Original subtitles

Milla: I'M SO MISERABLE.

I NEVER THOUGHT IN A MILLION YEARS

THIS IS WHAT MY LIFE WOULD BE LIKE.

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.

Milla: I HAVE TO STAND UP.

IF I DON'T, I'M GONNA LOSE EVERYTHING.

[ GRUNTS ] I CAN'T.

I'M SO SORRY.

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**

LIFE IS SUCH A PRECIOUS THING.

AND NO MATTER HOW BAD OFF IT GETS,

IT'S ALWAYS WORTH FIGHTING FOR.

**

EVERY SINGLE DAY OF MY LIFE IS MISERABLE.

I'VE BEEN TRAPPED WITHIN THESE FOUR WALLS

FOR MORE THAN TWO YEARS.

DURING THAT TIME, I HAVE NOT STOOD NOT ONE TIME.

ALL I CAN DO IS EAT AND SLEEP.

AND EVERY NIGHT,

I FALL ASLEEP THINKING THAT I'M NOT GONNA WAKE UP.

AND THEN, WHEN I WAKE UP, I'M THINKING, "I MADE IT."

YOU GOT TO MAKE THE BUS.

LET'S GO.

I'M TRAPPED HERE, AND I CAN'T EVEN TAKE CARE OF MYSELF.

SO MY CHILDREN HAVE TO DO EVERYTHING FOR ME.

**

EVERY MORNING, THE KIDS GET UP BEFORE SUNRISE

TO COME IN HERE AND BATHE ME BECAUSE I CAN'T DO IT MYSELF.

IT'S SUCH A HUMILIATING PLACE TO BE AS A PARENT,

BUT I HAVE NO CHOICE.

1, 2, 3.

[ SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY ]

MY HUSBAND HAS MEDICAL ISSUES OF HIS OWN, SO HE CAN'T DO IT.

MY YOUNGEST ONE, JOSHUA, IS 10, AND HE'S TOO LITTLE TO HELP OUT.

HE'S NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO HOLD ME.

SO MY THREE LITTLE CHILDREN -- HANNAH AND CALEB, WHO ARE 15,

AND JACOB, WHO IS 16, HAVE TO CLEAN ME EVERYWHERE

SO I DON'T DEVELOP ANY INFECTIONS.

**

AND WHILE HANNAH IS WASHING MY PRIVATE PARTS,

JACOB IS USUALLY HOLDING MY LYMPHEDEMA.

BECAUSE IT'S SO HEAVY,

SHE CANNOT HOLD THAT AND WASH ME AT THE SAME TIME.

**

CHILDREN THEIR AGE

SHOULD NOT HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR PARENTS.

I SHOULD BE TAKING CARE OF THEM.

Hannah: I'M DEPRESSED.

LIKE, REAL DEPRESSED THAT SHE CAN'T GET OUT THE BED.

AND I DO HAVE A LOT OF RESPONSIBILITY.

SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE IT'S TOO MUCH,

BUT I LOVE MY MOM TO THE TIP OF THE WORLD AND BACK.

2, 3.

Jacob: IT'S HARD TO HAVE TO HELP CLEAN MY MOM UP EVERY DAY.

BUT I LOVE HER, AND I JUST WANT HER TO BE OKAY.

GOT IT THERE?

MM-HMM. OKAY.

OKAY, WE GOT FIVE MORE MINUTES.

Milla: I FEEL LIKE I AM ROBBING MY CHILDREN OF THEIR CHILDHOOD.

THIS SHOULDN'T BE

HOW MY CHILDREN HAVE TO START THEIR DAY.

BUS WILL BE HERE IN 10 MINUTES.

ESAU, GET ME IN THE BED.

**

I'M THE PERSON THAT TAKES CARE OF EVERYONE IN THE HOUSE,

YOU KNOW.

I'M THE OLDEST SON.

MAKES ME SAD 'CAUSE I KNOW

IF MY MOM SITS IN THE BED FOR THAT LONG

AND SHE DOESN'T GET THE HELP THAT SHE'S GETTING,

SHE WOULD DIE IN THE BED, YOU KNOW?

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

BRING ME A PLATE AND MY ORANGE JUICE OUT THE REFRIGERATOR.

Milla: I'M NOT A MOM TO THEM RIGHT NOW.

I'M JUST A BURDEN.

AND I KNOW I'M DOING THIS TO THEM

BECAUSE I WON'T STOP EATING.

LOVE YOU.

DRIVE SAFE.

JACOB, PUT A JACKET ON.

Hannah: THE BUS IS HERE.

I'VE TOLD ALL OF THEM I'M SORRY

THAT I LET MYSELF GET INTO THIS SITUATION,

BUT I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO STOP EATING.

**

AND I NEVER THOUGHT, IN A MILLION YEARS,

THIS IS WHAT MY LIFE WOULD BE LIKE.

**

I WAS ABOUT 3 YEARS OLD

WHEN OTHER KIDS STARTED CALLING ME FAT,

AND I STARTED TO REALIZE JUST HOW BIG I WAS.

I DIDN'T EVEN ASSOCIATE FOOD WITH MY WEIGHT,

AND I WAS TOO YOUNG TO UNDERSTAND THAT FULLY.

BUT MY FATHER WAS NEVER AROUND WHEN I WAS YOUNG,

SO I ONLY HAD MY MOTHER AND MY SISTERS.

AND MY MOM NEVER REALLY KNEW HOW TO TELL US SHE LOVED US.

SHE NEVER SAID IT, SHE NEVER HUGGED ME OR KISSED ME,

BUT WHAT SHE WOULD DO IS FEED US.

GIVING US FOOD WAS THE ONLY WAY

MY MOTHER KNEW TO SHOW HER LOVE FOR US,

AND IF WE DIDN'T TAKE THAT FOOD, MY MOTHER SAW IT AS A REJECTION.

AND WE WOULD GET A WHUPPING.

BUT MY SISTER WAS SMALL, AND SHE COULD NOT FINISH HER PLATE.

AND I WOULD SNEAK AND HELP HER WITH HER PLATE

SO THEY WOULDN'T GET PUNISHED.

BUT AT THE SAME TIME, FOOD WAS MY MOTHER'S LOVE TO ME.

SO I JUST ATE EVERYTHING I WAS GIVEN,

AND I JUST WANTED MORE AND MORE.

I DO SOMETIMES BLAME MYSELF FOR MILLA BEING THE WAY SHE IS.

