Junk removal company helps owner of Pittsburgh-area hoarder home
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- Опубліковано 20 жов 2024
- A hoarding situation in Plum is finally being addressed. Neighbors said this is a good first step to be able to have these possessions be taken away, but there is a long-term goal and that is getting their neighbor the help they need. KDKA-TV's Chris Hoffman reports.
This is great but the woman must have therapy otherwise the house will be hoarded again within a year.
6 months
I give her six months. Warmer weather and she will start dragging things back home.
ditto. a very small percentage keep their places clean after cleaning up after a hoard
The disease is not curable. She needs a guardian or to be in an assisted facility where she can be supervised and helped.
It will be harder to scavenge stuff now that she is older. Unfortunately my mother makes regular trips to the local junk yard and comes back with a useless item on occasion.
We’ve never heard either what the INSIDE of her house is like?? I wonder if it’s the same and neighbors can tackle that too. If she lets them. But great start!
For what it’s worth, I AM SO PROUD OF YOU ALL, for helping this woman!
so am I
nope, junk will be back, it is a mental issue, my sister had that problem, but how much should we control others
@@philipbrazis8732 I agree with you. I don’t have an easy answer. I guess the reality is we just have to take it one day at a time.
But why is there a roof blue?
I had no idea they sold blue roofs
Thier
The owner of that company is a real man. Protecting ppl is a mans number one job.
Doing that work for free, but the owner must be well off to afford that house.
@@DavidZ4-gg3dm Naw she is a boomer, got money handed to them for nothing. Boomers could buy houses working a min wage job.
????? Are you nuts! It has nothing to do with sex! Stop stereotyping! That is obviously NOT the number one job of a man! Something is wrong with you.
2 years and the city can't do anything? This man and his company have it cleaned up In a day. Shows the incompetence.
@@Brownshabsfan The junk was on private land, so the authorities would've said it was outside their remit, authority & duty.
You *know* the inside of the house is just as bad as the outside! I hope the clean-up continues there as well!
I said the same thing- that garage is probably full too. They have a lot of work to do.
This is an excellent step forward. It's so great to see neighbors being so understanding and the homeowner courageous enough to accept the help when offered. Good news for a change.
We also have a neighbor who is a hoarder and every year they take 2 trucks full of stuff ... it is an annual intervention for us. We live in a small village in Austria. He is the nicest old man and we got used to him, we think he became like that after he lost his wife and only daughter in a car crash 30-35 years ago.
You are right. There is a correlation with losses and drastic life changes like deaths of loved ones, divorces, and job losses.
How does he get so much stuff each year?
That's how it starts, with the tragic loss of a loved one.
I’m so proud of the junk removal company and her neighbors showing up with a great attitude. It’s rare that we see our news media in a positive light these days, and I’m so glad they did a fair and objective reporting on this case to help the home owner see that she is surrounded by support. I pray her community keeps a positive attitude towards her going forward, I can only imagine the unexpected relief she’s experiencing after struggling for so long.
Exactly! She may have needed help, but free???
@SeeYouEnTee666 And just what would those words be? You are so compassionate. That is one word I would NOT describe you with.
Therapy needs to happen.
Yep. Otherwise they just cleared space for more stuff.
Ongoing support for sure.
I mean, they did say this was just the beginning, but go on, captain obvious.
@@rmalus10297 Oh good grief. Therapy does need to happen.
yes, all the neighbors that constantly cried need therapy
This woman is trying too overcome her hoarder sickness. Great job everyone. Now I hope neighbors go and befriend her so she knows what normalcy is like.
naaahhh, she was out getting more junk and made them wait an hour for her to get back with another load
She's lived there 30 years so it's not like they don't know her. And she won't accept their help.
She needs counseling, very sad.
@@jazziez6467 was she really ? oh man.
@@casandradickinson8518 this is one of those clear cut situations where the state needs the power to step in. Issues like this need not drag on for a decade, we can all agree that there's some mental health issues at play here.
Unless she gets psychiatric help, this is going to happen again and again. I hope she gets the help she needs to get well. Looks like she has awesome people giving her a chance, good on you people out there.
Prayers for the woman.
People need to understand this is an illness. Be kind! Like to see people help her. Beautiful
Just like alcoholism and drug addiction.Diseases all,but sadly society in general shames the victims more often thannot.Its wonderful to see the community gather and help someone in need.
Everyone is kind at first but there's only so much abuse a person can take before they start to get mad.
I'm so happy for the neighbors. They've been more than patient.
When you see a hoarding situation. Don't ignore it. It is a mental illness. In most situations the people can't physically clean it up. However it is fundamental to do at a pace that works for her.
I bow to junk haulers who donated their time and service.
This is no easy job and should not be taken on by someone who truly has no clue what hoarding is.
Again thank you to the neighbors and people who showed up and gave a hand up to this person in need. Make your day amazing from Phoenix Arizona. Moving Forward Foreclosure Cleanouts LLC
Not easy to be alone. Good on the community for helping her out.
