1 00:00:01,967 --> 00:00:05,000 ** 2 00:00:10,200 --> 00:00:13,233 ** 3 00:00:19,933 --> 00:00:22,967 ** 4 00:00:27,167 --> 00:00:29,567 Female Reporter: AN 800-POUND MAN FROM CRANSTON 5 00:00:29,567 --> 00:00:31,833 DESPERATE FOR HELP AFTER, HE SAYS, 6 00:00:31,833 --> 00:00:33,833 RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL TOLD HIM TO LEAVE. 7 00:00:33,833 --> 00:00:35,200 Male Reporter: FOR THE PAST 80 DAYS, 8 00:00:35,200 --> 00:00:37,033 STEVEN WAS GETTING THE HELP HE NEEDED 9 00:00:37,033 --> 00:00:38,533 AT RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL, 10 00:00:38,533 --> 00:00:42,200 BUT AFTER STEVEN VIOLATED HIS CARE PLAN BY ORDERING PIZZA, 11 00:00:42,200 --> 00:00:45,900 STEVEN SAID THE HOSPITAL TOLD HIM HE CAN NO LONGER STAY. 12 00:00:45,900 --> 00:00:47,867 STEVEN'S FATHER SAYS TAKING HIS SON HOME 13 00:00:47,867 --> 00:00:49,167 WILL BE A DEATH SENTENCE, 14 00:00:49,167 --> 00:00:51,567 SO THE TWO MEN SAY THEY'LL CONTINUE TO DRIVE 15 00:00:51,567 --> 00:00:53,233 UNTIL THEY FIND A PLACE THAT CAN HELP. 16 00:00:53,233 --> 00:00:54,567 I JUST DON'T KNOW WHERE TO TURN TO. 17 00:00:54,567 --> 00:00:56,000 I'VE CALLED EVERYBODY -- 18 00:00:56,000 --> 00:00:57,933 EVERYBODY YOU COULD THINK OF IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, 19 00:00:57,933 --> 00:01:00,533 AND NOBODY CAN HELP ME. 20 00:01:03,133 --> 00:01:05,533 Dr. Nowzaradan: STEVEN ASSANTI IS BEING TRANSPORTED 21 00:01:05,533 --> 00:01:07,867 TO MY CARE IN HOUSTON RIGHT NOW, 22 00:01:07,867 --> 00:01:11,200 AND I'M NOT SURE WHAT TO EXPECT. 23 00:01:11,200 --> 00:01:12,633 FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, 24 00:01:12,633 --> 00:01:16,067 HE SUFFERS FROM SEVERE PSYCHOLOGICAL ISSUES 25 00:01:16,067 --> 00:01:18,800 THAT MAKE IT PROBLEMATIC TO TREAT HIM, 26 00:01:18,800 --> 00:01:21,667 SO HE'S GOING TO BE A UNIQUE CASE. 27 00:01:21,667 --> 00:01:25,333 THIS LOOKS REALLY YUMMY! 28 00:01:25,333 --> 00:01:29,367 [ MUFFLED GRUNTING ] 29 00:01:29,367 --> 00:01:31,433 DA-DA-DA-DA-DA-DA! 30 00:01:31,433 --> 00:01:33,367 * DA-DA-DA-DA-DA-DA * 31 00:01:33,367 --> 00:01:35,200 * DA-DA-DA-DA-DA-DA * 32 00:01:35,200 --> 00:01:37,067 * DA-DA-DA-DA-DA-DA * 33 00:01:38,800 --> 00:01:41,900 Dr. Nowzaradan: HIS BROTHER, JUSTIN, IS OVER 600 POUNDS, 34 00:01:41,900 --> 00:01:44,700 AND HE'S ALSO COMING WITH HIM. 35 00:01:44,700 --> 00:01:46,067 SO IT SOUNDS LIKE 36 00:01:46,067 --> 00:01:48,867 A PERFECT STORM OF DYSFUNCTION IS COMING, 37 00:01:48,867 --> 00:01:52,200 AND WE MAY BE FACING THE HARDEST CHALLENGE YET 38 00:01:52,200 --> 00:01:55,433 TO TRY TO HELP THE ASSANTIS. 39 00:01:55,433 --> 00:01:58,467 ** 40 00:02:04,200 --> 00:02:07,233 ** 41 00:02:14,067 --> 00:02:16,100 [ WATER RUNNING ] 42 00:02:18,167 --> 00:02:19,200 [ WATER STOPS ] 43 00:02:23,433 --> 00:02:26,400 Steven: I'M AT KENT HOSPITAL RIGHT NOW. 44 00:02:26,400 --> 00:02:28,233 I WAS LIVING IN MY DAD'S TRUCK 45 00:02:28,233 --> 00:02:31,533 FOR APPROXIMATELY A WEEK BEFORE I CAME HERE 46 00:02:31,533 --> 00:02:34,400 BECAUSE I GOT KICKED OUT OF A PREVIOUS HOSPITAL 47 00:02:34,400 --> 00:02:37,500 FOR ORDERING A PIZZA. 48 00:02:37,500 --> 00:02:41,433 AND NOW THIS HOSPITAL IS ASKING ME TO LEAVE 49 00:02:41,433 --> 00:02:43,800 BECAUSE THEY CAN'T HELP PEOPLE MY SIZE 50 00:02:43,800 --> 00:02:48,600 BECAUSE I'M TOO MORBIDLY OBESE. 51 00:02:48,600 --> 00:02:52,800 BUT KENT HOSPITAL HAS BEEN TRYING TO MAKE THE ARRANGEMENTS 52 00:02:52,800 --> 00:02:56,067 FOR TRANSPORT FOR ME TO MOVE OUT OF STATE TO HOUSTON 53 00:02:56,067 --> 00:02:59,167 AND SEE DR. NOWZARADAN. 54 00:02:59,167 --> 00:03:01,067 NOWHERE ELSE WILL TAKE ME ANYMORE, 55 00:03:01,067 --> 00:03:04,067 SO HE'S MY LAST HOPE. 56 00:03:04,067 --> 00:03:07,933 BUT THE FACT THAT I MOVE FROM HOSPITAL TO HOSPITAL 57 00:03:07,933 --> 00:03:11,967 IS FRUSTRATING, BECAUSE NO ONE CAN HANDLE MY WEIGHT. 58 00:03:11,967 --> 00:03:14,267 1...2...3. UP AND IN. 59 00:03:14,267 --> 00:03:15,933 Woman: THANKS, GUYS. ALL RIGHT. 60 00:03:15,933 --> 00:03:18,767 Steven: AND SOMETIMES I GOT FRUSTRATED WITH THE STAFF, 61 00:03:18,767 --> 00:03:21,933 AND I GET CRAZY UPSET. 62 00:03:21,933 --> 00:03:24,833 SO I HAVE MOMENTS WHERE I YELL A LITTLE BIT, 63 00:03:24,833 --> 00:03:29,433 OR I'LL JUST HAVE TROUBLE CONTROLLING MY ATTITUDE. 64 00:03:29,433 --> 00:03:31,200 HELLO. ARE YOU MY NURSE?! 65 00:03:31,200 --> 00:03:33,867 I AM [BLEEP] A BEDPAN! 66 00:03:33,867 --> 00:03:35,467 I DON'T LIKE THAT [BLEEP]! 67 00:03:35,467 --> 00:03:37,333 I DON'T LIKE-A! 68 00:03:37,333 --> 00:03:40,700 YOU [BLEEP] [BLEEP] YOU WANT TO HANG UP?! 69 00:03:40,700 --> 00:03:42,867 YOU SON OF A [BLEEP]! 70 00:03:42,867 --> 00:03:44,867 DAD! 71 00:03:44,867 --> 00:03:46,933 I'M ON THE BEDPAN FOR A HALF AN HOUR. 72 00:03:46,933 --> 00:03:49,500 I GOT PISS ALL OVER MY [BLEEP] BED. 73 00:03:49,500 --> 00:03:51,667 -SIR, I'M SO SORRY. -THE [BLEEP] OUT OF HERE. 74 00:03:51,667 --> 00:03:52,867 Woman 75 00:03:52,867 --> 00:03:54,700 I NEED HELP, I'LL CALL THE [BLEEP] COPS. 76 00:03:54,700 --> 00:03:57,233 DON'T [BLEEP] WITH ME, BROAD. DO NOT. 77 00:03:57,233 --> 00:04:01,633 MR. ASSANTI, I CAN'T HELP YOU IF YOU'RE HOLLERING AT ME. 78 00:04:01,633 --> 00:04:03,067 I JUST CAME IN AT 7:00 -- 79 00:04:03,067 --> 00:04:05,367 I HAVE BEEN ON THIS THING FOR A HALF AN HOUR. 80 00:04:05,367 --> 00:04:07,167 HEAR IT, PEOPLE -- A HALF AN HOUR. 81 00:04:07,167 --> 00:04:09,400 SO IF YOU'RE NOT IN HERE IN FIVE [BLEEP] MINUTES, 82 00:04:09,400 --> 00:04:13,067 THE POLICE WILL BE CALLED! 83 00:04:13,067 --> 00:04:16,200 'CAUSE I GOT PROOF, MOTHER [BLEEP] 84 00:04:19,900 --> 00:04:24,200 SO, HOPEFULLY, IF I MEET DR. NOWZARADAN, HE CAN HELP ME. 85 00:04:28,533 --> 00:04:31,700 ** 86 00:04:36,133 --> 00:04:38,333 [ SIGHS ] 87 00:04:38,333 --> 00:04:40,933 THIS IS THE HOUSE WHERE STEVEN USED TO LIVE IN 88 00:04:40,933 --> 00:04:44,433 WHEN HE WAS AT HIS BIGGEST. 89 00:04:49,300 --> 00:04:54,600 HERE'S THE BATHROOM THAT I HAD TO GET HIM INTO, 90 00:04:54,600 --> 00:04:57,167 WHERE HE BROKE THIS BEING SO HEAVY 91 00:04:57,167 --> 00:05:01,067 THAT ALL HIS WEIGHT CRACKED THIS WHOLE PIECE RIGHT OFF. 92 00:05:01,067 --> 00:05:04,633 AND THEN, WHEN HE USED THE BATHROOM, 93 00:05:04,633 --> 00:05:07,367 HE LEANED UP AGAINST THIS, 94 00:05:07,367 --> 00:05:09,367 AND SOMEHOW, SOME WAY, THIS CRACKED. 95 00:05:09,367 --> 00:05:12,100 SO I'M SURPRISED HE DIDN'T BREAK THIS -- 96 00:05:12,100 --> 00:05:14,633 HE BROKE THIS PART. 97 00:05:14,633 --> 00:05:18,800 HERE, I'LL SHOW YOU THE BEDROOM THAT HE SPENT 24-7 IN. 98 00:05:22,833 --> 00:05:26,267 THIS IS BASICALLY ALL HIS STUFFED ANIMALS 99 00:05:26,267 --> 00:05:29,667 AND HIS TV, HIS VIDEOS. 100 00:05:29,667 --> 00:05:31,067 HE JUST COULDN'T GET OUT OF BED 101 00:05:31,067 --> 00:05:34,533 AND WALK AROUND LIKE A REGULAR, NORMAL PERSON WOULD. 102 00:05:34,533 --> 00:05:38,800 SO THIS IS THE ROOM HE WOULD EAT IN, 103 00:05:38,800 --> 00:05:41,933 USE HIS URINALS TO GO TO THE BATHROOM. 104 00:05:41,933 --> 00:05:44,067 HE ONLY TIME HE WENT TO THE REGULAR BATHROOM 105 00:05:44,067 --> 00:05:46,967 WAS WHEN HE HAD TO GO NUMBER TWO. 106 00:05:46,967 --> 00:05:50,067 HE USED TO EAT IN THIS ROOM CONSTANTLY, 107 00:05:50,067 --> 00:05:52,667 AND HE WAS SNEAKING PIZZA ALL THE TIME 108 00:05:52,667 --> 00:05:54,367 AND HIDING THE EVIDENCE. 109 00:05:54,367 --> 00:05:57,533 ONE DAY, I HAPPENED TO OPEN UP THAT CLOSET, 110 00:05:57,533 --> 00:06:02,200 AND I SEE 10 PILES OF EMPTY PIZZA BOXES IN HERE, 111 00:06:02,200 --> 00:06:04,433 WHERE HE TRIED TO HIDE 'EM FROM ME. 112 00:06:04,433 --> 00:06:07,300 I SAID, "LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING -- IT'S GONNA STOP, 113 00:06:07,300 --> 00:06:10,400 BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO SEE THAT EVER AGAIN." 114 00:06:10,400 --> 00:06:13,633 AND THEN HE SAYS TO ME, LIKE, "OH, ALL RIGHT. 115 00:06:13,633 --> 00:06:17,100 UH, WELL, WHAT ARE YOU GONNA GET ME TO EAT NOW?" 116 00:06:17,100 --> 00:06:18,733 I SAID, "ARE YOU SERIOUS, DUDE?" 117 00:06:18,733 --> 00:06:21,967 I SAID, "HOW DO I KNOW YOU JUST DIDN'T HAVE A PIZZA TODAY? 118 00:06:21,967 --> 00:06:23,967 AND YOU WANT SOMETHING TO EAT AGAIN?" 119 00:06:23,967 --> 00:06:25,867 BUT HE WANTED HIS WAY. 120 00:06:25,867 --> 00:06:29,600 HE USED TO THREATEN ME AND SAY, "LOOK, IF I DON'T EAT, 121 00:06:29,600 --> 00:06:31,567 I'M GONNA CALL THE POLICE ON YOU, 122 00:06:31,567 --> 00:06:33,667 AND I'LL TELL THEM YOU HIT ME." 123 00:06:33,667 --> 00:06:35,400 I SAID, "OH, HERE WE GO." 124 00:06:35,400 --> 00:06:37,533 HE KNOWS HOW TO BULLY [BLEEP] PEOPLE. 125 00:06:37,533 --> 00:06:42,600 SO HE WOULD ALWAYS TRY TO GET EVERYONE TO DO WHAT HE WANTS, 126 00:06:42,600 --> 00:06:46,400 BUT NOW HE DOESN'T EVEN LIVE HERE ANYMORE, 127 00:06:46,400 --> 00:06:49,167 AND SO IT'S JUST ME AND MY OTHER SON, 128 00:06:49,167 --> 00:06:52,400 STEVEN'S YOUNGER BROTHER, JUSTIN. 129 00:06:52,400 --> 00:06:53,967 BUT EVERY DAY THAT PASSES, 130 00:06:53,967 --> 00:06:57,933 JUSTIN ENDS UP MORE AND MORE LIKE STEVEN. 131 00:06:57,933 --> 00:07:00,633 HE'S GAINING JUST LIKE HIS BROTHER DID 132 00:07:00,633 --> 00:07:03,067 AND IS ALREADY OVER 600 POUNDS, 133 00:07:03,067 --> 00:07:05,233 AND I AM WORRIED HE'S GOING TO END UP 134 00:07:05,233 --> 00:07:07,567 THE SAME WAY STEVEN IS NOW. 135 00:07:07,567 --> 00:07:10,600 ** 136 00:07:17,633 --> 00:07:20,667 ** 137 00:07:23,467 --> 00:07:25,867 [ WHISTLES ] 138 00:07:25,867 --> 00:07:28,067 Justin: SINCE STEVEN LEFT, ABOUT FOUR MONTHS AGO, 139 00:07:28,067 --> 00:07:30,067 THINGS HAVE BEEN BETTER HERE. 140 00:07:32,267 --> 00:07:35,167 I DON'T REALLY LIKE HIM MUCH BECAUSE WE JUST DON'T GET ALONG. 141 00:07:35,167 --> 00:07:37,067 GOOD BOY. 142 00:07:37,067 --> 00:07:40,967 HE'S A BIG BULLY THAT JUST TORTURED ME ALL DAY. 143 00:07:40,967 --> 00:07:43,533 BUT NOW I CAN DO WHAT I WANT... 144 00:07:43,533 --> 00:07:48,200 WHICH IS MOSTLY PLAY GAMES, BECAUSE I DON'T GO OUT. 145 00:07:48,200 --> 00:07:52,200 I'M A PERSON THAT LIKES TO DO NOTHING BUT HAVE FUN, 146 00:07:52,200 --> 00:07:55,567 JUST PLAYING MONOPOLY OR VIDEO GAMES. 147 00:07:57,900 --> 00:08:02,233 SO, I'M HAPPY WITH HOW THINGS ARE, EXCEPT FOR MY WEIGHT. 148 00:08:02,233 --> 00:08:04,467 I KNOW I'M GAINING A LOT, AND I AM GETTING WORRIED THAT 149 00:08:04,467 --> 00:08:09,433 I'M GOING TO END UP LIKE STEVEN, STUCK IN A BED EVERY DAY. 150 00:08:09,433 --> 00:08:12,100 I DON'T WANT THAT TO HAPPEN TO ME, 151 00:08:12,100 --> 00:08:15,100 BUT I DON'T REALLY SEE TOO FAR IN THE FUTURE FOR MYSELF. 