BUT AT THE TIME, I THOUGHT IT WAS FINE THAT SHE ATE THAT MUCH,

BECAUSE WHEN I WAS COMING UP,

IT WASN'T LIKE WE HAD A TON OF FOOD ALL THE TIME.

AND SO I JUST ALWAYS FELT LIKE

I WANT TO SEE A CHILD EATING TILL THEY GET ENOUGH.

Milla: SO I KEPT GAINING, AND I JUST KEPT GETTING BIGGER.

WHEN I GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL, I WAS PUSHING 350,

AND THEY DID NOT HAVE A GOWN TO FIT ME.

I WAS SO EMBARRASSED.

SHORTLY AFTER THAT, I MET MY HUSBAND, ELROY.

I THINK EVERYONE WAS SURPRISED WHEN I GOT MARRIED

BECAUSE I WAS SO FAT, AND THEY'D PROBABLY THINK

THAT NO ONE WOULD WANT SOMEONE THAT BIG.

BECAUSE BY THAT TIME, I WAS OVER 400 POUNDS.

I GUESS WE KIND OF HIT IT OFF [CHUCKLES] RIGHT OFF THE BAT.

AND THE WEIGHT REALLY WASN'T A PROBLEM TO ME.

I WAS SO IN LOVE WITH ELROY, I FORGOT I WAS FAT FOR A MINUTE.

AND SOON AFTER WE GOT MARRIED, WE HAD OUR FIRST CHILD, ESAU.

IT WAS A DREAM COME TRUE,

BECAUSE I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED KIDS.

I WANTED TO HAVE A BIG FAMILY WITH AS MANY KIDS AS POSSIBLE.

BUT AFTER HAVING ESAU, I WAS GETTING CLOSE TO 500 POUNDS,

AND I WAS JUST TOO HEAVY TO HAVE ANOTHER CHILD.

SO WE HAD TO ADOPT.

THERE WERE CHILDREN FROM HOMES OF DRUG-ADDICTED PARENTS,

AND MY HEART BROKE FOR THEM.

SO WE STARTED BY ADOPTING JACOB WHEN I WAS 30.

AND WITHIN THE NEXT TWO YEARS, WE ADOPTED HANNAH AND CALEB.

THEN, WHEN I WAS 38, WE ADOPTED JOSHUA.

AND THAT'S HOW I GOT MY BABIES.

BUT WHEN I WAS 40, I STARTED TO DEVELOP LYMPHEDEMA,

AND IT MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO GET UP AND DO ANYTHING.

AS IT GOT BIGGER AND BIGGER, IT BECAME THIS HUGE WEIGHT,

AND IT JUST HELD ME DOWN.

AND ONE DAY, IT GOT SO BIG, I COULDN'T GET UP ANYMORE.

SO I HAVE NO IDEA HOW BIG I AM.

ALL I KNOW IS I'M TOO BIG TO GET UP ANYMORE.

SO I'M TRAPPED HERE, AND I CAN'T GO ANYWHERE.

I CAN'T DO ANYTHING UNLESS IT'S IN THIS BED.

SO MOST OF EVERYTHING AROUND THIS HOUSE FALLS ON MY CHILDREN.

THEY HAVE TO DO EVERYTHING

BECAUSE ELROY STARTED TO HAVE HEALTH ISSUES

A COUPLE YEARS AGO, AND HE'S GOTTEN WORSE.

HEY, HEY. HEY.

BUT HE CAN GET AROUND WITH HIS WALKER STILL,

BUT HE MOSTLY HAS TO BE IN HIS WHEELCHAIR.

I HAVE A LOT OF HEALTH ISSUES GOING ON MYSELF.

I'M IN END-STAGE RENAL FAILURE,

AND I HAVE CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE.

IT TOOK A TOLL, SO I NEED TO TAKE CARE OF MYSELF.

HE USED TO BE THE ONE WHO TOOK CARE OF ME AND FED ME.

BUT NOW THE KIDS HAVE TO DO THAT.

THEY HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, DO EVERYTHING FOR ME.

EVERYTHING FALLS ON THEM.

HANNAH, I NEED YOU TO COME.

LET'S GO OVER THIS GROCERY LIST, PLEASE.

**

THEY HAVE TO RUN ALL THE ERRANDS AND DO EVERYTHING.

YOU CAN GET A 12-PACK OF THE PEACH SODAS.

TWO 12-PACKS WOULD BE FINE.

ICE-CREAM BARS, PLEASE.

OKAY.

I FEEL BAD, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, SOMEONE HAS TO DO IT.

Caleb: BYE, MOM. I LOVE YOU.

BYE, MOM. I LOVE YOU. [ CHUCKLES ]

**

I DO MOSTLY ALL THE GROCERY SHOPPING NOW.

**

SINCE MY DAD CAN'T WALK IN STORES.

I DON'T USUALLY SEE MY FRIENDS GROCERY SHOP

UNLESS THEY'RE WITH THEIR PARENTS.

THEY DON'T DO IT BY THEMSELVES.

LET'S GO TO THE CANDY AISLE.

CHOCOLATE CLUSTERS.

NO, SHE DON'T.

WE DON'T WANT TO BRING MY MOM

SOME OF THE STUFF THAT SHE ASKS US TO BRING HER,

BUT WE HAVE TO.

SHE'LL BE MAD IF WE DON'T.

**

[ SCANNER BEEPS ]

I DO FEEL RESPONSIBLE FOR MY MOM'S WEIGHT

BECAUSE SHE CAN'T GET UP AND GET IT.

IT'S JUST HARD TO KNOW WHAT TO DO WHEN SHE WANTS FOOD,

BECAUSE WE FEEL BAD FOR HER BECAUSE SHE'S IN THE BED.

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATION ]

Milla: OH, HOW Y'ALL EATING CHOCOLATE AND DIDN'T OFFER ME ANY?

Milla: WHEN I WANT THEM TO BRING ME SOMETHING I CRAVE,

I KNOW THAT THAT'S WHAT'S KEEPING ME IN THIS BED

AND FROM BEING THEIR MOM.

WHAT DID YOU EAT TODAY?

CHOCOLATE.

BUT I JUST CAN'T STOP EATING.

ONCE I START INTO A BAG OF JUNK FOOD,

THERE IS NO STOPPING IT.

