to your new living space.
51:02Oh, my.
51:04This is amazing.
51:05Just a week ago, the surfaces in the open plan living area were covered and unusable.
51:12Now it's been decluttered and organised.
51:15There's storage.
51:16Oh, Luke.
51:19That's unreal.
51:21Gerry, this is all full of your arts and crafts.
51:24This looks unreal.
51:25Do you recognise the door?
51:28Yes, I do.
51:28Yes, that's a poem.
51:29Oh, yeah.
51:29We got a local artist to copy your poem that you wrote.
51:35I wouldn't have envisioned this.
51:36This is just stunning.
51:38Thank you so much.
51:40It honestly looks amazing.
51:41This is beautiful.
51:43Absolutely beautiful.
51:45A place for your letters, babes, as well.
51:46Yeah, but do you recognise that place for your letters, Gerry?
51:49Is that my block of wood?
51:51It's your block of wood!
51:53Fantastic.
51:54You're beautiful, eh?
51:55It looks unreal.
51:57Come in.
51:58I'm not looking.
51:59Tell me.
51:59To your new room.
52:01Oh, my God!
52:05I love it!
52:07I feel like I'm going to cry.
52:10Steph's room had no space for socialising.
52:13Now she's in the larger bedroom with zones for relaxing and entertaining.
52:17We know that you're going to be around, be able to help with Dad.
52:20Absolutely.
52:21So we just thought it made the most sense to bring you into the bigger room.
52:25I absolutely love it.
52:26So I know how much you love Benadol.
52:28So we've tried to bring Benadol to you.
52:31Oh!
52:32Oh!
52:32Look at that!
52:34I love it!
52:36Oh, yes.
52:37This is everything that I could, like, dream of and more.
52:40Oh, my God!
52:42I love that!
52:45Next door is now Daniel's room.
52:47A brighter space with areas to study and rest.
52:51This is my room.
52:52This is your room!
52:53I do really like it.
52:55And downstairs, I'm so excited to show Trish and Jerry their longed-for single-storey set-up.
53:02Welcome to your new room.
53:04Oh!
53:05Oh, wow!
53:07Before, Trish and Jerry's upstairs room was overrun with clutter.
53:12Now their move to the ground floor combines accessibility for Jerry with a calming retreat for the couple.
53:19Look at the hanging lights!
53:21Stunning!
53:21Beautiful!
53:22I'll put them up, Trish!
53:24Did you do that?
53:24I did, yeah!
53:25Just wake me up when you're finished.
53:27Oh!
53:27Oh, that's your chair, Jerry!
53:29Oh, yes!
53:29Beautiful!
53:30Oh, superb!
53:31I love the colour.
53:33This is just perfect.
53:34I love the colour.
53:34And being downstairs is going to absolutely make you think so much better.
53:38Right, you need to take a seat in Jerry's chair.
53:40Inside here is your salt your life, that's great!
53:43Look!
53:46Oh, that is so cool!
53:50Uh, brilliant.
53:51Oh, this is amazing.
53:53Oh, that's nice.
53:54Brilliant.
53:55Aw!
53:56This is fantastic.
53:58Yeah.
53:58It's been such an amazing experience, like...
54:00Honestly, thank you so much for this.
54:02This is perfect.
54:03Yeah, brilliant.
54:04Absolutely.
54:04Absolutely perfect.
54:05Oh, I hope it makes you feel happy forever, Jerry.
54:07Oh, absolutely, yeah, definitely.
54:08Definitely.
54:08Definitely.
54:09Thank you very much.
54:10I've got one last little thing to show you, Trish.
54:13Okay.
54:14You ready?
54:15Yeah.
54:15We couldn't not make you a little space to retreat to.
54:21So, welcome to your DIY again!
54:24Oh, my God!
54:26Trish's den!
54:27Trish's den!
54:28Trish's den!
54:30That is amazing!
54:32And I know how much you love DIY.
54:34Oh, wow!
54:35That is so cool!
54:36And the alcohol is in the shit.
54:38So, now, when you need five minutes...
54:40Look at this!
54:41You can come in here!
54:42Don't tell the rest of them about this.
54:44Oh, I won't.
54:45I won't.
54:45I won't say a few don't say.
54:47I love it.
54:47I absolutely love it.
54:49Thank you so much.
54:50You're so welcome.
54:51Oh, my goodness.
54:55Cheers!
54:55Cheers!
54:56To Trish's den!
54:58To you guys.
54:59Aw.
54:59For all of this.
55:00I can't explain how much of a difference this is going to make because it's just everything.
55:05I'm not going to have to stress about, you know, the house or about Gerald falling.
55:12You just don't have any idea how much that is going to change our lives.
55:16And moving forward, we're going to be able to just enjoy each other wherever we can and then enjoy the
55:24time and the space beyond that.
55:26Hello, everybody!
55:28Hello!
55:28Thank you so much!
55:30Do you like?
55:31Oh, my God!
55:31It's amazing!
55:33That was epic.
55:35What an incredible family.
55:36What a week.
55:37It's been such a big week.
55:39I've got a wee poem.
55:40Oh!
55:41That wrote.
55:42Yes, Gerry.
55:44Stacey, Dilly, Ewan and Rob have been busy on the job.
55:49Our trust we gave, they had free range.
55:52Just seven days to make the change.
55:53To our family home so full of stress by removing a lifetime of clutter and mess.
55:59Gerry has just been such a joy to be around.
56:02I've just loved every second of spending time with this whole family.
56:06So now we can't wait to reap the reward.
56:08With Stacey and Dilly, we've stuck our right cord.
56:11And Ewan and Rob were free to roam to help turn our house into a home.
56:16Obviously, we can't fix everything, but I really hope what we've done makes a huge difference to them moving forward.
56:23And it changes their lives in some ways.
56:27For giving us a brand new start, we send you thanks straight from the heart.
56:31And we'll never forget all that you have done.
56:34Except maybe me, the demented one.
56:36So, thank you so much.
56:38I love it.
56:40Bring it in guys.
56:42We're going to miss you so much.
56:43We're going to miss you guys.
56:51Hello.
56:52Hello.
56:52Life has changed so much.
56:55The house is always tidy.
56:57It's nice and quiet.
56:58The whole atmosphere has changed completely.
57:00You come in here and it's peaceful.
57:02Which is amazing for my dementia.
57:04I enjoy coming in now and not having to step over shoes, clothes.
57:09Being able to enjoy actually spending the time at the house.
57:13And my favourite thing in the room is obviously my bar.
57:16What a life.
57:18When I'm feeling quite out of sorts, I go to the bedroom.
57:21It's just so calming.
57:22I love the shed.
57:23We know that our future is going to be difficult, but we can live again.
57:28So?
57:30I started to do a bit of cooking again.
57:32He does all his stews and mince and tatties and he's able to find everything.
57:38Help yourselves.
57:39Oh, they look good.
57:40But I avoid chicken casseroles.
57:42Thats my pleasure.
57:42Bye bye.
57:44Jay.
58:11Great battle.
58:12Amen.
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