Original subtitles

Teretha: I'M LITERALLY A PRISONER FROM MY WEIGHT.

BUT THIS IS MY REALITY.

**

Man: [ MOANING ]

MY WEIGHT HAS GIVEN ME A DEATH SENTENCE.

Nikki: THE THING I RELIED ON ALL THESE YEARS

IS WHAT'S KILLING ME.

IT'S BROKEN! WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO?

I DON'T KNOW. I CAN'T GET OFF.

DON'T LET ME GO, PLEASE. I'M NOT.

Chad: IT'S HARD TO BE A FATHER FROM A CHAIR.

[ GRUNTS ] THANK YOU, HONEY.

I SEE THAT UNWILLINGNESS.

IF YOU WERE SERIOUS, YOU'D MAKE CHANGES.

Dr. Nowzaradan: SHE STILL REFUSES TO USE HER LEGS.

IF SHE DOESN'T GET UP, SHE'S NOT GONNA LAST MUCH LONGER.

AAH!

DOWN, DOWN, DOWN! I'M DOWN!

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Teretha: THERE ARE TIMES IN LIFE WHERE THE ONLY WAY

TO AVOID LOSING WHAT YOU HAVE IS

TO RISK EVERYTHING.

I FEEL TRAPPED IN MY BODY.

I'VE JUST LET MYSELF GO TO THE POINT WHERE I'M BEDRIDDEN.

I DO EVERYTHING FROM MY BED.

I'M LITERALLY A PRISONER FROM MY WEIGHT.

AND I CAN BARELY MOVE NOW.

IT'S BEEN TWO YEARS SINCE I'VE BEEN ABLE TO GET UP

OUT OF THIS BED.

I'M NOT OKAY NOT BEING ABLE TO GO OUT.

I MEAN, MONTHS GO BY. I DON'T GO OUTSIDE.

HELL, SEASONS CHANGE AND I DON'T GET TO GO OUTSIDE.

AND I CAN NO LONGER TAKE CARE OF MYSELF.

MY HUSBAND USED TO BATHE ME, AND THAT WAS HARD ENOUGH.

BUT HE'S STRUGGLING WITH DIABETES,

AND HE DOESN'T HAVE THE STRENGTH TO DO IT.

SO, WE LIVE WITH MY SON AND HIS GIRLFRIEND.

AND THEY HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF ME EVERY DAY.

IT'S COMPLETELY HUMILIATING.

HAVING MY SON AND HIS GIRLFRIEND PUSHING MY PERSONAL AREAS IS

VERY, VERY UNCOMFORTABLE, BUT THIS IS MY REALITY.

[ Voice breaking ] IT'S REAL MESSED UP.

AND IT'S REPULSIVE.

I CAN'T EVEN STAND MY OWN BODY SOMETIMES.

Derrick: WHAT'S WRONG?

I HATE BEING LIKE THIS.

AND I'M NOT OKAY WITH THIS.

[ GROANS ]

PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND.

I'M IN PAIN EVERY SINGLE DAY.

THAT MAKES MOVING EVEN HARDER.

BUT I'VE NOT ALWAYS BEEN LIKE THIS.

I HAD A LIFE.

AND NOW I'M STUCK HERE IN THIS BED.

EVEN WHEN I WAS YOUNG, I ALWAYS LOVED EATING.

WHEN I WAS AROUND 11 OR 12, I WAS MOLESTED BY AN UNCLE.

AND EATING WAS A COMFORT FOR ME.

SO, I STARTED GAINING WEIGHT.

AND I JUST STARTED GETTING BIGGER AND BIGGER.

AND THEN, BY THE TIME I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL,

I WAS 200 POUNDS.

Sam: WHEN TERETHA WAS A CHILD,

I NEVER IMAGINED HER SIZE WOULD BE

A FACTOR IN HER LIFE.

IT WAS JUST A MATTER OF SHE LIKED TO EAT.

YOU JUST FIGURE SHE WAS JUST GONNA BE

A BIG, BROAD YOUNG LADY.

AND NOBODY WAS REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT IT AT THAT TIME.

Teretha: THINGS GOT WORSE BECAUSE, WHEN I WAS 15,

I GOT PREGNANT.

AND MY PARENTS DID NOT REACT WELL TO THIS.

MY WHOLE WORLD CHANGED IN AN INSTANT.

I WAS SO AFRAID AND ALONE, AND FOOD WAS THERE FOR ME.

SO, I WOULD GO

TO MY GRANDPARENTS' HOUSE AFTER SCHOOL.

AND MY GRANDMOTHER WOULD COOK A FEAST EVERY NIGHT.

SHE COOKED, LIKE, SIX CHICKENS, A BIG POT OF GREENS,

A BIG PAN OF MACARONI AND CHEESE,

AND IT'S JUST TONS OF FOOD.

HELL, I WAS JUST EATING JUST TO BE EATING.

YOU KNOW, I WOULDN'T BE HUNGRY, BUT IT FELT SOME COMFORTING.

SO, BY THE TIME I WAS IN MY 20s, I WAS ALREADY OVER 300 POUNDS.

THAT'S WHEN I MET DERRICK.

Derrick: WHEN I MEET TERETHA,

SHE WAS A LITTLE CHUNKY BUT NOT REAL HEAVY.

WE GOT ALONG, WENT OUT A LOT, HAD A LOT OF FUN.

Teretha: HE WAS SO ROMANTIC.

WE STARTED LIVING TOGETHER, AND THEN WE GOT MARRIED.

I WAS IN MY 300s,

BUT MY WEIGHT WASN'T HOLDING ME BACK.

I WAS ACTIVE AND STILL GOING TO SCHOOL.

I'M AN EDUCATED WOMAN.

I HAVE A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN SOCIAL WORK.

BELIEVE IT OR NOT, MY LAST JOB WAS

FOR THE CITY OF DETROIT HEALTH DEPARTMENT.

I WAS A PROGRAM COORDINATOR

OF A HEALTHY EATING PROGRAM.

WE USED TO GO OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY

AND TEACH HEALTHY EATING TO REDUCE DIABETES.