[ LAUGHS ]

WHEN I'M EATING WHAT I CRAVE, IT IS SUCH AN INCREDIBLE FEELING.

AND I'M HAPPY.

BUT THEN, I START TO COME DOWN FROM IT.

AND I COME BACK TO REALITY AND NEED THE KIDS TO HELP ME AGAIN.

HUH?

AND I FEEL AWFUL.

LET'S GO, CALEB!

JOSHUA, COME ON!

STEP BACK.

**

HOLD UP, HANNAH.

JUST A MINUTE.

OKAY, DONE.

UM...

I KNOW IT'S HORRIBLE FOR THEM.

AND IF I'M GONNA DO ANYTHING FOR THEM...

1, 2, 3.

...I HAVE TO DO IT FROM THIS BED.

HURRY, HANNAH, HURRY. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, TABLE.

**

BUT EVERYTHING HAS TO BE BROUGHT TO ME.

**

CAN'T BLAME THE KIDS FOR OBEYING MILLA.

[ GASPS ] THE MACARONI CHEESE.

GO BOIL THE NOODLES.

SHE SAID, "DO IT," SO YOU'RE OBLIGATED TO DO IT.

YOU KNOW, WE BRING HER THE FOOD BECAUSE WE LOVE HER,

BUT I KNOW WE'RE HARMING HER.

SO BASICALLY, I KIND OF BLAME MYSELF.

GREEN BEANS NOT AS GOOD.

[ Voice breaking ] I'M KILLING MY WIFE.

**

Milla: FOOD IS EVERYTHING TO ME.

MM-HMM.

AND FOOD IS THE LAST THING I THINK ABOUT BEFORE I GO TO BED

AND THE FIRST THING I THINK ABOUT

WHEN I GET UP IN THE MORNING.

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATION ]

[ Ringing ]

MAN: How can I help you?

ARE YOU OPEN?

No, ma'am, we are not yet.

WHAT TIME DO YOU OPEN?

We open at 10:30. OH, OKAY.

CAN I PLACE AN ORDER FOR PICKUP?

Yes, ma'am.

**

ESAU?

MM-HMM?

WILL YOU PICK THIS PIZZA UP FOR ME?

[ CHUCKLES ] WHY?

'CAUSE YOU ALREADY KNOW, MOM.

WHY DO YOU DO THAT?

GO AND PICK UP MY PIZZA RIGHT NOW.

I'LL THINK ABOUT IT. I'LL LET YOU KNOW.

NO, RIGHT NOW.

GO GET THE PIZZA RIGHT NOW.

Milla: I KNOW I'M KILLING MYSELF.

I FEEL LIKE I'M JUST OUT OF CONTROL WITH MY EATING HABITS.

**

OH.

AND I KNOW EVERY TIME I TAKE A BITE OF FOOD,

IT'S GETTING ME THAT MUCH CLOSER TO DEATH.

AND THAT'S MY NIGHTMARE RIGHT NOW,

THAT I'M GONNA GO TO SLEEP AND NOT WAKE UP

BECAUSE MY BODY JUST GAVE OUT.

JOSHUA. Joshua: WHAT?

BRING ME A SODA, BABE.

ELROY IS NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF THEM BY HIMSELF,

SO IF I DIE, I'M GOING TO BE LEAVING MY KIDS ALL ALONE.

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATION ]

Esau: IF SHE EVER PASS AWAY...

NONE OF US WANTS TO LOSE OUR PARENTS,

AND IT REALLY HURTS TO KNOW THAT...

**

I THINK SHE'S TRYING TO KILL HERSELF WITH FOOD.

AND I'M WORRIED THAT SHE'S NOT GONNA MAKE IT.

**

Milla: I DON'T WANT TO DIE LIKE THIS.

THIS IS NOT THE MEMORY THAT I WANT FOR MY CHILDREN TO HAVE...

...THAT I ATE MYSELF INTO A GRAVE.

**

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATION ]

Milla: TODAY, ME AND MY WHOLE FAMILY

ARE PACKING UP TO MOVE TO TEXAS.

THERE'S A DOCTOR THERE WHO HAS AGREED TO SEE ME,

SO MY ENTIRE FAMILY IS COMING WITH ME --

MY HUSBAND, MY FIVE CHILDREN, AND MY SON'S GIRLFRIEND.

YOU READY FOR THIS MOVE?

I GUESS SO.

Elroy: I'M SCARED ABOUT THIS TRIP DOWN

BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S NOT GONNA BE EASY.

MILLA HASN'T BEEN OUT OF THAT BED IN 2 1/2 YEARS,

SO RIDING IN A CAR IS GONNA BE TOUGH ON HER.

JUST PRAYING THAT SHE'LL BE OKAY.

**

Milla: EVERYONE IS PUTTING THEIR LIVES ON HOLD

JUST SO I'LL HAVE THIS CHANCE,

AND I'M NOT TAKING IT FOR GRANTED.

HOW YOU DOING?

AS WELL AS TO BE EXPECTED.

OKAY, 1, 2, 3.

OKAY, I GOT IT. I GOT IT.

BUT I KNOW THIS ISN'T GONNA BE EASY FOR US TO DO.

READY TO GO, GUYS? YEP.

OKAY. OKAY, OKAY.

WE GOT YOU, OKAY?

GONNA GET IT.

OKAY.

1, 2, 3.

**

[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]

I FEEL ASHAMED THAT IT'S COME TO THIS.

Hannah: I KNOW MY MOM IS SCARED ABOUT THIS DRIVE.

SHE'S NOT SURE SHE'S GONNA MAKE IT.

**

WE'RE THERE.

THANK YOU!

THANK YOU!

**

I THOUGHT I WAS GONNA BE CARRIED OUT OF THERE DEAD.

BUT I'M NOT.

[ SNIFFLES ]

I LOVE Y'ALL!

Hannah: LOVE Y'ALL!

**

I'M SCARED ABOUT THE NEXT 20 HOURS

AND WHAT IT'S GONNA TAKE TO GET TO HOUSTON TO MAKE THIS CHANGE.

[ HORN HONKS ] Man: OH!

[ TIRES SCREECH ]

MY LEG! MY LEG!

MY LEG! I'M SORRY.

DID I HURT MY BABY?

DID -- DID I HURT YOU? OH, MY GOD.

I HURT MY BABY'S LEG.

DID I HURT YOU?

I'M SORRY, BABY. MAMA'S SORRY.

