"My 600-lb Life" Renee's Story

1 00:00:04,300 --> 00:00:09,933 Woman: AT THIS POINT, I'M JUST KILLING MYSELF SLOWLY, DAY BY DAY. 2 00:00:09,933 --> 00:00:16,300 ** 3 00:00:16,300 --> 00:00:19,367 [ BOTH GRUNTING ] 4 00:00:19,367 --> 00:00:22,933 Woman: MY LIFE IS WASTING AWAY, AND I HATE IT. 5 00:00:22,933 --> 00:00:26,733 Woman: I TRIED TO CHANGE, BUT SOMETHING ALWAYS KNOCKS ME DOWN. 6 00:00:26,733 --> 00:00:34,000 ** 7 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:36,033 Man: MY LIFE, IT'S LIKE A LIVING DEATH SENTENCE. 8 00:00:36,033 --> 00:00:37,467 UGH! OOH. 9 00:00:37,467 --> 00:00:38,467 OW! [BLEEP] 10 00:00:38,467 --> 00:00:40,133 THIS IS NO LIFE FOR ANYONE. 11 00:00:40,133 --> 00:00:44,733 ** 12 00:00:44,733 --> 00:00:47,633 Woman: OH, JUST PRAY FOR ME. 13 00:00:47,633 --> 00:00:49,200 Woman: AAH! DON'T HURT MY LEG! 14 00:00:49,200 --> 00:00:50,333 -SIT DOWN RIGHT THERE. -WAIT. 15 00:00:50,333 --> 00:00:51,433 YOU'RE MAKING ME MAD. 16 00:00:51,433 --> 00:00:54,167 ALL RIGHT. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. 17 00:00:54,167 --> 00:00:57,700 ** 18 00:00:57,700 --> 00:00:59,200 WAIT. JUST LET ME GO FOR A MINUTE. 19 00:00:59,200 --> 00:01:02,833 I'M TRYING TO KEEP YOU FROM FALLING ON THE [BLEEP] FLOOR. 20 00:01:02,833 --> 00:01:04,733 OW! OW, MY LEG! 21 00:01:04,733 --> 00:01:07,733 -- Captions by VITAC -- www.vitac.com 22 00:01:07,733 --> 00:01:10,767 CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS 23 00:01:11,067 --> 00:01:12,700 ** 24 00:01:12,700 --> 00:01:14,300 Renee: WHEN YOU'RE STANDING ON THE GROUND, 25 00:01:14,300 --> 00:01:17,833 YOU CAN'T ALWAYS SEE THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN. 26 00:01:17,833 --> 00:01:20,400 BUT IF YOU KEEP CLIMBING, YOU WILL REACH IT. 27 00:01:20,400 --> 00:01:30,400 ** 28 00:01:30,400 --> 00:01:34,367 ** 29 00:01:34,367 --> 00:01:39,800 [ BED CREAKING ] 30 00:01:39,800 --> 00:01:41,300 WHEN I WAKE UP IN THE MORNING, 31 00:01:41,300 --> 00:01:44,800 I KNOW I MADE IT THROUGH ANOTHER NIGHT, 32 00:01:44,800 --> 00:01:49,667 BECAUSE THE PAIN IS THERE TO REMIND ME THAT I'M STILL ALIVE. 33 00:01:49,667 --> 00:01:51,400 [ SIGHS ] 34 00:01:51,400 --> 00:01:54,333 GETTING OUT OF BED FOR ME IS VERY PAINFUL. 35 00:01:54,333 --> 00:01:56,733 FROM MY BACK TO MY LEGS, 36 00:01:56,733 --> 00:02:00,167 IT'S JUST PAIN THAT I CAN'T EVEN DESCRIBE. 37 00:02:00,167 --> 00:02:04,133 AND EVERY DAY, IT GETS HARDER TO MOVE AND HARDER TO BREATHE. 38 00:02:04,133 --> 00:02:07,067 ** 39 00:02:07,067 --> 00:02:10,333 I DREAD WHEN I HAVE TO JUST EVEN TAKE A SHOWER 40 00:02:10,333 --> 00:02:17,267 BECAUSE I KNOW I GOT TO STAND UP AND WALK, AND IT'S JUST HARD. 41 00:02:17,267 --> 00:02:20,467 I CAN'T STAND UP FOR OVER FIVE MINUTES. 42 00:02:20,467 --> 00:02:23,333 I BREAK OUT INTO A SWEAT, AND MY LOWER BACK FEELS LIKE 43 00:02:23,333 --> 00:02:25,833 THERE'S A HOT KNIFE STICKING ME. 44 00:02:25,833 --> 00:02:27,733 ** 45 00:02:27,733 --> 00:02:30,067 EVERY STEP IS PAINFUL. 46 00:02:30,067 --> 00:02:34,333 ** 47 00:02:34,333 --> 00:02:35,433 AND I'M SCARED. 48 00:02:35,433 --> 00:02:38,700 I'M ALWAYS SCARED THAT I'M GONNA FALL. 49 00:02:38,700 --> 00:02:43,133 BUT I HAVE TO DO IT BECAUSE BEING A BIGGER PERSON, 50 00:02:43,133 --> 00:02:46,067 YOU ALWAYS WORRY ABOUT YOUR HYGIENE 51 00:02:46,067 --> 00:02:49,267 AND KEEPING CLEAN AND NOT SMELLING AND EVERYTHING. 52 00:02:49,267 --> 00:02:51,800 ** 53 00:02:51,800 --> 00:02:54,833 AND IF IT WEREN'T FOR THE HELP FROM MY DAUGHTER, MONIQUE, 54 00:02:54,833 --> 00:02:57,067 I DON'T KNOW HOW I WOULD SURVIVE. 55 00:02:57,067 --> 00:02:59,700 ** 56 00:03:06,333 --> 00:03:09,100 MY KIDS DO BASICALLY EVERYTHING FOR ME. 57 00:03:14,967 --> 00:03:16,867 Monique: IT'S HARD TO BE A CARETAKER FOR MY MOM, 58 00:03:16,867 --> 00:03:18,500 BUT SOMEBODY HAS TO DO IT. 59 00:03:18,500 --> 00:03:22,733 SHE NEEDS US, SO WE TRY TO HELP HER AS MUCH AS WE CAN. 60 00:03:22,733 --> 00:03:25,067 ** 61 00:03:31,933 --> 00:03:34,800 Renee: IT'S VERY HUMILIATING FOR ME TO HAVE TO ASK MY DAUGHTER 62 00:03:34,800 --> 00:03:36,633 TO HELP ME IN THE SHOWER, 63 00:03:36,633 --> 00:03:40,067 BECAUSE I REMEMBER BATHING HER WHEN SHE WAS A BABY. 64 00:03:40,067 --> 00:03:42,067 SHE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO HELP BATHE ME, 65 00:03:42,067 --> 00:03:45,667 BUT THERE'S JUST SOME SPOTS THAT I CAN'T REACH ANYMORE. 66 00:03:45,667 --> 00:03:49,900 MY KIDS WOULD NEVER SHOW IT, BUT I KNOW MY WEIGHT AFFECTS THEM, 67 00:03:49,900 --> 00:03:52,067 BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO PUT OFF SOME OF THE THINGS 68 00:03:52,067 --> 00:03:57,233 THAT THEY'RE DOING JUST TO MAKE SURE MY NEEDS ARE TAKEN CARE OF. 69 00:03:57,233 --> 00:04:00,233 I WORRY ABOUT LOSING THE ABILITY 70 00:04:00,233 --> 00:04:03,067 TO BE ABLE TO CLEAN MYSELF AT ALL 71 00:04:03,067 --> 00:04:06,133 OR KEEPING UP WHAT HYGIENE THAT I HAVE. 72 00:04:06,133 --> 00:04:07,300 THAT'S A FEAR OF MINE. 73 00:04:07,300 --> 00:04:11,167 ** 74 00:04:16,200 --> 00:04:18,233 I RESENT THE THINGS I HAVE TO DO FOR MY MOM 75 00:04:18,233 --> 00:04:21,367 BECAUSE THE MOM'S SUPPOSED TO ALWAYS DO FOR YOU, 76 00:04:21,367 --> 00:04:26,667 AND I TAKE CARE OF MY MOM MORE THAN MY MOM TAKES CARE OF ME. 77 00:04:26,667 --> 00:04:28,533 OH! 78 00:04:28,533 --> 00:04:29,867 OKAY. 79 00:04:29,867 --> 00:04:33,900 ** 80 00:04:36,800 --> 00:04:38,067 Renee: BUT I NEED THEM. 81 00:04:38,067 --> 00:04:41,767 ** 82 00:04:41,767 --> 00:04:44,567 BECAUSE I CAN'T DO ANYTHING FOR MYSELF. 83 00:04:44,567 --> 00:04:50,500 ** 84 00:04:50,500 --> 00:04:53,600 IF I HAD TO DESCRIBE THE LIFE THAT I'M LIVING RIGHT NOW... 85 00:04:57,067 --> 00:04:58,800 I FEEL WORTHLESS. 86 00:05:06,067 --> 00:05:08,900 I FEEL LIKE I'M A PRISONER IN MY OWN BODY, 87 00:05:08,900 --> 00:05:11,233 AND I KNOW I'M NOT REALLY LIVING. 88 00:05:11,233 --> 00:05:15,600 I'M JUST EXISTING. 89 00:05:15,600 --> 00:05:17,767 BUT I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD BE LIKE THIS. 90 00:05:17,767 --> 00:05:23,267 ** 91 00:05:23,267 --> 00:05:26,933 ALL MY LIFE, I FELT LIKE I WAS THE OUTCAST IN THE FAMILY 92 00:05:26,933 --> 00:05:28,833 BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I HAD A DIFFERENT FATHER 93 00:05:28,833 --> 00:05:31,233 THAN MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS. 94 00:05:31,233 --> 00:05:35,200 MY MOM HAD AN AFFAIR WITH HER BEST FRIEND'S HUSBAND, 95 00:05:35,200 --> 00:05:38,367 AND I BECAME A PRODUCT OF THAT AFFAIR. 96 00:05:38,367 --> 00:05:42,100 I THINK SHE WAS EMBARRASSED AND ASHAMED OF WHAT SHE HAD DONE, 97 00:05:42,100 --> 00:05:45,467 AND SHE TOOK ALL THAT OUT ON ME. 98 00:05:45,467 --> 00:05:48,200 I NEVER FELT LIKE MY MOM LOVED ME, 99 00:05:48,200 --> 00:05:49,800 EVEN TO THIS DAY. 100 00:05:49,800 --> 00:05:52,367 I'M 53 YEARS OLD, AND I CAN'T RECALL A TIME OF EVER FEELING 101 00:05:52,367 --> 00:05:54,967 LIKE MY MOM EVER LOVED ME. 102 00:05:54,967 --> 00:05:58,933 WHEN I WAS 5, MY GRANDMOTHER SAW HOW UNHAPPY I WAS, 103 00:05:58,933 --> 00:06:01,767 AND SHE WOULD TRY TO USE FOOD TO COMFORT ME. 104 00:06:01,767 --> 00:06:05,633 ONE OF MY BEST MEMORIES AS A KID IS BEING WITH MY GRANDMA. 105 00:06:05,633 --> 00:06:07,867 WHEN WE WOULD GO TO BED AT NIGHT, WE WOULD LAY IN BED 106 00:06:07,867 --> 00:06:10,967 AND READ AND EAT GINGER SNAPS. 107 00:06:10,967 --> 00:06:13,700 IT WAS ONE OF THE FEW THINGS THAT MADE ME HAPPY, 108 00:06:13,700 --> 00:06:17,133 BUT THINGS WENT DOWNHILL FROM THERE. 109 00:06:17,133 --> 00:06:21,900 AND WHEN I WAS 9, MY STEPDAD STARTED MOLESTING ME. 110 00:06:21,900 --> 00:06:25,933 MY MOM KNEW EVERYTHING THAT WAS GOING ON. 111 00:06:25,933 --> 00:06:29,067 THERE WAS TIMES WHEN I WOULD SEE HER, AND SHE WAS WATCHING, 112 00:06:29,067 --> 00:06:33,800 SO I KNOW SHE KNEW, BUT SHE DIDN'T CARE ENOUGH TO STOP IT. 113 00:06:33,800 --> 00:06:37,200 I GUESS SHE JUST DIDN'T CARE ENOUGH ABOUT ME, 114 00:06:37,200 --> 00:06:39,667 AND IT HURT ME AS A CHILD 115 00:06:39,667 --> 00:06:43,833 WHEN I FELT LIKE MY MOM WOULDN'T PROTECT ME. 116 00:06:43,833 --> 00:06:47,267 I HAD NOBODY TO TALK TO, NOWHERE TO TURN, 117 00:06:47,267 --> 00:06:50,467 SO I TURNED TO FOOD TO ESCAPE THE PAIN. 118 00:06:50,467 --> 00:06:53,767 I WAS GAINING WEIGHT, AND BY THE TIME I WAS 11, 119 00:06:53,767 --> 00:06:56,500 I WEIGHED ALMOST 200 POUNDS. 120 00:06:56,500 --> 00:07:00,367 ALL THE KIDS WOULD LAUGH AND TEASE AT ME BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, 121 00:07:00,367 --> 00:07:01,567 I WAS THE BIGGEST ONE. 122 00:07:01,567 --> 00:07:04,167 THEY ALWAYS PICKED ON ME. 123 00:07:04,167 --> 00:07:09,100 SCHOOL WAS TERRIBLE, BUT BEING AT HOME WAS A NIGHTMARE, 124 00:07:09,100 --> 00:07:11,233 BECAUSE THE MOLESTATION DIDN'T STOP 125 00:07:11,233 --> 00:07:15,100 UNTIL I WAS 14, WHEN MY STEPDAD LEFT MY MOM. 126 00:07:15,100 --> 00:07:19,900 AND BY THAT TIME, MY WEIGHT WAS UP TO 280 POUNDS. 127 00:07:19,900 --> 00:07:23,667 WHEN I WAS IN JUNIOR HIGH, I LOVED MY SIZE THEN. 128 00:07:23,667 --> 00:07:25,067 BECAUSE I WAS CURVY, 129 00:07:25,067 --> 00:07:27,867 I STARTED GETTING A LOT OF ATTENTION FROM BOYS. 130 00:07:27,867 --> 00:07:30,400 AND WHEN I WAS 15, I FOUND OUT 131 00:07:30,400 --> 00:07:33,100 THAT I WAS PREGNANT WITH MY FIRST CHILD, 132 00:07:33,100 --> 00:07:36,600 SO I ENDED UP DROPPING OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL TO HAVE MY DAUGHTER. 133 00:07:36,600 --> 00:07:39,200 I WAS WEIGHING, LIKE, OVER 300 POUNDS, 134 00:07:39,200 --> 00:07:42,867 AND THE DOCTORS SAID THAT I WAS GROSSLY OBESE, 135 00:07:42,867 --> 00:07:44,067 BUT I DIDN'T LET IT AFFECT ME 136 00:07:44,067 --> 00:07:46,267 BECAUSE I BLAMED IT ON BEING PREGNANT. 137 00:07:46,267 --> 00:07:49,533 ** 138 00:07:49,533 --> 00:07:53,867 AFTER OUR DAUGHTER WAS BORN, HER FATHER AND I GOT MARRIED. 139 00:07:53,867 --> 00:07:56,100 THINGS WERE GOOD FOR A WHILE, 140 00:07:56,100 --> 00:08:00,433 BUT AFTER I HAD OUR SECOND CHILD, HE STARTED ABUSING ME. 141 00:08:00,433 --> 00:08:02,067 THE ABUSE WAS AWFUL. 142 00:08:02,067 --> 00:08:05,967 I MEAN, THERE WAS TIMES WHEN I HAD BLACK EYES AND BUSTED LIPS, 143 00:08:05,967 --> 00:08:07,833 AND ONE TIME, HE BROKE MY NOSE 144 00:08:07,833 --> 00:08:12,667 SO SEVERELY THAT I HAD TO HAVE AN OPERATION ON IT. 145 00:08:12,667 --> 00:08:15,233 Monique: THINGS WAS VERY HARD FOR MY FAMILY GROWING UP. 146 00:08:15,233 --> 00:08:17,267 YOU NEVER WANT TO SEE YOUR MOM BEING HURT, 147 00:08:17,267 --> 00:08:23,467 SO YOU GET USED TO IT, BUT IT'S NEVER OKAY. 148 00:08:23,467 --> 00:08:27,700 IT WAS DEVASTATING BEING ABUSED, BUT I THINK 149 00:08:27,700 --> 00:08:30,100 I WAS SORT OF KIND OF USED TO BEING ABUSED 150 00:08:30,100 --> 00:08:34,367 BECAUSE OF EVERYTHING THAT I'VE BEEN THROUGH IN MY CHILDHOOD. 151 00:08:34,367 --> 00:08:36,067 I DEALT WITH THE ABUSE THE SAME WAY 152 00:08:36,067 --> 00:08:39,867 I DID WHEN I WAS A KID -- WITH FOOD. 153 00:08:39,867 --> 00:08:42,467 AND MY WEIGHT KEPT GOING UP. 154 00:08:42,467 --> 00:08:47,733 BY THE TIME I WAS IN MY MID-20s, I WAS ALMOST 400 POUNDS. 155 00:08:47,733 --> 00:08:52,267 FINALLY, ME AND MY HUSBAND GOT DIVORCED. 156 00:08:52,267 --> 00:08:54,700 I HAD FOUR CHILDREN BY MY FIRST HUSBAND. 157 00:08:54,700 --> 00:08:56,800 AFTER THAT, I HAD TWO MORE BOYFRIENDS, 158 00:08:56,800 --> 00:08:59,767 AND I HAD A CHILD BY EACH ONE. 159 00:08:59,767 --> 00:09:04,067 AND THE MORE I HAD CHILDREN, THE HIGHER MY WEIGHT GOT. 160 00:09:04,067 --> 00:09:06,233 BY THE TIME I WAS PREGNANT WITH MY SIXTH CHILD, 161 00:09:06,233 --> 00:09:09,067 I WAS OVER 400 POUNDS. 162 00:09:09,067 --> 00:09:12,567 I WORKED WHATEVER JOBS I COULD TO SUPPORT MY FAMILY. 163 00:09:12,567 --> 00:09:15,200 MOST OF THE JOBS I COULD FIND WERE IN FACTORIES, 164 00:09:15,200 --> 00:09:20,333 AND THAT WAS DIFFICULT BEING AS BIG AS I WAS. 165 00:09:20,333 --> 00:09:23,367 IT WAS ALL THAT I COULD DO TO GET THE JOB DONE 166 00:09:23,367 --> 00:09:26,400 SO THAT I COULD PROVIDE FOR THEM. 167 00:09:26,400 --> 00:09:29,300 WHEN I WAS YOUNG, SHE WORKED HARD. 168 00:09:29,300 --> 00:09:32,900 SHE MADE SURE WE ATE, HAD CLOTHES, WENT TO SCHOOL. 169 00:09:32,900 --> 00:09:35,967 SHE WAS A DEVOTED MOTHER. 170 00:09:38,133 --> 00:09:41,333 I WAS EATING FAST FOOD ALL THE TIME, AND BY THE TIME 171 00:09:41,333 --> 00:09:42,733 I WAS IN MY MID-30s, 172 00:09:42,733 --> 00:09:45,433 I WEIGHED OVER 450 POUNDS. 173 00:09:45,433 --> 00:09:48,333 AND THEN I GOT INJURED IN A CAR ACCIDENT 174 00:09:48,333 --> 00:09:50,733 WHILE I WAS WORKING IN THE SEWING FACTORY. 175 00:09:50,733 --> 00:09:53,167 AND IT ENDED UP INJURING MY BACK SO BAD 176 00:09:53,167 --> 00:09:54,933 THAT I COULDN'T REALLY SIT UP. 177 00:09:54,933 --> 00:09:57,733 SO THERE WENT THAT JOB. 178 00:09:57,733 --> 00:09:59,267 I NEEDED A WAY TO MAKE MONEY, 179 00:09:59,267 --> 00:10:02,433 AND THAT'S WHEN I DISCOVERED THE INTERNET. 180 00:10:02,433 --> 00:10:04,567 NOT ONLY DID I FIND OUT THAT THERE WAS MEN OUT THERE 181 00:10:04,567 --> 00:10:06,200 THAT LIKED BIG WOMEN, 182 00:10:06,200 --> 00:10:09,167 BUT THERE WAS ALSO MEN OUT THERE THAT LOVED TO WATCH WOMEN EAT. 183 00:10:09,167 --> 00:10:11,700 THEY'RE CALLED FEEDERS. 184 00:10:11,700 --> 00:10:14,767 IN THE FEEDERISM WORLD, THE FEEDER IS THE PERSON 185 00:10:14,767 --> 00:10:16,633 THAT PROVIDES THE FOOD. 186 00:10:16,633 --> 00:10:20,067 A FEEDEE IS SOMEONE THAT WOULD EAT THE FOOD. 187 00:10:22,300 --> 00:10:26,300 SO THEY WOULD PAY ME TO EAT WHILE THEY WATCHED ONLINE, 188 00:10:26,300 --> 00:10:28,033 AND AS A SINGLE MOM, 189 00:10:28,033 --> 00:10:31,067 I FOUND A WAY TO FEED MY CHILDREN 190 00:10:31,067 --> 00:10:34,933 AND KEEP A ROOF OVER MY KIDS' HEAD BY BEING A FEEDEE. 191 00:10:37,267 --> 00:10:40,733 AND FEEDING LED ME TO DISCOVER SQUASHING. 192 00:10:40,733 --> 00:10:45,167 SQUASHING IS SOMETHING WHERE SOMEBODY PAYS YOU TO SIT ON 'EM. 193 00:10:45,167 --> 00:10:47,333 THEY WOULD WANT SOMEONE TO SIT ON THEM 194 00:10:47,333 --> 00:10:50,533 BECAUSE THAT WAS THEIR WAY OF LOSING CONTROL. 195 00:10:50,533 --> 00:10:54,100 BUT FOR ME, IT MEANT I COULD SUPPORT MY FAMILY. 196 00:10:54,100 --> 00:10:57,933 AND WHEN I WAS IN FEEDING AND SQUASHING, AT FIRST, 197 00:10:57,933 --> 00:10:59,533 IT WAS ALL FUN AND GAMES, 198 00:10:59,533 --> 00:11:02,700 BECAUSE I WAS GETTING PAID TO DO WHAT I LOVED BEST -- 199 00:11:02,700 --> 00:11:05,800 EATING GOOD FOOD. 200 00:11:05,800 --> 00:11:10,833 BUT MY WEIGHT JUST GOT MORE AND MORE OUT OF CONTROL. 201 00:11:10,833 --> 00:11:14,867 AND BY THE TIME I WAS 45, I WAS OVER 500 POUNDS. 202 00:11:14,867 --> 00:11:18,067 ** 203 00:11:18,067 --> 00:11:20,733 MY HEALTH STARTED TO FALL APART. 204 00:11:20,733 --> 00:11:22,067 I WAS LIVING ALONE, 205 00:11:22,067 --> 00:11:24,967 BUT I STARTED LOSING MY BALANCE AND FALLING, 206 00:11:24,967 --> 00:11:27,767 AND I WOULD HAVE TO CALL EMTs TO HELP ME COME 207 00:11:27,767 --> 00:11:30,700 AND GET UP OFF THE FLOOR. 