152 00:08:15,100 --> 00:08:16,900 ALL I DO IS GO DAY BY DAY. 153 00:08:16,900 --> 00:08:19,467 AND I DON'T REALLY LIKE SETTING BIG GOALS -- 154 00:08:19,467 --> 00:08:21,333 I JUST TAKE WHAT LIFE THROWS AT ME. 155 00:08:23,400 --> 00:08:26,533 BUT I'M GLAD STEVEN IS GONE. 156 00:08:26,533 --> 00:08:29,167 AND IF HE EVER COMES BACK TO LIVE HERE AGAIN, 157 00:08:29,167 --> 00:08:31,767 I DON'T KNOW IF I'M GONNA BE ABLE TO HANDLE IT. 158 00:08:31,767 --> 00:08:33,400 I HOPE HE CAN GET HELP, 159 00:08:33,400 --> 00:08:36,633 BUT I WANT HIM TO STAY OUT OF OUR HOME, 160 00:08:36,633 --> 00:08:38,933 BECAUSE EVER SINCE WE WERE REALLY YOUNG, 161 00:08:38,933 --> 00:08:43,167 WE JUST NEVER HAVE GOTTEN ALONG. 162 00:08:43,167 --> 00:08:44,533 OUR CHILDHOOD WAS ROUGH, 163 00:08:44,533 --> 00:08:47,367 AND STEVEN JUST MADE IT A LOT ROUGHER. 164 00:08:50,500 --> 00:08:54,167 I JUST WISH I COULD PRESS "REWIND" AT THE YOUNG STEVEN 165 00:08:54,167 --> 00:08:57,600 AND FIX THE MISTAKES THAT I MADE 166 00:08:57,600 --> 00:09:00,467 SO I DIDN'T END UP THE WAY I AM TODAY. 167 00:09:05,633 --> 00:09:09,767 I STRUGGLED WITH MY WEIGHT ALMOST ALL MY LIFE... 168 00:09:12,900 --> 00:09:16,533 ...BECAUSE MY CHILDHOOD WASN'T GOOD, TO SAY THE LEAST. 169 00:09:19,100 --> 00:09:21,600 MY MOM IS AN ALCOHOLIC, 170 00:09:21,600 --> 00:09:26,667 AND MY PARENTS' RELATIONSHIP WAS PRETTY ROCKY. 171 00:09:26,667 --> 00:09:29,067 SO ME AND MY YOUNGER BROTHER, JUSTIN, 172 00:09:29,067 --> 00:09:32,100 PUT UP WITH A LOT OF ABUSE BECAUSE OF THAT. 173 00:09:32,100 --> 00:09:36,900 IT WAS ARGUMENTS ALL THE TIME AND FIGHTING. 174 00:09:36,900 --> 00:09:39,067 Steven Sr.: WHEN STEVEN AND JUSTIN WERE SMALL, 175 00:09:39,067 --> 00:09:42,200 THEIR MOTHER DID HAVE A DRINKING PROBLEM, 176 00:09:42,200 --> 00:09:45,567 AND I JUST OVERLOOKED IT. 177 00:09:45,567 --> 00:09:47,567 BUT JUSTIN WAS ABOUT 5, 178 00:09:47,567 --> 00:09:49,600 AND STEVEN WAS AROUND 11 179 00:09:49,600 --> 00:09:52,733 WHEN WE SEPARATED BECAUSE OF IT. 180 00:09:52,733 --> 00:09:55,567 MY BROTHER AND I WENT TO GO LIVE WITH MY MOM, 181 00:09:55,567 --> 00:09:57,400 BUT, AT THAT TIME, 182 00:09:57,400 --> 00:10:00,933 MY MOM CARED MORE ABOUT THE ALCOHOL AND HER BOYFRIENDS 183 00:10:00,933 --> 00:10:03,333 THAN US. 184 00:10:03,333 --> 00:10:05,700 Justin: OUR MOTHER ALWAYS TOOK OFF AT NIGHT. 185 00:10:05,700 --> 00:10:08,967 SHE USED TO GO CLUBBING, DRINKING, 186 00:10:08,967 --> 00:10:11,367 AND SHE USED TO LEAVE FOOD OUT FOR US 187 00:10:11,367 --> 00:10:13,167 BECAUSE SHE WAS NEVER THERE. 188 00:10:13,167 --> 00:10:14,967 AND STEVEN IS VERY GREEDY. 189 00:10:14,967 --> 00:10:17,267 AND EVERY TIME THERE WAS FOOD AROUND, 190 00:10:17,267 --> 00:10:20,700 BEFORE I COULD EAT IT, HE WOULD ALREADY HAVE GOBBLED IT DOWN. 191 00:10:20,700 --> 00:10:24,400 Steven: FOOD WAS MY COMFORT THROUGH GOOD AND BAD SITUATIONS, 192 00:10:24,400 --> 00:10:28,167 BUT IT DIDN'T HELP WITH SOME OF THE [BLEEP] THAT WAS GOING ON. 193 00:10:28,167 --> 00:10:30,333 I MEAN, I WAS STILL REALLY UPSET 194 00:10:30,333 --> 00:10:35,233 BECAUSE MY MOM'S BOYFRIEND WAS VERY VIOLENT. 195 00:10:35,233 --> 00:10:38,400 Justin: I WAS BEATEN PHYSICALLY BY HER BOYFRIENDS. 196 00:10:38,400 --> 00:10:41,433 BUT MY MOM KNEW, AND SHE DIDN'T CARE. 197 00:10:41,433 --> 00:10:44,467 SHE WAS TOO BUSY GETTING DRUNK. 198 00:10:44,467 --> 00:10:48,733 AND I THINK THAT'S WHY I STARTED TURNING TO FOOD. 199 00:10:48,733 --> 00:10:51,167 Steven: SO, ME AND MY BROTHER ATE A LOT, 200 00:10:51,167 --> 00:10:54,767 AND WE GAINED A LOT OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS. 201 00:10:57,667 --> 00:11:01,767 LET'S GO BACK TO MY CHILDHOOD DAYS -- 202 00:11:01,767 --> 00:11:05,767 HOW MY MOM USED TO LEAVE ME AND MY BROTHER AT HOME 203 00:11:05,767 --> 00:11:08,100 AND GO OUT CLUBBING ALL THE TIME. 204 00:11:08,100 --> 00:11:11,967 MIND YOU, WE WERE YOUNG. 205 00:11:11,967 --> 00:11:15,400 MY MOTHER ABANDONED ME AND MY BROTHER 206 00:11:15,400 --> 00:11:20,233 FOR THE PERSON SHE'S WITH NOW. 207 00:11:20,233 --> 00:11:23,967 SHE USED TO BUY ME AND MY BROTHER FAST FOOD, 208 00:11:23,967 --> 00:11:27,933 CEREAL, CUPCAKES -- ANYTHING WE WANTED -- 209 00:11:27,933 --> 00:11:29,867 TO KEEP US QUIET 210 00:11:29,867 --> 00:11:35,500 WHILE SHE GOES OUT DRINKING EVERY SINGLE NIGHT. 211 00:11:35,500 --> 00:11:38,833 WHEN JUSTIN WAS ABOUT 9 212 00:11:38,833 --> 00:11:42,667 AND STEVEN WAS ABOUT 15, THEIR MOTHER -- 213 00:11:42,667 --> 00:11:45,467 SHE WENT OUT ONE NIGHT AND NEVER CAME HOME, 214 00:11:45,467 --> 00:11:49,167 SO STEVEN AND JUSTIN CAME TO LIVE WITH ME. 215 00:11:51,267 --> 00:11:53,667 Steven: MY MOM DECIDED TO START A NEW LIFE 216 00:11:53,667 --> 00:11:58,600 WITH THE NEW BOYFRIEND AND LEAVE US. 217 00:11:58,600 --> 00:12:01,400 AND THAT WAS A TRAUMATIC MOMENT FOR ME, 218 00:12:01,400 --> 00:12:06,467 SO I STARTED TO EAT MORE AND MORE TO GET RID OF THE HURT. 219 00:12:06,467 --> 00:12:08,400 AND BY THE TIME I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL, 220 00:12:08,400 --> 00:12:11,400 I WEIGHED ABOUT 250 POUNDS, 221 00:12:11,400 --> 00:12:13,400 AND JUSTIN WAS 9 THEN 222 00:12:13,400 --> 00:12:17,833 AND PROBABLY CLOSE TO 200 POUNDS. 223 00:12:17,833 --> 00:12:22,133 SO WE WERE BOTH ADDICTED TO FOOD AT THAT POINT. 224 00:12:22,133 --> 00:12:25,067 I TRIED TO KEEP LESS FOOD IN THE HOUSE, 225 00:12:25,067 --> 00:12:27,800 BUT STEVEN WANTED PIZZA ALL THE TIME. 226 00:12:27,800 --> 00:12:31,167 HE JUST FELL IN LOVE WITH PIZZA. 227 00:12:31,167 --> 00:12:33,667 AND SOMETIMES STEVEN WOULD TAKE A TANTRUM FIT 228 00:12:33,667 --> 00:12:35,900 IF HE DIDN'T GET WHAT HE WANTED. 229 00:12:35,900 --> 00:12:40,533 HE WAS OUT OF CONTROL. I JUST COULDN'T CONTROL HIM. 230 00:12:40,533 --> 00:12:43,167 Steven: ONE TIME, MY DAD AND I GOT IN AN ALTERCATION. 231 00:12:43,167 --> 00:12:46,900 HE HIT ME, AND THEN I HIT HIM, AND THEN I CALLED THE POLICE. 232 00:12:46,900 --> 00:12:48,967 HE GOT ARRESTED. 233 00:12:48,967 --> 00:12:51,300 AND HE TOLD ME TO DROP THE CHARGES 234 00:12:51,300 --> 00:12:53,967 AND HE WOULD GET ME A LARGE PIZZA IF I DID, 235 00:12:53,967 --> 00:12:57,067 AND SO I DID. 236 00:12:57,067 --> 00:13:00,333 SO, ME AND JUSTIN JUST ATE AND DID NOTHING 237 00:13:00,333 --> 00:13:03,733 FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS AND GAINED EVEN MORE. 238 00:13:06,367 --> 00:13:10,200 AND I WAS 350 POUNDS WHEN I WAS 17 YEARS OLD, 239 00:13:10,200 --> 00:13:15,300 AND JUSTIN WAS 300 POUNDS AND WAS AROUND 12 YEARS OLD. 240 00:13:15,300 --> 00:13:17,967 I TOLD STEVEN A HUNDRED TIMES, "WHY? 241 00:13:17,967 --> 00:13:22,700 WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO YOURSELF? YOU'RE YOUNG." 242 00:13:22,700 --> 00:13:27,633 AND THEN, WHEN STEVEN WAS 25, THE MOTHER CALLED HIM UP, 243 00:13:27,633 --> 00:13:32,233 AND SHE SAID SHE WAS GONNA TAKE CARE OF HIM. 244 00:13:32,233 --> 00:13:34,967 Steven: SHE OFFERED TO PAY FOR ME TO MOVE TO MASSACHUSETTS 245 00:13:34,967 --> 00:13:37,200 TO BE CLOSE TO HER... 246 00:13:37,200 --> 00:13:39,733 SO I DID. 247 00:13:41,767 --> 00:13:46,067 BUT I DIDN'T SEE HER ONCE I MOVED THERE. 248 00:13:46,067 --> 00:13:49,500 I FINALLY GAVE UP ON HER AT THAT POINT. 249 00:13:49,500 --> 00:13:53,200 SO I STARTED TO EAT MORE -- MORE AND MORE -- 250 00:13:53,200 --> 00:13:55,067 TO MASK THE FEELINGS, 251 00:13:55,067 --> 00:13:58,333 ALTHOUGH THE HURT WAS STILL THERE. 252 00:13:58,333 --> 00:14:02,800 AND I ATE, BASICALLY, WHAT I LOVE -- PIZZA. 253 00:14:02,800 --> 00:14:07,067 AT THAT TIME, I WAS EATING ABOUT SIX LARGE PIZZAS A DAY. 254 00:14:09,600 --> 00:14:15,233 I USED FOOD, BUT I ALSO STARTED POSTING VIDEOS ONLINE 255 00:14:15,233 --> 00:14:17,633 BECAUSE I WAS TRYING TO DEAL WITH A LOT OF ANGER 256 00:14:17,633 --> 00:14:20,367 ABOUT MY LIFE AND MY MOM. 257 00:14:22,433 --> 00:14:27,333 I LASHED OUT AT PEOPLE AND DID THINGS TO GET ATTENTION. 258 00:14:27,333 --> 00:14:29,100 AND I FEEL BAD ABOUT SOME OF THEM, 259 00:14:29,100 --> 00:14:33,567 BUT WHEN I LOSE IT, I CAN'T CONTROL MYSELF. 260 00:14:33,567 --> 00:14:36,700 [ LAUGHS ] 261 00:14:36,700 --> 00:14:40,333 THIS VIDEO IS JUST FOR YOU TAXPAYERS -- 262 00:14:40,333 --> 00:14:43,900 THANK YOU FOR PAYING TAXES, 263 00:14:43,900 --> 00:14:45,533 BECAUSE, WITHOUT YOU, 264 00:14:45,533 --> 00:14:48,733 I WOULD NOT HAVE THIS URINAL TO PEE IN. 265 00:14:48,733 --> 00:14:54,967 WITHOUT YOU, I WOULD NOT HAVE THESE CANS OF FOOD TO EAT. 266 00:14:54,967 --> 00:15:00,733 WITHOUT YOU, I WOULDN'T HAVE PILLS TO TAKE TO KEEP ME ALIVE! 267 00:15:00,733 --> 00:15:05,233 STEVEN REALLY, REALLY GOT OUT OF CONTROL BEING BY HIMSELF. 268 00:15:05,233 --> 00:15:08,067 WHEN HE COULDN'T MOVE AROUND NO MORE LIKE HE WANTED TO, 269 00:15:08,067 --> 00:15:10,867 AND HE JUST DIDN'T CARE ABOUT LIFE ANYMORE. 270 00:15:14,200 --> 00:15:16,500 Steven: AND THEN, I WAS 31 YEARS OLD 271 00:15:16,500 --> 00:15:19,167 WHEN I MOVED BACK IN WITH MY DAD, 272 00:15:19,167 --> 00:15:23,567 AND I WAS IN THE UPPER 600s AT THAT TIME. 273 00:15:31,700 --> 00:15:36,300 BUT HE USED TO POUND ON MY WALL OVER AND OVER AGAIN 274 00:15:36,300 --> 00:15:41,433 TILL I FINALLY GAVE HIM WHAT HE WANTED. 275 00:15:41,433 --> 00:15:45,133 Steven: AND I LIVED AT HOME UNTIL JUST RECENTLY. 276 00:15:45,133 --> 00:15:47,367 I'VE HAD TO STAY IN A HOSPITAL -- 277 00:15:47,367 --> 00:15:52,200 BECAUSE I JUST CAN'T WALK OR GET AROUND ON MY OWN ANYMORE -- 278 00:15:52,200 --> 00:15:55,733 UNTIL THE LAST ONE KICKED ME OUT. 279 00:15:55,733 --> 00:15:58,933 AND NOW I HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO GO TO HOUSTON 280 00:15:58,933 --> 00:16:02,933 BECAUSE DR. NOWZARADAN IS THE LAST PERSON THAT I CAN GO TO. 281 00:16:07,467 --> 00:16:09,967 I'M REALLY GLAD THIS IS HAPPENING. 282 00:16:09,967 --> 00:16:14,733 SO, NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS, I'M NOT GONNA MESS THIS UP. 283 00:16:14,733 --> 00:16:17,767 ** 284 00:16:23,267 --> 00:16:26,100 ** 285 00:16:26,100 --> 00:16:27,633 [ GRUNTS ] 286 00:16:31,667 --> 00:16:33,567 TODAY, MY DAD AND I ARE PACKING OUR BAGS, 287 00:16:33,567 --> 00:16:35,067 AND WE'RE GONNA LEAVE THE HOSPITAL 288 00:16:35,067 --> 00:16:37,800 AND THEN DOWN TO HOUSTON. 289 00:16:37,800 --> 00:16:42,967 MY SON STEVEN IS GONNA BE TRANSPORTED IN A MEDICAL R.V. 290 00:16:42,967 --> 00:16:45,467 TO HOUSTON, AND I'M GONNA FOLLOW HIM. 291 00:16:45,467 --> 00:16:48,133 AND MY SON JUSTIN WANTS TO COME WITH ME. 292 00:16:50,233 --> 00:16:51,467 Justin: I'M GOING TO HOUSTON 293 00:16:51,467 --> 00:16:53,933 TO MAKE SURE MY BROTHER GETS SETTLED IN ALL RIGHT 294 00:16:53,933 --> 00:16:55,733 AND TO MEET THE DOCTOR, AS WELL, 295 00:16:55,733 --> 00:16:58,433 BECAUSE I WANT HELP WITH MY WEIGHT, TOO. 296 00:16:58,433 --> 00:17:01,067 BUT I'VE NEVER BEEN ON A ROAD TRIP THIS LONG. 297 00:17:01,067 --> 00:17:03,467 THE FURTHEST I EVER WENT WAS FOUR HOURS, 298 00:17:03,467 --> 00:17:05,067 AND I'M VERY NERVOUS 299 00:17:05,067 --> 00:17:08,067 BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE HOW I'M GONNA REACT. 