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Wayne: HOARDING HAS DIMINISHED MY LIFE
FROM BEING ABLE TO LIVE TO JUST BEING ALIVE.
TRYING TO WALK THROUGH ALL THIS IS REALLY TREACHEROUS.
IT'S COSTING YOU YOUR RELATIONSHIP
WITH YOUR DAUGHTERS.
IT'S COSTING YOU YOUR HEALTH, YOUR LIFE.
IS THIS STUFF MORE IMPORTANT THAN YOUR TWO DAUGHTERS?
[ Crying ] YOU'RE GONNA DIE IN HERE ALONE IF IT DOESN'T CHANGE.
Wayne: I'M ANGRY AT THOSE S.O.B.s
WHO TOOK AWAY MY FAMILY, MY PROFESSION, AND MY LIFE.
Beaton: HE'S VERY DEPRESSED.
HE HAS POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER.
I'M AFRAID OF THE TERRORS THAT COME IN THE NIGHT.
THAT IS COMPLETE [BLEEP]
I CAN'T BE IN HERE.
YOU NEED TO MOVE OUT OF MY [BLEEP] WAY RIGHT NOW!
IF THIS DOESN'T TURN AROUND, HE WILL HAVE LOST HIS DAUGHTERS.
IF HE LOSES THEM, HE'S LOST EVERYTHING.
YOU KNOW WHAT'S BAD FOR US,
IS NOT HAVING A FATHER WHO GIVES A [BLEEP]
[BLEEP] PIECE OF [BLEEP]
[ TIRES SCREECH ]
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[ SEAGULL CRIES ]
Wayne: HOARDING HAS DIMINISHED MY LIFE
FROM BEING ABLE TO LIVE TO JUST BEING ALIVE.
I WOULD DESCRIBE MY HOUSE
AS DISORDERLY, DANGEROUS, AND UNHEALTHY.
I COLLECT THINGS,
AND I'VE HAD A HARD TIME GETTING RID OF STUFF.
THIS IS MY KITCHEN.
I COME IN THE BACK DOOR
BECAUSE I'VE PILED SO MUCH BOXES AND THINGS IN THE FRONT PORCH,
I CAN'T REALLY OPEN THE DOOR EASILY ANYMORE,
AND I FEEL SAFER PARKING IN THE BACK.
THIS SECTION OF THE KITCHEN I DON'T USUALLY GET TO.
I HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT JOURNALS AND DIFFERENT SIZES,
AND I FILLED UP BOOKS AND BOOKS OF JOURNALS.
IT'S A WAY OF LETTING GO OF EMOTIONS
THAT EAT YOU UP INSIDE OTHERWISE,
BUT I DON'T HAVE ANYPLACE TO WRITE ANYMORE.
THAT'S IT.
Narrator: 53-YEAR-OLD WAYNE HAS LIVED ALONE
IN HIS THREE-BEDROOM HOME NEAR ONTARIO, CANADA,
FOR SEVEN YEARS.
THIS IS MY LIVING ROOM, WHERE I SPEND MOST OF MY TIME.
THERE ARE THINGS IN THIS ROOM
THAT I WOULD FIGHT TOOTH AND NAIL
BEFORE ANYONE GOT TO THEM
BECAUSE THEY'RE IMPORTANT.
AND I'VE KEPT SOME OF MY SPECIAL PENS.
HERE'S A BOX OF SOME NICER PENS.
I COLLECTED PENS FOR A WHILE
AND HAVE A NUMBER OF ANTIQUE PENS.
MY TOTAL PEN COLLECTION IS PROBABLY CLOSE TO 1,000.
UNFORTUNATELY, I CAN'T BRING ANYBODY IN HERE TO SEE IT.
WAYNE IS MY EX-HUSBAND,
AND WE HAVE TWO CHILDREN TOGETHER.
WHEN I FIRST MET HIM, HE WAS A REALLY VIBRANT PERSON.
HE LOVES TO READ.
HE WAS AN ENGLISH MAJOR, GOT HIS ENGLISH DEGREE,
AND WAS A TEACHER AND THEN A PRINCIPAL.
WHAT'S HAPPENED OVER THE YEARS TO HIM
IS NOT A REFLECTION OF THE PERSON THAT HE WAS.
Narrator: SEVEN YEARS AGO, WAYNE WAS DIAGNOSED
WITH POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER
FOLLOWING AN EVENT
HIS FAMILY ONLY REFERS TO AS "THE INCIDENT."
I WAS, I THINK, 8 OR 9 WHEN THE INCIDENT HAPPENED.
Tammy: HE WAS WORKING AS A PRINCIPAL AT A SCHOOL,
AND THEY HAD FOUND A LETTER FROM A STUDENT AT THE SCHOOL,
BASICALLY WANTING TO EMULATE THE COLUMBINE KILLING,
AND WAYNE WAS SPECIFICALLY NAMED AS ONE OF THE TARGETS.
Rachel: THANKFULLY, THE JANITOR FOUND THE LETTER
THE DAY BEFORE IT WAS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN,
AND THE LETTER WENT STRAIGHT TO MY DAD.
AND THE INCIDENT OBVIOUSLY WAS STOPPED,
BUT HE JUST WASN'T THE SAME SINCE THAT DAY.
Wayne: WHEN I CAME HOME,
I COULDN'T SHAKE THE FEELING THAT I WASN'T SAFE ANYWHERE.
I WAS SO SCARED FOR WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN.
THERE WAS NO WAY I COULD GO BACK.
[ Voice breaking ] I THOUGHT ABOUT NOT SEEING ANOTHER FATHER'S DAY.
Narrator: ADDING TO WAYNE'S ANXIETY
WAS THE FACT THAT THE STUDENT WHO THREATENED TO KILL HIM
WAS NEVER CAUGHT.
LIVING IN FEAR, WAYNE GAVE UP HIS JOB
AND HAS NEVER ENTERED A SCHOOL BUILDING SINCE.
THE PTSD TAKES ON A LIFE OF ITS OWN INSIDE YOU.
Lauren: HIS PTSD MAKES HIM THINK THAT HE CAN'T GO OUTSIDE
'CAUSE THERE'S GONNA BE SOMEONE OUT THERE
THAT'S TRYING TO KILL HIM,
SO HE WON'T LEAVE THE HOUSE FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME.
Wayne: I SUFFER FROM NIGHT TERRORS,
UNCONTROLLABLE SWEATS,
PANIC ATTACKS, ANXIETY, PARANOIA.
I WEAR A KNIFE ALL THE TIME.