208 00:11:30,700 --> 00:11:34,267 AND I REALIZED THAT MY BODY HAD GOTTEN SO BIG, 209 00:11:34,267 --> 00:11:38,133 AND I WAS UNABLE TO TAKE CARE OF MYSELF. 210 00:11:38,133 --> 00:11:39,600 SO IN MY EARLY 50s, 211 00:11:39,600 --> 00:11:41,700 I HAD TO MOVE IN WITH MY TWO OLDEST CHILDREN 212 00:11:41,700 --> 00:11:45,800 TO HELP TAKE CARE OF ME. 213 00:11:45,800 --> 00:11:49,200 NOW, I ALMOST NEVER LEAVE THE HOUSE, 214 00:11:49,200 --> 00:11:53,433 AND I'M BASICALLY STUCK IN THIS BED. 215 00:11:53,433 --> 00:11:55,967 I CAN'T DO ANYTHING FOR MYSELF, 216 00:11:55,967 --> 00:11:59,600 SO MY KIDS PROVIDE ALL THE HELP THAT I NEED. 217 00:11:59,600 --> 00:12:04,067 FROM HYGIENE TO COOKING, THEY DO EVERYTHING FOR ME. 218 00:12:04,067 --> 00:12:06,533 ** 219 00:12:06,533 --> 00:12:08,333 Monique: SHE DON'T REALLY COME OUT OF HER ROOM, 220 00:12:08,333 --> 00:12:10,967 SO EVERYTHING HAS TO BE BROUGHT TO HER. 221 00:12:10,967 --> 00:12:14,833 AND SHE'S NOT SATISFIED UNLESS SHE'S EATING. 222 00:12:14,833 --> 00:12:19,067 AND ME AND ALL MY SIBLINGS PROBABLY ENABLE MY MOM 223 00:12:19,067 --> 00:12:22,567 BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO TELL HER NO. 224 00:12:22,567 --> 00:12:25,133 BUT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO LISTEN TO WHAT YOUR MOM SAYS, 225 00:12:25,133 --> 00:12:29,900 AND SHE'S HUNGRY, SO WE'LL BRING WHATEVER SHE ASKS FOR. 226 00:12:29,900 --> 00:12:33,867 ** 227 00:12:33,867 --> 00:12:39,900 ** 228 00:12:39,900 --> 00:12:41,067 HERE YOU GO, MOM. 229 00:12:41,067 --> 00:12:43,067 OH, GOODNESS, THANK YOU. 230 00:12:43,067 --> 00:12:44,500 PUT IT ON YOUR TABLE? 231 00:12:44,500 --> 00:12:46,367 YES, PLEASE. 232 00:12:46,367 --> 00:12:48,900 OH, THAT LOOKS GOOD. 233 00:12:53,333 --> 00:12:55,067 YES. 234 00:12:55,067 --> 00:12:59,333 ** 235 00:12:59,333 --> 00:13:02,467 FOOD HAS ALWAYS PLAYED AN IMPORTANT PART IN MY LIFE, 236 00:13:02,467 --> 00:13:07,367 BECAUSE IN THE SOUTH, FOOD IS LOVE. 237 00:13:07,367 --> 00:13:11,567 THIS LOOKS SO GOOD. 238 00:13:11,567 --> 00:13:14,267 THANK YOU. 239 00:13:14,267 --> 00:13:15,467 NEED ANYTHING ELSE? 240 00:13:15,467 --> 00:13:17,133 NO, THAT'LL BE ALL FOR NOW, THANK YOU. 241 00:13:17,133 --> 00:13:18,900 ALL RIGHT, YOU'RE WELCOME. 242 00:13:18,900 --> 00:13:20,467 ** 243 00:13:20,467 --> 00:13:23,467 Renee: WHEN I'M EATING, THE ONLY THING I'M THINKING ABOUT 244 00:13:23,467 --> 00:13:26,833 IS HOW GOOD EACH BITE TASTES, 245 00:13:26,833 --> 00:13:30,067 AND WHEN CAN I GET ANOTHER ONE? 246 00:13:30,067 --> 00:13:33,700 I THINK MY PORTIONS ARE SMALL, BUT I'M PRETTY SURE 247 00:13:33,700 --> 00:13:36,067 WITH THE SIZE OF MY BODY, 248 00:13:36,067 --> 00:13:37,700 YOU CAN TELL THAT THEY'RE NOT AS SMALL 249 00:13:37,700 --> 00:13:41,400 AS I TRICK MY MIND INTO THINKING. 250 00:13:41,400 --> 00:13:42,800 I EAT WHEN I'M HAPPY. 251 00:13:42,800 --> 00:13:44,700 I EAT WHEN I'M SAD. 252 00:13:44,700 --> 00:13:48,067 AND AFTER BEING WITH FEEDERS FOR SO LONG, 253 00:13:48,067 --> 00:13:51,967 MY BODY'S BECOME USED TO HAVING AN ABUNDANCE OF FOOD. 254 00:13:51,967 --> 00:13:54,300 IT'S LIKE I CAN'T STOP. 255 00:13:54,300 --> 00:13:56,400 I GOT TO HAVE IT, AND I GOT TO EAT IT, 256 00:13:56,400 --> 00:14:00,933 AND I GOT TO EAT IT TILL I CAN'T EAT ANYMORE. 257 00:14:00,933 --> 00:14:03,333 BUT EVEN IF I TRY TO CUT BACK, 258 00:14:03,333 --> 00:14:04,900 IT'S LIKE MY STOMACH IS TELLING ME 259 00:14:04,900 --> 00:14:08,067 THAT I NEED MORE, AND IT'S HARD TO IGNORE IT. 260 00:14:08,067 --> 00:14:12,300 ** 261 00:14:12,300 --> 00:14:17,067 BUT WHEN I FINISH A MEAL, I FEEL VERY GUILTY 262 00:14:17,067 --> 00:14:21,067 'CAUSE I KNOW THAT I SHOULDN'T HAVE EATEN THAT MUCH, 263 00:14:21,067 --> 00:14:24,367 BUT IT'S LIKE I CAN'T HELP MYSELF. 264 00:14:24,367 --> 00:14:31,767 ** 265 00:14:31,767 --> 00:14:35,433 MY DAYS CONSIST OF WATCHING TV, 266 00:14:35,433 --> 00:14:39,067 WAITING FOR ONE OF MY KIDS TO COME BRING ME FOOD, 267 00:14:39,067 --> 00:14:41,967 OR LOOKING OUT THE WINDOW AT MY GRANDKIDS PLAY. 268 00:14:41,967 --> 00:14:44,867 THAT'S BASICALLY IT. 269 00:14:44,867 --> 00:14:45,867 HEY, BABIES! 270 00:14:45,867 --> 00:14:48,533 [ GRUNTS ] 271 00:14:48,533 --> 00:14:51,333 NIK, CAN YOU COME OPEN MY WINDOW, PLEASE? 272 00:14:51,333 --> 00:14:52,233 Lanika: MA'AM? 273 00:14:52,233 --> 00:14:53,800 CAN YOU OPEN MY WINDOW, PLEASE? 274 00:14:53,800 --> 00:14:55,567 YES, MA'AM. 275 00:14:55,567 --> 00:14:58,400 Lanika: IT HURTS TO SEE MY MOTHER MISSING OUT ON LIFE, 276 00:14:58,400 --> 00:15:00,067 'CAUSE I SEE HER PAIN. 277 00:15:00,067 --> 00:15:03,067 IT'S WRITTEN ALL OVER HER FACE. 278 00:15:03,067 --> 00:15:05,233 SHE DON'T DO NOTHING SHE USED TO DO, 279 00:15:05,233 --> 00:15:06,767 AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT I CAN DO 280 00:15:06,767 --> 00:15:10,200 TO HELP HER TO GAIN HERSELF BACK. 281 00:15:10,200 --> 00:15:13,067 I HOPE IT DON'T RAIN SO THEY CAN PLAY SOME MORE. 282 00:15:13,067 --> 00:15:16,900 I LOOK AT HER EVERY DAY, AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S... 283 00:15:22,067 --> 00:15:24,167 -HEY, MAMAW! -HEY, BABY! 284 00:15:24,167 --> 00:15:27,867 -WATCH THIS, MAMAW! -I'M LOOKING, I'M LOOKING. 285 00:15:27,867 --> 00:15:31,367 Renee: IT'S HARD TO SEE MY GRANDKIDS OUTSIDE. 286 00:15:31,367 --> 00:15:34,367 I WISH I COULD JOIN THEM. 287 00:15:34,367 --> 00:15:35,600 I CAN'T DO ANYTHING. 288 00:15:35,600 --> 00:15:38,933 I CAN'T GO NOWHERE. 289 00:15:38,933 --> 00:15:41,767 I'M BASICALLY JUST SHUT IN MY ROOM, 290 00:15:41,767 --> 00:15:45,900 WATCHING THE WORLD THROUGH THE WINDOW. 291 00:15:45,900 --> 00:15:48,600 ** 292 00:15:48,600 --> 00:15:51,900 [ SIGHS ] 293 00:15:51,900 --> 00:15:53,767 I GET SO LONELY AND BORED, 294 00:15:53,767 --> 00:15:57,500 THE ONLY THING I HAVE TO LOOK FORWARD TO IS EATING. 295 00:15:57,500 --> 00:16:00,200 IF ONE OF MY DAUGHTERS ISN'T FREE TO COOK FOR ME, 296 00:16:00,200 --> 00:16:02,667 I CAN CALL MY SON, BRENT. 297 00:16:02,667 --> 00:16:04,367 EVEN BEFORE HE BRINGS IT IN, 298 00:16:04,367 --> 00:16:08,233 I CAN SMELL THAT DELICIOUS SCENT OF FRIED FOOD. 299 00:16:08,233 --> 00:16:09,233 THERE YOU GO. 300 00:16:09,233 --> 00:16:12,733 OH, THANK YOU. GOD, THAT SMELLS GOOD. 301 00:16:12,733 --> 00:16:16,333 OH, GOODNESS. 302 00:16:16,333 --> 00:16:19,900 Brent: I WORRY ABOUT MY MOM ALL THE TIME, BUT EVERY DAY, 303 00:16:19,900 --> 00:16:22,800 I JUST DO WHAT SHE NEEDS ME TO DO. 304 00:16:22,800 --> 00:16:27,200 I GO PICK UP FOOD MAYBE SIX, SEVEN TIMES A WEEK. 305 00:16:27,200 --> 00:16:31,733 IT GETS FRUSTRATING 'CAUSE I DONE LOST JOBS 306 00:16:31,733 --> 00:16:36,433 BECAUSE OF HAVING TO BE THERE, GIVING HER SUPPORT. 307 00:16:36,433 --> 00:16:37,867 IT'S KIND OF DISCOURAGING. 308 00:16:37,867 --> 00:16:41,733 ** 309 00:16:41,733 --> 00:16:44,833 Renee: I KNOW IT'S KEEPING ME TRAPPED IN THIS BED, 310 00:16:44,833 --> 00:16:47,100 BUT IT'S THE ONLY THING THAT BRINGS ME JOY, 311 00:16:47,100 --> 00:16:50,367 SO I CAN'T STOP EATING. 312 00:16:50,367 --> 00:16:54,433 AT THIS POINT, I'M JUST KILLING MYSELF SLOWLY, 313 00:16:54,433 --> 00:16:58,100 DAY BY DAY AND MINUTE BY MINUTE. 314 00:16:58,100 --> 00:17:01,733 BUT I DON'T WANT TO JUST WAIT ON DEATH. 315 00:17:01,733 --> 00:17:04,867 I WANT TO ENJOY LIFE. 316 00:17:04,867 --> 00:17:08,400 I KNOW MY CHILDREN WORRY ABOUT ME DYING LIKE THIS, 317 00:17:08,400 --> 00:17:10,800 AND I CARRY TREMENDOUS GUILT 318 00:17:10,800 --> 00:17:14,667 KNOWING THAT I DEPEND ON MY KIDS FOR EVERYTHING. 319 00:17:14,667 --> 00:17:16,933 SOMETIMES I THINK I'D RATHER BE DEAD 320 00:17:16,933 --> 00:17:19,067 SO I COULD BE OUT OF THEIR WAY, 321 00:17:19,067 --> 00:17:20,600 AND THEY COULD GO ON AND LIVE THEIR LIFE 322 00:17:20,600 --> 00:17:23,700 AND NOT HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF ME. 323 00:17:23,700 --> 00:17:26,967 THIS IS NOT WHAT I THOUGHT LIFE WOULD END UP BEING. 324 00:17:26,967 --> 00:17:31,300 [ SNIFFLES ] AND THIS IS NOT WHAT I WANT LIFE TO BE. 325 00:17:31,300 --> 00:17:33,167 I FEEL LIKE IF I DON'T CHANGE 326 00:17:33,167 --> 00:17:39,867 [ SNIFFLES ] AND IF I DON'T GET HELP, MY DAYS ARE NUMBERED, 327 00:17:39,867 --> 00:17:41,833 AND I'M GONNA DIE LIKE THIS. 328 00:17:41,833 --> 00:17:46,433 ** 329 00:17:49,600 --> 00:17:59,500 ** 330 00:17:59,500 --> 00:18:05,900 ** 331 00:18:05,900 --> 00:18:08,200 OW! 332 00:18:08,200 --> 00:18:10,800 OW. 333 00:18:10,800 --> 00:18:12,467 Renee: I'M GETTING READY TO TRAVEL TO HOUSTON 334 00:18:12,467 --> 00:18:16,133 TO MEET DR. NOWZARADAN FOR THE FIRST TIME. 335 00:18:16,133 --> 00:18:18,367 IT'S ONLY A 12-HOUR DRIVE, 336 00:18:18,367 --> 00:18:22,800 SO WE'RE GONNA TRY TO DRIVE STRAIGHT THERE WITHOUT STOPPING. 337 00:18:22,800 --> 00:18:24,567 AND I'M A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS 338 00:18:24,567 --> 00:18:28,467 BECAUSE THIS IS A REALLY BIG STEP FOR ME. 339 00:18:28,467 --> 00:18:32,100 I HAVEN'T BEEN ON A ROAD TRIP IN A VERY LONG TIME. 340 00:18:32,100 --> 00:18:35,567 I DON'T KNOW IF HE'LL TAKE ME AS A PATIENT, 341 00:18:35,567 --> 00:18:37,433 BUT I DON'T HAVE A CHOICE. 342 00:18:37,433 --> 00:18:41,167 I NEED DR. NOWZARADAN'S HELP TO CHANGE MY LIFE. 343 00:18:41,167 --> 00:18:43,467 Brent: WE ALL READY TO DO THIS OR WHAT? 344 00:18:43,467 --> 00:18:46,533 BRENT, CAN YOU GET ME MY WALKER? 345 00:18:46,533 --> 00:18:48,400 YOU GONNA HOLD THE FORT DOWN? 346 00:18:52,667 --> 00:18:55,600 OH. 347 00:18:55,600 --> 00:18:58,833 THE FIRST COUPLE STEPS OF MY NEW JOURNEY. 348 00:18:58,833 --> 00:19:00,300 THERE YOU GO. 349 00:19:00,300 --> 00:19:01,667 OH! 350 00:19:01,667 --> 00:19:05,600 I'M JUST READY TO GET TO HOUSTON AND START A NEW LIFE. 351 00:19:05,600 --> 00:19:07,667 MY DAUGHTER MONIQUE IS GONNA DRIVE, 352 00:19:07,667 --> 00:19:11,233 AND SHE'S BRINGING HER DAUGHTER AND HER FIANCé, PAUL. 353 00:19:11,233 --> 00:19:13,267 Renee: WHOO! IT'S HOT OUT HERE. 354 00:19:13,267 --> 00:19:15,867 Renee: I'M REALLY THANKFUL THAT MY DAUGHTER'S DRIVING ME DOWN 355 00:19:15,867 --> 00:19:16,667 TO SEE DR. NOW. 356 00:19:16,667 --> 00:19:18,133 OW. 357 00:19:18,133 --> 00:19:21,367 Renee: BUT I WISH I DIDN'T HAVE TO RELY SO MUCH ON MY KIDS. 358 00:19:21,367 --> 00:19:24,067 Renee: OH. THANK YOU. 359 00:19:24,067 --> 00:19:26,767 Renee: I HAVE NOT BEEN IN A CAR FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR 360 00:19:26,767 --> 00:19:29,067 IN A LONG, LONG TIME. 361 00:19:29,067 --> 00:19:32,067 AND WHAT REALLY WORRIES ME IS THAT MY BODY WILL GIVE UP 362 00:19:32,067 --> 00:19:34,400 BEFORE WE EVEN GET THERE, 363 00:19:34,400 --> 00:19:37,600 BECAUSE I GET SHORTNESS OF BREATH VERY EASILY, 364 00:19:37,600 --> 00:19:39,833 AND I HAVE ANXIETY. 365 00:19:39,833 --> 00:19:42,167 SO THE IDEA OF ME BEING UPRIGHT IN A CAR 366 00:19:42,167 --> 00:19:44,333 FOR TWO DAYS SCARES ME TO DEATH. 367 00:19:46,833 --> 00:19:49,133 -ALL RIGHT. -GIVE ME A HUG. 368 00:19:49,133 --> 00:19:51,133 -I LOVE YOU. -I LOVE YOU. 369 00:19:51,133 --> 00:19:52,133 HOLD THE FORT DOWN. 370 00:19:52,133 --> 00:19:54,500 -I WILL. -I'LL SEE YOU SOON. I WILL. 371 00:19:54,500 --> 00:19:55,667 OKAY. 372 00:19:55,667 --> 00:19:57,167 Y'ALL BE CAREFUL. 373 00:19:57,167 --> 00:19:59,200 ALWAYS. 374 00:20:01,333 --> 00:20:03,333 ALL RIGHT. SHUT ME IN. 375 00:20:03,333 --> 00:20:04,433 HASTA LUEGO. 376 00:20:04,433 --> 00:20:10,433 ** 377 00:20:10,433 --> 00:20:15,700 ** 378 00:20:15,700 --> 00:20:19,633 IT'S REALLY HARD FOR ME TO BE LEAVING MY FAMILY. 379 00:20:19,633 --> 00:20:22,800 BUT IT WILL ONLY BE FOR A FEW DAYS, 380 00:20:22,800 --> 00:20:26,667 AND I KNOW I'M DOING IT FOR THE GREATER GOOD 381 00:20:26,667 --> 00:20:28,400 BECAUSE IF I DON'T GET HELP 382 00:20:28,400 --> 00:20:31,000 AND GET SOMETHING DONE ABOUT MY WEIGHT, 383 00:20:31,000 --> 00:20:34,700 I KNOW I WON'T BE AROUND MUCH LONGER. 384 00:20:34,700 --> 00:20:37,233 OW, GOD. 385 00:20:37,233 --> 00:20:39,233 I'M NOT DOING GOOD. 386 00:20:39,233 --> 00:20:43,467 I COULDN'T EVEN GO 10 MILES WITHOUT MY BODY SCREAMING. 387 00:20:43,467 --> 00:20:45,933 ** 388 00:20:45,933 --> 00:20:49,600 IT'S LIKE I CAN'T BELIEVE I LET MYSELF GET THIS WAY. 389 00:20:49,600 --> 00:20:52,400 I'M JUST SCARED, HOPING I CAN MAKE IT. 390 00:20:52,400 --> 00:20:58,033 ** 391 00:20:58,033 --> 00:21:00,600 HOW YOU FEELING? ARE YOU IN PAIN? 392 00:21:00,600 --> 00:21:02,800 YES, I AM. 393 00:21:02,800 --> 00:21:06,533 MY BACK IS KILLING ME. MY LEG IS KILLING ME. 394 00:21:06,533 --> 00:21:08,633 I CANNOT GET COMFORTABLE AT ALL. 395 00:21:08,633 --> 00:21:11,667 ** 396 00:21:11,667 --> 00:21:13,800 WE'VE ONLY BEEN ON THE ROAD A COUPLE OF HOURS, 397 00:21:13,800 --> 00:21:15,667 THEN MY BODY'S STARTING TO ACHE. 398 00:21:15,667 --> 00:21:18,400 OW. OH! 399 00:21:18,400 --> 00:21:20,933 AND WHEN I'M IN PAIN, THE ONLY THING 400 00:21:20,933 --> 00:21:23,500 THAT WILL MAKE ME FEEL BETTER IS FOOD. 401 00:21:28,200 --> 00:21:31,267 MY WHOLE LIFE, FOOD HAS ALWAYS BEEN THERE TO COMFORT ME 402 00:21:31,267 --> 00:21:34,300 WHEN I'M NOT FEELING GOOD. 403 00:21:34,300 --> 00:21:36,600 AND RIGHT NOW, I JUST WANT TO FEEL COMFORT. 404 00:21:36,600 --> 00:21:44,833 ** 405 00:21:46,933 --> 00:21:50,067 STRETCH IT. 406 00:21:50,067 --> 00:21:53,600 OH, GOSH! 407 00:21:53,600 --> 00:21:56,600 OH, GOSH. 408 00:21:56,600 --> 00:21:57,767 ** 409 00:21:57,767 --> 00:22:01,133 I'M HURTING PRETTY BAD, 410 00:22:01,133 --> 00:22:06,500 JUST MY BACK, MY LEGS, MY NECK. 411 00:22:06,500 --> 00:22:09,500 I KNEW THIS TRIP WAS GONNA BE ROUGH ON MY BODY, 412 00:22:09,500 --> 00:22:11,667 BUT I HAD NO IDEA IT WOULD BE THIS BAD. 413 00:22:11,667 --> 00:22:16,533 ** 414 00:22:16,533 --> 00:22:18,300 WHOO, THANK GOD. 415 00:22:21,367 --> 00:22:23,967 OH! 416 00:22:23,967 --> 00:22:25,833 JUST SIT MINE RIGHT HERE ON MY LAP. 417 00:22:25,833 --> 00:22:27,467 I CAN'T MOVE RIGHT NOW. 418 00:22:27,467 --> 00:22:30,533 MY BODY HURTS TOO BAD. 419 00:22:30,533 --> 00:22:33,767 THIS HAS BEEN A LONG DRIVE. 420 00:22:33,767 --> 00:22:35,633 [ CAR ENGINE STARTS ] 421 00:22:35,633 --> 00:22:37,433 AND I KNOW I SHOULDN'T BE EATING THIS, 422 00:22:37,433 --> 00:22:40,567 ESPECIALLY SINCE I'M GONNA SEE DR. NOW, 423 00:22:40,567 --> 00:22:44,667 BUT IT'S THE ONLY THING THAT MAKES ME FEEL BETTER... 424 00:22:44,667 --> 00:22:45,967 ** 425 00:22:45,967 --> 00:22:49,300 THIS IS, LIKE, ONE OF THE LAST GOOD MEALS 426 00:22:49,300 --> 00:22:51,867 I'LL BE ABLE TO HAVE FOR A WHILE. 427 00:22:51,867 --> 00:22:55,800 ...SO I WANT TO ENJOY IT WHILE I CAN. 428 00:22:55,800 --> 00:22:58,500 I GUESS I COULD HAVE GOT THE GRILLED CHICKEN, BUT... 429 00:23:02,867 --> 00:23:04,600 OH. 430 00:23:06,867 --> 00:23:09,567 OOH, I CAN'T EAT NO MORE. 431 00:23:09,567 --> 00:23:12,233 I FEEL SO CRAMPED IN THIS CAR. 432 00:23:12,233 --> 00:23:14,167 AT LEAST WHEN I'M STUCK IN MY BEDROOM, 433 00:23:14,167 --> 00:23:17,533 I'VE GOT SOME ROOM TO MOVE AROUND. 