Woman: I DON'T THINK HE EVEN SAW ME.

[ HORN HONKS ] WE NEED TO GET OUT THE STREET.

CALL ESAU AND TELL THEM TO PULL OVER

WHEREVER THEY ARE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.

IS IT? HOLD ON. LET ME GET OVER.

WHAT IF I HAD HURT YOU?

Milla: I CAN'T BELIEVE WE WERE JUST ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT.

I THOUGHT I HURT MY CHILD.

I WAS TRULY SCARED.

**

I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN DO THIS.

THIS IS SO MUCH TOUGHER THAN I THOUGHT,

AND I JUST WANT TO GET TO HOUSTON.

WE HAVE BEEN ON THE ROAD FOR ABOUT 20 HOURS,

AND WHEN I GET TO THE HOSPITAL,

I'M GONNA MEET THE DOCTOR WHO HAS AGREED TO SEE ME.

THAT MAKES ME A LITTLE NERVOUS.

AND I'M HOPING HE CAN HELP ME.

WE'RE EXPECTING MILLA'S ARRIVAL RIGHT NOW.

IT'S VERY DANGEROUS FOR A PATIENT HER SIZE

TO TRAVEL DOWN WITHOUT ANY MEDICAL SUPERVISION,

SO WE WANT TO GET HER IN IMMEDIATELY

AND SEE IF SHE'S OKAY. HELLO.

HI, DR. NOWZARADAN.

HOW ARE YOU? I'M FINE.

HOW IS YOUR ABILITY TO MOVE AROUND OR STAND UP OR DO THINGS?

I'M NOT ABLE TO STAND AT ALL, DOCTOR.

ALL RIGHT, SO WE NEED TO GET YOU OUT OF HERE,

AND LET ME GO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THAT, OKAY?

YES, SIR. MM-HMM. THANK YOU.

COME ON THIS SIDE.

Man: 1, 2, 3.

OKAY.

WE'RE GETTING THERE. Milla: OKAY.

I'M GLAD TO FINALLY BE OUT OF THAT CAR AND IN A BED.

IT WAS GETTING SO PAINFUL.

YOU DOING OKAY? [ SNIFFLES ]

I'M JUST SO GRATEFUL AND EMBARRASSED.

GRATEFUL, EMBARRASSED -- WHATEVER.

I'M JUST HAPPY TO BE HERE. THANK YOU.

AND TELL ME, WHAT SORT OF CARE ARE YOU GETTING AT HOME?

I'VE BEEN IN A BED TWO YEARS AND FOUR MONTHS.

AND MY CHILDREN -- THEY REALLY TAKE CARE OF ME.

HOW MANY PEOPLE LIVE IN YOUR HOUSE?

I HAVE FIVE CHILDREN.

FIVE CHILDREN?

UH-HUH, 20-YEAR-OLD AND TWO 16-YEAR-OLDS,

A 15-YEAR-OLD, AND A 10-YEAR-OLD, AND MY HUSBAND.

SOME OF THOSE KIDS ARE VERY YOUNG.

AND THEY BRING YOU FOOD,

THEY'RE RESPONDING TO YOUR DEMAND, RIGHT?

THEY JUST LOVE ME SO MUCH, THEY JUST BRING IT TO ME.

THEY LOVE YOU SO MUCH, THEY KILL YOU WITH THE LOVE, RIGHT?

YES, I G-- YES.

WHAT ABOUT YOUR HUSBAND?

MY HUSBAND IS SICK, SO HE CAN'T TAKE CARE OF ME.

MILLA'S DYNAMIC AT HOME IS CONCERNING TO ME.

SHE HAS A LOT OF YOUNG KIDS THAT BRING HER FOOD.

AT THEIR AGE, THEY DON'T KNOW ANY BETTER,

SO MILLA HAS CREATED A VERY BAD SITUATION FOR HERSELF.

LET'S CHECK YOUR WEIGHT REAL QUICK.

OKAY.

YOU'RE JUST ABOUT 750 POUNDS.

MILLA HAS A LOT OF ISSUES THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS

BEFORE SHE'S READY FOR ANY WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY.

WE NEED TO GET HER OUT OF THAT BED AND WALKING, BUT TO DO THAT,

WE NEED TO ADDRESS THE LYMPHEDEMA MASS ON HER LEG.

IT'S MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR HER TO WALK.

SO ADDRESSING HER LYMPHEDEMA IS MY PRIORITY.

AND WE NEED TO GET HER WEIGHT GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION

BEFORE WE TRY TO DO SURGERY AND REMOVE HER LYMPHEDEMA.

WE'RE GONNA PUT YOU ON A HIGH-PROTEIN,

HIGH-FIBER DIET WITH THE CALORIE CONTROL.

THERE WILL BE NO EXTRA FOOD ANYBODY WILL BRING IN FOR YOU,

YOUR FAMILY AND ALL THAT, OKAY?

IF THEY BROUGHT IT, I WOULDN'T EAT IT.

I'M READY. OKAY.

WE'LL SEE IF WE CAN GET YOU SITUATED AND DO SOME TESTING.

I NEED TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON, OKAY?

WE'RE GOING TO TAKE CARE OF YOU.

THANK YOU, DR. NOWZARADAN.

**

Milla: I'VE BEEN IN THE HOSPITAL ON THIS CONTROLLED DIET

FOR A COUPLE WEEKS NOW.

THIS IS GOOD.

AT FIRST, THE CRAVINGS WERE PRETTY OVERWHELMING.

BUT I DIDN'T HAVE ANY OPTIONS BUT TO EAT WHAT THEY GAVE ME.

AND NOW I'M GETTING USED TO IT.

**

I KNOW I HAVE A LONG WAYS TO GO.

BUT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE,

I'M LOSING WEIGHT, AND IT FEELS REALLY GOOD.

**

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

HI, MILLA.

HI, DR. NOWZARADAN. HOW ARE YOU?

SO FAR, SO GOOD.

Dr. Nowzaradan: THIS PAST MONTH, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE

TO GET MILLA'S WEIGHT GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION

WITH THE CONTROLLED DIET.

LET'S CHECK YOUR WEIGHT.

OKAY.

SHE'S LOST AROUND 50 POUNDS.

OKAY. YOU'RE DOWN TO 700.

THAT'S GOOD PROGRESS SINCE YOU FIRST STARTED.