I'VE ADDED EXTRA LOCKS.
I'VE BECOME A VEGETABLE.
THIS IS MY BEDROOM.
I HAVEN'T SLEPT IN THE BED PROBABLY FOUR OR FIVE YEARS
BECAUSE OF THE PTSD TERRORS,
SO I STARTED TO USE THE BED AS MY LAUNDRY.
[ SNIFFLES ]
THIS IS THE NICE CLOSET,
BUT WHEN YOU DON'T GO OUT OF THE HOUSE,
THERE'S NOT MUCH SENSE IN HAVING NICE CLOTHES.
Tammy: PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, HE WAS A PROUD PERSON.
HE WAS ALWAYS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT HIS PHYSICAL APPEARANCE.
HE ALWAYS WAS IMPECCABLE AS TO HOW HE DRESSED.
IF YOU SAW ANY OF THE PICTURES OF HIM PRIOR TO THIS,
YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE THAT IT WAS THE SAME PERSON.
I TRIED TO HELP HIM AS MUCH AS I COULD,
BUT IT BECAME VERY, VERY DIFFICULT
TO KIND OF PROTECT YOUR FAMILY FROM WHAT WAS GOING ON.
SO, THEN, IT EITHER BECAME SACRIFICING ALL OF US FOR HIM,
OR HE WAS GOING TO HAVE TO LEAVE.
AND THAT'S WHEN I MOVED OUT.
Narrator: WAYNE HAS BARRICADED HIMSELF INSIDE HIS HOME,
MANAGING TO KEEP OUT EVERYONE, EVEN HIS OWN FAMILY.
THIS IS HARDEST PART OF THE HOUSE TO GET THROUGH.
TRYING TO WALK THROUGH ALL THIS IS REALLY TREACHEROUS.
EXCEPT FOR MY BIG TOES,
I'VE BROKEN EVERY ONE OF MY TOES AT LEAST ONCE.
THIS IS MY BATHROOM.
IT'S A NICE, LARGE BATHROOM.
BESIDES THE LIVING ROOM,
THIS IS THE ROOM THAT I SPEND A LOT OF TIME IN.
I OFTEN FIND MYSELF DRINKING MY SUPPER UP HERE.
I USUALLY DRINK BETWEEN FOUR AND SIX OF MY SHAKES PER DAY.
I TOOK TO KEEPING THE BOTTLES FIRST IN THE KITCHEN,
AND THEN, WHEN IT BECAME TOO DIFFICULT TO MOVE IN THERE,
I STARTED STORING THEM UP HERE AND ON THE STAIRS.
I'D SAY THERE'S ABOUT 2,000 HERE.
SEEING THEM REMINDS ME
THAT MY DAUGHTERS CAN'T COME TO VISIT ME.
HOARDING PREVENTING MY DAD
FROM HAVING A RELATIONSHIP WITH LAUREN AND I.
IT'S PREVENTING HIM FROM LEAVING THE HOUSE.
IT'S PREVENTING HIM FROM DOING BASICALLY EVERYTHING.
HE'S JUST A HERMIT IN THAT HOUSE FULL OF THINGS.
Tammy: I DON'T BELIVE THAT HE UNDERSTANDS
HOW THIS IS AFFECTING THE LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIP
THAT HE'S HAVING WITH HIS CHILDREN.
HE NEEDS TO LET GO OF THE PAST.
Rachel: ULTIMATELY, I WANT MY DAD TO CHANGE
SO THAT HE CAN FINALLY HAVE HIS TWO DAUGHTERS BACK IN HIS LIFE
AND WE CAN HAVE A DAD,
AND IT'S COME TO A BREAKING POINT
WHERE IT NEEDS TO CHANGE OR WE'RE GOING TO BE DONE WITH HIM.
Tammy: IF HE LOSES THEM,
THEN, BASICALLY, HE'S LOST EVERYTHING.
Wayne: I'VE LIED TO MY KIDS, I'VE LIED TO MYSELF
ABOUT BEING A HOARDER.
I'VE BEEN REALLY HESITANT ABOUT LETTING ANYONE KNOW
WHAT CONDITION MY HOUSE IS IN.
Narrator: 53-YEAR-OLD WAYNE HAS BEEN AFRAID TO GO OUTSIDE
FOR ALMOST A DECADE,
LEAVING HIM ISOLATED WITH ONLY HIS COLLECTIONS
AND THE PILES OF GARBAGE THAT SURROUND HIM.
BUT TODAY, DESPITE HIS OBJECTIONS,
WAYNE'S EX-WIFE AND TWO DAUGHTERS
ARE COMING BY TO SEE THE HOUSE.
Rachel: I HAVEN'T BEEN TO HIS HOUSE IN ABOUT SIX OR SEVEN YEARS.
IT COMES ACROSS TO MY SISTER AND I LIKE HE DOESN'T LOVE US
AND HE DOESN'T CARE ABOUT
IF HE HAS A RELATIONSHIP WITH US OR NOT,
AND THAT HURTS.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
Wayne: COME IN.
[ SIGHS ]
YEP.
UGH...
WALKING THROUGH THE DOOR, I INSTANTLY FELT NAUSEOUS.
I THOUGHT I WAS GONNA BE SICK.
[ COUGHS ]
THE INITIAL SMELL IN THE HEAT
AND JUST THE LOOK OF THE ENVIRONMENT
IS BEYOND ANYTHING I COULD HAVE IMAGINED.
[ SNIFFLES ]
I DIDN'T WANT YOU TO SEE THIS.
IT'S ALL SO DISGUSTING, LIKE ALL OF THIS GARBAGE,
AND THERE SO MUCH ROTTING FOOD.
Lauren: I JUST DON'T GET
HOW SOMEBODY COULD WALK PAST THIS MUCH STUFF EVERY DAY
AND NOT THINK TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
Tammy: HOW DO YOU LIVE LIKE THIS, WAYNE?
LIKE, HOW DO YOU WALK AROUND YOUR HOUSE?
HOW DO YOU, LIKE...
I DON'T.
WHY DO YOU WANT ALL THIS STUFF IN YOUR HOUSE?
WHY DOES IT NEED TO BE HERE?
I DON'T WANT IT HERE, RACHEL.
I WANT IT OUT.
BUT EVERY TIME THAT I START PUTTING STUFF IN BAGS,
THEN I GET TOO TIRED TO FINISH.
Tammy: TIRED?
YOU CAN'T JUST SAY, "I'M TIRED."
LIKE, THAT'S NOT WHAT'S GOING ON HERE.