434 00:23:17,533 --> 00:23:19,733 AND I'M STARTING TO GET WORRIED ABOUT THIS PAIN I'M FEELING 435 00:23:19,733 --> 00:23:23,633 BECAUSE IT'S BUILDING MUCH MORE THAN I'M USED TO. 436 00:23:23,633 --> 00:23:24,833 OH! 437 00:23:24,833 --> 00:23:28,667 I JUST HOPE IT'S NOT SERIOUS. 438 00:23:28,667 --> 00:23:31,133 THE ONLY THING THAT I NEED RIGHT NOW IS A BED. 439 00:23:32,467 --> 00:23:34,733 OOH, BOY, I'M SO TIRED. 440 00:23:41,833 --> 00:23:42,833 OW, GOD. 441 00:23:42,833 --> 00:23:46,933 OW, OW. 442 00:23:51,633 --> 00:23:54,233 WE MADE IT INTO TEXAS. 443 00:23:54,233 --> 00:23:57,767 BUT I'VE BEEN FEELING WORSE AND WORSE AS WE GO. 444 00:24:00,200 --> 00:24:04,400 I FEEL LIKE IT'S GETTING HARD TO CATCH MY BREATH, 445 00:24:04,400 --> 00:24:07,467 AND THAT SCARES ME. 446 00:24:07,467 --> 00:24:09,900 I HAVE TO STOP AND REST FOR THE NIGHT. 447 00:24:12,067 --> 00:24:13,867 WE HAVE TO GET UP EARLY AND HIT THE ROAD 448 00:24:13,867 --> 00:24:17,833 BECAUSE MY APPOINTMENT WITH DR. NOW IS TOMORROW, 449 00:24:17,833 --> 00:24:19,867 AND WE STILL HAVE ANOTHER COUPLE HOURS TO GO. 450 00:24:22,100 --> 00:24:24,500 GOT TO HELP MY LEG -- GET THIS LEG OUT. 451 00:24:24,500 --> 00:24:28,200 ** 452 00:24:28,200 --> 00:24:29,333 OH, GOD. 453 00:24:29,333 --> 00:24:31,367 OKAY, WAIT. 454 00:24:31,367 --> 00:24:32,833 HERE. 455 00:24:32,833 --> 00:24:35,300 OKAY, OKAY. WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT. 456 00:24:35,300 --> 00:24:36,600 PHEW! 457 00:24:38,700 --> 00:24:39,700 HERE. 458 00:24:39,700 --> 00:24:43,400 [ BREATHING HEAVILY ] GOD BLESS. 459 00:24:43,400 --> 00:24:44,867 THAT'S WHY I GOT IT. 460 00:24:44,867 --> 00:24:48,800 ** 461 00:24:48,800 --> 00:24:52,767 I WAS REALLY HOPING WE WOULD GET ALL THE WAY TO HOUSTON TODAY. 462 00:24:52,767 --> 00:24:57,333 BUT MY BODY JUST CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE. 463 00:24:57,333 --> 00:25:00,133 AND I'M HOPING I'LL FEEL BETTER IN THE MORNING. 464 00:25:00,133 --> 00:25:03,100 ** 465 00:25:03,100 --> 00:25:05,100 OH. PHEW. 466 00:25:05,100 --> 00:25:07,200 JESUS, THANK YOU, LORD. 467 00:25:07,200 --> 00:25:10,333 THANK YOU, LORD JESUS. 468 00:25:10,333 --> 00:25:13,900 [ BREATHES HEAVILY ] 469 00:25:13,900 --> 00:25:18,067 ** 470 00:25:18,067 --> 00:25:22,233 I WAS REALLY HOPING I'D FEEL BETTER AFTER GETTING SOME SLEEP, 471 00:25:22,233 --> 00:25:25,433 BUT ACTUALLY I FEEL WORSE. 472 00:25:25,433 --> 00:25:29,100 WE'RE SO CLOSE TO GETTING TO HOUSTON AND TO SEE DR. NOW, 473 00:25:29,100 --> 00:25:30,767 BUT I'M STARTING TO FEEL LIKE 474 00:25:30,767 --> 00:25:32,267 I'M NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO MAKE IT. 475 00:25:32,267 --> 00:25:34,300 [ SOBS ] 476 00:25:38,533 --> 00:25:40,067 I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON WITH ME, 477 00:25:40,067 --> 00:25:43,433 BUT I FEEL LIKE I CAN'T BREATHE RIGHT. 478 00:25:43,433 --> 00:25:47,133 I'M FEELING LIGHT-HEADED AND EVERYTHING ELSE. 479 00:25:47,133 --> 00:25:48,467 OH, GOD. 480 00:25:48,467 --> 00:25:50,067 I WANT TO GET TO SEE A DOCTOR 481 00:25:50,067 --> 00:25:51,900 THAT CAN PUT ME SOME OXYGEN IN MY BODY! 482 00:25:51,900 --> 00:25:55,767 [ SNIFFLES ] I DON'T WANT TO DIE IN THIS CAR. 483 00:26:00,300 --> 00:26:03,333 [ CRYING ] 484 00:26:03,333 --> 00:26:05,367 Y'ALL NEED TO CALL DR. NOW. 485 00:26:12,933 --> 00:26:14,267 HELLO? 486 00:26:14,267 --> 00:26:16,633 Dr. Nowzaradan: YES, RENEE. THIS IS DR. NOWZARADAN. 487 00:26:16,633 --> 00:26:18,133 WHAT'S GOING ON WITH YOU? 488 00:26:18,133 --> 00:26:19,567 HI, DR. NOWZARADAN. 489 00:26:19,567 --> 00:26:23,567 I DON'T KNOW, I JUST FEEL LIKE I CAN'T GET ENOUGH AIR, 490 00:26:23,567 --> 00:26:26,633 AND I'M FEELING LIGHT-HEADED. 491 00:26:26,633 --> 00:26:31,367 ARE YOU ON ANY MEDICATION? HAVE YOU TAKEN ANYTHING TODAY? 492 00:26:31,367 --> 00:26:33,267 NO, I'M NOT ON ANY MEDICATION. 493 00:26:33,267 --> 00:26:35,400 I HAVEN'T TAKEN ANYTHING TODAY. 494 00:26:35,400 --> 00:26:36,867 ARE YOU IN YOUR CAR? 495 00:26:36,867 --> 00:26:38,300 YES, I'M IN THE CAR. 496 00:26:38,300 --> 00:26:41,200 I'M TRYING TO GET -- I'M TRYING TO GET TO HOUSTON. 497 00:26:41,200 --> 00:26:44,067 I THINK WE'RE LIKE 30 MILES OUT. 498 00:26:44,067 --> 00:26:45,700 I JUST FEEL LIKE I NEED A BREATHING TREATMENT 499 00:26:45,700 --> 00:26:48,300 OR SOMETHING TO HELP ME GET SOME AIR IN ME, THAT'S WHAT -- 500 00:26:52,933 --> 00:26:56,900 I WILL SEND YOU THE ADDRESS, AND YOU NEED TO GO TO THE E.R. 501 00:26:56,900 --> 00:27:00,500 I'LL LET THEM KNOW THAT YOU'RE COMING SO THEY CAN GET YOU IN 502 00:27:00,500 --> 00:27:02,633 AND FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON. 503 00:27:02,633 --> 00:27:04,700 AND THEN I'LL BE THERE SHORTLY. 504 00:27:04,700 --> 00:27:08,067 OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH, DR. NOW. 505 00:27:08,067 --> 00:27:08,933 ALL RIGHT. GOODBYE. 506 00:27:08,933 --> 00:27:12,333 ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. BYE-BYE. 507 00:27:12,333 --> 00:27:14,067 [ PANTING ] 508 00:27:14,067 --> 00:27:18,900 Renee: HE SAID GO TO ST. JOSEPH EMERGENCY ROOM. 509 00:27:18,900 --> 00:27:21,067 I HOPE WE GET THERE SOON, 510 00:27:21,067 --> 00:27:23,667 BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH LONGER I CAN TAKE IT. 511 00:27:23,667 --> 00:27:29,200 ** 512 00:27:29,200 --> 00:27:32,067 THERE IT IS, Y'ALL. 513 00:27:32,067 --> 00:27:34,433 HOUSTON. 514 00:27:34,433 --> 00:27:35,800 OH, MY GOD. 515 00:27:35,800 --> 00:27:39,833 [ PANTS ] THAT'S IT, SAID "EMERGENCY" UP THERE. 516 00:27:39,833 --> 00:27:42,967 RIGHT HERE? 517 00:27:42,967 --> 00:27:44,600 OKAY. 518 00:27:44,600 --> 00:27:48,567 CAN YOU HAVE SOMEBODY BRING ME A WHEELCHAIR HERE, SOME OXYGEN? 519 00:27:48,567 --> 00:27:53,067 ** 520 00:27:53,067 --> 00:27:54,533 CAN I GET A WHEELCHAIR OUT HERE? 521 00:27:54,533 --> 00:28:00,467 ** 522 00:28:00,467 --> 00:28:01,900 OH! 523 00:28:01,900 --> 00:28:05,300 ALL RIGHT. SIT RIGHT THERE IN THE MIDDLE. 524 00:28:05,300 --> 00:28:08,233 PHEW! 525 00:28:08,233 --> 00:28:09,633 OW. 526 00:28:09,633 --> 00:28:11,133 OH, GOD. 527 00:28:12,300 --> 00:28:13,533 EMT: THAT'S ALL RIGHT. 528 00:28:13,533 --> 00:28:17,967 ** 529 00:28:17,967 --> 00:28:19,333 Renee: OH, MY GOD. 530 00:28:21,000 --> 00:28:27,074 Watch Online Movies and Series for FREE www.osdb.link/lm 531 00:28:31,567 --> 00:28:33,433 [ PANTING ] 532 00:28:34,167 --> 00:28:35,633 YES, I'M HER DAUGHTER. 533 00:28:35,633 --> 00:28:37,400 ** 534 00:28:37,400 --> 00:28:41,467 Renee: I CAME TO HOUSTON TO SEE DR. NOW AND TRY TO GET BETTER, 535 00:28:41,467 --> 00:28:46,200 BUT NOW I'M SCARED I WAITED TOO LONG TO GET HELP. 536 00:28:46,200 --> 00:28:50,133 I DON'T WANT TO DIE HERE SO FAR FROM HOME. 537 00:28:50,133 --> 00:28:52,067 WHAT IF ALL OF THIS WAS FOR NOTHING? 538 00:28:58,067 --> 00:29:08,100 ** 539 00:29:08,100 --> 00:29:18,100 ** 540 00:29:18,100 --> 00:29:19,600 ** 541 00:29:19,600 --> 00:29:20,833 [ KNOCK ON DOOR ] 542 00:29:20,833 --> 00:29:22,233 COME IN! 543 00:29:22,233 --> 00:29:24,067 HELLO. 544 00:29:24,067 --> 00:29:25,667 HI, DR. NOW. 545 00:29:25,667 --> 00:29:27,600 HI, RENEE. GOOD TO MEET YOU. 546 00:29:27,600 --> 00:29:29,067 ARE YOU FEELING OKAY NOW? 547 00:29:29,067 --> 00:29:30,500 YES. 548 00:29:30,500 --> 00:29:33,500 I HEARD YOU WERE NOT FEELING WELL AFTER THAT LONG CAR RIDE. 549 00:29:33,500 --> 00:29:35,400 JUST SITTING IN THE CAR TOO LONG. 550 00:29:35,400 --> 00:29:37,800 MY BODY IS JUST WORE OUT. 551 00:29:37,800 --> 00:29:39,167 ALL RIGHT. 552 00:29:39,167 --> 00:29:42,633 SO, YOU GOT SHORT OF BREATH AND HAD SOME CRISIS, HUH? 553 00:29:42,633 --> 00:29:45,067 YES. SO, IT WAS LIKE SHORT OF BREATH 554 00:29:45,067 --> 00:29:47,167 AND STARTED GETTING LIGHT-HEADED, 555 00:29:47,167 --> 00:29:48,900 SEEING BLACK AND GREEN SPOTS. 556 00:29:48,900 --> 00:29:50,800 FELT LIKE I WAS GONNA PASS OUT. 557 00:29:50,800 --> 00:29:54,733 OKAY, WELL, I HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS AND SOME BAD NEWS. 558 00:29:54,733 --> 00:29:55,833 OKAY. 559 00:29:55,833 --> 00:29:58,533 THE GOOD NEWS, ACCORDING TO ALL YOUR TESTS, 560 00:29:58,533 --> 00:30:01,500 THERE'S CURRENTLY NOTHING IMMEDIATELY LIFE-THREATENING 561 00:30:01,500 --> 00:30:03,067 GOING ON WITH YOU RIGHT NOW. 562 00:30:03,067 --> 00:30:04,567 OKAY. 563 00:30:04,567 --> 00:30:07,667 BUT THE BAD NEWS IS THAT YOUR BODY IS IN EXTREMELY BAD SHAPE. 564 00:30:07,667 --> 00:30:08,833 RIGHT. 565 00:30:08,833 --> 00:30:10,333 SO IT'S A GOOD THING THAT YOU'RE HERE 566 00:30:10,333 --> 00:30:13,767 BECAUSE YOU COULDN'T HAVE SURVIVED MUCH LONGER LIKE THIS. 567 00:30:13,767 --> 00:30:15,067 RIGHT. 568 00:30:15,067 --> 00:30:17,300 AND IF WE DON'T GET YOUR WEIGHT DOWN IMMEDIATELY, 569 00:30:17,300 --> 00:30:19,400 YOU WON'T SURVIVE MUCH LONGER. 570 00:30:19,400 --> 00:30:21,067 EVEN ONE MORE DAY ON THE ROAD 571 00:30:21,067 --> 00:30:24,067 WOULD HAVE LIKELY PUSHED YOUR BODY OVER THE LIMIT, 572 00:30:24,067 --> 00:30:26,267 AND YOU WOULDN'T HAVE SURVIVED. 573 00:30:26,267 --> 00:30:27,567 OKAY. 574 00:30:27,567 --> 00:30:30,233 IT IS WHY WE TRY TO GET SOME MEDICAL TESTING DONE 575 00:30:30,233 --> 00:30:31,633 BEFORE YOU LEAVE. 576 00:30:31,633 --> 00:30:34,833 BUT YOU SKIPPED THAT AND TOOK THIS RISK, 577 00:30:34,833 --> 00:30:36,500 AND IT ALMOST KILLED YOU. 578 00:30:36,500 --> 00:30:37,600 YES. 579 00:30:37,600 --> 00:30:39,700 SO YOU'RE LUCKY TO BE ALIVE RIGHT NOW. 580 00:30:39,700 --> 00:30:42,167 I KNOW. I KNOW THAT. 581 00:30:42,167 --> 00:30:43,933 BUT WE HAVE YOU STABLE NOW, 582 00:30:43,933 --> 00:30:46,800 AND WE HAVE SOME WORK TO DO TO KEEP YOU THAT WAY. 583 00:30:46,800 --> 00:30:48,167 OKAY. 584 00:30:48,167 --> 00:30:51,100 TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR CURRENT EATING HABITS. 585 00:30:51,100 --> 00:30:53,567 I EAT MOSTLY DURING THE NIGHT. 586 00:30:53,567 --> 00:30:56,967 I DON'T REALLY EAT, LIKE, DURING THE DAYTIME. 587 00:30:56,967 --> 00:30:59,400 MAYBE I MIGHT SNACK A LITTLE BIT. 588 00:30:59,400 --> 00:31:04,333 BUT MOSTLY MY PROBLEM IS, IS I CAN'T REALLY SLEEP AT NIGHT. 589 00:31:04,333 --> 00:31:06,500 I'M BORED, AND I EAT. 590 00:31:06,500 --> 00:31:09,600 YOU AREN'T VERY MOBILE, SO WHO FEEDS YOU? 591 00:31:09,600 --> 00:31:13,067 I'VE BEEN LIVING WITH MY CHILDREN OFF AND ON, 592 00:31:13,067 --> 00:31:16,500 AND SO THEY'RE THE ONES THAT, YOU KNOW, GET ME FOOD 593 00:31:16,500 --> 00:31:18,300 AND, YOU KNOW, BRING ME FOOD. 594 00:31:18,300 --> 00:31:21,467 SO, YOU'VE CREATED A DYNAMIC AT HOME 595 00:31:21,467 --> 00:31:25,667 WHERE YOU MANIPULATE YOUR FAMILY TO HELP TO KILL YOU. 596 00:31:25,667 --> 00:31:27,067 NO, I THINK, YOU KNOW, 597 00:31:27,067 --> 00:31:31,967 BECAUSE THEY SEE THAT I'M MISERABLE IN MY LIFE, 598 00:31:31,967 --> 00:31:33,633 THE WAY MY LIFE IS. 599 00:31:33,633 --> 00:31:35,467 I USED TO BE A HAPPY-GO-LUCKY PERSON, 600 00:31:35,467 --> 00:31:37,367 BUT FOR THE PAST YEAR OR SO, 601 00:31:37,367 --> 00:31:39,700 IT'S JUST EVERYTHING'S GONE DOWNHILL, 602 00:31:39,700 --> 00:31:42,467 AND THEY KNOW FOOD MAKES ME HAPPY. 603 00:31:42,467 --> 00:31:47,467 AND I THINK THAT'S THEIR WAY OF JUST TRYING TO KEEP ME HAPPY. 604 00:31:47,467 --> 00:31:51,400 SO, JUST LIKE ALCOHOLIC AND ALCOHOL MAKE YOU HAPPY, 605 00:31:51,400 --> 00:31:52,967 GIVE THEM MORE ALCOHOL. 606 00:31:52,967 --> 00:31:54,433 IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE TELLING ME? 607 00:31:54,433 --> 00:31:55,967 YOU HAVE A POINT. YOU HAVE A POINT. 608 00:31:55,967 --> 00:31:59,067 SO, THE FOOD IS A LETHAL SUBSTANCE... 609 00:31:59,067 --> 00:32:00,133 RIGHT. 610 00:32:00,133 --> 00:32:02,167 ...AND PEOPLE THAT ARE PROVIDING YOU, 611 00:32:02,167 --> 00:32:04,467 THEY'RE HELPING YOU TO SHORTEN YOUR LIFE, RIGHT? 612 00:32:04,467 --> 00:32:05,600 RIGHT. 613 00:32:05,600 --> 00:32:07,333 BECAUSE YOU'RE IN A VERY BAD STATE, 614 00:32:07,333 --> 00:32:10,333 AND ANY NUMBER OF THINGS CAN KILL YOU RIGHT NOW. 615 00:32:10,333 --> 00:32:14,467 SO NOW WE NEED TO WORK TO TRY TO SAVE YOUR LIFE, 616 00:32:14,467 --> 00:32:16,733 AND THIS ISN'T GOING TO BE EASY. 617 00:32:16,733 --> 00:32:19,500 YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO COMPLETELY CHANGE YOUR LIFE 618 00:32:19,500 --> 00:32:20,800 TO DO THIS. 619 00:32:20,800 --> 00:32:22,400 DO YOU THINK YOU CAN DO THAT? 620 00:32:22,400 --> 00:32:23,667 I KNOW I CAN. 621 00:32:23,667 --> 00:32:25,600 I MEAN, YOU KNOW, I KNOW IT'S GONNA BE HARD. 622 00:32:25,600 --> 00:32:27,467 I KNOW IT'S GONNA BE DIFFICULT, 623 00:32:27,467 --> 00:32:32,267 BUT I KNOW THAT I HAVE TO, LIKE, CHANGE MY WHOLE LIFESTYLE. 624 00:32:32,267 --> 00:32:34,700 OKAY, SO YOU WANT TO MAKE THE CHANGES? 625 00:32:34,700 --> 00:32:35,767 I WANT TO MAKE THE CHANGES. 626 00:32:35,767 --> 00:32:37,333 I'M GONNA MAKE THE CHANGES. 627 00:32:37,333 --> 00:32:38,967 OKAY, YEAH, I HOPE SO. 628 00:32:38,967 --> 00:32:41,400 BUT WE WILL GIVE YOU A FIGHTING CHANCE. 629 00:32:41,400 --> 00:32:42,767 RIGHT. 630 00:32:42,767 --> 00:32:45,700 SO, I'VE ADMITTED YOU TO THE HOSPITAL AND STARTING YOU 631 00:32:45,700 --> 00:32:48,900 ON A 1,200-CALORIE-A-DAY, HIGH-PROTEIN, 632 00:32:48,900 --> 00:32:49,900 LOW-CARB DIET. 633 00:32:49,900 --> 00:32:51,233 OKAY. 634 00:32:51,233 --> 00:32:53,633 AND SO THAT WE CAN GET YOUR WEIGHT DOWN IMMEDIATELY. 635 00:32:53,633 --> 00:32:54,767 RIGHT. 636 00:32:54,767 --> 00:32:57,400 AND WE ALSO ARE GOING TO GET PHYSICAL THERAPY 637 00:32:57,400 --> 00:32:59,100 TO WORK WITH YOU DAILY 638 00:32:59,100 --> 00:33:00,800 SO THAT WE CAN GET YOU WALKING MORE, 639 00:33:00,800 --> 00:33:04,333 BECAUSE YOU ARE VERY CLOSE TO BEING IMMOBILE, 640 00:33:04,333 --> 00:33:06,633 AND THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO REASON FOR THAT. 641 00:33:06,633 --> 00:33:07,933 RIGHT. 642 00:33:07,933 --> 00:33:10,067 AND IF WE LET THAT HAPPEN, THAT MAY BE IT FOR YOU. 643 00:33:10,067 --> 00:33:11,533 RIGHT. 644 00:33:11,533 --> 00:33:15,133 IN FACT, LET'S GET A LITTLE EXERCISING RIGHT NOW 645 00:33:15,133 --> 00:33:17,067 AND GET YOU UP TO CHECK YOUR WEIGHT. 646 00:33:17,067 --> 00:33:18,067 OKAY. 647 00:33:18,067 --> 00:33:18,900 OW. 648 00:33:20,400 --> 00:33:22,400 I SURE DO, 'CAUSE YOU KNOW MY LEGS 649 00:33:22,400 --> 00:33:24,533 AIN'T GONNA MAKE IT ON ITS OWN RIGHT NOW. 650 00:33:24,533 --> 00:33:27,867 OH. PHEW. 651 00:33:27,867 --> 00:33:30,767 OH, MY GOD. MY LEGS HURT SO BAD. 652 00:33:30,767 --> 00:33:32,633 -PHEW. -YOU GOT IT? 653 00:33:32,633 --> 00:33:34,533 OH, GOD. 654 00:33:34,533 --> 00:33:36,700 OKAY, LET ME GO. 655 00:33:36,700 --> 00:33:40,200 OKAY, YOU ARE 631 POUNDS. 