BUT I WANT HER TO LOSE ANOTHER 50 POUNDS

BEFORE I FEEL SHE'S READY FOR LYMPHEDEMA-REMOVAL SURGERY.

IF SHE LOSES A TOTAL OF 100 POUNDS,

IT WILL HELP REDUCE HER LYMPHEDEMA

TO BE SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 40 TO 60 POUNDS.

THE SMALLER IT IS, THE LESS RISKY THE PROCEDURE WILL BE.

Dr. Nowzaradan: NOW WE'RE GONNA SEND YOU HOME

TO KEEP MAKING PROGRESS ON YOUR OWN.

OKAY.

AND I WANT YOU TO LOSE ANOTHER 50 POUNDS

OVER THE NEXT COUPLE MONTHS.

IT WILL SHOW ME THAT YOU AND YOUR FAMILY ARE READY

TO MAKE CHANGES YOU NEED TO GET WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY

ONCE WE GET YOU UP AND WALKING.

IF MILLA GOES HOME

AND WE DON'T DO ANYTHING TO HELP CHANGE THE DYNAMIC,

THEN THEY'RE GOING TO FALL BACK INTO THEIR OLD HABITS.

NOW, I WANT YOUR FAMILY TO COME HERE

SO WE CAN TEACH THEM SOME THINGS ABOUT NUTRITION

SO THEY WILL HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING

OF WHAT THEY SHOULD OR SHOULDN'T BRING YOU.

THAT WOULD BE GREAT. OKAY?

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

IF THE FAMILY DOESN'T UNDERSTAND

HOW TO START HELPING HER BY SAYING NO,

THEN MILLA IS GOING TO START GAINING AGAIN AT HOME.

IF THAT HAPPENS, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE LONG

BEFORE HER HEART OR HER BODY JUST GIVES OUT.

**

**

Milla: I'VE BEEN IN THE HOSPITAL FOR A MONTH NOW,

AND I'M PROUD OF THE PROGRESS I'VE MADE.

HEY.

I'VE LOST 50 POUNDS, AND THE DOCTOR'S SENDING ME HOME

TO LOSE THE NEXT 50 POUNDS ON MY OWN.

AND I KNOW THIS IS GONNA BE THE REAL TEST FOR ME.

JOSHUA, NO MORE.

JUST FIVE MORE?

OKAY. NO MORE.

I'VE HAD MY KIDS BRING ME WHATEVER I WANT,

AND THAT PUTS THEM IN A DIFFICULT POSITION.

SO THE DOCTOR WANTS MY CHILDREN TO HEAR FROM THE NUTRITIONIST

BEFORE HE LETS ME GO HOME.

HE WANTS THEM TO UNDERSTAND HEALTHY EATING

AND WHAT THEY SHOULD AND SHOULDN'T GIVE ME

SO THAT WE CAN WORK TOGETHER AS A TEAM.

MRS. CLARK.

Milla: HELLO. HEY, THERE.

I'M KINSEY. I'M THE DIETITIAN.

I SEE YOUR WONDERFUL FAMILY'S HERE.

YEAH.

Dr. Davidson: SO YOU GUYS ARE GONNA BE HER SUPPORT SYSTEM

BEHIND ALL THIS, RIGHT?

BECAUSE THE MORE SUPPORT THAT SHE'S GOT,

THE BETTER OFF SHE'S GONNA BE.

OKAY, SO, WHAT WE'VE GOT YOU ON IS THE HIGH-PROTEIN, LOW-CARB,

NO FRUIT, NO FRUIT JUICE DIET.

YOU WANT TO BUILD YOUR MEALS AROUND YOUR PROTEIN,

EAT THE PROTEIN FIRST, THEN GO FOR THOSE VEGGIES.

SO SOME GOOD LEAN MEATS -- GRILLED CHICKEN, FISH, TURKEY.

SHE CAN HAVE A DECENT SERVING SIZE.

IT'S JUST WHAT WE'RE SERVING HER.

WE GOT TO GET RID OF THE JUNK FOOD.

WE GOT TO GET RID OF ALL THAT FROM THE HOUSE.

NO SODA, NO POTATOES, NO STARCHES.

IF Y'ALL GO OUT AND GET SOMETHING,

DON'T BRING IT BACK AND BE EATING IT IN FRONT OF HER.

IT'S JUST GONNA MAKE HER WANT IT.

Milla: I'M SAD THAT THEY HAVE TO MAKE

SUCH A HUGE CHANGE IN THEIR LIFE JUST FOR ME RIGHT NOW.

IT'S GONNA BE AN INCREDIBLE JOURNEY,

BUT IT'S GONNA BE KIND OF TOUGH.

Milla: BUT IF I'M GONNA BE ABLE TO DO THIS,

I HAVE TO HAVE THEIR STRENGTH AND SUPPORT.

WHAT ARE YOU WANTING TO DO THIS FOR?

SO I CAN BECOME INDEPENDENT AND TAKE CARE OF MYSELF

AND YOU ALL WILL NOT HAVE TO DO IT ANYMORE.

OKAY?

AND THAT'S WHAT YOU ALL WANT, TOO, RIGHT?

THIS IS HER CHANCE, RIGHT?

Y'ALL, IT IS SO VITALLY IMPORTANT

THAT SHE FOLLOWS THIS DIET.

I NEED MY FAMILY TO HELP ME FIGHT FOR THIS

IF I'M GONNA HAVE A CHANCE.

THIS IS A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH FOR ME RIGHT NOW.

Crystal: HERE'S DINNER, MOM.

OKAY, BABY, THANK YOU.

THIS PAST MONTH HAS BEEN HARD,

BUT I'VE STAYED WITH MY DIET AND WHAT I SHOULD BE EATING.

I HAVE HAD A LITTLE HUNGER,

BUT I'M LOOKING AT HUNGER PAINS AS MELTING OFF THE FAT.

Crystal: CALEB, HANNAH, JACOB, IT'S TIME TO EAT.

Milla: IT'S BEEN HARD FOR THE KIDS

TO ADAPT TO A HEALTHIER DIET.

THEY'RE STILL EATING A LOT OF FRIED FOODS AND CARBS.

**

SO THE RULE IS, THEY CAN HAVE IT

AS LONG AS IT DOESN'T COME IN MY ROOM.

I'M VERY PROUD OF HER FOR WHAT SHE HAS ACCOMPLISHED,

AND SHE'S SHOWING ALL OF US

THAT SHE CAN EAT LIKE SHE'S SUPPOSED TO

AND NOT SNACK.

