1 00:00:02,800 --> 00:00:06,067 Kandi: WE KNOW THAT IT'S GETTING CLOSE TO OUR FINAL DAYS, 2 00:00:06,067 --> 00:00:09,067 AND OUR BODIES ARE JUST BREAKING DOWN. 3 00:00:09,067 --> 00:00:12,100 ** 4 00:00:15,667 --> 00:00:17,533 Man: NOT FOR ONE MINUTE THAT I THOUGHT MY LIFE 5 00:00:17,533 --> 00:00:19,267 WOULD END UP LIKE THIS. 6 00:00:19,267 --> 00:00:20,900 OW, MY LEGS! 7 00:00:20,900 --> 00:00:23,633 Woman 8 00:00:23,633 --> 00:00:26,700 I ABSOLUTELY NEED HELP. 9 00:00:33,800 --> 00:00:35,567 -MOM! -I'M RIGHT UNDER YOU. 10 00:00:35,567 --> 00:00:38,300 -[ Crying ] I NEED OVER! -YOU'RE FINE. YOU'RE FINE. 11 00:00:38,300 --> 00:00:39,767 PLEASE! 12 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:45,867 Woman I FEEL LIKE I LET MY KIDS DOWN. 13 00:00:45,867 --> 00:00:47,500 INSTEAD OF ME TAKING CARE OF THEM, 14 00:00:47,500 --> 00:00:49,233 THEY'VE BEEN TAKING CARE OF ME. 15 00:00:49,233 --> 00:00:52,133 IT'S YOU -- YOU ARE THE ONE KILLING HIM. 16 00:00:56,767 --> 00:00:58,000 -WHAT'S WRONG WITH MY SISTER? -COME ON. 17 00:00:58,000 --> 00:01:00,867 -PICK IT UP. -I LOVE YOU, KANDI! 18 00:01:00,867 --> 00:01:02,400 [ WHIMPERS ] 19 00:01:02,400 --> 00:01:03,733 Bobbie: HER HEART STOPPED. 20 00:01:11,967 --> 00:01:16,433 Brandi: THE ONLY THING MORE DIFFICULT THAN FIGHTING FOR YOUR LIFE 21 00:01:16,433 --> 00:01:19,333 IS FIGHTING FOR THE LIFE OF SOMEONE YOU LOVE. 22 00:01:19,333 --> 00:01:22,333 -- Captions by VITAC -- www.vitac.com 23 00:01:22,333 --> 00:01:25,367 CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS 24 00:01:58,467 --> 00:02:04,433 Kandi: MY TWIN AND I HAVE AN ABSOLUTELY MISERABLE LIFE. 25 00:02:04,433 --> 00:02:08,233 EVERY DAY, GETTING OUT OF BED IS SUCH A STRUGGLE. 26 00:02:11,900 --> 00:02:14,200 I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW TO FACE IT SOMETIMES. 27 00:02:17,933 --> 00:02:21,467 THE FIRST FEW STEPS OF THE DAY IS JUST ALL AGONY. 28 00:02:28,067 --> 00:02:30,633 IT'S JUST SO HARD TO DO ANYTHING, 29 00:02:30,633 --> 00:02:32,533 AND IT'S THE SAME WAY FOR MY SISTER. 30 00:02:35,233 --> 00:02:39,133 THERE ARE TIMES WHEN BOTH OF US JUST WANT TO GIVE UP. 31 00:02:39,133 --> 00:02:41,333 WHEN I WAKE UP, 32 00:02:41,333 --> 00:02:43,233 THERE'S NOTHING TO BE EXCITED ABOUT IN THE DAY. 33 00:02:43,233 --> 00:02:47,567 I JUST... MADE IT ANOTHER NIGHT. 34 00:02:47,567 --> 00:02:51,933 RIGHT NOW, LIFE IS MISERABLE. 35 00:02:51,933 --> 00:02:54,833 IT'S HARD TO GET READY FOR THE DAY ON MY OWN. 36 00:02:54,833 --> 00:02:56,367 I WISH BRANDI COULD HELP ME, 37 00:02:56,367 --> 00:03:00,067 BUT WE BARELY FIT IN TIGHT SPACES TOGETHER... 38 00:03:00,067 --> 00:03:03,267 SO I HAVE TO CLEAN MYSELF. 39 00:03:03,267 --> 00:03:07,333 THE WORST PART TO CLEAN IS MY STOMACH AREA, 40 00:03:07,333 --> 00:03:09,500 BUT IF I DON'T CLEAN UNDER THERE, 41 00:03:09,500 --> 00:03:12,633 I'LL GET BLISTERS. 42 00:03:12,633 --> 00:03:13,967 I HATE IT. 43 00:03:13,967 --> 00:03:17,467 MY STOMACH AND MY SIZE MAKE ME FEEL DISGUSTING. 44 00:03:23,467 --> 00:03:26,833 WE DO EVERYTHING TOGETHER, BUT WE'RE GETTING SO BIG, 45 00:03:26,833 --> 00:03:29,367 WE CAN BARELY TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER. 46 00:03:32,333 --> 00:03:33,900 WE STILL HAVE TO TRY, 47 00:03:33,900 --> 00:03:36,200 'CAUSE IT'S HARD TO DO ANYTHING ON OUR OWN. 48 00:03:43,433 --> 00:03:49,333 I DON'T REALLY LIKE MY BODY. I HAVE ISSUES WITH MY ARMS. 49 00:03:49,333 --> 00:03:51,933 WHEN I WASH MY HAIR, IT TAKES THE LONGEST 50 00:03:51,933 --> 00:03:54,267 BECAUSE MY ARMS ARE SO HEAVY, I HAVE TO PUT THEM DOWN. 51 00:03:57,767 --> 00:04:01,500 IT'S JUST A BURDEN. 52 00:04:01,500 --> 00:04:04,900 EVERYTHING'S A BURDEN. 53 00:04:04,900 --> 00:04:07,400 MAKES ME HATE MYSELF. 54 00:04:10,533 --> 00:04:15,067 [ FLOORBOARDS CREAKING ] 55 00:04:15,067 --> 00:04:17,200 ONCE WE ARE DONE TAKING SHOWERS FOR THE DAY, 56 00:04:17,200 --> 00:04:18,767 ME AND MY SISTER HAVE TO MAKE SURE 57 00:04:18,767 --> 00:04:21,300 THAT WE HAVE POWDER. 58 00:04:23,367 --> 00:04:25,567 BECAUSE OF ALL OF OUR EXTRA SKIN, 59 00:04:25,567 --> 00:04:29,667 WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE EXTRA DRY. 60 00:04:29,667 --> 00:04:31,667 IF WE DON'T PUT POWDER UNDERNEATH OUR SKIN, 61 00:04:31,667 --> 00:04:35,567 THEN THE SKIN RUBS TOGETHER AND IT CHAFES AND... 62 00:04:35,567 --> 00:04:37,800 GETS RED AND HURTS, AND... 63 00:04:41,233 --> 00:04:43,600 BUT WE CAN'T POWDER OURSELVES ON OUR OWN. 64 00:04:43,600 --> 00:04:45,167 EVEN IF WE CAN DO SOMETHING ON OUR OWN, 65 00:04:45,167 --> 00:04:46,800 SOMETIMES, IT'S JUST -- 66 00:04:46,800 --> 00:04:48,100 IT'S JUST EASIER TO HELP EACH OTHER. 67 00:04:48,100 --> 00:04:49,400 SECOND NATURE. 68 00:04:49,400 --> 00:04:51,300 YEAH, SECOND NATURE. IT'S JUST NATURAL FOR US. 69 00:04:51,300 --> 00:04:55,333 [ GRUNTS ] 70 00:04:55,333 --> 00:04:56,800 THAT'S GOOD. 71 00:04:56,800 --> 00:05:01,967 I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO RELY ON ANYBODY ELSE... 72 00:05:01,967 --> 00:05:03,400 BUT I HAVE TO. 73 00:05:03,400 --> 00:05:07,667 AND MY SISTER'S THE ONLY ONE THAT I CAN TRUST. 74 00:05:07,667 --> 00:05:10,633 SHE'S THE ONLY ONE THAT'S ALWAYS BEEN THERE FOR ME. 75 00:05:15,767 --> 00:05:17,133 AS TWINS, MY SISTER 76 00:05:17,133 --> 00:05:19,933 AND I HAVE LIVED TOGETHER OUR WHOLE LIFE, 77 00:05:19,933 --> 00:05:22,567 AND WE'VE HAD THE SAME STRUGGLES OUR WHOLE LIFE. 78 00:05:25,067 --> 00:05:28,267 WE STARTED GAINING WEIGHT WHEN WE WERE YOUNG, 79 00:05:28,267 --> 00:05:31,800 AS SOON AS WE WERE ABLE TO EAT SOLID FOOD, 80 00:05:31,800 --> 00:05:36,467 BECAUSE OUR BIOLOGICAL DAD USED FOOD AS A BABYSITTER. 81 00:05:37,833 --> 00:05:40,633 WHEN WE COULD CRY, HE WOULD DUMP A WHOLE BOX 82 00:05:40,633 --> 00:05:42,400 OF CEREAL ON THE TABLE 83 00:05:42,400 --> 00:05:46,933 BECAUSE HE DIDN'T WANT TO DEAL WITH US. 84 00:05:46,933 --> 00:05:49,967 NEITHER OF OUR PARENTS HAD TIME FOR US, 85 00:05:49,967 --> 00:05:53,067 SO MY SISTER AND I HAD A LONELY CHILDHOOD. 86 00:05:53,067 --> 00:05:58,467 MY PARENTS BOTH WERE ADDICTED TO DRUGS. 87 00:05:58,467 --> 00:06:01,833 SO WE ONLY HAD EACH OTHER AND FOOD. 88 00:06:03,833 --> 00:06:06,533 THEIR FATHER WAS A DRUG DEALER, 89 00:06:06,533 --> 00:06:09,100 AND HE DEALT OUT OF THE HOUSE, 90 00:06:09,100 --> 00:06:13,067 SO WE HAD A LOT OF STRANGERS IN AND OUT OF OUR HOME. 91 00:06:16,067 --> 00:06:18,567 WE DIDN'T HAVE ANYONE TO PROTECT US, 92 00:06:18,567 --> 00:06:20,167 AND WE WERE MOLESTED 93 00:06:20,167 --> 00:06:23,200 BY AN ACQUAINTANCE OF OUR BIOLOGICAL FATHER. 94 00:06:23,200 --> 00:06:25,400 NO MATTER WHAT PROOF I GAVE THEIR FATHER, 95 00:06:25,400 --> 00:06:28,433 HE REFUSED TO BELIEVE IT. 96 00:06:28,433 --> 00:06:31,367 SO OUR HOUSE WAS A LOT OF ANGER, 97 00:06:31,367 --> 00:06:33,067 A LOT OF VIOLENCE, 98 00:06:33,067 --> 00:06:36,433 AND A LOT OF FEAR. 99 00:06:36,433 --> 00:06:38,700 WE THOUGHT THINGS WOULD GET BETTER 100 00:06:38,700 --> 00:06:41,533 BECAUSE MY MOM AND DAD BROKE UP, 101 00:06:41,533 --> 00:06:44,667 BUT THINGS DIDN'T GET ANY BETTER 102 00:06:44,667 --> 00:06:46,567 BECAUSE SHE WASN'T THERE. 103 00:06:48,633 --> 00:06:51,067 I WAS IN REHAB ON THEIR 4th BIRTHDAY. 104 00:06:51,067 --> 00:06:53,167 AT THAT TIME, I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE DRUGS, 105 00:06:53,167 --> 00:06:54,967 BUT THEN I TURNED TO ALCOHOL. 106 00:06:57,067 --> 00:06:59,500 Sherry: I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT THEIR MOTHER 107 00:06:59,500 --> 00:07:03,933 WAS AS FAR INTO HER ADDICTION AS SHE WAS. 108 00:07:03,933 --> 00:07:07,133 UNFORTUNATELY, GRANDPA WAS VERY, VERY, VERY SICK, 109 00:07:07,133 --> 00:07:11,367 AND HE COULDN'T TAKE THE TURMOIL OF TWO KIDS IN THE HOUSE. 110 00:07:11,367 --> 00:07:13,600 BUT IF I'D HAVE KNOWN THE SEVERITY OF IT, 111 00:07:13,600 --> 00:07:16,667 THEY'D HAVE BEEN WITH ME IMMEDIATELY. 112 00:07:16,667 --> 00:07:19,467 GROWING UP, THE BEST TIMES IN OUR LIFE 113 00:07:19,467 --> 00:07:23,233 WERE GOING TO SEE OUR GRANDMA AND GRANDPA EVERY SUMMER. 114 00:07:23,233 --> 00:07:25,367 TO BE WITH OUR GRANDPARENTS, IT WAS SAFE. 115 00:07:25,367 --> 00:07:30,300 IT WAS SECURE. IT WAS PERFECT. 116 00:07:30,300 --> 00:07:35,333 BUT AT HOME, OUR MOM WAS A SCARY DRUNK. 117 00:07:35,333 --> 00:07:40,067 SHE WOULD BLACK OUT TO WHERE SHE DOESN'T REMEMBER ANYTHING. 118 00:07:40,067 --> 00:07:43,933 SO IT WAS JUST ME AND MY SISTER, AND FOOD MADE US FEEL GOOD. 119 00:07:43,933 --> 00:07:48,800 AS LONG AS WE HAD FOOD, THINGS WEREN'T THAT BAD. 120 00:07:48,800 --> 00:07:51,267 FOOD WAS A HAPPY PLACE FOR US. 121 00:07:51,267 --> 00:07:53,067 IT WAS... 122 00:07:53,067 --> 00:07:56,433 COMFORTING. 123 00:07:56,433 --> 00:07:58,200 WE WOULD FIND WAYS TO GET FOOD. 124 00:07:58,200 --> 00:08:03,067 WE WOULD GET EXTRA SNACKS BY WORKING IN THE CAFETERIA. 125 00:08:03,067 --> 00:08:05,400 WHATEVER WE COULD GET. 126 00:08:05,400 --> 00:08:10,100 PIZZA POCKETS, CHIPS, CANDY, SODA. 127 00:08:12,333 --> 00:08:16,067 SO, WE JUST STARTED GETTING BIGGER TOGETHER. 128 00:08:16,067 --> 00:08:19,667 AND BY THE TIME WE WERE 12, WE WERE PUSHING 200. 129 00:08:19,667 --> 00:08:21,967 SO, MIDDLE SCHOOL WAS MISERABLE. 130 00:08:21,967 --> 00:08:24,600 WE GOT BULLIED ALL THE TIME. 131 00:08:24,600 --> 00:08:27,433 IT WAS JUST ME AND MY SISTER AGAINST EVERYBODY. 132 00:08:27,433 --> 00:08:30,467 AND WHAT MADE US BOTH FEEL BETTER WAS FOOD. 133 00:08:32,900 --> 00:08:34,733 THE FIRST THING WE WOULD DO WHEN WE GOT HOME 134 00:08:34,733 --> 00:08:37,433 IS WE WOULD GET A SNACK. 135 00:08:37,433 --> 00:08:40,067 WE WOULD MAKE ENOUGH FOR SEVEN PEOPLE, 136 00:08:40,067 --> 00:08:45,067 AND THEN WE WOULD JUST EAT IT ALL. 137 00:08:45,067 --> 00:08:46,667 IT WAS ABOUT 14 WHEN THE GIRLS 138 00:08:46,667 --> 00:08:50,100 FINALLY GAVE UP ON TRYING TO LOSE WEIGHT. 139 00:08:50,100 --> 00:08:52,733 I THINK THEY HAD CONVINCED THEMSELVES THAT, 140 00:08:52,733 --> 00:08:56,400 "IF I LOOKED UGLY ENOUGH AND BIG ENOUGH, 141 00:08:56,400 --> 00:09:00,067 THAT NOBODY WOULD HURT ME AGAIN." 142 00:09:00,067 --> 00:09:02,100 OUR EATING DIDN'T SLOW DOWN. 143 00:09:02,100 --> 00:09:04,733 AND BY THE TIME WE STARTED HIGH SCHOOL, 144 00:09:04,733 --> 00:09:07,500 WE WERE 300 POUNDS EACH. 145 00:09:07,500 --> 00:09:10,067 AND THINGS KEPT GETTING WORSE. 146 00:09:10,067 --> 00:09:11,400 OUR JUNIOR YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL, 147 00:09:11,400 --> 00:09:13,400 OUR MOTHER'S DRINKING WAS SO OUT OF CONTROL 148 00:09:13,400 --> 00:09:16,733 THAT WE WERE FIGHTING CONSTANTLY. 149 00:09:16,733 --> 00:09:20,567 SHE WAS OUT AND DRUNK AND NOT THERE FOR US. 150 00:09:20,567 --> 00:09:22,767 THINGS GOT SO BAD. 151 00:09:22,767 --> 00:09:27,333 WE WITNESSED OUR MOM ATTEMPT AND THREATEN SUICIDE 152 00:09:27,333 --> 00:09:29,100 ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. 153 00:09:29,100 --> 00:09:31,367 THE WORST MOMENT WAS ONE NIGHT 154 00:09:31,367 --> 00:09:33,467 WHEN MY MOTHER TRIED TO COMMIT SUICIDE. 155 00:09:33,467 --> 00:09:36,933 SHE WAS SO DRUNK, AND SHE STARTED SAYING 156 00:09:36,933 --> 00:09:38,433 SHE WAS GONNA BLOW HER BRAINS OUT, 157 00:09:38,433 --> 00:09:40,267 AND SO SHE STARTS GOING IN THE ROOM, 158 00:09:40,267 --> 00:09:43,067 AND KANDI HAS TO PHYSICALLY STOP HER. 159 00:09:43,067 --> 00:09:45,500 [ Voice breaking ] HAVING TO, LIKE, 160 00:09:45,500 --> 00:09:48,600 PHYSICALLY HOLD YOUR MOTHER DOWN 161 00:09:48,600 --> 00:09:51,700 FROM GOING TO GET A GUN 162 00:09:51,700 --> 00:09:56,200 WAS NOT SOMETHING THAT A CHILD SHOULD HAVE TO DO. 163 00:09:56,200 --> 00:10:00,800 BUT WHEN WE CALLED THE POLICE, MY MOM DECIDED TO KICK US OUT. 164 00:10:00,800 --> 00:10:04,167 WE'RE 16. WHAT ARE WE SUPPOSED TO DO? 165 00:10:04,167 --> 00:10:07,300 WE HAD TO RELY ON EACH OTHER AND LIVE ON OUR OWN 166 00:10:07,300 --> 00:10:10,767 AND TAKE CARE OF OURSELVES. 167 00:10:10,767 --> 00:10:12,800 SO WE GOT A JOB AT A DEPARTMENT STORE TOGETHER, 168 00:10:12,800 --> 00:10:15,467 SO WE COULD PAY THE BILLS, 169 00:10:15,467 --> 00:10:18,333 BUT ALL THE REST OF OUR MONEY JUST WENT TO FOOD. 170 00:10:18,333 --> 00:10:21,133 WE WOULD JUST CONSTANTLY EAT. 171 00:10:21,133 --> 00:10:24,533 AND WE STARTED HAVING BAD ANXIETY ATTACKS 172 00:10:24,533 --> 00:10:29,300 BECAUSE OF THE FEAR OF NOT BEING ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF OURSELVES. 173 00:10:29,300 --> 00:10:32,900 AND NOW WE'VE HAD TO STOP WORKING 174 00:10:32,900 --> 00:10:36,600 BECAUSE WE JUST CAN'T PHYSICALLY DO IT ANYMORE, 175 00:10:36,600 --> 00:10:39,033 AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO, 176 00:10:39,033 --> 00:10:42,867 BUT WE ALSO CAN'T STOP EATING. 177 00:10:42,867 --> 00:10:44,833 IT'S ALL WE THINK ABOUT, DAY AND NIGHT. 178 00:10:47,433 --> 00:10:49,500 RIGHT NOW, MY LIFE IS WAKING UP 179 00:10:49,500 --> 00:10:53,867 AND GETTING FOOD AND WATCHING TV. 180 00:10:53,867 --> 00:10:55,767 Sherry: THEIR WEIGHT HAS JUST TAKEN AWAY 181 00:10:55,767 --> 00:10:58,400 ANY DREAMS THAT THEY HAD. 182 00:10:58,400 --> 00:11:02,567 I THINK THEIR HEALTH HAS DETERIORATED 183 00:11:02,567 --> 00:11:05,133 AND THEY'RE GONNA CONTINUE GOING DOWN UNTIL THEY'RE -- 184 00:11:05,133 --> 00:11:08,667 THEY'RE -- THEY'RE JUST GONE -- TILL THEY'RE GONE. 185 00:11:13,233 --> 00:11:16,067 THE ONLY WAY WE CAN FUNCTION IS IF WE HELP EACH OTHER 186 00:11:16,067 --> 00:11:18,067 GET READY AND OUT THE DOOR. 187 00:11:18,067 --> 00:11:20,433 STAY. 188 00:11:20,433 --> 00:11:22,967 WE HARDLY EVER LEAVE THE HOUSE. 189 00:11:22,967 --> 00:11:27,533 I'M SO BIG, IT'S GETTING DIFFICULT TO FIT INTO MY CAR. 190 00:11:32,333 --> 00:11:34,933 UGH. YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO BACK OUT. 191 00:11:34,933 --> 00:11:37,200 [ CLEARS THROAT ] 192 00:11:37,200 --> 00:11:38,767 Kandi: IT'S GOTTEN TO THE POINT OF BEING, LIKE, 193 00:11:38,767 --> 00:11:41,300 SUPER UNCOMFORTABLE. 194 00:11:45,700 --> 00:11:49,967 I'M WORRIED THAT I WON'T BE ABLE TO DRIVE MUCH LONGER 195 00:11:49,967 --> 00:11:51,367 BECAUSE I'M SCARED THAT 196 00:11:51,367 --> 00:11:53,833 I WON'T BE ABLE TO FIT BEHIND THE WHEEL. 