AND I WOULD LEAVE THAT DEMONSTRATION

AND GO GET ME SOME FRIED CHICKEN.

AND ANYTIME I WAS UPSET OR AFRAID,

FOOD WAS ALWAYS THERE.

EVENTUALLY, THE CITY OF DETROIT WAS HAVING FINANCIAL PROBLEMS,

AND THEY STARTED LAYING PEOPLE OFF FROM THE PROGRAM.

SHE GOT LAID OFF, AND SHE REALLY WASN'T HAPPY.

SHE JUST STAYED IN HER ROOM.

SHE WASN'T LEAVING THE HOUSE.

Teretha: I JUST KEPT GETTING BIGGER,

AND I STARTED TO GET LYMPHEDEMA IN MY LEGS.

AND I COULDN'T MOVE AS MUCH.

AND ONE DAY, I COULDN'T GET UP ANYMORE.

THAT WAS JUST OVER TWO YEARS AGO,

AND I HAVE BEEN IN THIS BED EVER SINCE.

DARIUS, I NEED YOU TO GO TO THE GROCERY STORE.

Darius: AW, MA! RIGHT NOW?

Teretha: THE LAST TIME I WAS WEIGHED, IT WAS 667 POUNDS,

AND THAT SCARED THE [BLEEP] OUT OF ME.

AND NOW I HAVE NO IDEA OF WHAT I WEIGH,

BUT I CAN'T STOP EATING.

I'M GONNA MAKE A LIST. DARIUS, PLEASE GO BY THE LIST.

AND I WANT EVERYTHING ON THIS LIST.

I CAN'T GET UP TO GET THE FOOD,

SO I HAVE MY FAMILY BRING ME WHAT I WANT.

I WANT SOME COOKIES -- DOUBLE STUF.

Derrick: [ SIGHS ]

-WHAT? -NOTHING.

I'M BASICALLY WATCHING MY WIFE DESTROY HERSELF,

AND THERE'S JUST NOTHING THAT, REALLY, I CAN DO ABOUT IT.

Teretha: I'M GONNA TELL YOU RIGHT NOW WHAT I WANT.

I'M PUTTING IT ON HERE.

THE ICE-CREAM SANDWICHES --

THE NEAPOLITAN ICE-CREAM SANDWICHES.

LASAGNA, THE BIG RED BOX --

MAKE SURE IT'S THE BIG ONE, OKAY?

Derrick: SHE'S A DEPRESSED EATER.

AND A LOT OF TIMES, I KNOW SHE WASN'T HUNGRY,

AND SHE'LL JUST EAT.

THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE I WANTED, THOUGH.

OH, I WANTED CAKE.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

SHE'S OUT OF CONTROL.

IF YOU GOT ANY QUESTIONS, YOU KNOW, CALL ME AS USUAL.

I'LL CALL YOU.

I HAVE TO FEED MY MOM AND BRING HER HER FOOD

OR WHATEVER SHE REALLY DESIRES.

I KNOW WHAT SHE EATS IS NOT HEALTHY,

BUT I DON'T WANT TO ARGUE AND DISRESPECT MY MOM.

SHE'S STILL MY MOTHER, AND IT'S HER LIFE.

YOU KNOW, WHO AM I TO TELL HER TO LIVE HER LIFE?

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

Teretha: IF I HAVE A CRAVING, THEY WILL GET ME WHAT I WANT.

AND MY FAVORITE THING IS CHICKEN.

THANK YOU.

BAKED, FRIED, BARBECUED CHICKEN.

I'VE BEEN ASKING HER FOR YEARS TO EAT RIGHT.

AND SHE JUST DON'T WANT TO,

AND, UH, YOU CAN'T MAKE NOBODY DO ANYTHING.

SO, I JUST LEAVE IT ALONE.

I'M ALWAYS GONNA SEE THE GIRL THAT I MARRIED,

BUT HER WEIGHT IS OUT OF CONTROL.

Darius: COME ON, MAN, LET'S GO TO THE PARK RIGHT QUICK, MAN.

COME ON. -I KNOW MY EATING IS KEEPING ME

FROM BEING A PART OF MY FAMILY'S LIFE.

-COME ON. -GIVE NANA SMOOCHES.

-WE'RE COMING RIGHT BACK. -I KNOW.

I'M A FAMILY-ORIENTED PERSON.

MY FAMILY IS MY EVERY SINGLE THING.

OKAY. HAVE FUN.

I WISH I COULD GO WITH YOU.

Teretha: I HAVE TWO GRANDCHILDREN

THAT I'M MISSING OUT ON AND ANOTHER ONE ON THE WAY.

AND I HAVEN'T -- [ SIGHS ]

[ Voice breaking ] I HAVEN'T GIVEN THEM

THE MEMORIES THAT MY GRANDMAMA GAVE ME.

Darius: COME ON.

I FEEL LIKE THAT I'M RACING AGAINST TIME

TRYING TO BE THERE FOR THEM.

[ LAUGHS ]

Teretha: I'M CHEATING THEM.

I'M -- I FEEL LIKE I'M ACTUALLY CHEATING THEM.

BECAUSE NO CHILD SHOULD HAVE

TO HAVE A GRANDMAMA LIKE ME.

IT'S LIKE EVERYBODY IN MY FAMILY HAS ADJUSTED THEIR LIVES

TO ACCOMMODATE ME.

WHO'S THAT?

TALANA?

THAT'S YOU ON THE STOVE?

YOU THINK I COULD GET A HOT DOG?

Talana: YEAH.

Teretha: I FEEL LIKE I'M A BURDEN.

I LOVE THAT THEY WANT TO HELP TAKE CARE OF ME,

BUT I DON'T LIKE THAT THEY FEEL LIKE THEY HAVE TO,

EVEN THE YOUNGEST.

YEAH. CAN YOU GET NANA'S INSULIN?

MY 3 1/2-YEAR-OLD GRANDSON, DEON --

WE CALL HIM THE INSULIN CAPTAIN.

EVERY TIME NANA HAS HER MEAL,

HE GOES RIGHT TO THE REFRIGERATOR,

AND HE GETS MY INSULIN.

THANK YOU.

AND IT SHOULDN'T BE LIKE THAT.