300 00:17:08,067 --> 00:17:09,367 THESE DAYS, WHEN I JUST GO, 301 00:17:09,367 --> 00:17:10,700 I STILL GET PARANOID ON THE ROAD, 302 00:17:10,700 --> 00:17:12,733 AND THAT'S ONLY FOR LIKE 30 MINUTES. 303 00:17:12,733 --> 00:17:17,333 YEAH, THIS IS A SHIRT. I THOUGHT IT WAS PANTS. 304 00:17:17,333 --> 00:17:19,400 I GOT TO BRING THESE. 305 00:17:19,400 --> 00:17:22,867 HUH? THIS IS RIDICULOUS. 306 00:17:22,867 --> 00:17:24,933 ACTUALLY, I'M GONNA WEAR THESE ON THE WAY. 307 00:17:26,800 --> 00:17:30,867 I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR STEVEN TO GET HELP FOR, I WOULD SAY -- 308 00:17:30,867 --> 00:17:35,100 OH, MY GOD -- 10 YEARS OR MORE, TO TRY TO GET HIM HELP 309 00:17:35,100 --> 00:17:36,867 UNTIL HE GOT TOO FAR OUT OF CONTROL, 310 00:17:36,867 --> 00:17:38,533 LIKE HE IS NOW. 311 00:17:38,533 --> 00:17:40,567 ALL RIGHT, HAND IT TO ME. 312 00:17:40,567 --> 00:17:43,067 ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO. 313 00:17:43,067 --> 00:17:44,533 JUSTIN DOES HAVE A WEIGHT PROBLEM, 314 00:17:44,533 --> 00:17:46,900 BUT NOT AS BAD AS STEVEN DOES. 315 00:17:46,900 --> 00:17:49,733 BUT HE WANTS TO LOSE WEIGHT, TOO, 316 00:17:49,733 --> 00:17:51,367 AND THAT'S WHY HE WANTS TO SEE THIS DOCTOR, 317 00:17:51,367 --> 00:17:55,733 TO TALK TO HIM. 318 00:17:55,733 --> 00:17:57,333 BUT GOING TO HOUSTON 319 00:17:57,333 --> 00:18:00,133 WILL BE STEVEN'S LAST CHANCE IN GETTING HIS HELP, 320 00:18:00,133 --> 00:18:04,067 AND I HOPE HE STICKS WITH IT 'CAUSE HIS LIFE DEPENDS ON IT. 321 00:18:09,900 --> 00:18:12,933 ** 322 00:18:18,833 --> 00:18:21,667 Steven: TODAY, I'M BEING DISCHARGED FROM KENT HOSPITAL, 323 00:18:21,667 --> 00:18:24,967 AND A MEDICAL R.V. IS PICKING ME UP, 324 00:18:24,967 --> 00:18:29,333 AND WE'RE HEADING TO TEXAS. 325 00:18:29,333 --> 00:18:31,500 I'M FEELING A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS. 326 00:18:31,500 --> 00:18:35,700 WHEN WE FINALLY ARRIVE TO TEXAS AND I MEET WITH THE SURGEON, 327 00:18:35,700 --> 00:18:41,667 I JUST HOPE THAT HE ACCEPTS ME FOR THE GASTRIC BYPASS SURGERY. 328 00:18:41,667 --> 00:18:45,167 Man: UP. 1...2...3. 329 00:18:45,167 --> 00:18:47,700 I'M PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT GOING TO TEXAS 330 00:18:47,700 --> 00:18:51,533 BECAUSE I'VE HAD A LOT OF TIME TO MENTALLY PREPARE MYSELF, 331 00:18:51,533 --> 00:18:56,067 SO I THINK I'M READY FOR EVERYTHING WHEN I ARRIVE. 332 00:18:56,067 --> 00:18:57,700 [ WHIRRING ] 333 00:18:57,700 --> 00:19:03,067 AND I'M WILLING TO DO WHATEVER THEY ASK ME TO DO. 334 00:19:07,067 --> 00:19:09,367 BUT I'M FEELING A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS FOR THE TRIP 335 00:19:09,367 --> 00:19:14,267 BECAUSE I'M GONNA BE STUCK IN AN R.V. FOR LIKE 29 HOURS. 336 00:19:14,267 --> 00:19:16,700 AND THE ROAD TRIP CAN BE RISKY 337 00:19:16,700 --> 00:19:20,600 BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT CAN HAPPEN, HEALTH-WISE. 338 00:19:20,600 --> 00:19:23,367 SO JUST HOPE THINGS GO SMOOTHLY. 339 00:19:27,700 --> 00:19:29,233 READY? 1, 2, 3. 340 00:19:29,233 --> 00:19:31,333 ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. 341 00:19:32,733 --> 00:19:34,333 -HOW YOU DOING BACK THERE? -YEP. 342 00:19:34,333 --> 00:19:35,833 YOU GOOD? 343 00:19:35,833 --> 00:19:39,133 Steven: I'VE NEVER HAD TO DO ANYTHING LIKE THIS, 344 00:19:39,133 --> 00:19:41,567 BUT I'VE LET MYSELF GET TO A PLACE 345 00:19:41,567 --> 00:19:44,300 WHERE I HAVE TO GO HALFWAY ACROSS THE COUNTRY 346 00:19:44,300 --> 00:19:47,067 'CAUSE I HAVE NO OTHER OPTIONS AFTER THIS. 347 00:19:47,067 --> 00:19:49,967 ** 348 00:19:52,733 --> 00:19:55,767 ** 349 00:20:01,633 --> 00:20:04,667 ** 350 00:20:09,767 --> 00:20:11,900 Steven: I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE WE ARE. 351 00:20:11,900 --> 00:20:14,900 WE'VE BEEN ON THE ROAD FOR A FEW HOURS NOW. 352 00:20:21,300 --> 00:20:24,000 I'M TRAVELING TO HOUSTON IN A MEDICAL R.V., 353 00:20:24,000 --> 00:20:26,300 AND I STILL HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO -- 354 00:20:26,300 --> 00:20:30,533 LIKE, 25 TO 30 HOURS, AT LEAST. 355 00:20:32,900 --> 00:20:35,167 BUT I'M ALREADY REALLY HUNGRY, 356 00:20:35,167 --> 00:20:37,333 AND I NEED TO START EATING SOMETHING, 357 00:20:37,333 --> 00:20:39,300 OR I'M GONNA FEEL REALLY BAD. 358 00:20:39,300 --> 00:20:40,800 [ CELLPHONE RINGS ] 359 00:20:40,800 --> 00:20:43,000 [ Groaning ] OH, GOD. 360 00:20:47,367 --> 00:20:48,633 HELLO? 361 00:20:48,633 --> 00:20:50,033 I WANT TO GET SOMETHING TO EAT. 362 00:20:50,033 --> 00:20:51,467 Already, you're hungry. 363 00:20:51,467 --> 00:20:53,600 YEAH, ALL RIGHT. BYE. 364 00:20:53,600 --> 00:20:58,233 WHEN I CRAVE SOMETHING, I HAVE TO EAT. 365 00:20:58,233 --> 00:21:00,700 NO MATTER WHAT, I'M GONNA EAT, 366 00:21:00,700 --> 00:21:04,267 AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET IT FOR ME. 367 00:21:04,267 --> 00:21:06,333 I HAVE AN ADDICTION TO FOOD. 368 00:21:06,333 --> 00:21:08,100 THANK YOU. 369 00:21:09,867 --> 00:21:12,500 IT'S BAD. 370 00:21:12,500 --> 00:21:14,900 WHEN THAT FEELING OVERWHELMS YOU, 371 00:21:14,900 --> 00:21:19,400 IT'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE NOT TO GIVE IN. 372 00:21:19,400 --> 00:21:21,700 YOU CAN'T RESIST THE CRAVINGS. 373 00:21:26,833 --> 00:21:29,300 AND I'VE NEVER BEEN ON THE ROAD LIKE THIS 374 00:21:29,300 --> 00:21:33,067 WHERE I'M NOT SURE WHEN I CAN EAT NEXT, 375 00:21:33,067 --> 00:21:35,100 AND IT MAKES ME WANT TO EAT 376 00:21:35,100 --> 00:21:38,067 EVERY TIME WE PASS A PLACE WITH FOOD... 377 00:21:38,067 --> 00:21:40,167 OH, MY GOD. 378 00:21:43,500 --> 00:21:45,600 ...BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT'S GONNA BE 379 00:21:45,600 --> 00:21:47,800 UNTIL WE SEE ANOTHER PLACE. 380 00:21:50,833 --> 00:21:52,933 [ BELCHES ] EXCUSE ME. 381 00:21:54,333 --> 00:21:55,267 [ CLATTER ] 382 00:21:55,267 --> 00:21:57,067 OH! 383 00:21:57,067 --> 00:21:58,433 AHH. 384 00:21:59,467 --> 00:22:00,733 THE BED. 385 00:22:00,733 --> 00:22:05,633 THE BED JUST HIT A BIG, HUGE BUMP, AND IT BROKE. 386 00:22:06,700 --> 00:22:07,700 -RIGHT? -NO. 387 00:22:07,700 --> 00:22:09,067 OH, OKAY. 388 00:22:09,067 --> 00:22:12,467 THE WHOLE BED IS BROKE, UNFORTUNATELY. 389 00:22:12,467 --> 00:22:14,767 WHERE'S THAT SPARE TIRE AT? 390 00:22:14,767 --> 00:22:17,633 IT'S RIGHT UNDER HERE, AND I'M TRYING TO THINK HOW TO 391 00:22:17,633 --> 00:22:19,600 PUT SOME SUPPORT RIGHT WHERE HE'S AT. 392 00:22:19,600 --> 00:22:20,833 -THAT'S WHAT -- -YEAH. 393 00:22:20,833 --> 00:22:23,167 WE'LL PUT THAT SPARE TIRE UNDERNEATH THERE. 394 00:22:23,167 --> 00:22:24,600 Steven: A SPARE TIRE? 395 00:22:24,600 --> 00:22:26,767 YEAH, TO HOLD THAT FRAME UP. 396 00:22:26,767 --> 00:22:28,733 IS THAT EVEN GONNA BE SAFE, THOUGH? 397 00:22:28,733 --> 00:22:31,800 IT'S BETTER THAN WHAT YOU'RE ON RIGHT NOW. 398 00:22:31,800 --> 00:22:33,633 WE'RE, LIKE, STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE 399 00:22:33,633 --> 00:22:35,933 ON A HIGHWAY, RAINING -- 400 00:22:35,933 --> 00:22:38,133 NOT SAFE NO MORE. 401 00:22:39,400 --> 00:22:42,067 OKAY. 402 00:22:42,067 --> 00:22:45,067 ** 403 00:22:47,333 --> 00:22:49,067 [ METAL SCREECHES ] 404 00:22:50,300 --> 00:22:51,267 Steven: OHH. 405 00:22:51,267 --> 00:22:54,500 THOSE AIR BAGS MUST HAVE COLLAPSED. 406 00:22:54,500 --> 00:22:55,967 EEH. 407 00:22:55,967 --> 00:22:58,067 Steven: THIS IS ALL MESSED UP, 408 00:22:58,067 --> 00:23:00,300 AND NOW THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCK, TOO. 409 00:23:00,300 --> 00:23:02,067 THERE IS? 410 00:23:02,067 --> 00:23:03,800 MAYBE CINDER BLOCKS. 411 00:23:03,800 --> 00:23:04,833 CINDER WHO? 412 00:23:04,833 --> 00:23:06,433 CINDER BLOCKS WOULD BUILD THIS BED UP. 413 00:23:06,433 --> 00:23:08,433 YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO GET UP. 414 00:23:08,433 --> 00:23:10,667 ARE YOU FORGETTING MY LEGS ARE FAT? 415 00:23:10,667 --> 00:23:13,633 MAYBE YOU COULD PUT YOUR LEG OVER THIS -- OVER THE TIRE. 416 00:23:13,633 --> 00:23:15,300 WELL, HE ALSO NEEDS SOME KIND OF SUPPORT. 417 00:23:15,300 --> 00:23:16,600 WELL, WE HAVE NO CHOICE. I MEAN... 418 00:23:16,600 --> 00:23:18,067 YEAH, YOU GOT TO TRY. GOD. 419 00:23:18,067 --> 00:23:21,467 WE NEED SOMEONE TO RUN TO GET SOME CINDER BLOCKS. 420 00:23:21,467 --> 00:23:23,300 YEAH, YOU CAN BYPASS THAT TIRE. 421 00:23:23,300 --> 00:23:25,067 SHUT UP! I'LL JUST -- 422 00:23:25,067 --> 00:23:26,067 OKAY. 423 00:23:26,067 --> 00:23:28,067 SIDESTEP OVER THIS WAY. 424 00:23:28,067 --> 00:23:29,067 Steven: I'M NOT GONNA BREAK THE FLOOR? 425 00:23:29,067 --> 00:23:30,967 -NO. -I HOPE NOT. 426 00:23:30,967 --> 00:23:32,500 YEAH, BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE I'M GONNA BREAK THE FLOOR. 427 00:23:32,500 --> 00:23:33,667 Steven Sr.: NO, JUST GO, PLEASE. 428 00:23:33,667 --> 00:23:36,200 YOU'RE NOT GONNA BREAK THE FLOOR. 429 00:23:36,200 --> 00:23:37,600 Justin: I AM REALLY ANNOYED RIGHT NOW 430 00:23:37,600 --> 00:23:39,533 BECAUSE MY BROTHER BROKE THE BED... 431 00:23:41,733 --> 00:23:45,233 ** 432 00:23:46,267 --> 00:23:49,167 Together: 1, 2, 3. 433 00:23:49,167 --> 00:23:51,400 -OKAY. -OH, YEAH. 434 00:23:51,400 --> 00:23:54,400 Nurse Steven: MOVE IT DOWN SOME AND SLIDE IT IN. 435 00:23:55,933 --> 00:23:58,633 Steven Sr.: THERE YOU GO. SON OF A [BLEEP] 436 00:23:58,633 --> 00:24:00,633 ALL RIGHT, LET'S TRY TO GET YOUR [BLEEP] UP THERE. 437 00:24:03,500 --> 00:24:04,900 ALL RIGHT, TRY TO PUSH YOURSELF UP. 438 00:24:04,900 --> 00:24:08,267 I'LL HOLD THESE BRICKS FROM SLIDING. 439 00:24:12,233 --> 00:24:13,500 LITTLE MORE. 440 00:24:13,500 --> 00:24:14,700 WHEW! 441 00:24:14,700 --> 00:24:16,667 Steven: NOW COVER ME UP. 442 00:24:16,667 --> 00:24:18,200 OKAY, I'LL GET IT. 443 00:24:18,200 --> 00:24:21,233 [ INDISTINCT CONVERSATION ] 444 00:24:24,267 --> 00:24:25,600 WELCOME TO NEW YORK. 445 00:24:25,600 --> 00:24:28,600 WE ONLY GOT ABOUT NINE MORE STATES TO GET THROUGH. 446 00:24:28,600 --> 00:24:30,933 I JUST HOPE NOTHING HAPPENS TO THIS BED AGAIN 447 00:24:30,933 --> 00:24:34,067 ON THE WAY DOWN THERE. 448 00:24:34,067 --> 00:24:37,867 Steven: I DON'T LIKE HOW THINGS ARE GOING SO FAR. 449 00:24:37,867 --> 00:24:42,733 I JUST WANT TO GO TO HOUSTON SO I CAN GET THE SURGERY... 450 00:24:42,733 --> 00:24:45,300 AND SO I CAN LOSE THE WEIGHT AND THEN GO HOME. 451 00:24:45,300 --> 00:24:47,100 BUT WHAT I REALLY WISH 452 00:24:47,100 --> 00:24:50,533 IS THAT I NEVER ENDED UP LIKE THIS IN THE FIRST PLACE. 453 00:24:50,533 --> 00:24:54,667 BUT, THEN, MY CRAVINGS COME, AND I DON'T CARE. 454 00:24:56,967 --> 00:25:01,267 I HAD 4:00 A.M. BREAKFAST, 455 00:25:01,267 --> 00:25:05,067 AND THEN I PRETENDED LIKE I DIDN'T HAVE 4:00 A.M. BREAKFAST, 456 00:25:05,067 --> 00:25:07,933 AND THEN I HAD BREAKFAST AGAIN. 457 00:25:19,900 --> 00:25:22,133 VáMONOS. LET'S GET THIS SHOW ON THE ROAD, PEOPLE. 