656 00:33:40,200 --> 00:33:41,333 OH, MY GOD. 657 00:33:41,333 --> 00:33:43,067 OKAY? 658 00:33:43,067 --> 00:33:44,333 PHEW. 659 00:33:44,333 --> 00:33:45,967 OH, THAT'S GOT TO CHANGE. 660 00:33:45,967 --> 00:33:49,467 OH, MY GOD. GET ME. 661 00:33:49,467 --> 00:33:52,633 NO, NO, NO. MY LEGS IS GONNA HANG ME UP. 662 00:33:52,633 --> 00:33:53,600 YOU ALL RIGHT? 663 00:33:59,133 --> 00:34:01,167 OH! 664 00:34:01,167 --> 00:34:04,733 OH, GOD. 665 00:34:04,733 --> 00:34:06,900 PHEW. 666 00:34:06,900 --> 00:34:09,767 ALL RIGHT, RENEE. EVERYTHING CHANGES NOW. 667 00:34:09,767 --> 00:34:11,400 YOU UNDERSTAND ME? -OKEYDOKE. 668 00:34:11,400 --> 00:34:12,633 THANK YOU, DR. NOW. 669 00:34:12,633 --> 00:34:14,167 OKAY. 670 00:34:14,167 --> 00:34:16,667 WE'LL RUN SOME MORE TESTS, AND I'LL CHECK ON YOU SOON. 671 00:34:16,667 --> 00:34:17,767 OKAY. 672 00:34:17,767 --> 00:34:20,133 AND YOUR EXERCISE STARTS TOMORROW MORNING. 673 00:34:20,133 --> 00:34:23,067 SOUNDS LIKE A PLAN. THANK YOU. 674 00:34:23,067 --> 00:34:24,367 ALL RIGHT. SEE YOU ALL LATER. 675 00:34:24,367 --> 00:34:26,967 ALL RIGHT. 676 00:34:26,967 --> 00:34:30,067 Dr. Nowzaradan: RENEE IS LUCKY TO BE ALIVE RIGHT NOW. 677 00:34:30,067 --> 00:34:32,267 HER BODY SUFFERED A SEVERE AMOUNT 678 00:34:32,267 --> 00:34:35,167 OF DETERIORATION OVER THE YEARS, 679 00:34:35,167 --> 00:34:37,467 AND IT IS CLOSE TO ITS LIMIT, 680 00:34:37,467 --> 00:34:42,100 SO IT'S FAR TOO RISKY TO SEND HER HOME RIGHT NOW. 681 00:34:42,100 --> 00:34:44,900 BUT WE HAVE A LONG ROAD AHEAD WITH RENEE, 682 00:34:44,900 --> 00:34:47,800 NOT JUST BECAUSE OF HER POOR PHYSICAL CONDITION, 683 00:34:47,800 --> 00:34:51,400 BUT HER FAMILY SEEMS TO BE A BIT DISCONNECTED, 684 00:34:51,400 --> 00:34:54,733 AND THEY DON'T SEEM TO BE TOO CONCERNED 685 00:34:54,733 --> 00:34:57,600 ABOUT THE FACT THAT SHE'S CLOSE TO DEATH. 686 00:34:57,600 --> 00:35:02,467 SO AS MUCH AS THEY LOVE HER, SHE'S MORE OF A BURDEN TO THEM. 687 00:35:02,467 --> 00:35:04,767 SO WE WILL HAVE TO ADDRESS THAT. 688 00:35:04,767 --> 00:35:08,467 BUT OUR PRIORITY NEEDS TO BE TO GET HER WEIGHT DOWN 689 00:35:08,467 --> 00:35:11,833 IMMEDIATELY TO REDUCE THE STRAIN ON HER BODY 690 00:35:11,833 --> 00:35:19,733 AND GIVE HER A FIGHTING CHANCE TO SURVIVE AND DO THIS. 691 00:35:19,733 --> 00:35:28,367 ** 692 00:35:28,367 --> 00:35:31,767 WE HAVE HAD RENEE IN THE HOSPITAL FOR ABOUT A MONTH, 693 00:35:31,767 --> 00:35:34,467 AND OVERALL, SHE HAS DONE WELL. 694 00:35:34,467 --> 00:35:37,600 HER FAMILY ALMOST IMMEDIATELY WENT BACK HOME, 695 00:35:37,600 --> 00:35:40,133 AND SO SHE HAS BEEN THERE ALONE, 696 00:35:40,133 --> 00:35:44,733 AND THERE IS NO WAY SHE COULD CHEAT ON HER DIET. 697 00:35:44,733 --> 00:35:47,900 WE HAVE TREATED HER FOR A NUMBER OF ISSUES THAT WE DISCOVERED 698 00:35:47,900 --> 00:35:49,167 WHILE SHE WAS IN HERE, 699 00:35:49,167 --> 00:35:50,700 SUCH AS HIGH-BLOOD PRESSURE, 700 00:35:50,700 --> 00:35:53,833 KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION, AND ENLARGED HEART, 701 00:35:53,833 --> 00:35:57,133 AND THAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING. 702 00:35:57,133 --> 00:35:59,533 BUT THE BIGGEST ISSUE OVER THE LAST MONTH 703 00:35:59,533 --> 00:36:02,867 WAS HER RESISTANCE TO EXERCISING. 704 00:36:02,867 --> 00:36:06,600 SHE DOESN'T LIKE TO GET UP MUCH, SO SHE STILL NEEDS 705 00:36:06,600 --> 00:36:09,233 TO MAKE A LOT MORE PROGRESS WITH THAT. 706 00:36:09,233 --> 00:36:13,267 BUT WE HAVE HER TO A PLACE THAT IS SAFE FOR HER TO GO HOME. 707 00:36:13,267 --> 00:36:15,700 SO NOW IT'S TIME FOR HER TO SHOW ME 708 00:36:15,700 --> 00:36:18,733 THAT SHE CAN DO THIS ON HER OWN. 709 00:36:18,733 --> 00:36:21,100 ** 710 00:36:21,100 --> 00:36:25,800 Renee: I'M EXCITED BECAUSE DR. NOW SAID I COULD GO HOME TODAY. 711 00:36:25,800 --> 00:36:29,233 I'VE MISSED MY WHOLE FAMILY SO MUCH. 712 00:36:29,233 --> 00:36:31,067 AND TODAY MY SON IS COMING TO HELP ME 713 00:36:31,067 --> 00:36:33,900 GET SITUATED IN MY NEW PLACE, 714 00:36:33,900 --> 00:36:36,300 AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE HIM. 715 00:36:38,067 --> 00:36:40,367 -HEY! -HEY, WHAT'S GOING ON? 716 00:36:40,367 --> 00:36:43,067 I'M SITTING HERE, WONDERING WHERE YOU WAS AT. 717 00:36:45,567 --> 00:36:46,367 YOU DOING ALL RIGHT? 718 00:36:46,367 --> 00:36:47,833 YEAH, I'M DOING PRETTY GOOD. 719 00:36:47,833 --> 00:36:51,367 DOING DEFINITELY GOOD NOW THAT I SEE YOU. 720 00:36:51,367 --> 00:36:52,700 OH, GOD. I MISSED YOU. 721 00:36:52,700 --> 00:36:55,067 YEAH, ME TOO. 722 00:36:55,067 --> 00:36:57,933 I KNEW I COULD COUNT ON YOU. 723 00:36:57,933 --> 00:36:59,133 I'M READY TO GO. 724 00:36:59,133 --> 00:37:00,667 I'M JUST WAITING FOR THE DOCTOR 725 00:37:00,667 --> 00:37:02,367 TO COME GIVE ME MY WALKING PAPERS 726 00:37:02,367 --> 00:37:06,200 SO WE CAN GET OVER THERE AND SEE WHAT IT'S ABOUT. 727 00:37:06,200 --> 00:37:07,200 [ KNOCK ON DOOR ] 728 00:37:10,733 --> 00:37:11,800 HI, RENEE. 729 00:37:11,800 --> 00:37:13,067 HI, DR. NOW. 730 00:37:13,067 --> 00:37:14,267 HOW YOU DOING? 731 00:37:14,267 --> 00:37:16,667 I'M DOING GOOD. 732 00:37:16,667 --> 00:37:18,100 OKAY. 733 00:37:18,100 --> 00:37:20,100 AND SO, TODAY, WE'RE GONNA GET YOU OUT OF THE HOSPITAL. 734 00:37:20,100 --> 00:37:24,100 YOU GOT A PLACE IN HOUSTON TO STAY, SO IT IS TIME FOR YOU 735 00:37:24,100 --> 00:37:27,433 TO GO HOME AND SHOW ME WHAT YOU CAN DO ON YOUR OWN. 736 00:37:27,433 --> 00:37:28,467 HOW DOES THAT SOUND? 737 00:37:28,467 --> 00:37:30,067 THAT SOUNDS MARVELOUS. 738 00:37:30,067 --> 00:37:31,600 -OKAY. -YES. 739 00:37:31,600 --> 00:37:32,933 ALL RIGHT. 740 00:37:32,933 --> 00:37:35,333 SO, I WANT YOU TO LEAVE 60 POUNDS OVER NEXT 2 MONTHS 741 00:37:35,333 --> 00:37:38,933 TO SHOW ME YOU'RE READY AND WILLING TO WORK HARD TO DO THIS. 742 00:37:38,933 --> 00:37:41,867 WE HAVE SHOWN YOU THE DIET THAT YOU NEED TO BE ON, 743 00:37:41,867 --> 00:37:43,567 AND YOU HAVE THAT INFORMATION, 744 00:37:43,567 --> 00:37:46,433 SO YOU SHOULD HAVE NO PROBLEM STICKING WITH IT. 745 00:37:46,433 --> 00:37:47,867 OKAY. 746 00:37:47,867 --> 00:37:51,167 AND, ALSO, I WANT YOU TO KEEP ACTIVE AND CONTINUE TO WORK 747 00:37:51,167 --> 00:37:53,500 TO GET YOUR STAMINA UP, OKAY? 748 00:37:53,500 --> 00:37:55,133 OKAY. SOUNDS LIKE A PLAN. 749 00:37:55,133 --> 00:37:57,867 BECAUSE EVEN IF YOU HIT YOUR WEIGHT-LOSS GOAL, 750 00:37:57,867 --> 00:38:00,167 YOU MAY NOT PASS THE MEDICAL TESTING 751 00:38:00,167 --> 00:38:03,500 BECAUSE YOUR BODY STILL WON'T BE ABLE TO HANDLE SURGERY. 752 00:38:03,500 --> 00:38:07,600 SO, KEEP UP THE HARD WORK AND SHOW ME WHAT YOU CAN DO, OKAY? 753 00:38:07,600 --> 00:38:09,067 OKAY. 754 00:38:09,067 --> 00:38:11,600 ALL RIGHT, LET'S CHECK YOUR WEIGHT AND SEE HOW YOU'RE DOING 755 00:38:11,600 --> 00:38:13,500 BEFORE YOU GO HOME, OKAY? 756 00:38:13,500 --> 00:38:19,500 ** 757 00:38:19,500 --> 00:38:24,167 ** 758 00:38:24,167 --> 00:38:27,367 ALL RIGHT. LET'S SEE WHAT THAT NUMBER SAYS. 759 00:38:27,367 --> 00:38:29,433 ** 760 00:38:29,433 --> 00:38:31,067 583. 761 00:38:31,067 --> 00:38:33,067 YOU LOST 48 POUNDS. 762 00:38:33,067 --> 00:38:34,500 SO THAT'S GREAT. 763 00:38:34,500 --> 00:38:36,767 I'M GETTING DIZZY. 764 00:38:36,767 --> 00:38:39,333 I THINK YOU CAN SEE, YOU STILL NEED TO GET UP 765 00:38:39,333 --> 00:38:41,367 AND DO YOUR EXERCISES. 766 00:38:41,367 --> 00:38:43,733 YES, SIR. 767 00:38:43,733 --> 00:38:45,467 OH! 768 00:38:45,467 --> 00:38:48,133 YOU SHOULDN'T BE BREATHING SO HEAVY 769 00:38:48,133 --> 00:38:50,300 FOR JUST THAT LITTLE WALK STILL. 770 00:38:50,300 --> 00:38:54,167 AND THIS IS NOT VERY GOOD, OKAY? 771 00:38:54,167 --> 00:38:56,500 SO YOU NEED TO WORK ON THAT, 772 00:38:56,500 --> 00:38:58,067 BECAUSE THAT'S GONNA BE VERY DIFFICULT 773 00:38:58,067 --> 00:38:59,300 FOR YOU TO GET IN SHAPE, 774 00:38:59,300 --> 00:39:04,467 THAT YOU CAN BE ABLE TO WALK AT LEAST A BLOCK OR TWO 775 00:39:04,467 --> 00:39:06,500 BEFORE WE CONSIDER DOING ANYTHING. 776 00:39:06,500 --> 00:39:08,167 RIGHT. OKAY. 777 00:39:08,167 --> 00:39:10,367 SO, WE'RE GONNA SEND PHYSICAL THERAPY TO YOUR HOUSE 778 00:39:10,367 --> 00:39:12,800 SO YOU CAN DO YOUR EXERCISES. 779 00:39:12,800 --> 00:39:16,067 IT IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT YOU COOPERATE BETTER 780 00:39:16,067 --> 00:39:19,833 THAN YOU HAVE HERE WITH YOUR EXERCISE, OKAY? 781 00:39:19,833 --> 00:39:21,433 -OKAY. -ALL RIGHT. 782 00:39:21,433 --> 00:39:23,767 WE'LL GET TRANSPORT IN HERE, AND NEXT TIME, 783 00:39:23,767 --> 00:39:25,433 I WILL SEE YOU IN THE CLINIC. 784 00:39:25,433 --> 00:39:26,833 -OKAY. -OKAY. 785 00:39:26,833 --> 00:39:28,100 WE'LL SEE YOU THEN. 786 00:39:28,100 --> 00:39:31,767 -THANK YOU. -OKAY. I'LL SEE YOU. 787 00:39:31,767 --> 00:39:34,433 Dr. Nowzaradan: RIGHT NOW MY BIGGEST CONCERN FOR RENEE 788 00:39:34,433 --> 00:39:37,667 IS HER LACK OF SUPPORT FROM HER FAMILY. 789 00:39:37,667 --> 00:39:39,600 EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE SET UP 790 00:39:39,600 --> 00:39:42,300 AN APARTMENT HERE FOR HER IN HOUSTON, 791 00:39:42,300 --> 00:39:45,067 NONE OF THEM ARE WILLING TO STAY DOWN HERE 792 00:39:45,067 --> 00:39:47,067 TO HELP HER AND SUPPORT HER. 793 00:39:47,067 --> 00:39:50,600 SO THAT'S GOING TO MAKE THIS A LOT HARDER FOR HER. 794 00:39:50,600 --> 00:39:55,900 AND IF SHE GOES OFF THE RAILS AND STARTS MAKING COMPROMISES, 795 00:39:55,900 --> 00:40:00,400 SHE CAN EASILY UNDO ALL THE WORK AND PROGRESS WE MADE WITH HER, 796 00:40:00,400 --> 00:40:03,067 AND WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO PULL HER THROUGH 797 00:40:03,067 --> 00:40:04,933 AND SAVE HER A SECOND TIME. 798 00:40:04,933 --> 00:40:07,533 ** 799 00:40:07,533 --> 00:40:10,833 Renee: I'M EXCITED ABOUT GETTING OUT OF THE HOSPITAL, 800 00:40:10,833 --> 00:40:13,833 AND I'M HAPPY THAT I LOST WEIGHT. 801 00:40:13,833 --> 00:40:16,133 BUT I'M SCARED ABOUT THE FACT THAT I'M GONNA BE ALONE 802 00:40:16,133 --> 00:40:19,500 FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS. 803 00:40:19,500 --> 00:40:22,800 I KNOW THIS IS GONNA BE HARD. 804 00:40:22,800 --> 00:40:28,600 BUT MY LIFE DEPENDS ON THIS, SO I CAN'T GO BACK TO GEORGIA. 805 00:40:28,600 --> 00:40:32,733 I NEED TO STAY HERE AND DO WHAT I HAVE TO DO TO GET SURGERY. 806 00:40:32,733 --> 00:40:35,900 YOU TAKE CARE NOW. 807 00:40:35,900 --> 00:40:39,133 BECAUSE IT'S MY ONLY HOPE. 808 00:40:39,133 --> 00:40:40,833 WHOO. 809 00:40:40,833 --> 00:40:44,100 I JUST WISH I DIDN'T HAVE TO DO THIS ON MY OWN. 810 00:40:50,733 --> 00:40:53,433 ** 811 00:40:53,433 --> 00:40:56,333 [ BIRDS CHIRPING ] 812 00:40:56,333 --> 00:40:57,933 [ DOG BARKS ] 813 00:40:57,933 --> 00:41:08,067 ** 814 00:41:08,067 --> 00:41:18,067 ** 815 00:41:18,067 --> 00:41:22,067 ** 816 00:41:22,067 --> 00:41:27,133 Renee: IT'S BEEN ABOUT A MONTH SINCE I'VE BEEN OUT OF THE HOSPITAL. 817 00:41:27,133 --> 00:41:29,933 MY SON BROUGHT ME HERE AND HELPED ME GET SETTLED, 818 00:41:29,933 --> 00:41:34,733 BUT THEN HE HAD TO GO BACK TO GEORGIA LIKE MONIQUE DID. 819 00:41:34,733 --> 00:41:38,367 NOW I'M ALL ALONE. 820 00:41:38,367 --> 00:41:42,567 AND THAT'S BEEN EXTREMELY HARD. 821 00:41:42,567 --> 00:41:47,667 I STARTED THIS JOURNEY, AND I KNEW THAT FOR THE MOST PART 822 00:41:47,667 --> 00:41:52,067 THAT I WAS GONNA HAVE TO DO IT FOR MYSELF, BY MYSELF. 823 00:41:52,067 --> 00:41:54,867 I DON'T THINK ANYBODY BELIEVED ME WHEN I TOLD MY FAMILY 824 00:41:54,867 --> 00:41:58,233 THAT I WAS GONNA DO THIS. 825 00:41:58,233 --> 00:42:03,667 I THINK THEY THOUGHT THAT I WAS JUST BLOWING SMOKE. 826 00:42:03,667 --> 00:42:06,700 SO I'M FINDING WAYS TO MOTIVATE MYSELF 827 00:42:06,700 --> 00:42:12,867 AND STICK TO THE DIET AND EXERCISES I'M SUPPOSED TO DO. 828 00:42:12,867 --> 00:42:15,600 DR. NOW WANTED ME TO DO PHYSICAL THERAPY, 829 00:42:15,600 --> 00:42:20,367 BUT I FEEL LIKE I'M DOING ENOUGH OF MY OWN EXERCISES THAT I DO, 830 00:42:20,367 --> 00:42:23,300 AND I'M DOING THEM EVERY MORNING. 831 00:42:23,300 --> 00:42:27,400 I'M JUST FRUSTRATED BECAUSE I'M SO WEAK, 832 00:42:27,400 --> 00:42:30,633 AND I GET TIRED AT THE LEAST LITTLE THING. 833 00:42:30,633 --> 00:42:32,667 BUT, I MEAN, I'M NOT GIVING UP. 834 00:42:32,667 --> 00:42:37,067 BY NO MEANS, I'M NOT GONNA GIVE UP. 835 00:42:37,067 --> 00:42:39,833 THE ONLY VISITORS I GET IS A PERSONAL-CARE ASSISTANT 836 00:42:39,833 --> 00:42:44,833 THAT CHECKS ON ME AND BRINGS ME WHAT I NEED. 837 00:42:44,833 --> 00:42:47,233 AND BOREDOM MAKES IT EVEN HARDER NOT TO STRUGGLE 838 00:42:47,233 --> 00:42:49,767 WITH EATING ALL THE TIME. 839 00:42:49,767 --> 00:42:52,700 BUT I'M WORKING ON IT. 840 00:42:52,700 --> 00:42:54,700 SO I'M WORKING HARD TO HELP MY GOAL 841 00:42:54,700 --> 00:42:57,267 AND GET WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY, 842 00:42:57,267 --> 00:42:59,133 BECAUSE THE SOONER I HIT MY GOALS, 843 00:42:59,133 --> 00:43:01,933 THE SOONER I CAN GO HOME. 844 00:43:05,067 --> 00:43:14,567 ** 845 00:43:14,567 --> 00:43:17,900 [ GRUNTS ] 846 00:43:17,900 --> 00:43:24,067 TODAY, I'M GOING TO SEE DR. NOW FOR MY FOLLOW-UP APPOINTMENT. 847 00:43:24,067 --> 00:43:27,667 MY SON, BRENT, CAME DOWN TO HELP ME GET THERE. 848 00:43:27,667 --> 00:43:30,733 AND I'M EXCITED TO HAVE SOMEONE HERE WITH ME FOR A LITTLE BIT. 849 00:43:34,700 --> 00:43:36,200 Brent: OH, LORD. 850 00:43:42,400 --> 00:43:44,067 Renee: OH, LORD JESUS. 851 00:43:47,733 --> 00:43:49,400 [ PANTING ] 852 00:43:49,400 --> 00:43:52,733 I THINK TODAY'S GONNA BE A GOOD DAY, 853 00:43:52,733 --> 00:43:55,300 BECAUSE I WORKED HARD NOT ONLY TO LOSE WEIGHT, 854 00:43:55,300 --> 00:43:58,667 BUT TO GET MY STAMINA UP LIKE THE DOCTOR SAID. 855 00:43:58,667 --> 00:44:00,733 SO I FEEL LIKE TODAY IS GONNA GO WELL 856 00:44:00,733 --> 00:44:04,900 AND I'M GONNA GET APPROVED FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY. 857 00:44:04,900 --> 00:44:05,767 SON... 858 00:44:08,867 --> 00:44:09,600 I KNOW. 859 00:44:09,600 --> 00:44:12,633 OH, MY GOODNESS. 860 00:44:12,633 --> 00:44:15,467 WAIT. I'M LOSING MY SHOE. 861 00:44:17,967 --> 00:44:21,167 I KNOW IT IS, SON. I'M SORRY. 862 00:44:21,167 --> 00:44:22,533 -ALL RIGHT. -CAN SHE GO IN? 863 00:44:22,533 --> 00:44:23,533 MM-HMM. 864 00:44:23,533 --> 00:44:27,600 GET IN THE CAR. 865 00:44:27,600 --> 00:44:29,767 OKAY. 866 00:44:29,767 --> 00:44:35,200 [ SNIFFLES, GRUNTS ] 867 00:44:35,200 --> 00:44:38,667 [ PANTING ] 868 00:44:38,667 --> 00:44:40,667 BACK IN. 869 00:44:40,667 --> 00:44:43,433 [ PANTING ] 870 00:44:43,433 --> 00:44:48,067 OH, LORD JESUS. 871 00:44:48,067 --> 00:44:49,500 OH! 872 00:44:49,500 --> 00:44:52,133 SON, I'M GONNA FALL. 873 00:44:52,133 --> 00:44:53,133 NO, YOU WON'T. 874 00:44:53,133 --> 00:44:54,667 I'M GONNA [BLEEP] FALL! 875 00:44:54,667 --> 00:44:57,300 MAMA, QUIT TRIPPING 'CAUSE I'M NOT GONNA SIT OUT HERE. 876 00:44:57,300 --> 00:44:59,133 MY LEG IS BENT AND STUCK. 