**Home to Hope - Orna's Story - Part 1 of Episode 1 — Transcript & Summary | SozAI**
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Orna and her son's life transformed after trauma; Home to Hope helps them rebuild their home and hope for the future.

## Key Takeaways

- Trauma can deeply affect mental health and living conditions, requiring compassionate intervention.
- Community and professional support can help individuals regain control and hope.
- Mental health issues like PTSD and autism spectrum disorder require understanding and tailored care.
- Clutter and home disrepair often symbolize deeper emotional struggles.
- A fresh start, both physically and emotionally, is possible with the right help.

## What the video covers

- Orna and her 23-year-old son live in a home affected by trauma and neglect after a violent break-in in 2017.
- Her son, who is on the autism spectrum and suffers from PTSD, has been deeply impacted by the assault.
- Orna works full-time caring for others but struggles with the state of their home and her own mental health.
- The break-in caused them to lock themselves away, leading to years of accumulated clutter and disrepair.
- Home to Hope, by LL Solutions, steps in to help Orna and her son by renovating their home and restoring hope.
- The team commits to transforming the living space within five days with a dedicated crew and budget.
- Orna expresses guilt and trauma but is supported to move forward and regain control of her life.
- The video highlights the importance of community support for mental health and living conditions.
- Orna’s son enjoys Lego and video games, showing his gentle nature despite past trauma.
- The story is part of a series documenting the journey of healing and home restoration.

## Chapters

1. 00:00 Introduction and Living Situation
2. 01:43 Impact of Trauma and PTSD
3. 02:29 Garden and Motivation to Improve
4. 03:08 Promise of a Better Christmas
5. 04:01 Support and Moving Forward
6. 05:02 Self-Blame and Emotional Struggles
7. 06:07 Details of the Break-In Assault
8. 07:00 Loss and Life Impact
9. 09:12 Home to Hope Project Begins
10. 10:39 Challenges of Living Conditions

Answers

## Questions about this video

Who is Orna and what challenges does she face?

Orna is a 55-year-old woman caring for her 23-year-old son who is on the autism spectrum and suffers from PTSD after a violent break-in. She struggles with maintaining their home due to trauma and clutter accumulation.

What is the Home to Hope project?

Home to Hope is an initiative by LL Solutions aimed at renovating and restoring homes for people like Orna and her son, helping them regain a safe and supportive living environment.

How has the break-in affected Orna's son?

The break-in caused severe physical and emotional trauma to Orna's son, including PTSD and sensory issues, leading to social withdrawal and refusal of counseling.

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00:08

Speaker A

[music] [music] [music] [music] [music] So, you live here with your son? Yeah, [music] just the two of us. Just the two of you.

01:08

Speaker A

Just the two of us, yeah. And how long have you been living here? Um, it'll be 20 years next year.

01:16

Speaker A

Wow. [music] They see, in 2017, we were broken into. It was the evening, about 7:30. I would have been finishing work at 8:00.

01:32

Speaker A

He was here, and instead [music] of the people going, "Oh God, there's somebody here, let's run," they tied him up [music] and assaulted him.

01:43

Speaker A

It's like he's been living with PTSD. And obviously, he's on the spectrum. I told you he's on the spectrum, and he thinks he's fine, everything's okay.

01:52

Speaker A

Yeah. He refused to get counseling. He has sensory issues as well. Any noise that's made bothers him, yeah.

02:00

Speaker A

Obviously, post-traumatic stress disorder, so anytime we try and do anything, even just picking up stuff, what's the noise? Why are you doing this? And it's like it's just too much. He's had mental health issues as well. The back door won't open

02:16

Speaker A

because the key got broken. So, I even bought, like in... That's... That's how old those... See those yellow things? Those sun loungers? I bought them in Argos. That's how old they are. To motivate me to do something with the garden.

02:29

Speaker A

You... You will see those two sun loungers out that garden. Okay? You win. I have a lovely little place there. It was lovely. It was beautiful when we moved in.