197 00:11:53,833 --> 00:11:56,467 Brandi: BUT WE GO OUT BECAUSE WE HAVE TO. 198 00:11:56,467 --> 00:11:59,100 WE GO OUT TO GET FOOD. 199 00:11:59,100 --> 00:12:01,833 BUT BEING OUT IN PUBLIC AT THIS SIZE -- 200 00:12:01,833 --> 00:12:04,067 IT'S HARD WHEN PEOPLE START TO STARE. 201 00:12:04,067 --> 00:12:05,733 I JUST CAN'T DEAL WITH IT. 202 00:12:05,733 --> 00:12:08,200 AND THE ANXIETY STARTS TO CREEP IN. 203 00:12:08,200 --> 00:12:11,333 -[ SNIFFLES ] -AND SLOWLY BUT SURELY, 204 00:12:11,333 --> 00:12:14,633 I START TO HAVE A PANIC ATTACK. 205 00:12:14,633 --> 00:12:17,367 I'M TO THE POINT THAT I DON'T EVER WANT TO LEAVE MY HOUSE. 206 00:12:21,067 --> 00:12:23,800 I'M SCARED. 207 00:12:23,800 --> 00:12:26,767 I DON'T WANT TO GO IN THERE. 208 00:12:26,767 --> 00:12:28,300 Kandi: DO YOU WANT TO GO GET SOMETHING TO EAT? 209 00:12:28,300 --> 00:12:29,067 YEAH. 210 00:12:29,067 --> 00:12:33,400 LET'S DO THAT. 211 00:12:33,400 --> 00:12:36,833 Brandi: SOME DAYS, WE CAN'T DO IT BECAUSE, 212 00:12:36,833 --> 00:12:39,900 WHEN MY ANXIETY'S AT ITS LIMIT, 213 00:12:39,900 --> 00:12:42,200 I WANT TO RUN TO FOOD. 214 00:12:42,200 --> 00:12:43,733 SO, WE JUST EAT. 215 00:12:43,733 --> 00:12:46,067 IT'S THIS HORRIBLE CYCLE. 216 00:12:46,067 --> 00:12:49,867 OKAY, CAN I PLEASE GET TWO LARGE NUMBER 2s? 217 00:12:49,867 --> 00:12:54,267 AND THEN, COULD I ALSO GET TWO STRAWBERRY SUNDAES? 218 00:12:54,267 --> 00:12:57,367 HELLO. 219 00:12:57,367 --> 00:12:59,367 I CAN HOLD IT. 220 00:12:59,367 --> 00:13:01,200 GOT IT. 221 00:13:01,200 --> 00:13:02,667 JUST WANT TO PULL OVER AND EAT? 222 00:13:02,667 --> 00:13:05,767 YEAH, THAT'S FINE. 223 00:13:05,767 --> 00:13:08,433 I WONDER IF THERE'S PARKING BEHIND THIS BUILDING. 224 00:13:08,433 --> 00:13:10,800 I DON'T LIKE TO EAT IN FRONT OF PEOPLE. 225 00:13:10,800 --> 00:13:14,767 I FEEL LIKE THEY'RE JUDGING ME. 226 00:13:14,767 --> 00:13:16,467 THIS GOOD? 227 00:13:17,300 --> 00:13:19,700 [ CHUCKLES ] 228 00:13:19,700 --> 00:13:23,567 Kandi: WHEN WE'RE IN PUBLIC, I DO HEAR COMMENTS. 229 00:13:23,567 --> 00:13:27,133 AND WHEN PEOPLE MAKE COMMENTS TO US ABOUT OUR SIZE, 230 00:13:27,133 --> 00:13:29,067 THEY THINK THEY'RE BEING FUNNY. 231 00:13:29,067 --> 00:13:31,167 Brandi: I HATE THAT I'M THIS BIG. 232 00:13:31,167 --> 00:13:35,400 I HATE MYSELF BECAUSE PEOPLE JUST JUDGE MY OUTER SHELL. 233 00:13:35,400 --> 00:13:38,267 FOR THE MOST PART, I'VE HATED MYSELF MY WHOLE LIFE 234 00:13:38,267 --> 00:13:41,067 BECAUSE I'M FAT. 235 00:13:41,067 --> 00:13:44,200 BUT I CAN'T STOP EATING. 236 00:13:44,200 --> 00:13:49,133 MY WEIGHT'S KILLING ME, BUT IT'S AN ADDICTION. 237 00:13:49,133 --> 00:13:50,967 IT'S HARD TO STOP. 238 00:13:50,967 --> 00:13:52,400 THAT WAS GOOD. 239 00:13:56,367 --> 00:13:59,333 FOOD IS A CONSTANT PART OF OUR DAY. 240 00:13:59,333 --> 00:14:04,600 IF WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET IT, SOMEONE IS BRINGING IT TO US. 241 00:14:06,500 --> 00:14:10,200 [ DOG BARKING ] 242 00:14:10,200 --> 00:14:15,200 I LIKE TO COME AND CHECK IN ON THE GIRLS EVERY NOW AND THEN. 243 00:14:15,200 --> 00:14:17,333 I KNOW THEIR SITUATION HAS A LOT TO DO WITH 244 00:14:17,333 --> 00:14:20,433 WHAT I ALLOWED TO HAPPEN WHEN THEY WERE KIDS, 245 00:14:20,433 --> 00:14:22,767 BUT IT'S STILL HARD TO SIT THERE, AS THEIR MOM, 246 00:14:22,767 --> 00:14:24,333 AND NOT DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT, 247 00:14:24,333 --> 00:14:25,700 EVEN NOW, 248 00:14:25,700 --> 00:14:27,233 BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW. 249 00:14:27,233 --> 00:14:29,867 YOU GUYS WANT SOME PANCAKES? 250 00:14:29,867 --> 00:14:34,067 -HASH BROWNS? -YES, PLEASE. 251 00:14:34,067 --> 00:14:37,533 I'VE TRIED TO STAY A PART OF THEIR LIVES, 252 00:14:37,533 --> 00:14:39,500 BUT THEY TOLD ME, IF I STOPPED DRINKING, 253 00:14:39,500 --> 00:14:41,967 THEY'D STOP WITH THE FOOD. 254 00:14:41,967 --> 00:14:45,067 BUT IT SEEMS WHEN I TRY, THEY DON'T. 255 00:14:48,600 --> 00:14:52,133 YOU BEEN TRYING TO WATCH YOUR EATING AT ALL? 256 00:14:52,133 --> 00:14:54,067 I'VE KIND OF BEEN EATING A LOT OF PIZZA. 257 00:14:54,067 --> 00:14:56,700 Brandi: UH-HUH. 258 00:14:56,700 --> 00:14:58,067 OKAY. 259 00:14:58,067 --> 00:14:59,633 AS A MOTHER, YOU BELIEVE THAT, 260 00:14:59,633 --> 00:15:01,767 NO MATTER WHAT, YOU CAN PROTECT YOUR CHILD. 261 00:15:01,767 --> 00:15:03,333 -ALL RIGHT. -LOVE YOU, MOM. 262 00:15:03,333 --> 00:15:04,833 LOVE YOU, TOO. 263 00:15:04,833 --> 00:15:06,500 BUT WE'RE ALL ADDICTS. 264 00:15:06,500 --> 00:15:10,600 I CAN'T BREAK MY CYCLE, AND THEY CAN'T BREAK THEIRS, 265 00:15:10,600 --> 00:15:15,100 AND I KNOW WE'RE ALL KILLING OURSELVES. 266 00:15:15,100 --> 00:15:17,133 EVERY TIME I COME AND VISIT MY DAUGHTERS, 267 00:15:17,133 --> 00:15:20,467 I WONDER, IS IT THE LAST TIME I WILL SEE THEM? 268 00:15:27,967 --> 00:15:31,167 Kandi: I'M ASHAMED OF MYSELF BECAUSE, HOW IS IT 269 00:15:31,167 --> 00:15:35,100 WE COULD GET THROUGH EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED, 270 00:15:35,100 --> 00:15:36,600 BUT CAN'T GET THROUGH THIS? 271 00:15:36,600 --> 00:15:37,633 STAY. 272 00:15:37,633 --> 00:15:39,067 [ DOG BARKING ] 273 00:15:39,067 --> 00:15:41,533 MY WEIGHT IS KILLING ME SLOWLY, 274 00:15:41,533 --> 00:15:44,933 BUT WHEN I'M HUNGRY, I JUST DON'T CARE. 275 00:15:44,933 --> 00:15:47,567 I JUST WANT TO EAT. 276 00:15:47,567 --> 00:15:50,933 I'M TERRIFIED OF BEING CLOSE TO 600 POUNDS. 277 00:15:50,933 --> 00:15:54,267 WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO LIVE A HAPPY LIFE. 278 00:15:54,267 --> 00:15:55,900 WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE FAMILIES 279 00:15:55,900 --> 00:15:59,533 AND WANT TO BE ABLE TO GO AND TRAVEL 280 00:15:59,533 --> 00:16:03,067 AND SEE THE WORLD. 281 00:16:03,067 --> 00:16:04,733 WE HAVE NO HOPE. 282 00:16:04,733 --> 00:16:07,700 WE GO TO BED EVERY NIGHT WORRIED THAT ONE OF US 283 00:16:07,700 --> 00:16:09,500 WON'T MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT. 284 00:16:09,500 --> 00:16:13,267 Kandi: WE KNOW THAT IT'S GETTING CLOSE TO OUR FINAL DAYS, 285 00:16:13,267 --> 00:16:17,233 AND WE NEED TO STOP IT BEFORE WE GET ANY WORSE. 286 00:16:17,233 --> 00:16:22,100 BUT I FEEL HELPLESS BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW HOW WE CAN CHANGE. 287 00:16:22,100 --> 00:16:24,567 AND WE CAN'T LOSE EACH OTHER. 288 00:16:24,567 --> 00:16:27,867 I COULDN'T LIVE WITHOUT MY SISTER. 289 00:16:27,867 --> 00:16:29,533 AND I KNOW SHE COULDN'T LIVE WITHOUT ME. 290 00:16:37,467 --> 00:16:40,900 ** 291 00:16:40,900 --> 00:16:44,567 Kandi: WHEN A CHANCE TO GET YOUR LIFE BACK COMES ALONG, 292 00:16:44,567 --> 00:16:46,833 THE ONLY RIGHT CHOICE IS TO TAKE IT 293 00:16:46,833 --> 00:16:49,467 AND FIGHT AS HARD AS YOU CAN. 294 00:16:53,600 --> 00:16:55,067 [ DOG BARKING, KNOCKS ON DOOR ] 295 00:16:55,067 --> 00:16:57,533 GET BACK! STOP! 296 00:16:57,533 --> 00:16:59,500 -HELLO, GRANDMA. -HI. HOW ARE YOU? 297 00:16:59,500 --> 00:17:00,667 -GOOD. HOW ARE YOU? -HEY, GRANDMA. 298 00:17:00,667 --> 00:17:01,400 GOOD. HI. 299 00:17:01,400 --> 00:17:02,933 DOGS, STOP! 300 00:17:02,933 --> 00:17:03,733 HOW ARE YOU GUYS? 301 00:17:03,733 --> 00:17:05,400 GOOD. 302 00:17:05,400 --> 00:17:07,567 Sherry: I MADE A SPECIAL TRIP DOWN HERE TODAY 303 00:17:07,567 --> 00:17:09,967 FROM PENDLETON TO SEE THE GIRLS 304 00:17:09,967 --> 00:17:13,467 AND EXPRESS MY CONCERNS ABOUT THEIR HEALTH, 305 00:17:13,467 --> 00:17:15,467 BECAUSE I'M AFRAID, ONE OF THESE MORNINGS, 306 00:17:15,467 --> 00:17:18,533 THEY'RE JUST NOT GONNA WAKE UP. 307 00:17:18,533 --> 00:17:21,300 -HOW'S YOUR ANXIETY? -MM. NOT GOOD. 308 00:17:21,300 --> 00:17:22,400 NOT GOOD? 309 00:17:22,400 --> 00:17:23,933 THAT'S WHY WE AREN'T BACK AT WORK YET. 310 00:17:23,933 --> 00:17:25,100 YEAH. 311 00:17:25,100 --> 00:17:27,733 Sherry: THE GIRLS KNOW THAT THEY NEED HELP, 312 00:17:27,733 --> 00:17:30,600 BUT THEY'RE TOO AFRAID TO GO SEE DR. NOWZARADAN 313 00:17:30,600 --> 00:17:34,200 BECAUSE THEY KNOW, IN ORDER TO BE IN HIS PROGRAM, 314 00:17:34,200 --> 00:17:37,300 THEY'RE GONNA HAVE TO MOVE TO HOUSTON, 315 00:17:37,300 --> 00:17:39,533 AND THEY CAN'T AFFORD THAT. 316 00:17:39,533 --> 00:17:42,100 SO I'M TELLING THEM TODAY THAT, 317 00:17:42,100 --> 00:17:44,433 IF THEY WILL TRY TO DO THE PROGRAM, 318 00:17:44,433 --> 00:17:46,867 THAT I WILL PAY FOR THEIR MOVE. 319 00:17:46,867 --> 00:17:48,467 AS YOU GUYS WELL KNOW, 320 00:17:48,467 --> 00:17:50,667 FROM THE TIME YOU WERE VERY, VERY LITTLE, 321 00:17:50,667 --> 00:17:53,667 YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN IN MY HEART. 322 00:17:53,667 --> 00:17:55,400 YOU'RE LIKE MY OWN. 323 00:17:55,400 --> 00:17:58,500 AND I'M REALLY WORRIED ABOUT YOUR WEIGHT. 324 00:17:58,500 --> 00:18:03,233 PRETTY SOON, YOUR HEART'S NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO HANDLE IT. 325 00:18:03,233 --> 00:18:05,767 I CAN'T LOSE YOU GUYS. 326 00:18:05,767 --> 00:18:07,333 IT'S NOT NATURAL FOR GRANDDAUGHTERS 327 00:18:07,333 --> 00:18:09,333 TO GO BEFORE A GRANDMA. 328 00:18:09,333 --> 00:18:15,233 [ CRYING ] 329 00:18:15,233 --> 00:18:18,667 [ SNIFFLES ] 330 00:18:18,667 --> 00:18:22,500 [SIGHS] I DON'T WANT TO PUT YOU THROUGH THAT. 331 00:18:22,500 --> 00:18:26,067 -[ SIGHS ] -I LOVE YOU VERY MUCH, 332 00:18:26,067 --> 00:18:27,967 AND I'M REALLY AFRAID 333 00:18:27,967 --> 00:18:30,433 THAT I'M GONNA LOSE MY GRANDDAUGHTERS 334 00:18:30,433 --> 00:18:33,067 IF WE DON'T GET SOMETHING DONE. 335 00:18:33,067 --> 00:18:36,233 I KNOW YOU'RE AFRAID TO GO SEE DR. NOW IN HOUSTON 336 00:18:36,233 --> 00:18:39,067 BECAUSE THAT MEANS THAT YOU WOULD HAVE TO LIVE THERE. 337 00:18:39,067 --> 00:18:41,867 BUT IT COULD BE A LIFE-CHANGING THING. 338 00:18:41,867 --> 00:18:46,067 AND I'M HERE TO HELP YOU AS MUCH AS I POSSIBLY CAN -- 339 00:18:46,067 --> 00:18:50,633 EMOTIONALLY, PHYSICALLY, AND A LITTLE BIT FINANCIALLY. 340 00:18:55,567 --> 00:18:57,533 YOU'RE NOT A BURDEN TO ME. 341 00:18:57,533 --> 00:18:59,067 YOU'VE NEVER BEEN A BURDEN TO ME -- 342 00:18:59,067 --> 00:19:01,300 EITHER ONE OF YOU. 343 00:19:01,300 --> 00:19:04,467 DOING THIS -- I LOOK AT IT AS MONEY WELL SPENT. 344 00:19:04,467 --> 00:19:06,800 [ SIGHS ] 345 00:19:06,800 --> 00:19:08,233 I LOVE YOU. 346 00:19:08,233 --> 00:19:10,800 -I LOVE YOU, TOO. -YOU'RE AMAZING. 347 00:19:10,800 --> 00:19:14,633 WE'RE BOTH READY TO CHANGE. 348 00:19:14,633 --> 00:19:17,200 AND I KNOW YOU'RE GONNA LIVE A LONG LIFE -- 349 00:19:17,200 --> 00:19:19,067 LONG ENOUGH TO TAKE CARE OF ME WHEN I GET OLD. 350 00:19:19,067 --> 00:19:21,067 [ LAUGHTER ] 351 00:19:25,833 --> 00:19:27,433 Kandi: MY GRANDMOTHER'S AMAZING, 352 00:19:27,433 --> 00:19:29,733 AND SHE'S ALWAYS BEEN THERE FOR US. 353 00:19:29,733 --> 00:19:33,067 I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'D DO WITHOUT HER. 354 00:19:33,067 --> 00:19:35,900 IT'S SCARY TO THINK ABOUT LEAVING. 355 00:19:35,900 --> 00:19:37,300 -HEY, GRANDMA, LOVE YOU. -LOVE YOU, TOO. 356 00:19:37,300 --> 00:19:39,267 -LOVE YOU. -I LOVE YOU. 357 00:19:39,267 --> 00:19:41,333 AND IT'S A BIG STEP FOR US. 358 00:19:45,867 --> 00:19:46,533 [ SIGHS ] 359 00:19:46,533 --> 00:19:47,633 -GRANDMA. -GRANDMA. 360 00:19:47,633 --> 00:19:52,567 I KNOW. SHE'S AMAZING. 361 00:19:52,567 --> 00:19:55,067 I'M SCARED RIGHT NOW. 362 00:19:55,067 --> 00:19:56,800 I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE OUR HOME, 363 00:19:56,800 --> 00:19:58,867 BUT I KNOW THIS IS OUR CHANCE TO GET HELP 364 00:19:58,867 --> 00:20:02,667 AND TRY TO TAKE OUR LIFE BACK. 365 00:20:02,667 --> 00:20:05,200 BUT IT'S STILL REALLY SCARY. 366 00:20:13,433 --> 00:20:14,200 STAY. 367 00:20:14,200 --> 00:20:15,167 Kandi: WE'VE BEEN PACKING 368 00:20:15,167 --> 00:20:18,500 AND PREPARING TO MOVE TO HOUSTON. 369 00:20:18,500 --> 00:20:22,333 WE'RE NOT TAKING MUCH, 'CAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ROOM IN THE CAR. 370 00:20:22,333 --> 00:20:25,900 BUT MY GRANDMOTHER IS HELPING US PACK, 371 00:20:25,900 --> 00:20:27,867 ALONG WITH SOME FRIENDS OF THE FAMILY. 372 00:20:31,100 --> 00:20:32,900 I THINK THIS IS THE MOST SCARY THING 373 00:20:32,900 --> 00:20:34,600 [Chuckling] WE'VE EVER DONE. 374 00:20:34,600 --> 00:20:36,100 WE'VE NEVER BEEN, YOU KNOW, 375 00:20:36,100 --> 00:20:39,100 MORE THAN A COUPLE HOURS' AWAY FROM HOME 376 00:20:39,100 --> 00:20:40,767 AND AWAY FROM PEOPLE, 377 00:20:40,767 --> 00:20:42,567 SO IT'S GONNA BE TERRIFYING. 378 00:20:42,567 --> 00:20:44,467 WE'RE, LIKE, HOMEBODIES. 379 00:20:44,467 --> 00:20:47,033 AT LEAST OUR GRANDMA'S COMING WITH US, 380 00:20:47,033 --> 00:20:49,600 BUT THEN SHE'S GOING BACK HOME, 381 00:20:49,600 --> 00:20:51,533 AND THEN WE'LL BE ALONE. 382 00:20:54,967 --> 00:20:57,667 WE'VE GOT AN APPOINTMENT WITH DR. NOWZARADAN, 383 00:20:57,667 --> 00:21:01,700 BUT IT'S SCARY BECAUSE WE HAVE NO IDEA 384 00:21:01,700 --> 00:21:04,333 WHAT HE'S GOING TO WANT US TO DO. 385 00:21:07,800 --> 00:21:08,967 WE'RE MAKING THIS HUGE STEP 386 00:21:08,967 --> 00:21:12,067 BECAUSE WE HAVE THIS LITTLE GLINT OF HOPE. 387 00:21:12,067 --> 00:21:14,067 WE KNOW THAT WE'RE NOT APPROVED YET FOR THE SURGERY. 388 00:21:14,067 --> 00:21:16,367 BUT IF WE'RE EVEN GETTING THE CHANCE 389 00:21:16,367 --> 00:21:19,067 TO GO TO THE DOCTOR'S FOR IT, WE'RE GONNA TAKE IT. 390 00:21:22,533 --> 00:21:25,100 THANK YOU. 391 00:21:25,100 --> 00:21:27,700 THERE'S A LOT AT STAKE. 392 00:21:27,700 --> 00:21:33,533 MY BIGGEST FEAR IS THAT WE WON'T BE ABLE TO GET HELP, 393 00:21:33,533 --> 00:21:36,833 THAT WE STARTED THIS JOURNEY AND THIS MOVE FOR NOTHING. 394 00:21:36,833 --> 00:21:40,167 IF THE DOCTOR WON'T HELP US, THAT WOULD KILL ME. 395 00:21:52,900 --> 00:21:55,933 Brandi: WE'VE BEEN ON THE ROAD FOR A FEW DAYS NOW, 396 00:21:55,933 --> 00:21:59,500 AND THIS IS THE FARTHEST EAST WE'VE BEEN. 397 00:21:59,500 --> 00:22:01,600 IT'S VERY STRANGE BEING IN A FOREIGN LAND. 398 00:22:01,600 --> 00:22:05,967 IT'S VERY STRANGE BEING ANYWHERE OTHER THAN HOME. 399 00:22:05,967 --> 00:22:11,367 IT MAKES ME REALIZE THAT THERE'S SO MUCH I HAVEN'T EXPERIENCED. 400 00:22:11,367 --> 00:22:13,900 THERE'S A WHOLE WORLD OUT THERE TO DISCOVER. 