IT'S COSTING YOU YOUR RELATIONSHIP
WITH YOUR DAUGHTERS.
IT'S COSTING YOU YOUR HEALTH, YOUR LIFE.
I MEAN, THIS IS NOT A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT
FOR ANY PERSON TO LIVE IN.
IT WAS A MISTAKE. THIS WAS A MISTAKE.
NO, IT'S NOT A MISTAKE.
[ Voice breaking ] HOW CAN SAY THAT THIS IS A MISTAKE
WHEN IT MEANS HAVING A RELATIONSHIP WITH US?
IS THIS STUFF MORE IMPORTANT THAN YOUR TWO DAUGHTERS?
ARE WE MISTAKES?
IT WAS A MISTAKE HAVING YOU SEE IT LIKE THIS.
WHEN IS IT GONNA CHANGE, THEN?
YOU'RE GONNA DIE IN HERE ALONE IF IT DOESN'T CHANGE.
Lauren: I THINK HE'S JUST EMBARRASSED,
AND I THINK HE DOESN'T WANT TO HAVE TO
SEE PEOPLE'S REACTIONS TO HIM WHEN HE LOOKS THEM IN THE EYES.
I DON'T THINK HE WANTS TO HAVE TO STAND THERE
AND SEE THEM JUDGING HIM.
Rachel: IS THAT WHERE YOU SLEEP?
YES. THAT'S THE BED THAT I -- IT'S THE COUCH THAT I SLEEP ON.
LOOK AT HOW DIRTY THE BLANKET IS AND ALL THE GARBAGE AROUND IT.
HOW DO YOU FIND COMFORT IN THAT?
WELL, I DON'T SLEEP THAT MUCH, SO...
YOU HAVE SO MUCH STUFF.
LIKE, WHY DO YOU NEED EVERYTHING THAT'S IN HERE?
Tammy: DOES ANY OF THIS MEAN ANYTHING TO YOU?
NO.
WELL, IT KIND OF SEEMS LIKE IT DOES MATTER TO YOU
'CAUSE THIS IS ALL THE STUFF
THAT'S KEPT US FROM HAVING A RELATIONSHIP,
SO CLEARLY THIS STUFF MEANS MORE TO YOU THAN YOUR CHILDREN.
OKAY.
THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME
THAT PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY MEANT SOMETHING TO HIM IN HIS LIFE
WERE HAVING TO COME IN
AND SEE THE ABSOLUTE SQUALOR THAT HE HAD BEEN LIVING IN.
LOOK AT THIS. LOOK AT THIS PICTURE.
YOU REMEMBER THIS PERSON, THIS MAN?
YOU KNOW WHAT?
YOU WERE A PRINCIPAL FOR GOD'S SAKES.
YOU'RE AN EDUCATED MAN.
THIS IS YOUR CHILDREN!
THIS IS YOUR LIFE.
[ SNIFFLES ]
YOUR KIDS ARE STANDING BEFORE YOU,
AND THEY'RE SAYING TO YOU,
"BE OUR DAD.
BE A [BLEEP] MAN."
THEY'RE STANDING THERE IN FRONT OF YOU,
AND DON'T THINK THAT FOR ONE SECOND
IT HASN'T AFFECTED THEM.
AND THEY'RE SAYING TO YOU, "MAKE A CHOICE.
MAKE A CHOICE."
WHAT IS YOUR CHOICE, WAYNE?
I DON'T WANT TO FOCUS ON THE FACT
THAT THIS HOUSE IS UNLIVABLE.
I ADMIT THAT.
I DON'T ABSOLVE MYSELF
FROM NOT HAVING THE GUTS TO TAKE OUT RECYCLING.
BUT THERE WAS JUST SOMETHING IN ME
THAT WOULD FIGHT THAT.
HE REALLY IS SUFFERING, HE IS VERY ILL,
SOME BAD THINGS HAVE HAPPENED TO HIM,
BUT, ULTIMATELY, HE HAS ALSO MADE SOME CHOICES.
AND HE NEEDS TO STAND UP
AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THOSE
IN ORDER TO HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS CHILDREN.
THEY NEED TO KNOW THAT HE PICKS THEM.
HOW DO YOU EVEN GET TO YOUR BATHROOM?
Rachel: WELL, IT'S EASY WHEN THERE'S LIKE THREE FEET OF GARBAGE
TO STAND ON.
OH, MY GOD.
WHAT, DO YOU PEE WITH YOUR FEET STICKING OUT THE FRONT?
I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW YOU GO TO THE BATHROOM.
YOU HAVE TO, LIKE, BURY YOUR FEET INTO THE GARBAGE
TO EVEN SIT DOWN ON THE TOILET.
I don't even want to touch anything.
THIS ISN'T SOMETHING THAT JUST OCCURRED OVERNIGHT, EH?
IT DIDN'T JUST OCCUR OVERNIGHT.
NO.
THIS BECAME MY ISOLATION WARD.
YOUR WHOLE HOUSE HAS BECOME YOUR ISOLATION WARD.
YEAH. THAT'S BASICALLY WHAT I MADE IT.
WHY?
'CAUSE I WAS SCARED OUT OF MY MIND.
OF WHAT?
I'M AFRAID OF THE TERRORS THAT COME IN THE NIGHT.
I'M AFRAID THAT WHAT THEY SAID WAS GONNA HAPPEN HAPPENED,
AND I CAN'T FUNCTION SOMETIMES.
I CAN SEE THAT.
WHAT'S THE WORST POSSIBLE THING
THAT YOU THINK IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO YOU?
IF YOU'RE AFRAID THAT SOMEONE IS GOING TO END YOUR LIFE...
IT PRETTY MUCH HAS ENDED, LIVING IN HERE.
I DON'T WANT TO JUST BREATHE ANYMORE.
I WANT TO ENJOY WHAT WE USED TO ENJOY,
AND I WANT TO BE, LIKE, THERE FOR YOU WHEN YOU NEED ME.
Lauren: THAT'S COMPLETE [BLEEP]
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
THAT IS COMPLETE [BLEEP]
I CAN'T BE IN HERE.
YOU NEED TO MOVE OUT OF MY [BLEEP] WAY RIGHT NOW!
PIECE OF [BLEEP] [BLEEP] FATHER.
CAN'T EVEN [BLEEP] CLEAN HIS HOUSE!
I COULDN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE, AND I JUST HAD TO LEAVE.