458 00:25:22,133 --> 00:25:27,500 THAT'S HOW I MANIPULATE MY WAY INTO GETTING EXTRA FOOD. 459 00:25:29,767 --> 00:25:33,567 OH, MY GOD. 1,156 MORE MILES. 460 00:25:33,567 --> 00:25:35,100 [ CELLPHONE RINGS ] 461 00:25:35,100 --> 00:25:36,267 HELLO? 462 00:25:36,267 --> 00:25:37,267 STEVEN: Yeah, hey. 463 00:25:37,267 --> 00:25:38,700 WHAT? 464 00:25:38,700 --> 00:25:40,500 EXCUSE ME. I WANT TO GET SOMETHING TO EAT. 465 00:25:40,500 --> 00:25:41,533 ALL RIGHT, DO ME A FAVOR. 466 00:25:41,533 --> 00:25:43,500 SAVE THE MINUTES. QUIT CALLING ME. 467 00:25:43,500 --> 00:25:46,067 Um, okay. Don't forget I'm here. Bye. 468 00:25:46,067 --> 00:25:47,700 I WILL FORGET. BYE. 469 00:25:47,700 --> 00:25:49,500 I CAN'T BELIEVE HE'S ASKING FOR FOOD AGAIN. 470 00:25:49,500 --> 00:25:52,233 HE JUST ATE TWO HOURS AGO. 471 00:25:52,233 --> 00:25:54,733 Steven: I DON'T FEEL ENTITLED, BUT I WANT WHAT I WANT, 472 00:25:54,733 --> 00:25:57,167 AND WHEN I DON'T GET IT, I GET PISSED OFF 473 00:25:57,167 --> 00:26:00,833 AND I START RANTING AND RAVING TILL I DO GET WHAT I WANT. 474 00:26:00,833 --> 00:26:03,067 I JUST WANT WHAT I WANT -- THAT'S IT. 475 00:26:03,067 --> 00:26:04,867 [ CELLPHONE RINGS ] 476 00:26:04,867 --> 00:26:06,133 Justin: WHAT'S HE THINK -- YOU'RE MADE OF MONEY? 477 00:26:06,133 --> 00:26:07,533 HELLO? 478 00:26:07,533 --> 00:26:10,700 I AM FEELING VERY WEAK, 479 00:26:10,700 --> 00:26:14,067 AND IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO ME, YOU'RE GONNA BE VERY SORRY. 480 00:26:19,500 --> 00:26:22,067 THAT'S WHAT I HEARD EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK AT MY HOUSE -- 481 00:26:22,067 --> 00:26:23,167 HIM EATING. 482 00:26:23,167 --> 00:26:24,500 "WHAT AM I GONNA EAT? WHAT AM I GONNA EAT? 483 00:26:24,500 --> 00:26:27,133 WHAT AM I GONNA EAT?" 484 00:26:27,133 --> 00:26:29,100 OH, MY GOD. 485 00:26:33,867 --> 00:26:36,367 HERE. I GOT YOU WHAT YOU WANTED, YOU BIG BABY. 486 00:26:36,367 --> 00:26:38,367 THERE. [ CHUCKLES ] 487 00:26:38,367 --> 00:26:41,867 ALL RIGHT, THAT'S IT TILL TOMORROW MORNING, BUDDY. 488 00:26:41,867 --> 00:26:43,067 I KNOW. 489 00:26:46,067 --> 00:26:48,267 I'M NOT SURPRISED THAT HE GOT HIM THE LARGE. 490 00:26:48,267 --> 00:26:52,433 MY FATHER ALWAYS CAVES IN TO MY BROTHER'S DEMANDS. 491 00:26:52,433 --> 00:26:56,133 WE'VE BEEN TRAVELING FOR ABOUT 38 HOURS RIGHT NOW. 492 00:26:56,133 --> 00:26:59,300 AND THEN, EVERY 100 MILES, WE HAD TO STOP, 493 00:26:59,300 --> 00:27:00,700 'CAUSE WHO WANTED TO EAT? 494 00:27:00,700 --> 00:27:03,267 YOU KNOW, I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT NOT EVERY 100 MILES. 495 00:27:03,267 --> 00:27:04,267 IT'S RIDICULOUS. 496 00:27:04,267 --> 00:27:06,733 100 MILES ONLY TAKES YOU TWO HOURS TO DO. 497 00:27:08,500 --> 00:27:09,600 CAN YOU TURN -- [ LIGHT SWITCH CLICKS ] 498 00:27:09,600 --> 00:27:10,733 THANK YOU. 499 00:27:13,067 --> 00:27:15,533 Steven: I THINK I'M GONNA MAKE IT TO HOUSTON TODAY, 500 00:27:15,533 --> 00:27:19,167 AND I AM ABSOLUTELY HAPPY ABOUT THAT. 501 00:27:19,167 --> 00:27:22,833 I AM ABOUT READY TO GET OUT OF THE R.V. 502 00:27:22,833 --> 00:27:25,867 AND INTO THE HOSPITAL. 503 00:27:25,867 --> 00:27:28,667 ** 504 00:27:28,667 --> 00:27:30,500 HOW THE HELL YOU GET IN THIS JOINT? 505 00:27:32,333 --> 00:27:35,400 GOD. 506 00:27:35,400 --> 00:27:38,333 DUDE, I'M EXHAUSTED, DUDE. 507 00:27:38,333 --> 00:27:40,800 OKAY, DUDE. 508 00:27:40,800 --> 00:27:43,367 YOU STILL GOT ANOTHER 400 MILES. 509 00:27:43,367 --> 00:27:45,100 OH, WAIT TILL YOU SEE THE FOOD 510 00:27:45,100 --> 00:27:46,333 YOU'RE GONNA GET AT THAT HOSPITAL. 511 00:27:46,333 --> 00:27:48,200 WHOO-HOO-HOO-HOO-HOO. 512 00:27:48,200 --> 00:27:50,667 THEY'RE GONNA GIVE YOU A HAMBURGER 513 00:27:50,667 --> 00:27:52,500 ABOUT THE SIZE OF A HALF A DOLLAR... 514 00:27:52,500 --> 00:27:53,400 UH-HUH. 515 00:27:53,400 --> 00:27:54,467 ...AND A PEA ON A PLATE, 516 00:27:54,467 --> 00:27:57,567 AND THAT'S 300 CALORIES RIGHT THERE. 517 00:27:57,567 --> 00:27:58,833 I'M JUST TELLING YOU. 518 00:27:58,833 --> 00:28:00,200 I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOUR FACE 519 00:28:00,200 --> 00:28:01,900 WHEN YOU GET THAT LITTLE HAMBURGER 520 00:28:01,900 --> 00:28:03,300 AND THAT ONE LITTLE PEA. 521 00:28:03,300 --> 00:28:05,367 BE CAREFUL, THOUGH, WITH THE PEA, 522 00:28:05,367 --> 00:28:06,667 BECAUSE YOU MIGHT TIP THAT PLATE, 523 00:28:06,667 --> 00:28:09,833 AND IT MIGHT ROLL OFF, AND THERE GOES YOUR LAST SUPPER. 524 00:28:12,067 --> 00:28:13,767 GOODBYE. 525 00:28:19,267 --> 00:28:22,500 THERE'S EXACTLY 30 MILES LEFT TO THE HOSPITAL. 526 00:28:25,533 --> 00:28:27,233 THANK THE LORD. 527 00:28:27,233 --> 00:28:28,867 Justin: I'M HOPING THAT, WHEN WE GET THERE, 528 00:28:28,867 --> 00:28:32,967 STEVEN DOESN'T MESS IT UP, BECAUSE I NEED HELP, TOO. 529 00:28:32,967 --> 00:28:36,533 BUT I THINK HE WILL, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT HE ALWAYS DOES -- 530 00:28:36,533 --> 00:28:39,467 HE MESSES IT UP AND TAKES US ALL DOWN WITH HIM. 531 00:28:39,467 --> 00:28:43,833 ** 532 00:28:43,833 --> 00:28:47,067 Dr. Nowzaradan: STEVEN ASSANTI AND HIS BROTHER, JUSTIN, 533 00:28:47,067 --> 00:28:50,167 HAVE BEEN ON THE ROAD FOR A LITTLE BIT OVER TWO DAYS NOW, 534 00:28:50,167 --> 00:28:53,133 AND THEY'RE JUST ABOUT TO ARRIVE. 535 00:28:53,133 --> 00:28:56,467 THERE SEEMS TO BE A VERY UNHEALTHY DYNAMIC 536 00:28:56,467 --> 00:28:58,533 AT PLAY WITH THE WHOLE FAMILY. 537 00:28:58,533 --> 00:29:00,867 BUT UNTIL I ASSESS THEM, 538 00:29:00,867 --> 00:29:04,733 I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE EXTENT OF THE DYSFUNCTION MIGHT BE 539 00:29:04,733 --> 00:29:07,233 AND WHAT THE OPTIONS ARE FOR TREATMENT. 540 00:29:09,333 --> 00:29:11,533 BUT IT'S PROBABLY SAFE TO SAY 541 00:29:11,533 --> 00:29:14,667 THIS FAMILY IS GOING TO BE ONE OF THE HARDEST CHALLENGES 542 00:29:14,667 --> 00:29:16,800 WE HAVE FACED YET. 543 00:29:16,800 --> 00:29:19,300 ** 544 00:29:22,700 --> 00:29:25,733 ** 545 00:29:30,800 --> 00:29:33,500 STEVEN ASSANTI HAS MADE IT TO HOUSTON 546 00:29:33,500 --> 00:29:35,367 AFTER A TWO-DAY DRIVE. 547 00:29:35,367 --> 00:29:39,367 HIS FATHER AND HIS BROTHER ARE WITH HIM, TOO. 548 00:29:39,367 --> 00:29:42,633 BUT RIGHT NOW, I NEED TO ASSESS THE SITUATION 549 00:29:42,633 --> 00:29:44,933 BECAUSE BEING TRANSPORTED AT HIS WEIGHT 550 00:29:44,933 --> 00:29:47,300 IS ALWAYS A DANGEROUS SCENARIO, 551 00:29:47,300 --> 00:29:51,367 SO WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE ARE NO ISSUES 552 00:29:51,367 --> 00:29:53,633 THAT ARE AFFECTING THE SYSTEM 553 00:29:53,633 --> 00:29:56,667 THAT MAY LEAD TO A LIFE-THREATENING EVENT 554 00:29:56,667 --> 00:29:58,800 IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. 555 00:29:58,800 --> 00:29:59,867 STEVE. 556 00:29:59,867 --> 00:30:00,700 HI. 557 00:30:00,700 --> 00:30:01,800 I'M DR. NOWZARADAN. 558 00:30:01,800 --> 00:30:03,000 HI. HOW ARE YOU? 559 00:30:03,000 --> 00:30:04,700 NICE TO MEET YOU. YOU DOING OKAY? 560 00:30:04,700 --> 00:30:05,867 YEAH. 561 00:30:05,867 --> 00:30:08,400 IN A LOT OF PAIN FROM THE TRIP, THOUGH. 562 00:30:08,400 --> 00:30:10,200 IT WAS QUITE THE RIDE. 563 00:30:10,200 --> 00:30:11,433 THE BED BROKE, 564 00:30:11,433 --> 00:30:13,400 AND THEY HAD TO PUT, LIKE, CINDER BLOCKS UNDER ME. 565 00:30:13,400 --> 00:30:16,000 I SEE THAT. 566 00:30:16,000 --> 00:30:17,500 WHERE IS YOUR PAIN? 567 00:30:17,500 --> 00:30:20,433 MY LEGS, BUT MORE SO ON THE RIGHT SIDE. 568 00:30:20,433 --> 00:30:24,000 OKAY. LET'S GET YOU IN AND CHECK YOU OUT. 569 00:30:24,000 --> 00:30:25,967 CAN YOU GET UP OVER THERE AND WALK HERE 570 00:30:25,967 --> 00:30:27,800 TO GET IN ON THE WHEELCHAIR? 571 00:30:27,800 --> 00:30:28,900 YEAH. 572 00:30:28,900 --> 00:30:30,000 THEN WE'RE GONNA LOWER DOWN, 573 00:30:30,000 --> 00:30:31,400 AND WE'LL GET YOU IN THE BED, OKAY? 574 00:30:31,400 --> 00:30:32,833 -THANK YOU. -ALL RIGHT. 575 00:30:32,833 --> 00:30:35,033 I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS DAY, BELIEVE ME. 576 00:30:35,033 --> 00:30:37,267 ALL RIGHT. AND WE'LL TAKE CARE OF YOU. 577 00:30:37,267 --> 00:30:39,733 I UNDERSTAND YOUR BROTHER IS HERE, TOO? 578 00:30:39,733 --> 00:30:43,667 YEAH, HE IS. HE'S THE OTHER BIG GUY. 579 00:30:44,267 --> 00:30:47,200 Steven Sr.: NO, GO AHEAD. GIVE ME YOUR HAND. 580 00:30:47,200 --> 00:30:48,667 ALL RIGHT, GO AHEAD. BEAUTIFUL. 581 00:30:48,667 --> 00:30:49,800 Man: GRAB THAT. 582 00:30:54,667 --> 00:30:56,733 ALL RIGHT. 583 00:30:56,733 --> 00:30:58,833 WE GOT TO GO BACK A LITTLE BIT MORE. 584 00:30:58,833 --> 00:31:00,633 GIVE ME YOUR HAND. 585 00:31:03,500 --> 00:31:07,067 I'M JUST TIRED OF FEELING BUMPS RIGHT NOW AND PAIN, ACTUALLY, 586 00:31:07,067 --> 00:31:10,300 FROM ALL THE TRAVELING. 587 00:31:10,300 --> 00:31:12,200 AND BEING ON THE ROAD FOR A FEW DAYS 588 00:31:12,200 --> 00:31:16,967 MEANS I HAVEN'T HAD A FEW THINGS I NEED. 589 00:31:16,967 --> 00:31:18,567 I'VE BEEN WITHOUT PAINKILLERS, 590 00:31:18,567 --> 00:31:21,433 AND I HAVEN'T BATHED THE WHOLE TIME. 591 00:31:25,800 --> 00:31:29,067 SO I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO FINALLY GETTING CLEANED UP. 592 00:31:29,067 --> 00:31:30,500 OKAY. 593 00:31:32,767 --> 00:31:35,233 -ALL RIGHT, READY? -YEAH. 594 00:31:39,967 --> 00:31:41,367 I'M IN A LOT OF PAIN, 595 00:31:41,367 --> 00:31:43,900 AND I CAN REALLY USE SOME PAIN MEDICINE. 596 00:31:43,900 --> 00:31:45,233 LET ME LISTEN TO YOUR HEART. 597 00:31:45,233 --> 00:31:46,067 OKAY. 598 00:31:46,067 --> 00:31:48,333 TAKE A DEEP BREATH. 599 00:31:48,333 --> 00:31:49,700 [ MONITOR BEEPS ] 600 00:31:49,700 --> 00:31:50,833 OKAY. 601 00:31:50,833 --> 00:31:52,867 SO, WE'RE GOING TO RUN SOME TESTS ON YOU, 602 00:31:52,867 --> 00:31:55,733 MAKE SURE THAT THERE ARE NO ISSUES, OKAY? 603 00:31:55,733 --> 00:31:56,767 OKAY. 604 00:31:59,333 --> 00:32:03,067 STEVEN IS CASUALLY ASKING FOR SOME PAIN MEDICATION, 605 00:32:03,067 --> 00:32:06,467 BUT HIS BODY LANGUAGE SHOWS THAT HE REALLY WANTS IT. 606 00:32:06,467 --> 00:32:07,967 YEAH, THIS IS DILAUDID... 607 00:32:07,967 --> 00:32:09,267 YEAH. ...THE PAIN MEDICINES. 608 00:32:09,267 --> 00:32:11,467 HAVE YOU HAD THIS BEFORE? YEAH. 609 00:32:11,467 --> 00:32:14,467 SO, HE'S EITHER IN A LOT OF PAIN RIGHT NOW 610 00:32:14,467 --> 00:32:15,900 OR WE ARE DEALING WITH 611 00:32:15,900 --> 00:32:19,633 A VERY ADDICTIVE AND PATHOLOGICAL PERSONALITY HERE. 612 00:32:19,633 --> 00:32:25,100 HOPEFULLY, HIS BROTHER, JUSTIN, IS NOT GOING TO BE THE SAME WAY. 613 00:32:25,100 --> 00:32:27,700 Justin: I'M NERVOUS ABOUT BEING HERE. 614 00:32:27,700 --> 00:32:29,133 I DON'T LIKE HOSPITALS. 615 00:32:29,133 --> 00:32:31,733 I WAS HOPING THAT I COULD GO TO THE HOTEL FIRST. 