There is nothing difficult or hard about being alone - however, I would think it is difficult to be alone *and also be fighting mental illness.*
I did this several years ago. We had a old vietnam vet who was a retired cop that was receiving help from a local church. He was a BIG time hoarder. It was a very humbling experience to help someone like that
Good job Ms. Jan!!!! Keep up the great work!
This neighbors were very gracious and considerate. I think they handled it better than I could’ve.
Anyone who watches the show "Hoarders" knows exactly what's going to happen next.
From the looks of her in the previous piece, she may not be physically able to ‘shop’/acquire more junk. I don’t think on-line shopping is her thing. So maybe this intervention will stick.
God bless GI Haul for their help. Glad to hear the Department on Aging is getting involved. From other interviews, the home owner sounded like she could definitely use some help. Hope for the best for all involved.
Kind hearted neighbors ❤
Its beautiful that caring people came together to help someone who desperately needs it 🙏 May GOD bless each of you
I’m proud of the woman for allowing this intervention to take place.my buddy’s mother was like this, and it destroyed two houses, and a rental.
Some people won’t accept help, because they can’t see the problem.
Wow, kiddos to this company and this group of men!!! Thanks to them they are helping this elderly women.
What if they have women working for them and you just did not see them? You were doing great with your comment until you said "and this group of men." This may surprise you, but women can lift items and place them in trucks too. This may also surprise you, there are some women who are stronger than men.
Well done, kudos to the people and the junk removal company for helping her. She seems like a sincere sweet women who just needed some help. It looks like a beautiful home.
What a wonderful company to step up like that. Great business!
I'm proud of this woman.
God bless the company owner and staff. Thankfully this woman agreed to it. I hope and pray things get better and she enjoys her house more.
So glad she is getting the help she needs and glad the neighbors are cool about it and recognize the real issue!
I'm very impressed with the level of compassion shown by this person's neighbors.
You can do this Jan! Good job! Your so blessed to have these good neighbors❤
This is what community is about,the coming together for the good.
The hauling business will be blessed by new business from this .
This a one of the rare
" good ending " stories we all need to see more of,rather than all the daily bad news on a daily basis.
Great Job Everyone !!! 👏
This is not a good ending. This is an old woman living alone in pitiful conditions. They only cleaned up the small part the neighbors can see, the stuff that was spilling outside of the house. Inside the house must be horrific. She will begin to take stuff out into her yard again unless they can get her removed or get a guardian to take care of her.
Finally the community came together for this lady. That's great.
Thank you to everyone that helped!
Nice to see that some neighbors actually helped her and that a junk disposal company removed the items from her property. Fines, citations, and negative press have no affect on mental illness.
I mean in this instance the press worked and the street was lucky enough to have this wonderful company volunteer to help out. Not to mention everyone in the state is now aware of some blind spots in the laws that need to be addressed to stop future situations like this from occurring.
Yes. EXCELLENT step forward. Thank you All for helping her out. 👍👍😁
Really glad to see everyone coming together on this.
I am so glad to see the neighbors are not dealing with this like bullies but with compassion and humanity. It seems like this lady has no family to help. Well done community!
That one neighbor is literally hiding inside a shrub
Glad to see help for them
It's amazing how a resident in an HOA can be fined or threatened with eviction if their door is painted the wrong colour, but that municipal by-law enforcement, the police, and the mayor could do nothing about this garbage dump and more importantly, about the clearly ill woman who lives there.
Isn’t that the truth.
This is actually a pretty prime example of some of the GOOD reasons for living in an HOA community. This would have been handled within 2 years maximum and permanently solved.
Obviously no HOA here. We lived behind someone whose yard would get more and more cluttered every year. Then spring inspection by the HOA and like magic, no more junkyard behind our house. Very relieved to have an HOA with a neighbor like that.
Sometimes it really does take a village. Good for these folks for their patience and hopefully follow through on continuing to help this lady. It’s a win/win for everyone!
What a wonderful community! A business that steps up to help, Understanding neighbors that don't end up feuding and hating each other. Mess or not, Seems like a great place to live. Now even better!
Great job Jan!!!! This is an awesome first step!!!!!!
This is a huge step in the right direction. Wonderful to see people coming together to help someone who clearly needs it. I hope she gets the mental health support she needs and wish her the best. 🙏🏽
Good, that is what a real community does, helps and not bash. Hope she gets help!
Sometimes the help is not wanted - it just happened to work out in this instance. I think you would have a different tune if YOU lived across the street from it. We are quick to issue out advice about what others should or should not do because we are NOT in that situation. If you say you would not be bothered or upset by it if you lived around it - you would be lying.
whats the inside of the house look like ?
Likely she has a narrow path to navigate through the rooms she uses, the bedrooms, basement if applicable, dining room etc are filled to bursting.
Probably bad. Hopefully she gets help still or it will spill outside again. It's like they are so emotionally wrecked they use the garbage as a buffer to hide away in.They don't see it as garbage though.
I know, I am scared to see.
I just watched the initial video. I am so happy to see this follow up video. Outstanding first move to help her. A mental issue is no joke.
Such a beautiful home and neighborhood. I'm glad they handled her a little more gently. She's a senior, things happen.