HE SHOULD NOT KNOW WHAT INSULIN IS.

I DON'T WANT MY FAMILY TO HAVE TO DO THIS ANYMORE.

BUT IF I DON'T GET BACK ON MY FEET,

THEY'LL BE PLANNING MY FUNERAL.

I KNOW I'M GONNA DIE IF I DON'T CHANGE.

GIVE IT TO NANA.

WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER OVER HALF OUR LIVES --

YOU KNOW, 30 YEARS.

AND NOW I'M ABOUT TO LOSE MY WIFE.

IF SHE WERE TO DIE...

I-IT -- THIS FAMILY WOULD FALL APART.

I-I JUST WOULDN'T WANT TO BE HERE NO MORE.

GOOD NIGHT.

THIS IS NOT JUST LIFE AND DEATH FOR HER.

IT'S LIFE AND DEATH FOR THE BOTH OF US.

THIS IS LIFE OR DEATH.

I WANT SOME HELP. I NEED SOME HELP.

[SIGHS] 'CAUSE I CAN'T LIVE THE REST OF MY LIFE LIKE THIS.

I'VE LOST ANY ABILITY OF SELF-CONTROL.

AND MY LIFE CAN'T CONTINUE LIKE THIS.

IT JUST CAN'T.

I EITHER GET THIS [BLEEP] OFF OF ME OR I'M GONNA DIE.

**

[ BIRDS CHIRPING ]

Teretha: OH.

Teretha: EVERY DOCTOR I'VE GONE TO TO TRY TO GET HELP

HAS TURNED ME AWAY.

BUT THERE'S A DOCTOR IN HOUSTON NAMED DR. NOW,

AND HE SAID HE CAN HELP ME.

I KNOW I NEED TO GET TO HIM,

BUT I'VE NOT LEFT MY HOUSE FOR TWO YEARS.

I CAN'T DO THIS ON A BRIEF VISIT TO HOUSTON,

SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO MAKE IT A ONE-WAY TRIP

AND MOVE THERE WITH DERRICK.

YOU KNOW, SOME OF THESE DRESSES ARE BRAND-NEW.

I WANT TO START WEARING CLOTHES AGAIN.

I AIN'T WORE NO CLOTHES IN HOW MANY YEARS.

Derrick: MY WIFE'S LIFE DEPENDS ON THIS JOURNEY,

BUT IT'S GONNA BE HARD GETTING HER OUT OF THE BED

AND INTO THE CAR.

Teretha: I KNOW MY TIME IS UP,

AND I HAVE TO DO SOMETHING NOW IF I'M GONNA HAVE A CHANCE.

Woman: HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU RIGHT NOW

FOR WHAT YOU ARE GETTING READY TO DO.

AND WE KNOW THAT HEALING IS STARTING RIGHT NOW IN HER BODY.

SO WE JUST GIVE THANKS AND PRAISE.

AND WHEN SHE RETURNS TO US,

WE'RE GONNA BE AMAZED AT WHAT WE SEE.

AMEN. -AMEN.

Teretha: IT'S SCARY TO LEAVE EVERYTHING YOU KNOW...

Darius: ALL RIGHT, MOM.

Teretha: ...TO LEAVE YOUR HOME AND YOUR FAMILY, TO DO THIS.

I LOVE YOU. -I LOVE YOU, TOO.

Teretha: BUT I KNOW IF I DON'T, I'M GONNA LOSE IT ALL ANYWAY.

SO, I HAVE TO GO.

HOW YOU DOING, MA'AM?

HI.

YOU READY TO GO?

Teretha: THIS IS OVERWHELMING.

Man: ONE, TWO, THREE.

WE'RE GONNA ROLL YOU THE OTHER WAY.

WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT. YOU GUYS DON'T HAVE A STRETCHER?

MNH-MNH. NO, WE'RE GONNA CARRY YOU.

-NO, YOU'RE NOT. -[ CHUCKLES ]

I GOT NINE STRAPPING MEN.

OKAY. ONE, TWO, THREE.

GOT TO GO THROUGH ONE AT A TIME.

-ALL RIGHT, I'M THROUGH. -ARMS IN, HONEY.

Man #2: ARMS IN. YEP. WE GOT YOU.

Teretha: OH, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT!

WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT! -HOLD ON, GUYS.

YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO STAGGER THROUGH THE DOOR AGAIN.

Man #3: OKAY, WE'RE GONNA GET YOU IN THE CAR.

Man: ONE, TWO, THREE.

Man #3: IS THAT GONNA BE GOOD FOR RIGHT NOW?

-YEP, I THINK I'M OKAY. -OKAY.

Teretha: THIS IS GOING TO BE ONE OF THE HARDEST THINGS

I'VE EVER HAD TO DO.

AND IT'S GOING TO BE A LONG AND PAINFUL DRIVE.

BUT I'M DOING IT TO FIGHT FOR MY LIFE.

I'M EXPECTING TERETHA'S ARRIVAL HERE AT ANY MOMENT.

SHE'S BEEN IN THE CAR FOR 30 HOURS,

AND THIS GONNA BE A REALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION

FOR A PATIENT HER SIZE THAT HAS BEEN IMMOBILE FOR SO LONG.

HELLO. -HI.

-HOW ARE YOU? -I'M OKAY.

Dr. Nowzaradan: ARE YOU HAVING ANY PAIN?

A LOT OF PAIN IN MY LEGS, IN MY --

-IN YOUR LEG? -YEAH, AND IN MY BACK.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S SEE IF WE CAN GET YOU OUT OF HERE, OKAY?

OKAY.

WE NEED TO GET HER OUT OF THERE AND PUT HER IN THE BED

AND TAKE HER INSIDE AND EVALUATE HER CONDITION.

SHE COULD HAVE DEVELOPED BLOOD CLOTS IN HER LEG.

THIS COULD CAUSE A DEADLY EVENT LIKE PULMONARY EMBOLISM.

SO, WE NEED TO GET HER IN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

-[ GROANS ] -ALL RIGHT.

OKAY, TERETHA, BEFORE WE DO SOME TESTS ON YOU,

I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS.

