A couple had been looking forward to retirement after dedicating their lives to giving vulnerable kids a second chance at life.
15.06.2022 - 11:09 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Nick Knowles couldn't hide his emotions during the latest episode of DIY SOS. The incredible BBC One show was back on screens on Tuesday night (June 14) as the team and tradespeople from the local area came together to pull off another impressive project for a deserving family.
But the Chapman family's already agonising ordeal was made worse weeks before filming for the show began. Dad Peter was in the process of building an extension for his family at their home in Charlton Kings, near Cheltenham, when he received a devastating diagnosis.
While caring 24/7 for his wife and Sarah and daughter Suzanne, who are at different stages of a long-term genetic disorder called myotonic dystrophy, the 60-year-old former car mechanic and hospital porter was diagnosed with fibromyalgia. Sadly, Peter's mother also died a few years ago, so he and Sarah, 55, took in his 64-year-old autistic brother Steve, who works part-time at a local launderette and also assists with care.
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In order to make more space for specialist equipment and their wheelchairs, Peter set about building an extension to adapt the house to meet everyone's needs - but time and money ran out before it was finished.
As the health of daughter Suzanne, 35, who has the mental age of 12, and wife Sarah continued to deteriorate and Steve’s needs expanded, Peter struggled to finish work on the house and find the hours in the day to care for all his family. Then just before the DIY SOS team moved in to help, Sarah and Peter's daughter Margaret, 31, who had the same condition as her mum and older sister, sadly passed away.
"As time went on, we realised it
A couple had been looking forward to retirement after dedicating their lives to giving vulnerable kids a second chance at life.
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Nick Knowles struggled to fight back tears on Tuesday night's episode of DIY SOS as it was explained that a family's daughter had died two weeks before filming. DIY SOS sees Nick and the team transforming homes for families in need across Britain. During the episode, Nick, 59, sat with the Champman family who opened up about the challenges they have recently faced.
A family has been left heartbroken after their daughter tragically died just two weeks before the DIY SOS team arrived at their home.