I am sure that everyone who has been on the show understands the 2 day deadline.
Most of them have been through cleanups before with relatives, friends, neighbors or strangers helping.
This show is about a crisis - as in right now!
It is definitely difficult for the hoarders who are elderly or have serious health issues.
But if someone is offering you an expensive prize and you only have 2 days to follow through, then you better follow through.
All of the people on the show are brave to be on there.
But really, when someone has a house swarming with mice, rats or cockroaches, then they have to clean up quickly.
One interesting aspect was the woman who was having a harder time with her pets being taken than her kids going to a sisters home (the authorities permitted that rather than putting them in foster care. )
Her reasoning was that she knew where her kids were going but not the animals.
Sorry, but people come first.
She also was spending her husband's paycheck on the animals rather than caring for the home.
Ultimately, she learned to keep a clean home while having animals and got her kids back but her husband filed for divorce.
Her oldest daughter quit school because she was teased so much about the show and her home.
If the hoarder didn't clean her home, then her kids might have ended up in group homes or foster care. So, I think the 2 day plan worked.
However, it would be nice if a network had a show about long-term cleanups.