CAN YOU MOVE YOUR FEET OR YOUR LEG?

UM, I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO WALK ABOUT --

IT'S GOING ON NOW FOR 18 MONTHS.

THAT'S A LONG TIME TO BE IMMOBILE.

HOW MUCH DO YOU WEIGH RIGHT NOW?

THE LAST TIME WAS 630, BUT THEY WEIGHED ME IN THE BED.

YOU SHOULDN'T BE IMMOBILE AT 630 POUNDS.

YOU MUST BE HIGHER THAN THAT.

WHAT KIND OF DIET ARE YOU FOLLOWING?

MY DOCTOR HAS ME

ON A 2,000-CALORIE DIET FOR CARBS A MEAL.

2,000 CALORIE?

NO. I TAKE THAT BACK.

1,800.

1,800?

1,800 FOR SOMEBODY BEING IN BED DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE.

YEAH.

WHAT ARE YOUR MEDICAL CONDITIONS?

I HAVE ASTHMA, DIABETES, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE.

AND WHAT ARE YOU DOING FOR YOUR DIABETES?

I'M ON INSULIN.

OH, MY GOD.

WHEN YOU'RE OVERWEIGHT AND YOU'RE DIABETIC,

YOU HAVE A HIGH LEVEL OF INSULIN.

IT IS A BIG MISTAKE TO PUT YOU ON INSULIN.

THERE ARE OTHER TREATMENT FOR DIABETES BUT INSULIN.

WE GOT YOUR MEDICATION OVER HERE?

THIS IS ALL THE MEDICATION? -YES.

I'M GONNA LOOK OVER THESE AND BRING IT BACK TO YOU, OKAY?

OKAY.

TERETHA IS IN A VERY DANGEROUS POINT IN HER LIFE.

SHE'S BEEN IMMOBILE AND CONSTANTLY EATING

FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS.

SHE COULD HAVE EASILY GAINED ANOTHER 100 POUNDS

SINCE SHE WAS LAST WEIGHED.

SHE'S ALSO TAKING INSULIN

AND MEDICATION THAT SHE DOESN'T NEED,

WHICH COULD BE CREATING EVEN MORE HEALTH ISSUES FOR HER.

WE NEED TO RUN SOME TESTS ON YOU RIGHT NOW

AND MAKE SURE THERE ARE NO MAJOR ISSUES

THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS, AND THEN WE GO FROM THERE.

WE NEED TO GET AN ENDOSCOPY TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON

AND MAKE SURE SHE'S STABLE.

BUT OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS,

WE NEED TO GET HER WEIGHT UNDER CONTROL

AND THEN OUR GOAL IS TO GET HER UP AND WALKING

AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

Dr. Nowzaradan: WELL, TERETHA HAS GOT

A VERY, VERY LARGE STOMACH.

Dr. Nowzaradan: THAT MAY BE AN ISSUE.

WE'RE GOING TO PUT HER ON A STRICT

800-CALORIE-PER-DAY DIET TO GET HER WEIGHT GOING

IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

ALL FINISHED UP.

THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE EASY FOR HER.

BUT HER BODY IS AT THE BREAKING POINT.

SHE HAS NO CHOICE BUT TO START CHANGING,

AND SHE HAS TO DO IT NOW.

Dr. Nowzaradan: TERETHA HAS BEEN IN HOSPITAL FOR A WEEK NOW.

BUT SHE HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO STAND UP ON A SCALE

AND BE WEIGHED.

SO, WE ORDER A BARIATRIC BED THAT HAS A SCALE BUILT IN IT

TO WEIGH HER.

WHEN SHE ARRIVED,

SHE WAS PROBABLY CLOSE TO 800 POUNDS.

BUT WE HAVE HAD HER ON A LOW-CALORIE DIET,

AND SHE STARTED LOSING A LOT OF WEIGHT.

LET'S SEE WHAT'S GOING ON WITH YOUR WEIGHT.

752.6.

SO, WE WILL KEEP HER ON THAT DIET FOR ANOTHER FEW MONTHS.

WE NEED TO GET HER UP AND MOBILE BEFORE SURGERY.

I'M FOLLOWING THE PROGRAM.

ALL RIGHT, SUPER. I'LL SEE YOU LATER.

ALL RIGHT, HON.

Dr. Nowzaradan: AND THIS IS GOING TO BE

A VERY DIFFICULT THING TO DO.

**

THE LAST MONTH HAS BEEN A WHOLE NEW EXPERIENCE FOR ME.

I'VE BEEN DOING AS MUCH OF THE EXERCISES AS I CAN DO.

BUT I'M MOSTLY JUST DOING MY UPPER BODY

BECAUSE I DON'T FEEL THAT MY LEGS ARE READY FOR TOO MUCH.

AND I WANT TO LOSE MORE WEIGHT BEFORE I TRY TO USE MY LEGS.

I'VE ALSO BEEN STICKING TO WHAT THE DOCTOR WANTS ME TO EAT.

IT'S NOT A LOT.

BUT THE NUTRITIONIST TAUGHT ME TO COUNT TO 20

WHILE I'M CHEWING BEFORE I SWALLOW.

IT'S SUPPOSED TO MAKE ME SATISFIED WITH LESS FOOD.

I WANT THIS SURGERY,

AND I KNOW I NEED TO MAKE PROGRESS.

HI, THERE.

HEY, DR. NOWZARADAN.

ALL RIGHT, SO, LET'S GET A WEIGHT ON YOU, OKAY?

Dr. Nowzaradan: TERETHA HAS LOST AROUND 210 POUNDS

OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS.

AND SO THE DIET IS WORKING FOR YOU.

YES.

BUT SHE HASN'T BEEN AS GOOD WITH HER EXERCISES.

SHE USES HER ARM, BUT SHE STILL REFUSES TO USE HER LEGS.

YOU NEED TO GET TO THE POINT

THAT YOU'LL BE ABLE TO WALK AND BE ABLE TO STAND.

RIGHT.

Dr. Nowzaradan: WITH THE WEIGHT SHE LOST,

SHE SHOULD START GETTING OUT OF THE BED.

BUT RIGHT NOW, REALITY IS SHE DOESN'T WANT TO.