877 00:44:59,133 --> 00:45:01,833 I CAN'T GET MY LEG OUT. THIS LEG -- 878 00:45:01,833 --> 00:45:04,567 MAMA, QUIT PANICKING AND JUST TELL ME WHAT YOU NEED ME TO DO. 879 00:45:04,567 --> 00:45:05,767 I DON'T KNOW, BUT WAIT. 880 00:45:05,767 --> 00:45:07,767 JUST LET ME GO FOR A MINUTE. 881 00:45:07,767 --> 00:45:10,100 I'M TRYING TO KEEP YOU FROM FALLING ON THE [BLEEP] FLOOR. 882 00:45:10,100 --> 00:45:11,900 OW! OW, MY LEG! 883 00:45:11,900 --> 00:45:13,300 GET UP, GET UP, GET UP. 884 00:45:13,300 --> 00:45:15,967 [BLEEP] OH, I DON'T KNOW. 885 00:45:15,967 --> 00:45:17,533 MY LEG IS HURTING, SON. 886 00:45:17,533 --> 00:45:19,100 WHAT DO YOU WANT ME -- HUH? 887 00:45:19,100 --> 00:45:21,367 GO AHEAD, COME ON. WE...UP OUTTA THERE. 888 00:45:21,367 --> 00:45:23,367 [BLEEP] 889 00:45:23,367 --> 00:45:24,867 -YOU READY? COME ON. -OW. 890 00:45:25,233 --> 00:45:27,933 CAN YOU PULL THE LEG OUT FROM UNDER ME? 891 00:45:27,933 --> 00:45:29,500 THE BENT LEG. -THIS ONE? 892 00:45:29,500 --> 00:45:31,267 OW! NO, IT'S NOT. 893 00:45:31,267 --> 00:45:32,533 DAMN, MAMA, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. 894 00:45:34,533 --> 00:45:37,433 I'M ABOUT TO COME BEHIND YOU. 895 00:45:37,433 --> 00:45:39,400 OW. OW, OW. 896 00:45:39,400 --> 00:45:40,700 MOM, I'LL TRY TO SIT YOU STRAIGHT UP. 897 00:45:40,700 --> 00:45:42,067 OKAY, WAIT A MINUTE. 898 00:45:42,067 --> 00:45:43,133 LET'S GO. 899 00:45:43,133 --> 00:45:45,600 -OW. -PULL THE LEFT ARM. 900 00:45:45,600 --> 00:45:47,567 OW, MY ARM. OW, MY LEG. 901 00:45:47,567 --> 00:45:49,333 GRAB THIS. THAT BAR, MAMA. 902 00:45:49,333 --> 00:45:50,467 YOU'RE OKAY. 903 00:45:50,467 --> 00:45:52,300 JUST DON'T -- LET IT GO. COME ON. 904 00:45:52,300 --> 00:45:54,300 -LET HER GO, LET HER GO. -YES. 905 00:45:54,300 --> 00:45:59,867 ** 906 00:46:05,333 --> 00:46:06,367 OKAY. 907 00:46:08,167 --> 00:46:10,333 ** 908 00:46:10,333 --> 00:46:12,100 [ GROANS ] 909 00:46:12,100 --> 00:46:14,733 -I'M SORRY, SON. -YOU AIN'T NO PROBLEM. 910 00:46:14,733 --> 00:46:16,767 I KNEW IT WAS GONNA BE LIKE THIS. 911 00:46:16,767 --> 00:46:18,867 THAT'S WHY I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THEY DON'T HAVE 912 00:46:18,867 --> 00:46:21,800 BETTER VEHICLES FOR PEOPLE IN THIS SITUATION. 913 00:46:21,800 --> 00:46:24,133 [ PANTING ] 914 00:46:28,200 --> 00:46:30,400 OW. 915 00:46:30,400 --> 00:46:34,067 Renee: I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS HAPPENED. 916 00:46:34,067 --> 00:46:37,933 MY LEG IS IN SO MUCH PAIN RIGHT NOW. 917 00:46:37,933 --> 00:46:40,667 I THINK I TWISTED IT. 918 00:46:40,667 --> 00:46:42,833 I'M SO SCARED RIGHT NOW. 919 00:46:42,833 --> 00:46:44,600 IF I MISS MY APPOINTMENT, 920 00:46:44,600 --> 00:46:47,700 I'M GONNA LOSE MY CHANCE TO GET SURGERY. 921 00:46:47,700 --> 00:46:50,400 BUT THERE'S NO WAY I CAN MAKE IT. 922 00:46:50,400 --> 00:46:52,100 [ GROANS ] 923 00:46:52,100 --> 00:46:54,700 I'M IN TOO MUCH PAIN, 924 00:46:54,700 --> 00:46:59,500 AND I'M SCARED OF HURTING MYSELF REALLY BAD. 925 00:46:59,500 --> 00:47:02,467 I DON'T WANT TO LOSE MY CHANCE. 926 00:47:02,467 --> 00:47:05,500 SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO RIGHT NOW. 927 00:47:05,500 --> 00:47:07,233 ** 928 00:47:11,933 --> 00:47:21,800 ** 929 00:47:21,800 --> 00:47:31,500 ** 930 00:47:31,500 --> 00:47:36,200 RENEE CALLED ME EARLIER, AND SHE TOLD ME THAT SHE HURT HER LEG, 931 00:47:36,200 --> 00:47:39,067 AND SHE COULDN'T MAKE IT TO HER APPOINTMENT. 932 00:47:39,067 --> 00:47:42,067 SO I SENT AN AMBULANCE TO PICK HER UP 933 00:47:42,067 --> 00:47:44,367 AND BRING HER TO THE HOSPITAL. 934 00:47:44,367 --> 00:47:48,200 BUT I SUSPECT HER LEG ISN'T THE REAL ISSUE HERE. 935 00:47:48,200 --> 00:47:50,900 SHE HAS REFUSED PHYSICAL THERAPY, 936 00:47:50,900 --> 00:47:53,833 AND THEY DID A WEIGH-IN WHEN SHE ARRIVED, 937 00:47:53,833 --> 00:47:57,200 AND SHE ONLY LOST EIGHT POUNDS IN PAST TWO MONTHS. 938 00:47:57,200 --> 00:48:02,167 ** 939 00:48:02,167 --> 00:48:02,900 HI, RENEE. 940 00:48:02,900 --> 00:48:05,067 HI, DR. NOW. 941 00:48:05,067 --> 00:48:06,633 HOW YOU FEEL? 942 00:48:06,633 --> 00:48:08,900 LIKE I GOT RUN OVER BY A TAXI. 943 00:48:08,900 --> 00:48:10,567 SO, WHAT HAPPENED? 944 00:48:10,567 --> 00:48:14,767 I GOT INTO A FIGHT WITH THE TAXI, AND THE TAXI WON. 945 00:48:14,767 --> 00:48:16,533 I WAS TRYING TO GET IN THE TAXI, 946 00:48:16,533 --> 00:48:19,467 AND I SLID BETWEEN THE TWO SEATS AND GOT STUCK. 947 00:48:19,467 --> 00:48:21,867 AND YOU SAY YOUR LEG IS HURT NOW? 948 00:48:21,867 --> 00:48:23,067 YEAH. 949 00:48:23,067 --> 00:48:25,133 LET ME TAKE A LOOK AND SEE WHAT'S GOING ON. 950 00:48:25,133 --> 00:48:29,067 OOH, PLEASE BE CAREFUL. THEY HURT SO BAD. 951 00:48:29,067 --> 00:48:30,867 AND CAN YOU STRAIGHTEN OUT YOUR LEG? 952 00:48:30,867 --> 00:48:33,700 OHH. 953 00:48:33,700 --> 00:48:35,067 OHH. 954 00:48:35,067 --> 00:48:37,300 WHERE ARE YOU HURTING? YOUR KNEE? 955 00:48:37,300 --> 00:48:41,067 THE KNEE AND LOWER PART ON THE SIDE. 956 00:48:41,067 --> 00:48:43,400 IT IS POSSIBLE THAT YOU HAVE MINOR STRAIN, 957 00:48:43,400 --> 00:48:45,333 BUT THERE'S NOTHING SERIOUSLY WRONG. 958 00:48:45,333 --> 00:48:48,600 SO YOU'RE OKAY, AND YOU CAN KEEP WALKING. 959 00:48:48,600 --> 00:48:50,567 I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THAT. 960 00:48:50,567 --> 00:48:54,267 RIGHT NOW I'M JUST IN A LOT OF PAIN AND JUST TIRED, 961 00:48:54,267 --> 00:48:58,100 AND I'M FRUSTRATED WITH MYSELF 962 00:48:58,100 --> 00:49:00,300 'CAUSE I THOUGHT I WAS DOING GOOD 963 00:49:00,300 --> 00:49:03,833 AS FAR AS, YOU KNOW, WALKING AROUND, WALKING BETTER. 964 00:49:03,833 --> 00:49:07,167 COME ON, RENEE. YOU KNOW THAT'S NOT TRUE. 965 00:49:07,167 --> 00:49:11,067 OVER THE PAST TWO MONTHS, THE PHYSICAL THERAPY WE SEND TO YOU, 966 00:49:11,067 --> 00:49:12,767 YOU TURN THEM AWAY. 967 00:49:12,767 --> 00:49:16,200 AND YOU'RE ONLY DOWN TO 575. 968 00:49:16,200 --> 00:49:20,600 4 POUNDS A MONTH IS FAR FROM THE PROGRESS YOU SHOULD HAVE MADE. 969 00:49:20,600 --> 00:49:24,467 SO YOU'RE NOT WALKING, AND YOU'RE NOT LOSING WEIGHT. 970 00:49:24,467 --> 00:49:26,067 I'M LOSING WEIGHT. 971 00:49:26,067 --> 00:49:28,733 I'M TRYING -- I KNOW I'M LOSING WEIGHT. 972 00:49:28,733 --> 00:49:31,833 AND, I MEAN, I'M DOING EXERCISE AS BEST I CAN. 973 00:49:31,833 --> 00:49:35,133 YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO PLAY GAMES LIKE THIS, RENEE. 974 00:49:35,133 --> 00:49:38,333 AND YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SURVIVE MUCH LONGER LIKE THIS. 975 00:49:38,333 --> 00:49:39,467 WHEN YOU ARRIVE, 976 00:49:39,467 --> 00:49:42,933 YOU WERE IN KIDNEY FAILURE AND HEART FAILURE. 977 00:49:42,933 --> 00:49:44,933 WE TURNED THAT AROUND. 978 00:49:44,933 --> 00:49:46,467 IF YOU START TO GAIN AGAIN, 979 00:49:46,467 --> 00:49:49,233 THOSE ISSUES WILL COME RIGHT BACK. 980 00:49:49,233 --> 00:49:51,900 SO, HERE IS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO. 981 00:49:51,900 --> 00:49:55,167 I'M GOING TO START SENDING YOU TO WATER AEROBICS, 982 00:49:55,167 --> 00:49:57,700 AND YOU'RE GOING TO GO THREE TIMES A WEEK. 983 00:49:57,700 --> 00:50:00,833 AND IF YOU SKIP EVEN ONCE, WE'RE DONE HERE. 984 00:50:00,833 --> 00:50:04,533 I'M NOT GOING TO PLAY ANY GAMES WITH YOU, OKAY? 985 00:50:04,533 --> 00:50:06,200 I UNDERSTAND. 986 00:50:06,200 --> 00:50:08,800 GOOD. AND YOUR GOAL IS STILL THE SAME. 987 00:50:08,800 --> 00:50:10,867 60 POUNDS IN 2 MONTHS. 988 00:50:10,867 --> 00:50:12,100 OKAY. 989 00:50:12,100 --> 00:50:13,400 ALL RIGHT. I'LL SEE YOU LATER. 990 00:50:13,400 --> 00:50:14,567 ALL RIGHT. 991 00:50:14,567 --> 00:50:19,233 ** 992 00:50:19,233 --> 00:50:23,133 RENEE CANNOT AFFORD TO CONTINUE TO ROLL THE DICE 993 00:50:23,133 --> 00:50:26,033 WITH HER HEALTH ANYMORE. 994 00:50:26,033 --> 00:50:28,933 BUT IF SHE DOESN'T START TO DO WHAT SHE NEEDS, 995 00:50:28,933 --> 00:50:32,300 THEN HER BODY WILL START TO DETERIORATE AGAIN. 996 00:50:32,300 --> 00:50:36,100 AND IF IT DOES, THAT WILL EITHER END HER LIFE, 997 00:50:36,100 --> 00:50:39,367 OR IT WILL TAKE MONTHS AGAIN IN THE HOSPITAL 998 00:50:39,367 --> 00:50:44,167 TO HELP HER RECOVER IF WE ARE EVEN ABLE TO DO THAT. 999 00:50:44,167 --> 00:50:47,133 SO, IF SHE DOESN'T GET REALLY SERIOUS THIS TIME, 1000 00:50:47,133 --> 00:50:50,133 THEN THINGS ARE ABOUT TO GET MUCH WORSE FOR HER. 1001 00:50:50,133 --> 00:50:57,300 ** 1002 00:50:57,300 --> 00:51:01,200 Renee: I'M GOING TO DO WATER AEROBICS TODAY. 1003 00:51:01,200 --> 00:51:03,267 AND I'M NOT THAT EXCITED ABOUT IT 1004 00:51:03,267 --> 00:51:06,433 BECAUSE MY LEG STILL REALLY HURTS. 1005 00:51:06,433 --> 00:51:09,467 BUT DR. NOW IS TELLING ME NO EXCUSES, SO I'M GOING. 1006 00:51:09,467 --> 00:51:14,767 MY SON, BRENT, HAS AGREED TO STAY LONGER WITH ME TO HELP ME. 1007 00:51:14,767 --> 00:51:17,067 AND HIS FIANCéE, HANNAH, IS STAYING WITH US, TOO, 1008 00:51:17,067 --> 00:51:19,667 TO HELP US OUT. 1009 00:51:19,667 --> 00:51:23,733 SO IT'S REALLY NICE TO HAVE FAMILY WITH ME, 1010 00:51:23,733 --> 00:51:26,867 BUT I'M STILL NERVOUS ABOUT DOING THESE EXERCISES TODAY. 1011 00:51:26,867 --> 00:51:29,467 ** 1012 00:51:29,467 --> 00:51:34,367 I CAN'T EVEN REMEMBER THE LAST TIME I WAS IN A SWIMMING POOL. 1013 00:51:34,367 --> 00:51:37,500 SO I'M JUST HOPING ALL GOES WELL TODAY 1014 00:51:37,500 --> 00:51:39,833 AND THAT I DON'T HURT MY LEG EVEN MORE. 1015 00:51:39,833 --> 00:51:43,133 ** 1016 00:51:43,133 --> 00:51:44,467 -HELLO! -HI. 1017 00:51:44,467 --> 00:51:46,200 -HOW ARE YOU? -OKAY. 1018 00:51:46,200 --> 00:51:47,967 -MY NAME IS HANNAH. -I'M RENEE. 1019 00:51:47,967 --> 00:51:49,867 -NICE TO MEET YOU. -MM-HMM. 1020 00:51:49,867 --> 00:51:51,967 ALL RIGHT, WELL, WE'RE PROBABLY GONNA ROLL AROUND THIS WAY, 1021 00:51:51,967 --> 00:51:53,467 AND THEN WE'RE GONNA HAVE YOU WALK DOWN THE RAMP 1022 00:51:53,467 --> 00:51:57,467 IF YOU'RE COMFORTABLE WITH THAT. 1023 00:51:57,467 --> 00:52:00,767 I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THIS. 1024 00:52:00,767 --> 00:52:02,933 I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS A GOOD IDEA. 1025 00:52:02,933 --> 00:52:05,800 ** 1026 00:52:05,800 --> 00:52:07,333 GRAB HERE. 1027 00:52:07,333 --> 00:52:08,500 OKAY. OH, YEAH. 1028 00:52:08,500 --> 00:52:10,167 YOU WANT TO CATCH YOUR BREATH? 1029 00:52:10,167 --> 00:52:15,500 ** 1030 00:52:15,500 --> 00:52:17,500 SEE IF WE CAN MAKE IT ALL THE WAY TO THE CORNER THERE, 1031 00:52:17,500 --> 00:52:20,333 AND THEN WE'LL TAKE A BREATHER. 1032 00:52:20,333 --> 00:52:23,267 I DON'T LIKE THIS. 1033 00:52:23,267 --> 00:52:25,667 THERE YOU GO. 1034 00:52:25,667 --> 00:52:27,467 NOW YOU CAN REST A MINUTE. 1035 00:52:27,467 --> 00:52:29,967 HOW ARE YOU FEELING NOW? 1036 00:52:29,967 --> 00:52:32,467 -TIRED. -TIRED? 1037 00:52:32,467 --> 00:52:36,267 I WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE EASIER TO MOVE AROUND IN THE WATER, 1038 00:52:36,267 --> 00:52:39,733 BUT IT'S NOT FEELING ANY EASIER RIGHT NOW. 1039 00:52:39,733 --> 00:52:41,900 ALL RIGHT. LET'S WALK FORWARD A COUPLE STEPS. 1040 00:52:41,900 --> 00:52:45,733 TRY TO LOOSEN UP THE DEATH GRIP A LITTLE. 1041 00:52:45,733 --> 00:52:46,833 HERE WE GO. 1042 00:52:46,833 --> 00:52:48,267 LET'S TRY TO WALK THIS WAY SOME MORE. 1043 00:52:48,267 --> 00:52:50,267 ** 1044 00:52:50,267 --> 00:52:53,433 I FEEL LIKE I'M STARTING TO GET THE HANG OF THIS. 1045 00:52:53,433 --> 00:52:55,867 ** 1046 00:52:55,867 --> 00:52:57,333 ALL RIGHT. LET'S DO SOME LEG THINGS. 1047 00:52:57,333 --> 00:52:58,433 THEN YOU'RE GONNA BEND YOUR KNEE 1048 00:52:58,433 --> 00:53:01,167 AND KICK STRAIGHT AT ME LIKE THIS. 1049 00:53:01,167 --> 00:53:04,800 OKAY. SO BEND, EXTEND. 1050 00:53:04,800 --> 00:53:07,867 I FEEL LIKE A ROCKETTE. [ LAUGHS ] 1051 00:53:07,867 --> 00:53:08,567 SEE? YOU'RE ON YOUR WAY THERE ALREADY. 1052 00:53:08,567 --> 00:53:10,967 [ BOTH LAUGH ] 1053 00:53:10,967 --> 00:53:13,867 PERFECT. 1054 00:53:13,867 --> 00:53:16,600 IT FEELS GOOD TO BE EXERCISING, 1055 00:53:16,600 --> 00:53:19,867 AND I CAN MOVE AROUND WITHOUT BEING AFRAID OF FALLING. 1056 00:53:19,867 --> 00:53:24,167 [ LAUGHS ] GOOD. THAT WAS GOOD. 1057 00:53:24,167 --> 00:53:25,600 THAT WAS GOOD. 1058 00:53:25,600 --> 00:53:28,267 HOW ARE YOU FEELING? -I'M OKAY. 1059 00:53:28,267 --> 00:53:32,100 I THINK HALFWAY IN, I GOT THE HANG OF IT. 1060 00:53:32,100 --> 00:53:36,067 SO I'M GONNA KEEP UP WITH THIS AND KEEP WORKING TO HELP MY GOAL 1061 00:53:36,067 --> 00:53:39,167 SO I CAN GET MY WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY SOON. 1062 00:53:39,167 --> 00:53:42,500 AND THAT'S NOT GONNA BE EASY. 1063 00:53:42,500 --> 00:53:47,733 BUT IF MY SON CONTINUES TO STAY WITH ME TO DO THIS... 1064 00:53:47,733 --> 00:53:49,733 I THINK I CAN MAKE IT. 1065 00:53:53,300 --> 00:54:01,600 ** 1066 00:54:01,600 --> 00:54:03,900 I'M GETTING A LITTLE HUNGRY. 1067 00:54:03,900 --> 00:54:05,367 WHAT YOU GONNA EAT? 1068 00:54:05,367 --> 00:54:07,500 MAYBE JUST A LITTLE SCRAMBLED EGG. 1069 00:54:07,500 --> 00:54:10,367 ALL RIGHT. 1070 00:54:10,367 --> 00:54:13,100 THANKFULLY, MY SON IS STILL HERE WITH ME. 1071 00:54:13,100 --> 00:54:16,167 HE AGREED TO STAY WITH ME FOR A FULL TWO MONTHS, 1072 00:54:16,167 --> 00:54:19,200 AND HE'S BEEN A GODSEND. 1073 00:54:19,200 --> 00:54:21,333 HE'S ALSO HELPING ME MAKE HEALTHY MEALS 1074 00:54:21,333 --> 00:54:24,100 SO I DON'T OVEREAT. 1075 00:54:24,100 --> 00:54:26,700 OH, THESE LOOK DELICIOUS. 1076 00:54:26,700 --> 00:54:30,667 SO I'M SO THANKFUL FOR ALL HIS HELP, 1077 00:54:30,667 --> 00:54:34,700 AND I KNOW I CAN'T DO THIS WITHOUT HIM. 1078 00:54:34,700 --> 00:54:37,533 ALL MY OTHER KIDS ARE TOO BUSY FOR ME, 1079 00:54:37,533 --> 00:54:41,067 SO HE'S THE ONLY ONE I HAVE RIGHT NOW. 1080 00:54:41,067 --> 00:54:44,233 AND IT'S MAKING A DIFFERENCE FOR ME. 1081 00:54:44,233 --> 00:54:45,900 THAT'S ABOUT ALL I CAN HANDLE, SON. 1082 00:54:45,900 --> 00:54:50,600 ** 1083 00:54:50,600 --> 00:54:52,400 MM. 1084 00:54:52,400 --> 00:54:55,700 ** 1085 00:54:55,700 --> 00:54:58,067 Brent: I'M GLAD I'M HERE WITH MY MOM. 1086 00:54:58,067 --> 00:54:59,600 IT DON'T REALLY MATTER WHERE SHE'D GO. 1087 00:54:59,600 --> 00:55:01,133 IF SHE NEEDS ME, I'LL BE THERE. 1088 00:55:01,133 --> 00:55:02,900 WE'RE JUST FAMILY. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? 1089 00:55:02,900 --> 00:55:04,333 THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO DO. 1090 00:55:04,333 --> 00:55:11,067 ** 1091 00:55:11,067 --> 00:55:13,967 I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M GONNA DO WITHOUT YOU WHEN YOU GO. 1092 00:55:17,733 --> 00:55:19,633 WHAT YOU MEAN, YOU CAN'T DO IT? 1093 00:55:19,633 --> 00:55:24,233 IF I NEED YOU, I KNOW I CAN COUNT ON YOU. 1094 00:55:24,233 --> 00:55:27,767 AND I GUESS THAT'S WHY I DEPEND ON YOU. 1095 00:55:27,767 --> 00:55:30,100 JUST KNOW THAT I LOVE YOU, SON, OKAY? 1096 00:55:30,100 --> 00:55:32,767 I LOVE YOU, TOO. 1097 00:55:32,767 --> 00:55:36,333 Renee: I HAVE MY NEXT APPOINTMENT WITH THE DOCTOR IN A FEW WEEKS, 1098 00:55:36,333 --> 00:55:40,067 AND I'M JUST HOPING I HIT THE GOAL I NEED. 1099 00:55:40,067 --> 00:55:45,167 I HAVE TO DO THIS NOW BECAUSE I KNOW IT MAY BE MY LAST CHANCE. 