616 00:32:31,733 --> 00:32:35,067 BUT MY DAD WANTS ME TO GET MY LEG CHECKED OUT 617 00:32:35,067 --> 00:32:39,900 TO MAKE SURE THERE'S NOTHING SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH ME RIGHT NOW. 618 00:32:39,900 --> 00:32:43,267 JUSTIN'S LEG STARTED HURTING BECAUSE OF THE LONG TRIP HERE, 619 00:32:43,267 --> 00:32:46,333 SO I ASKED THE DOCTOR, COULD HE CHECK HIM FOR ME? 620 00:32:46,333 --> 00:32:47,600 -HI, JUSTIN. -HI. 621 00:32:47,600 --> 00:32:48,800 I'M DR. NOWZARADAN. 622 00:32:48,800 --> 00:32:51,067 SO, LET'S CHECK YOU OUT. 623 00:32:51,067 --> 00:32:54,100 JUSTIN LOOKS TO BE AROUND 600 POUNDS, 624 00:32:54,100 --> 00:32:56,300 AND COULD HAVE ANY NUMBER OF ISSUES 625 00:32:56,300 --> 00:32:58,467 THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS RIGHT NOW. 626 00:32:58,467 --> 00:33:01,333 SO HE NEEDS TO BE ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL 627 00:33:01,333 --> 00:33:04,967 AND FIGURE OUT WHAT EXACTLY IS GOING ON. 628 00:33:04,967 --> 00:33:07,567 DO YOU FEEL OKAY, JUSTIN? 629 00:33:07,567 --> 00:33:09,867 I HEAR THAT YOUR LEG HURTS, HUH? 630 00:33:09,867 --> 00:33:11,167 -YEAH. -WHICH ONE? 631 00:33:11,167 --> 00:33:12,133 MY RIGHT ONE. 632 00:33:12,133 --> 00:33:14,067 WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE RIGHT LEG? 633 00:33:14,067 --> 00:33:17,100 I'M JUST IN PAIN EVER SINCE I STARTED THE ROAD TRIP. 634 00:33:17,100 --> 00:33:19,100 AND I HEAR YOU HAD A MURMUR IN YOUR HEART. 635 00:33:20,700 --> 00:33:22,633 OKAY. LET ME LISTEN TO YOUR HEART. 636 00:33:25,433 --> 00:33:28,633 WE HAVE AN INTERESTING DYNAMIC UNFOLDING HERE. 637 00:33:28,633 --> 00:33:30,900 ALL RIGHT, I'M GONNA GET SOME TESTS ON YOU, OKAY? 638 00:33:30,900 --> 00:33:33,133 -OKAY. -ALL RIGHT. 639 00:33:33,133 --> 00:33:35,633 TWO BROTHERS THAT -- THEY HAVE A PATHOLOGICAL DRIVE 640 00:33:35,633 --> 00:33:39,733 TO OVEREAT TO THE POINT ONE OF THEM IS IMMOBILE, 641 00:33:39,733 --> 00:33:41,933 AND, PRETTY SOON, THE OTHER BROTHER 642 00:33:41,933 --> 00:33:44,600 IS GOING TO BE THE SAME WAY. 643 00:33:44,600 --> 00:33:46,767 SO, WE NEED TO START TO GET TO THE BOTTOM 644 00:33:46,767 --> 00:33:49,800 OF WHY THEY ARE AT THE POINT THAT THEY ARE 645 00:33:49,800 --> 00:33:53,133 AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO TURN THE SITUATION AROUND 646 00:33:53,133 --> 00:33:56,133 BECAUSE, RIGHT NOW, THIS WHOLE FAMILY 647 00:33:56,133 --> 00:34:01,233 IS IN A DOWNWARD DEATH SPIRAL TOGETHER. 648 00:34:01,233 --> 00:34:04,433 OW! EASY, EASY, 'CAUSE THE RAIL. 649 00:34:04,433 --> 00:34:06,433 JUST -- IT WON'T SLIP OFF, OKAY? 650 00:34:08,067 --> 00:34:10,967 STEVEN'S DOING GOOD. HE'S HAPPY ABOUT WHERE HE IS. 651 00:34:10,967 --> 00:34:14,767 HE'S HAPPY ABOUT -- WE FINALLY GOT HERE AFTER THAT LONG TRIP. 652 00:34:14,767 --> 00:34:18,067 BUT JUSTIN WANTED TO COME DOWN JUST TO MEET THE DOCTOR, 653 00:34:18,067 --> 00:34:21,100 AND COME TO FIND OUT THE DOCTOR ADMITTED JUSTIN 654 00:34:21,100 --> 00:34:23,333 BECAUSE HE WANTED TO TAKE A LOT OF TESTS ON HIM. 655 00:34:27,733 --> 00:34:28,733 DID YOU HEAR ME? 656 00:34:28,733 --> 00:34:30,400 YEAH, I HEARD YOU. 657 00:34:30,400 --> 00:34:34,233 AND JUSTIN DIDN'T WANT THAT, 'CAUSE HE WANTS TO GO BACK HOME. 658 00:34:34,233 --> 00:34:36,567 THAT'S WHY HE'S UPSET. 659 00:34:36,567 --> 00:34:39,400 YOU WANT TO STAY? 660 00:34:39,400 --> 00:34:40,533 NO. 661 00:34:40,533 --> 00:34:42,667 THEN TELL THEM. 662 00:34:44,800 --> 00:34:47,167 HI. WHEN IS MY DAD GOING TO ACTUALLY BE IN? 663 00:34:47,167 --> 00:34:49,300 HE'S OVER THERE, BY YOUR BROTHER'S ROOM. 664 00:34:49,300 --> 00:34:51,733 MY BROTHER? 665 00:34:51,733 --> 00:34:53,067 HE'S UP HERE, TOO? 666 00:34:53,067 --> 00:34:54,767 MM-HMM. YEAH. 667 00:34:57,800 --> 00:35:00,067 YEAH, I WILL HAVE TO SEE JUSTIN, 668 00:35:00,067 --> 00:35:03,600 AND WE WANT TO DO THE ECHOCARDIOGRAM 669 00:35:03,600 --> 00:35:07,167 TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THAT MURMUR HE HAS AND ALL THAT, 670 00:35:07,167 --> 00:35:09,467 AND HE SUDDENLY CHANGED HIS MIND? 671 00:35:09,467 --> 00:35:11,233 HE WANTS TO LEAVE NOW. 672 00:35:11,233 --> 00:35:15,133 BUT THE PROBLEM IS THAT, IF WE'RE GONNA HELP HIM, 673 00:35:15,133 --> 00:35:18,067 WE NEED TO KNOW WHERE WE STAND, WHAT WE NEED TO DO. 674 00:35:18,067 --> 00:35:21,167 AND AT THIS POINT, WE NEED TO DO HIS ECHO 675 00:35:21,167 --> 00:35:23,500 AND FIND OUT IF WE CAN DO ANYTHING. 676 00:35:23,500 --> 00:35:24,667 LET'S GO TALK TO HIM. 677 00:35:24,667 --> 00:35:27,133 YEAH, LET ME TALK TO HIM FIRST. HOLD ON. 678 00:35:29,700 --> 00:35:33,467 Dr. Nowzaradan: JUSTIN'S SOCIAL ANXIETY IS VERY ADVANCED, 679 00:35:33,467 --> 00:35:36,833 BUT HE'S RESPONDING TO A SITUATION THAT HE DOESN'T LIKE 680 00:35:36,833 --> 00:35:38,933 BY THROWING A TANTRUM. 681 00:35:38,933 --> 00:35:41,433 HE DOESN'T WANT TO TALK TO ME ANYMORE, 682 00:35:41,433 --> 00:35:43,200 SO HE'S TRYING TO DETACH 683 00:35:43,200 --> 00:35:46,467 SO HE DOESN'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH ANYTHING. 684 00:35:46,467 --> 00:35:49,867 AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT PROBABLY WORKED WITH HIS FATHER, 685 00:35:49,867 --> 00:35:52,800 BUT THAT BEHAVIOR IS NOT GOING TO WORK HERE. 686 00:35:55,767 --> 00:35:57,833 Justin: I WANT TO GO HOME. I DON'T WANT TO STAY HERE. 687 00:36:05,400 --> 00:36:06,433 COME IN, DOC. 688 00:36:08,200 --> 00:36:10,900 FIRST OF ALL, WE GOT ALL THE LAB WORK BACK, 689 00:36:10,900 --> 00:36:14,800 AND EVERYTHING LOOKED OKAY. 690 00:36:14,800 --> 00:36:17,500 OKAY, JUSTIN? 691 00:36:17,500 --> 00:36:19,867 HE'S TALKING TO YOU. 692 00:36:19,867 --> 00:36:25,167 HE'S LOOKING AT US INTO THE CAMERA. 693 00:36:25,167 --> 00:36:26,200 ALL RIGHT, JUSTIN. 694 00:36:26,200 --> 00:36:28,433 WHEN YOU'RE READY TO TALK, LET ME KNOW. 695 00:36:28,433 --> 00:36:32,200 BUT WE'LL GET THE ECHOCARDIOGRAM AND SEE WHAT HIS HEART IS DOING. 696 00:36:32,200 --> 00:36:34,967 YEAH. AND THEN HE CAN GO HOME, 697 00:36:34,967 --> 00:36:37,833 AND WE'LL GIVE YOU THE SEPARATE RESULTS LATER. 698 00:36:37,833 --> 00:36:39,633 OKAY. ALL RIGHT. 699 00:36:39,633 --> 00:36:42,067 WE'LL GET ALL THAT TAKEN CARE OF FOR YOU, OKAY? 700 00:36:42,067 --> 00:36:44,067 JUST GET HIM -- MY OTHER ONE -- DOWN TO 250. 701 00:36:44,067 --> 00:36:46,833 YEAH, I'LL GO AND CHECK ON HIM, OKAY? 702 00:36:46,833 --> 00:36:48,633 -ALL RIGHT. -ALL RIGHT. 703 00:36:49,933 --> 00:36:50,967 ALL RIGHT. 704 00:36:52,167 --> 00:36:54,100 Steven: EXCUSE ME. 705 00:36:54,100 --> 00:36:55,567 [ INTERCOM BEEPS ] 706 00:36:55,567 --> 00:36:56,900 WOMAN: How may we help you? 707 00:36:56,900 --> 00:36:58,067 YES. CALL FOR THE NURSE, 708 00:36:58,067 --> 00:37:01,433 'CAUSE I'D LIKE TO GO FOR A WALK, PLEASE. 709 00:37:06,067 --> 00:37:08,800 Justin: I'M JUST READY TO GO AND GET BACK HOME. 710 00:37:08,800 --> 00:37:12,700 AND I DON'T NEED HELP LIKE THIS -- STEVEN DOES. 711 00:37:12,700 --> 00:37:13,867 SO I'M NOT STAYING HERE 712 00:37:13,867 --> 00:37:15,533 AND GETTING ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL. 713 00:37:15,533 --> 00:37:20,667 WHATEVER HAPPENS, I'M GOING HOME TOMORROW. 714 00:37:20,667 --> 00:37:24,233 ** 715 00:37:24,233 --> 00:37:28,467 NOW, WHEN WILL MY DAD BE IN HERE? 716 00:37:28,467 --> 00:37:29,467 GET OUT. 717 00:37:29,467 --> 00:37:30,300 HUH? 718 00:37:30,300 --> 00:37:31,167 GET OUT. 719 00:37:31,167 --> 00:37:32,067 YOU WANT ME OUT? 720 00:37:32,067 --> 00:37:34,067 GET OUT. 721 00:37:34,067 --> 00:37:35,600 ALL RIGHT. WELL... 722 00:37:35,600 --> 00:37:37,067 GET OUT. 723 00:37:37,067 --> 00:37:38,900 GET OUT. 724 00:37:38,900 --> 00:37:39,933 YOU SHOULD STAY. DON'T BE AN IDIOT. 725 00:37:39,933 --> 00:37:41,067 I DON'T WANT HIM HERE. 726 00:37:41,067 --> 00:37:42,533 I'M GOING. 727 00:37:42,533 --> 00:37:44,800 I'M JUST SAYING YOU SHOULD STAY -- DON'T BE AN IDIOT. 728 00:37:48,133 --> 00:37:49,867 Steven: YEAH. 729 00:37:49,867 --> 00:37:51,267 DO YOU HAVE A CHAIR? 730 00:37:54,800 --> 00:37:57,400 COULD WE GET A CHAIR RIGHT NOW? UNTIL HE WALKS AGAIN. 731 00:37:57,400 --> 00:38:00,067 JUST LEAN ON THAT. 732 00:38:00,067 --> 00:38:02,467 MY ROOM'S ALL THE WAY DOWN THERE. 733 00:38:02,467 --> 00:38:03,500 SIT DOWN... 734 00:38:11,533 --> 00:38:15,100 I'M SCARED ABOUT BEING ALONE HERE IN TEXAS, 735 00:38:15,100 --> 00:38:18,200 AND HEARING THAT MY BROTHER WAS ADMITTED 736 00:38:18,200 --> 00:38:22,067 MADE ME THINK THAT I DIDN'T HAVE TO STAY DOWN HERE ALONE. 737 00:38:26,067 --> 00:38:29,633 BUT HE WON'T EVEN GIVE ME A CHANCE TO DISCUSS IT WITH HIM. 738 00:38:29,633 --> 00:38:33,967 HE JUST WANTS TO GO BACK, AND THAT'S DISAPPOINTING TO ME, 739 00:38:33,967 --> 00:38:37,767 BECAUSE IT WOULD BE BETTER IF WE COULD DO THIS TOGETHER. 740 00:38:37,767 --> 00:38:39,400 SO, THE REALITY OF ALL THIS 741 00:38:39,400 --> 00:38:42,233 AND THAT I'M GONNA BE ALONE IS SINKING IN, 742 00:38:42,233 --> 00:38:47,600 AND IT'S JUST ALL GETTING REALLY, REALLY SCARY. 743 00:38:47,600 --> 00:38:50,400 I'M NOT STAYING BECAUSE I WASN'T SUPPOSED TO STAY. 744 00:38:50,400 --> 00:38:52,200 AND I SHOULDN'T HAVE COME HERE, 745 00:38:52,200 --> 00:38:54,067 AND I SHOULDN'T HAVE PUT MYSELF INTO A POSITION 746 00:38:54,067 --> 00:38:57,400 WHERE MY BROTHER COULD PRESSURE ME FOR ANYTHING. 747 00:38:57,400 --> 00:39:02,500 THIS IS HIS DEAL, AND THIS HELP IS ALL FOR HIM. 748 00:39:02,500 --> 00:39:04,600 AND I JUST WANT TO GET AS FAR AWAY FROM HIM 749 00:39:04,600 --> 00:39:06,267 AS POSSIBLE RIGHT NOW. 750 00:39:06,267 --> 00:39:07,067 ** 751 00:39:11,067 --> 00:39:14,067 ** 752 00:39:20,200 --> 00:39:23,467 Steven: I'VE BEEN IN THE HOSPITAL FOR A DAY, 753 00:39:23,467 --> 00:39:26,933 AND I'M FEELING VERY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THINGS RIGHT NOW. 754 00:39:29,133 --> 00:39:31,900 Dr. Nowzaradan: STEVEN, DO YOU THINK YOU CAN STAND ON A SCALE 755 00:39:31,900 --> 00:39:33,433 AND GET YOUR ACCURATE WEIGHT? 756 00:39:33,433 --> 00:39:35,600 -ABSOLUTELY. -ALL RIGHT. 757 00:39:35,600 --> 00:39:39,167 LET'S BRING THE SCALE AND GET YOU OVER THERE. 758 00:39:39,167 --> 00:39:41,333 OKAY, SIR. 759 00:39:41,333 --> 00:39:43,367 WE FINISHED ALL THE TESTS ON STEVEN, 760 00:39:43,367 --> 00:39:46,567 AND THERE ARE NO MAJOR ISSUES RIGHT NOW. 761 00:39:46,567 --> 00:39:48,733 SO I WANT TO GET HIS ACCURATE WEIGHT 762 00:39:48,733 --> 00:39:51,833 AND START HIM ON A CONTROLLED DIET. 763 00:39:56,567 --> 00:39:57,967 Dr. Nowzaradan: 730. 764 00:39:57,967 --> 00:39:59,867 -730? -730. 765 00:39:59,867 --> 00:40:00,933 VERY GOOD. 766 00:40:00,933 --> 00:40:02,467 WELL, IT'S NOT GOOD. 767 00:40:02,467 --> 00:40:04,967 YEAH. 730 IS THE STARTING POINT, 768 00:40:04,967 --> 00:40:07,933 SO WE'RE GONNA GET YOU DOWN TO 250. 769 00:40:07,933 --> 00:40:09,833 ALL RIGHT. I'M READY. 