401 00:22:18,733 --> 00:22:21,367 THIS WEIGHT IS JUST HOLDING ME BACK FROM SO MUCH. 402 00:22:21,367 --> 00:22:22,967 I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO EXPERIENCE 403 00:22:22,967 --> 00:22:25,067 WHAT NORMAL 20-SOMETHING-YEAR-OLDS CAN DO, 404 00:22:25,067 --> 00:22:29,533 AS FAR AS DATING AND DOING FUN THINGS WITH FRIENDS. 405 00:22:29,533 --> 00:22:33,667 Kandi: I WANT THIS SO BAD, AND I HOPE DR. NOWZARADAN CAN HELP ME. 406 00:22:33,667 --> 00:22:35,900 BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW WE CAN CHANGE. 407 00:22:35,900 --> 00:22:39,200 I CAN'T SEE HOW WE'RE GONNA DO IT. 408 00:22:39,200 --> 00:22:41,733 BUT WE'RE GOING TO TRY. 409 00:22:49,867 --> 00:22:52,633 AFTER THREE DAYS CRAMMED IN THIS TINY CAR, 410 00:22:52,633 --> 00:22:55,233 WE ARE DEFINITELY STARTING TO HURT. 411 00:22:55,233 --> 00:22:57,067 AT THE MOMENT, MY RIGHT ANKLE HURTS, 412 00:22:57,067 --> 00:22:59,500 BUT I CAN TELL, IN A COUPLE HOURS, 413 00:22:59,500 --> 00:23:02,400 EVERYTHING'S GONNA START HURTING. 414 00:23:02,400 --> 00:23:04,433 Sherry: I CAN TELL THAT THE GIRLS ARE VERY STRESSED. 415 00:23:04,433 --> 00:23:05,967 AND I'M CONCERNED, 416 00:23:05,967 --> 00:23:08,567 BECAUSE ANY SORT OF ADDITIONAL STRESS 417 00:23:08,567 --> 00:23:12,967 WILL SEND THEM RIGHT BACK TO RELYING ON FOOD FOR THE COMFORT. 418 00:23:12,967 --> 00:23:16,333 Kandi: I NEED FOUR OF THE SMOKED HAM SLIDERS, 419 00:23:16,333 --> 00:23:19,367 A LARGE ORDER OF MOZZARELLA STICKS, 420 00:23:19,367 --> 00:23:22,767 AND A THREE PIECE OF POTATO CAKES. 421 00:23:22,767 --> 00:23:25,567 MAN: Okay. 422 00:23:27,633 --> 00:23:32,367 Kandi: I KNOW WE SHOULDN'T BE EATING SO MUCH FAST FOOD RIGHT NOW. 423 00:23:32,367 --> 00:23:35,133 IT'S JUST SO STRESSFUL. 424 00:23:35,133 --> 00:23:38,767 WE JUST HAVE TWO MORE DAYS TO GO. 425 00:23:38,767 --> 00:23:40,267 WE JUST NEED TO GET THERE, 426 00:23:40,267 --> 00:23:41,600 AND THEN WE'LL BE ABLE TO FOCUS BETTER 427 00:23:41,600 --> 00:23:44,133 AND START DOING WHAT WE NEED. 428 00:23:47,600 --> 00:23:51,233 Brandi: THIS IS OUR LAST CHANCE. 429 00:23:51,233 --> 00:23:53,467 OH, LORDY, IT JUST KEEPS GETTING BIGGER. 430 00:23:57,333 --> 00:23:59,400 Kandi: I'M GLAD WE MADE IT TO HOUSTON. 431 00:23:59,400 --> 00:24:03,300 BUT FINALLY SEEING THE CITY MAKES THIS ALL VERY REAL. 432 00:24:16,300 --> 00:24:18,733 WE FINALLY MADE IT, 433 00:24:18,733 --> 00:24:20,967 AND WE'RE ABOUT TO SEE DR. NOWZARADAN. 434 00:24:24,833 --> 00:24:26,800 AND I'M GETTING REALLY NERVOUS. 435 00:24:36,067 --> 00:24:37,967 I'M NOT SURE I'M READY TO GO IN YET. 436 00:24:40,800 --> 00:24:42,100 THIS IS SCARY -- 437 00:24:42,100 --> 00:24:43,767 NOT JUST BECAUSE I HAVE NO IDEA 438 00:24:43,767 --> 00:24:46,533 WHAT TO EXPECT OR WHAT THE DOCTOR WILL SAY... 439 00:24:46,533 --> 00:24:48,900 Woman: BRANDI AND KANDI DREIER? 440 00:24:48,900 --> 00:24:51,167 ...BUT IT'S BEEN YEARS SINCE WE'VE BEEN WEIGHED, 441 00:24:51,167 --> 00:24:53,400 AND I HAVE NO IDEA HOW BIG WE ARE. 442 00:24:55,933 --> 00:24:58,633 Brandi: I'M SCARED TO SEE HOW FAR I'VE LET MYSELF GO. 443 00:25:00,700 --> 00:25:03,200 IF I'VE GOTTEN OVER 600 POUNDS, 444 00:25:03,200 --> 00:25:05,200 I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW I'M GONNA COME BACK FROM THAT. 445 00:25:10,633 --> 00:25:14,067 ** 446 00:25:18,500 --> 00:25:21,067 Brandi: I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I WEIGH. 447 00:25:21,067 --> 00:25:24,467 AND I'M SCARED TO SEE HOW FAR I'VE LET MYSELF GO 448 00:25:24,467 --> 00:25:26,333 AND IF THE DOCTOR CAN HELP ME. 449 00:25:30,400 --> 00:25:34,167 I'M ALMOST AT 600 POUNDS. 450 00:25:34,167 --> 00:25:37,733 SEEING THAT NUMBER ON THE SCALE MAKES ME FEEL DISGUSTED. 451 00:25:37,733 --> 00:25:40,200 I'M EMBARRASSED OF HOW MUCH I WEIGH. 452 00:25:40,200 --> 00:25:42,367 Woman: ALL RIGHT. KANDI, YOU'RE NEXT. 453 00:25:42,367 --> 00:25:45,867 Kandi: I DON'T WANT TO GET ON THIS SCALE. 454 00:25:45,867 --> 00:25:49,533 SEEING BRANDI FIND OUT HOW MUCH SHE WEIGHS WAS HARD TO WATCH. 455 00:25:54,633 --> 00:25:57,133 I THOUGHT I'D BE AT THE SAME WEIGHT AS BRANDI, 456 00:25:57,133 --> 00:26:00,767 BUT I'M EVEN HEAVIER. 457 00:26:00,767 --> 00:26:04,233 THAT NUMBER ON THE SCALE IS THE HIGHEST I'VE EVER SEEN. 458 00:26:04,233 --> 00:26:07,500 Brandi: I'M HOPING THE DOCTOR IS WILLING TO HELP US. 459 00:26:07,500 --> 00:26:09,400 I'M NERVOUS. 460 00:26:09,400 --> 00:26:11,733 THE FEAR THAT WE DROVE ALL THE WAY DOWN HERE AND... 461 00:26:11,733 --> 00:26:16,367 FOR DAYS, AND THEN JUST GET TOLD "NO." 462 00:26:16,367 --> 00:26:18,067 [ KNOCKS ON DOOR ] 463 00:26:18,067 --> 00:26:19,067 -HELLO. -HELLO. 464 00:26:19,067 --> 00:26:20,767 -HELLO. -HOW Y'ALL DOING? 465 00:26:20,767 --> 00:26:22,667 I'M DR. NOWZARADAN. 466 00:26:22,667 --> 00:26:24,133 I'M BRANDI. 467 00:26:24,133 --> 00:26:25,433 NICE TO MEET YOU, BRANDI. 468 00:26:25,433 --> 00:26:26,500 -AND... -KANDI. 469 00:26:26,500 --> 00:26:29,467 ...KANDI. NICE TO MEET YOU GUYS. 470 00:26:29,467 --> 00:26:31,433 SO, WHERE YOU ALL COMING FROM? 471 00:26:31,433 --> 00:26:34,067 -VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON. -VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON. 472 00:26:34,067 --> 00:26:35,767 LONG WAY FROM HOUSTON, HUH? 473 00:26:35,767 --> 00:26:37,200 A LITTLE BIT. 474 00:26:37,200 --> 00:26:38,400 ALL RIGHT. 475 00:26:38,400 --> 00:26:41,567 KANDI, YOU ARE 604 POUNDS. 476 00:26:41,567 --> 00:26:46,100 AND, BRANDI, YOU'RE 587 POUNDS. 477 00:26:46,100 --> 00:26:47,100 -YEP. -MM-HMM. 478 00:26:47,100 --> 00:26:49,467 SO, WHAT HAS LED YOU TO THIS WEIGHT? 479 00:26:49,467 --> 00:26:52,433 UM, OVEREATING. 480 00:26:52,433 --> 00:26:54,267 WE'VE HAD SOME TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE IN OUR LIVES, 481 00:26:54,267 --> 00:26:57,133 SO WE USE FOOD FOR COMFORT. 482 00:26:57,133 --> 00:26:59,600 SO, YOU ARE COMFORTING YOURSELF WITH FOOD, 483 00:26:59,600 --> 00:27:02,100 AND NOW YOUR WEIGHT IS OUT OF CONTROL. 484 00:27:02,100 --> 00:27:06,333 GIRLS, BETWEEN BOTH OF YOU, YOU'RE OVER HALF A TON. 485 00:27:06,333 --> 00:27:09,400 DO YOU REALIZE HOW BIG THAT IS? 486 00:27:09,400 --> 00:27:10,533 -YEAH. -MM. 487 00:27:10,533 --> 00:27:12,900 HOW LONG HAS THIS BEEN THE CASE? 488 00:27:12,900 --> 00:27:17,267 YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN OVERWEIGHT FROM CHILDHOOD? 489 00:27:17,267 --> 00:27:19,433 SO, YOU HAVE A LIFETIME OF RUNNING TO FOOD, 490 00:27:19,433 --> 00:27:22,067 AND YOU BOTH NOW ARE ENABLER 491 00:27:22,067 --> 00:27:25,367 TO YOUR SELF-DESTRUCTIVE HABITS. 492 00:27:25,367 --> 00:27:30,067 THIS IS A DYNAMIC THAT IS GOING TO BE TOUGH TO BREAK. 493 00:27:30,067 --> 00:27:33,200 Dr. Nowzaradan: KANDI AND BRANDI HAVE CREATED THEIR OWN WORLD, 494 00:27:33,200 --> 00:27:36,567 WHERE THEY CAN HIDE AND GO TO FOOD TOGETHER. 495 00:27:36,567 --> 00:27:41,200 BREAKING A DYNAMIC LIKE THIS WITH ANY FAMILY MEMBER IS HARD, 496 00:27:41,200 --> 00:27:43,933 BUT AS TWINS WHO OPERATE THE SAME WAY, 497 00:27:43,933 --> 00:27:46,900 THAT'S GOING TO BE MUCH HARDER TO ADDRESS. 498 00:27:46,900 --> 00:27:48,567 BUT THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS, 499 00:27:48,567 --> 00:27:51,233 IF THEY DON'T CHANGE THEIR BEHAVIOR NOW, 500 00:27:51,233 --> 00:27:54,500 THEY WILL END UP KILLING EACH OTHER. 501 00:27:54,500 --> 00:27:56,967 SO, I'M GONNA START FIGURING OUT 502 00:27:56,967 --> 00:27:58,933 HOW WE'RE GONNA CHANGE THE EATING HABIT. 503 00:27:58,933 --> 00:28:01,200 SO, I'M GOING TO PUT YOU 504 00:28:01,200 --> 00:28:06,633 ON A 1,200-CALORIE-A-DAY DIET. 505 00:28:06,633 --> 00:28:10,200 YOU'RE GOING TO CUT ALL YOUR CARBS OUT OF YOUR DIET, 506 00:28:10,200 --> 00:28:11,633 EAT ONLY THREE TIMES A DAY -- 507 00:28:11,633 --> 00:28:14,200 NO SNACKING BETWEEN THE MEAL. 508 00:28:14,200 --> 00:28:16,500 AND YOU NEED TO BE MORE ACTIVE. 509 00:28:16,500 --> 00:28:20,133 YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO LOSE 50 POUNDS OVER THE NEXT MONTH. 510 00:28:20,133 --> 00:28:24,233 AND IF YOU DO THAT, I'LL APPROVE YOU FOR SURGERY. 511 00:28:24,233 --> 00:28:27,767 I WANT KANDI AND BRANDI TO LOSE A GOOD AMOUNT OF WEIGHT, 512 00:28:27,767 --> 00:28:30,100 SO I'M GIVING THEM A BIG CHALLENGE 513 00:28:30,100 --> 00:28:33,133 TO GET THEM TO START TO CHANGE. 514 00:28:33,133 --> 00:28:37,167 YOU REALIZE, IF YOU TWO DON'T MAKE A CHANGE NOW, 515 00:28:37,167 --> 00:28:40,067 ONE OF YOU IS GOING TO LOSE THE OTHER. 516 00:28:40,067 --> 00:28:41,700 SO, FROM NOW ON, 517 00:28:41,700 --> 00:28:45,100 YOU HAVE TO MOTIVATE EACH OTHER FOR THE GOOD, 518 00:28:45,100 --> 00:28:47,600 NOT FOR THE BAD. 519 00:28:47,600 --> 00:28:50,633 IT'S WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO TO SAVE EACH OTHER. 520 00:28:50,633 --> 00:28:53,467 WELL, IF YOU COME BACK NEXT MONTH 521 00:28:53,467 --> 00:28:56,400 AND YOU DON'T LOSE THAT WEIGHT, YOU'RE NOT GONNA BE APPROVED. 522 00:28:56,400 --> 00:28:57,533 -YEAH. -RIGHT. 523 00:28:57,533 --> 00:29:00,367 ALL RIGHT? WE GOT TO GET SOME BLOOD WORK DONE, 524 00:29:00,367 --> 00:29:03,533 SO WE CAN RUN SOME TESTS, AND I'LL SEE YOU SOON. 525 00:29:03,533 --> 00:29:04,867 Kandi: THANK YOU SO MUCH. 526 00:29:04,867 --> 00:29:08,067 Y'ALL TAKE CARE. 527 00:29:08,067 --> 00:29:10,267 [ GRUNTS ] 528 00:29:12,367 --> 00:29:14,967 I'M SCARED WE WON'T BE ABLE TO LOSE 50 POUNDS IN A MONTH. 529 00:29:16,967 --> 00:29:19,833 BEING TWINS, IT'S GONNA BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES, 530 00:29:19,833 --> 00:29:23,533 BECAUSE WE'RE EACH OTHER'S WORST ENABLERS. 531 00:29:23,533 --> 00:29:27,200 BUT WE ARE ALSO EACH OTHER'S SUPPORT SYSTEM. 532 00:29:27,200 --> 00:29:29,900 MIGHT BE A LITTLE DIFFICULT, BUT WE CAN HANDLE THIS. 533 00:29:50,067 --> 00:29:52,567 SILKY. 534 00:29:56,233 --> 00:29:59,067 Brandi: IT FEELS WEIRD TO BE HERE IN HOUSTON. 535 00:29:59,067 --> 00:30:00,767 I'M NOT READY FOR MY GRANDMA TO LEAVE. 536 00:30:03,100 --> 00:30:06,333 -MM-HMM. -MM-HMM. 537 00:30:06,333 --> 00:30:10,667 -OKAY? -MM-HMM. 538 00:30:10,667 --> 00:30:13,133 I LOVE YOU. 539 00:30:13,133 --> 00:30:14,933 GET STRESSED AND SCARED, CALL ME. 540 00:30:14,933 --> 00:30:16,400 Kandi: YEAH. 541 00:30:16,400 --> 00:30:19,367 AND WHEN YOU HAVE THAT TEMPTATION 542 00:30:19,367 --> 00:30:22,067 TO HAVE SOMETHING YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO HAVE, 543 00:30:22,067 --> 00:30:24,800 JUST ASK YOURSELF ONE QUESTION -- 544 00:30:24,800 --> 00:30:28,967 IS THIS BITE WORTH MY LIFE? 545 00:30:28,967 --> 00:30:30,967 -OKAY? -MM-HMM. 546 00:30:30,967 --> 00:30:34,700 Sherry: THEY HAVE EACH OTHER'S SUPPORT HERE, 547 00:30:34,700 --> 00:30:38,200 BUT ON THE OTHER HAND, THEY ENABLE EACH OTHER. 548 00:30:38,200 --> 00:30:42,667 I HOPE THAT THEY TURN INTO EACH OTHER'S SUPPORTER 549 00:30:42,667 --> 00:30:46,567 MORE THAN EACH OTHER'S ENABLER. 550 00:30:46,567 --> 00:30:48,200 Brandi: SAYING GOODBYE TO MY GRANDMA IS LIKE, 551 00:30:48,200 --> 00:30:49,733 "OH, MY GOD. THIS IS REAL. 552 00:30:49,733 --> 00:30:53,433 THIS IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING, AND WE'RE ACTUALLY ALONE NOW." 553 00:30:53,433 --> 00:30:55,533 I DON'T KNOW HOW I'M GONNA ADJUST WITHOUT HER. 554 00:31:00,633 --> 00:31:02,700 I'M SCARED THAT WE WON'T BE ABLE TO DO THIS ALONE, 555 00:31:02,700 --> 00:31:05,533 AS JUST SISTERS, WITHOUT GRANDMA. 556 00:31:10,533 --> 00:31:11,700 BUT I'M SO READY. 557 00:31:11,700 --> 00:31:13,633 I DON'T WANT TO BE LIKE THIS ANYMORE. 558 00:31:23,133 --> 00:31:24,933 -READY TO GO? -YEAH. 559 00:31:24,933 --> 00:31:27,200 LET'S LET THE DOGS OUT. 560 00:31:29,833 --> 00:31:32,067 Brandi: KANDI AND I HAVE BEEN DOING WHAT WE CAN TO GET OUT 561 00:31:32,067 --> 00:31:33,967 AND STAY ACTIVE. 562 00:31:33,967 --> 00:31:36,933 Kandi: IF WE WANT TO LOSE 50 POUNDS EACH THIS MONTH, 563 00:31:36,933 --> 00:31:39,567 WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO WORK REALLY HARD. 564 00:31:39,567 --> 00:31:41,667 Brandi: I HOPE THAT, ONCE WE LOSE THE WEIGHT, 565 00:31:41,667 --> 00:31:42,933 OUR ANXIETY WILL GET BETTER 566 00:31:42,933 --> 00:31:46,567 AND WE'LL GET THE CONFIDENCE THAT WE NEED. 567 00:31:46,567 --> 00:31:50,167 BUT FOR NOW, WE ONLY FEEL COMFORTABLE AROUND EACH OTHER. 568 00:31:50,167 --> 00:31:51,433 SO WE WALK OUR DOGS 569 00:31:51,433 --> 00:31:53,600 IN THE PARKING LOT BEHIND THE BUILDING 570 00:31:53,600 --> 00:31:56,233 BECAUSE IT'S SECLUDED, 571 00:31:56,233 --> 00:31:58,367 IT'S NOT WHERE PEOPLE CAN SEE US. 572 00:32:03,467 --> 00:32:05,100 YOU READY TO GO BACK? 573 00:32:05,100 --> 00:32:07,633 YEAH, I'M STARTING TO CRAMP. 574 00:32:07,633 --> 00:32:10,067 Kandi: I FEEL BAD THAT I SLOW MY SISTER DOWN, 575 00:32:10,067 --> 00:32:12,067 BECAUSE I WANT HER TO SUCCEED. 576 00:32:20,367 --> 00:32:22,400 Brandi: WE'VE ALSO BEEN DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN 577 00:32:22,400 --> 00:32:26,200 TO FOLLOW THE DOCTOR'S DIET. 578 00:32:26,200 --> 00:32:28,233 DOES A SALAD HAVE CALORIES? 579 00:32:28,233 --> 00:32:32,167 SO, 25 CALORIES FOR THIS WHOLE BAG. 580 00:32:32,167 --> 00:32:33,967 IT'S BEEN A LOT TO LEARN, 581 00:32:33,967 --> 00:32:36,533 AND IT'S HARD TO STICK TO IT COMPLETELY. 582 00:32:36,533 --> 00:32:39,100 JUST A LITTLE EXTRA CHEESE THERE, PLEASE. 583 00:32:39,100 --> 00:32:41,267 KIND OF LIKE CHEESE. 584 00:32:41,267 --> 00:32:43,167 I'M KIND OF A CHEESE PERSON. 585 00:32:43,167 --> 00:32:46,700 -YEAH, BUT WE CAN'T HAVE -- -I KNOW THAT. 586 00:32:46,700 --> 00:32:49,567 IT'S REALLY EASY TO GO OVER THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF CALORIES 587 00:32:49,567 --> 00:32:51,600 WE'RE SUPPOSED TO EAT IN A DAY. 588 00:32:51,600 --> 00:32:53,600 JUST A SCOOP? 589 00:32:53,600 --> 00:32:54,833 YEAH, NOT TOO BIG AT ALL. 590 00:32:54,833 --> 00:32:56,833 LIKE THAT? 591 00:32:56,833 --> 00:32:59,100 MMM. MAYBE JUST A TAD BIT MORE. 592 00:32:59,100 --> 00:33:00,767 WELL, NO. 593 00:33:00,767 --> 00:33:03,633 BUT WE KNOW WE HAVE TO DO THIS. 594 00:33:03,633 --> 00:33:06,700 IT'S JUST GOING TO BE A PROCESS. 595 00:33:06,700 --> 00:33:08,667 Kandi: HAVING TO LEARN A WHOLE NEW WAY 596 00:33:08,667 --> 00:33:11,200 OF APPROACHING FOOD IS REALLY HARD. 597 00:33:14,533 --> 00:33:17,367 I USED LIGHT -- LEAN TURKEY. 