02:39

Speaker A

It's going to be beautiful again. I actually lost motivation to do it. Today you're also working full-time, though.

02:45

Speaker A

I am. So, you're working whatever, 35, 40 hours a week. I'm looking after other people. I mean, you love looking after other people. I just forgot.

02:55

Speaker A

It's okay. It's okay. It's okay. I just forgot. It's okay. It's okay. You're going to have me crying next now, and I can't be crying. You're... It's okay. It's all... It's all going to be okay. I promise.

03:08

Speaker A

And I never go back on my word. Okay. [music] The promise that you're going to have the most amazing Christmas in here this year.

03:15

Speaker A

Thank you so much. I appreciate it so much. [music] [music] [music] Parents that house as well. If we were to say to you and your son, okay, we're giving you 15 boxes each.

03:48

Speaker A

Yeah. And we... I want you to fill them, 15 boxes. And then I'm going to come back up, and I'm going to go through the 15 boxes with you.

03:55

Speaker A

But they're the only 15 boxes you can take out of here. Okay. And we take the rest. Yeah. How do you feel about that?

04:01

Speaker A

Perfect. You have no problem with that? No problem. If we can get this big and spend for you, do you think that you can keep it?

04:09

Speaker A

Yeah. Absolutely. Yeah. I just need... You need a starting... starting point. I need... Yeah.

04:16

Speaker A

Even unscathed, even if you weren't seeing anything, just you coming to meet somebody. Yeah.

04:23

Speaker A

That's amazing. You don't have to live like this. There's no reason. And as a society, yeah.

04:29

Speaker A

We either shouldn't allow you to live like this, mhm, and we should supply you the support and help that you need to live a nice life.

04:38

Speaker A

Yeah. Give me an idea now of what you're thinking of keeping. Give me an idea of what... Okay, I'm trying to keep all... I'm... I'm no, I'm going to bring my clothes, okay?

04:47

Speaker A

This is all... We're keeping these, kids' stuff. That's... That's fine. Okay. Blessings of God is I have a wonderful job that I love.

04:57

Speaker A

Yeah. Because that gets me out of the house. Yeah, that's... that's, uh, you're actually going on hearing from other people, aren't you?

05:02

Speaker A

Yeah. And the weirdest thing is like I'm so organized at work. Every time we talk, we see a sensitive, organized, lovely agent.

05:14

Speaker A

I wonder how you're so... How have you survived this long like this? I think it's a whole thing.

05:22

Speaker A

The guilt of not being here when we were broken into, what happened to my son.

05:27

Speaker A

And also the fact that I have this mentality of if you keep things unattractive, nobody will come for it.

05:35

Speaker A

And you see, my impression is that what you did at that time, for clarity, if you have to stop blaming yourself for what happened to your boy.

05:43

Speaker A

We live in a society where we blame ourselves for everything. You would have done nothing wrong, and he'd done nothing wrong.

05:47

Speaker A

No. The people that come in here and done that to him. I don't know what fault. But it's like you locked the world out.

05:54

Speaker A

Yeah. By doing that, you locked yourselves in. Yeah. It's... It's... It's frightening. Knowing that someone as strong as you can end up in this situation. But this is what life done to you.

06:07

Speaker A

It's like it's so sad 'cause I know I'm probably not the only one. Oh, I know you're not.

06:11

Speaker A

You know, I'm not the only one. Your son, but do you think he changed from that day forward?

06:16

Speaker A

Definitely. Definitely. Massively. And you did too, obviously. Yeah. It's like they tied him up and threatened to kill him.

06:24

Speaker A

He was 17. And they beat him over the head with that coach there. They can go... You're reminded.

06:34

Speaker A

They beat him in the back of the head. They kicked him in the head. They burnt his face.

06:42

Speaker A

And they... they cut off his hair as well. Cut off his hair. Yeah. Because he was here in his home.