Milla: I HAVE ONE MORE MONTH

BEFORE I GO BACK TO THE DOCTOR AND SEE MY PROGRESS,

SO I'M PUSHING MYSELF AND DOING EVERYTHING I HAVE TO

TO LOSE ANOTHER 50 POUNDS AND GET THE SURGERY.

THE KIDS HAVE BEEN TAKING TURNS DOING PHYSICAL THERAPY WITH ME.

OKAY.

Jacob: SINCE MAMA'S BEEN HOME FROM THE HOSPITAL,

WE HELP HER WORK OUT EVERY DAY.

I'M PROUD OF HER, OF THE COMMITMENT SHE'S PUTTING FORTH.

I'M PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT IT.

Milla: JUST HAVING THEM HERE TO ENCOURAGE ME AND HELP PUSH ME,

THERE'S NO GREATER MOTIVATION THAN THAT.

Caleb: I'M IMPRESSED

'CAUSE SHE'S BEEN DOING HER EXERCISE EVERY DAY.

THIS IS A GOOD CHANGE FOR OUR FAMILY.

YOU PUSH WITH ALL YOUR WEIGHT.

YOU DON'T LET ME PUSH YOU AT ALL.

OKAY, Y'ALL READY?

Milla: THIS IS LITERALLY MY LAST CHANCE,

SO NOTHING IS GONNA STOP ME FROM GETTING SURGERY

AND GETTING UP OUT OF THIS BED.

GAVE ME A WORKOUT.

I HAVE TO DO THIS.

I'VE BEEN HOME FOR TWO MONTHS,

TRYING TO MAKE THE PROGRESS THE DOCTOR WANTED

SO I CAN GET MY LYMPHEDEMA REMOVED.

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATION ]

Man: ON 3. 1, 2, 3.

Milla: AND I HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH PROGRESS I'VE MADE.

HOW YOU FEELING?

**

I FEEL LIKE I'VE MADE A LOT,

BUT WITHOUT A SCALE TO KNOW, I'M JUST NOT SURE.

**

I HAVE TO GET THE SURGERY.

SO I'M SCARED ABOUT WHAT THE SCALE'S GONNA SAY.

I KNOW THAT IF I HAVE NOT MADE THE PROGRESS I NEED...

Man: 1, 2, 3.

Milla: ...THEN I'M ABOUT TO LOSE MY LAST CHANCE TO LIVE.

**

Milla: I'M REALLY NERVOUS RIGHT NOW.

DR. NOW SENT ME HOME TO LOSE ANOTHER 50 POUNDS ON MY OWN

AND GET BELOW 650.

IF I'VE DONE IT, I GET MY LYMPHEDEMA REMOVED.

IF I HAVEN'T LOST ENOUGH, I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN.

WITHOUT THAT SURGERY, I CAN'T GET OUT OF THIS BED,

SO EVERYTHING'S RIDING ON THIS RIGHT NOW.

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

HELLO.

HOW ARE YOU? I'M FINE.

SO, ARE YOU STICKING TO YOUR DIET?

I SURE DID.

ANY DIFFICULTY FOR YOUR FAMILY

NOT TO BRING YOU A LOT OF HIGH-CALORIE FOOD?

NO, WE HAD TO EAT WHAT I WAS SUPPOSED TO DO.

I'M JUST READY TO TAKE THAT OFF, I HOPE.

WELL, LET'S SEE HOW MUCH YOU WEIGH NOW.

**

[ KEYPAD BEEPS ]

644, SO YOU LOST ABOUT 60 POUNDS.

OKAY, THAT'S GOOD.

Dr. Nowzaradan: MILLA HAS DONE WELL.

SHE LOST THE WEIGHT SHE NEEDED, SO AT THIS TIME,

I'M GOING TO APPROVE HER FOR LYMPHEDEMA SURGERY.

THIS IS A GREAT IMPROVEMENT FOR HER,

BECAUSE EVERYBODY IN HER HOUSEHOLD

WAS ACCUSTOMED TO BRINGING HER HIGH-CALORIE FOOD.

WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND SET YOU UP FOR TAKING THIS MASS OFF.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

REMOVING THIS MASS IS GOING TO BE A HUGE CHANGE FOR MILLA.

IT'S WHAT KEPT HER IMMOBILE FOR ALMOST THREE YEARS NOW.

WITH IT REMOVED, SHE'LL BE ABLE TO FINALLY TRY TO STAND AGAIN.

BUT SHE HAS A LOT TO DO TO REHABILITATE HER LEG.

AFTER YOUR LYMPHEDEMA SURGERY,

YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO WORK TOWARDS STANDING UP,

AND ONCE YOU'RE STANDING UP AND YOU CAN WALK,

THEN WE QUALIFY YOU FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY.

OKAY.

I'LL SEE YOU FOR YOUR SURGERY SOON.

THANK YOU, SIR. OKAY.

I'M VERY EXCITED TO HAVE MY LYMPHEDEMA REMOVED.

I'VE HAD IT FOR 10 YEARS.

I'M VERY, VERY HAPPY.

IT'S BEEN SO LONG SINCE I HAD ANY HOPE LIKE THIS

OF GETTING OUT OF MY BED.

IT'S JUST AN INCREDIBLE FEELING.

**

TODAY, WE'RE DOING A LYMPHEDEMA REMOVAL ON MILLA.

THE MASS ON HER LEG IS EXTREMELY HEAVY,

AND IT'S BEEN LIKE AN ANCHOR,

PREVENTING HER FROM GETTING UP AND WALKING AROUND.

SO THIS REMOVAL TODAY IS GOING TO BE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT STEP

IN REGAINING HER MOBILITY

AND ALLOWING HER TO GET TO A PLACE

WHERE SHE'S READY FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY.

SHE HAS A LONG WAY TO GO,

AND THIS IS A FIRST BIG STEP TO GET THERE.

**

WE HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL TODAY.

REMOVING A MASS LIKE THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS.

THERE WILL BE LOTS OF FLUID AND HUNDREDS OF BLOOD VESSELS

THAT WE HAVE TO TIE UP.

IF WE MISS EVEN ONE, SHE CAN BLEED OUT.

I'M KIND OF NERVOUS, THEN I'M EXCITED

THAT SHE'S GETTING THE LYMPHEDEMA CUT OFF

SO SHE CAN HAVE HER LIFE BACK.