WHEN HE SAID, "I'M SCARED OF THE TERRORS OF THE NIGHT,"
THAT'S WHAT MADE ME REALLY ANGRY,
BECAUSE I WAS LIKE,
"YOU DON'T NEED TO BRING THE GARBAGE OUT AT NIGHT.
YOU CAN DO THAT DURING THE DAY."
THERE'S NO EXCUSE FOR THIS.
I'M NOT NEGATING MY PART IN IT AT ALL.
OKAY, STOP GETTING ANGRY AT MOM, THOUGH, 'CAUSE...
IF I'M ANGRY AT ANYBODY, I'M ANGRY AT THOSE S.O.B.s
WHO TOOK AWAY MY FAMILY, MY PROFESSION, AND MY LIFE.
AND IF I COULD HANG EVERY SINGLE [BLEEP] THAT DID IT,
I'D DO IT TOMORROW.
I'D CUT THEM!
[BLEEP]
[ CRIES ]
Tammy: IT'S OKAY, HONEY.
WHAT THE [BLEEP] WHAT WAS THAT?
SHH, SHH, SHH, SHH.
[BLEEP] [BLEEP]
[BLEEP]
HE DOES GET VERY SCARY WHEN HE'S ANGRY,
AND I CAN'T COPE WITH IT.
YOU JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GONNA COME FROM THE ANGER OUTBURST.
YOU DON'T KNOW.
WAYNE IS OVER AND OUT. I'M GONE.
Lauren: WHEN I SAW THAT HE WAS LEAVING, SOMETHING IN ME JUST SNAPPED.
IT'S NO ONE ELSE'S FAULT BUT HIS OWN.
I KNEW THIS WAS BAD FOR THE GIRLS!
I KNEW IT!
Lauren: NO, YOU KNOW WHAT BAD FOR US,
IS YOUR HOUSE LOOKING LIKE THAT,
IS YOU NOT HAVING THE BALLS TO SAY THAT,
"YEAH, MY MY HOUSE NEEDS TO BE CLEANED!"
THAT'S WHAT'S BAD FOR US,
IS NOT HAVING A FATHER WHO GIVES A [BLEEP]
[BLEEP] PIECE OF [BLEEP]
Tammy: WAYNE HAS REACHED ROCK BOTTOM.
HE IS EXTREMELY DEPRESSED, HE BASICALLY HAS GIVEN UP,
AND THIS IS JUST AN EXTERNAL SIGN
OF JUST HOW SAD HE IS.
Narrator: AFTER A VISIT WITH HIS FAMILY ENDED IN ANGER AND TEARS,
WAYNE'S BOND WITH HIS DAUGHTERS SUFFERED A SETBACK
THAT MIGHT BE TOO SEVERE TO RECOVER FROM.
IN AN EFFORT TO SAVE THEIR RELATIONSHIP,
HE'S REQUESTED THE HELP OF BECKY BEATON,
A LICENSED PSYCHOLOGIST
SPECIALIZING IN COMPULSIVE HOARDING.
FOR DR. BEATON, A SESSION WITH THE ENTIRE FAMILY
IS A NECESSARY FIRST STEP FOR TREATMENT.
WHAT I'D LIKE TO FIND OUT A LITTLE BIT FROM EACH OF YOU
IS HOW THE HOARDING HAS AFFECTED YOU.
SO, WHO WOULD LIKE TO TALK FIRST?
YOU HAVE BASICALLY REMOVED YOURSELF FROM THEIR LIVES.
I'VE PARENTED THEM BASICALLY ON MY OWN,
AND IT'S BEEN VERY DIFFICULT AT TIMES.
THEY ABSOLUTELY DO NEED A FATHER IN THEIR LIFE,
AND IT HASN'T BEEN EASY TO DO IT ON MY OWN.
BUT I'VE DONE IT.
AND YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB.
BUT THEY NEED THEIR DAD, TOO.
I KNOW.
I WANT MORE THAN ANYTHING
FOR YOU TWO GIRLS TO BE IN MY LIFE
ON A DAILY BASIS,
BECAUSE IN MY HARDEST TIMES,
IT'S BEEN YOU TWO GIRLS WHO'VE KEPT ME GROUNDED.
I SAW A LITTLE BIT OF AN EYE ROLL.
I THINK IT'S REALLY HARD TO HEAR
THAT IT'S US KEEPING YOU GROUNDED
WHEN YOU WEREN'T ABLE TO DO THE SAME FOR US.
Lauren: WHY DIDN'T HE TRY TO MAKE AN EFFORT?
WHY DIDN'T YOU MAKE AN EFFORT
TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH US?
NO. YOU MISUNDERSTAND.
NO, I DON'T.
WHAT DO YOU NEED FROM YOUR DAD, LAUREN?
I WANT TO KNOW WHY ME AND RACHEL
WEREN'T WORTH YOUR TIME AND YOUR EFFORT.
YOU WERE WORTH MY TIME AND EFFORT --
THEN, WHY DIDN'T YOU PUT IN THE TIME AND THE EFFORT?
BECAUSE I WASN'T ABLE TO.
WHY NOT?
I COULDN'T LEAVE THE HOUSE.
YOU CHOSE NOT TO LEAVE THE HOUSE.
NO. I COULDN'T BECAUSE OF WHAT HAPPENED TO ME.
THIS IS WHAT I DON'T WANT THEM --
TAMMY AND I AGREED ON 100%
WAS THERE WERE CERTAIN THINGS ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED TO ME
AND ABOUT WHAT IT DID TO ME
THAT STAYED BETWEEN HER AND ME.
NOBODY KNOWS.
THEY SAID THEY KNOW.
NOBODY KNOWS BECAUSE I HAVEN'T TOLD ANYBODY.
DO YOU WANT TO TELL THEM NOW?
NO.
THEN HOW ARE THEY SUPPOSED TO UNDERSTAND?
I FEEL LIKE YOU CAN'T EXPECT SYMPATHY FROM US
IF WE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT'S GOING ON.
OKAY, SIMPLEST FORM -- I WAS A PRINCIPAL,
AND I BUSTED A GROUP OF 15- AND 16-YEAR-OLDS FOR POT.
AND THEY WERE GOING TO EXACT REVENGE ON YOUR FATHER.
AND THEY PLANNED TO DO THAT.
RACHEL, HAVE YOU HEARD THIS STORY BEFORE?
MM-HMM.
THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED TO ME.
...HOW THAT COULD MAKE YOU SO SCARED TO LEAVE YOUR HOUSE.
YOU DON'T GET IT.
NO. I DON'T GET IT AT ALL.