770 00:40:14,133 --> 00:40:15,733 OKAY, STEVEN, WE'RE GOING TO START YOU 771 00:40:15,733 --> 00:40:17,967 ON A CONTROLLED DIET HERE IN THE HOSPITAL 772 00:40:17,967 --> 00:40:20,967 THAT'S GOING TO BE 1,000 CALORIES A DAY -- 773 00:40:20,967 --> 00:40:23,033 HIGH-PROTEIN, LOW-CARB. 774 00:40:23,033 --> 00:40:24,433 WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET YOU 775 00:40:24,433 --> 00:40:27,600 TO LOSE AT LEAST 50 POUNDS A MONTH. 776 00:40:27,600 --> 00:40:29,100 THANK YOU, DOCTOR. ALL RIGHT. 777 00:40:29,100 --> 00:40:30,933 NICE SEEING YOU AGAIN. ALL RIGHT. 778 00:40:30,933 --> 00:40:33,133 WE'LL BE BACK. Steven: CAN I SHAKE YOUR HAND? 779 00:40:33,133 --> 00:40:34,167 THANK YOU. 780 00:40:34,167 --> 00:40:36,633 ALL RIGHT. YOU'RE WELCOME. THANKS. 781 00:40:36,633 --> 00:40:39,133 STEVEN HASN'T BEEN TOO DIFFICULT SO FAR, 782 00:40:39,133 --> 00:40:42,733 BUT HE DOES SHOW SOME ERRATIC BEHAVIOR, 783 00:40:42,733 --> 00:40:46,133 AND THAT MAY MEAN, AS HE GETS COMFORTABLE IN HERE, 784 00:40:46,133 --> 00:40:48,333 THAT THE HONEYMOON PERIOD WILL BE OVER 785 00:40:48,333 --> 00:40:51,133 AND WE'LL SEE A WHOLE-NEW STEVEN. 786 00:40:51,133 --> 00:40:53,267 BUT WE'RE GONNA STAY OPTIMISTIC 787 00:40:53,267 --> 00:40:55,567 AND ASSUME EVERYTHING WILL GO WELL, 788 00:40:55,567 --> 00:40:59,000 AND WE'LL SEE HOW STEVEN WILL DO WITH HIS NEW DIET. 789 00:41:01,433 --> 00:41:04,800 ** 790 00:41:07,900 --> 00:41:09,900 Steven: I'M NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS DIET, 791 00:41:09,900 --> 00:41:13,067 BUT I KNOW I GOT TO DO IT. 792 00:41:13,067 --> 00:41:15,133 BUT I'M NOT GONNA LIE -- 793 00:41:15,133 --> 00:41:18,900 IF SOMEONE WOULD HAVE BROUGHT ME SOME FAST FOOD OR SOMETHING, 794 00:41:18,900 --> 00:41:21,600 I'D PROBABLY EAT IT... 795 00:41:21,600 --> 00:41:23,933 BECAUSE I'M A FAST-FOOD JUNKIE. 796 00:41:27,900 --> 00:41:31,100 IT'S JUST MY ADDICTION. 797 00:41:31,100 --> 00:41:34,967 BUT I'M TRYING TO FIX IT. 798 00:41:34,967 --> 00:41:37,267 BUT MAYBE MY DAD WILL ORDER ME SOMETHING 799 00:41:37,267 --> 00:41:38,900 AS A GOING-AWAY PRESENT, 800 00:41:38,900 --> 00:41:41,700 BECAUSE HE AND MY BROTHER ARE GOING BACK TODAY. 801 00:41:44,300 --> 00:41:46,300 AND IT'S KIND OF SAD. 802 00:41:46,300 --> 00:41:49,300 [ Voice breaking ] I'M JUST USED TO SEEING THEM EVERY DAY. 803 00:41:49,300 --> 00:41:51,333 IT'S VERY HARD. 804 00:41:53,433 --> 00:41:56,467 I'M HOPING I CAN TALK JUSTIN INTO GETTING HELP, TOO. 805 00:41:58,467 --> 00:42:04,900 UM, BASICALLY, JUSTIN AGREED THAT HE WOULD ACCEPT THE HELP 806 00:42:04,900 --> 00:42:08,900 FROM DR. NOWZARADAN AND COME BACK TO TEXAS 807 00:42:08,900 --> 00:42:12,933 TO THIS HOSPITAL, RIGHT, JUSTIN? 808 00:42:12,933 --> 00:42:14,667 YES. YOU WILL DO THAT. 809 00:42:14,667 --> 00:42:17,700 [ CHEWING LOUDLY ] 810 00:42:21,267 --> 00:42:23,133 Justin: I'M REALLY JUST READY TO GO HOME. 811 00:42:25,433 --> 00:42:27,700 WHERE YOU GOING? 812 00:42:29,900 --> 00:42:31,233 Justin: I DON'T NEED ANY OF THIS 813 00:42:31,233 --> 00:42:34,733 OR TO DEAL WITH MY BROTHER ANYMORE, 814 00:42:34,733 --> 00:42:37,567 AND I SHOULDN'T HAVE COME DOWN. 815 00:42:37,567 --> 00:42:39,400 QUIT CHEWING LIKE A COW. 816 00:42:41,400 --> 00:42:47,133 SO, I JUST WANT MY TEST RESULTS, AND I JUST WANT TO LEAVE. 817 00:42:47,133 --> 00:42:49,567 I DON'T CARE ABOUT GETTING HELP HERE. 818 00:42:49,567 --> 00:42:51,100 I'LL TRY TO DO IT ON MY OWN, 819 00:42:51,100 --> 00:42:53,667 AS LONG AS IT'S AWAY FROM MY BROTHER. 820 00:42:53,667 --> 00:42:55,600 -GOOD MORNING. -GOOD MORNING. 821 00:42:55,600 --> 00:42:57,100 HOW YOU DOING TODAY? 822 00:42:57,100 --> 00:42:58,567 I'M FEELING A LOT BETTER. YOU DOING ALL RIGHT? 823 00:42:58,567 --> 00:43:00,100 DOING OKAY? YEAH. 824 00:43:00,100 --> 00:43:01,700 JUSTIN, ALL YOUR TESTS LOOK GOOD. 825 00:43:01,700 --> 00:43:03,900 YOUR ECHOCARDIOGRAM IS GOOD, 826 00:43:03,900 --> 00:43:06,533 AND THERE IS NO ENLARGEMENT OF THE HEART 827 00:43:06,533 --> 00:43:09,067 OR ANY PROBLEM WITH THE VALVE. 828 00:43:09,067 --> 00:43:11,567 SO I THINK YOU'RE GONNA BE A GOOD CANDIDATE 829 00:43:11,567 --> 00:43:14,133 FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY IF YOU CONSIDER THAT. 830 00:43:14,133 --> 00:43:15,933 BUT I HEAR FROM YOUR FATHER 831 00:43:15,933 --> 00:43:18,967 THAT YOU NO LONGER ARE INTERESTED IN ANY HELP. 832 00:43:18,967 --> 00:43:20,167 YEAH. 833 00:43:20,167 --> 00:43:23,233 THAT'S UNFORTUNATE, BUT, CERTAINLY, YOUR CHOICE. 834 00:43:23,233 --> 00:43:26,667 SO, I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A DIET PLAN BEFORE YOU GO. 835 00:43:26,667 --> 00:43:28,067 TRY TO STICK TO IT. 836 00:43:28,067 --> 00:43:31,133 AND IF YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND, YOU LET ME KNOW, OKAY? 837 00:43:31,133 --> 00:43:32,533 -OKAY. -ALL RIGHT. 838 00:43:32,533 --> 00:43:35,300 LET'S CHECK YOUR WEIGHT TODAY. 839 00:43:40,133 --> 00:43:44,767 WE HAVE TWO BROTHERS WITH VERY SIMILAR ISSUES -- 840 00:43:44,767 --> 00:43:47,900 JUST, ONE OF THEM IS MORE ADVANCED THAN THE OTHER 841 00:43:47,900 --> 00:43:49,367 BY A SHORT MARGIN. 842 00:43:49,367 --> 00:43:51,467 BUT IF JUSTIN DOESN'T START 843 00:43:51,467 --> 00:43:53,533 TO TURN THINGS AROUND FOR HIMSELF, 844 00:43:53,533 --> 00:43:56,100 HE'S GOING TO BE BEDBOUND SOON, 845 00:43:56,100 --> 00:43:58,167 BECAUSE HE'S A TICKING CLOCK 846 00:43:58,167 --> 00:44:01,900 WITH POTENTIALLY JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME THAN STEVEN. 847 00:44:01,900 --> 00:44:05,367 SO, IF YOU COME BACK HERE AND YOU LOST 50 POUNDS, 848 00:44:05,367 --> 00:44:07,567 I WILL CONSIDER YOU FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY 849 00:44:07,567 --> 00:44:09,433 IF YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND. 850 00:44:09,433 --> 00:44:12,833 YOU'RE HEADING TO BE IN THE SAME SITUATION LIKE YOUR BROTHER 851 00:44:12,833 --> 00:44:14,167 IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS, 852 00:44:14,167 --> 00:44:16,133 SO YOU NEED TO TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY, 853 00:44:16,133 --> 00:44:19,300 AND YOU CAN'T IGNORE IT FOR TOO LONG. 854 00:44:19,300 --> 00:44:21,800 YOU'RE ALL GONNA LEAVE STEVEN HERE ON HIS OWN, HUH? 855 00:44:21,800 --> 00:44:23,600 -YEAH. -YOU GOT HIM. 856 00:44:23,600 --> 00:44:24,767 [ LAUGHS ] 857 00:44:24,767 --> 00:44:26,900 ALL RIGHT. WE'LL TAKE CARE OF HIM, OKAY? 858 00:44:26,900 --> 00:44:28,400 I'LL SEE YOU ALL LATER. 859 00:44:28,400 --> 00:44:30,300 THANK YOU. 860 00:44:32,767 --> 00:44:34,533 Justin: I'M REALLY GLAD THERE ARE NO MAJOR ISSUES 861 00:44:34,533 --> 00:44:36,567 WITH MY HEART OR ANYTHING BAD RIGHT NOW. 862 00:44:36,567 --> 00:44:39,533 COME ON. LET'S GO. 863 00:44:39,533 --> 00:44:43,100 BUT I THINK THE BEST THING FOR ME IS TO DO THIS ON MY OWN 864 00:44:43,100 --> 00:44:44,933 AND GO BACK TO RHODE ISLAND. 865 00:44:51,500 --> 00:44:55,133 WELL, I'M LEAVING. DON'T START. 866 00:44:58,233 --> 00:45:00,333 [ SOBS ] 867 00:45:03,933 --> 00:45:05,200 JUST THINK ABOUT SOMETHING -- 868 00:45:05,200 --> 00:45:08,633 YOU'RE GONNA BE 250 POUNDS WHENEVER YOU GET BACK. 869 00:45:08,633 --> 00:45:11,067 IF I DIE, I LOVE YOU. 870 00:45:11,067 --> 00:45:12,633 YOU AIN'T GONNA DIE. 871 00:45:12,633 --> 00:45:15,333 I KNOW. I NEVER SAID THAT, THOUGH, OKAY? 872 00:45:15,333 --> 00:45:16,800 I'M SORRY. YOU AIN'T GONNA DIE. 873 00:45:16,800 --> 00:45:21,233 I'M SORRY FOR EVERYTHING I DID, THOUGH, IN THE PAST, OKAY? 874 00:45:21,233 --> 00:45:24,667 DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. 875 00:45:24,667 --> 00:45:27,067 SAY "BYE" TO YOUR BROTHER. 876 00:45:27,067 --> 00:45:28,800 GO. I'M NOT GOING IN. 877 00:45:28,800 --> 00:45:30,300 JUST WALK UP TO THERE. 878 00:45:30,300 --> 00:45:31,300 YOU CAN WALK UP TO THERE. 879 00:45:31,300 --> 00:45:32,600 -JERK. -STUPID. 880 00:45:34,400 --> 00:45:36,633 BYE. WANT A HANDSHAKE. 881 00:45:36,633 --> 00:45:38,400 SURE. BYE. 882 00:45:38,400 --> 00:45:40,767 BYE. 883 00:45:40,767 --> 00:45:43,300 Steven: I'VE NEVER BEEN MORE THAN A COUPLE HOURS AWAY 884 00:45:43,300 --> 00:45:44,533 FROM MY FAMILY, 885 00:45:44,533 --> 00:45:46,200 AND I'M TERRIFIED AT THE THOUGHT 886 00:45:46,200 --> 00:45:49,767 OF BOTH OF THEM LEAVING RIGHT NOW. 887 00:45:49,767 --> 00:45:51,167 WHAT IF SOMETHING HAPPENS 888 00:45:51,167 --> 00:45:54,133 AND THEY CAN'T GET TO ME IN TIME? 889 00:45:54,133 --> 00:45:56,600 IT'S JUST HARD TO TRY TO SAY GOODBYE TO THEM, 890 00:45:56,600 --> 00:45:59,700 KNOWING THAT MAYBE THIS IS THE LAST TIME I SEE THEM. 891 00:45:59,700 --> 00:46:00,667 ** 892 00:46:04,867 --> 00:46:07,867 ** 893 00:46:14,633 --> 00:46:15,667 THANK YOU. 894 00:46:15,667 --> 00:46:16,900 YEAH. 895 00:46:16,900 --> 00:46:19,300 OKAY, I'M GONNA NEED HELP WITH MY RIGHT LEG -- 896 00:46:19,300 --> 00:46:21,500 BACK INTO THE BED. I CAN GET THE LEFT ONE IN. 897 00:46:21,500 --> 00:46:23,100 -RIGHT. -THEY CAME. 898 00:46:23,100 --> 00:46:26,300 -THEY... -YEAH. 899 00:46:26,300 --> 00:46:29,467 [ STEVEN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY ] 900 00:46:29,467 --> 00:46:31,800 I'VE BEEN IN THE HOSPITAL NOW FOR A LITTLE OVER A MONTH, 901 00:46:31,800 --> 00:46:34,767 AND IT HASN'T BEEN TOO BAD. 902 00:46:34,767 --> 00:46:36,667 IT'S HARD, BUT IT FEELS GOOD 903 00:46:36,667 --> 00:46:39,400 TO DO WHAT I'M SUPPOSED TO BE DOING. 904 00:46:39,400 --> 00:46:41,200 THANK YOU. 905 00:46:41,200 --> 00:46:45,433 SO, FOR THE MOST PART, I'M FEELING REALLY GOOD. 906 00:46:47,833 --> 00:46:49,733 OH, MY GOD. 907 00:46:49,733 --> 00:46:52,367 BUT THERE HAVE BEEN SOME FRUSTRATING MOMENTS 908 00:46:52,367 --> 00:46:54,900 THAT HAVE BEEN HARDER FOR ME TO DEAL WITH -- 909 00:46:54,900 --> 00:46:56,333 MOSTLY, HOW LONG IT TAKES 910 00:46:56,333 --> 00:46:58,067 FOR PEOPLE TO RESPOND TO THE CALL BUTTON. 911 00:46:58,067 --> 00:47:00,400 [ CALL BUTTON DINGING ] 912 00:47:03,133 --> 00:47:05,267 OH, HE JUST LEFT JUST NOW? 913 00:47:05,267 --> 00:47:07,633 ALL RIGHT, SO IT SHOULD BE HERE, THEN? 914 00:47:07,633 --> 00:47:10,167 OKAY. THANK YOU. 915 00:47:10,167 --> 00:47:12,167 I GET FRUSTRATED SOMETIMES. THAT'S WHAT'S GOING ON. 916 00:47:12,167 --> 00:47:13,333 YEAH. 917 00:47:13,333 --> 00:47:15,733 I'M NOT TRYING TO BE MEAN -- TRUST ME, I'M NOT. 918 00:47:15,733 --> 00:47:17,267 -I'LL BE OKAY. -THANK YOU. 919 00:47:17,267 --> 00:47:19,733 YOU'RE WELCOME. THANKS. 920 00:47:19,733 --> 00:47:22,233 CH-CHH, CH-CHH. 921 00:47:22,233 --> 00:47:26,067 WHEN I HIT MY CALL BUTTON, I KNOW THAT A BING GOES OFF 922 00:47:26,067 --> 00:47:29,200 AND THERE'S A BLINKING GREEN LIGHT. 923 00:47:29,200 --> 00:47:30,633 SO THEY KNOW WHEN I'M WAITING 924 00:47:30,633 --> 00:47:33,733 AND WHEN THEY'RE TAKING TOO LONG. 925 00:47:33,733 --> 00:47:36,967 AND THEY SHOULD REALLY RESPOND FASTER, BUT THEY DON'T. 926 00:47:39,633 --> 00:47:43,067 ** 927 00:47:43,067 --> 00:47:44,300 [ CALL BUTTON DINGS ] 928 00:47:44,300 --> 00:47:45,667 I AM CALLING FOR THE NURSE. 