I'M HOPING HER HUSBAND CAN WORK WITH HER

AND GET HER TO DO LEG EXERCISES.

Dr. Nowzaradan: WE'RE SENDING YOU HOME TODAY,

AND I WANT YOU TO EXERCISE YOUR LEGS.

THE NEXT TIME I SEE YOU, I WANT YOU TO BE

AT LEAST 60 POUNDS LIGHTER

AND READY TO GET OUT OF THIS BED.

IF YOU DO, I WILL APPROVE YOU FOR SURGERY.

RIGHT.

STICK TO IT OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS.

-ALL RIGHTY. -OKAY.

-THANK YOU. -MM-HMM.

RIGHT NOW, SHE NEEDS TO SHOW ME

THAT SHE CAN KEEP MAKING PROGRESS ON HER OWN.

SHE'S NOT GOING TO SURVIVE MUCH LONGER

IF SHE DOESN'T DO THIS.

ALL RIGHTY.

Teretha: I'M A LITTLE BIT SCARED OF BEING ON MY OWN

WITH JUST DERRICK RIGHT NOW.

HE SET UP THE APARTMENT FOR US HERE IN HOUSTON,

BUT HE'S NEVER HAD TO TAKE CARE OF ME ALL BY HIMSELF.

**

AND I'M HOPING THE STRESS AND EMOTIONS WON'T GET TOO HARD

FOR ME TO DEAL WITH.

IT'S JUST ALL SO STRESSFUL.

ONE, TWO, THREE.

AND I KNOW THIS IS GOING TO BE HARD.

I DIDN'T REALIZED HOW SMALL THIS APARTMENT IS.

YEAH.

**

BABE, I'M READY FOR YOU TO HANG THIS SHOWER CURTAIN.

Teretha: I'VE BEEN HOME FOR ABOUT A MONTH NOW,

AND WE'RE STILL SETTLING IN.

NOT THE PLASTIC.

I'VE BEEN TRYING TO HELP DERRICK AS MUCH AS I CAN

BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S REALLY HARD FOR HIM

TO HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF ME

AND TO DO EVERYTHING AROUND THE HOUSE ON HIS OWN.

OOH, MAN.

AND I DON'T WANT TO BE A BURDEN TO HIM LIKE THIS.

YOU ALL RIGHT?

YEAH.

EVEN THOUGH I'VE MADE SO MUCH PROGRESS,

I'M STILL STUCK IN THIS BED.

MY LEGS ARE STILL TOO WEAK TO GET UP,

AND I DON'T THINK THAT'S GONNA CHANGE SOON.

I DON'T KNOW.

YOU KNOW WHAT WE COULD DO? WE COULD DO THAT STIR-FRY.

WE CAN USE THE CHICKEN BREAST AND ADD IT TO THE STIR-FRY.

YOU WANT TO DO THAT?

OH, YEAH, WE COULD.

Teretha: SO, DERRICK HAS TO DO ALL THE SHOPPING AND COOKING.

[ SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY ]

BUT HE COOKS LIKE HE'S ALWAYS COOKED FOR ME.

THIS IS GOOD STUFF RIGHT HERE.

[ CHUCKLES ]

WE'RE JUST WORKING ON MAKING IT HEALTHIER

SO I CAN LOSE THE 60 POUNDS THAT THE DOCTOR WANTS ME TO LOSE.

MM-HMM.

Teretha: WOW, BABE, THIS HAS GOT MORE NOODLES THAN I ANTICIPATED.

GOT MORE WHAT?

NOODLES.

IT'S MORE VEGETABLES FROM WHAT I SEE.

[ CHUCKLES ]

Teretha: IT'S HARD TO CHANGE

ALL OF YOUR EATING HABITS OVERNIGHT.

I STILL HAVE CRAVINGS, AND IT'S HARD NOT TO GIVE IN.

BUT I'M HAPPY MAKING A LITTLE BIT OF PROGRESS EACH DAY.

[ GROANS ]

TERETHA IS COMPLAINING ABOUT BEING REALLY SICK,

AND WE'RE NOT SURE WHAT'S GOING ON.

AT TERETHA'S SIZE, ANY NUMBER OF THING CAN PUSH

HER BODY OVER THE LIMIT.

IF HER BODY HAS GIVEN OUT,

WE DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME TO TRY TO SAVE HER.

BUT HOPEFULLY, SHE HASN'T RUN OUT OF TIME.

**

Dr. Nowzaradan: TERETHA CAME IN LATE LAST NIGHT.

SHE WAS COMPLAINING THAT SHE WAS REALLY SICK

AND SOMETHING WAS WRONG.

WE RAN SOME TESTS ON HER, AND THE ISSUE IS

THAT HER BLOOD SUGAR IS SPIKING BECAUSE SHE'S EATING FOOD

WITH A LOT OF SUGAR AND NOT STICKING TO HER DIET.

HI, DR. NOW.

HOW ARE YOU TODAY?

I'M STILL NOT FEELING NO BETTER.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S SEE IF WE CAN GET YOUR WEIGHT.

618.

SHE GAINED ALMOST 30 POUNDS SINCE SHE HAS BEEN AT HOME,

SO WE'LL START THIS PROCESS OVER,

AND WE'LL PUT HER ON A CONTROLLED DIET AGAIN.

Dr. Nowzaradan: ALL RIGHT, WE NEED TO TALK

ABOUT YOUR SITUATION RIGHT NOW.

WE'RE GONNA KEEP YOU HERE

AND PUT YOU BACK ON CONTROLLED DIET.

AND WE NEED TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE PROACTIVE

ABOUT YOUR ABILITY TO DO EXERCISE.

YOU NEED TO GET UP.

THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR THIS.

SO, HERE'S THE RULE THAT I'M GONNA GIVE YOU.

YOU'RE GONNA DO WHAT WE TELL YOU DO.

YOU WANT HELP, FOLLOW THE RULES.

YOU WANT SURGERY, FOLLOW THE RULES,

OR THE NEXT TIME YOU HAVE A MEDICAL ISSUE,

WE'RE NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO PULL YOU OUT.

GOTCHA.

