Nick Knowles and the DIY SOS team returned last night (October 3), ready transform the lives of school girl Isla Screaton Kilpatrick and her family.
Isla, who turned eight while DIY SOS was filming, suffers from the rare genetic condition, Mandibuloacral Dysplasia.
The condition affects bone growth and causes premature ageing of all the body’s major organs. Isla is the only person living in the UK with unique gene mutation.
DIY SOS’s Ashley Edwards with little Isla Screaton Kilpatrick (Credit: BBC)
Isla’s single mum Stacey has even been warned by a doctor her daughter could start suffering from strokes and heart attacks now she is past seven years old.
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