HGTV dwelling renovator Christina Corridor has had the chance to have an effect on individuals’s lives by way of the work she does. Whereas the purpose of her initiatives is at all times to make her shoppers’ abodes extra aesthetically pleasing and useful, some remodels simply imply a bit of extra. Corridor and her husband Josh had the chance to assist Jessica Waldron, a pal who had been recognized with ALS, within the transforming of her dwelling to make it accessible for her restricted mobility however nonetheless an attractive area for her household. Nevertheless, Corridor’s pal sadly handed away earlier than the mission was completed.
Jessica Waldron’s rework was filmed for an episode of Christina within the Nation on HGTV referred to as “For the Love of Household.” Christina Corridor shared her pal’s story on Instagram, by which she talked about attending to know Waldron, and the way regardless of ALS taking on her physique so rapidly, her pal by no means misplaced hope for a miracle. Nevertheless, forward of the episode’s February 9 airing, Corridor offered a heartbreaking replace to her followers:
Sadly, on Nov. third, 2022 at age 39, Jessica handed away as a consequence of issues of ALS and by no means obtained to see her dwelling rework. It was an enormous loss for everybody who was blessed to have crossed her path.
Christina Corridor mentioned within the put up that Jessica Waldron’s analysis got here in 2020, and two years later she’d misplaced using her legs. The TV persona mentioned seeing how briskly the illness progressed was the “scariest factor” she’d ever witnessed. I can’t think about how upset Corridor should have been that Waldron didn’t get to see her home in its completed state. Nevertheless, the former Flip or Flop star mentioned she was nonetheless proud to have fulfilled her pal’s needs for an attractive dwelling for her household. She continued:
This rework was her imaginative and prescient for her household and one thing your complete crew and I are proud to have completed for them. Her reminiscence will reside on and her youngsters will have the ability to look again and see that mother was a fighter and regardless of what she was coping with, she at all times placed on a courageous face. We hope to boost consciousness for this devastating illness.
Christina Corridor referred her followers to former NFL participant Steve Gleason’s nonprofit Group Gleason for extra info on ALS.
Christina within the Nation sees the house decorator increasing her enterprise to Tennessee, the place she shares a second dwelling together with her husband and three youngsters. The choice to place down roots within the South got here after Christina Corridor now not wished to movie Flip or Flop with ex-husband Tarek El Moussa and amid a custody battle together with her second ex-husband, Ant Anstead. The brand new spinoff airs at 8 p.m. ET Thursdays on HGTV, and the episode about Waldron has already come out. You’ll be able to take a look at our 2023 TV schedule to see what premieres are coming your manner quickly.