IN TWO WEEKS, I WANT YOU READY TO STAND UP

AND GET OUT OF THIS BED.

YOU GOT IT?

OKAY.

Teretha: I DIDN'T LIKE HEARING WHAT THE DOCTOR SAID.

I'M TRYING.

I'M TRYING HARD TO PUSH MYSELF.

BUT I DON'T THINK HE UNDERSTANDS HOW HARD THIS IS.

MY LEGS HURT SO MUCH WHEN I TRY TO MOVE THEM.

AND I DON'T WANT TO BE HERE AGAIN.

**

TODAY, THE DOCTOR WANTS ME TO STAND

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN TWO YEARS.

I DON'T THINK I'M READY TO DO THIS.

Dr. Nowzaradan: OVER THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS,

WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO GET TERETHA'S WEIGHT GOING

BACK IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

SO, WE'RE GONNA TRY TO GET HER TO STAND UP

TO CHECK HER WEIGHT ON A REGULAR SCALE.

BUT IT'S GOING TO TAKE A LOT TO DO THIS.

WE NEED FIVE TO SIX PEOPLE TO HOLD HER UP

SO SHE DOESN'T FALL AND END UP ON THE FLOOR.

IF SHE DOES, WE WON'T BE ABLE TO GET HER UP,

AND THE STRESS CAN CAUSE A VERY SERIOUS COMPLICATION

ON HER CONDITION.

BUT THIS IS SOMETHING TERETHA HAS TO DO

IF SHE WANTS HER HEALTH TO IMPROVE.

SO, WE NEED A COUPLE OF PEOPLE TO ROLL HER OVER THE OTHER SIDE.

GREAT. YOU GUYS ARE DOING GREAT.

Man: ONE, TWO, THREE.

ALL RIGHT. HOLD IT.

Dr. Nowzaradan: ALMOST THERE.

-SHE'S SLIDING. -OKAY, LET HER SLIDE.

LET HER SLIDE AND PUT YOUR FEET ON THE GROUND.

NOW WE NEED EVERYBODY TO HELP HER TO STAND UP.

Man: READY, GUYS?

ONE, TWO, AND THREE.

-COME ON. -COME ON.

-[ GROANS ] -COME ON.

HELP HER. HELP HER. HELP HER UP.

[GROANS] AAH! DOWN, DOWN, DOWN! I'M DOWN!

I'M DOWN.

JUST LET ME GO DOWN, PLEASE.

I CAN'T -- I CAN'T GET BACK UP.

OKAY, THIS IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.

LIFT HER UP.

OH.

[ GROANS ]

READY, GUYS? ONE, TWO, THREE.

-UP. -LET'S PULL UP.

TERETHA REFUSED TO PUT HER WEIGHT ON HER LEGS.

THE PROBLEM IS IT HURT,

SO SHE THINK THAT MEANS THAT SHE SHOULDN'T DO IT.

Dr. Nowzaradan: ALL RIGHT.

Dr. Nowzaradan: HER PROBLEM IS IN HER HEAD.

SHE DOESN'T WANT TO TRY,

AND I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT HER RIGHT NOW.

SHE'S NOT MAKING PROGRESS ON HER OWN,

SO WE HAVE TO DO IT FOR HER.

THAT HAS TO CHANGE, BECAUSE HER BODY IS NOT GOING

TO LAST MUCH LONGER BEING IMMOBILE.

**

Woman: ALL RIGHT. ONE, TWO, THREE.

Dr. Nowzaradan: TERETHA HAS BEEN IN THE HOSPITAL

FOR ABOUT A MONTH NOW.

WE GOT HER WEIGHT BACK UNDER 600 POUNDS,

BUT SHE STARTED FINDING WAYS TO GET EXTRA SERVINGS

FROM THE KITCHEN.

NOW THAT SHE'S CHEATING AND REFUSING TO WALK,

THERE IS NO REASON TO KEEP HER IN THE HOSPITAL.

SHE'S SCARED TO LEAVE A LIFE OF EATING WHAT SHE WANTS

AND STAYING IN BED ALL DAY.

SO, I'M SENDING HER HOME, AND I'M GONNA SEND A THERAPIST

TO HER HOUSE TO GET AT WHY SHE'S UNWILLING TO TRY.

AFTER THIS, WE'LL TRY TO GET HER UP AGAIN.

AND IF SHE DOESN'T, WE WILL NOT BE PERFORMING

WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY ON TERETHA.

THIS IS HER LAST HOPE.

**

Teretha: I'VE BEEN HOME FOR A FEW DAYS,

AND I'M ABOUT TO SEE THE THERAPIST FOR THE FIRST TIME.

BUT I DON'T LIKE THE IDEA.

I KNOW MY ISSUES AND MY PAIN,

AND I DON'T NEED TO WALK THROUGH IT ALL WITH A STRANGER.

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

-GOOD MORNING. -GOOD MORNING.

MY NAME IS CYNTHIA.

-OKAY. -IS IT OKAY IF I SIT HERE?

-YES. -OKAY, GOOD.

BEFORE WE GET STARTED, I WANT TO AFFIRM YOU

FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO REALLY MAKE SOME CHANGES IN YOUR LIFE.

SOME OF WHAT YOU HAVE GONE THROUGH

HAS BEEN ABOUT THE PHYSICAL BODY.

AND WHAT OUR WORK WILL BE IS TO LOOK AT THE EMOTIONS.

WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE PAST --

YOUR CHILDHOOD, YOUR FAMILY --

WHAT ABOUT THAT IS ASSOCIATED TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY?

I HAD, UH, ONE OR TWO BAD EXPERIENCES

OF, YOU KNOW, INAPPROPRIATE TOUCHING...

OKAY, OKAY. MM-HMM.

...THROUGH A FAMILY MEMBER.

I NEVER SHARED WITH MY PARENTS TILL A FEW YEARS AGO.

THAT'S WHEN I LEARNED THAT I AM AN EMOTIONAL EATER.

-MM-HMM. -AND THEN, IN '99,

I ALMOST LOSE MY HUSBAND AND MY FATHER IN THE SAME WEEK.

MY HUSBAND, HE WIND UP IN A COMPLETE RENAL FAILURE.