598 00:33:17,367 --> 00:33:19,200 I LIKE IT. 599 00:33:19,200 --> 00:33:20,933 I'M GLAD THAT I HAVE MY SISTER HERE 600 00:33:20,933 --> 00:33:25,633 TO KEEP ME ON TRACK AND HELP ME MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICES. 601 00:33:25,633 --> 00:33:29,333 AND I FEEL LIKE WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS. 602 00:33:29,333 --> 00:33:31,067 WE SEE THE DOCTOR IN A WEEK, 603 00:33:31,067 --> 00:33:32,733 AND WE'LL FIND OUT IF WE'VE LOST ENOUGH 604 00:33:32,733 --> 00:33:36,067 TO GET APPROVED FOR SURGERY. 605 00:33:36,067 --> 00:33:38,133 THANK YOU FOR DINNER, SIS. 606 00:33:38,133 --> 00:33:40,067 YOU'RE WELCOME, SIS. 607 00:33:52,933 --> 00:33:56,467 Brandi: MY SISTER AND I WORKED REALLY HARD THIS PAST MONTH, 608 00:33:56,467 --> 00:34:00,600 AND TODAY, WE'RE ON OUR WAY TO OUR SECOND DOCTOR'S VISIT. 609 00:34:00,600 --> 00:34:03,400 THE DOCTOR WANTED US TO LOSE 50 POUNDS 610 00:34:03,400 --> 00:34:05,833 IN ONE MONTH IN ORDER TO BE APPROVED, 611 00:34:05,833 --> 00:34:08,367 WHICH SEEMED IMPOSSIBLE. 612 00:34:08,367 --> 00:34:10,567 AND WORKING TO LOSE WEIGHT THIS PAST MONTH 613 00:34:10,567 --> 00:34:13,233 HAS BEEN ONE OF THE HARDEST THINGS WE'VE BOTH DONE. 614 00:34:13,233 --> 00:34:15,200 KANDI AND BRANDI DREIER? 615 00:34:17,167 --> 00:34:20,400 Kandi: I'M VERY NERVOUS TO SEE THE SCALE TODAY, 616 00:34:20,400 --> 00:34:24,067 'CAUSE WE NEED THIS SURGERY MORE THAN ANYTHING. 617 00:34:42,833 --> 00:34:45,467 I'M EXCITED. I'M PROUD OF HER. 618 00:34:45,467 --> 00:34:47,767 I'M PROUD OF ME. 619 00:34:47,767 --> 00:34:48,933 Dr. Nowzaradan: HELLO. 620 00:34:48,933 --> 00:34:50,233 -HELLO. -HELLO. 621 00:34:50,233 --> 00:34:51,167 HOW Y'ALL DOING? 622 00:34:51,167 --> 00:34:52,467 GOOD. HOW ARE YOU? 623 00:34:52,467 --> 00:34:53,933 ALL RIGHT. 624 00:34:53,933 --> 00:34:55,467 LOOKS LIKE Y'ALL LOST SOME WEIGHT, 625 00:34:55,467 --> 00:34:57,967 AND THIS IS VERY GOOD. 626 00:34:57,967 --> 00:34:59,833 SO, I THINK YOU BOTH ARE READY. 627 00:34:59,833 --> 00:35:02,667 MY ONLY CONCERN IS SOME OF YOUR TEST RESULTS 628 00:35:02,667 --> 00:35:06,067 FROM YOUR LAST VISIT. 629 00:35:06,067 --> 00:35:09,767 SO I WANT TO GET YOU OVER TO THE HOSPITAL TO DO SOME MORE TESTS. 630 00:35:11,167 --> 00:35:12,233 Dr. Nowzaradan: KANDI AND BRANDI, 631 00:35:12,233 --> 00:35:14,767 THEY BOTH DID VERY WELL THIS PAST MONTH. 632 00:35:14,767 --> 00:35:17,433 RIGHT NOW, MY CONCERN IS THAT THEIR HEART 633 00:35:17,433 --> 00:35:21,067 MAY NOT BE STRONG ENOUGH TO SURVIVE THE PROCEDURE, 634 00:35:21,067 --> 00:35:25,300 BUT I WOULDN'T KNOW UNTIL I RAN SOME TESTS. 635 00:35:25,300 --> 00:35:29,067 SO, WE'LL SET YOU UP FOR YOUR TESTS TOMORROW. 636 00:35:29,067 --> 00:35:30,433 IF EVERYTHING LOOKS GOOD, 637 00:35:30,433 --> 00:35:33,567 I'M GOING TO APPROVE BOTH OF YOU FOR SURGERY. 638 00:35:33,567 --> 00:35:36,167 ALL RIGHT. I'LL SEE Y'ALL LATER. 639 00:35:40,633 --> 00:35:43,667 Brandi: TO MAKE THE PROGRESS WE DID MAKES ME SO PROUD. 640 00:35:45,900 --> 00:35:48,100 BUT I'M JUST REALLY SCARED THERE MAY BE AN ISSUE 641 00:35:48,100 --> 00:35:49,300 WITH EITHER OF US 642 00:35:49,300 --> 00:35:52,900 THAT COULD PREVENT US FROM SURGERY. 643 00:35:52,900 --> 00:35:54,500 SO, RIGHT NOW, I JUST WANT 644 00:35:54,500 --> 00:35:56,633 TO GET THESE TESTS OVER WITH TOMORROW 645 00:35:56,633 --> 00:35:58,633 AND SEE THE RESULTS. 646 00:35:58,633 --> 00:35:59,633 [ SIGHS ] 647 00:36:10,900 --> 00:36:15,433 Kandi: IT'S BEEN A REALLY STRESSFUL FEW DAYS. 648 00:36:15,433 --> 00:36:17,067 Brandi: WE'VE BEEN LETTING OUR THOUGHTS 649 00:36:17,067 --> 00:36:19,667 GET THE BEST OF US LATELY. 650 00:36:19,667 --> 00:36:21,767 WAITING TO HEAR THE OUTCOME OF THE TESTS 651 00:36:21,767 --> 00:36:25,667 HAS CAUSED ALL MY ANXIETY TO COME BACK. 652 00:36:25,667 --> 00:36:28,067 WHAT IF WE'VE DONE ALL THIS WORK FOR NOTHING? 653 00:36:28,067 --> 00:36:29,367 WOMAN: Order when you're ready. 654 00:36:29,367 --> 00:36:33,467 TWO LARGE NUMBER 2s WITH EVERYTHING ON IT, PLEASE. 655 00:36:33,467 --> 00:36:36,933 SOMETIMES, WHEN I FEEL THIS WAY, 656 00:36:36,933 --> 00:36:40,400 I FEEL LIKE THAT IF I EAT, THEN EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE OKAY. 657 00:36:48,367 --> 00:36:50,867 THIS WAS OUR LAST HOPE. 658 00:36:50,867 --> 00:36:53,667 IF WE DON'T GET SURGERY, THEN THIS IS IT -- 659 00:36:53,667 --> 00:36:56,967 WE'RE JUST GOING TO KEEP GAINING UNTIL ONE OF US DIES, 660 00:36:56,967 --> 00:37:01,067 AND NEITHER OF US CAN LIVE WITHOUT THE OTHER. 661 00:37:04,633 --> 00:37:07,633 ** 662 00:37:07,633 --> 00:37:10,200 [ BIRDS CHIRPING ] 663 00:37:10,200 --> 00:37:12,567 Brandi: WHEN YOU'RE AFRAID OF WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS, 664 00:37:12,567 --> 00:37:15,867 SOMETIMES, YOU DON'T REALIZE HOW YOU RESPOND TO THAT FEAR 665 00:37:15,867 --> 00:37:18,133 IS THE BIGGEST THREAT TO YOUR FUTURE. 666 00:37:42,967 --> 00:37:45,067 Kandi: WE'RE BOTH REALLY NERVOUS. 667 00:37:47,100 --> 00:37:49,633 KANDI AND BRANDI DREIER? 668 00:37:56,333 --> 00:37:58,200 THAT'S NOT A LOT OF WEIGHT LOSS. 669 00:38:09,933 --> 00:38:12,600 I JUST HOPE WE'RE ABOUT TO GET SOME GOOD NEWS. 670 00:38:15,433 --> 00:38:17,500 I'M JUST REALLY SCARED THAT THERE MAY BE AN ISSUE 671 00:38:17,500 --> 00:38:21,967 WITH EITHER OF US THAT COULD PREVENT US FROM GETTING SURGERY. 672 00:38:21,967 --> 00:38:23,867 [ KNOCKS ON DOOR, DOOR OPENS ] 673 00:38:23,867 --> 00:38:25,433 Dr. Nowzaradan: HELLO. HELLO. 674 00:38:25,433 --> 00:38:26,567 HOW ARE Y'ALL DOING? 675 00:38:26,567 --> 00:38:27,400 -GOOD. YOU? -HOW ARE YOU? 676 00:38:27,400 --> 00:38:28,233 [ DOOR CLOSES ] 677 00:38:28,233 --> 00:38:29,533 SO, BRANDI, 678 00:38:29,533 --> 00:38:33,333 YOU LOST 4 POUNDS IN 10 DAYS? 679 00:38:33,333 --> 00:38:37,767 KANDI, YOU ALSO LOST 4 POUNDS. 680 00:38:37,767 --> 00:38:42,067 YOU LOST THREE TIMES THAT IN THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME LAST MONTH. 681 00:38:42,067 --> 00:38:43,367 WHAT HAPPENED? 682 00:38:43,367 --> 00:38:44,800 WE ADDED CARBS. 683 00:38:44,800 --> 00:38:47,367 YOU KNOW CARBS ARE NO LONGER PART OF YOUR DIET. 684 00:38:47,367 --> 00:38:49,700 WE WERE JUST REALLY STRESSED ABOUT THE TESTS. 685 00:38:49,700 --> 00:38:52,067 OKAY. YOU TWO CANNOT AFFORD 686 00:38:52,067 --> 00:38:54,733 TO START GOING BACKWARD AT THIS POINT. 687 00:38:54,733 --> 00:38:59,733 KANDI, YOUR EKG WAS A LITTLE BIT ABNORMAL. 688 00:38:59,733 --> 00:39:02,400 YOUR HEART IS NOT PUMPING ADEQUATELY 689 00:39:02,400 --> 00:39:04,567 BECAUSE OF YOUR WEIGHT. 690 00:39:04,567 --> 00:39:08,133 IF YOU CONTINUE GAINING WEIGHT OR NOT LOSE WEIGHT, 691 00:39:08,133 --> 00:39:12,333 YOUR HEART FAILURE IS GONNA BE IMMINENT. 692 00:39:12,333 --> 00:39:14,200 YOU NEED TO LOSE MORE WEIGHT 693 00:39:14,200 --> 00:39:17,900 TO GET YOUR HEART HEALTHIER FOR SURGERY. 694 00:39:17,900 --> 00:39:22,300 NOW, BRANDI, YOUR EKG IS NORMAL. 695 00:39:22,300 --> 00:39:24,167 BUT I'M NOT APPROVING YOU FOR SURGERY 696 00:39:24,167 --> 00:39:28,367 BECAUSE OF YOUR LACK OF PROGRESS THIS LAST WEEK. 697 00:39:28,367 --> 00:39:31,700 BRANDI AND KANDI MADE GOOD PROGRESS IN THE FIRST MONTH, 698 00:39:31,700 --> 00:39:35,167 BUT HOW THEY HANDLED THE STRESS OF THIS CURRENT SITUATION 699 00:39:35,167 --> 00:39:38,067 SHOWS ME THAT THEY'RE INFLUENCING EACH OTHER 700 00:39:38,067 --> 00:39:39,967 NEGATIVELY WHEN THEY'RE UPSET. 701 00:39:39,967 --> 00:39:42,933 THIS, COMBINED WITH KANDI'S HEART ISSUE, 702 00:39:42,933 --> 00:39:47,200 MEANS BOTH OF THEM ARE NOT READY FOR SURGERY RIGHT NOW. 703 00:39:47,200 --> 00:39:50,100 YOU SHOULD HAVE STAYED ON TRACK, BUT YOU DIDN'T, 704 00:39:50,100 --> 00:39:52,867 SO YOU'RE NOT READY. 705 00:39:52,867 --> 00:39:55,800 I WANT BOTH OF YOU TO WORK TO LOSE AT LEAST 706 00:39:55,800 --> 00:39:59,067 ANOTHER 30 POUNDS OVER THE NEXT MONTH. 707 00:39:59,067 --> 00:40:00,900 THINK YOU CAN DO IT? 708 00:40:00,900 --> 00:40:02,133 GONNA DO IT. 709 00:40:02,133 --> 00:40:04,667 OKAY. 710 00:40:10,267 --> 00:40:13,467 THIS ISN'T THE NEWS I WAS EXPECTING. 711 00:40:13,467 --> 00:40:15,000 I'M SCARED. 712 00:40:15,000 --> 00:40:16,233 MY FEAR IS THAT MY HEART WILL GO OUT -- 713 00:40:16,233 --> 00:40:18,433 I'LL DIE AND LEAVE MY SISTER. 714 00:40:20,467 --> 00:40:22,433 Brandi: I FEEL LIKE A FAILURE, 715 00:40:22,433 --> 00:40:25,233 SO I'M GONNA PUSH HER EVEN HARDER. 716 00:40:25,233 --> 00:40:27,733 SHE'S GONNA PUSH ME EVEN HARDER. 717 00:40:27,733 --> 00:40:29,833 I HAVE TO DO THIS FOR BRANDI. 718 00:40:29,833 --> 00:40:31,933 MY LIFE'S ON THE LINE HERE. 719 00:40:31,933 --> 00:40:33,933 I GOT TO DO EVERYTHING I CAN. 720 00:40:33,933 --> 00:40:37,367 IF ONE OF US GOES, THE OTHER ONE WILL GO. 721 00:40:37,367 --> 00:40:41,567 THERE'S NO WAY WE COULD LIVE WITHOUT EACH OTHER. 722 00:40:41,567 --> 00:40:45,367 WE HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE. WE HAVE TO DO THIS. 723 00:40:53,100 --> 00:40:55,100 WHAT'S FOR DINNER, SIS? 724 00:41:01,967 --> 00:41:04,300 LET ME KNOW IF YOU NEED HELP. 725 00:41:04,300 --> 00:41:05,633 Brandi: OVER THE PAST COUPLE WEEKS, 726 00:41:05,633 --> 00:41:06,933 WE'VE BEEN PUSHING OURSELVES 727 00:41:06,933 --> 00:41:09,067 JUST LIKE WE DID THE FIRST MONTH. 728 00:41:11,600 --> 00:41:14,667 AND KANDI'S EVEN OFFERED TO COOK NOW, 729 00:41:14,667 --> 00:41:17,800 WHICH IS A FIRST. 730 00:41:17,800 --> 00:41:20,767 Kandi: I KNOW I'VE GOT TO PUSH MYSELF HARDER THAN BEFORE 731 00:41:20,767 --> 00:41:23,867 IF I WANT TO GET SURGERY. 732 00:41:23,867 --> 00:41:26,067 EVEN THOUGH IT'S REALLY DIFFICULT, 733 00:41:26,067 --> 00:41:30,233 I'M TRYING TO STAND A LOT MORE AND CONTRIBUTE AROUND THE HOUSE. 734 00:41:30,233 --> 00:41:32,433 OKAY, SIS, SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE A SERVING AND A HALF 735 00:41:32,433 --> 00:41:34,633 OF GREEN BEANS EACH. 736 00:41:34,633 --> 00:41:37,067 OKAY? SO -- WHAT -- 30 CALORIES? 737 00:41:37,067 --> 00:41:37,833 WELL, 35. 738 00:41:37,833 --> 00:41:38,767 35. 739 00:41:38,767 --> 00:41:40,267 BEFORE WE STARTED THIS JOURNEY, 740 00:41:40,267 --> 00:41:44,167 WE REALLY WOULDN'T PAY ATTENTION TO PORTION SIZE. 741 00:41:44,167 --> 00:41:47,867 BUT NOW I KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO MEASURE OUT OUR FOOD, 742 00:41:47,867 --> 00:41:51,567 TO STAY WITHIN THE CALORIE LIMIT. 743 00:41:51,567 --> 00:41:53,967 COMMITTING TO THE DIET ACTUALLY FEELS GOOD, 744 00:41:53,967 --> 00:41:58,700 AND I'M HOPING IT'S GONNA PAY OFF EVENTUALLY. 745 00:41:58,700 --> 00:42:00,833 IT WAS DEFINITELY A WAKE-UP CALL -- 746 00:42:00,833 --> 00:42:04,567 FINDING OUT THAT I HAD A HEART PROBLEM. 747 00:42:04,567 --> 00:42:07,333 BUT I HAVEN'T FELT LIKE GIVING UP YET. 748 00:42:08,733 --> 00:42:10,167 NO. 749 00:42:10,167 --> 00:42:11,967 IT'S NOT BAD, I SWEAR. WHAT? 750 00:42:11,967 --> 00:42:13,233 -ARE YOU LYING? -NO. 751 00:42:13,233 --> 00:42:15,600 MM-HMM. 752 00:42:15,600 --> 00:42:17,700 Brandi: IT'S KIND OF HARD TO TELL WHO NEEDS MORE MOTIVATION. 753 00:42:17,700 --> 00:42:20,133 I MEAN, SOMETIMES, WE BOTH NEED IT. 754 00:42:20,133 --> 00:42:22,067 SOMETIMES, IF SHE'S MORE IN A FUNK, SHE NEEDS IT. 755 00:42:22,067 --> 00:42:25,767 SOMETIMES, IF I'M MORE IN A FUNK, I NEED IT. 756 00:42:25,767 --> 00:42:27,900 Kandi: HOPEFULLY, THE NEXT TIME WE SEE THE DOCTOR, 757 00:42:27,900 --> 00:42:30,100 THE NUMBERS ON THE SCALE WILL SHOW HOW MUCH 758 00:42:30,100 --> 00:42:31,967 WE'RE COMMITTED TO THIS NEW LIFESTYLE... 759 00:42:31,967 --> 00:42:33,633 OHH! 760 00:42:34,900 --> 00:42:38,133 ...BECAUSE OUR LIVES DEPEND ON DOING THIS RIGHT NOW. 761 00:42:50,467 --> 00:42:52,400 KANDI AND BRANDI DREIER? 762 00:42:52,400 --> 00:42:54,300 Brandi: OVER THE PAST MONTH, 763 00:42:54,300 --> 00:42:56,400 MY SISTER AND I HAVE DONE EVERYTHING THAT THE DOCTOR 764 00:42:56,400 --> 00:42:58,633 HAS ASKED OF US. 765 00:42:58,633 --> 00:43:00,900 I JUST REALLY HOPE THAT WE'VE LOST ENOUGH WEIGHT 766 00:43:00,900 --> 00:43:03,433 TO BE APPROVED FOR SURGERY. 767 00:43:06,200 --> 00:43:08,933 Kandi: I ALMOST MADE IT BELOW 500 POUNDS. 768 00:43:22,433 --> 00:43:25,767 IT'S NOT AS MUCH WEIGHT LOSS AS THE FIRST MONTH, 769 00:43:25,767 --> 00:43:27,967 BUT IT SHOULD HOPEFULLY SHOW THE DOCTOR 770 00:43:27,967 --> 00:43:30,633 THAT WE'RE REALLY SERIOUS. 771 00:43:30,633 --> 00:43:33,533 Brandi: IT FEELS GOOD THAT WE HAVE LOST MORE THAN A POUND A DAY. 772 00:43:33,533 --> 00:43:36,333 I'M HAPPY, BUT I JUST DON'T WANT TO BE APPROVED 773 00:43:36,333 --> 00:43:37,933 FOR SURGERY IF KANDI ISN'T. 774 00:43:37,933 --> 00:43:40,133 [ KNOCKS ON DOOR, DOOR OPENS ] 775 00:43:40,133 --> 00:43:41,833 -HELLO. -HELLO. 776 00:43:41,833 --> 00:43:42,900 HOW Y'ALL DOING? 777 00:43:42,900 --> 00:43:44,433 -GOOD. HOW ARE YOU? -GOOD. 778 00:43:44,433 --> 00:43:46,133 I AM DOING OKAY. 779 00:43:46,133 --> 00:43:50,267 ALL RIGHT, SO, YOU BOTH LOST EXACTLY 32 POUNDS. 780 00:43:50,267 --> 00:43:51,500 THIS IS GOOD. 781 00:43:51,500 --> 00:43:52,733 YOU'VE SHOWN ME YOU UNDERSTAND 782 00:43:52,733 --> 00:43:55,433 THE IMPORTANCE OF STICKING TO THE DIET. 783 00:43:55,433 --> 00:43:57,533 SO, BRANDI, I THINK YOU'RE READY, 784 00:43:57,533 --> 00:44:01,833 SO I'M GONNA APPROVE YOU FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY. 785 00:44:01,833 --> 00:44:05,167 BRANDI AND KANDI ARE BACK ON TRACK AGAIN, 786 00:44:05,167 --> 00:44:06,967 AND I AM PROUD OF THEM. 787 00:44:06,967 --> 00:44:09,400 BUT BOTH OF THEM ARE LOSING EXACTLY 788 00:44:09,400 --> 00:44:10,733 THE SAME AMOUNT OF WEIGHT, 789 00:44:10,733 --> 00:44:12,767 AND THEY ARE IN SYNC. 790 00:44:12,767 --> 00:44:16,667 THEY'RE JUST TOO DEPENDENT ON ONE ANOTHER. 791 00:44:16,667 --> 00:44:19,967 KANDI, I CAN SEE YOU'RE MAKING MORE OF AN EFFORT, 792 00:44:19,967 --> 00:44:22,300 BUT WE NEED TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME 793 00:44:22,300 --> 00:44:25,300 AND TO MAKE SURE YOUR HEART IS AS HEALTHY AS IT CAN BE 794 00:44:25,300 --> 00:44:27,367 BEFORE YOU'RE READY FOR SURGERY. 795 00:44:27,367 --> 00:44:28,767 OKAY? 796 00:44:28,767 --> 00:44:32,600 SO, THIS MAY BE A BLESSING IN DISGUISE FOR BOTH OF THEM. 797 00:44:32,600 --> 00:44:35,700 THEY CAN START LIVING MORE AS INDIVIDUALS, 798 00:44:35,700 --> 00:44:39,667 AND THEY CAN START MAKING PROGRESS OF THEIR OWN. 799 00:44:39,667 --> 00:44:42,667 BRANDI, WE'RE GONNA GET YOU SCHEDULED FOR SURGERY. 