NO. THAT'S THE PO--
AND HOW YOU WOULD DESERT YOUR KIDS OVER IT.
YEAH. LIKE...
Rachel: THERE'S SO MANY WORSE THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED TO PEOPLE,
AND THEY DEAL WITH IT.
[ CHUCKLES ] YEAH. BAD THINGS HAPPEN TO EVERYBODY...
Wayne: THAT'S RIGHT.
...AND EVERYBODY DEALS WITH THEM.
YES.
EXCEPT IT CLEARLY SEEMS LIKE YOU DON'T.
YOU JUST GET HUNG UP ON THEM,
AND IT'S LIKE YOU IDENTIFY WITH YOUR ILLNESSES
AND WHAT THINK'S WRONG WITH YOU BECAUSE THAT'S WHO WAYNE IS.
HE'S THE GUY WHO HAS WHATEVER DISEASE
OR WHATEVER MENTAL ILLNESS,
AND THAT'S WHAT YOU IDENTIFY WITH.
YOU, LIKE, ALMOST -- IT SEEMS LIKE YOU ENJOY BEING SICK.
YEAH?
DO YOU WANT THAT TO BE YOUR IDENTITY, WAYNE?
IT IS MY IDENTITY.
Beaton: WAYNE IS VERY POSSESSIVE OVER HIS TRAUMA,
LIKE IT'S HIS OWN AND NOBODY ELSE HAS BEEN INVOLVED,
AND YET, HIS TRAUMA HAS AFFECTED EVERYBODY IN THAT FAMILY.
NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO!
I AM THE ONE WHO SUFFERS IT.
YOU DON'T THINK THAT WE'RE SUFFERING, TOO, FROM IT?
NO! JUST A SECOND!
WAYNE REALLY TRIED TO GET THE SYMPATHY OF HIS FAMILY
FOR WHAT HE'S BEEN GOING THROUGH.
HE'S ACTUALLY USING HIS EMOTIONS TO CONTROL OTHER PEOPLE.
BUT THEY WERE OVER IT.
Beaton: WAYNE, SLOW DOWN, SLOW DOWN.
NO! JUST A SECOND!
I HAVE SEEN THE BEST PSYCHOLOGISTS IN THE WORLD!
ARE YOU WILLING TO LET ME HELP YOU WHILE I'M HERE?
NO...
BECAUSE YOUR IDEA IS THAT YOU CAN FIX ME LIKE THIS,
AND IT'S NOT THAT EASY.
ARE YOU WILLING TO LET ME TRY TO WORK WITH YOU?
I AM SITTING HERE WITH PTSD, AND IF I ONLY SAID TO MYSELF,
"HEY! WAYNE, YOU'RE NOT SCARED OF GOING OUTSIDE
ARE YOU WILLING TO LET ME TRY?
NOT WITH THE ATTITUDE THAT'S HERE.
NO, I'M NOT.
YES!
WHAT'S MY ATTITUDE?
YOUR ATTITUDE IS THAT YOU'RE GONNA FIX ME.
THAT'S [BLEEP] I'M WORKING WITH MY DOCTORS.
I'M NOT SAYING I'M GONNA FIX YOU.
I'M SAYING I COULD HELP YOU.
AND I COULD ALSO GET YOU RESOURCES --
LONG-TERM RESOURCES.
WILL YOU LET ME HELP?
OBVIOUSLY, YOU WON'T LET ME HELP.
AND IF YOU DON'T LIKE ME, THAT'S UNDERSTANDABLE.
NO. I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH YOU.
BUT YOU'RE REFUSING HELP IS WHAT YOU'RE DOING,
WHICH MAKES ME THINK YOU DON'T WANT HELP FOR YOUR PTSD,
THAT IT SERVES YOU TO KEEP THE WORLD OUT.
IT SERVED ME.
IT SERVED ME MENTALLY TO BARRICADE MYSELF IN MY HOUSE.
IT SERVED ME MENTALLY.
IS THAT SERVING YOU, OR IS THAT YOUR DEFENSE MECHANISM?
WHAT'S A DEFENSE MECHANISM?
IT'S ONE THAT YOU HOLD ONTO IF YOU'RE NOT WILLING TO GET HELP.
Beaton: I THINK WAYNE REALLY IDENTIFIES WITH BEING THE VICTIM.
HOPEFULLY, WE'VE CAUGHT HIM AT A TIME IN HIS LIFE
WHERE HE CAN MAKE A CHANGE.
HE'S REALLY AT A CROSSROADS
BECAUSE IF HE DOESN'T WANT TO MAKE THIS CHANGE RIGHT NOW --
AND HE HAS A LOT OF CHANGES TO MAKE --
HE'S PROBABLY GONNA DIE.
Tammy: THIS IS A WHOLE PROCESS.
THERE'S LOTS OF PIECES TO THIS, RIGHT?
AND, BELIEVE ME, IT HASN'T -- YOU KNOW YOUR SIDE OF IT.
IT HAS NOT BEEN A PICNIC FROM OUR SIDE, AS WELL.
I UNDERSTAND THE MAGNITUDE OF THIS,
AND MY ULTIMATE CONCERN IS FOR THESE TWO CHILDREN.
THAT'S IT.
NO.
IT'S NOT ABOUT WHAT YOU DON'T WANT.
IT'S ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO.
THAT'S IT.
SO, LET'S JUST MOVE FORWARD FROM THIS,
AND LET'S JUST SAY, "WHAT IS IT THAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO?"
WHAT IS IT YOU'RE GOING TO DO?
NO, THAT'S WHAT I WANT AN ANSWER TO.
WHAT IS IT THAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO RIGHT NOW, FORWARD?
I DON'T WANT TO DWELL ON WHAT HAPPENED.
BUT YOU ARE.
Tammy: THIS IS THE END OF THE ROAD.
YOU EITHER TURN THIS AROUND,
OR YOU CONTINUE ON THE PATH THAT YOU'RE GOING
AND YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT THE COST IS --
THESE TWO GIRLS. THAT'S IT.
THIS IS A CRISIS POINT FOR WAYNE.
IF THIS DOESN'T TURN AROUND, HE WILL HAVE LOST HIS DAUGHTERS.
Narrator: WHEN STUDENTS THREATENED HIS LIFE SEVEN YEARS AGO,
WAYNE, A FORMER HIGH-SCHOOL PRINCIPAL,
SPIRALED INTO A DECADE OF COMPULSIVE HOARDING,
A BY-PRODUCT OF HIS POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER.