BUT AT THAT SAME TIME, I'M STILL WORKING.

I'M GOING TO SCHOOL.

AND THROUGH ALL OF THIS HUSTLE AND BUSTLE,

I'M EMOTIONALLY STRESSED OUT, PHYSICALLY TIRED,

AND WHEN I GOT HOME AND ACTUALLY SAT DOWN

AND HAD THAT FAST FOOD, WHATEVER IT WAS,

IT WAS JUST A SIGH OF RELIEF FOR ME.

AND I WAS -- I FELT GOOD AND I WAS OKAY WITH IT.

AND THAT'S THE FOOD ISSUE.

BUT WHAT I HEARD IS THE EMOTIONAL PART.

YOU HAD LEGITIMATE CONCERNS OF SADNESS,

AND YOU SAID A BIG ONE IS STRESS.

AND THE WAY FOR YOUR COPING...

WAS FOOD.

SO, WHAT ARE WE GONNA REPLACE THE FOOD WITH?

RELAXATION, BREATHING -- SO, WHAT ARE SOME TECHNIQUES?

I USED TO JOURNAL A LOT.

THAT IS PERFECT BECAUSE YOU WILL BE SAD AGAIN.

YOU WILL HAVE STRESS AGAIN.

EXPRESS THOSE EMOTIONS.

LET THEM GO RATHER THAN HOLDING THEM DOWN,

REPRESSING THEM, BECAUSE OUR BODIES ARE AFFECTED

BY THESE EMOTIONS.

OKAY.

I AFFIRM YOU.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU WALKING!

-ME, TOO. -I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

Teretha: I KNOW I'VE HAD TRIALS AND PAIN.

AND FOOD IS HOW I'VE DEALT WITH IT.

[ BREATHES DEEPLY ]

SO, IT'S SCARY TO THINK HOW IT'S GONNA BE

WITHOUT KNOWING THAT I CAN RUN TO FOOD.

I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN DO IT.

Dr. Nowzaradan: I'M DRIVING TO TERETHA'S APARTMENT RIGHT NOW.

SHE'S BEEN MEETING WITH THE THERAPIST

OVER THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS,

AND HOPEFULLY SHE'S GETTING TO THE PLACE

THAT SHE'S WILLING TO START TRYING.

SHE NEEDS TO GET OUT OF HER BED.

ALL SHE NEEDS TO DO IS PUT HER FEET ON THE FLOOR

AND PUT HER WEIGHT ON HER LEGS.

IF SHE DOES THAT, I CAN WORK WITH HER.

IF SHE DOESN'T, THEN SHE'S ON HER OWN

BECAUSE THERE'S NOTHING MORE WE CAN DO FOR HER.

COME IN.

-HELLO! -HEY, DR. NOW.

YOU FEELING OKAY?

I'M FEELING GOOD.

SO, HOW IS YOUR DIET COMING ALONG?

MY DIET IS COMING ALONG REALLY GOOD.

YOU FEEL LIKE YOU ARE LOSING ANY WEIGHT?

YES, SIR.

TO YOU, DOES IT LOOK LIKE I'VE LOST SOME WEIGHT --

A LITTLE BIT SINCE THE LAST TIME YOU SAW ME?

YEAH, YOU DO LOOK LIKE YOU HAVE LOST WEIGHT.

DO YOU THINK WE CAN GIVE A TRY TO SEE IF YOU CAN STAND UP?

-IT'S WORTH A TRY. -ALL RIGHT.

I'M GONNA GET SOME EMT HERE, AND WE'LL GET YOU UP.

COME ON IN. COME ON IN.

WELL, THANKS FOR COMING.

-YOU READY TO TRY THIS? -YES.

ALL RIGHT.

Man: OKAY.

Dr. Nowzaradan: OKAY. AND JUST RIGHT THERE.

JUST HOLD IT. HOLD IT.

PUSH YOUR FEET AGAINST THE FLOOR.

PUSH YOUR FEET AGAINST THE FLOOR.

AND MY FEET -- BOTH FEET ON THE FLOOR.

SO, THAT'S -- IT FEELS GOOD.

IT HURTS, BUT IT FEELS GOOD.

READY?

Man: COME ON. YOU CAN DO IT.

-[ GROANS ] -THAT'S GOOD. THAT'S GOOD.

THIS IS A GOOD START.

YOU PUT BOTH FEET ON THE FLOOR,

AND YOU'RE ABLE TO TOLERATE SOME OF YOUR WEIGHT ON IT.

-MM-HMM. -YOU'RE DOING GREAT.

TODAY WAS A PRETTY GOOD MILESTONE FOR TERETHA.

FOR THE FIRST TIME, SHE WAS ABLE

TO PARTIALLY PUT SOME WEIGHT ON HER FEET.

SO, I FEEL LIKE SHE'S TRYING, AND I CAN WORK WITH THAT.

I'M GLAD THAT YOU'RE IN THE RIGHT TRACK,

AND YOU'RE DOING WELL.

I'M FEELING LIKE YOU'RE READY FOR SURGERY.

SO, I'M GONNA APPROVE YOU AND GET YOU ON THE SCHEDULE.

AND WE'LL GO FROM THERE, OKAY?

AND I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU

I AM GOING TO BE A SUCCESS STORY.

YOU WILL BE PROUD OF ME,

'CAUSE I'M BEGINNING TO BE PROUD OF MYSELF.

OKAY, I'M GLAD YOU'RE DOING SO WELL.

I'LL SEE YOU IN A COUPLE WEEKS.

ALL RIGHT, SEE YOU IN A COUPLE WEEKS, DR. NOW.

ALL RIGHT. TAKE CARE.

TAKE CARE. BE CAREFUL.

Teretha: I'M SO EXCITED AND PROUD OF MYSELF RIGHT NOW.

I KNOW THIS IS GONNA BE LIFE-CHANGING,

AND I'M READY FOR IT.

**

Woman: ALL RIGHT, I WANT YOU TO TAKE FIVE OR SIX DEEP BREATHS.

Dr. Nowzaradan: SHE'S STILL MOSTLY IMMOBILE,

AND HER BODY IS VERY FRAGILE AT THIS POINT.