1100 00:55:45,167 --> 00:55:47,067 ** 1101 00:55:52,367 --> 00:55:54,467 ** 1102 00:55:54,467 --> 00:55:57,533 [ BIRDS CHIRPING ] 1103 00:55:57,533 --> 00:56:02,433 ** 1104 00:56:02,433 --> 00:56:04,833 Renee: I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS ABOUT TODAY. 1105 00:56:04,833 --> 00:56:06,367 OOH. 1106 00:56:06,367 --> 00:56:08,467 I KNOW I'M WORKING REALLY HARD, AND THIS TIME, 1107 00:56:08,467 --> 00:56:11,067 I'VE DONE ALL MY EXERCISES. 1108 00:56:11,067 --> 00:56:12,167 THANK YOU. 1109 00:56:12,167 --> 00:56:13,833 I'LL SEE YOU ON MY RETURN TRIP HOME. 1110 00:56:13,833 --> 00:56:15,800 BUT IT HAS BEEN A LITTLE HARDER 1111 00:56:15,800 --> 00:56:18,500 BECAUSE I HAVEN'T BEEN FEELING WELL THE PAST FEW DAYS. 1112 00:56:18,500 --> 00:56:21,533 ** 1113 00:56:21,533 --> 00:56:23,800 RENEE BIRAN? 1114 00:56:23,800 --> 00:56:25,867 I JUST HOPE THE DOCTOR CAN GIVE ME SOMETHING 1115 00:56:25,867 --> 00:56:30,667 TO HELP ME GET PAST THIS AND FEEL BETTER. 1116 00:56:30,667 --> 00:56:34,800 BUT I'M HOPING I HIT MY WEIGHT-LOSS GOAL TODAY. 1117 00:56:34,800 --> 00:56:38,833 DR. NOW GAVE ME A WEIGHT-LOSS GOAL OF 60 POUNDS. 1118 00:56:38,833 --> 00:56:42,333 SO I NEED TO BE DOWN TO 515 TODAY. 1119 00:56:42,333 --> 00:56:43,800 I JUST HOPE I HIT THAT. 1120 00:56:43,800 --> 00:56:51,133 ** 1121 00:56:51,133 --> 00:56:52,800 I THOUGHT I'D DONE BETTER THAN THAT. 1122 00:56:52,800 --> 00:56:57,533 [ SNIFFLES ] OH, LORDY. 1123 00:56:57,533 --> 00:57:01,600 I'M STILL MAKING PROGRESS. 1124 00:57:01,600 --> 00:57:06,733 BUT IT'S JUST NOT AS MUCH PROGRESS AS HE WANTED. 1125 00:57:06,733 --> 00:57:11,867 SO NOW I DON'T KNOW WHAT DR. NOW IS GONNA SAY. 1126 00:57:11,867 --> 00:57:14,067 THANK YOU SO MUCH. 1127 00:57:14,067 --> 00:57:17,067 ** 1128 00:57:17,067 --> 00:57:18,400 [ KNOCK ON DOOR ] 1129 00:57:18,400 --> 00:57:22,067 COME IN. 1130 00:57:22,067 --> 00:57:24,067 -HELLO, RENEE. -HI, DR. NOW. 1131 00:57:24,067 --> 00:57:25,500 HOW ARE YOU? 1132 00:57:25,500 --> 00:57:28,200 OOH, I'M HALF-GOOD AND HALF-BAD. 1133 00:57:28,200 --> 00:57:30,533 WHAT IS THE GOOD PART, AND WHAT IS THE BAD PART? 1134 00:57:30,533 --> 00:57:32,800 THE GOOD PART IS I'M STILL LOSING WEIGHT. 1135 00:57:32,800 --> 00:57:34,367 NO, THAT'S THE BAD PART, 1136 00:57:34,367 --> 00:57:37,200 BECAUSE YOU ONLY LOST EIGHT POUNDS AGAIN. 1137 00:57:37,200 --> 00:57:40,800 THAT SEEMS TO BE YOUR TWO-MONTH LIMIT ON YOUR OWN. 1138 00:57:40,800 --> 00:57:43,233 SO, WHAT'S THE OTHER BAD PART, THEN? 1139 00:57:43,233 --> 00:57:46,567 I'M STILL TIRED AND DON'T HAVE ANY ENERGY. 1140 00:57:46,567 --> 00:57:48,133 SO, WHEN DID THAT START? 1141 00:57:48,133 --> 00:57:50,467 IT'S BEEN LIKE THAT A FEW DAYS NOW. 1142 00:57:50,467 --> 00:57:53,667 I MEAN, I JUST, LIKE, HAVE ZERO ENERGY. 1143 00:57:53,667 --> 00:57:54,933 OKAY. 1144 00:57:54,933 --> 00:57:58,067 SO, LET ME JUST CHECK YOUR PULSE AND YOUR BREATHING. 1145 00:58:10,667 --> 00:58:11,867 I DO GET SHORT OF BREATH, 1146 00:58:11,867 --> 00:58:15,067 BUT IT'S AFTER I'VE BEEN SITTING FOR A WHILE. 1147 00:58:15,067 --> 00:58:17,967 WHY DIDN'T YOU CALL ME WHEN YOU START FEELING THIS WAY? 1148 00:58:17,967 --> 00:58:19,300 I DON'T KNOW. 1149 00:58:19,300 --> 00:58:22,467 I JUST FEEL THAT I WAS MALNOURISHED FROM MY DIETING. 1150 00:58:22,467 --> 00:58:25,767 NO. YOU KNOW YOU ARE NOT STICKING TO YOUR DIET. 1151 00:58:25,767 --> 00:58:30,533 IF YOU WERE MALNOURISHED, YOU WOULD HAVE LOST MORE WEIGHT 1152 00:58:30,533 --> 00:58:34,067 THAN EIGHT POUNDS IN TWO MONTHS. 1153 00:58:34,067 --> 00:58:35,133 UMM, I -- YEAH. 1154 00:58:35,133 --> 00:58:38,300 I EXPLAINED TO YOU HOW BAD YOUR BODY IS 1155 00:58:38,300 --> 00:58:41,667 AND HOW YOU CAN'T TAKE ANY RISKS RIGHT NOW. 1156 00:58:41,667 --> 00:58:44,267 ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO ADDRESS 1157 00:58:44,267 --> 00:58:47,300 WAS THAT YOU WERE IN KIDNEY FAILURE 1158 00:58:47,300 --> 00:58:49,367 PARTLY FROM ALL THE ABUSE 1159 00:58:49,367 --> 00:58:52,600 THAT YOU HAVE PUT YOUR BODY THROUGH ALL THESE YEARS. 1160 00:58:52,600 --> 00:58:53,833 OKAY. 1161 00:58:53,833 --> 00:58:55,867 WITH YOUR LACK OF PROGRESS IN THE PAST TWO MONTHS, 1162 00:58:55,867 --> 00:59:00,500 I'M CONCERNED YOUR CONDITION HAS STARTED TO DETERIORATE AGAIN 1163 00:59:00,500 --> 00:59:03,633 AND THAT YOUR KIDNEYS ARE HAVING ISSUES. 1164 00:59:03,633 --> 00:59:06,067 AND IF THAT'S THE CASE, YOU COULD BE CLOSE 1165 00:59:06,067 --> 00:59:09,067 TO KIDNEY FAILURE AND HEART FAILURE. 1166 00:59:09,067 --> 00:59:10,800 OKAY. 1167 00:59:10,800 --> 00:59:13,700 SO YOUR CONDITION IS VERY FRAGILE, 1168 00:59:13,700 --> 00:59:15,967 AND YOU NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT. 1169 00:59:15,967 --> 00:59:19,400 I'M CALLING MEDICAL TRANSPORT TO TAKE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL 1170 00:59:19,400 --> 00:59:21,167 TO FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON 1171 00:59:21,167 --> 00:59:24,567 AND IF YOU HAVE ANY LIFE- THREATENING ISSUE RIGHT NOW. 1172 00:59:24,567 --> 00:59:25,633 -OKAY. -OKAY? 1173 00:59:25,633 --> 00:59:26,833 I'LL SEE YOU OVER THERE. 1174 00:59:26,833 --> 00:59:28,833 ALL RIGHT. 1175 00:59:28,833 --> 00:59:33,767 [ SIGHS ] 1176 00:59:33,767 --> 00:59:36,567 THERE COULD BE ANY NUMBER OF ISSUES WITH RENEE RIGHT NOW 1177 00:59:36,567 --> 00:59:39,800 THAT COULD LEAD TO HER DEATH VERY SOON 1178 00:59:39,800 --> 00:59:42,300 IF WE DON'T ADDRESS IT IMMEDIATELY. 1179 00:59:42,300 --> 00:59:46,800 BUT RIGHT NOW WITH HER SYMPTOMS, MY CONCERN IS HER KIDNEYS. 1180 00:59:46,800 --> 00:59:48,500 WHEN SHE FIRST ARRIVED, 1181 00:59:48,500 --> 00:59:51,200 MANY OF HER ORGANS WERE CLOSE TO FAILURE, 1182 00:59:51,200 --> 00:59:54,567 ESPECIALLY HER KIDNEYS AND HER HEART. 1183 00:59:54,567 --> 00:59:57,200 AND WE WANT TO GET THEM HEALTHY AGAIN, 1184 00:59:57,200 --> 01:00:01,267 BUT SHE HAS SPENT FOUR MONTHS NOT COMPLYING WITH HER DIET, 1185 01:00:01,267 --> 01:00:04,267 AND SHE HAS CONTINUED TO EAT UNHEALTHY FOOD, 1186 01:00:04,267 --> 01:00:06,533 COMBINED WITH ALL THE STRAIN THAT HER WEIGHT 1187 01:00:06,533 --> 01:00:07,967 IS PUTTING ON HER BODY 1188 01:00:07,967 --> 01:00:10,400 TO WHERE NOW SHE MAY BE IN A PLACE 1189 01:00:10,400 --> 01:00:13,100 THAT IS ABOUT TO BE CRITICAL. 1190 01:00:13,100 --> 01:00:16,467 AND ON TOP OF THAT, SHE HAS LET IT GO UNCHECKED 1191 01:00:16,467 --> 01:00:18,667 AND UNTREATED FOR DAYS NOW, 1192 01:00:18,667 --> 01:00:23,000 SO HER BODY MAY BE READY TO GIVE OUT AT ANY MOMENT. 1193 01:00:23,000 --> 01:00:25,600 SO WE HAVE TO FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON WITH HER, 1194 01:00:25,600 --> 01:00:29,467 AND WE NEED TO DO THAT NOW. 1195 01:00:29,467 --> 01:00:39,233 ** 1196 01:00:39,233 --> 01:00:42,433 WE HAVE HAD RENEE HERE FOR A COUPLE MONTHS, 1197 01:00:42,433 --> 01:00:44,300 AND AT HER LAST APPOINTMENT, 1198 01:00:44,300 --> 01:00:47,200 SHE WAS COMPLAINING THAT SHE WAS NOT FEELING WELL, 1199 01:00:47,200 --> 01:00:49,000 SO I BROUGHT HER HERE. 1200 01:00:49,000 --> 01:00:52,333 AND WE DISCOVERED SHE WAS CLOSE TO HEART FAILURE 1201 01:00:52,333 --> 01:00:54,033 AND KIDNEY FAILURE. 1202 01:00:54,033 --> 01:00:57,233 AND HER POOR DIET COMBINED WITH ALL THE WEIGHT 1203 01:00:57,233 --> 01:01:01,300 SHE HAS ON HER BODY IS JUST PUSHING IT TO THE LIMIT. 1204 01:01:01,300 --> 01:01:05,467 SO I HAVE HAD TO KEEP HER ON A CONTROLLED DIET 1205 01:01:05,467 --> 01:01:08,767 AND TREATED HER TO GET TO A HEALTHY ENOUGH PLACE 1206 01:01:08,767 --> 01:01:10,067 THAT SHE CAN SURVIVE. 1207 01:01:10,067 --> 01:01:11,800 [ KNOCK ON DOOR ] 1208 01:01:11,800 --> 01:01:13,533 HI, RENEE. 1209 01:01:13,533 --> 01:01:15,633 HI, DR. NOW. 1210 01:01:15,633 --> 01:01:17,067 HOW ARE YOU FEELING? 1211 01:01:17,067 --> 01:01:18,633 I'M FEELING PRETTY GOOD. 1212 01:01:18,633 --> 01:01:19,667 OKAY. 1213 01:01:19,667 --> 01:01:21,467 WE HAVE NURSED YOU BACK TO HEALTH, 1214 01:01:21,467 --> 01:01:23,167 AND YOU'RE DOING WELL NOW. 1215 01:01:23,167 --> 01:01:27,067 AND ON TOP OF THAT, WE HAVE HAD YOU ON A CONTROLLED DIET, 1216 01:01:27,067 --> 01:01:31,833 AND WE HAVE GOTTEN YOU DOWN ALMOST 100 POUNDS TO 471. 1217 01:01:31,833 --> 01:01:35,433 SO YOU'RE DOING MUCH BETTER, AND WE CAN SEND YOU HOME AGAIN. 1218 01:01:35,433 --> 01:01:36,367 OKAY. 1219 01:01:36,367 --> 01:01:37,900 BUT YOU STILL HAVE TO SHOW ME 1220 01:01:37,900 --> 01:01:39,833 THAT YOU CAN DO THIS ON YOUR OWN, 1221 01:01:39,833 --> 01:01:42,967 AND I'M GIVING YOU 1 MONTH TO LOSE 30 POUNDS. 1222 01:01:42,967 --> 01:01:44,433 OKAY. 1223 01:01:44,433 --> 01:01:47,100 BUT I'M VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE WE HAVE DONE THIS BEFORE, 1224 01:01:47,100 --> 01:01:50,167 SO THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE. 1225 01:01:50,167 --> 01:01:51,667 YOU NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT. 1226 01:01:51,667 --> 01:01:54,633 I WON'T LET THAT HAPPEN AGAIN. I LEARNED MY LESSON. 1227 01:01:54,633 --> 01:01:57,933 YOU WON'T SURVIVE ANOTHER MEDICAL EMERGENCY, 1228 01:01:57,933 --> 01:02:01,833 AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO WASTE ANY MORE TIME PLAYING GAMES 1229 01:02:01,833 --> 01:02:04,067 IF YOU'RE NOT EVEN WILLING TO TRY. 1230 01:02:04,067 --> 01:02:05,300 OKAY. 1231 01:02:05,300 --> 01:02:08,667 ASIDE FROM 16 POUNDS THAT YOU LOST OVER 4 MONTHS, 1232 01:02:08,667 --> 01:02:10,800 THE ONLY REAL WEIGHT LOSS YOU HAD 1233 01:02:10,800 --> 01:02:13,200 HAS BEEN HERE IN THE HOSPITAL. 1234 01:02:13,200 --> 01:02:14,567 YES. 1235 01:02:14,567 --> 01:02:17,967 SO, WE'RE GOING TO KEEP SENDING YOU TO WATER AEROBICS 1236 01:02:17,967 --> 01:02:20,267 AND DOING EXERCISES WITH YOU. 1237 01:02:20,267 --> 01:02:23,067 AND I'M GOING TO START YOU ON PSYCHOTHERAPY NOW. 1238 01:02:23,067 --> 01:02:24,233 OKAY. 1239 01:02:24,233 --> 01:02:26,500 I'M GOING TO SET THAT UP TO START NEXT WEEK. 1240 01:02:26,500 --> 01:02:28,500 AND HOPEFULLY THAT WILL HELP YOU 1241 01:02:28,500 --> 01:02:30,333 TO MAKE THE DIFFERENCE THIS TIME. 1242 01:02:30,333 --> 01:02:31,800 OKAY. 1243 01:02:31,800 --> 01:02:34,767 BECAUSE I'M SERIOUS WHEN I SAY THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE. 1244 01:02:34,767 --> 01:02:36,833 I'M NOT HERE TO WATCH YOU DIE. 1245 01:02:36,833 --> 01:02:39,767 I'M HERE TO GIVE YOU A QUALITY OF LIFE... 1246 01:02:39,767 --> 01:02:40,533 OKAY. 1247 01:02:40,533 --> 01:02:43,067 ...AND HELP YOU LIVE LONGER. 1248 01:02:43,067 --> 01:02:46,300 ALL I NEED FROM YOU IS A LITTLE EFFORT. 1249 01:02:46,300 --> 01:02:48,267 -OKAY. -OKAY. 1250 01:02:48,267 --> 01:02:51,267 SEE YOU SOON AND HOPEFULLY 30 POUNDS LIGHTER. 1251 01:02:51,267 --> 01:02:54,067 OKAY. SOUNDS GOOD. 1252 01:02:54,067 --> 01:02:57,167 RENEE IS JUST ABOUT OUT OF CHANCES. 1253 01:02:57,167 --> 01:02:59,433 AND IN AN EFFORT TO CONTINUE 1254 01:02:59,433 --> 01:03:02,533 TO TRY TO FIND WAYS TO MOTIVATE HER, 1255 01:03:02,533 --> 01:03:06,367 I'M GOING TO START TO SEND HER TO PSYCHOTHERAPY. 1256 01:03:06,367 --> 01:03:09,833 WE DO PSYCHOTHERAPY WITH PATIENTS TO HELP THEM 1257 01:03:09,833 --> 01:03:13,267 WITH THE TRANSITION TO LIFE AFTER WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY. 1258 01:03:13,267 --> 01:03:17,700 THEN ONCE WE REMOVE THE PHYSICAL COMPULSION AND DRIVE TO EAT, 1259 01:03:17,700 --> 01:03:20,867 WE CAN START TO ADDRESS THE EMOTIONAL COMPONENT. 1260 01:03:20,867 --> 01:03:24,500 SO, STARTING THIS PROCESS BEFORE WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY 1261 01:03:24,500 --> 01:03:26,800 CAN AFFECT LONG-TERM RESULTS. 1262 01:03:26,800 --> 01:03:30,267 BUT IN THIS CASE, WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF OPTIONS WITH RENEE. 1263 01:03:30,267 --> 01:03:34,733 SO HOPEFULLY THIS WILL BE WHAT SHE NEEDS TO TURN THINGS AROUND. 1264 01:03:34,733 --> 01:03:38,433 BUT AFTER THIS, WE ARE OUT OF OPTIONS. 1265 01:03:38,433 --> 01:03:41,533 AND AT THAT POINT, HER ODDS OF SURVIVAL 1266 01:03:41,533 --> 01:03:42,833 IS GOING TO BE VERY LOW. 1267 01:03:48,867 --> 01:03:55,133 ** 1268 01:03:55,133 --> 01:03:58,767 Renee: TODAY, THE THERAPIST DR. NOW WANTS ME TO SEE IS COMING OVER. 1269 01:03:58,767 --> 01:04:01,100 [ GRUNTS ] 1270 01:04:01,100 --> 01:04:04,533 AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. 1271 01:04:04,533 --> 01:04:06,433 SO I'M HOPING THIS WILL GO WELL 1272 01:04:06,433 --> 01:04:08,433 AND I WILL COME OUT WITH A LOT OF INSIGHT 1273 01:04:08,433 --> 01:04:11,833 ON HOW TO BE DETERMINED WITH MY WEIGHT LOSS. 1274 01:04:11,833 --> 01:04:13,967 BECAUSE I'M DESPERATE FOR ANYTHING 1275 01:04:13,967 --> 01:04:18,433 AND TO FIND ANY WAY TO DO BETTER AND STICK TO IT. 1276 01:04:18,433 --> 01:04:20,833 HI! COME ON IN. 1277 01:04:20,833 --> 01:04:22,267 -RENEE. -YES. 1278 01:04:22,267 --> 01:04:23,633 HI, I'M LOLA. 1279 01:04:23,633 --> 01:04:25,800 HI, LOLA. COME ON IN. 1280 01:04:25,800 --> 01:04:27,167 GRAB A SEAT. 1281 01:04:27,167 --> 01:04:29,533 ** 1282 01:04:29,533 --> 01:04:32,067 OKAY. 1283 01:04:32,067 --> 01:04:36,233 SO, LET'S TALK A LITTLE BIT JUST ABOUT YOUR LIFE. 1284 01:04:36,233 --> 01:04:40,200 NOW, RENEE, HAVE YOU EVER BEEN VERBALLY ABUSED? 1285 01:04:40,200 --> 01:04:42,300 [ SCOFFS ] OH, YES. 1286 01:04:42,300 --> 01:04:45,467 IN YOUR LIFETIME, HAVE YOU EVER BEEN PHYSICALLY ABUSED? 1287 01:04:45,467 --> 01:04:46,967 MANY TIMES. 1288 01:04:46,967 --> 01:04:48,733 HAVE YOU EVER BEEN SEXUALLY ABUSED? 1289 01:04:48,733 --> 01:04:50,500 YES. 1290 01:04:50,500 --> 01:04:52,967 CAN YOU TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE ABUSE 1291 01:04:52,967 --> 01:04:54,400 YOU'VE EXPERIENCED? 1292 01:04:54,400 --> 01:04:58,367 THE VERBAL ABUSE PROBABLY STARTED WITH MY MOM. 1293 01:04:58,367 --> 01:05:01,833 MY MOM REALLY DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH ME. 1294 01:05:01,833 --> 01:05:04,667 SO, YOU FELT SOMEWHAT NEGLECTED BY YOUR MOM. 1295 01:05:04,667 --> 01:05:05,933 FOR ALL MY LIFE. 1296 01:05:05,933 --> 01:05:07,300 FOR ALL YOUR LIFE YOU'VE FELT NEGLECTED. 1297 01:05:07,300 --> 01:05:09,633 EVEN ON HER DEATHBED. 1298 01:05:09,633 --> 01:05:12,233 YOU MENTIONED PHYSICAL ABUSE. 1299 01:05:12,233 --> 01:05:14,067 WHO PHYSICALLY ABUSED YOU? 1300 01:05:14,067 --> 01:05:18,267 BESIDES MY EXES, MY MOM PHYSICALLY ABUSED ME. 1301 01:05:18,267 --> 01:05:21,100 YOU KNOW, SHE ATTACKED ME WITH A HAMMER AT ONE POINT IN TIME. 1302 01:05:21,100 --> 01:05:24,100 NOW, RENEE, HOW OLD WERE YOU 1303 01:05:24,100 --> 01:05:27,367 WHEN YOU RECALL BEING SEXUALLY ABUSED? 