800 00:44:42,667 --> 00:44:45,767 BOTH OF YOU, KEEP MAKING GOOD PROGRESS. 801 00:44:45,767 --> 00:44:48,533 AND, KANDI, YOU CAN GET THERE, TOO, 802 00:44:48,533 --> 00:44:51,233 BUT NOT UNTIL I'M MORE CONFIDENT 803 00:44:51,233 --> 00:44:54,300 THAT YOUR HEART CAN HANDLE THE SURGERY. 804 00:44:54,300 --> 00:44:55,967 ALL RIGHT, WE'LL SEE YOU BOTH SOON. 805 00:44:55,967 --> 00:44:58,500 OKAY. 806 00:45:03,967 --> 00:45:06,167 AS MUCH AS I WANT THE SURGERY NOW, 807 00:45:06,167 --> 00:45:07,933 I DEFINITELY DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING 808 00:45:07,933 --> 00:45:10,300 TO PUSH MY HEART OVER THE LIMIT. 809 00:45:10,300 --> 00:45:11,767 AND THE PLUS SIDE IS, 810 00:45:11,767 --> 00:45:14,733 I'LL BE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF BRANDI WHEN SHE RECOVERS. 811 00:45:14,733 --> 00:45:16,533 SO I'M JUST GONNA KEEP WORKING HARD 812 00:45:16,533 --> 00:45:18,500 TO MAKE SURE I GET THERE. 813 00:45:30,567 --> 00:45:31,533 [ SIGHS ] 814 00:45:31,533 --> 00:45:32,867 Sherry: YOU ALL RIGHT? 815 00:45:32,867 --> 00:45:34,167 I MEAN... I'M SCARED. 816 00:45:34,167 --> 00:45:35,600 EVERYTHING'S OKAY. 817 00:45:35,600 --> 00:45:37,700 GONNA BE VERY GOOD. 818 00:45:38,767 --> 00:45:40,800 Brandi: HAVING MY GRANDMA AND MY SISTER HERE 819 00:45:40,800 --> 00:45:46,267 IS THE ONLY REASON I FEEL STRONG ENOUGH TO DO THIS. 820 00:45:46,267 --> 00:45:51,700 I KNOW MY SISTER'S SCARED, AND I'M SCARED FOR HER, TOO. 821 00:46:01,267 --> 00:46:04,400 RISKING EVERYTHING FOR A BETTER LIFE -- 822 00:46:04,400 --> 00:46:07,500 EITHER RISK IT AND LIVE A BETTER LIFE, 823 00:46:07,500 --> 00:46:10,533 OR END UP DYING YOUNG, 824 00:46:10,533 --> 00:46:12,833 SO I HAVE TO GO THROUGH WITH IT. 825 00:46:15,067 --> 00:46:16,500 Dr. Nowzaradan: TODAY, WE ARE GOING TO TRY 826 00:46:16,500 --> 00:46:19,967 TO DO A GASTRIC BYPASS PROCEDURE ON BRANDI. 827 00:46:19,967 --> 00:46:22,800 GASTRIC BYPASS IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY 828 00:46:22,800 --> 00:46:26,700 TO TREAT SUPER MORBIDLY OBESE PATIENTS. 829 00:46:26,700 --> 00:46:29,400 WHEN WE DO A BYPASS, WE REDUCE THE STOMACH 830 00:46:29,400 --> 00:46:31,967 TO THE SIZE OF A SMALL ORANGE. 831 00:46:31,967 --> 00:46:36,100 WE ALSO BYPASS THE UPPER PART OF SMALL INTESTINE, 832 00:46:36,100 --> 00:46:40,567 SO THE PATIENT WILL ABSORB FEWER CALORIES 833 00:46:40,567 --> 00:46:43,567 AND GET FULL VERY QUICKLY. 834 00:46:43,567 --> 00:46:46,500 BUT BRANDI IS STILL VERY OBESE 835 00:46:46,500 --> 00:46:48,400 AND VERY HIGH-RISK, 836 00:46:48,400 --> 00:46:51,067 SO WE CAN'T PUSH HER BODY TOO HARD. 837 00:47:04,567 --> 00:47:06,267 WE DON'T HAVE ROOM IN THE ABDOMEN 838 00:47:06,267 --> 00:47:09,533 TO MOVE INSTRUMENTS TO DO GASTRIC BYPASS, SO... 839 00:47:14,567 --> 00:47:16,900 IN THE CASE OF GASTRIC SLEEVE, 840 00:47:16,900 --> 00:47:18,967 WE REMOVE PART OF THE STOMACH 841 00:47:18,967 --> 00:47:21,467 THROUGH ONE OF THE SMALL INCISIONS 842 00:47:21,467 --> 00:47:23,067 AND LEAVE A SKINNY, 843 00:47:23,067 --> 00:47:26,333 SMALL STOMACH IN PLACE. 844 00:47:26,333 --> 00:47:28,567 OKAY. LET'S CLOSE HER UP. 845 00:47:33,467 --> 00:47:38,433 ALL RIGHT. BRANDI'S SURGERY WENT VERY WELL. 846 00:47:38,433 --> 00:47:40,933 NOW SHE HAS A VERY SMALL STOMACH, 847 00:47:40,933 --> 00:47:45,067 WHICH WILL HAVE THE SAME EFFECT OF BYPASS IN THE SHORT TERM. 848 00:47:45,067 --> 00:47:46,500 BRANDI. 849 00:47:46,500 --> 00:47:48,067 BRANDI, CAN YOU OPEN YOUR EYES? 850 00:47:48,067 --> 00:47:50,267 THE SURGERY'S ALL OVER. YOU DID GREAT. 851 00:47:50,267 --> 00:47:53,333 SHE SHOULD BE ABLE TO LOSE 100 POUNDS 852 00:47:53,333 --> 00:47:55,067 IN NEXT FEW MONTHS. 853 00:47:55,067 --> 00:47:57,700 SHE JUST NEEDS TO STAY MOTIVATED, 854 00:47:57,700 --> 00:48:01,967 BE PROACTIVE ABOUT INCREASING HER ACTIVITY, 855 00:48:01,967 --> 00:48:03,933 AND MAKE PROGRESS ON HER OWN, 856 00:48:03,933 --> 00:48:09,300 WHILE KANDI FOCUSES ON HER WEIGHT LOSS. 857 00:48:09,300 --> 00:48:13,167 Kandi: IT'S BEEN A REALLY LONG DAY OF STRESS, FEAR, WORRY, 858 00:48:13,167 --> 00:48:17,367 AND I'M SUPER RELIEVED TODAY'S OVER FINALLY. 859 00:48:17,367 --> 00:48:19,433 AND I'M REALLY PROUD OF MY SISTER. 860 00:48:24,967 --> 00:48:27,367 ** 861 00:48:38,700 --> 00:48:40,600 [ SIGHS ] 862 00:48:40,600 --> 00:48:42,200 DO YOU WANT SOMETHING TO EAT, SIS? 863 00:48:42,200 --> 00:48:44,467 UM, I CAN TAKE A JELLO. 864 00:48:44,467 --> 00:48:47,200 Brandi: SINCE SURGERY, I HAVEN'T HAD MUCH OF AN APPETITE, 865 00:48:47,200 --> 00:48:49,967 WHICH I KNOW WAS THE WHOLE POINT OF THE OPERATION. 866 00:48:49,967 --> 00:48:51,333 THANKS. 867 00:48:51,333 --> 00:48:53,600 IT'S WEIRD NOT HAVING THE CRAVINGS. 868 00:48:57,200 --> 00:49:00,367 IT MAKES ME FEEL A LITTLE LOST AT TIMES, 869 00:49:00,367 --> 00:49:03,467 BECAUSE SOMETHING THAT WAS SUCH A BIG PART OF MY LIFE 870 00:49:03,467 --> 00:49:06,067 ISN'T THERE ANYMORE. 871 00:49:08,967 --> 00:49:11,067 I'M SO THANKFUL FOR MY SISTER 872 00:49:11,067 --> 00:49:13,333 AND HOW SHE'S TAKING CARE OF ME. 873 00:49:13,333 --> 00:49:14,900 THE HARDEST PART, THOUGH, 874 00:49:14,900 --> 00:49:17,900 IS FEELING DISCONNECTED FROM HER. 875 00:49:17,900 --> 00:49:20,533 I FEEL LIKE I LEFT HER BEHIND, 876 00:49:20,533 --> 00:49:22,100 AND PART OF ME FEELS LIKE 877 00:49:22,100 --> 00:49:25,733 I SHOULDN'T HAVE HAD THE SURGERY WITHOUT HER. 878 00:49:25,733 --> 00:49:29,300 IT'S JUST HARD NOT HAVING HER DO THIS WITH ME. 879 00:49:29,300 --> 00:49:31,833 ARE YOU MORE NERVOUS OR LESS NERVOUS 880 00:49:31,833 --> 00:49:33,700 THAT YOU'VE SEEN ME GO THROUGH IT FIRST? 881 00:49:33,700 --> 00:49:37,600 PRETTY EXCITED. I WANT TO GET APPROVED. 882 00:49:37,600 --> 00:49:39,267 HOPEFULLY, MY HEART'S BETTER. 883 00:49:39,267 --> 00:49:42,233 WELL, IT'S GETTING BETTER, THE MORE WEIGHT YOU LOSE, 884 00:49:42,233 --> 00:49:43,533 AND THEN I GET TO TAKE CARE OF YOU. 885 00:49:43,533 --> 00:49:47,067 [ CHUCKLES ] YEAH. 886 00:49:47,067 --> 00:49:48,633 [ INHALES SHARPLY ] 887 00:49:48,633 --> 00:49:50,667 I'LL TAKE THAT. [ CHUCKLES ] 888 00:49:50,667 --> 00:49:52,767 I JUST HOPE SHE CAN HAVE THE SURGERY 889 00:49:52,767 --> 00:49:54,967 BEFORE ANYTHING HAPPENS TO HER. 890 00:50:08,900 --> 00:50:10,367 Kandi: BRANDI'S BEEN RECOVERING, 891 00:50:10,367 --> 00:50:12,700 AND SHE'S STILL LOSING MORE WEIGHT THAN ME. 892 00:50:12,700 --> 00:50:15,333 SO I'VE HAD TO START GETTING OUT OF MY COMFORT ZONE, 893 00:50:15,333 --> 00:50:16,400 SO I CAN HAVE A CHANCE 894 00:50:16,400 --> 00:50:20,467 AT GETTING APPROVED FOR SURGERY, TOO. 895 00:50:20,467 --> 00:50:23,467 I'VE HAD TO DO THINGS WAY OUT OF MY COMFORT ZONE. 896 00:50:23,467 --> 00:50:27,133 LIKE, TODAY, I'M GOING TO WORK OUT BY MYSELF WITHOUT BRANDI. 897 00:50:29,567 --> 00:50:31,500 IT'S NOT FUN DOING IT WITHOUT HER, 898 00:50:31,500 --> 00:50:33,800 BUT I GOT TO DO WHAT I GOT TO DO TO GET APPROVED FOR SURGERY. 899 00:50:33,800 --> 00:50:35,133 -HOW ARE YOU? -GOOD. KANDI. 900 00:50:35,133 --> 00:50:36,467 NICE TO MEET YOU. MY NAME IS LAMIKA. 901 00:50:36,467 --> 00:50:37,467 AND I'M ALEX. 902 00:50:37,467 --> 00:50:38,167 HI. KANDI. 903 00:50:41,300 --> 00:50:42,433 OKAY. 904 00:50:42,433 --> 00:50:43,733 Kandi: I'VE NEVER REALLY WORKED OUT 905 00:50:43,733 --> 00:50:46,533 IN A GYM, SURROUNDED BY LOTS OF OTHER PEOPLE, 906 00:50:46,533 --> 00:50:48,767 SO THIS IS ALL PRETTY INTIMIDATING. 907 00:50:50,533 --> 00:50:51,900 TAKE YOUR TIME. 908 00:50:51,900 --> 00:50:53,500 I KNOW I HAVE TO START DOING THINGS 909 00:50:53,500 --> 00:50:55,533 ON MY OWN RIGHT NOW TO LOSE ENOUGH WEIGHT 910 00:50:55,533 --> 00:50:57,700 TO GET MY HEART HEALTHY. 911 00:50:57,700 --> 00:51:01,467 BUT MY WHOLE LIFE, I'VE HAD MY SISTER WITH ME BY MY SIDE. 912 00:51:01,467 --> 00:51:03,400 HAVING HER SUPPORT IN MY LIFE 913 00:51:03,400 --> 00:51:06,067 IS THE ONLY REASON I'M HERE TODAY. 914 00:51:06,067 --> 00:51:08,967 BUT DOING THIS TOGETHER IS NOT AN OPTION RIGHT NOW. 915 00:51:08,967 --> 00:51:11,133 GOOD JOB. PERFECT. 916 00:51:11,133 --> 00:51:13,567 SO WE BOTH HAVE TO LEARN TO START TO EXPERIENCE 917 00:51:13,567 --> 00:51:15,567 SOME THINGS ON OUR OWN -- 918 00:51:15,567 --> 00:51:17,067 WE HAVE NO CHOICE, 919 00:51:17,067 --> 00:51:20,267 IF WE BOTH WANT TO MAKE PROGRESS. 920 00:51:20,267 --> 00:51:23,067 SO I'M GOING TO PUSH MYSELF TO DO THIS. 921 00:51:23,067 --> 00:51:24,833 PART OF ME IS SCARED OF THAT, 922 00:51:24,833 --> 00:51:27,367 BUT ANOTHER PART OF ME WANTS TO GET OUT THERE 923 00:51:27,367 --> 00:51:31,500 AND SEE WHAT I'M CAPABLE OF ON MY OWN. 924 00:51:31,500 --> 00:51:33,233 COME ON. COME ON. YOU GOT IT. 925 00:51:33,233 --> 00:51:33,933 AND 10. 926 00:51:33,933 --> 00:51:37,200 GOOD JOB, KANDI! HEY! 927 00:51:44,067 --> 00:51:45,800 I'VE BEEN WORKING REALLY HARD 928 00:51:45,800 --> 00:51:47,100 THESE PAST MONTHS 929 00:51:47,100 --> 00:51:49,800 TO MAKE AS MUCH PROGRESS ON MY OWN AS I CAN. 930 00:51:49,800 --> 00:51:51,167 KANDI DREIER? 931 00:51:51,167 --> 00:51:52,833 SO I'M REALLY ANXIOUS RIGHT NOW 932 00:51:52,833 --> 00:51:54,600 TO SEE WHAT KIND OF PROGRESS I'VE MADE... 933 00:51:54,600 --> 00:51:56,800 YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND STEP UP. 934 00:51:56,800 --> 00:52:00,733 ...AND TO FIND OUT IF MY HEART IS HEALTHY ENOUGH YET. 935 00:52:04,067 --> 00:52:07,133 OKAY, YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND GO TO ROOM 5. 936 00:52:07,133 --> 00:52:09,600 IT'S BEEN REALLY HARD MAKING PROGRESS ON MY OWN, 937 00:52:09,600 --> 00:52:13,433 AND I'M REALLY PROUD OF THAT NUMBER. 938 00:52:13,433 --> 00:52:16,600 AND NOW THE ONLY REAL QUESTION IS IF MY PROGRESS 939 00:52:16,600 --> 00:52:19,800 HAS BEEN ENOUGH TO GET MY HEART STRONG ENOUGH FOR SURGERY. 940 00:52:23,067 --> 00:52:27,700 I JUST HOPE I'M GOING TO FINALLY GET SOME GOOD NEWS. 941 00:52:27,700 --> 00:52:29,133 -HELLO. -HELLO. 942 00:52:29,133 --> 00:52:30,267 HOW ARE YOU TODAY? 943 00:52:30,267 --> 00:52:31,567 GOOD. ALL RIGHT. 944 00:52:31,567 --> 00:52:33,900 SO, YOU LOST A GOOD AMOUNT OF WEIGHT. 945 00:52:33,900 --> 00:52:36,833 I HAVE ALSO GONE OVER YOUR EKG RESULTS, 946 00:52:36,833 --> 00:52:39,500 AND YOUR HEART IS LOOKING MUCH BETTER. 947 00:52:39,500 --> 00:52:42,067 I THINK YOU'RE READY FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY, 948 00:52:42,067 --> 00:52:43,733 SO I'M APPROVING YOU TODAY. 949 00:52:43,733 --> 00:52:46,867 YAY! [ LAUGHS ] 950 00:52:46,867 --> 00:52:47,600 YOU EXCITED? 951 00:52:47,600 --> 00:52:48,600 YES. 952 00:52:48,600 --> 00:52:49,733 OKAY. 953 00:52:49,733 --> 00:52:53,100 KANDI STUCK WITH IT AND WORKED VERY HARD 954 00:52:53,100 --> 00:52:56,200 TO MAKE PROGRESS, SO I'M REALLY PROUD OF HER. 955 00:52:56,200 --> 00:52:59,467 THIS IS STILL GOING TO BE A HIGH-RISK SURGERY FOR HER. 956 00:52:59,467 --> 00:53:03,200 ONCE A HEART IS COMPROMISED LIKE KANDI'S HAS, 957 00:53:03,200 --> 00:53:06,067 IT'S VERY EASY FOR ONE LITTLE THING 958 00:53:06,067 --> 00:53:07,900 TO PUSH HER OVER THE EDGE, 959 00:53:07,900 --> 00:53:10,800 AND SOMETHING FATAL COULD HAPPEN. 960 00:53:10,800 --> 00:53:12,933 SHE NEEDS SURGERY TO KEEP GOING 961 00:53:12,933 --> 00:53:14,900 AND TO KEEP PROGRESS LONG-TERM, 962 00:53:14,900 --> 00:53:17,500 AND I THINK SHE'S READY RIGHT NOW. 963 00:53:17,500 --> 00:53:20,067 I THINK YOU'RE GONNA DO VERY WELL. I'M PROUD OF YOU. 964 00:53:20,067 --> 00:53:21,900 [ Chuckling ] THANK YOU. 965 00:53:21,900 --> 00:53:23,367 ALL RIGHT. YOU'RE WELCOME. 966 00:53:23,367 --> 00:53:24,500 I'LL SEE YOU IN THE HOSPITAL. 967 00:53:24,500 --> 00:53:25,300 ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. 968 00:53:25,300 --> 00:53:26,067 ALL RIGHT. 969 00:53:26,067 --> 00:53:30,067 BYE. 970 00:53:30,067 --> 00:53:32,967 [ Singsong voice ] I GOT APPROVED FOR SURGERY. 971 00:53:32,967 --> 00:53:36,367 [ Normal voice ] I AM FEELING JUST REALLY EXCITED RIGHT NOW. 972 00:53:36,367 --> 00:53:39,067 I CANNOT WAIT TO TELL BRANDI. 973 00:53:39,067 --> 00:53:41,767 AND NOW THAT I'VE STARTED TO DO THINGS ON MY OWN, 974 00:53:41,767 --> 00:53:44,233 IT'S MADE ME REALIZE SOME OF THE THINGS I WANT TO DO 975 00:53:44,233 --> 00:53:46,067 THAT I NEVER EVEN THOUGHT ABOUT. 976 00:53:46,067 --> 00:53:48,067 I AM REALLY EXCITED. 977 00:53:55,967 --> 00:53:59,567 ** 978 00:53:59,567 --> 00:54:03,067 [ BIRDS CHIRPING ] 979 00:54:03,067 --> 00:54:05,200 [ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS IN DISTANCE ] 980 00:54:05,200 --> 00:54:08,833 Kandi: THE DAY OF SURGERY IS FINALLY HERE FOR ME, 981 00:54:08,833 --> 00:54:11,967 AND I AM REALLY SCARED. 982 00:54:11,967 --> 00:54:14,700 I CAN TELL BRANDI'S NERVOUS FOR ME. 983 00:54:14,700 --> 00:54:17,933 WE CAN BOTH FEEL EACH OTHER'S ANXIETY. 984 00:54:17,933 --> 00:54:19,967 -I LOVE YOU. -I LOVE YOU, TOO. 985 00:54:19,967 --> 00:54:21,433 IT'LL BE GOOD. 986 00:54:21,433 --> 00:54:24,300 -DON'T LEAVE ME. -I WON'T. 987 00:54:24,300 --> 00:54:27,067 Brandi: OUR GRANDMA CAN'T MAKE IT DOWN THIS TIME, 988 00:54:27,067 --> 00:54:29,300 BUT OUR MOM IS HERE. 989 00:54:29,300 --> 00:54:30,867 I'M JUST WORRIED THAT MY MOM 990 00:54:30,867 --> 00:54:33,867 IS GONNA STRESS KANDI OUT BEFORE HER SURGERY. 991 00:54:33,867 --> 00:54:35,867 -HEY, KIDDO. -ALL RIGHT, MAMA. 992 00:54:35,867 --> 00:54:37,633 SEE YOU IN A FEW HOURS. 993 00:54:37,633 --> 00:54:41,400 LOVE YOU. 994 00:54:41,400 --> 00:54:44,433 Kandi: MY WORST FEAR IS THAT SOMETHING COULD GO WRONG, 995 00:54:44,433 --> 00:54:47,467 BUT BRANDI SHOWED ME I COULD DO THIS. 996 00:54:47,467 --> 00:54:52,867 SHE DID IT, SO I CAN, NO MATTER HOW SCARED I AM. 997 00:54:55,967 --> 00:55:00,867 TODAY, KANDI IS HAVING HER WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY. 998 00:55:00,867 --> 00:55:04,467 SHE HAS HAD ISSUES WITH HER HEART. 999 00:55:04,467 --> 00:55:06,933 SO, I'M NOT GOING TO EVEN ATTEMPT 1000 00:55:06,933 --> 00:55:10,500 A FULL GASTRIC BYPASS TODAY. 1001 00:55:10,500 --> 00:55:13,633 WE CAN TURN THE ROOM LIGHT OFF. 1002 00:55:13,633 --> 00:55:16,600 THE GOAL IS TO PERFORM A SLEEVE OPERATION, 1003 00:55:16,600 --> 00:55:18,933 LIKE WE DID WITH HER SISTER. 