06:50

Speaker A

He was playing video games. He wasn't bothering anyone. Wasn't bothering anyone. It's society, you see now.

06:55

Speaker A

He never bothered. He wouldn't hurt a fly. Yeah. Like did they [snorts] get anything of value?

07:00

Speaker A

They got all his stuff. They took his PC, big tower PC, his monitor, all his game consoles, his phone, everything.

07:10

Speaker A

And the truth... The one thing I have sentimental, my grandmother gave me a watch for, uh, my communion.

07:17

Speaker A

And they took that. No. Yeah. The manual. Yeah. And that was the only thing I had. 'Cause you know, you've seen it's like I'm not into jewelry.

07:27

Speaker A

But the thing is you see, it wasn't just what they done that day to Yates, to your son, to the... the watch, to his stuff. It's everything. It's here we are how many years later. This is actually 'cause they done a combination of

07:38

Speaker A

everything. They ruined your life. Yeah. And your son's a joke. You know. But that's why we're here.

07:45

Speaker A

I know [music] we're going to... we're going to fix this. We're going to fix the... we're going to fix the wrongs to the best of our ability. On Friday at 3:00 when you walk back in here this is a new start. This has to be a

07:57

Speaker A

new [music] start for you. You got to grab this and go on this thing. Please, for the love of God.

08:03

Speaker A

Because you deserve this so much. [snorts] [snorts] For the SB. Just to make sure we keep time to drink.

09:12

Speaker A

Thanks, baby. [music] Welcome LL Solutions. Home to Hope [music] starts now. [music] [applause] [music] Stewart and I have traveled the length and breadth of the country looking for units that fit our Home to Hope dream.

10:05

Speaker A

Our first location for Home to Hope is a unit in Tallaght lived in by Orna McNulty and her son.

10:18

Speaker A

This is Orna. Orna is 55 years of age with a 23-year-old son. She works full-time at a hospital in Dublin caring for other people. Her story is exceptionally sad.

10:31

Speaker A

When they were broken into and her son was assaulted, it's very clear that they locked the world [music] out that day.

10:39

Speaker A

Unfortunately, when they locked the world out they also locked themselves in. Simple things became big things. One bag of rubbish became two.

10:51

Speaker A

A broken shower needed to be fixed, couldn't be fixed because she needed to clear the two bags of rubbish that were there.

10:59

Speaker A

The two bags of rubbish became four bags of rubbish. Then her sink broke. She then had six bags of rubbish, a broken sink, and a broken shower.

11:08

Speaker A

But one day was going to come where she was going to clear it out and someone was going to go in.

11:12

Speaker A

You multiply that by five years. This is what has happened, Orna. At some point, the lock on her back door into her garden, the key got jammed in it.

11:23

Speaker A

She hasn't opened the back door to her garden in two and a half years.

11:30

Speaker A

She is kind. [music] She has a big heart. Every single day this woman goes out and helps other people.

11:37

Speaker A

And she cannot help [music] herself. We are going to help Orna, and we are going to give her back her life.

11:47

Speaker A

Her son is 23 and he is on the spectrum. He is a wonderful young man. He loves Lego.

11:55

Speaker A

He loves to have fun. With that in mind, the accumulation of rubbish, the lack of regular amenities that we all take for granted,

12:09

Speaker A

Orna is doing her best every single day. She has little family around her, and she has a lot of friends.

12:19

Speaker A

Nobody in her life up to 2 months ago knew that this is how she was living.

12:27

Speaker A

I was the first one that she told. Tomorrow morning, Home to Hope begins. And everyone sitting in this room is part of this journey.

12:40

Speaker A

We are going to go into that unit, and we are going to bring it back.

12:45

Speaker A

And we are going to make a home for Orna and her son. We have 5 days. So, I need everyone to bring it to the table.

12:56

Speaker A

Back each other up, look after each other, and let's get this done. [music] [music] [music] We have 5 days.