She’s lucky she has such kind and gracious neighbors.
From experience with a hoarder relative - it will continue even after being cleaned up. Hoarding is a mental disorder, not a physical issue.
Lovely to see the neighbors being supportive ❤
It’s kinda beautiful to see the neighborhood come together to help her.
Proud of the entire community!!
So happy for her. This is beautiful. Such a beautiful thing for this company to step in and help💜 love is all we need💜
Thank goodness! Something finally being done.
Thank you G haul!!! You did more than those sorry city officials could ever do!!!!
So nice to see neighbors working together 😊
Great job MSM, helping the public. Thank you 👍🏽👏🏽
Great way to advertise your company in a good way and help someone in need. Everyone wins here. Even the neighbors. I’m sure there are therapists who can do the same for her if the lady is open to it because indeed she is dealing with trauma, that’s how all these hoarding situations happen. So have compassion on her please.
This is awesome. I JUST saw the other video. Im so glad to see she got help.
This is a win-win situation for everyone involved….! Congrats 👏🏼👏🏼🥳
Whoever is helping her carry those things outside her house should be held accountable too.
Glad that she is getting the help in which she needs!
This is great, I hope she gets the mental help she needs as well 🙏❤️
Team work makes the dream work. This is a lovely story of good Pittsburgh folk 💛🖤💛
This very neighborly ❤️ great community. I hope they continue to help her out even after the clean up
Look real close, she has the nicest & most expensive metal roof on her home. Metal hidden fastener seemed roofs are very expensive.. good job Jan when you made that exterior home improvement decision.
Absolutely amazing this is awesome thanks to everyone who is taking the time to help . You are all beautiful souls . Im gonna keep praying for you all .bless you all .
I was going to say I hope they have professional care lined up and it appears they do. It takes a village and I’m glad she has one. Hoarding is rooted in very profound trauma
Great first step. I can only imagine what inside of the house looks like...
I have a hoarder in my family. 20 years ago, this would have not been the response. Mental illness was treated with jail time. Glad to know people have some compassion. It was not easy in the 90s for my family.
its rare that a hoarding situation ends in a positive manner, beautiful to see!
Glad to see it's beginning to be resolved. Good for her.
God Bless Her Community 🙏🏾♥️Pls Continue To Look In Her.
Love to see people be understanding and good to one another! I don’t know of any family that has not been touched by some type of drug addiction, mental health, or just aging issue. We all should love each other.
I just saw this story about the neighbors complaining! So glad they’ve reached a resolution ☺️
The mayor did jack.
Good for the neighbors on reaching out.
What did you want him to do?
Awesome work team ❤bravo
I’m wondering what is she hoarding inside the home???
Praise the Lord.
It’s not easy help these people with this problem. I am glad they are showing these report as a warning that it is a metal illness. I have my mother in law with this problem, but she refuse any kind of help. Her children did anyway put a dumpster in front of her house and did the job anyway.
I can’t believe they don’t have city ordinances that they could have evoked, especially since it’s causing a rat problem. The neighbors have rights to not have pests problems because of a neighbor living in filth. I’m glad she is allowing the cleanup to happen.
They do. She was sent notices but she couldn't do it alone. She probably now has a lien on her house so what she has been fined and if the city paid those men to haul it away will come out of the sale of the house if she sells it or passes.
@@dw3403The junk removal company did it for free.
Looks like it’s one of the biggest and nicest homes in the neighborhood. I can only begin to imagine what it looks like on the inside though poor lady, poor neighbors.
I am glad she is getting the help. Something must have happened in her life to start the hoarding problem two year ago. My neighbor started hoarding when her husband of 42 years died. She hid the problem because the possessions were all inside her house. It came to an end when she tripped on her things and fell down the stairs. She was not found for a couple days after that and had to be admitted to hospital. Many hoarders start when they lose a loved one.
Amazing job! I knew it could be pulled off with a little willingness and determination. Good progress.
Great neighbour’s showing compassion rather than judging…Kudos to the removal company for stepping up. You will be blessed beyond measure…
Prayer works. Thank you Jesus for helping this elder.🙏
True.
Glad for the neighbors!
Sounds like people are being kind neighbors! Even tho they have been through hell!🙏❤️
I hope they treat this neighbor with more compassion.
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Praise for GI Haul! 🎉🎇🎆
So happy to see this next positive step.
GI Hauling. Tnankyou Sir. You went well and beyond on tbis job. To bear the expenses of this large cleanup, Kudos. I hope the neighborhood will remember yoiu when they need demo, or other services.
Such a nice home to do that to. So glad she got help
Just in time for garage sale season. Unfortunately, there will be piles starting again very soon. This is a serious illness, and very hard for a hoarder to change. Sad for her, frustrating for neighbors.
Hats off to the owner of that business for stepping up and doing all of this work pro bono, Good Karma to you sir
Glad she is getting the help she needs
Ah yes. After years of everyone complaining, someone finally did something. See how complaining about the situation does nothing to solve it and how taking action solves it?
“Getting the neighbour they help they need”??? The help *she needs. We know who it is! Glad to see some progress anyway