DESPITE SEEKING HELP IN THE PAST,
HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS FAMILY IS STILL IN DANGER
BECAUSE WAYNE HAS FAILED TO MAKE ANY PROGRESS.
WAYNE SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN THROUGH A LOT OF TREATMENT
AT THIS POINT IN HIS LIFE,
BUT I DON'T THINK HE'S HAD THE RIGHT KIND OF TREATMENT.
HE'D NEVER HAD EXPOSURE THERAPY.
RESEARCH SHOWS THAT EXPOSURE THERAPY
IS THE BEST TREATMENT FOR TRAUMA.
IN ORDER TO HELP WAYNE DEAL WITH ALL THE PLETHORA OF ISSUES
THAT HE HAS,
WE'VE GOT TO DEAL WITH THE TRAUMA FIRST.
I WOULD LOVE TO DO SOME EXPOSURE WORK WITH YOU.
ARE YOU OPEN TO THAT?
OKAY.
SO, I KNOW LEAVING THE HOME IS DIFFICULT AS IT IS,
BUT WE HAVE ACCESS TO THE SCHOOL.
HOW TRIGGERING WOULD THAT BE, 0 TO 10,
10 BEING THE GREATEST TRIGGER POSSIBLE?
[ SIGHS ] THAT'S A 10.
THAT'S A 10?
YEAH.
SO, HOW ABOUT IF I DRIVE YOU TO WHERE THE SCHOOL IS
OKAY.
HOW'S THAT SOUND?
[ SIGHS ]
Wayne: SHE WAS GOING TO BRING ME TO A SCHOOL,
AND WE WERE JUST GONNA WALK IN.
AND I WAS EXTREMELY, EXTREMELY NERVOUS ABOUT THAT.
HOW ARE YOU DOING, 0 TO 10?
IS THAT WHERE YOU ARE?
YEAH.
[ BREATHING SHAKILY ]
OH, GEEZ.
Beaton: THERE WERE A LOT RISKS
BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO PUSH WAYNE TOO FAR.
IF I PUSHED HIM TOO FAR, IT COULD RE-TRAUMATIZE HIM.
I NEEDED TO EMPOWER HIM.
OKAY, LET'S GO RIGHT IN HERE.
CAN YOU COME IN HERE?
WHAT'S GOING ON?
IT'S JUST A ROOM. THAT'S ALL.
THERE'S NOTHING IN THERE.
I HAVEN'T BEEN IN A CLASSROOM.
I HAVEN'T BEEN IN A CLASSROOM.
OKAY.
I'VE NEVER BEEN IN A CLASSROOM SINCE.
OKAY.
[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
IT'S GONNA GET BETTER ONCE YOU GET IN THERE.
RIGHT NOW, YOU'RE GOING THROUGH ANTICIPATORY ANXIETY.
READY?
YOU'RE DOING GREAT.
[ CRIES ]
THIS IS ABOUT MOVING FORWARD.
WHY DON'T YOU SIT DOWN, OKAY?
YOU JUST SIT RIGHT THERE.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
I DON'T KNOW.
I'M -- I'M COMPLETELY LOST.
I AM FINDING IT REALLY HARD.
CAN YOU LOOK AROUND?
IF YOU LOOK AROUND, YOU MIGHT NOT BE SO LOST.
NO.
COME ON, FACE THE FEAR.
MY TERRORS ARE ALWAYS IN A CLASSROOM.
THE TERRORS AREN'T HAPPENING ANYMORE.
THEY NEVER EVEN HAPPENED.
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT YOU BE RIGHT HERE IN THIS MOMENT.
I WANT YOU TO LISTEN TO MY VOICE.
YOU'RE CHOOSING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH YOUR LIFE.
YOU'RE CHOOSING YOUR CHILDREN.
AND THAT'S WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT
FOR YOUR BRAIN TO DISTINGUISH
'CAUSE YOUR BRAIN IS CAUGHT BACK IN THE PAST.
[ SNIFFLES ]
WAYNE GOT PRETTY TRAUMATIZED
WHEN I BROUGHT HIM INTO THE SCHOOLROOM,
AND IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR ME
TO GET HIM GROUNDED INTO THE HERE AND NOW.
THAT'S PART OF TRAUMA TREATMENT IS TO HELP THEM REALIZE
THAT THE TRAUMA'S NOT CONTINUING TO GO ON,
THAT IT'S OVER WITH, THAT'S IT'S PASSED.
I WANT YOU TO KEEP BREATHING.
FOLLOW MY FINGERS WITH YOUR EYES.
OKAY, I NEED YOU TO BRING YOUR HEAD UP JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE.
A LITTLE BIT MORE. OKAY.
BRING YOUR HEAD UP A LITTLE MORE.
I NEED YOU TO FACE INTO THIS, OKAY?
CAN YOU LOOK AT MY FINGERS?
LOOK AT MY FINGERS FOR A MINUTE.
OH [BLEEP]
CAN YOU KEEP YOUR EYES ON ME?
YOU GOT TWO LOVELY DAUGHTERS THAT WANT TO CONNECT WITH YOU.
THAT'S WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT.
WE NEED YOU TO FOCUS ON WHERE YOU'RE GOING,
WHERE YOU'RE NOT IN THAT PAST.
IT'S JUST THE "WHAT IF."
THE "WHAT IF" IS WHAT GETS YOU.
DO YOU WANT TO PUT THE PAST BEHIND YOU?
YES.
YES, I DON'T WANT TO LIVE THERE ANYMORE.
Narrator: AS WAYNE BEGINS TO EASE INTO HIS SURROUNDINGS,
DR. BEATON PUSHES HIS LIMITS EVEN FURTHER.
WAYNE'S TRAUMA CENTERS AROUND A LETTER
THAT A STUDENT WROTE
REGARDING KILLING PEOPLE, INCLUDING WAYNE.
I WAS ABLE TO DO SOME RESEARCH WITH THE POLICE OFFICERS
AND FIND A COPY OF THE LETTER.
I WANT TO EXPOSE WAYNE TO THIS LETTER.
THIS IS THE EPITOME OF HIS FEAR, SO HE NEEDS TO FACE IT.
IN THIS DRAWER RIGHT HERE IS THAT LETTER, OKAY?
WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO OPEN THAT DRAWER?
'CAUSE I WANT IT TO BE YOUR DECISION TO OPEN THAT DRAWER.
I'M NOT GONNA READ IT.
I'M NOT SAYING YOU HAVE TO READ IT, BUT WILL YOU GO GET IT?