1004 00:55:25,600 --> 00:55:27,567 Brandi: LONG WAITING GAME. 1005 00:55:27,567 --> 00:55:32,133 I'M JUST TELLING MYSELF THAT SHE'S GONNA BE FINE, 1006 00:55:32,133 --> 00:55:34,100 BUT YOU NEVER KNOW. 1007 00:55:34,100 --> 00:55:36,367 IT WOULD BE DEVASTATING IF I LOST MY SISTER. 1008 00:55:39,100 --> 00:55:42,300 EVERYTHING LOOKS GOOD SO FAR. 1009 00:55:42,300 --> 00:55:45,667 WE REMOVED A PORTION OF KANDI'S STOMACH NOW. 1010 00:55:45,667 --> 00:55:47,800 THAT WOULD REDUCE HER APPETITE 1011 00:55:47,800 --> 00:55:51,600 AND MAKE IT VERY DIFFICULT FOR HER TO OVEREAT. 1012 00:55:55,467 --> 00:55:58,667 SO, ALL WE NEED TO DO NOW IS TO SUTURE HER, 1013 00:55:58,667 --> 00:56:00,500 AND SHE'LL BE DONE. 1014 00:56:00,500 --> 00:56:03,867 ALL RIGHT, ALL FINISHED. 1015 00:56:03,867 --> 00:56:06,200 KANDI'S SURGERY WENT VERY WELL. 1016 00:56:06,200 --> 00:56:09,400 Woman: HONEY, OPEN YOUR EYES FOR ME. 1017 00:56:09,400 --> 00:56:13,300 WE WERE ABLE TO DO HER SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY. 1018 00:56:13,300 --> 00:56:14,800 AND DURING THE SURGERY, 1019 00:56:14,800 --> 00:56:18,533 WE HAD NO DIFFICULTY WITH HER CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM. 1020 00:56:18,533 --> 00:56:23,400 THE NEXT 72 HOURS IS CRUCIAL FOR HER RECOVERY. 1021 00:56:23,400 --> 00:56:28,733 THE FIRST PRIORITY IS TO GET HER UP AND WALKING. 1022 00:56:28,733 --> 00:56:33,433 BUT FOR NOW, KANDI NEEDS TO JUST REST AND TRY TO RECOVER. 1023 00:56:38,167 --> 00:56:40,633 -MORNING, SIS. -MORNING. 1024 00:56:40,633 --> 00:56:41,933 HOW YOU FEELING? 1025 00:56:45,867 --> 00:56:47,333 YOU GET UP YET TODAY? 1026 00:56:47,333 --> 00:56:49,067 Kandi: MNH-MNH. 1027 00:56:49,067 --> 00:56:50,333 YOU READY TO TAKE A WALK? 1028 00:56:50,333 --> 00:56:51,100 YEAH. 1029 00:56:51,100 --> 00:56:53,533 OKAY. WE CAN DO THAT. 1030 00:56:53,533 --> 00:56:55,567 Kandi: WHEN I'M MOVING, MY STOMACH, 1031 00:56:55,567 --> 00:56:57,200 I FEEL IT, LIKE, STRETCHING, 1032 00:56:57,200 --> 00:56:58,867 AND I JUST DON'T WANT TO MOVE TOO FAR 1033 00:56:58,867 --> 00:57:01,167 AND PULL SOMETHING OUT AND POP A STITCH. 1034 00:57:01,167 --> 00:57:06,633 WATCH YOUR STEP. I WAS GONNA SAY -- 1035 00:57:06,633 --> 00:57:10,700 Brandi: KANDI HASN'T BEEN GETTING UP TO WALK THESE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS, 1036 00:57:10,700 --> 00:57:12,867 AND I'M GETTING REALLY WORRIED ABOUT HER. 1037 00:57:14,900 --> 00:57:19,100 SHE'S SAYING SHE DOESN'T FEEL WELL OR LIKE IT. 1038 00:57:19,100 --> 00:57:22,400 -I FEEL NAUSEOUS. -YOU FEEL NAUSEOUS. 1039 00:57:25,733 --> 00:57:28,067 NOW THAT KANDI'S FINALLY GOT SURGERY, IT'S GONNA HELP ME 1040 00:57:28,067 --> 00:57:31,067 BECAUSE SHE'LL BE ON THE SAME PAGE AS I AM. 1041 00:57:31,067 --> 00:57:32,267 IT'LL HELP ME WITH MY WEIGHT LOSS, 1042 00:57:32,267 --> 00:57:33,567 IT'LL HELP HER WITH HER WEIGHT LOSS, 1043 00:57:33,567 --> 00:57:35,867 AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO DO IT ALL TOGETHER AGAIN. 1044 00:57:39,433 --> 00:57:40,633 [ MONITOR BEEPING RAPIDLY ] 1045 00:57:40,633 --> 00:57:42,100 Man: CODE BLUE, ROOM 217. 1046 00:57:42,100 --> 00:57:44,567 CODE BLUE IN ROOM 217. 1047 00:57:44,567 --> 00:57:47,533 WHAT THE HELL IS A CODE BLUE? 1048 00:57:47,533 --> 00:57:50,067 WHAT THE HELL? IS SHE OKAY? 1049 00:57:50,067 --> 00:57:50,900 [ CRYING ] 1050 00:57:50,900 --> 00:57:52,900 [ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ] 1051 00:57:52,900 --> 00:57:55,133 WHAT'S WRONG WITH MY SISTER? 1052 00:57:55,133 --> 00:57:57,500 [ BOTH CRYING ] 1053 00:57:57,500 --> 00:57:59,633 OH, MY GOD. 1054 00:57:59,633 --> 00:58:01,800 [ MAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY ] 1055 00:58:01,800 --> 00:58:04,367 -COME ON. MAKE IT HAPPEN. -I LOVE YOU, KANDI! 1056 00:58:04,367 --> 00:58:05,800 [ CRYING ] 1057 00:58:05,800 --> 00:58:07,733 [ MAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY ] 1058 00:58:11,500 --> 00:58:15,500 SHE BETTER NOT LEAVE ME. OH, MY GOD. 1059 00:58:15,500 --> 00:58:17,567 Bobbie: SHE'S NOT GONNA LEAVE YOU, BABY. 1060 00:58:17,567 --> 00:58:20,667 SHE'S GONNA BE FINE. 1061 00:58:20,667 --> 00:58:21,967 SHE'S GONNA BE FINE. 1062 00:58:21,967 --> 00:58:24,167 [ CRYING ] 1063 00:58:32,267 --> 00:58:33,867 HI. 1064 00:58:35,800 --> 00:58:37,300 [ SNIFFLES ] 1065 00:58:37,300 --> 00:58:40,067 UH, KANDI TOOK A TURN FOR THE WORSE. 1066 00:58:42,367 --> 00:58:45,800 SHE CODED. [ SNIFFLES ] 1067 00:58:45,800 --> 00:58:48,267 SHE'S -- SHE'S IN ICU NOW. 1068 00:58:48,267 --> 00:58:50,567 [ CRYING ] 1069 00:58:50,567 --> 00:58:53,867 OH, THE NURSE SAID THAT SOMEBODY TOLD HIM 1070 00:58:53,867 --> 00:58:56,167 THAT HER BLOOD PRESSURE WAS DROPPING, 1071 00:58:56,167 --> 00:58:58,067 AND WHEN HE WENT IN THERE, SHE WAS BLUE. 1072 00:58:58,067 --> 00:59:00,900 [ SNIFFLES ] 1073 00:59:00,900 --> 00:59:04,467 HER HEART STOPPED. 1074 00:59:04,467 --> 00:59:07,400 THEY THINK SHE -- SHE MIGHT HAVE BRAIN DAMAGE. 1075 00:59:16,967 --> 00:59:20,533 Dr. Nowzaradan: KANDI, AFTER SHE DID SOME WALKING, 1076 00:59:20,533 --> 00:59:23,800 SHE STOPPED BREATHING AND HER HEART STOPPED. 1077 00:59:29,833 --> 00:59:32,500 SO, IN ORDER TO PREVENT ORGAN FAILURE 1078 00:59:32,500 --> 00:59:34,100 AND BRAIN DAMAGE, 1079 00:59:34,100 --> 00:59:37,967 I AM PLACING HER IN A MEDICALLY INDUCED COMA. 1080 00:59:37,967 --> 00:59:39,933 WE PUT HER ON A VENTILATION MACHINE 1081 00:59:39,933 --> 00:59:41,333 TO BREATHE FOR HER 1082 00:59:41,333 --> 00:59:45,800 TO RELIEVE SOME OF THE STRESS ON HER RESPIRATORY SYSTEM. 1083 00:59:45,800 --> 00:59:47,567 I BELIEVE WHAT HAS HAPPENED 1084 00:59:47,567 --> 00:59:51,600 IS THAT HER LACK OF ACTIVITY FORMED A BLOOD CLOT, 1085 00:59:51,600 --> 00:59:54,133 AND WHEN SHE GOT UP AND MOVED AROUND, 1086 00:59:54,133 --> 00:59:57,933 IT DISLODGED AND CAUSED A PULMONARY EMBOLISM, 1087 00:59:57,933 --> 01:00:01,200 WHICH, IN MOST CASES, CAN BE FATAL. 1088 01:00:01,200 --> 01:00:03,933 MY GOAL RIGHT NOW IS TO MAKE SURE KANDI 1089 01:00:03,933 --> 01:00:07,967 WILL COME OUT OF THIS WITH NO LONG-TERM EFFECTS. 1090 01:00:07,967 --> 01:00:12,400 BUT AT HER SIZE, THIS CAN BE VERY DIFFICULT. 1091 01:00:12,400 --> 01:00:14,633 I'VE BROUGHT IN A PULMONARY DOCTOR 1092 01:00:14,633 --> 01:00:17,067 TO MONITOR HER AROUND THE CLOCK 1093 01:00:17,067 --> 01:00:20,300 AND MAKE SURE THERE ARE NO OTHER SETBACKS, 1094 01:00:20,300 --> 01:00:22,100 BECAUSE HER BODY CANNOT SURVIVE 1095 01:00:22,100 --> 01:00:24,167 ANY FURTHER STRESS RIGHT NOW. 1096 01:00:24,167 --> 01:00:27,033 [ CRYING ] 1097 01:00:27,033 --> 01:00:29,633 ALL HER VITAL SIGNS -- EVERYTHING IS OKAY. 1098 01:00:29,633 --> 01:00:32,633 WE GOT HER ASLEEP, OKAY? 1099 01:00:32,633 --> 01:00:35,300 AND SHE'S GETTING COOLED OFF, 1100 01:00:35,300 --> 01:00:38,300 AND DR. VARON IS TAKING CARE OF HER. 1101 01:00:38,300 --> 01:00:41,567 AND WE'RE GONNA KEEP HER ASLEEP TILL WHEN...? 1102 01:00:41,567 --> 01:00:42,900 I WOULD SAY FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. 1103 01:00:42,900 --> 01:00:46,067 SO, ONE DAY OF COOLING, THEN ONE DAY OF WARMING. 1104 01:00:46,067 --> 01:00:48,767 I WILL WAKE HER UP FOR YOU GUYS ON SUNDAY MORNING, 1105 01:00:48,767 --> 01:00:50,733 AND WE'LL KNOW EXACTLY WHERE WE ARE. 1106 01:00:50,733 --> 01:00:53,233 [ SNIFFLES ] 1107 01:00:54,600 --> 01:00:55,600 OKAY? 1108 01:00:55,600 --> 01:00:56,933 YOU WANT TO TALK TO HER? 1109 01:00:56,933 --> 01:01:00,333 [ SNIFFLING ] 1110 01:01:00,333 --> 01:01:02,367 [ CRYING ] 1111 01:01:05,833 --> 01:01:09,867 I LOVE YOU, SIS. I LOVE YOU SO MUCH. 1112 01:01:09,867 --> 01:01:11,367 [ SNIFFLES ] 1113 01:01:11,367 --> 01:01:12,833 [ MONITOR BEEPING ] 1114 01:01:12,833 --> 01:01:15,300 I JUST WANT HER TO BE UP. 1115 01:01:15,300 --> 01:01:17,833 SO I CAN TELL HER I LOVE HER. 1116 01:01:19,800 --> 01:01:21,167 YOU HAVE TO FIGHT. 1117 01:01:21,167 --> 01:01:24,067 [ CRYING ] 1118 01:01:24,067 --> 01:01:26,700 Bobbie: I'M PRAYING TO GOD I DON'T LOSE MY DAUGHTER, 1119 01:01:26,700 --> 01:01:30,800 BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW THAT THE OTHER ONE WILL MAKE IT. 1120 01:01:30,800 --> 01:01:32,433 YOU WANT TO GO SIT DOWN, SWEETHEART? 1121 01:01:32,433 --> 01:01:33,833 NO. 1122 01:01:33,833 --> 01:01:34,533 OKAY. 1123 01:01:34,533 --> 01:01:36,200 [ MONITOR BEEPING ] 1124 01:01:36,200 --> 01:01:39,633 [ SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY ] 1125 01:01:39,633 --> 01:01:43,300 Brandi: I DON'T WANT MY SISTER TO DIE. 1126 01:01:43,300 --> 01:01:45,367 IF SHE DIED, I KNOW I WOULD DIE. 1127 01:01:47,600 --> 01:01:49,133 THERE'S NO POINT IN LIVING WITHOUT HER. 1128 01:01:49,133 --> 01:01:50,067 [ MONITOR BEEPING ] 1129 01:01:55,633 --> 01:01:57,867 ** 1130 01:02:00,633 --> 01:02:02,767 [ MONITOR BEEPING ] 1131 01:02:09,600 --> 01:02:12,833 Brandi: I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS IS HAPPENING. 1132 01:02:12,833 --> 01:02:15,233 I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN TO HER, 1133 01:02:15,233 --> 01:02:17,867 AND I'M JUST SO SCARED. 1134 01:02:17,867 --> 01:02:19,767 IT'S VERY HARD TO SEE HER LIKE THIS. 1135 01:02:22,067 --> 01:02:24,900 I'M NOT SURE WHAT TO DO RIGHT NOW, 1136 01:02:24,900 --> 01:02:26,700 BUT MY GRANDMA'S COMING. 1137 01:02:26,700 --> 01:02:30,267 WE CALLED HER, AND SHE IMMEDIATELY GOT A FLIGHT. 1138 01:02:30,267 --> 01:02:32,600 THANKFULLY, SHE'S GONNA BE HERE SOON. 1139 01:02:32,600 --> 01:02:34,267 [ MONITOR BEEPING ] 1140 01:02:43,133 --> 01:02:45,633 [ SNIFFLES ] 1141 01:02:50,100 --> 01:02:51,633 WHAT'S ALL THESE WIRES? 1142 01:02:51,633 --> 01:02:53,500 OH! [ SNIFFLES ] 1143 01:02:56,267 --> 01:02:57,567 THAT -- WHAT'S THAT? 1144 01:02:57,567 --> 01:02:59,067 Bobbie: THAT'S HER BRAIN SCANNER. 1145 01:02:59,067 --> 01:03:02,433 THEY'RE SCANNING HER BRAIN FUNCTION. 1146 01:03:02,433 --> 01:03:05,967 BUT THEY SAID IT'S LOOKING GOOD. 1147 01:03:05,967 --> 01:03:07,700 HOW ARE YOU DOING, HONEY? 1148 01:03:07,700 --> 01:03:09,067 YOU KNOW. 1149 01:03:09,067 --> 01:03:10,833 YEAH. 1150 01:03:10,833 --> 01:03:12,300 YOU HANGING IN THERE? 1151 01:03:12,300 --> 01:03:13,233 TRYING TO. 1152 01:03:13,233 --> 01:03:14,167 TRYING TO? 1153 01:03:14,167 --> 01:03:16,167 YEAH. SHE'S A MESS. 1154 01:03:16,167 --> 01:03:20,067 I KNOW. I THINK THEY'RE BOTH A MESS. 1155 01:03:20,067 --> 01:03:22,067 [ SNIFFLES ] 1156 01:03:25,667 --> 01:03:27,267 Sherry: IT'S PRETTY DEVASTATING. 1157 01:03:27,267 --> 01:03:30,433 I EXPECTED TO SEE HER WIRED UP, 1158 01:03:30,433 --> 01:03:32,533 BUT NOT LIKE SHE IS. 1159 01:03:32,533 --> 01:03:35,667 SHE'S TOTALLY LIFELESS RIGHT NOW, 1160 01:03:35,667 --> 01:03:39,200 AND IT'S JUST REALLY UPSETTING. 1161 01:03:39,200 --> 01:03:42,233 MY WORST FEAR IS THAT SHE WON'T MAKE IT. 1162 01:03:42,233 --> 01:03:46,467 IF WE WERE TO LOSE ONE OF THE TWINS, IN ESSENCE, 1163 01:03:46,467 --> 01:03:49,100 I THINK WE'D END UP LOSING BOTH. 1164 01:03:49,100 --> 01:03:52,433 BRANDI -- SHE WOULD NEVER BE THE SAME. 1165 01:03:52,433 --> 01:03:56,533 IS THAT BREATHING FOR HER? SHE'S NOT BREATHING ON HER OWN? 1166 01:03:56,533 --> 01:03:58,867 SHE'S TRYING TO. 1167 01:03:58,867 --> 01:04:02,067 THEY BASICALLY TOTALLY PARALYZED HER. 1168 01:04:02,067 --> 01:04:04,867 THEY'RE GONNA WARM HER UP 1/10 OF A DEGREE 1169 01:04:04,867 --> 01:04:08,700 EACH HOUR FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. 1170 01:04:08,700 --> 01:04:11,567 MY CONCERNS THAT KANDI HAS SUFFERED 1171 01:04:11,567 --> 01:04:14,700 FROM A PULMONARY EMBOLISM WAS CORRECT. 1172 01:04:14,700 --> 01:04:16,467 SHE STOPPED BREATHING. 1173 01:04:16,467 --> 01:04:20,800 SO, WE GOT HER STABLE AND PUT HER IN A MEDICALLY INDUCED COMA 1174 01:04:20,800 --> 01:04:25,700 SO HER BODY CAN RECOVER WITHOUT ANY ADDED STRESS. 1175 01:04:25,700 --> 01:04:27,333 WE'LL WORK TO MAKE SURE 1176 01:04:27,333 --> 01:04:32,500 THAT SHE WILL RECOVER AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. 1177 01:04:32,500 --> 01:04:36,333 Brandi: I NEED MY SISTER TO PULL THROUGH THIS. 1178 01:04:36,333 --> 01:04:39,067 SHE PROMISED SHE WOULDN'T LEAVE ME. 1179 01:04:39,067 --> 01:04:41,500 WE WERE SUPPOSED TO ALWAYS BE TOGETHER. 1180 01:04:41,500 --> 01:04:44,333 I CAN'T DO THIS WITHOUT HER. 1181 01:04:48,500 --> 01:04:50,100 [ MONITOR BEEPING ] 1182 01:04:50,100 --> 01:04:51,933 KANDI'S BEEN ON A VENTILATOR 1183 01:04:51,933 --> 01:04:54,967 AND IN A COMA FOR A WEEK NOW. 1184 01:04:54,967 --> 01:04:57,200 AND TODAY, THE DOCTOR SAID THEY'RE GOING TO TRY 1185 01:04:57,200 --> 01:05:00,700 AND WAKE HER UP AND SEE HOW SHE'S DOING. 1186 01:05:00,700 --> 01:05:03,500 I'M EXCITED, BUT I'M NERVOUS. 1187 01:05:03,500 --> 01:05:07,533 I HAVE NO IDEA IF ANYTHING'S GONNA BE WRONG. 1188 01:05:07,533 --> 01:05:11,167 THEY SAID SHE COULD HAVE BRAIN DAMAGE. 1189 01:05:11,167 --> 01:05:13,700 I JUST WANT HER TO BE ALL RIGHT AND BACK WITH ME. 1190 01:05:16,067 --> 01:05:17,767 Dr. Nowzaradan: TODAY, WE'RE GONNA BRING KANDI 1191 01:05:17,767 --> 01:05:20,467 OUT OF HER COMA AND SEE HOW SHE'S DOING 1192 01:05:20,467 --> 01:05:24,900 AND WORK TO GET HER FULLY RECOVERED. 1193 01:05:24,900 --> 01:05:29,400 ONCE SHE'S FULLY AWAKE, WE'LL SEE HOW SHE'S DOING 1194 01:05:29,400 --> 01:05:32,700 AND SEE WHAT TESTS WE NEED TO RUN TO DETERMINE 1195 01:05:32,700 --> 01:05:36,500 IF THERE ARE ANY LONG-TERM EFFECTS FROM THIS. 1196 01:05:36,500 --> 01:05:38,300 -THERE YOU GO. ALL DONE? -ALL DONE. 1197 01:05:38,300 --> 01:05:42,233 THERE YOU GO. THERE WE GO. 1198 01:05:42,233 --> 01:05:43,533 THE OXYGEN IS READY. 1199 01:05:43,533 --> 01:05:46,333 -[ COUGHING ] -THERE YOU GO. 1200 01:05:46,333 --> 01:05:47,600 THERE WE GO. 1201 01:05:47,600 --> 01:05:49,300 [ COUGHING ] 1202 01:05:49,300 --> 01:05:52,867 ALL RIGHT. TAKE A DEEP BREATH. 1203 01:05:52,867 --> 01:05:54,800 SUPER. 1204 01:05:54,800 --> 01:05:57,233 YOU FEELING OKAY NOW? 1205 01:05:57,233 --> 01:05:59,367 CAN YOU MOVE YOUR FEET? 1206 01:05:59,367 --> 01:06:01,600 ALL RIGHT. 1207 01:06:01,600 --> 01:06:03,900 KEEP WORKING ON THEM, OKAY? 1208 01:06:03,900 --> 01:06:07,667 Dr. Nowzaradan: EVERYTHING IS LOOKING GOOD SO FAR. 1209 01:06:07,667 --> 01:06:10,167 KANDI IS AWAKE AND AWARE, 1210 01:06:10,167 --> 01:06:13,967 AND SHE CAN MOVE HER BODY, WHICH IS ENCOURAGING. 