13:35

Speaker A

5 days to get this unit ready. Here's our list, team. I'm going to run through all of it. Dianne I'll be on site every day do whatever is needed.

13:45

Speaker A

Stephen Jer Michael Marius Davis Ivan Denise Billy and Dylan We're all first in. Stewart is going to lead the training crew.

14:00

Speaker A

Peter Andy Colm Daddy Niall Kieran Brian Alan Liam All moving. Aaron Your job for the week Look pretty.

14:13

Speaker A

That's going to be really hard. Ivan, I got to mention that so you're stripping out for 3 days.

14:18

Speaker A

I mean the unit, not your clothes. Shane Kenny Shane O'G Marius, Lucas, Alex, My Cashman This is our crew on site. Marius You're looking at the budgetary matters.

14:31

Speaker A

What's our budget on this unit? 10K, that's my problem. Stewart So this is a two-bedroom bungalow. So we have two bedrooms, a hallway, a small bathroom, a small living room, and a small kitchen. It's going to be a lot of

14:47

Speaker A

people on site at the one time dedicated to the one areas. We have to have it highly scheduled and stick to time schedules to make sure we're out of there in the 5 days. Ideally the majority of the works are done by

15:01

Speaker A

end of play Thursday. Friday is furniture, furnishings curtains. We are asking a lot of you. We know that.

15:12

Speaker A

But I know you can give it. There's no other people in this world who'd be able to achieve this amount of work in 5 days other than people that's are this room.

15:22

Speaker A

You prove to dig in dirt, your attitude is outstanding. You're buying into this whole home to home project.

15:28

Speaker A

Electrics, we're changing all the pendants, the ceiling lights, we're changing every single socket and switch in the house. Carpentry, each bedroom, the sitting room, hallway, new floors, new doors, new skirting, new architrave.

15:43

Speaker A

There'll be two carpenters per bedroom and one person responsible for the doors. Those bedrooms have to be ready for painting by Tuesday morning. The plasters, you can see from the video the photos, there is a good bit to be done,

15:56

Speaker A

but really by the end of play Monday all the plaster will be done. A little bit going into Tuesday. The plumbing side of it, the gas boiler is coming out, so the plasters can fill in what they need to fill in in the walls.

16:08

Speaker A

Now, the garden, it's extensive. It is extensive. The only good thing is the weather is promised fine for next week. Okay?

16:17

Speaker A

Fine for next week, which is good. I'm going to throw as many people in the garden as we have to to get it done. We have enough people in this room to help out. So, as you're finishing your

16:26

Speaker A

specific trade, you'll probably be hooked onto something else. But, we're all chipping in together to get it over the line.

16:32

Speaker A

That's it. [music] [music] [music] [music] As you can see here, today we are doing home to home.

17:03

Speaker A

We're going to have this all cleared out out of this house. And as of tomorrow the trade is coming in 12:00.

17:10

Speaker A

[music] And they'll do their thing, putting up the doors, putting in the new floors, making everything. And I'll be jumping in and helping them as well as I am today?

17:18

Speaker A

[music] [music] Okay. So let's break everyone up there. So um If you can Billy, start taking off the doors.

17:39

Speaker A

Yeah. Evan and Stephen, start taking out the doors and the big items and the microwave oven.

17:45

Speaker A

I finished that way. Will you both go for the kitchen and just clear everything in the kitchen? She has an air fryer and a few bits and pieces.

17:52

Speaker A

Will you keep them separate? I mean, because the kitchen is coming out tonight. So we can get that fully cleared. David and Michael, will you go to the back bedroom and start getting that and out?

18:02

Speaker A

And that's everyone, is it? Okay. It's yours. Let's go kill the dragons. [music] [music] [music] And God's work done in the 2 hours we've got from what it was to this.

18:51

Speaker A

It's so impressive. [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] Woo!

Topics: Home to Hope Orna McNulty PTSD autism spectrum mental health home renovation trauma recovery LL Solutions community support family story


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