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'I can't breathe!' Groom-to-be lost for words as he visits future mother-in-law and discovers she's a hoarding addict

PUBLISHED: 16:26 EST, 12 March 2014 | UPDATED: 09:32 EST, 13 March 2014

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A groom-to-be gets the shock of his life in tonight's episode of TLC's Hoarding: Buried Alive when he walks in to his future mother-in-law's home and realizes she's a compulsive hoarder.

Robert from Las Vegas is lost for words as he walks into the home where his fiancee, Alicia, grew up. Items are piled floor-to-ceiling and a relative's cremation ashes are even found in one corner.

'I can't breathe. Wow. There is lack of air in here there's too much stuff. It's a fire hazard,' he exclaims in a preview clip for the show.

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Groom-to-be, Robert, gets the shock of his life in tonight's episode of TLC's Hoarding Buried Alive when he walks in to his future mother-in-law's home and realizes she's a compulsive hoarder

Although Robert has been dating Alicia for nine years he had never been invited to the family home.

Alicia said that she was embarrassed about her mother, Laura's problem and was worried about what others would think.

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'He doesn't know what he's in for,' she sobs before her beau sees her mother's extensive stash of belongings.

'It's kind of like worse than a haunted house. I'm afraid for him to see it.'

Hoarder: After Laura's husband passed away in 2001 she refused to part with possessions and gradually her collecting habit spiraled out of control

Health hazard: Her home is now stacked floor-to-ceiling with items and the floor is no longer visible

Obstacle course: A relative's cremation ashes are even found in one corner

As expected, Robert - a hedge fund manager in television - is stunned by what he sees.

'When I first walked into Laura's house the first thing that struck me was that there was absolutely no path to get through.

'Then the second impression was why, why save this stuff, it's horrific!'

Laura moved into the three-bedroom 28-square-foot home in 1975.

After her husband passed away in 2001 she refused to part with possessions and gradually her collecting habit spiraled out of control.

Her home is now stuffed full of things and the floor is no longer visible.

Hoarding: Buried Alive: Daughter's despair with 'collector' mom

''How can I witness my mother living like this? I don't know what to do. It's a health hazard,' Alicia says

Source of support: Robert and Alicia go about helping Laura conquer her hoarding problem along with a psychologist

However, the widow refuses to acknowledge that there is anything wrong.

'I like to look at myself as a collector. I never thought of it as hoarding,' she states,

Among her favorite items is a collection of vintage gowns from the 1980s.

'They're just so beautiful that you've got to keep them,' she says admiring the sequined fabrics.

Robert and Alicia go about helping Laura conquer her hoarding problem along with a psychologist.

'How can I witness my mother living like this? I don't know what to do. It's a health hazard,' Alicia says.

But it will be tough to get Laura to change her ways as she's apparently had hoarding tendencies 'her whole life.'

TLC's Hoarding: Buried Alive airs at 9pm on Wednesday, March 12

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Diana, Tonbridge, 3 days ago

I have to feel very sorry for those that hoard this way, they could hold onto some of the past, and get rid of so much, clinging to things, is generally very bad news. It does not change who you are, token amounts of stuff, are enough for most of us.

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userpete86, IrvineCA, United States, 3 days ago

The thing is... you should probably establish any relationship with your fiance's family before proposing. Also I loved crh25's comment that the daughter thinks too much of herself, as I can really picture it.

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whatever, NNY, 3 days ago

Maybe the TLC crew that just "happened" to be there while she was meeting her future mother-in-law could have been a hint, even if they wouldn't have told her what show it was going to be on.

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Bonnie Parker, London, Canada, 3 days ago

You know however, this lady could be hiding some real gems that could be worth some bucks. She should be careful before throwing anything out. Read: Pawn Stars

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TigerLadyTX, BigD, United States, 3 days ago

3 bedrooms yet only 28 sqft? YOWZA! Those are some TINY rooms. Yes, I realized it was likely a typo..it just amused me for some odd reason.

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karrezza, seattle, 3 days ago

You want a real challenge? Find a DM article that has NO typos.

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Viejo, Texas, 3 days ago

Time to reevaluate the relationship. That she could hide this until after they were engaged would make one wonder what ELSE has she hidden!

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Terry A., midwest, United States, 3 days ago

Shame you cant comprehend what you read. It is his future mother-in-law's home not his fiance`. She is odd but I'm sure he noticed she's an airhead before now, she isn't hiding that.

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Rocco, Austin, United States, 3 days ago

I know someone who is a hoarder and when her house needed to be cleaned out for nurses to come, it was awful. Her granddaughter tried to throw some stuff away (like 500 empty margarine containers), and the woman got them out of the trash and hid them in the woods until they left, then put them back in the house.The lady has obvious problems but won't seek help. Thee is nothing you can do sometimes.