929 00:47:45,667 --> 00:47:48,800 I NEED TO INFORM HER OF SOMETHING. 930 00:47:48,800 --> 00:47:52,167 WHAT YOU NEED? 931 00:47:52,167 --> 00:47:54,933 I'M CALLING FOR MY PAIN MEDICINE -- MY NURSE. 932 00:47:54,933 --> 00:47:56,267 -YOUR NURSE? -YES, MA'AM. 933 00:47:56,267 --> 00:47:57,667 OKAY. LET ME TELL HER. 934 00:47:57,667 --> 00:47:59,500 THESE PEOPLE ARE REALLY, REALLY, REALLY 935 00:47:59,500 --> 00:48:01,933 GETTING ON MY LAST NERVE. 936 00:48:01,933 --> 00:48:07,133 IT'S VERY FRUSTRATING HOW LONG I HAVE TO WAIT FOR EVERYTHING. 937 00:48:07,133 --> 00:48:08,267 COME ON. 938 00:48:08,267 --> 00:48:10,333 [ CALL BUTTON DINGS ] 939 00:48:10,333 --> 00:48:12,700 I HAVE TO CALL THEM AND CHECK ON THINGS, 940 00:48:12,700 --> 00:48:13,933 OR NOTHING HAPPENS. 941 00:48:13,933 --> 00:48:16,067 HEY, HONEY. 942 00:48:19,200 --> 00:48:20,500 THANK YOU, NURSE. 943 00:48:20,500 --> 00:48:22,167 I DO EXPRESS MYSELF. 944 00:48:22,167 --> 00:48:24,467 IF I FEEL LIKE SOMETHING'S NOT RIGHT, 945 00:48:24,467 --> 00:48:29,067 THEN I'LL POINT IT OUT AND SAY IT'S NOT RIGHT, YOU KNOW? 946 00:48:29,067 --> 00:48:32,100 ** 947 00:48:38,933 --> 00:48:43,667 I TRIED TO STAY ON MY BEST BEHAVIOR FOR THE PAST MONTH. 948 00:48:43,667 --> 00:48:46,267 I KNOW I'M STILL HAVING MY BAD DAYS, 949 00:48:46,267 --> 00:48:48,467 AND THE HOSPITAL ISN'T HAPPY ABOUT THAT, 950 00:48:48,467 --> 00:48:50,767 BUT IT'S RIDICULOUS WHAT I HAVE TO DO 951 00:48:50,767 --> 00:48:53,433 TO GET PEOPLE TO RESPOND AROUND HERE. 952 00:48:53,433 --> 00:48:55,233 [ CALL BUTTON DINGING ] 953 00:48:55,233 --> 00:48:58,700 WE'RE STARTING TO DEVELOP SOME ISSUES WITH STEVEN. 954 00:48:58,700 --> 00:49:02,200 OVER THE PAST MONTH, A LOT OF HIS PATHOLOGICAL BEHAVIOR 955 00:49:02,200 --> 00:49:05,100 HAS STARTED TO COME OUT. 956 00:49:05,100 --> 00:49:08,667 HE'S BECOME ABUSIVE TO THE HOSPITAL STAFF, 957 00:49:08,667 --> 00:49:12,433 AND HE EXPECTS EVERYBODY TO WAIT ON HIM HAND AND FOOT. 958 00:49:12,433 --> 00:49:14,867 I NEED SOMEBODY IN MY ROOM IMMEDIATELY. 959 00:49:14,867 --> 00:49:16,100 I HAVE BEEN WAITING. 960 00:49:16,100 --> 00:49:17,133 [ CALL BUTTON DINGS ] 961 00:49:18,567 --> 00:49:20,800 I WANT THIS LIGHT OFF! 962 00:49:20,800 --> 00:49:23,600 HE THINKS THE WORLD SHOULD REVOLVE AROUND HIM 963 00:49:23,600 --> 00:49:26,067 LIKE A CHILD DOES, 964 00:49:26,067 --> 00:49:29,067 AND THAT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOR. 965 00:49:29,067 --> 00:49:30,300 STEVEN. 966 00:49:30,300 --> 00:49:31,167 HEY. 967 00:49:31,167 --> 00:49:32,767 HOW ARE YOU TODAY? OKAY. 968 00:49:32,767 --> 00:49:33,800 HOW ARE YOU? 969 00:49:33,800 --> 00:49:34,867 ALL RIGHT. 970 00:49:34,867 --> 00:49:36,867 SO, YOU SEEM LIKE YOU HAVE AN ISSUE 971 00:49:36,867 --> 00:49:38,867 GETTING ALONG WITH HOSPITAL STAFF, 972 00:49:38,867 --> 00:49:41,267 AND I'M NOT LIKING WHAT I'M HEARING. 973 00:49:41,267 --> 00:49:45,500 AT TIMES, YOU KNOW, UM, I -- SOMETIMES, I GET FRUSTRATED. 974 00:49:45,500 --> 00:49:47,667 I TELL THEM, "IF I ACT LIKE A KID, 975 00:49:47,667 --> 00:49:49,767 I WANT YOU TO TREAT ME LIKE A KID." 976 00:49:49,767 --> 00:49:51,167 HOW OLD ARE YOU? 977 00:49:51,167 --> 00:49:52,600 I'M 33 YEARS OLD. 978 00:49:52,600 --> 00:49:54,933 SO IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO GROW UP. 979 00:49:54,933 --> 00:49:57,200 IT SEEMS LIKE THE NURSES 980 00:49:57,200 --> 00:50:00,400 ARE GETTING AGITATED WITH YOUR BEHAVIOR. 981 00:50:00,400 --> 00:50:02,433 I DON'T KNOW WHAT, PARTICULARLY, IT IS, 982 00:50:02,433 --> 00:50:04,433 BUT YOU NEED TO WORK ON THAT, TOO. 983 00:50:04,433 --> 00:50:07,367 EVERYBODY HAS FEELINGS. 984 00:50:07,367 --> 00:50:10,633 I'M -- YEAH, THAT'S TRUE. I'M GLAD YOU REALIZE THAT. 985 00:50:10,633 --> 00:50:13,067 AND THE PEOPLE -- LET ME PUT IT IN PLAIN THINK. 986 00:50:13,067 --> 00:50:15,633 YOU CAME FROM UP NORTH, BUT THIS IS TEXAS. 987 00:50:15,633 --> 00:50:16,667 YES, IT IS. 988 00:50:16,667 --> 00:50:18,400 YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO SHAPE UP IN TEXAS 989 00:50:18,400 --> 00:50:21,100 AND BEHAVE LIKE PEOPLE HERE. 990 00:50:21,100 --> 00:50:23,000 ALL RIGHT? YES, SIR. 991 00:50:23,000 --> 00:50:25,033 I DON'T WANT TO HEAR OF THIS ISSUE AGAIN. 992 00:50:25,033 --> 00:50:26,333 YES. 993 00:50:26,333 --> 00:50:27,567 AND IF I DO, 994 00:50:27,567 --> 00:50:30,800 THEN THIS IS GOING TO BE A VERY DIFFERENT CONVERSATION. 995 00:50:30,800 --> 00:50:31,900 -ALL RIGHT. -ALL RIGHT. 996 00:50:31,900 --> 00:50:33,433 NICE TO SEE YOU, DR. NOWZARADAN... 997 00:50:33,433 --> 00:50:35,333 -ALL RIGHT. OKAY. -THANK YOU. 998 00:50:35,333 --> 00:50:39,600 AT THIS POINT, STEVEN IS HAVING A BEHAVIORAL PROBLEM, 999 00:50:39,600 --> 00:50:41,667 BUT IN THE MEANTIME, HE IS VERY SICK, 1000 00:50:41,667 --> 00:50:44,200 AND HE NEEDED MEDICAL HELP. 1001 00:50:44,200 --> 00:50:45,267 AND WHEN THEY'RE GONNA -- 1002 00:50:45,267 --> 00:50:47,000 [ CALL BUTTON DINGS ] 1003 00:50:47,000 --> 00:50:49,767 THAT IS STEVEN. 1004 00:50:49,767 --> 00:50:51,500 WE'LL CONTINUE TO TREAT HIM, 1005 00:50:51,500 --> 00:50:55,100 BUT IF HE DOESN'T SHOW SOME CHANGE IN HIS BEHAVIOR, 1006 00:50:55,100 --> 00:50:57,000 THEN WE WILL BE UNABLE 1007 00:50:57,000 --> 00:51:00,167 TO CONTINUE HIS TREATMENT IN THE HOSPITAL. 1008 00:51:00,167 --> 00:51:02,067 SO IT'S HIS CHOICE. 1009 00:51:03,800 --> 00:51:06,667 [ CALL BUTTON DINGING ] 1010 00:51:06,667 --> 00:51:08,633 SO, WHAT'S UP? WHAT DO YOU NEED? 1011 00:51:08,633 --> 00:51:09,533 HENRY. 1012 00:51:09,533 --> 00:51:11,733 HENRY FOR...? 1013 00:51:11,733 --> 00:51:13,467 'CAUSE I NEED TO TALK TO HIM FOR A SEC. 1014 00:51:13,467 --> 00:51:14,600 OKAY. 'CAUSE... 1015 00:51:16,367 --> 00:51:17,667 I NEED TO TALK TO HENRY. 1016 00:51:17,667 --> 00:51:19,567 OKAY. 1017 00:51:21,567 --> 00:51:22,567 Henry: STEVEN. 1018 00:51:22,567 --> 00:51:23,700 THEY TOOK MY TRAY SOMEWHERE 1019 00:51:23,700 --> 00:51:25,800 BECAUSE MY TABLE'S A MESS -- AND MY URINE. 1020 00:51:25,800 --> 00:51:27,300 IS MY TRAY STILL OUT THERE? 1021 00:51:27,300 --> 00:51:29,933 YEAH, YEAH. I THINK I SAW IT ON THE STATION. 1022 00:51:29,933 --> 00:51:33,633 WHAT THE HELL? THIS IS SO ANNOYING. 1023 00:51:33,633 --> 00:51:36,167 DID SOMEONE BRING IN MY TRAY? 1024 00:51:36,167 --> 00:51:40,133 [BLEEP] ARE YOU [BLEEP] SERIOUS? 1025 00:51:40,133 --> 00:51:42,200 Magdalena: AFTER DR. NOWZARADAN TALKED TO HIM, 1026 00:51:42,200 --> 00:51:44,767 STEVEN DIDN'T CHANGE AT ALL. 1027 00:51:44,767 --> 00:51:47,967 HE KEEPS BOTHERING. HE KEEPS CALLING. 1028 00:51:47,967 --> 00:51:49,167 [ CALL BUTTON DINGS ] 1029 00:51:49,167 --> 00:51:51,400 DAMN IT! 1030 00:51:51,400 --> 00:51:53,300 ARE THEY SERIOUS? 1031 00:51:53,300 --> 00:51:55,767 I HIT THAT BY AN ACCIDENT, 'CAUSE I DON'T FEEL GOOD -- 1032 00:51:55,767 --> 00:51:58,067 YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? YOU KNOW THAT. 1033 00:51:58,067 --> 00:52:01,333 I'VE NEVER SEEN ANY PATIENT LIKE STEVEN. 1034 00:52:01,333 --> 00:52:04,133 HE'S ASKING FOR PAIN MEDICINE EVERY 15 MINUTES, 1035 00:52:04,133 --> 00:52:06,967 AND THEN HE SPILLED URINE ON THE FLOOR. 1036 00:52:06,967 --> 00:52:08,667 I'M JUST REALLY UPSET, OKAY? 1037 00:52:08,667 --> 00:52:11,700 ** 1038 00:52:11,700 --> 00:52:14,633 [ CALL BUTTON DINGS ] 1039 00:52:16,733 --> 00:52:20,100 STEVEN, WHAT'S GOING ON WITH YOUR BEHAVIOR? 1040 00:52:20,100 --> 00:52:23,267 WE HAD A WHOLE HOST OF COMPLAINTS FROM THE NURSES 1041 00:52:23,267 --> 00:52:25,233 THAT YOU NEED TO CHANGE YOUR BEHAVIOR -- 1042 00:52:25,233 --> 00:52:26,533 YOU HAVEN'T. 1043 00:52:26,533 --> 00:52:28,800 I KNOW THAT, AND I APOLOGIZE FOR YOU. 1044 00:52:28,800 --> 00:52:31,500 APOLOGIES MEAN NOTHING. 1045 00:52:31,500 --> 00:52:34,300 YOU COME HERE FOR HELP, AND AT THIS POINT, 1046 00:52:34,300 --> 00:52:36,633 THERE'S NOTHING I CAN DO TO HELP YOU. 1047 00:52:36,633 --> 00:52:38,700 SO YOU'RE DONE HERE. 1048 00:52:38,700 --> 00:52:41,267 I'VE BEEN DOING GOOD AND EVERYTHING. PLEASE. 1049 00:52:41,267 --> 00:52:43,500 AND UNLESS YOU HAVE AN EMERGENCY, 1050 00:52:43,500 --> 00:52:45,667 YOU WILL NOT BE ADMITTED BACK. 1051 00:52:45,667 --> 00:52:47,433 I'VE BEEN GOOD. I-I SWEAR. 1052 00:52:47,433 --> 00:52:49,233 I APOLOGIZE TO EVERYBODY. 1053 00:52:49,233 --> 00:52:50,900 IF YOU WANT TO STAY IN THE PROGRAM, 1054 00:52:50,900 --> 00:52:52,700 YOU NEED TO FIND A PLACE TO STAY, 1055 00:52:52,700 --> 00:52:55,800 BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT STAYING HERE ANYMORE. 1056 00:52:55,800 --> 00:52:59,433 SO YOUR FATHER NEEDS TO SET YOU UP SOMEWHERE ELSE. 1057 00:52:59,433 --> 00:53:01,467 I DON'T HAVE ANYWHERE ELSE TO LIVE. 1058 00:53:01,467 --> 00:53:03,933 IF YOU SAY YOU HAVE NOWHERE AT ALL, 1059 00:53:03,933 --> 00:53:07,467 I WILL HAVE YOU DROPPED IN A HOMELESS SHELTER 1060 00:53:07,467 --> 00:53:09,167 IN A FEW MINUTES. 1061 00:53:09,167 --> 00:53:11,733 YOU ARE FINISHED. 1062 00:53:11,733 --> 00:53:13,633 CAN I PLEASE HAVE ANOTHER CHANCE? 1063 00:53:13,633 --> 00:53:16,667 NO. YOUR BEHAVIOR AT THIS POINT DICTATES 1064 00:53:16,667 --> 00:53:19,067 THAT NOBODY CAN HELP YOU IN HERE. 1065 00:53:19,067 --> 00:53:22,567 [ Voice breaking ] PLEASE. I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE. 1066 00:53:22,567 --> 00:53:24,900 [ SOBS ] 1067 00:53:24,900 --> 00:53:28,867 STEVEN, THERE IS NO ROOM FOR NEGOTIATION IN HERE. 1068 00:53:28,867 --> 00:53:32,067 THIS IS NOT GONNA BE TOLERATED BY ANYBODY. 1069 00:53:32,067 --> 00:53:34,167 I'LL DO ANYTHING FOR ANOTHER SHOT. 1070 00:53:34,167 --> 00:53:37,100 YOU WANT HELP HERE, YOU DON'T ABUSE PEOPLE AROUND YOU. 1071 00:53:37,100 --> 00:53:39,667 I'LL TRY TO CALL -- AND YOU CALL YOUR DAD -- 1072 00:53:39,667 --> 00:53:41,367 COME PICK YOU UP. 1073 00:53:41,367 --> 00:53:43,600 CAN YOU CALL HIM? 1074 00:53:43,600 --> 00:53:44,633 VERY WELL. 1075 00:53:44,633 --> 00:53:46,933 WE'LL CALL YOUR FATHER TO FIND OUT 1076 00:53:46,933 --> 00:53:48,467 WHERE WE WILL TAKE YOU. 1077 00:53:48,467 --> 00:53:52,267 ** 1078 00:53:52,267 --> 00:53:55,467 EVERY PROGRAM HAS TO BE TAILORED TO THE PATIENT, 1079 00:53:55,467 --> 00:53:58,067 BUT STEVEN IS SO FAR OFF THE CHART 1080 00:53:58,067 --> 00:54:00,233 FROM WHAT WE HAVE EVER EXPERIENCED 1081 00:54:00,233 --> 00:54:03,200 THAT THERE IS NO SYSTEMATIC APPROACH TO HIM, 1082 00:54:03,200 --> 00:54:07,500 ASIDE FROM HOW YOU TEACH A CHILD TO BEHAVE. 1083 00:54:07,500 --> 00:54:09,467 BUT HE ALSO IS VERY SMART, 1084 00:54:09,467 --> 00:54:12,933 AND HE KNOWS HOW TO MANIPULATE EVERYBODY AROUND HIM, 1085 00:54:12,933 --> 00:54:16,533 AND HE'LL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO GET HIS WAY. 1086 00:54:16,533 --> 00:54:20,067 SO HE WILL CRY AND HE'LL BEG, 1087 00:54:20,067 --> 00:54:21,733 BUT THE REALITY IS, 1088 00:54:21,733 --> 00:54:23,800 HE DOESN'T CARE ABOUT CHANGING. 