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IT MAKES ME VERY SAD.
AND IT'S LIKE I HAVE TO MAKE A
CHOICE.
MY STUFF OR HER.
BUT SHE'S GOING TO BE GONE, AND
THEN MY STUFF'S GOING TO BE
GONE, AND I'M GOING TO BE A
VERY --
>> Anderson: SHE'S NOT GOING
TO -- ALYSSA, IF THE STUFF
WASN'T THERE, WOULDN'T YOU WANT
TO COME BACK AND VISIT?
WOULDN'T YOU WANT TO BE AROUND
MORE?
>> I WOULD RATHER BE COMING HOME
A LITTLE BIT MORE, BUT --
>> SHE'S GONE.
I'M TELLING YOU.
>> WHAT WE REALLY ENCOURAGE
PEOPLE IN YOUR SITUATION IS TO
THINK AHEAD ABOUT THE FUTURE AND
HOW YOU'RE GOING TO MOVE
FORWARD.
AND THE TRUTH IS HER MOM'S
PROBLEM IT'S NOT YOUR PROBLEM TO
SOLVE.
IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT.
>> Anderson: I THINK THAT'S A
REALLY IMPORTANT POINT.
YOU HAD A QUESTION ACTUALLY FOR
ALYSSA.
>> YES, ALYSSA.
WHY DON'T YOU CLEAN YOUR ROOM
OUT AND JUST GET RID OF ALL THE
STUFF IN THERE?
I MEAN, IT'S YOUR ROOM.
>> Anderson: HAVE YOU EVER TRIED
TO DO THAT?
>> EVERYTHING SHE HAS IN THERE
MAKES A MESS OF IT.
>> I DRAG IT BACK IN.
SHE DOES.
SHE TRIES.
>> Anderson: IS THAT A FAIR
BURDEN ON A YOUNG TEEN?
>> ABSOLUTELY NOT.
CAROL'S BEING A CHILD.
IT'S NOT FAIR FOR A 13-YEAR-OLD
TO BE SUBJECTED TO THIS.
>> I DO HAVE TO SAY CAROL DID
AGREE TO LET ALYSSA SELL ALL THE
BARBIES AND ALL THE BEANIE
BABIES.
>> I LET HER TAKE CHARGE.
[APPLAUSE]
>> AND ALYSSA SAID SHE WAS GOING
TO TAKE THE MONEY AND BUY THE
DENTAL DEVICE SHE NEEDS.
>> Anderson: I FEEL SO MUCH FOR
ALYSSA.
ALYSSA IS 13 YEARS OLD AND SHE'S
THE ADULT ON THIS STAGE.
MY HEART GOES OUT TO YOU.
YOU ARE A BRIGHT, SMART
13-YEAR-OLD, AND I CAN ONLY
IMAGINE HOW BRIGHT AND SMART
YOU'RE GOING TO BE AT 20.
YOU HAVE A WHOLE LIFE AHEAD OF
YOU.
AND YOUR WHOLE LIFE IS OUT THERE
FOR YOU, AND IT'S INCREDIBLY
EXCITING.
AND I HOPE YOU KNOW THAT.
>> IT WILL GET BETTER.
>> Anderson: WHERE DO YOU EAT
DINNER?
>> WE HAVE TV TRAYS.
>> I CLEAN IT UP.
>> Anderson: YOU BASICALLY EAT
ON TRAYS.
>> IN THE TV ROOM.
>> WHERE THEY ALSO SLEEP.
>> Anderson: WHY DO YOU SLEEP IN
THE TV ROOM?
>> I CAN HAVE MY KIDS NEXT TO ME
IN CASE THERE'S A FIRE.
I JUST LIKE THEM BEING CLOSE TO
ME.
I KNOW.
>> Anderson: WE OBVIOUSLY WANT
TO HELP YOU GET INTO A THERAPY
PROGRAM AND WE'RE GOING TO DO
THAT.
IS THERE ANY WAY YOU COULD
COMMIT TO GETTING ALYSSA'S ROOM
AS SHE WANTS IT BY CHRISTMAS?
>> I THINK SHE CAN GET RID OF
SOME OF THE STUFF, BUT MOST OF
IT'S GOING TO END UP IN BOXES
DOWNSTAIRS.
>> Anderson: CAROL, CAN YOU
COMMIT THAT IT WOULD HAVE TO GO
OUT OF THE HOUSE, EVERYTHING SHE
DOESN'T WANT?
>> YES, I CAN.
>> AND YOU WON'T LIKE PRESSURE
ME INTO KEEPING STUFF?
[APPLAUSE]
>> Anderson: WE'RE GOING TO
CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THIS.
ELIZABETH, WHAT IS THE NAME OF
YOUR ORGANIZATION IF PEOPLE WANT
TO GET IN TOUCH?
>> CHILDREN OF HOARDERS.
WE'RE AT childrenofhoarders.com.
OUR WEBSITE HAS EXISTED AS A
PLACE FOR US TO GATHER AND
BASICALLY SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER.
>> Anderson: AND THAT'S SO
IMPORTANT AND REALLY WHY WE'RE
DOING THE SHOW TODAY.
THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT
THERE WHO FEEL SO ISOLATED, HAVE
A PLACE TO GO.
IT TAKES A LOT OF COURAGE TO BE
HERE TODAY FOR CAROL, ALYSSA AND
TONY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ELIZABETH, THANK YOU AS WELL.