**

WE'RE READY TO TAKE THIS OFF.

[ MONITOR BEEPING ]

WE'RE ALMOST FINISHED.

WITH A COUPLE MORE STITCHES, WE'RE GONNA BE DONE.

[ BEEPING CONTINUES ]

EVERYTHING LOOKED GOOD.

SURGERY WENT VERY WELL.

WITH THE 5 POUNDS OF FLUID THAT WE LOST,

WE REMOVED 43 POUNDS FROM HER BODY.

TAKE SOME DEEP BREATHS, OKAY?

MILLA'S GOT A NUMBER OF CHALLENGES AHEAD OF HER.

THIS KIND OF OPERATION, UNFORTUNATELY,

CAN TAKE A LONG TIME TO HEAL,

AND SHE HASN'T WALKED FOR SEVERAL YEARS.

SHE HAS LOST A LOT OF MUSCLE STRENGTH IN HER LOWER BODY.

WE NEED TO DO PHYSICAL THERAPY TO GET HER STRENGTH UP,

AND THIS WILL BE PAINFUL FOR HER,

BUT SHE'S GOING TO HAVE TO GET UP

AND OUT OF HER BED IF SHE WANTS WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY.

**

Milla: I'VE BEEN WORKING AS HARD AS I CAN

THESE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS TO BUILD UP MY LEG STRENGTH.

IT WAS REALLY ROUGH RIGHT AFTER SURGERY,

BUT AFTER A COUPLE OF WEEKS, THE PAIN STARTED GOING AWAY

AND I COULD START TO TRY AND MOVE MY LEG AGAIN.

SO THIS IS THE DAY THE DOCTOR WANTS ME TO TRY AND STAND UP.

BUT I'M SCARED I'M NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO DO IT.

DO WHAT YOU CAN DO, AND LET US KNOW WHEN YOU NEED THE HELP.

OKAY.

CAN I START NOW? YEAH.

**

WE GOT YOU. THERE YOU GO.

DOING GOOD, MS. CLARK.

**

I WANT SO BADLY TO GET OUT THIS BED,

BUT IT'S BEEN YEARS SINCE I USED MY LEGS.

THERE YOU GO, GIRL.

THERE YOU GO. GOOD JOB.

THERE YOU GO, GIRL.

[ LAUGHTER ]

LET'S SEE IF I CAN STAND BY MYSELF NOW.

ALL RIGHT.

I JUST REALLY HOPE I CAN DO THIS

AND THAT I DON'T END UP ON THE FLOOR.

YOU NEED TO BREATHE IN THROUGH YOUR NOSE, BREATHE OUT YOUR MOUTH.

LET ME SEE YOUR HAND.

NO.

IT'S OKAY.

Woman: ALL RIGHT, READY?

ALL RIGHT.

THERE YOU GO.

DON'T HELP ME, DON'T HELP ME.

NO. LITTLE BIT MORE.

NEED A LITTLE BIT MORE.

Milla: I'M GETTING BACK IN THIS BED ON MY OWN.

1, 2...

THERE YOU GO!

I MADE IT.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

IT'S HARD NOT TO BE FRUSTRATED

AND DISAPPOINTED IN MYSELF RIGHT NOW.

BYE-BYE.

I KNOW I HAVE TO GET OUT OF THIS BED,

ESPECIALLY IF I WANT TO GET MY LIFE BACK.

**

THERE ARE TIMES IN LIFE THAT YOU FEEL LIKE

THINGS HAVE GOTTEN SO BAD THAT YOU JUST WANT TO GIVE UP HOPE.

THAT'S THE MOMENT YOU EITHER FIND THE INSPIRATION

TO TURN IT ALL AROUND... OR YOU SPIRAL OUT OF CONTROL.

**

Y'ALL READY?

THE DOCTOR SAID HE WAS HAPPY TO SEE ME MAKING SOME PROGRESS

BUT THAT I STILL HAVE TO PUSH MYSELF TO GET UP OUT OF MY BED.

GET MY WALKER OUT THE CLOSET, CALEB.

BUT NO MATTER HOW BAD I WANT THIS

OR HOW HARD I PUSH MYSELF...

I'M UP.

I'M UP.

...I GET TO THE EDGE OF THE BED, AND I THINK, "I CAN'T DO THIS."

I GET SCARED THAT MY LEGS ARE STILL TOO WEAK

AND THAT I'M GONNA FALL.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S HOLDING ME BACK.

SO THE DOCTOR SAID HE'S SENDING A THERAPIST

TO TRY AND HELP ME GET PAST THIS.

**

1, 2, 3.

I'M NERVOUS, BUT I'M WILLING TO DO ANYTHING AT THIS POINT.

PERFECT.

**

I JUST HOPE IT HELPS.

**

DR. NOWZARADAN HAS BROUGHT ME BACK TO THE HOSPITAL

TO TRY AND STAND HERE.

HE SAYS FROM NOW ON, I'M ONLY GETTING MY WEIGHT CHECKED

ON A REGULAR SCALE AND NOT A BED SCALE.

IF I WANT TO CHART MY PROGRESS, I HAVE TO GET UP

AND PUT MY WEIGHT ON MY LEGS FOR AT LEAST A MOMENT.

HI, THERE.

GOOD MORNING.

HOW ARE YOU TODAY?

I'M DOING FINE. AND YOU?

ALL RIGHT.

WHAT I'M GONNA DO IS GONNA BRING THE SCALE HERE

AND SOME HELP AND SEE IF WE CAN'T GET YOU UP.

OKAY? OKAY, OKAY.

**

EVERY TIME I FAIL, IT'S SUCH A DEFEAT.

AND IT'S SO HARD TO EXPERIENCE THAT OVER AND OVER.

**

PUT SOME PRESSURE ON YOUR FEET

AND PUSHING AGAINST THE SCALE.

ON THE COUNT OF 3.

1...

2...

3.

I CAN'T EVEN MOVE.

**

YOU OKAY? LET'S TRY IT AGAIN.

I WANT TO TRY AGAIN. ALL RIGHT.

1...

2...

3.

I CAN'T. I CAN'T, NO.

I'M SO SORRY. Man: IT'S OKAY.

IT'S ALL RIGHT. IT'S OKAY.

Dr. Nowzaradan: OKAY?

YEAH, I'M OKAY.

