Created: 11/11/2009 11:55:34 AM 
Lexington, NC -- A Davidson County family woke up Wednesday morning to the sound of host Ty Pennington saying "Good Morning Creasey Family!"
The family was chosen to have their home completely rebuilt by the TV show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.
Tricia Creasey, a 7th grade teacher fighting colon cancer, will have a new home thanks to the help of local volunteers.
The family lives on Allred Road in the Hedrick's Grove Community outside of Lexington.
Three years ago, Tricia was diagnosed with colon cancer. A dedicated seventh grade teacher, Tricia refused to stop teaching while undergoing the chemotherapy and major surgery her treatment required. In May of 2009, Tricia's cancer returned and spread to her lymph nodes. To prevent the cancer from spreading any further, Tricia receives weekly chemotherapy treatments that cost the family $1,400 a month after insurance.
The Creasey's bought their home as a fixer-upper, but the necessary repairs and renovations have taken a back seat to Tricia's medical care. Numerous structural problems such as holes in the floor, walls, and roof where animals can get in, cracks in the foundation, lack of insulation, and extensive water damage from a leaking roof create additional, everyday obstacles and hazards for Tricia and the entire family. In addition, the house has only one bathroom, which Tricia must often occupy for hours a time to take care of medical necessities. Now, it's up to Ty and the gang to build her and her husband William and their daughters Brittany, 12, Makenzie, 5, and Makayla, 5, a new home that will not only be a safe place for Tricia to battle her cancer, but provide a place for family, friends, and the community to gather and offer support to this warm-hearted family.
"We just want to take a second to thank Jason Hedrick and Creative Builders for what they're getting ready to do for our family," said William Creasey with his ailing wife by his side.
The Creasey family will go on vacation to Walt Disney World while "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" team leader Ty Pennington, designers Ed Sanders, Paul DiMeo, and Tracy Hutson, local builder Hedrick Creative Building, LLC, and more than a thousand community volunteers rebuild their home.
The shows roster is full for volunteers. Other options to help include donations, a food drive and a blood drive.
Thursday at 2pm until Friday at 2pm a special Relay For Life will be held at Central Davidson High School. The event will be held in honor of Tricia Creasey. The American Cancer Society is seeking community participants to form teams and walk in the overnight even to fight cancer.
For more informaton on donating go to www.hedrickextreme.com.
WFMY News 2