[ SIGHS ]
IT'S IN THAT DRAWER RIGHT THERE.
THIS LETTER HAS KEPT YOU FROM YOUR KIDS,
IT'S KEPT YOU FROM YOUR LIFE,
IT'S KEPT YOU FROM A JOB YOU LOVE.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT?
IT'S JUST A PIECE OF PAPER.
ARE YOU WILLING TO LOOK AT IT AT ALL?
NO. NO.
NOT AT ALL.
NO.
I'M HOLDING IT.
NO. I CAN'T.
JUST, NO.
HOW ABOUT IF WE TEAR IT UP?
HOW ABOUT IF WE TEAR IT UP IN LITTLE BITS?
JUST TEAR IT UP.
Wayne: WHEN THAT PIECE OF PAPER WAS SITTING ON THE DESK BEFORE ME,
I DIDN'T WANT IT AROUND ME.
I COULDN'T IMAGINE HAVING THAT THING NEAR ME AGAIN.
AND I TORE IT UP.
EVERY TIME I TORE IT,
IT WAS ANOTHER GOOD DAY FOR ME AND RACHEL AND LAUREN.
I GOT TO GO.
I WANT YOU TO WALK OUT OF HERE WITH YOUR HEAD UP.
I DON'T WANT YOU TO RUN OUT.
I DON'T WANT YOU TO RUN OUT, WAYNE.
I WANT YOU TO WALK OUT WITH YOUR HEAD UP.
YOU DID A GREAT JOB.
YOU'RE WALKING OUT OF HERE, AND YOU'RE LEAVING THIS BEHIND YOU.
IT'S BEHIND ME.
IT'S BEHIND YOU.
BY ACTUALLY HAVING WAYNE TEAR UP THAT LETTER
AND LEAVE IT BEHIND HIM,
THAT WAS SYMBOLIC OF HIM LETTING THIS GO INTO HIS PAST,
LEAVING IT BEHIND HIM,
AND MOVING FORWARD INTO HIS REAL LIFE,
HIS FUTURE NOW.
[ SOBBING ]
IT'S OKAY. I KNOW.
I KNOW.
OH [BLEEP]
[ SNIFFLES ]
Narrator: FOR THE PAST SEVEN YEARS,
WAYNE HAS BUILT WALLS OF TRASH AROUND HIMSELF,
A BARRICADE THAT HAS PUSHED AWAY EVERYONE,
INCLUDING HIS TWO DAUGHTERS.
TODAY MAY BE HIS ONLY CHANCE TO GET THEM BACK.
Wayne: I WANT TO BE ABLE TO BE A FATHER.
I HAVE PUT THEM THROUGH SUCH HELL FOR SO MANY YEARS.
I'LL CRAWL ON BROKEN GLASS IF I HAVE TO
TO HAVE THEM BACK IN MY LIFE.
Narrator: WAYNE HAS AGREED TO A MASSIVE CLEANOUT OF HIS HOUSE,
A RISKY COURSE OF ACTION IN HIS RECOVERY.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZER JUHLI SHAW IS ON-SITE
TO LEAD THE TEAM OF HAULERS
AS THEY PREPARE FOR WHAT COULD BE A LONG DAY.
TODAY, MY ROLE IS TO HELP WAYNE
TO GO THROUGH ALL THE STUFF IN HIS HOUSE,
TO CLEAR IT OUT AS BEST WE COULD,
AND START ON HIS ROAD TO RECOVERY FROM HOARDING.
IT'S HOT AND SMELLS BAD EVERY TIME YOU MOVE SOMETHING,
LIKE ROTTING MILK,
FROM THE BOTTLES THAT ARE OPENED.
BUT IT'S GOOD TO SEE ALL THESE [BLEEP] GO.
[ CHUCKLES ]
OLD STUFF FROM YOUR LIVING ROOM YOU MIGHT WANT TO GO THROUGH.
ALL RIGHTY.
OH, GOD!
OH, I DROPPED SOMETHING!
THIS IS FROM 2011, AND I THINK IT'S ROAST BEEF.
Man: [ GROANS ]
I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHEN THESE ARE FROM.
IT JUST SMELLED LIKE EVERY ROTTING ANIMAL
OR THING YOU COULD POSSIBLY FIND WAS SHOVED INTO THAT FRIDGE.
IT MADE YOUR EYES WATER. IT MADE YOUR MOUTH SORE.
YOU COUGHED, YOU GAGGED.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THAT USED TO BE.
IT'S A STEAK.
OH, GOD.
[ COUGHS ]
IT WON'T EVEN COME OUT ANYMORE. IT'S JUST ALL CHUNKY.
OH!
Narrator: AS THE LAYERS OF TRASH ARE PEELED AWAY,
OUTSIDE, WAYNE IS FINDING IT DIFFICULT TO MAKE THE DECISION
TO PART WITH HIS MORE PRIZED POSSESSIONS.
NO. WHAT DID I SAY?
Rachel: ALL LITTLE THINGS THAT WE'RE NOT GONNA USE.
I REALIZE THAT,
BUT SOME OF THOSE SMALL, LITTLE THINGS ARE IMPORTANT TO ME.
IT'S IMPORTANT.
I PUT ABOUT 16 PEN CASES IN THE PEN BUCKET,
SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU'RE GETTING ANGRY AT ME
FOR SAYING WE DON'T NEED IT.
NO. I WASN'T GETTING ANGRY AT YOU.
IT SOUNDED LIKE IT.
I WAS GETTING FRUSTRATED.
OKAY, "FRUSTRATED," WHATEVER.
IT MAKE ME FEEL LIKE YOU DON'T WANT MY HELP.
I WANT YOUR HELP.
I WAS NERVOUS THAT AT ANY POINT,
WHEN I TRIED TO TALK TO HIM ABOUT GETTING RID OF SOMETHING,
THAT HE MIGHT, ALL OF A SUDDEN, SNAP
AND GO INTO ONE OF HIS FITS OF ANGER
AND THAT IT WOULD BE DIRECTED TOWARDS ME.
Beaton: SO, WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?
HE STARTED GETTING FRUSTRATED AND RAISING HIS VOICE
BECAUSE THERE WAS STUFF HE DIDN'T NEED,
AND HE WANTED TO HOLD ONTO IT AND KEEP IT.
AND HOW DO YOU FEEL? THAT HE CARES MORE
ABOUT THOSE LITTLE THINGS THAN HE DOES ABOUT YOU?
YEAH, 'CAUSE IT'S JUST GONNA GO BACK IN THE HOUSE
AND CLUTTER IT UP.