1211 01:06:13,967 --> 01:06:17,233 SHE SEEMS TO HAVE RECOVERED WELL. 1212 01:06:17,233 --> 01:06:19,567 WE WILL RUN SOME TESTS TO MAKE SURE, 1213 01:06:19,567 --> 01:06:22,800 BUT I'M VERY ENCOURAGED RIGHT NOW. 1214 01:06:22,800 --> 01:06:25,867 BUT HER BODY HAS BEEN THROUGH A LOT, 1215 01:06:25,867 --> 01:06:28,600 AND IT IS NOT LIKELY TO BE ABLE 1216 01:06:28,600 --> 01:06:32,667 TO TAKE ANOTHER INCIDENT LIKE THIS. 1217 01:06:32,667 --> 01:06:35,700 Brandi: I JUST THANK GOD THAT KANDI DIDN'T DIE 1218 01:06:35,700 --> 01:06:39,433 AND THERE'S NO BRAIN DAMAGE OR ANY OTHER ISSUES. 1219 01:06:39,433 --> 01:06:41,367 I JUST WANT HER TO RECOVER, 1220 01:06:41,367 --> 01:06:43,433 SO WE CAN START OUR WEIGHT-LOSS JOURNEY TOGETHER 1221 01:06:43,433 --> 01:06:47,133 AND GET A BETTER LIFE FOR EACH OF US. 1222 01:06:47,133 --> 01:06:49,400 YOU FEEL BETTER... 1223 01:06:49,400 --> 01:06:53,333 WITH THAT OUT? 1224 01:06:53,333 --> 01:06:55,900 I'M FEELING RELIEVED. 1225 01:06:55,900 --> 01:06:58,300 I WAS TERRIFIED THAT I LOST HER. 1226 01:06:58,300 --> 01:06:59,900 WHEN KANDI WAS IN A COMA, EVERYONE WAS SAYING 1227 01:06:59,900 --> 01:07:02,933 SHE DOESN'T HEAR ME -- SHE DOESN'T FEEL ME. 1228 01:07:02,933 --> 01:07:04,567 BUT ME AND KANDI -- WE JUST HAVE THIS BOND. 1229 01:07:04,567 --> 01:07:06,267 I CAN FEEL IT. 1230 01:07:08,467 --> 01:07:11,067 DO YOU REMEMBER US WALKING? 1231 01:07:11,067 --> 01:07:12,400 AFTER THAT, YOU WENT AND LAID DOWN 1232 01:07:12,400 --> 01:07:17,933 AND YOU GOT SOME PAIN MEDICINE, AND YOU FELL ASLEEP. 1233 01:07:17,933 --> 01:07:20,267 YOUR HEART STOPPED. 1234 01:07:24,133 --> 01:07:26,267 [ Crying ] THEY HAD TO RUSH YOU TO THE ICU. 1235 01:07:29,067 --> 01:07:30,833 I WASN'T GONNA LEAVE YOU. 1236 01:07:33,200 --> 01:07:34,333 [ SIGHS ] 1237 01:07:34,333 --> 01:07:36,333 YOU SCARED THE LIVING [BLEEP] OUT OF ME. 1238 01:07:39,267 --> 01:07:42,600 Kandi: AT FIRST, I THOUGHT I WAS DREAMING, 1239 01:07:42,600 --> 01:07:46,267 AND THEN I REMEMBER I COULDN'T OPEN MY EYES. 1240 01:07:51,067 --> 01:07:53,800 AND I REMEMBER SITTING HERE, PRAYING TO GOD, 1241 01:07:53,800 --> 01:07:56,667 "DON'T LET ME DIE." 1242 01:07:56,667 --> 01:07:59,167 BELIEVE ME -- I KNOW YOUR PAIN. 1243 01:08:00,967 --> 01:08:03,133 DON'T YOU DO THIS [BLEEP] AGAIN. 1244 01:08:06,400 --> 01:08:08,400 MM-HMM. 1245 01:08:25,067 --> 01:08:26,700 [ KNOCKS ON DOOR ] 1246 01:08:26,700 --> 01:08:28,667 -HELLO. -HELLO. 1247 01:08:28,667 --> 01:08:29,433 HOW YOU DOING? 1248 01:08:29,433 --> 01:08:30,100 GOOD. YOU? 1249 01:08:30,100 --> 01:08:30,900 YOU FEELING OKAY? 1250 01:08:30,900 --> 01:08:31,567 MM-HMM. 1251 01:08:31,567 --> 01:08:32,967 HOW ABOUT YOU? 1252 01:08:32,967 --> 01:08:33,633 YOU READY TO GO HOME? 1253 01:08:33,633 --> 01:08:34,633 YEAH. 1254 01:08:34,633 --> 01:08:36,233 LET'S JUST CHECK A COUPLE THINGS, 1255 01:08:36,233 --> 01:08:39,067 MAKE SURE EVERYTHING'S OKAY. 1256 01:08:39,067 --> 01:08:41,600 TAKE A DEEP BREATH. 1257 01:08:41,600 --> 01:08:43,067 OKAY. 1258 01:08:43,067 --> 01:08:46,167 LET ME SEE HOW YOUR INCISIONS ARE LOOKING. 1259 01:08:46,167 --> 01:08:49,300 OH. 1260 01:08:49,300 --> 01:08:51,067 ALL RIGHT. EVERYTHING LOOKS GOOD. 1261 01:08:51,067 --> 01:08:53,567 SO, WE CAN GET YOU GOING HOME AND BE UP 1262 01:08:53,567 --> 01:08:57,233 AND ACTIVE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. 1263 01:08:57,233 --> 01:09:00,100 Dr. Nowzaradan: KANDI HAS BEEN DOING WELL THIS PAST WEEK. 1264 01:09:00,100 --> 01:09:02,500 ALL HER TESTS ARE LOOKING GOOD RIGHT NOW, 1265 01:09:02,500 --> 01:09:05,067 AND SHE'S BEEN STAYING ACTIVE. 1266 01:09:05,067 --> 01:09:08,267 SO I THINK SHE HAS RECOVERED ENOUGH TO GO HOME 1267 01:09:08,267 --> 01:09:12,933 AND CONTINUE WORKING ON HER PROGRESS THERE. 1268 01:09:12,933 --> 01:09:15,867 -461, HUH? -COOL. 1269 01:09:15,867 --> 01:09:18,767 ALL RIGHT, SUPER. 1270 01:09:18,767 --> 01:09:19,767 SWEET. 1271 01:09:19,767 --> 01:09:22,200 NOW, BRANDI, WHILE YOU'RE HERE... 1272 01:09:22,200 --> 01:09:24,233 YEAH. 1273 01:09:31,933 --> 01:09:34,433 OKAY. IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS, YOU CALL ME. 1274 01:09:34,433 --> 01:09:35,333 OKAY. 1275 01:09:35,333 --> 01:09:36,333 IF NOT, I'LL SEE YOU SOON. 1276 01:09:36,333 --> 01:09:37,400 OKAY. 1277 01:09:37,400 --> 01:09:38,600 -THANK YOU. -SHE'S DOING VERY GOOD. 1278 01:09:38,600 --> 01:09:41,267 Bobbie: GOOD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 1279 01:09:41,267 --> 01:09:44,067 BOTH GIRLS ARE MAKING PROGRESS. 1280 01:09:44,067 --> 01:09:45,367 I'M HOPING THEY BOTH 1281 01:09:45,367 --> 01:09:49,633 WILL BE ABLE TO LOSE 30 POUNDS EACH MONTH. 1282 01:09:49,633 --> 01:09:52,267 Kandi: I'M GLAD TO BE GOING HOME, BUT I'M SCARED THAT, 1283 01:09:52,267 --> 01:09:55,533 IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO ME AGAIN, I WON'T MAKE IT, 1284 01:09:55,533 --> 01:09:56,900 BECAUSE I WON'T BE AT THE HOSPITAL 1285 01:09:56,900 --> 01:10:00,067 TO GET THE HELP I NEED. 1286 01:10:00,067 --> 01:10:02,833 SO, PART OF ME DOESN'T WANT TO LEAVE RIGHT NOW. 1287 01:10:05,600 --> 01:10:07,533 Brandi: ONCE GRANDMA KNEW KANDI WAS STABLE, 1288 01:10:07,533 --> 01:10:10,333 SHE HAD TO GO BACK HOME. 1289 01:10:10,333 --> 01:10:12,300 SO IT'S JUST US AND OUR MOM. 1290 01:10:14,967 --> 01:10:17,933 BEING AROUND MY MOM LIKE THIS HAS STARTED TO BRING UP 1291 01:10:17,933 --> 01:10:21,833 A LOT OF THINGS THAT I THOUGHT I WAS DONE DEALING WITH, 1292 01:10:21,833 --> 01:10:25,833 BUT I GUESS I HAVEN'T, SO IT'S REALLY HARD RIGHT NOW. 1293 01:10:25,833 --> 01:10:27,233 -ARE YOU GOOD? -YEP. 1294 01:10:27,233 --> 01:10:29,033 -ALL RIGHT. -AND I WISH OUR GRANDMOTHER 1295 01:10:29,033 --> 01:10:30,400 WAS HERE TO GO HOME WITH US. 1296 01:10:36,233 --> 01:10:38,633 ** 1297 01:10:47,600 --> 01:10:50,133 Brandi: DO YOU NEED ANYTHING? NO? 1298 01:10:53,633 --> 01:10:55,600 Kandi: IT'S BEEN A MONTH SINCE I'VE HAD SURGERY 1299 01:10:55,600 --> 01:10:59,867 AND A COUPLE MONTHS SINCE BRANDI HAD HERS. 1300 01:10:59,867 --> 01:11:01,067 YOU FEELING FUNNY? 1301 01:11:01,067 --> 01:11:03,067 NO. I'M JUST WAITING FOR THE PAIN TO COME. 1302 01:11:03,067 --> 01:11:05,433 [ LAUGHS ] 1303 01:11:05,433 --> 01:11:09,067 MY MOM HAD TO GO BACK HOME, SO IT'S JUST ME AND BRANDI. 1304 01:11:09,067 --> 01:11:12,067 AND SHE'S BEEN TAKING CARE OF ME. 1305 01:11:12,067 --> 01:11:13,800 OKAY? 1306 01:11:13,800 --> 01:11:17,367 BUT I HATE HAVING TO RELY ON HER RIGHT NOW. 1307 01:11:17,367 --> 01:11:20,767 SHE HAS TO DO EVERYTHING FOR US RIGHT NOW. 1308 01:11:20,767 --> 01:11:24,500 BUT I KNOW NOW HOW HARD IT WAS FOR HER TO DO THIS, 1309 01:11:24,500 --> 01:11:28,400 SO IT'S NICE TO KNOW SHE KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT I'M GOING THROUGH. 1310 01:11:28,400 --> 01:11:30,900 I DON'T WANT TO GO ANY FURTHER. 1311 01:11:30,900 --> 01:11:34,467 IT'S STARTING TO GET PAINFUL. I THINK I'M DONE, TOO. 1312 01:11:37,067 --> 01:11:39,433 OKAY, THEN. I'LL BE BACK. 1313 01:11:46,067 --> 01:11:48,767 Brandi: IT'S BEEN A HARD MONTH. 1314 01:11:48,767 --> 01:11:50,533 I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE KANDI ALONE 1315 01:11:50,533 --> 01:11:53,567 FOR EVEN A SECOND BECAUSE I'M SCARED 1316 01:11:53,567 --> 01:11:55,733 IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO HER AGAIN 1317 01:11:55,733 --> 01:11:57,533 THAT I WON'T BE THERE TO HELP HER. 1318 01:11:59,900 --> 01:12:02,600 I KNOW IT'S FRUSTRATING HER A LITTLE BIT, 1319 01:12:02,600 --> 01:12:04,700 SO I'M TRYING TO GIVE HER SOME SPACE. 1320 01:12:08,267 --> 01:12:10,567 SO IT'S BEEN A LITTLE TENSE AT HOME, 1321 01:12:10,567 --> 01:12:13,867 BUT IT WAS NICE WHEN OUR MOM LEFT. 1322 01:12:13,867 --> 01:12:17,533 WE LOVE HER, BUT HAVING HER AROUND A LOT RIGHT NOW 1323 01:12:17,533 --> 01:12:19,333 BROUGHT BACK A LOT OF EMOTION 1324 01:12:19,333 --> 01:12:21,833 FROM OUR CHILDHOOD, 1325 01:12:21,833 --> 01:12:25,767 STUFF WE THOUGHT WE HAD GOTTEN PAST. 1326 01:12:25,767 --> 01:12:29,333 SO I THINK, RIGHT NOW, WE'RE JUST DEALING WITH THAT 1327 01:12:29,333 --> 01:12:33,267 AND TRYING TO PROCESS WHAT IT MEANS. 1328 01:12:33,267 --> 01:12:36,367 WE USED TO RUN TO FOOD TO DEAL WITH IT, 1329 01:12:36,367 --> 01:12:40,133 AND NOW WE CAN'T, AND THAT'S REALLY SCARY. 1330 01:12:43,733 --> 01:12:48,633 SO, EVERYTHING THAT WAS BELOW THE SURFACE IS NOW COMING UP, 1331 01:12:48,633 --> 01:12:50,400 AND IT'S A LOT TO DEAL WITH. 1332 01:12:59,400 --> 01:13:01,967 KANDI AND I HAVE STARTED TO GET UP THE COURAGE 1333 01:13:01,967 --> 01:13:04,900 TO DO MORE IN PUBLIC. 1334 01:13:04,900 --> 01:13:06,100 WE'VE BEEN LOSING WEIGHT, 1335 01:13:06,100 --> 01:13:09,833 BUT WE KNOW WE NEED TO BE MORE ACTIVE. 1336 01:13:09,833 --> 01:13:14,333 SO WE'RE GOING TO A GYM TODAY TO TRY A CrossFit CLASS. 1337 01:13:14,333 --> 01:13:16,067 Brandi: I'M REALLY NERVOUS WE'RE GONNA BE 1338 01:13:16,067 --> 01:13:18,433 THE BIGGEST PEOPLE IN THE CLASS 1339 01:13:18,433 --> 01:13:23,133 AND PROBABLY NOT BE ABLE TO DO WHAT THEY'RE DOING. 1340 01:13:23,133 --> 01:13:25,233 I'D RATHER IT JUST BE WITH A TRAINER. 1341 01:13:30,400 --> 01:13:32,467 -HOW'S IT GOING? -FINE. HOW ARE YOU? 1342 01:13:32,467 --> 01:13:34,333 -GOOD. I'M PHIL. -HI. KANDI. 1343 01:13:34,333 --> 01:13:35,767 -KANDI, NICE TO MEET YOU. -NICE TO MEET YOU. 1344 01:13:35,767 --> 01:13:37,233 -HI. I'M BRANDI. -BRANDI. 1345 01:13:37,233 --> 01:13:38,467 ALL RIGHT, WELL, LET'S DO THIS. 1346 01:13:38,467 --> 01:13:41,200 EVERYBODY, OVER HERE FOR ME. 1347 01:13:41,200 --> 01:13:42,667 WE'VE GOT KANDI AND BRANDI HERE. 1348 01:13:42,667 --> 01:13:44,767 THEY'RE DOING THEIR FIRST CrossFit CLASS WITH US TODAY, 1349 01:13:44,767 --> 01:13:47,067 SO DO SOME INTRODUCTIONS, AND THEN WE'LL GET MOVING. 1350 01:13:47,067 --> 01:13:47,800 LET'S GO. 1351 01:13:47,800 --> 01:13:49,633 -HI. -KANDI. 1352 01:13:49,633 --> 01:13:52,467 THIS IS A LITTLE OUTSIDE OUR COMFORT ZONE, 1353 01:13:52,467 --> 01:13:54,567 BUT WE'RE PUSHING OURSELVES A LITTLE MORE 1354 01:13:54,567 --> 01:13:56,667 TO FACE OUR FEARS TOGETHER. 1355 01:13:56,667 --> 01:13:58,267 GIVE YOURSELF A BIG BEAR HUG. 1356 01:13:58,267 --> 01:14:00,167 GO SIDE TO SIDE. 1357 01:14:04,067 --> 01:14:05,500 THAT HURTS. [ LAUGHS ] 1358 01:14:05,500 --> 01:14:06,967 [ LAUGHS ] WE'RE WEAK. 1359 01:14:06,967 --> 01:14:08,900 [ LAUGHS ] 1360 01:14:08,900 --> 01:14:11,767 ALL RIGHT. IF YOU'RE ON THE FOAM ROLLERS, SWITCH SIDES. 1361 01:14:11,767 --> 01:14:13,233 KANDI HERE, AND BRANDI OVER HERE. 1362 01:14:13,233 --> 01:14:15,633 AND PRESS THAT HIP OPEN EVEN MORE. 1363 01:14:18,067 --> 01:14:20,533 LEAN, REACH FORWARD, AND THEN PULL IN. 1364 01:14:20,533 --> 01:14:21,633 SO, LET'S TEST THAT OUT. 1365 01:14:21,633 --> 01:14:24,233 LET'S LEAN BACK AND PULL YOURSELF UP. 1366 01:14:24,233 --> 01:14:26,200 Brandi: WITH ALL WE'VE BEEN THROUGH, 1367 01:14:26,200 --> 01:14:28,167 WE KNOW WE'RE GETTING STRONGER TOGETHER. 1368 01:14:28,167 --> 01:14:29,467 Phil: THERE YOU GO! 1369 01:14:29,467 --> 01:14:32,400 AND ONE THING WE DON'T WANT TO DO ANYMORE 1370 01:14:32,400 --> 01:14:36,067 IS LIVE IN ALL THE FEAR WE HAVE. 1371 01:14:36,067 --> 01:14:41,433 I THINK THAT'S MORE EXERCISE THAN WE'VE DONE OUR WHOLE LIFE. 1372 01:14:41,433 --> 01:14:42,967 THAT WAS GOOD. 1373 01:14:42,967 --> 01:14:47,300 THERE WAS REALLY NO REASON TO BE SO AFRAID OF DOING THIS. 1374 01:14:47,300 --> 01:14:49,600 WE'RE LEARNING THAT WE CAN PUSH OURSELVES 1375 01:14:49,600 --> 01:14:51,900 TO FACE A LOT OF OUR FEARS. 1376 01:14:51,900 --> 01:14:55,167 WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO CONTROL WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE DO, 1377 01:14:55,167 --> 01:14:57,567 BUT WE DON'T HAVE TO LIVE IN FEAR LIKE WE HAVE, 1378 01:14:57,567 --> 01:14:59,200 BECAUSE IT'S BEEN HOLDING US BACK 1379 01:14:59,200 --> 01:15:01,433 SO MUCH MORE THAN WE REALIZED. 1380 01:15:16,933 --> 01:15:19,667 IT'S BEEN A FEW MONTHS SINCE OUR SURGERY, 1381 01:15:19,667 --> 01:15:23,100 AND MY MOM HAS COME BACK TO VISIT US. 1382 01:15:23,100 --> 01:15:26,633 THE LAST TIME SHE WAS HERE, IT WAS REALLY HARD 1383 01:15:26,633 --> 01:15:28,667 BECAUSE A LOT OF THINGS FROM OUR CHILDHOOD 1384 01:15:28,667 --> 01:15:31,467 STARTED COMING BACK UP. 1385 01:15:31,467 --> 01:15:34,500 SO WE ASKED DR. NOW TO REFER US TO A THERAPIST, 1386 01:15:34,500 --> 01:15:36,933 AND WE'RE TAKING OUR MOM WITH US. 1387 01:15:36,933 --> 01:15:40,267 BUT SHE DOESN'T KNOW WE WANT HER TO COME IN AND TALK YET. 1388 01:15:40,267 --> 01:15:45,500 SO I JUST HOPE SHE RESPONDS WELL WHEN WE ASK HER TO. 1389 01:15:45,500 --> 01:15:47,067 WE'RE JUST REALLY NERVOUS, 1390 01:15:47,067 --> 01:15:49,600 'CAUSE WE DON'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT 1391 01:15:49,600 --> 01:15:53,500 OR HOW SHE'S GOING TO REACT. 1392 01:15:53,500 --> 01:15:56,533 Woman: HI, GUYS. YOU WANT TO COME ON BACK? 1393 01:15:56,533 --> 01:15:57,933 Frey: I'M HOPING THE THERAPIST HELPS US 1394 01:15:57,933 --> 01:16:01,100 TO START THE CONVERSATION WITH OUR MOTHER. 1395 01:16:01,100 --> 01:16:04,733 PART OF ME FEELS LIKE WE SHOULD BE DOING THIS ON OUR OWN FIRST, 1396 01:16:04,733 --> 01:16:08,433 BUT I DON'T THINK MY MOM WOULD STAY FOR A FULL CONVERSATION. 1397 01:16:08,433 --> 01:16:10,800 THANKS FOR MEETING WITH ME TODAY. 1398 01:16:10,800 --> 01:16:12,633 WHERE ARE YOU BOTH AT? 1399 01:16:12,633 --> 01:16:14,700 -I RECENTLY HAD SURGERY. -MM-HMM. 1400 01:16:14,700 --> 01:16:16,333 AND, UM... 1401 01:16:16,333 --> 01:16:19,300 I HAD ISSUES, WHERE MY HEART ACTUALLY STOPPED. 1402 01:16:19,300 --> 01:16:21,367 SO THAT WAS OBVIOUSLY VERY TRAUMATIC. 1403 01:16:21,367 --> 01:16:22,500 -MM-HMM. -I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE, 1404 01:16:22,500 --> 01:16:23,767 TALKING WITH ME NOW ABOUT IT. 1405 01:16:23,767 --> 01:16:24,833 THANK YOU. 1406 01:16:24,833 --> 01:16:28,433 AND HOW'S THIS IMPACTED YOU, BRANDI? 1407 01:16:28,433 --> 01:16:30,300 IT SCARED THE LIVING CRAP OUT OF ME. 1408 01:16:30,300 --> 01:16:31,833 YEAH. 1409 01:16:31,833 --> 01:16:34,067 WHAT EMOTIONS HAVE BEEN COMING UP FOR YOU LATELY? 1410 01:16:34,067 --> 01:16:35,700 ANXIETY, STRESS. 1411 01:16:35,700 --> 01:16:36,633 MM-HMM. 1412 01:16:36,633 --> 01:16:37,667 MM-HMM. FEAR. 1413 01:16:37,667 --> 01:16:39,067 SO, YOU MENTIONED ANXIETY. 