The Roaches of Arthritis NSW ‘Kids Get Arthritis Too’ Get Home & Garden Make-Over

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Blitz team surprises the Roaches

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TELEVISION makers shooting a new home improvement program starring Cam

and Craft descended on the Hawkesbury last week, transforming the

home and garden of a deserving McGraths Hill family.

Iain and Roache and their children liese and got the surprise

of their lives on Tuesday, when the Channel Nine ‘Domestic Blitz’ crew

arrived and announced the family had been nominated to receive a huge home

makeover.

“I was making scones.. and then next thing, we heard on the megaphone our

names being called,†Mrs Roache said.

“I can’t remember if liese or I opened the door, but then [Cam]

and [Kraft] were standing at the bottom of the stairs saying ‘come

down, come down’.â€

The Roaches were nominated by family and friends, for their hard work in

establishing the Arthritis NSW branch ‘Kids Get Arthritis Too’ – a support

group for families with children affected by juvenile arthritis.

The couple formed the group after experiencing difficulty finding support

and information, when their own daughter liese was diagnosed with the

disease.

Speaking to the Hawkesbury Gazette on Wednesday during the renovation

process, Domestic Blitz host Cam said the program was all about

helping out Australian’s like the Roaches.

“They’re a lovely family and they do a lot of hard work,†Mr Cam said.

“That’s the sort of people we tend to go and see – really good hard

working

Aussies that have some problems, but are still working for other people at

the same time.â€

With some help from the Hawkesbury City Council who pushed through building

approvals quickly, from Tuesday to Thursday the cast and crew of Domestic

Blitz, along with a big group of handymen, worked tirelessly to revamp the

Roache’s property on Drive while the family enjoyed some

pampering in Sydney.

When the Roaches returned on Friday afternoon, they found the front and

backyard re-landscaped and re-furnished, and their kitchen, lounge room and

study re-decorated. “We’re completely blown away with what they’ve

done,â€

Mrs Roache said.

“I love it – it’s beautiful.â€

For liese and her brother , the highlight of the renovations

included a hydrotherapy spa in the backyard (to help ease liese’s

arthritis), a new sand pit, and a giant rock pool for keeping pet fish.

The Roaches now plan to hold a garage sale to sell their old furniture that’s

been replaced, with money raised to go back into Kids Get Arthritis Too.

Domestic Blitz is set to premiere on Channel Nine in mid-May.

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Yep, I suggested they be the family who got the home makeover!

They're the treasurers of our Kids get Arthritis too branch, and they

are treasures!

Went down to Sydney on the Tuesday to do an interview for the show,

then back again on the Thursday to surprise them on their return.

We tricked into thinking we were having a meeting, so she was

making scones for us when the TV crew turned up. Then the TV people

ate our scones! LOL

At least we got them to buy some KGAT wristbands, and wore them on

TV. ;-D

It was incredibly tiring (we got back late for Grant to start work,

at midnight!), but sooooo worth it. They were overwhelmed and

liese loves the new spa. She said " Will it make my arthritis go

away? " If only...

We're hoping to go pay a visit in the upcoming school holidays, so

Bay and Vi can try the spa too.

Jo

Bayly, 5, extended oligo

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> Blitz team surprises the Roaches

> www.hawkesbury.yourguide.com.au/news/local/news-features/blitz-team-

surprises-the-roaches/1216732.html

>

> TELEVISION makers shooting a new home improvement program starring

Cam> and Craft descended on the Hawkesbury last week,

transforming the> home and garden of a deserving McGraths Hill family.

>

> Iain and Roache and their children liese and got the

surprise> of their lives on Tuesday, when the Channel Nine

‘Domestic Blitz’ crew> arrived and announced the family had been

nominated to receive a huge home> makeover.

>

> “I was making scones.. and then next thing, we heard on the

megaphone our> names being called,†Mrs Roache said.

>

> “I can’t remember if liese or I opened the door, but then

[Cam]> and [Kraft] were standing at the bottom of the

stairs saying ‘come> down, come down’.â€

>

> The Roaches were nominated by family and friends, for their hard

work in> establishing the Arthritis NSW branch ‘Kids Get Arthritis

Too’ †" a support> group for families with children affected by

juvenile arthritis.

> The couple formed the group after experiencing difficulty finding

support> and information, when their own daughter liese was

diagnosed with the> disease.

>

> Speaking to the Hawkesbury Gazette on Wednesday during the

renovation> process, Domestic Blitz host Cam said the program

was all about> helping out Australian’s like the Roaches.

>

> “They’re a lovely family and they do a lot of hard work,†Mr

Cam said.

>

> “That’s the sort of people we tend to go and see †" really

good hard working> Aussies that have some problems, but are still

working for other people at> the same time.â€

>

> With some help from the Hawkesbury City Council who pushed through

building> approvals quickly, from Tuesday to Thursday the cast and

crew of Domestic> Blitz, along with a big group of handymen, worked

tirelessly to revamp the> Roache’s property on

Drive while the family enjoyed some> pampering in Sydney.

>

> When the Roaches returned on Friday afternoon, they found the front

and> backyard re-landscaped and re-furnished, and their kitchen,

lounge room and> study re-decorated. “We’re completely blown away

with what they’ve done,â€> Mrs Roache said.

>

> “I love it †" it’s beautiful.â€

>

> For liese and her brother , the highlight of the renovations

> included a hydrotherapy spa in the backyard (to help ease

liese’s> arthritis), a new sand pit, and a giant rock pool for

keeping pet fish.

>

> The Roaches now plan to hold a garage sale to sell their old

furniture that’s> been replaced, with money raised to go back into

Kids Get Arthritis Too.

>

> Domestic Blitz is set to premiere on Channel Nine in mid-May.