LIKE, YOU DON'T NEED THOSE LITTLE PIECES OF [BLEEP]
ARE YOU PULLING SOMETHING OUT OF THE DUMPSTER?
Beaton: WAYNE DEFINITELY HAS AN ANGER-MANAGEMENT PROBLEM,
AND HE USES HIS ANGER TO SHUT PEOPLE DOWN.
I'M CONCERNED THAT HE'S NOT SET UP
TO DO THIS WHOLE HAULAWAY.
REALLY?
Narrator: FOR 53-YEAR-OLD COMPULSIVE HOARDER WAYNE,
A LONG DAY OF CLEANING OUT HIS HOUSE
HAS LEFT HIM TIRED AND ANXIOUS.
YEAH, I'LL TAKE THEM OUT FOR YOU.
AS DR. BEATON TRIES TO REDIRECT WAYNE'S ANXIETY,
THE HAULERS CONTINUE TO CLEAR OUT
YEARS OF TRASH AND OTHER DEBRIS.
Beaton: I THINK WAYNE WAS VERY AWARE OF THE PRESSURE FOR HIM TODAY.
THIS IS FIRST CHANCE FOR WAYNE
TO ACTUALLY SHOW HIS KIDS ACTION,
SHOW A CHANGE.
IF HE IS NOT ABLE TO DO SO, THIS COULD BE IT FOR THEM.
Narrator: FOUR WEEKS HAVE PASSED SINCE HAULAWAY DAY,
AND WAYNE'S DAUGHTERS, RACHEL AND LAUREN, ARE COMING BY
TO CHECK ON THEIR FATHER'S PROGRESS.
IT'S BEEN ABOUT FOUR WEEKS SINCE I'VE BEEN IN THE HOUSE,
AND I'M HOPING TO SEE THAT ALL OF THE CLUTTER IS GONE
AND IT'S ALL ORGANIZED AND HIS HOUSE IS CLEAN.
[ CHUCKLES ]
Lauren: I'M A LITTLE BIT WORRIED
THAT HE HASN'T REALLY GONE THROUGH EVERYTHING LIKE HE WAS SUPPOSED TO,
THAT HE HASN'T REALLY BEEN THAT COOPERATIVE WITH THE ORGANIZER,
AND I'M EXPECTING TO SEE
PRETTY MUCH WHAT I SAW THE LAST TIME I SAW IT.
SO...I DON'T TRY AND GET MY HOPES UP.
OH, MY GOD.
Rachel: AND YOU'RE NOW ENTERING THE DISASTER AREA.
OH, MY GOD.
Wayne: OH, YOU'RE HERE?
HEY, GIRLS.
THIS WHOLE AREA'S CLEANED!
Lauren: WE HAVE A TABLE, AND YOU HAVE A FRIDGE.
YOU LIKE THE FRIDGE RACHEL PICKED OUT?
[ Chuckling ] I LOVE THE FRIDGE.
I LOVE IT. I LIKE THAT A LOT.
OH, MY GOD.
Wayne: SO, WHAT DO YOU THINK?
IT'S SO CLEAN.
I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU GOT THIS SECTION CLEANED.
THERE WAS SO MUCH CRAP IN IT.
IT SMELLS GOOD IN HERE, FOR ONCE.
OH, YOU LIKE THAT? ISN'T THAT NICE?
IT WAS REALLY EXCITING TO WALK IN.
AND IT LOOKED CLEAN, AND IT FELT CLEAN.
THERE WASN'T, LIKE, DIRT ON THE FLOOR ANYMORE,
AND EVERYTHING HAD A PLACE.
IT WAS SO NICE FOR EVERYTHING TO BE ORGANIZED.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE THE REST?
OKAY.
ONWARD AND UPWARD.
CHECK OUT MY BEDROOM.
WOW. IT'S SO DIFFERENT IN HERE.
ORGANIZED. NOW YOU CAN SLEEP ON THE BED.
YES.
AND I HAVE BEEN EVERY NIGHT.
THAT'S AWESOME.
THIS SET IS BEAUTIFUL.
NO.
NO MORE SLEEPING ON THE COUCH.
SHOULD WE GO CHECK UPSTAIRS?
ARE YOU READY? OKAY.
AFTER YOU.
Wayne: I HADN'T THOUGHT THAT IT WAS POSSIBLE TO SEE THE FLOOR,
TO WALK UP THE STAIRS WITHOUT FEAR OF TRIPPING OR SLIPPING.
IT WAS A MIRACLE.
Lauren: WOW.
OH, MY GOD. THIS IS THE BEST ROOM.
YEAH.
IT'S SPOTLESS.
IT IS.
I WOULD SHOWER IN IT.
AND THAT'S THE WAY IT'S GONNA STAY.
THIS IS AMAZING.
OH, WOW. I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS ROOM.
YEAH. GOOD FOR YOU. GOOD FOR YOU.
YEAH.
GOOD FOR US.
YEAH.
I DIDN'T RECOGNIZE THE PLACE.
I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS THE SAME PLACE WHEN I WALKED IN TODAY.
HE REALLY DID A GREAT JOB.
HE REALLY SHOWED ME THAT HE'S GONNA PUT FORTH AN EFFORT
AND ACTUALLY TRY AND KEEP HIS HOUSE CLEAN
AND HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH ME AND MY SISTER.
READY TO MAKE DINNER?
YES.
I'M STARVING.
I AM STARVING, TOO.
YOU'RE STARVING.
Wayne: I CAN'T REMEMBER THE LAST TIME
THE THREE OF US HAVE BEEN TOGETHER,
WHERE WE'VE LAUGHED LIKE WE DID TODAY.
IT WAS BEAUTIFUL.
Wayne: IT SMELLS GREAT, GUYS.
Rachel: I KNOW.
I'M SO EXCITED THAT WE'RE HAVING DINNER IN YOUR HOUSE.
I AM, EXCEEDINGLY.
I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS FOR A LONG TIME.
I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS FOR EIGHT YEARS.
I'M THANKFUL THAT I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH
TO HAVE TWO DAUGHTERS LIKE YOU WHO COULD GIVE THIS TO ME,
'CAUSE WITHOUT YOU, NONE OF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED.
Wayne: BY REACHING OUT AND GETTING THE HELP AS THEY DID,
THEY'VE GIVEN ME LIFE AGAIN.
IT'S AS GREAT A GIFT AS ANYONE COULD GIVE ME.
IT'S TRUE.
SO, THANKS, GUYS.
THANK YOU.