1304 01:05:27,367 --> 01:05:34,900 THE FIRST TIME I WAS LIKE 9, BY MY MAMA'S BOYFRIEND. 1305 01:05:34,900 --> 01:05:38,667 DID YOU EVER DISCLOSE TO ANYONE WHAT WAS HAPPENING? 1306 01:05:38,667 --> 01:05:43,533 WELL, MY MOM ACTUALLY WENT IN AND FOUND HIM, SEEN HIM. 1307 01:05:43,533 --> 01:05:44,867 AND NOTHING HAPPENED? 1308 01:05:44,867 --> 01:05:46,300 RIGHT. 1309 01:05:46,300 --> 01:05:50,133 I'M SO SORRY THAT YOU WENT THROUGH THAT. 1310 01:05:50,133 --> 01:05:52,633 I THINK IT WAS JUST ANOTHER THING 1311 01:05:52,633 --> 01:05:55,733 THAT SOLIDIFIED THAT SHE HATED ME. 1312 01:05:55,733 --> 01:05:58,633 SO WHERE IS YOUR SELF-ESTEEM AT TODAY? 1313 01:05:58,633 --> 01:06:00,133 PSHH. 1314 01:06:00,133 --> 01:06:05,767 THERE ARE SOME DAYS I LOOK IN THE MIRROR, AND I LIKE MY FACE. 1315 01:06:05,767 --> 01:06:07,067 AND THERE ARE SOME DAYS I LOOK IN THE MIRROR, 1316 01:06:07,067 --> 01:06:09,400 AND I DON'T LIKE MY FACE. 1317 01:06:09,400 --> 01:06:13,167 AND I SAY THAT BECAUSE SOMETIMES I SEE MY MOM WHEN I SEE MY FACE, 1318 01:06:13,167 --> 01:06:15,100 SO THAT'S WHY. 1319 01:06:15,100 --> 01:06:17,367 IT'S IMPORTANT TO KEEP PROCESSING THE THINGS 1320 01:06:17,367 --> 01:06:19,967 THAT YOU'VE EXPERIENCED IN YOUR LIFE 1321 01:06:19,967 --> 01:06:25,300 SO THAT THEY DON'T HOLD YOU HOSTAGE. 1322 01:06:25,300 --> 01:06:28,767 YOU HOLD THE KEY TO YOUR OWN FREEDOM, 1323 01:06:28,767 --> 01:06:31,500 AND YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO USE IT. 1324 01:06:31,500 --> 01:06:34,533 SO I'D LIKE TO GIVE YOU SOME HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS, 1325 01:06:34,533 --> 01:06:38,267 AND I WANT YOU TO WRITE ABOUT YOUR LIFE EXPERIENCES, 1326 01:06:38,267 --> 01:06:41,067 BUT WITH THE TWIST WHERE YOU TALK ABOUT 1327 01:06:41,067 --> 01:06:43,333 HOW YOU CAME OUT ON THE OTHER SIDE STRONGER 1328 01:06:43,333 --> 01:06:44,733 FROM WHAT YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH. 1329 01:06:44,733 --> 01:06:47,933 ** 1330 01:06:47,933 --> 01:06:49,167 OOH, OKAY. 1331 01:06:49,167 --> 01:06:51,133 YOU'RE THE HEROINE IN YOUR STORY. 1332 01:06:51,133 --> 01:06:53,067 I WILL TRY. 1333 01:06:53,067 --> 01:06:54,833 I WILL DO MY BEST TO TRY. 1334 01:06:54,833 --> 01:06:57,733 AND I'LL DO MY BEST TO HELP YOU ALONG THE WAY. 1335 01:06:57,733 --> 01:06:59,233 THANK YOU, LOLA. 1336 01:06:59,233 --> 01:07:03,067 ** 1337 01:07:03,067 --> 01:07:04,367 TILL NEXT TIME, RENEE. 1338 01:07:04,367 --> 01:07:06,467 YES, UNTIL NEXT TIME. 1339 01:07:06,467 --> 01:07:09,367 ** 1340 01:07:09,367 --> 01:07:11,567 I KNOW I HAVE A LOT OF ISSUES AND A LOT OF PAIN 1341 01:07:11,567 --> 01:07:14,367 THAT'S LED TO ME EATING. 1342 01:07:14,367 --> 01:07:17,400 I JUST NEVER REALLY THOUGHT I COULD DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. 1343 01:07:17,400 --> 01:07:19,633 LOLA SAID I HOLD THE KEY TO MY OWN FREEDOM, 1344 01:07:19,633 --> 01:07:21,833 AND I JUST HAVE TO USE THAT. 1345 01:07:21,833 --> 01:07:25,333 SO, I'M GONNA START JOURNALING LIKE SHE SAID, 1346 01:07:25,333 --> 01:07:27,667 BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO TURN TO FOOD. 1347 01:07:27,667 --> 01:07:31,500 I JUST HOPE IT HELPS ME. 1348 01:07:31,500 --> 01:07:37,800 ** 1349 01:07:37,800 --> 01:07:43,367 I'M HEADED TO SEE DR. NOW AGAIN, AND I'M REALLY SCARED RIGHT NOW. 1350 01:07:43,367 --> 01:07:45,533 EVERYTHING DEPENDS ON THIS NEXT APPOINTMENT 1351 01:07:45,533 --> 01:07:48,200 AND WHETHER I HIT MY GOAL. 1352 01:07:48,200 --> 01:07:49,500 I'VE TRIED MY HARDEST, 1353 01:07:49,500 --> 01:07:52,100 AND NOT ONLY HAVE I BEEN STICKING TO THE DIET 1354 01:07:52,100 --> 01:07:55,300 AND EXERCISE I'M SUPPOSED TO, 1355 01:07:55,300 --> 01:07:58,900 I'VE BEEN JOURNALING LIKE THE THERAPIST TOLD ME TO DO, 1356 01:07:58,900 --> 01:08:02,733 AND I FEEL LIKE I'M STARTING TO WORK THROUGH SOME ISSUES. 1357 01:08:02,733 --> 01:08:05,600 I JUST WISH I HAD MORE TIME. 1358 01:08:05,600 --> 01:08:07,267 BUT I KNOW DR. NOW IS WORRIED 1359 01:08:07,267 --> 01:08:09,067 THAT I'M NOT GONNA LAST MUCH LONGER 1360 01:08:09,067 --> 01:08:12,067 IF I DON'T START DOING WHAT I NEED. 1361 01:08:12,067 --> 01:08:15,500 SO I HAVE TO USE THE TIME I HAVE. 1362 01:08:15,500 --> 01:08:18,067 RENEE BIRAN? 1363 01:08:18,067 --> 01:08:23,867 I WAS 471 POUNDS WHEN I LEFT THE HOSPITAL A MONTH AGO, 1364 01:08:23,867 --> 01:08:28,867 AND MY WEIGHT-LOSS GOAL FOR THE PAST MONTH WAS 30 POUNDS. 1365 01:08:28,867 --> 01:08:31,833 SO I NEED TO BE BELOW 441 TODAY. 1366 01:08:31,833 --> 01:08:39,767 [ PANTING ] 1367 01:08:39,767 --> 01:08:42,333 ** 1368 01:08:42,333 --> 01:08:46,400 IT'S JUST ONE POUND AWAY, BUT I'M SO WORRIED NOW 1369 01:08:46,400 --> 01:08:49,333 WHAT THE DOCTORS ARE GOING TO SAY, 1370 01:08:49,333 --> 01:08:52,767 AND I JUST HOPE IT'S GONNA BE ENOUGH. 1371 01:08:52,767 --> 01:08:55,100 I'M SO CLOSE, AND I'VE WORKED SO HARD. 1372 01:08:55,100 --> 01:09:01,367 ** 1373 01:09:01,367 --> 01:09:03,800 [ KNOCK ON DOOR ] 1374 01:09:03,800 --> 01:09:07,333 HI, RENEE. GOOD TO SEE YOU. 1375 01:09:07,333 --> 01:09:08,900 HI, DR. NOW. 1376 01:09:08,900 --> 01:09:12,500 SO, YOU'RE DOWN TO 442 TODAY. 1377 01:09:12,500 --> 01:09:16,133 I GAVE YOU A WEIGHT-LOSS GOAL TO LOSE 30 POUNDS IN 1 MONTH, 1378 01:09:16,133 --> 01:09:17,867 AND YOU LOST 29. 1379 01:09:17,867 --> 01:09:21,233 I HAVE BEEN TRYING, AND I HAVE BEEN STICKING 1380 01:09:21,233 --> 01:09:24,700 TO WHAT I NEEDED TO DO TO LOSE. 1381 01:09:24,700 --> 01:09:27,333 WELL, YOU WERE LOSING FOUR POUNDS A MONTH 1382 01:09:27,333 --> 01:09:30,833 ON YOUR OWN BEFORE THAT, SO THIS IS GOOD IMPROVEMENT. 1383 01:09:30,833 --> 01:09:32,767 AND I'LL SAY IT'S CLOSE ENOUGH. 1384 01:09:32,767 --> 01:09:35,900 SO I'M APPROVING YOU FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY. 1385 01:09:35,900 --> 01:09:37,500 GET OUT OF HERE. ARE YOU SERIOUS? 1386 01:09:37,500 --> 01:09:38,367 YES. 1387 01:09:38,367 --> 01:09:39,500 ARE YOU SERIOUS? 1388 01:09:39,500 --> 01:09:41,333 YES. 1389 01:09:41,333 --> 01:09:42,300 OKAY? 1390 01:09:42,300 --> 01:09:43,733 THIS AIN'T APRIL FOOLS, IS IT? 1391 01:09:45,233 --> 01:09:47,533 BUT THERE IS ONE CONDITION, OKAY? 1392 01:09:47,533 --> 01:09:48,533 OKAY. 1393 01:09:48,533 --> 01:09:50,867 JUST AS LONG AS I GET SURGERY. 1394 01:09:50,867 --> 01:09:53,067 YOU SPENT FOUR MONTHS NOT LOSING. 1395 01:09:53,067 --> 01:09:55,300 I JUST NEED A LITTLE BIT MORE ASSURANCE 1396 01:09:55,300 --> 01:09:57,800 THAT THIS WEIGHT LOSS IS NOT TEMPORARY. 1397 01:09:57,800 --> 01:09:59,300 ALL RIGHT. 1398 01:09:59,300 --> 01:10:02,600 SO I'M GOING TO SCHEDULE YOUR SURGERY FOR ONE MONTH FROM NOW. 1399 01:10:02,600 --> 01:10:03,633 OKAY. 1400 01:10:03,633 --> 01:10:05,300 AND WHEN WE ADMIT YOU TO THE HOSPITAL, 1401 01:10:05,300 --> 01:10:07,467 WE ARE GOING TO CHECK YOUR WEIGHT, 1402 01:10:07,467 --> 01:10:10,333 AND I'M ALSO GOING TO HAVE A WALKING TEST FOR YOU. 1403 01:10:10,333 --> 01:10:13,167 AND IF YOU CAN DO IT AND YOU'RE LOSING WEIGHT, 1404 01:10:13,167 --> 01:10:14,900 THEN WE'LL MOVE AHEAD. 1405 01:10:14,900 --> 01:10:18,467 SO JUST KEEP AT IT AND YOU SHOULD BE FINE, OKAY? 1406 01:10:18,467 --> 01:10:20,633 THANK YOU. OH, MY GOD, THANK YOU. 1407 01:10:20,633 --> 01:10:22,667 ALL RIGHT. I'LL SEE YOU IN A MONTH, 1408 01:10:22,667 --> 01:10:25,700 AND KEEP MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION UNTIL THEN. 1409 01:10:25,700 --> 01:10:26,933 ALL RIGHT. 1410 01:10:26,933 --> 01:10:28,567 AND IF YOU NEED ANYTHING IN THE MEANTIME, CALL ME. 1411 01:10:28,567 --> 01:10:29,767 OKAY. 1412 01:10:29,767 --> 01:10:32,167 ALL RIGHT, RENEE. WE'LL TAKE CARE OF YOU, OKAY? 1413 01:10:32,167 --> 01:10:34,600 THANK YOU, DR. NOW. THANK YOU SO MUCH. 1414 01:10:34,600 --> 01:10:36,833 YOU'RE WELCOME. 1415 01:10:36,833 --> 01:10:38,933 Dr. Nowzaradan: RENEE HAS MADE A GOOD IMPROVEMENT 1416 01:10:38,933 --> 01:10:40,633 OVER THIS PAST MONTH, 1417 01:10:40,633 --> 01:10:43,733 BUT I NEED HER TO SHOW ME THAT SHE CAN KEEP DOING THIS 1418 01:10:43,733 --> 01:10:44,967 A LITTLE BIT LONGER 1419 01:10:44,967 --> 01:10:47,867 AND THAT SHE'S GOING TO HAVE ENOUGH STAMINA 1420 01:10:47,867 --> 01:10:51,333 AND LUNG CAPACITY TO SURVIVE THE SURGERY. 1421 01:10:51,333 --> 01:10:55,833 SO IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT SHE STICKS TO IT AND DOES THIS, 1422 01:10:55,833 --> 01:10:57,167 BECAUSE IF SHE DOESN'T, 1423 01:10:57,167 --> 01:10:59,367 SHE WON'T BE READY TO MOVE AHEAD, 1424 01:10:59,367 --> 01:11:02,100 AND WE WILL CANCEL THE SURGERY. 1425 01:11:02,100 --> 01:11:05,733 AND SHE CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE ANY SETBACK RIGHT NOW. 1426 01:11:14,800 --> 01:11:22,800 ** 1427 01:11:22,800 --> 01:11:31,267 ** 1428 01:11:31,267 --> 01:11:34,667 Dr. Nowzaradan: WE ADMITTED RENEE TO THE HOSPITAL TO RUN SOME TESTS 1429 01:11:34,667 --> 01:11:38,733 TO MAKE SURE SHE'S PHYSICALLY ABLE TO UNDERGO SURGERY. 1430 01:11:38,733 --> 01:11:40,633 SO WE'RE GOING TO CHECK HER WEIGHT TODAY 1431 01:11:40,633 --> 01:11:43,067 TO SEE IF SHE HAS MADE ANY PROGRESS 1432 01:11:43,067 --> 01:11:45,200 AND ALSO HAVE A WALKING TEST FOR HER 1433 01:11:45,200 --> 01:11:47,533 TO SEE WHAT HER STAMINA IS. 1434 01:11:47,533 --> 01:11:49,867 AND IF SHE DOES WELL WITH BOTH OF THOSE, 1435 01:11:49,867 --> 01:11:51,333 THEN WE WILL MOVE AHEAD 1436 01:11:51,333 --> 01:11:54,767 WITH HER WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY THAT IS SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW. 1437 01:11:56,067 --> 01:11:57,467 [ KNOCK ON DOOR ] 1438 01:11:57,467 --> 01:11:59,167 COME IN. 1439 01:11:59,167 --> 01:12:01,533 ** 1440 01:12:01,533 --> 01:12:03,233 HI, RENEE. HOW ARE YOU? 1441 01:12:03,233 --> 01:12:05,267 ARE YOU GONNA BE READY FOR SURGERY TOMORROW? 1442 01:12:05,267 --> 01:12:06,133 I'M READY NOW. 1443 01:12:06,133 --> 01:12:07,467 LET'S GO DO IT RIGHT NOW. 1444 01:12:07,467 --> 01:12:10,067 [ LAUGHS ] FIRST THING'S FIRST. 1445 01:12:10,067 --> 01:12:13,367 WE RAN ALL YOUR MEDICAL TESTS, AND EVERYTHING LOOKS GOOD. 1446 01:12:13,367 --> 01:12:16,700 SO NOW ALL THAT IS LEFT IS FOR YOU TO SHOW ME 1447 01:12:16,700 --> 01:12:19,100 YOUR CONTINUED WEIGHT LOSS AND STAMINA. 1448 01:12:19,100 --> 01:12:20,267 OKAY. 1449 01:12:20,267 --> 01:12:22,633 SO WE'RE GONNA KILL TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE. 1450 01:12:22,633 --> 01:12:23,900 WE NEED TO CHECK YOUR WEIGHT, 1451 01:12:23,900 --> 01:12:27,133 BUT THE SCALE IS DOWN THE HALL IN ANOTHER ROOM. 1452 01:12:27,133 --> 01:12:30,533 I WANT YOU TO WALK THERE WITH ME TO SHOW ME YOUR STAMINA. 1453 01:12:30,533 --> 01:12:32,433 YOU THINK YOU CAN DO THAT FOR ME? 1454 01:12:32,433 --> 01:12:33,767 YES, SIR. 1455 01:12:33,767 --> 01:12:35,867 TO GET MY SURGERY, I CAN DO THAT. 1456 01:12:35,867 --> 01:12:37,267 ALL RIGHT, 1457 01:12:37,267 --> 01:12:39,567 SO I'LL GO GET WHEELCHAIR TO FOLLOW YOU FOR SAFETY. 1458 01:12:39,567 --> 01:12:41,067 OKEYDOKEY. 1459 01:12:41,067 --> 01:12:45,500 ** 1460 01:12:45,500 --> 01:12:48,300 Renee: I'M SO NERVOUS RIGHT NOW. 1461 01:12:48,300 --> 01:12:51,200 I DON'T KNOW HOW FAR I'M WALKING, 1462 01:12:51,200 --> 01:12:54,500 AND I'M JUST HOPING I CAN DO IT. 1463 01:12:54,500 --> 01:12:57,067 ALL RIGHT, RENEE. YOU READY TO DO THIS? 1464 01:12:57,067 --> 01:12:59,267 YES, SIR. I WANT TO WALK. 1465 01:12:59,267 --> 01:13:01,500 YOU DON'T NEED WALKER OR ANYTHING? 1466 01:13:01,500 --> 01:13:03,367 NO, I'M READY TO GO. 1467 01:13:03,367 --> 01:13:10,467 ** 1468 01:13:10,467 --> 01:13:13,467 LOOK AT YOU GO. YOU'RE DOING GREAT. 1469 01:13:13,467 --> 01:13:18,233 ** 1470 01:13:18,233 --> 01:13:20,133 OKAY, THAT'S ENOUGH. 1471 01:13:20,133 --> 01:13:22,967 I DON'T WANT YOU TO PUSH YOURSELF TOO HARD AT ONCE. 1472 01:13:22,967 --> 01:13:25,067 ** 1473 01:13:25,067 --> 01:13:26,067 PHEW! 1474 01:13:26,067 --> 01:13:29,067 I AM IMPRESSED. 1475 01:13:29,067 --> 01:13:32,333 YOU SHOWED ME YOUR MOBILITY AND YOUR STAMINA, 1476 01:13:32,333 --> 01:13:35,233 SO I THINK YOUR LUNGS ARE GETTING BETTER. 1477 01:13:35,233 --> 01:13:38,100 YOU NEED TO DO THAT MORE OFTEN. 1478 01:13:38,100 --> 01:13:43,167 WELL, ROME WASN'T BUILT IN A DAY, NOR IS MY BIKINI BODY. 1479 01:13:43,167 --> 01:13:45,233 WELL, YOU'RE RIGHT ABOUT THAT. 1480 01:13:45,233 --> 01:13:47,700 OKAY, WE CAN ROLL YOU DOWN TO THE SCALE. 1481 01:13:47,700 --> 01:13:51,600 ** 1482 01:13:51,600 --> 01:13:53,967 SO, NOW LET'S SEE IF YOU HAVE BEEN 1483 01:13:53,967 --> 01:13:56,600 MAKING ANY PROGRESS WITH YOUR WEIGHT LOSS. 1484 01:13:56,600 --> 01:13:58,467 ** 1485 01:13:58,467 --> 01:14:01,333 ALL RIGHT. NOW IT HAS ZEROED. 1486 01:14:01,333 --> 01:14:02,433 OKAY. 1487 01:14:02,433 --> 01:14:07,500 ** 1488 01:14:07,500 --> 01:14:11,467 YOU WERE AT 442 A MONTH AGO. 1489 01:14:11,467 --> 01:14:13,967 LET'S SEE WHERE YOUR WEIGHT IS NOW. 1490 01:14:13,967 --> 01:14:15,167 [ BEEPING ] 1491 01:14:15,167 --> 01:14:16,600 423. 1492 01:14:16,600 --> 01:14:18,733 THAT'S LOSS OF 19 POUNDS. 1493 01:14:18,733 --> 01:14:20,267 -YES. -BE CAREFUL. 1494 01:14:20,267 --> 01:14:22,533 THANK GOD. 1495 01:14:22,533 --> 01:14:24,133 PHEW. 1496 01:14:24,133 --> 01:14:26,767 SO, CONGRATULATIONS. 1497 01:14:26,767 --> 01:14:28,933 TOMORROW, YOU'RE HAVING SURGERY. 1498 01:14:28,933 --> 01:14:30,667 ** 1499 01:14:30,667 --> 01:14:35,067 RENEE HAS DONE WELL, AND I AM PROUD OF HER ON HER PROGRESS. 1500 01:14:35,067 --> 01:14:39,067 FOR HER, 20 TO 30 POUNDS' WEIGHT LOSS IS VERY BIG, 1501 01:14:39,067 --> 01:14:42,133 AND SHE WAS ABLE TO WALK A GOOD DISTANCE. 1502 01:14:42,133 --> 01:14:44,567 SO WE WILL GET HER TO SURGERY TOMORROW, 1503 01:14:44,567 --> 01:14:47,867 AND SHE CAN TAKE HER NEXT BIG STEP WITH HER PROGRESS. 1504 01:14:47,867 --> 01:14:51,133 ** 1505 01:14:51,133 --> 01:14:53,533 Renee: DR. NOW SEEMED PRETTY PROUD WITH MY PROGRESS, 1506 01:14:53,533 --> 01:14:56,467 AND HONESTLY, I AM, AS WELL. 1507 01:14:56,467 --> 01:14:58,967 AND RIGHT NOW, I FEEL THE BEST THAT I HAVE FELT 1508 01:14:58,967 --> 01:15:02,867 IN AT LEAST 10 YEARS. 1509 01:15:02,867 --> 01:15:06,867 BUT I'M STILL NERVOUS ABOUT WHAT COULD HAPPEN TOMORROW. 1510 01:15:06,867 --> 01:15:14,867 ** 1511 01:15:14,867 --> 01:15:21,733 ** 1512 01:15:21,733 --> 01:15:24,533 NOW THAT SURGERY'S HERE, I'M REALLY NERVOUS, 1513 01:15:24,533 --> 01:15:28,700 BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT. 1514 01:15:28,700 --> 01:15:31,500 AND I CAN ONLY TRUST DR. NOW AND HOPE EVERYTHING WILL BE OKAY. 1515 01:15:31,500 --> 01:15:32,900 [ KNOCK ON DOOR ] 1516 01:15:32,900 --> 01:15:34,700 ** 1517 01:15:34,700 --> 01:15:35,833 HI, RENEE. 1518 01:15:35,833 --> 01:15:37,467 GOOD MORNING, DR. NOW. 1519 01:15:37,467 --> 01:15:39,267 GOOD MORNING. HOW DO YOU FEEL THIS MORNING? 