I'M SORRY, Y'ALL. I CAN'T DO IT.

MILLA IS REALLY TRYING AND PUTTING FORTH A LOT OF EFFORT

AND HAS BEEN EXERCISING TO THE POINT

THAT HER LEGS ARE STRONG ENOUGH TO STAND.

BUT WHEN SHE HAS TO PUT WEIGHT ON HER LEGS,

SHE JUST CAN'T GET HERSELF TO DO IT.

SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO FIND A DIFFERENT WAY TO MOTIVATE HER.

Dr. Nowzaradan: MILLA, HERE'S WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO.

THE PLAN WILL BE THAT WE GET YOU GOING HOME,

AND WE'RE GONNA SEND AN E.M.T. TO YOUR HOME

EVERY DAY FOR THE NEXT MONTH

TO SEE IF WE CAN GET YOU UP IN A WHEELCHAIR

AND EVERY DAY GO OUTSIDE, OKAY?

I WANT YOU TO START TO SEE WHAT IT'S GONNA BE LIKE

TO GET OUT OF THIS BED.

I'M HOPING ONCE YOU SEE WHAT THIS IS LIKE,

YOU WILL WANT IT ENOUGH TO DO IT ON YOUR OWN.

Milla: OKAY.

I WANT TO START HER ON A DAILY HABIT

OF GETTING UP AND OUT OF THE BED.

ALL RIGHT, I'LL SEE YOU LATER.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

THE NEXT TIME WE TRY TO GET HER OUT OF THE BED,

IT WILL BE A YEAR SINCE WE STARTED THIS JOURNEY.

IF SHE WON'T BE ABLE TO STAND,

THEN WE WON'T BE ABLE TO DO MUCH FOR HER.

THIS IS THE LAST CHANCE WE'RE GIVING HER TO DO THIS.

**

[ BIRDS CHIRPING ]

NERVOUS. I NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE.

WE GOT YOU.

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATION ]

**

THERE WE GO. Milla: THERE WE GO.

ARE YOU ON THERE?

YEAH, I'M ON THE CHAIR. THANK YOU.

SEE? Milla: YEAH.

I CANNOT BELIEVE I'M IN A WHEELCHAIR.

I HAVEN'T BEEN IN A WHEELCHAIR IN YEARS.

IT'S BEEN SO LONG SINCE I'VE JUST BEEN ABLE TO GO OUTSIDE.

I LIKE SEEING MY MOM UP LIKE THIS. GIVES ME HOPE.

RIGHT ABOUT THERE. THAT'S IT.

LOCK HER. OH, THANK YOU.

[ LAUGHTER ]

YOU'RE GOOD, YOU'RE GOOD.

JUST TO SIT AND FEEL THE SUN AND THE FRESH AIR

AND JUST ENJOY THIS MOMENT WITH MY KIDS IS SO, SO WONDERFUL.

GIVE ME THE BALL.

[ CHUCKLES ] YOU SURE YOU CAN CATCH?

OKAY, I SEE YOU.

I'D FORGOTTEN WHAT IT WAS LIKE

JUST TO SEE THEM AS KIDS HAVING FUN.

[ LAUGHS ]

THEY DESERVE TO HAVE A MOM WHO'S WITH THEM LIKE THIS EVERY DAY.

I'M GONNA FIGHT TO STAND AND GET MY LIFE BACK

AND BE THERE WITH MY FAMILY AGAIN.

**

I'M DOING THIS TODAY.

I DON'T CARE IF IT NEARLY KILLS ME.

I'M PUTTING MY WEIGHT ON MY OWN TWO LEGS, FINALLY.

**

BEING OUTSIDE, TASTING THE LIFE I'VE BEEN MISSING

HAS BEEN SUCH AN EYE-OPENING EXPERIENCE FOR ME.

YEAH, BRING THE SCALE IN.

Milla: I'M NOT MISSING ANOTHER DAY.

MY PAST IS NOT GONNA DICTATE MY FUTURE ANYMORE.

HI. [ SIGHS ]

Man: WHENEVER YOU'RE READY. JUST LIKE WE PRACTICED, OKAY?

YEAH.

I'M SCARED. I'M GETTING SCARED NOW.

DON'T GET SCARED, MILLA. WE GOT YOU.

1...2...3.

I'M DOING A LITTLE.

JUST STRAIGHTEN UP.

THAT'S VERY GOOD.

LET ME GO, LET ME GO, I GOT IT. I GOT IT, I GOT IT.

OKAY. YOU'RE DOWN TO 600 POUNDS.

GOOD WORK.

OKAY.

THIS IS VERY GOOD.

**

OKAY.

Dr. Nowzaradan: IT'S BEEN 12 MONTHS,

AND MILLA IS FINALLY ABLE TO PUT WEIGHT ON HER LEGS.

AND SO I'M GOING TO APPROVE HER FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY

AND SCHEDULE HER FOR NEXT MONTH.

NOW THAT YOU CAN STAND UP,

WE'RE GONNA APPROVE YOU FOR YOUR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY.

I'M SO HAPPY. I'M REALLY READY.

YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED.

I'M NOT GONNA BE DISAPPOINTED.

[ CHUCKLES ] THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, I'LL SEE YOU LATER.

THAT'S GOOD, THAT'S GOOD.

[ MILLA LAUGHS ]

**

Milla: I'M REALLY EXCITED TO TELL MY FAMILY

THAT I'M GETTING THE BYPASS SOON,

BECAUSE THIS IS SOMETHING WE DID TOGETHER.

[ LAUGHS ] READY FOR GOOD NEWS?

YEAH!

THE DOCTOR APPROVED ME FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY.

OH!

YEAH, HE DID.

[ ALL CHEERING ]

[ LAUGHTER ]

Hannah: THIS IS A VERY EXCITING TIME FOR EVERYBODY.

IT'S GONNA GET A LOT BETTER FROM HERE ON OUT.

Milla: EVERY TIME I WANTED TO GIVE UP HOPE,

I'VE THOUGHT OF MY KIDS, AND THAT GAVE ME THE MOTIVATION

TO KEEP PUSHING AND TO KEEP DOING THIS.

NOW THAT I'M FINALLY ABLE TO START TO STAND

AND GET GASTRIC BYPASS,

MY WHOLE FUTURE FEELS LIKE IT'S OPENING UP TO ME.

[ LAUGHS ]