AND WE WANT TO KEEP TERETHA UNDER ANESTHESIA

AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE.

SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY IS A QUICKER SURGERY

THAN GASTRIC BYPASS.

IT'S NOT AS AGGRESSIVE, BUT IT WILL BE JUST AS AFFECTIVE

FOR THE NEXT SIX MONTHS.

GASTRIC SLEEVE IS AN OPERATION.

WE TAKE ABOUT 80% TO 90% OF STOMACH OUT

AND LEAVE A SKINNY, SMALL STOMACH IN PLACE.

SO, WE HAVE SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION

OF FOOD INTAKE IN THESE PATIENTS,

WHICH IS GONNA HELP THEM TO LOSE WEIGHT.

Derrick: IT'S KIND OF NERVE-RACKING SITTING HERE WAITING.

MY WIFE'S BEEN IN SURGERY FOR ABOUT 2 1/2, THREE HOURS NOW,

AND I'M FEELING ANXIOUS.

I WANT HER TO GET THIS PROCESS OVER WITH.

I DON'T WANT HER TO DIE.

Dr. Nowzaradan: WE'RE IN GOOD SHAPE NOW.

SURGERY'S OVER.

WITH TERETHA EATING LESS AND BEING MOBILE,

SHE SHOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE MUCH MORE PROGRESS NOW.

BUT SHE NEEDS TO KEEP TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE BED

AND STAY MOTIVATED TO KEEP MAKING PROGRESS.

IF SHE DOESN'T, SHE CAN EASILY START GAINING AGAIN.

THIS SURGERY IS AN EFFECTIVE TOOL IF SHE USES IT,

BUT IT'S ALL UP TO HER NOW.

**

Teretha: I'VE BEEN IN THE HOSPITAL A WEEK NOW

TRYING TO ADJUST TO MY NEW EATING HABITS.

MY STOMACH IS SO SMALL NOW

ANY TINY AMOUNT OF FOOD FILLS IT.

THIS CHANGE IS HARD BECAUSE IN MY HEAD

I STILL WANT TO EAT EVERYTHING.

BUT MY BODY SAYS "NO" RIGHT NOW,

SO I DON'T HAVE THAT COMFORT INSIDE WHEN I EAT.

I'M SCARED, AND RIGHT NOW, I'M JUST HAVING SECOND THOUGHTS

ABOUT IF I CAN DO THIS.

**

Teretha: IT'S BEEN A MONTH SINCE SURGERY,

AND I'VE ADJUSTED TO MY NEW EATING HABITS NOW.

I CAN SEE MYSELF LIVING THIS LIFESTYLE AND MAINTAINING.

I THINK TOMORROW I'LL PROBABLY TRY SOME OF THAT COTTAGE CHEESE.

YEAH? GIVE IT A TRY.

Teretha: I'M FIND THAT I HAVE MORE ENERGY AS I WORK OUT.

I'M DOING MY EXERCISES EVERY DAY,

AND DERRICK IS HELPING ME WITH MY LEGS.

THEY'RE GETTING STRONGER,

BUT I KNOW I HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO.

-NO. -[ LAUGHS ]

**

Dr. Nowzaradan: TERETHA IS CONTINUING

TO MAKE GOOD PROGRESS.

SHE'S TRYING TO WALK,

AND WE'LL HAVE HER STANDING ON HER OWN IN A FEW MONTHS.

YOU DO YOUR COUNTING, OKAY? -OKAY.

ONE, TWO, THREE.

-COME ON. COME ON. -YOU GOT IT. YOU GOT IT.

AWESOME! -THAT'S FANTASTIC!

Dr. Nowzaradan: THAT'S GOOD. THAT'S GOOD.

FEEL OKAY? -UH-HUH.

Dr. Nowzaradan: SHE'S DOING GREAT.

I WAS WORRIED FOR A WHILE,

BUT I'M REALLY HAPPY TO SEE THAT SHE'S TRYING

AND MAKING THE PROGRESS SHE HAS.

SO, YOU HAVE LOST A LOT OF WEIGHT, HUH?

-YES, SIR. [LAUGHS] -THAT'S GOOD.

I FEEL GOOD. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

Teretha: IT'S NICE TO SEE THE PROGRESS ON THE SCALE LIKE THAT.

[ BREATHES DEEPLY ]

**

I LOVE MY FAMILY SO MUCH,

AND ALL THAT I'M DOING IS FOR THEM.

HEY, SON. HOW YOU DOING?

I'm good. How you doing?

I'M DOING GOOD.

Teretha: AND WHEN I STARTED THIS JOURNEY,

I HAD A THIRD GRANDCHILD ON THE WAY.

AND I DIDN'T EVEN THINK I WAS GONNA BE AROUND TO MEET HER.

ASHLEY: Say hi.

HI! OH, LOOKIT THERE!

OH, SHE GETTING SO BIG.

Hey, Nana!

HEY, BABY.

BOYS, Y'ALL STILL REMEMBER WHY I HAD TO COME DOWN HERE, RIGHT?

RIGHT, AND SO I CAN GET BETTER, REMEMBER?

-Yep. -AND WHEN I COME BACK

TO DETROIT, I'M GONNA BE ABLE TO DO WHAT?

[ CHUCKLES ] YEP.

AND I PROMISE I'M GONNA DO THAT.

YOU KNOW WHEN I GET BACK IT'S GONNA BE ON, RIGHT?

YOU KNOW, NANA GONNA BE, UH, CHASING Y'ALL DOWN.

Teretha: A YEAR AGO, IF YOU WOULD HAVE ASKED ME

WHERE I THOUGHT I WAS GONNA BE, I WOULD HAVE SAID "DEAD."

AND NOW I'M MAKING SURE I'M GETTING IN THE 200s

AND UP WALKING AROUND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE...

I LOVE YOU.

-I love you, too. -I love you, too.

Teretha: ...SO I CAN GET BACK UP TO DETROIT

AND TAKE CARE OF MY FAMILY.

I KNOW WHAT I HAVE WAITING FOR ME,

AND NOTHING IS GONNA STOP ME FROM SUCCEEDING.