1520 01:15:39,267 --> 01:15:41,167 ARE YOU READY FOR THIS? 1521 01:15:41,167 --> 01:15:43,567 I'M READY AS WELL AS I'M EVER GONNA BE. 1522 01:15:43,567 --> 01:15:47,300 ALL RIGHT. WELL, WE GO AHEAD AND GET YOU FIXED UP TODAY, 1523 01:15:47,300 --> 01:15:50,067 DO A SLEEVE ON YOU, AND THIS IS GONNA HELP YOU 1524 01:15:50,067 --> 01:15:51,867 TO BE ABLE TO LOSE SOME MORE WEIGHT 1525 01:15:51,867 --> 01:15:55,733 AND EASIER TO CONTROL YOUR EATING HABIT. 1526 01:15:55,733 --> 01:15:56,767 -SOUNDS GOOD. -ALL RIGHT. 1527 01:15:56,767 --> 01:15:58,100 DID YOU GET SOME REST LAST NIGHT? 1528 01:15:58,100 --> 01:15:59,900 DID YOU GET SOME REST? 1529 01:15:59,900 --> 01:16:01,100 WELL-RESTED. 1530 01:16:01,100 --> 01:16:03,467 OKAY, THAT'S THE MAIN CONCERN. 1531 01:16:03,467 --> 01:16:05,233 I CAN SLEEP AFTERWARDS. 1532 01:16:05,233 --> 01:16:07,167 WE'LL GET YOU STARTED IN A FEW MINUTES, OKAY? 1533 01:16:07,167 --> 01:16:08,800 OKAY. I'M READY. 1534 01:16:08,800 --> 01:16:10,700 ALL RIGHT, GOOD. 1535 01:16:10,700 --> 01:16:11,433 THANK YOU. 1536 01:16:11,433 --> 01:16:12,433 YOU'RE WELCOME. 1537 01:16:12,433 --> 01:16:19,533 ** 1538 01:16:19,533 --> 01:16:23,333 -THERE'S MY BOY. -HEY, WHAT'S GOING ON? 1539 01:16:23,333 --> 01:16:24,933 Hannah: YOU READY? 1540 01:16:24,933 --> 01:16:28,667 HEY, I'M MORE THAN READY TO GET THIS OVER WITH. 1541 01:16:28,667 --> 01:16:30,933 I LOVE YOU ALL, AND I'M GLAD Y'ALL MADE IT. 1542 01:16:30,933 --> 01:16:35,067 THAT MEANS MORE THAN, YOU KNOW, YOU ALL CAN EVER IMAGINE. 1543 01:16:35,067 --> 01:16:36,667 OH, YEAH. WE LOVE YOU. 1544 01:16:36,667 --> 01:16:38,267 I AIN'T DONE SAID NO GOODBYES. 1545 01:16:38,267 --> 01:16:39,900 I'LL SEE YOU LATER. 1546 01:16:39,900 --> 01:16:41,067 ALL RIGHT. I LOVE YOU. 1547 01:16:41,067 --> 01:16:42,733 I LOVE YOU, TOO. 1548 01:16:42,733 --> 01:16:44,467 I'LL SEE YOU WHEN YOU GET DONE. 1549 01:16:44,467 --> 01:16:45,767 ALL RIGHT. Y'ALL BE GOOD. 1550 01:16:45,767 --> 01:16:48,767 -YOU TOO. -OKAY. 1551 01:16:48,767 --> 01:16:51,733 Renee: I'M SCARED OF THE RISKS OF UNDERGOING SURGERY, 1552 01:16:51,733 --> 01:16:55,800 ESPECIALLY WITH HOW BAD MY HEALTH HAS BEEN. 1553 01:16:55,800 --> 01:16:58,433 THERE'S A CHANCE THAT SOMETHING COULD GO WRONG, 1554 01:16:58,433 --> 01:17:03,133 BUT I HAVE NO DOUBT ABOUT MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS 1555 01:17:03,133 --> 01:17:06,067 BECAUSE I KNOW THIS SURGERY IS REALLY THE ONLY CHANCE 1556 01:17:06,067 --> 01:17:10,133 I HAVE TO GETTING THE LIFE THAT I WANT TO HAVE. 1557 01:17:10,133 --> 01:17:14,067 SO I'M DOING THIS NO MATTER WHAT. 1558 01:17:14,067 --> 01:17:15,733 ** 1559 01:17:15,733 --> 01:17:20,767 Dr. Nowzaradan: RENEE HAS HAD TO COME A LONG WAY TO GET THIS SURGERY. 1560 01:17:20,767 --> 01:17:24,267 HER CONDITION WAS EXTREMELY POOR WHEN SHE ARRIVED. 1561 01:17:27,633 --> 01:17:30,700 SO WE HAVE HAD TO WORK EXTREMELY HARD TO GET HER BODY 1562 01:17:30,700 --> 01:17:34,733 TO A PLACE WHERE SHE CAN SURVIVE A SURGERY. 1563 01:17:34,733 --> 01:17:38,100 WE CAN TURN THE ROOM LIGHT OFF. 1564 01:17:38,100 --> 01:17:43,567 GASTRONOMY IS AN OPERATION THAT REDUCES THE STOMACH BY 90%, 1565 01:17:43,567 --> 01:17:46,833 LEAVING A LONG, SKINNY TUBE THAT LOOK LIKE A SLEEVE 1566 01:17:46,833 --> 01:17:50,267 THAT CONNECT THE ESOPHAGUS TO THE SMALL INTESTINE. 1567 01:17:56,333 --> 01:17:59,667 AFTER SURGERY, THERE IS A CHANGE IN THE METABOLISM, 1568 01:17:59,667 --> 01:18:03,933 AND THE PATIENT'S FOOD INTAKE IS PHYSICALLY LIMITED, 1569 01:18:03,933 --> 01:18:06,433 SO THIS WILL GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY 1570 01:18:06,433 --> 01:18:08,733 TO BEGIN LOSING WEIGHT. 1571 01:18:08,733 --> 01:18:11,333 ** 1572 01:18:11,333 --> 01:18:15,633 I JUST TRUST THAT -- I JUST HOPE EVERYTHING GOES WELL. 1573 01:18:15,633 --> 01:18:17,867 FAITH IS THE ONLY THING THAT'S KEEPING ME STRONG 1574 01:18:17,867 --> 01:18:19,400 THROUGH EVERYTHING. 1575 01:18:19,400 --> 01:18:22,967 BUT I'M READY FOR EVERYTHING TO GET OVER WITH JUST LIKE SHE IS. 1576 01:18:22,967 --> 01:18:24,967 ** 1577 01:18:30,367 --> 01:18:32,900 THERE. THAT'S HER STOMACH. 1578 01:18:32,900 --> 01:18:35,500 ALL RIGHT. THE ROOM LIGHT ON. 1579 01:18:38,400 --> 01:18:42,567 ALL RIGHT. WE'RE DONE. 1580 01:18:42,567 --> 01:18:45,433 RENEE'S SURGERY WENT VERY WELL. 1581 01:18:45,433 --> 01:18:47,700 WE WERE ABLE TO COMPLETE HER OPERATION 1582 01:18:47,700 --> 01:18:49,067 IN SHORT PERIOD OF TIME 1583 01:18:49,067 --> 01:18:52,067 AND KEEP A LOT OF STRAIN OFF HER BODY. 1584 01:18:52,067 --> 01:18:53,900 SO WE WILL GET HER TO RECOVERY, 1585 01:18:53,900 --> 01:18:57,367 AND WE WILL KEEP HER UP SOON TO KEEP HER MOVING AROUND 1586 01:18:57,367 --> 01:19:00,300 TO PREVENT ANY BLOOD CLOT FROM FORMING. 1587 01:19:00,300 --> 01:19:03,233 BUT SHE SHOULD BE ABLE TO LOSE 20 TO 30 POUNDS 1588 01:19:03,233 --> 01:19:05,133 IN THE FIRST MONTH AFTER SURGERY, 1589 01:19:05,133 --> 01:19:07,833 AND THEN 20 TO 25 POUNDS THE FOLLOWING MONTH, 1590 01:19:07,833 --> 01:19:11,467 UNTIL SHE GETS CLOSE TO HER TARGET WEIGHT. 1591 01:19:11,467 --> 01:19:14,733 BUT RENEE HAS A VERY LONG ROAD AHEAD OF HER. 1592 01:19:14,733 --> 01:19:16,800 SHE HAS A LOT OF EMOTIONAL ISSUES 1593 01:19:16,800 --> 01:19:20,633 THAT SHE'S GOING TO NEED TO WORK WITH PSYCHOTHERAPY TO DEAL WITH, 1594 01:19:20,633 --> 01:19:23,067 OR THEY WILL START TO COME TO THE SURFACE 1595 01:19:23,067 --> 01:19:27,333 AND SLOWLY LEAD HER BACK TO OVEREATING IF SHE DOESN'T. 1596 01:19:27,333 --> 01:19:32,067 BUT RENEE CANNOT ALLOW HERSELF TO GO BACK TO THE WAY SHE WAS, 1597 01:19:32,067 --> 01:19:34,867 ESPECIALLY NOW THAT SHE HAS HAD SURGERY, 1598 01:19:34,867 --> 01:19:37,600 BECAUSE HER BODY WON'T BE ABLE TO TAKE IT. 1599 01:19:37,600 --> 01:19:37,967 SO WE CAN'T LET THAT HAPPEN. 1600 01:19:44,533 --> 01:19:53,867 ** 1601 01:19:53,867 --> 01:19:57,100 Woman: RENEE BIRAN? 1602 01:19:57,100 --> 01:20:01,533 Renee: IT'S BEEN ABOUT A MONTH SINCE MY SURGERY, AND I'M DOING WELL. 1603 01:20:01,533 --> 01:20:03,300 I'M ABLE TO WALK AND GET AROUND NOW 1604 01:20:03,300 --> 01:20:05,700 WITHOUT HAVING TO CONSTANTLY SIT DOWN. 1605 01:20:05,700 --> 01:20:08,367 ** 1606 01:20:08,367 --> 01:20:11,533 SO I THINK MY WEIGH-IN WILL BE GOOD TODAY. 1607 01:20:11,533 --> 01:20:15,167 ** 1608 01:20:15,167 --> 01:20:17,200 -OH, MY GOD! -HEY. [ LAUGHS ] 1609 01:20:17,200 --> 01:20:19,233 WONDERFUL. 1610 01:20:19,233 --> 01:20:20,800 -OH! -WONDERFUL. 1611 01:20:20,800 --> 01:20:24,033 [ LAUGHS ] 1612 01:20:24,033 --> 01:20:27,133 Renee: WHEN I SAW THAT NUMBER, IT'S LIKE WAKING UP AT CHRISTMAS 1613 01:20:27,133 --> 01:20:30,833 AND SEEING EVERYTHING YOU WISHED FOR. 1614 01:20:30,833 --> 01:20:33,667 I HOPE DR. NOW SAYS THAT I'M DOING A GOOD JOB 1615 01:20:33,667 --> 01:20:35,633 AND THAT I'M DOING THE RIGHT THING 1616 01:20:35,633 --> 01:20:37,733 THAT HE WANTS ME TO BE DOING. 1617 01:20:37,733 --> 01:20:41,200 [ KNOCK ON DOOR ] COME IN. 1618 01:20:41,200 --> 01:20:42,067 HI, RENEE. 1619 01:20:42,067 --> 01:20:43,233 HI, DR. NOW. 1620 01:20:43,233 --> 01:20:44,667 HOW ARE YOU ALL DOING? 1621 01:20:44,667 --> 01:20:45,533 ALL RIGHT. HOW YOU DOING? 1622 01:20:45,533 --> 01:20:46,767 -I'M GOOD. -ALL RIGHT. 1623 01:20:46,767 --> 01:20:48,500 YOU GOT THE WHOLE FAMILY, HUH? 1624 01:20:48,500 --> 01:20:49,400 THAT'S GREAT. 1625 01:20:49,400 --> 01:20:52,433 SO, TODAY, YOU'RE DOWN TO 403. 1626 01:20:52,433 --> 01:20:53,667 YES. 1627 01:20:53,667 --> 01:20:57,367 AND THAT'S TOTAL OF 228 POUND THIS PAST YEAR. 1628 01:20:57,367 --> 01:20:59,533 SO, DO YOU FEEL ANY BETTER NOW? 1629 01:20:59,533 --> 01:21:01,333 I FEEL TERRIFIC. 1630 01:21:01,333 --> 01:21:03,567 I ACTUALLY WALKED IN THE OFFICE TODAY 1631 01:21:03,567 --> 01:21:05,400 AND WALKED BACK HERE TO THE ROOM. 1632 01:21:05,400 --> 01:21:07,867 -WELL, THAT'S WONDERFUL. -YES. 1633 01:21:07,867 --> 01:21:10,233 -[ LAUGHS ] -YOU SEE I DON'T HAVE MY WHEELS. 1634 01:21:10,233 --> 01:21:14,933 SO, YOU ARE MAKING GOOD PROGRESS AND I'M PROUD OF YOU FOR THAT. 1635 01:21:14,933 --> 01:21:17,300 SO, KEEP IT UP, AND IN A FEW MONTHS, 1636 01:21:17,300 --> 01:21:19,733 WE CAN START TO DISCUSS...MORE. 1637 01:21:19,733 --> 01:21:20,667 -OKAY. -OKAY? 1638 01:21:20,667 --> 01:21:21,533 THAT SOUND GOOD? 1639 01:21:21,533 --> 01:21:23,067 THAT SOUNDS WONDERFUL. 1640 01:21:23,067 --> 01:21:27,400 SO, I'M VERY HAPPY TO SEE YOUR KIDS WITH YOU TO HELP YOU 1641 01:21:27,400 --> 01:21:29,967 AND GIVING YOU THE SUPPORT YOU NEED. 1642 01:21:29,967 --> 01:21:31,467 WHEN YOU FIRST ARRIVED, 1643 01:21:31,467 --> 01:21:35,167 YOU WERE IN ONE OF THE WORST SHAPE I'VE EVER SEEN. 1644 01:21:35,167 --> 01:21:38,533 AND NOW YOUR HEART, YOUR LUNGS, AND EVEN YOUR KIDNEYS 1645 01:21:38,533 --> 01:21:40,300 ARE FUNCTIONING A LOT BETTER. 1646 01:21:40,300 --> 01:21:41,833 I FEEL GREAT. 1647 01:21:41,833 --> 01:21:45,167 SO IN A YEAR, I WANT YOU TO BE 180 POUNDS. 1648 01:21:45,167 --> 01:21:49,933 [ LAUGHS ] 180 POUNDS IS SHOCKING, BUT OKAY. 1649 01:21:49,933 --> 01:21:52,233 I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE TIMES 1650 01:21:52,233 --> 01:21:55,533 WHEN I BUTTED HEADS WITH YOU AND YOU DIDN'T GIVE UP ON ME. 1651 01:21:55,533 --> 01:21:58,367 WELL, RENEE, THAT'S MY JOB TO TAKE CARE OF YOU, 1652 01:21:58,367 --> 01:22:01,400 AND I APPRECIATE THAT. 1653 01:22:01,400 --> 01:22:03,700 BUT I'M PROUD OF YOU FOR STICKING WITH THE PROGRAM. 1654 01:22:03,700 --> 01:22:04,833 THANK YOU. 1655 01:22:04,833 --> 01:22:06,567 THANKS FOR GIVING MY MOM BACK, YOU KNOW? 1656 01:22:06,567 --> 01:22:09,100 THANKS FOR HELPING CHANGE HER LIFE. 1657 01:22:09,100 --> 01:22:11,433 AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN 15 YEARS SINCE I BEEN ABLE 1658 01:22:11,433 --> 01:22:13,867 TO SIT ON THE FRONT PORCH WITH HER, YOU KNOW? 1659 01:22:13,867 --> 01:22:15,433 SO I APPRECIATE THAT. 1660 01:22:15,433 --> 01:22:17,100 YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME. 1661 01:22:17,100 --> 01:22:18,067 -THANK YOU, SIR. -THANK YOU. 1662 01:22:18,067 --> 01:22:19,667 ALL RIGHT. Y'ALL TAKE CARE. 1663 01:22:19,667 --> 01:22:21,567 -YOU TOO. HAVE A GOOD DAY. -YOU TOO. HAVE A GOOD DAY. 1664 01:22:21,567 --> 01:22:22,600 THANK YOU, DR. NOW. -YOU TOO. 1665 01:22:22,600 --> 01:22:24,500 SURE. BYE-BYE. 1666 01:22:26,867 --> 01:22:31,633 Dr. Nowzaradan: RENEE HAD A BUMPY ROAD FOR A BIT, BUT SHE'S WORKING HARD NOW, 1667 01:22:31,633 --> 01:22:35,467 AND I'M VERY PROUD OF HER FOR THE PROGRESS SHE'S MAKING. 1668 01:22:35,467 --> 01:22:39,300 SHE HAS MADE ONE OF THE BIGGEST RECOVERIES I HAVE EVER SEEN, 1669 01:22:39,300 --> 01:22:42,300 SO I HAVE HIGH HOPES FOR RENEE. 1670 01:22:42,300 --> 01:22:44,267 Renee: I'M, LIKE, OVERJOYED RIGHT NOW. 1671 01:22:44,267 --> 01:22:46,733 DR. NOW JUST DON'T HAND OUT COMPLIMENTS. 1672 01:22:46,733 --> 01:22:49,067 YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO DESERVE THEM TO GET THEM FROM HIM. 1673 01:22:49,067 --> 01:22:51,967 I MEAN, DR. NOW SAID THAT I WAS ONE OF THE WORST PATIENTS 1674 01:22:51,967 --> 01:22:53,500 HE'S SEEN WALK IN HERE. 1675 01:22:53,500 --> 01:22:55,567 AND TO SEE ME HERE NOW TODAY 1676 01:22:55,567 --> 01:22:58,300 HEALTHY AND BEING ABLE TO WALK IN, 1677 01:22:58,300 --> 01:23:01,633 THAT'S NOTHING SHORT OF A MIRACLE. 1678 01:23:01,633 --> 01:23:04,567 I'VE LEARNED THAT DETERMINATION IS THE KEY. 1679 01:23:04,567 --> 01:23:05,833 WHEN YOU STEP ON THAT SCALE 1680 01:23:05,833 --> 01:23:09,800 AND THE NUMBERS ARE CONSTANTLY GOING DOWN, 1681 01:23:09,800 --> 01:23:11,633 IT'S MORE THAN WORTH IT. 1682 01:23:11,633 --> 01:23:15,800 IT'S LIKE WINNING THE LOTTERY WORTH IT. 1683 01:23:15,800 --> 01:23:19,067 BUT THANK GOD MY SON, HE CAME THROUGH, 1684 01:23:19,067 --> 01:23:21,533 'CAUSE THAT MADE IT EASIER. 1685 01:23:21,533 --> 01:23:24,267 I WOULD NOT WANT NOBODY ELSE BUT MY SON 1686 01:23:24,267 --> 01:23:27,500 TO SHARE THIS ACCOMPLISHMENT WITH ME BUT HIM. 1687 01:23:27,500 --> 01:23:28,800 THIS HAS BEEN 1688 01:23:28,800 --> 01:23:32,300 THE MOST POSITIVE THING I'VE EVER DONE IN MY LIFE. 1689 01:23:32,300 --> 01:23:35,200 THERE'S A NEW RENEE IN TOWN. SHE'S HERE TO STAY. 1690 01:23:35,200 --> 01:23:45,200 ** 1691 01:23:45,200 --> 01:23:50,333 ** 1692 01:23:50,333 --> 01:23:52,767 I'M SO THANKFUL FOR THIS PAST YEAR 1693 01:23:52,767 --> 01:23:58,067 AND THE HELP I'VE BEEN GIVEN, 1694 01:23:58,067 --> 01:24:00,100 ESPECIALLY FOR DR. NOW. 1695 01:24:00,100 --> 01:24:02,900 HE'S THE BEST DOCTOR I'VE EVER HAD. 1696 01:24:02,900 --> 01:24:05,267 ** 1697 01:24:05,267 --> 01:24:06,333 WHOA. 1698 01:24:06,333 --> 01:24:08,867 AND HE'S COMPLETELY CHANGED MY LIFE, 1699 01:24:08,867 --> 01:24:12,767 BECAUSE NOW I CAN GO OUT AND DO THINGS. 1700 01:24:12,767 --> 01:24:15,700 -HI. WELCOME IN. -HI! 1701 01:24:15,700 --> 01:24:19,833 WHEN I WAS SCARED TO DO ANYTHING BEFORE, I HID FROM THE WORLD. 1702 01:24:19,833 --> 01:24:21,867 AND EVEN THOUGH I HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO, 1703 01:24:21,867 --> 01:24:25,933 I'M SO THANKFUL FOR HOW MUCH MY LIFE HAS CHANGED ALREADY. 1704 01:24:25,933 --> 01:24:29,067 THE LAST TIME I BEEN IN A BOOKSTORE HAS BEEN DECADES. 1705 01:24:29,067 --> 01:24:31,433 I FORGOT HOW GOOD IT FELT. 1706 01:24:31,433 --> 01:24:34,067 I DIDN'T THINK THAT I WOULD EVER, EVER DO IT. 1707 01:24:34,067 --> 01:24:36,200 YOU KNOW, I THOUGHT THAT I WOULD JUST BE LAYING IN A BED 1708 01:24:36,200 --> 01:24:38,800 FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE. 1709 01:24:38,800 --> 01:24:40,367 AND HERE I AM. 1710 01:24:40,367 --> 01:24:44,767 YOU KNOW, I'M SITTING INSIDE OF A PUBLIC BUILDING. 1711 01:24:44,767 --> 01:24:49,767 I'VE CAME SO FAR IN JUST REALLY A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. 1712 01:24:49,767 --> 01:24:58,500 ** 1713 01:24:58,500 --> 01:25:01,067 I KNOW I HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO STILL, 1714 01:25:01,067 --> 01:25:02,900 AND DR. NOW WARNED ME 1715 01:25:02,900 --> 01:25:06,067 THAT I HAVE TO KEEP DEALING WITH EMOTIONAL ISSUES. 1716 01:25:06,067 --> 01:25:09,300 SO I'M DOING MY JOURNALING AND STICKING THROUGH IT 1717 01:25:09,300 --> 01:25:12,400 AND TRYING TO WORK THROUGH AND REALLY LET OUT MY EMOTIONS 1718 01:25:12,400 --> 01:25:15,200 THAT I'VE KEPT IN FOR SO LONG. 1719 01:25:15,200 --> 01:25:16,800 BUT I KNOW THAT'S GONNA TAKE A WHILE 1720 01:25:16,800 --> 01:25:19,767 AS I KEEP WORKING WITH LOLA TO DO THAT. 1721 01:25:19,767 --> 01:25:22,300 AND IT MAY BE REALLY PAINFUL, 1722 01:25:22,300 --> 01:25:26,467 BUT I'M NO LONGER GIVING UP CONTROL OF MY LIFE TO PAIN. 1723 01:25:26,467 --> 01:25:28,267 I'M FINALLY GETTING MY LIFE BACK 1724 01:25:28,267 --> 01:25:31,333 AFTER ALMOST LOSING IT SO MANY TIMES, 1725 01:25:31,333 --> 01:25:32,167 AND I'M NEVER GIVING IT UP AGAIN. 1725 01:25:33,305 --> 01:26:33,694 Watch Online Movies and Series for FREE www.osdb.link/lm