1414 01:16:39,067 --> 01:16:41,167 SO, IT'S SOMETHING THAT RESONATES WITH BOTH OF YOU. 1415 01:16:41,167 --> 01:16:42,800 IT'S SOMETHING YOU'VE KIND OF HAD TO DEAL WITH 1416 01:16:42,800 --> 01:16:43,900 MOST OF YOUR LIFE? 1417 01:16:43,900 --> 01:16:45,367 WE'VE HAD THINGS HAPPEN WHEN WE WERE KIDS 1418 01:16:45,367 --> 01:16:47,500 THAT SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED, AND... 1419 01:16:47,500 --> 01:16:48,667 SEEMS LIKE YOU'RE VERY CLOSE, 1420 01:16:48,667 --> 01:16:51,100 THAT YOU FOUND SAFETY WITH EACH OTHER. 1421 01:16:51,100 --> 01:16:52,533 WHAT ABOUT MOM? 1422 01:16:52,533 --> 01:16:54,800 SHE'S AN ALCOHOLIC. 1423 01:16:54,800 --> 01:16:57,267 SO MOM REALLY WASN'T ABLE TO PROTECT YOU 1424 01:16:57,267 --> 01:16:59,667 OR BE WHAT YOU NEEDED BECAUSE OF HER OWN ISSUES? 1425 01:16:59,667 --> 01:17:01,700 MM-HMM. 1426 01:17:01,700 --> 01:17:04,133 SO, HOW DO YOU THINK MOM'S CHOICES AROUND 1427 01:17:04,133 --> 01:17:07,067 HER DRINKING IMPACT YOU NOW, AS ADULTS? 1428 01:17:07,067 --> 01:17:08,533 TRUST, FOR SURE. 1429 01:17:08,533 --> 01:17:10,167 IT'S THE ONE PERSON THAT YOU SHOULD 1430 01:17:10,167 --> 01:17:12,633 BE ABLE TO TRUST WITH EVERYTHING. 1431 01:17:12,633 --> 01:17:15,667 HAVE YOU EVER HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH HER 1432 01:17:15,667 --> 01:17:18,100 ABOUT JUST HOW THAT IMPACTED YOU? 1433 01:17:18,100 --> 01:17:19,833 WE'RE HOPING TO BE ABLE TO TALK TO HER TODAY, 1434 01:17:19,833 --> 01:17:22,833 IF WE CAN BRING HER IN, BUT SHE DOESN'T KNOW. 1435 01:17:22,833 --> 01:17:24,133 I JUST DON'T WANT TO MAKE HER MAD. 1436 01:17:24,133 --> 01:17:25,367 THAT, TOO. 1437 01:17:25,367 --> 01:17:26,533 OKAY. 1438 01:17:26,533 --> 01:17:28,833 SO, IF YOU DIDN'T HAVE ANY FEAR ABOUT BACKLASH, 1439 01:17:28,833 --> 01:17:31,333 WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO MOM? 1440 01:17:31,333 --> 01:17:34,300 THAT SHE TRAUMATIZED US... 1441 01:17:34,300 --> 01:17:37,233 AND THAT SHE AFFECTED OUR LIFE A LOT MORE THAN SHE THINKS. 1442 01:17:37,233 --> 01:17:40,967 OKAY. MAYBE WE SHOULD INVITE MOM IN? 1443 01:17:40,967 --> 01:17:44,167 ALL RIGHT. OKAY. 1444 01:17:44,167 --> 01:17:46,933 [ SIGHS ] 1445 01:17:46,933 --> 01:17:48,500 I'M REALLY SCARED. 1446 01:17:48,500 --> 01:17:51,067 I REALLY HOPE THIS GOES WELL AND IT DOESN'T CAUSE HER 1447 01:17:51,067 --> 01:17:55,800 TO GET UPSET AT US OR START TO SCREAM. 1448 01:17:55,800 --> 01:17:57,367 IF SHE DOES, I REALLY DON'T KNOW HOW WE'RE GONNA HANDLE IT. 1449 01:18:04,067 --> 01:18:06,400 ** 1450 01:18:08,200 --> 01:18:11,833 SO, MAYBE WE SHOULD INVITE MOM IN NOW? 1451 01:18:11,833 --> 01:18:14,600 ALL RIGHT. OKAY. 1452 01:18:14,600 --> 01:18:16,600 [ SIGHS ] 1453 01:18:16,600 --> 01:18:18,367 Brandi: USUALLY, WHEN WE TALK, SHE'D FREAK OUT, 1454 01:18:18,367 --> 01:18:19,933 AND WE'D ALL START YELLING AND SCREAMING, 1455 01:18:19,933 --> 01:18:21,600 AND SHE'D LEAVE OR WE'D LEAVE. 1456 01:18:21,600 --> 01:18:23,733 HAVE A SEAT ON THE CHAIR HERE. 1457 01:18:23,733 --> 01:18:25,233 I JUST WANT TO HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH HER, 1458 01:18:25,233 --> 01:18:28,833 SO, HOPEFULLY, IT WILL CHANGE. 1459 01:18:28,833 --> 01:18:31,133 WE WERE TALKING, MOM, ABOUT THE EXPERIENCES 1460 01:18:31,133 --> 01:18:33,400 THAT THE GIRLS HAD HAD JUST THROUGHOUT THEIR LIFE 1461 01:18:33,400 --> 01:18:35,400 AND HOW THAT HAS SHAPED THEM. 1462 01:18:35,400 --> 01:18:38,067 HAVING THOSE EXPERIENCES VALIDATED 1463 01:18:38,067 --> 01:18:39,333 HELPS US MOVE THROUGH THE HURT, 1464 01:18:39,333 --> 01:18:41,467 AND IT MENDS RELATIONSHIPS. 1465 01:18:41,467 --> 01:18:42,733 WHY DON'T WE DO THAT A LITTLE BIT? 1466 01:18:42,733 --> 01:18:44,067 CAN WE SHARE SOME OF THE THINGS 1467 01:18:44,067 --> 01:18:47,533 WE WANT MOM TO UNDERSTAND? 1468 01:18:47,533 --> 01:18:49,267 EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED TO US JUST REALLY HURT US. 1469 01:18:49,267 --> 01:18:51,267 [ SNIFFLES ] 1470 01:18:51,267 --> 01:18:53,500 I JUST DON'T GET, IF YOU LOVED US SO MUCH, 1471 01:18:53,500 --> 01:18:55,800 WHY YOU DID THE STUFF THAT YOU DID. 1472 01:18:55,800 --> 01:18:57,900 YOU EVEN SAID, IF YOU LOVE US, YOU WOULDN'T LEAVE US. 1473 01:18:57,900 --> 01:18:59,800 YOU LEFT US. 1474 01:18:59,800 --> 01:19:03,733 I WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE BETTER IF I LEFT. 1475 01:19:03,733 --> 01:19:04,767 TOLD BY WHO? 1476 01:19:04,767 --> 01:19:07,533 WELL, THE POLICE, FOR NUMBER ONE. 1477 01:19:07,533 --> 01:19:11,067 YEAH, BUT WHY WERE THEY CALLED? IT WASN'T BECAUSE OF US. 1478 01:19:11,067 --> 01:19:14,767 THAT TIME WAS BECAUSE OF ONE OF YOU THREATENED SUICIDE, 1479 01:19:14,767 --> 01:19:16,833 AND I DON'T REMEMBER WHICH ONE OF YOU. 1480 01:19:16,833 --> 01:19:19,900 THAT WAS ME, AND I ONLY DID IT 'CAUSE YOU KEPT DOING IT. 1481 01:19:19,900 --> 01:19:23,800 JUST TO MAKE YOU FEEL HOW WE FELT. 1482 01:19:23,800 --> 01:19:25,367 AND THEN, IN THAT CIRCUMSTANCE, 1483 01:19:25,367 --> 01:19:28,633 THAT DAY, IS WHEN YOU ACTUALLY TRIED. 1484 01:19:28,633 --> 01:19:32,600 I'M NOT EVEN SURE WHAT DAY YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT RIGHT NOW. 1485 01:19:32,600 --> 01:19:37,233 I'M REALLY UPSET THAT YOU DON'T REMEMBER A LOT OF IT, 1486 01:19:37,233 --> 01:19:39,067 AND IT FEELS LIKE, SOMETIMES, WHEN WE -- 1487 01:19:39,067 --> 01:19:41,400 WHEN WE TALK ABOUT IT, 1488 01:19:41,400 --> 01:19:44,567 LIKE, YOU DON'T BELIEVE IT THAT IT HAPPENED. 1489 01:19:44,567 --> 01:19:46,067 [ SNIFFLES ] 1490 01:19:46,067 --> 01:19:49,700 I HAVE NEVER SAID I DON'T BELIEVE THAT IT'S HAPPENED. 1491 01:19:49,700 --> 01:19:52,100 I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT I CAN DO TODAY 1492 01:19:52,100 --> 01:19:55,300 TO MAKE THAT FEELING GO AWAY. 1493 01:19:55,300 --> 01:19:57,067 SO, MOM, IT MAY BE HELPFUL TO LET THEM KNOW 1494 01:19:57,067 --> 01:19:58,767 THAT YOU UNDERSTAND. 1495 01:19:58,767 --> 01:20:02,500 I DO UNDERSTAND THAT IT HURT YOU BOTH REALLY BAD. 1496 01:20:02,500 --> 01:20:04,267 I DO REGRET THAT. 1497 01:20:04,267 --> 01:20:08,967 I KNOW IT'S HARD TO GO BACK TO THESE PLACES, BUT... 1498 01:20:08,967 --> 01:20:10,667 I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT AND NECESSARY 1499 01:20:10,667 --> 01:20:14,200 IN ORDER TO MOVE FORWARD. 1500 01:20:14,200 --> 01:20:16,767 I LOVE THEM BOTH. I'M VERY PROUD OF THEM BOTH. 1501 01:20:16,767 --> 01:20:18,967 MM-HMM. 1502 01:20:18,967 --> 01:20:21,167 AND I DEFINITELY WANT OUR RELATIONSHIP 1503 01:20:21,167 --> 01:20:23,800 TO CONTINUE GROWING. 1504 01:20:23,800 --> 01:20:26,000 MY ENCOURAGEMENT WOULD BE THAT THE THREE OF YOU 1505 01:20:26,000 --> 01:20:28,933 CONTINUE THE MOMENTUM THAT WE'VE STARTED HERE. 1506 01:20:28,933 --> 01:20:30,933 WHEN THINGS COME UP, AS THEY COME UP, 1507 01:20:30,933 --> 01:20:32,000 SHARE YOUR FEELINGS, 1508 01:20:32,000 --> 01:20:34,133 SO THAT THINGS DON'T GET STUFFED, 1509 01:20:34,133 --> 01:20:35,800 BECAUSE IF YOU STUFF IT, IT COMES OUT, 1510 01:20:35,800 --> 01:20:39,400 AND IT COMES OUT, USUALLY, IN UNHEALTHY WAYS. 1511 01:20:39,400 --> 01:20:41,800 IT WAS GOOD SEEING YOU. THANKS AGAIN FOR BEING... 1512 01:20:41,800 --> 01:20:44,767 Kandi: I THINK, OVERALL, TODAY WAS GOOD. 1513 01:20:44,767 --> 01:20:47,267 I WAS SAD TO HEAR SOME OF HOW MY MOM VIEWED 1514 01:20:47,267 --> 01:20:49,700 WHAT SHE DID WHEN WE WERE KIDS. 1515 01:20:49,700 --> 01:20:51,633 BUT AT LEAST SHE WAS WILLING TO TALK, 1516 01:20:51,633 --> 01:20:54,600 AND I THINK THAT'S A REAL POSITIVE. 1517 01:20:54,600 --> 01:20:59,400 OUR MOM WASN'T THERE FOR US GROWING UP, AND THAT HURTS, 1518 01:20:59,400 --> 01:21:02,600 AND THAT'S NOT GOING AWAY EASY. 1519 01:21:02,600 --> 01:21:04,433 BUT FOR THE FIRST TIME, 1520 01:21:04,433 --> 01:21:08,467 I CAN SEE HOW WE CAN GET PAST THIS, AND THAT'S HUGE. 1521 01:21:17,567 --> 01:21:21,167 IT'S JUST ABOUT A YEAR SINCE WE STARTED THIS JOURNEY. 1522 01:21:21,167 --> 01:21:23,900 IT'S BEEN NOTHING LIKE I IMAGINED IT -- 1523 01:21:23,900 --> 01:21:29,067 SO MUCH HARDER IN SOME WAYS AND SO MUCH BETTER IN OTHERS. 1524 01:21:29,067 --> 01:21:33,067 Brandi: I THINK I MADE THE PROGRESS THAT DR. NOW EXPECTS. 1525 01:21:33,067 --> 01:21:35,500 I'M JUST NERVOUS TO SEE HOW MUCH I'VE LOST. 1526 01:21:39,800 --> 01:21:42,433 [ LAUGHS ] OH. 1527 01:21:48,800 --> 01:21:52,067 Kandi: I'M JUST SO PROUD OF US, AND I'M REALLY HAPPY. 1528 01:21:52,067 --> 01:21:54,900 HELLO. SO, BRANDI, 1529 01:21:54,900 --> 01:21:57,200 YOU ARE DOWN TO 360 POUNDS. 1530 01:21:57,200 --> 01:21:58,767 HOW DO YOU FEEL WITH THAT? 1531 01:21:58,767 --> 01:22:00,067 AMAZING. [ CHUCKLES ] 1532 01:22:00,067 --> 01:22:03,067 YOU STICK WITH THE PROGRAM, AND YOU'RE DOING GREAT. 1533 01:22:03,067 --> 01:22:04,367 EVERYTHING LOOKS GOOD. 1534 01:22:04,367 --> 01:22:05,067 HOW YOU DOING, KANDI? 1535 01:22:05,067 --> 01:22:05,733 Kandi: GOOD. 1536 01:22:05,733 --> 01:22:07,767 YOU'RE DOWN TO 384 POUNDS. 1537 01:22:07,767 --> 01:22:08,867 [ CHUCKLES ] 1538 01:22:08,867 --> 01:22:10,067 YOU FEELING OKAY? 1539 01:22:10,067 --> 01:22:12,733 YEAH. IT'S A LOT EASIER TO MOVE AROUND. 1540 01:22:12,733 --> 01:22:16,167 Dr. Nowzaradan: BRANDI AND KANDI BOTH LOST OVER 200 POUNDS, 1541 01:22:16,167 --> 01:22:19,133 AND I THINK THEY'LL CONTINUE TO DO WELL. 1542 01:22:19,133 --> 01:22:22,133 I THINK THEY'VE BECOME A LITTLE BIT MORE INDEPENDENT. 1543 01:22:22,133 --> 01:22:24,300 I'M PROUD OF BOTH GIRLS. 1544 01:22:24,300 --> 01:22:26,500 BOTH OF YOU'VE DONE VERY WELL. 1545 01:22:26,500 --> 01:22:28,633 I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT, IN A YEAR, 1546 01:22:28,633 --> 01:22:32,733 YOU ARE GONNA REACH YOUR GOAL OF 200 POUNDS. 1547 01:22:32,733 --> 01:22:34,900 ALL RIGHT. I'LL SEE YOU LATER. 1548 01:22:37,667 --> 01:22:40,367 -I'M PROUD OF YOU, SIS. -I'M PROUD OF YOU, TOO. 1549 01:22:40,367 --> 01:22:42,800 Brandi: IT MEANS EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE GONE THROUGH IT TOGETHER. 1550 01:22:42,800 --> 01:22:44,733 I [SCOFFS] WOULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT HER. 1551 01:22:44,733 --> 01:22:47,667 I PROBABLY COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT HER. 1552 01:22:47,667 --> 01:22:50,067 IT'S BEEN A VERY LONG PROCESS, 1553 01:22:50,067 --> 01:22:53,933 VERY LONG JOURNEY TO GET TO WHERE WE ARE. 1554 01:22:53,933 --> 01:22:58,067 I'M JUST SO HAPPY WITH WHAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH. 1555 01:22:58,067 --> 01:23:00,067 I'M EXCITED FOR THE FUTURE. 1556 01:23:00,067 --> 01:23:02,067 THANK YOU. 1557 01:23:04,233 --> 01:23:06,133 Kandi: BOTH BRANDI AND I ARE REALLY EXCITED 1558 01:23:06,133 --> 01:23:10,367 TO KEEP DOING NEW THINGS TOGETHER AND ON OUR OWN. 1559 01:23:10,367 --> 01:23:11,900 WE FIGURE, EACH MONTH, 1560 01:23:11,900 --> 01:23:16,200 WE'LL TRY SOMETHING NEW WE'VE NEVER DONE BEFORE. 1561 01:23:16,200 --> 01:23:19,333 WE'VE JUST SPENT MOST OF OUR LIVES HIDING, 1562 01:23:19,333 --> 01:23:23,667 SO EVERYTHING SEEMS EXCITING TO US. 1563 01:23:23,667 --> 01:23:27,500 WE'VE ALSO TRIED TO KEEP TALKING TO OUR MOTHER. 1564 01:23:27,500 --> 01:23:31,067 IT'S BEEN GOOD, BUT IT WILL TAKE TIME. 1565 01:23:31,067 --> 01:23:34,467 BUT I THINK OUR RELATIONSHIP IS STARTING TO IMPROVE, 1566 01:23:34,467 --> 01:23:38,100 AND THAT'S NICE. 1567 01:23:38,100 --> 01:23:41,100 WE FOUND OUT THAT SHE DIDN'T DRINK AT ALL 1568 01:23:41,100 --> 01:23:43,067 WHILE WE WERE IN THE HOSPITAL, 1569 01:23:43,067 --> 01:23:45,500 SO I'M REALLY ENCOURAGED. 1570 01:23:45,500 --> 01:23:48,667 EVERYTHING IS NOT PERFECT, BUT FOR THE FIRST TIME, 1571 01:23:48,667 --> 01:23:51,700 WE BOTH CAN SEE HOW THINGS CAN GET BETTER, 1572 01:23:51,700 --> 01:23:54,633 BECAUSE THEY ARE. 1573 01:23:54,633 --> 01:23:57,267 LIFE RIGHT NOW IS JUST FULL OF POTENTIAL, 1574 01:23:57,267 --> 01:24:00,767 AND WE AREN'T GONNA STOP GROWING LIKE WE NEED ANYTIME SOON. 1575 01:24:05,700 --> 01:24:10,267 Woman I HAD SO MANY DREAMS. 1576 01:24:10,267 --> 01:24:13,767 NOW MY LIFE IS A NIGHTMARE. 1577 01:24:16,133 --> 01:24:17,333 OW! MY LEGS! 1578 01:24:17,333 --> 01:24:20,600 I'VE BEEN BEDBOUND CLOSE TO THREE YEARS NOW. 1579 01:24:20,600 --> 01:24:22,867 Woman MY BED TO MY BATHROOM 1580 01:24:22,867 --> 01:24:24,300 IS LITERALLY LIKE HAVING 1581 01:24:24,300 --> 01:24:26,700 100-POUND BRICKS SITTING ON MY FEET. 1582 01:24:26,700 --> 01:24:29,900 -DON'T DROP ME! -I ABSOLUTELY NEED HELP. 1583 01:24:29,900 --> 01:24:31,800 Woman: ANOTHER DAY LIKE THIS. 1584 01:24:31,800 --> 01:24:34,900 WHEN I LOOK IN THE MIRROR, I SEE A MONSTER. 1585 01:24:34,900 --> 01:24:37,500 [ Crying ] HOW DO I FIX THIS? 1586 01:24:37,500 --> 01:24:39,967 Woman FORM OF ADDICTION. 1587 01:24:39,967 --> 01:24:42,467 Woman 1588 01:24:42,467 --> 01:24:44,667 AND I'M A SINGLE MOTHER OF FIVE CHILDREN. 1589 01:24:44,667 --> 01:24:46,133 I CAN'T STOP EATING. 1590 01:24:46,133 --> 01:24:50,067 Woman LIKE YOU'VE NEVER SEEN. 1591 01:24:50,067 --> 01:24:53,567 Woman I LIVE IN THIS CONSTANT SHAME. 1592 01:24:53,567 --> 01:24:55,900 Man: I NEVER THOUGHT SOMETHING THAT I LOVE SO MUCH 1593 01:24:55,900 --> 01:24:58,133 WOULD MAKE ME THIS MISERABLE. 1594 01:24:58,133 --> 01:25:01,567 -YOU BUNCH OF BASTARDS! -OW! 1595 01:25:01,567 --> 01:25:03,067 THIS IS MY LAST CHANCE. 1596 01:25:03,067 --> 01:25:06,100 I DEPEND ON YOU TO PUSH ME. I'M DOING ALL THIS FOR YOU. 1597 01:25:06,100 --> 01:25:08,500 DOESN'T LOOK LIKE HE LOST ANY WEIGHT. YOU'RE KILLING HIM. 1598 01:25:08,500 --> 01:25:10,433 Woman: SOMETHING HAPPENED IN YOUR PAST. 1599 01:25:10,433 --> 01:25:13,500 UNTIL YOU GO THROUGH IT, WE CANNOT GET TO THE OTHER SIDE. 1600 01:25:13,500 --> 01:25:15,633 OH! [ GROANS ] 1601 01:25:15,633 --> 01:25:16,967 Man: I WANT TO LIVE MORE THAN ANYTHING. 1602 01:25:16,967 --> 01:25:18,600 YOU STAY THE [BLEEP] AWAY FROM ME! 1603 01:25:18,600 --> 01:25:21,067 I'VE GOT TO FIGHT THIS ADDICTION 1604 01:25:21,067 --> 01:25:23,867 SO THAT I CAN SURVIVE FOR MY FAMILY. 1605 01:25:23,867 --> 01:25:27,067 IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO ME, YOU'RE GONNA BE VERY SORRY. 1606 01:25:27,067 --> 01:25:29,700 -OHH! -THIS IS MY LAST CHANCE. 1607 01:25:29,700 --> 01:25:29,933 WHATEVER IT TAKES, I'M GONNA DO IT.