1089 00:54:23,800 --> 00:54:26,433 NO MATTER WHAT YOU'RE ADDICTED TO, 1090 00:54:26,433 --> 00:54:28,900 IT ALL COMES DOWN TO A CHOICE. 1091 00:54:28,900 --> 00:54:32,200 EITHER HE WANTS TO CHANGE AND HE'S WILLING TO TRY, 1092 00:54:32,200 --> 00:54:35,167 OR HE ISN'T. 1093 00:54:35,167 --> 00:54:37,067 [ MONITOR BEEPS ] 1094 00:54:37,067 --> 00:54:40,433 Steven: I'M REALLY SAD AND SCARED RIGHT NOW, 1095 00:54:40,433 --> 00:54:42,900 AND I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS IS HAPPENING TO ME. 1096 00:54:47,633 --> 00:54:50,467 ** 1097 00:54:57,367 --> 00:55:00,100 ** 1098 00:55:00,100 --> 00:55:01,433 Justin: IT'S BEEN A COUPLE OF MONTHS 1099 00:55:01,433 --> 00:55:05,833 SINCE WE TOOK STEVEN DOWN TO HOUSTON TO LEAVE HIM THERE. 1100 00:55:05,833 --> 00:55:09,700 AND WHEN I GOT BACK, I WENT OVER THE DOCTOR'S DIET PLAN, 1101 00:55:09,700 --> 00:55:13,567 BUT I'M MOSTLY STILL EATING WHAT I WANT. 1102 00:55:13,567 --> 00:55:17,200 I WANT TO LOSE WEIGHT, BUT RIGHT NOW, I'M MAINTAINING, 1103 00:55:17,200 --> 00:55:19,433 BECAUSE I DON'T THINK I'VE GAINED ANYTHING. 1104 00:55:19,433 --> 00:55:23,500 SO I FEEL LIKE I'M DOING WELL. 1105 00:55:23,500 --> 00:55:27,200 [ CELLPHONE RINGTONE BLARING ] 1106 00:55:27,200 --> 00:55:29,233 HELLO? 1107 00:55:32,800 --> 00:55:33,900 YEAH? 1108 00:55:54,867 --> 00:55:56,667 WHEN DO YOU WANT ME DOWN? 1109 00:56:06,967 --> 00:56:08,733 WHEN HE GOES TO HIS OWN APARTMENT, NOW, 1110 00:56:08,733 --> 00:56:10,867 HE'S GONNA HAVE TO CHECK IN WITH YOU, RIGHT? 1111 00:56:19,233 --> 00:56:21,900 OKAY. I'M HOPING THAT I CAN GET A FLIGHT IN TOMORROW MORNING, 1112 00:56:21,900 --> 00:56:23,600 SO I CAN BE THERE BY TOMORROW. 1113 00:56:23,600 --> 00:56:25,667 DR. NOWZARADAN: Okay. 1114 00:56:25,667 --> 00:56:27,733 WELL, DR. NOW, THANK YOU FOR CALLING. 1115 00:56:27,733 --> 00:56:30,800 -All right. Bye-bye. -OKAY. BYE. 1116 00:56:30,800 --> 00:56:32,100 Steven Sr.: WHY? 1117 00:56:32,100 --> 00:56:33,500 WHY IS HE DOING THIS, 1118 00:56:33,500 --> 00:56:38,833 WHEN HE KNOWS THIS IS HIS LAST OPPORTUNITY TO GET HELP? 1119 00:56:38,833 --> 00:56:40,233 I TOLD YOU. WHAT? 1120 00:56:40,233 --> 00:56:42,100 HE WAS GONNA DO SOMETHING STUPID. 1121 00:56:42,100 --> 00:56:43,200 I'LL TELL YOU THE TRUTH -- 1122 00:56:43,200 --> 00:56:44,533 I DON'T KNOW HOW THIS IS GONNA TURN OUT 1123 00:56:44,533 --> 00:56:46,567 WHEN I GO DOWN THERE. 1124 00:56:46,567 --> 00:56:50,067 EITHER HE WANTS TO LIVE, OR HE DON'T WANT TO LIVE. 1125 00:56:50,067 --> 00:56:52,067 THAT'S THE CHOICE HE'S GOT TO MAKE, 1126 00:56:52,067 --> 00:56:54,667 AND I CAN'T MAKE IT FOR HIM BECAUSE HE'S AN ADULT. 1127 00:56:56,900 --> 00:56:59,100 YEAH, GEE, THANKS. 1128 00:56:59,100 --> 00:57:01,633 I REALLY HAVE DOUBTS THAT IT'S GONNA WORK FOR STEVEN 1129 00:57:01,633 --> 00:57:02,700 IN THE APARTMENT, 1130 00:57:02,700 --> 00:57:06,433 BUT I'M PRAYING TO GOD THAT IT DOES. 1131 00:57:06,433 --> 00:57:08,300 Justin: I CAN'T BELIEVE MY BROTHER DID THIS. 1132 00:57:08,300 --> 00:57:10,567 HE DOESN'T EVEN DESERVE THE CHANCE HE HAS. 1133 00:57:10,567 --> 00:57:12,733 SO I DON'T CARE THAT HE'S MESSING UP AGAIN, 1134 00:57:12,733 --> 00:57:15,400 BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT HE DOES -- 1135 00:57:15,400 --> 00:57:19,067 HE MAKES PEOPLE MISERABLE AND SCREWS UP EVERYTHING. 1136 00:57:19,067 --> 00:57:22,067 ** 1137 00:57:27,433 --> 00:57:30,467 ** 1138 00:57:32,300 --> 00:57:35,633 Steven: I'VE BEEN IN THE HOSPITAL FOR A COUPLE MONTHS NOW, 1139 00:57:35,633 --> 00:57:37,867 AND I'VE MADE GOOD PROGRESS, 1140 00:57:37,867 --> 00:57:39,233 BUT THEY'RE KICKING ME OUT NOW 1141 00:57:39,233 --> 00:57:41,333 BECAUSE OF HOW I'VE BEEN BEHAVING, 1142 00:57:41,333 --> 00:57:43,667 AND I'M NOT HAPPY ABOUT IT. 1143 00:57:43,667 --> 00:57:46,067 I PHYSICALLY CAN'T TAKE CARE OF MYSELF, 1144 00:57:46,067 --> 00:57:48,733 SO I CAN'T LEAVE THE CARE OF A HOSPITAL, 1145 00:57:48,733 --> 00:57:50,267 AND I DON'T THINK THEY UNDERSTAND THAT. 1146 00:57:50,267 --> 00:57:52,067 GOOD MORNING, SIR. 1147 00:57:52,067 --> 00:57:53,100 HELLO. 1148 00:57:53,100 --> 00:57:55,400 WHAT'S GOING ON TODAY -- ANYTHING? 1149 00:57:55,400 --> 00:57:56,933 NOTHING. DON'T FEEL GOOD. 1150 00:57:56,933 --> 00:57:58,200 -DON'T FEEL GOOD? -NOPE. 1151 00:57:58,200 --> 00:58:00,200 DIDN'T EAT BREAKFAST, DIDN'T EAT LUNCH. 1152 00:58:00,200 --> 00:58:03,933 MY DAD MADE IT INTO TOWN A LITTLE WHILE AGO, 1153 00:58:03,933 --> 00:58:06,233 AND HE HAD TO COME DOWN ALL THE WAY FROM RHODE ISLAND 1154 00:58:06,233 --> 00:58:08,833 TO HELP MOVE ME INTO AN APARTMENT. 1155 00:58:08,833 --> 00:58:13,367 SO, I DON'T SEE WHY ALL THIS HAS TO BE SUCH AN INCONVENIENCE, 1156 00:58:13,367 --> 00:58:16,433 BECAUSE THIS IS NOT A GOOD IDEA, MEDICALLY. 1157 00:58:17,433 --> 00:58:19,100 -HI, STEVEN. -HELLO. 1158 00:58:19,100 --> 00:58:20,400 HOW ARE YOU TODAY? 1159 00:58:20,400 --> 00:58:22,100 I HAVE NO APPETITE. 1160 00:58:22,100 --> 00:58:23,633 -YOU'RE NOT HUNGRY? -NO. 1161 00:58:23,633 --> 00:58:24,967 DID YOU DRINK ANYTHING? 1162 00:58:24,967 --> 00:58:26,500 NO. 1163 00:58:26,500 --> 00:58:29,067 YOU GOING ON A FOOD STRIKE, OR WHAT? 1164 00:58:29,067 --> 00:58:30,200 [ CHUCKLES ] 1165 00:58:30,200 --> 00:58:32,867 NOT A FOOD STRIKE -- I JUST DON'T FEEL GOOD. 1166 00:58:32,867 --> 00:58:36,300 WELL, THAT'S THE CONSEQUENCE OF YOUR OWN CHOICES. 1167 00:58:36,300 --> 00:58:38,167 BUT YOU CAN USE THIS OPPORTUNITY 1168 00:58:38,167 --> 00:58:42,133 TO LEARN TO DO THINGS ON YOUR OWN. 1169 00:58:42,133 --> 00:58:45,133 STEVEN NEEDS TO LEARN HOW TO TAKE CARE OF HIMSELF 1170 00:58:45,133 --> 00:58:47,067 AND THEN TAKE CONTROL OF HIS DIET 1171 00:58:47,067 --> 00:58:51,167 AND SHOW ME HE'S WILLING TO WORK AND LOSE WEIGHT ON HIS OWN. 1172 00:58:51,167 --> 00:58:52,967 ALL RIGHT. I'M GONNA CHECK YOUR WEIGHT 1173 00:58:52,967 --> 00:58:55,233 FOR A FINAL WEIGHT GOING ON... 1174 00:58:55,233 --> 00:58:56,500 OKAY. ...SO WE CAN MONITOR 1175 00:58:56,500 --> 00:58:57,933 YOUR PROGRESS AT HOME. 1176 00:59:00,067 --> 00:59:02,133 THANK YOU. 1177 00:59:02,133 --> 00:59:05,167 ** 1178 00:59:13,300 --> 00:59:15,833 Dr. Nowzaradan: YOU'VE LOST OVER 100 POUNDS. 1179 00:59:15,833 --> 00:59:19,067 OKAY, SO, NOW, I WANT YOU TO LOSE ANOTHER 60 POUNDS 1180 00:59:19,067 --> 00:59:20,500 OVER THE NEXT MONTH. 1181 00:59:22,567 --> 00:59:25,233 YOU DO THAT AND START TO BEHAVE YOURSELF, 1182 00:59:25,233 --> 00:59:27,367 YOU'LL BE READY FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY. 1183 00:59:27,367 --> 00:59:28,567 OKAY. 1184 00:59:28,567 --> 00:59:29,867 STEVE, I'LL SEE YOU LATER. 1185 00:59:29,867 --> 00:59:31,167 THANK YOU, DR. NOWZARADAN. 1186 00:59:31,167 --> 00:59:32,633 -ALL RIGHT. -THANK YOU. 1187 00:59:32,633 --> 00:59:35,333 STEVEN IS VERY GOOD AT MANIPULATION, 1188 00:59:35,333 --> 00:59:38,967 SO THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE AN EASY PROCESS AT ALL. 1189 00:59:38,967 --> 00:59:43,100 HOPEFULLY, HE WILL STICK TO THE PROGRAM AND COOPERATE 1190 00:59:43,100 --> 00:59:46,733 NOW THAT HE KNOWS THAT THERE IS CONSEQUENCE TO HIS BEHAVIOR, 1191 00:59:46,733 --> 00:59:49,433 BUT IT'S LIKELY GOING TO BE HARDER THAN THAT. 1192 00:59:49,433 --> 00:59:52,467 ** 1193 00:59:58,533 --> 01:00:02,800 ** 1194 01:00:02,800 --> 01:00:05,133 Steven: I DON'T LIKE THIS. 1195 01:00:05,133 --> 01:00:06,200 -THERE WE GO. -PERFECT. 1196 01:00:06,200 --> 01:00:07,600 BUT I AM A LITTLE CURIOUS 1197 01:00:07,600 --> 01:00:09,867 ABOUT WHAT MY NEW PLACE LOOKS LIKE. 1198 01:00:09,867 --> 01:00:12,533 [ Sighing ] OKAY. 1199 01:00:12,533 --> 01:00:14,900 WOW. 1200 01:00:14,900 --> 01:00:16,533 Man: OKAY. THANK YOU. 1201 01:00:16,533 --> 01:00:18,467 -THERE YOU GO. -THANKS, GUYS. 1202 01:00:18,467 --> 01:00:20,200 -HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. -ALL RIGHT? 1203 01:00:20,200 --> 01:00:21,933 I LOVE RUG. 1204 01:00:24,933 --> 01:00:27,633 [ SIGHS ] 1205 01:00:27,633 --> 01:00:29,267 GIVE ME A PHONE AND GET THE NUMBER. 1206 01:00:29,267 --> 01:00:30,867 FOR WHAT? 1207 01:00:30,867 --> 01:00:32,067 [ Chuckling incredulously ] FOR WHAT? 1208 01:00:33,200 --> 01:00:36,400 OH, MY GOD. 1209 01:00:36,400 --> 01:00:38,633 Steven: ALL RIGHT, DAD. I WANT PIZZA. 1210 01:00:38,633 --> 01:00:41,167 AND I-I REALLY DON'T WANT YOU TO HAVE IT. 1211 01:00:41,167 --> 01:00:42,967 IT'S THE ONLY TIME I WANT TO HAVE IT, SO... 1212 01:00:42,967 --> 01:00:45,033 WELL, WHAT DO YOU WANT? 1213 01:00:45,033 --> 01:00:46,933 JUST A LARGE PIZZA WITH CHEESE AND PEPPERONI 1214 01:00:46,933 --> 01:00:48,500 AND A 2-LITER BOTTLE OF COKE. 1215 01:00:51,000 --> 01:00:52,467 Steven Sr.: I LEARNED A LONG TIME AGO 1216 01:00:52,467 --> 01:00:55,067 THERE'S NO POINT IN FIGHTING STEVEN. 1217 01:00:55,067 --> 01:00:57,767 IF HE WANTS PIZZA, HE IS GOING TO GET IT. 1218 01:00:57,767 --> 01:00:59,767 WOMAN: Is this for delivery or pickup? 1219 01:00:59,767 --> 01:01:02,100 FOR DELIVERY. 1220 01:01:02,100 --> 01:01:07,633 I NEED A LARGE CHEESE AND PEPPERONI. 1221 01:01:07,633 --> 01:01:09,400 I KNOW, BUT I NEED TO FIND SOMETHING -- 1222 01:01:09,400 --> 01:01:10,967 [ KNOCK ON DOOR ] OH. 1223 01:01:10,967 --> 01:01:12,433 THOSE GUYS ARE GONNA KNOCK THE DOOR IN. 1224 01:01:12,433 --> 01:01:13,300 -HI. -ALL RIGHT. 1225 01:01:13,300 --> 01:01:14,133 -THANK YOU. -ALL RIGHT. 1226 01:01:14,133 --> 01:01:15,200 ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. 1227 01:01:17,200 --> 01:01:18,933 THERE. YOU HAPPY? YEP. 1228 01:01:18,933 --> 01:01:20,533 HAVE A PARTY. 1229 01:01:20,533 --> 01:01:21,433 I WILL. 1230 01:01:21,433 --> 01:01:23,067 I KNOW YOU WILL. 1231 01:01:23,067 --> 01:01:25,533 ** 1232 01:01:37,433 --> 01:01:40,067 OH, CAN I HAVE A PIECE? 1233 01:01:40,067 --> 01:01:44,067 BUDDY, I HAVEN'T EATEN SINCE 6:00 THIS MORNING. 1234 01:01:44,067 --> 01:01:47,133 CAN I HAVE A SLICE? YOU NEED TO SAY "YES" OR "NO." 1235 01:01:47,133 --> 01:01:48,667 NO. 1236 01:01:52,067 --> 01:01:54,133 YEAH. 1237 01:01:54,133 --> 01:01:56,600 I'M NOT GONNA MESS UP MY WEIGHT LOSS. 1238 01:01:56,600 --> 01:01:58,833 AFTER THIS, I'M GOING BACK ON THE DIET PLAN 1239 01:01:58,833 --> 01:02:01,133 AND STICKING WITH IT. 1240 01:02:01,133 --> 01:02:03,333 BUT IN HONOR OF BEING IN MY NEW HOME, 1241 01:02:03,333 --> 01:02:06,400 I'M GONNA HAVE THIS MEAL. 1242 01:02:06,400 --> 01:02:09,433 ** 1243 01:02:15,567 --> 01:02:18,833 ** 1244 01:02:18,833 --> 01:02:22,367 I'VE BEEN IN MY OWN APARTMENT FOR A MONTH NOW. 1245 01:02:22,367 --> 01:02:25,600 MY DAD WENT BACK THE DAY AFTER I MOVED IN, 1246 01:02:25,600 --> 01:02:27,600 AND IT WAS REALLY SCARY AT FIRST 1247 01:02:27,600 --> 01:02:31,767 BECAUSE I HAD TO DO THINGS ON MY OWN. 1248 01:02:31,767 --> 01:02:34,700 BUT I FEEL... 1249 01:02:34,700 --> 01:02:36,100 FREE. 1250 01:02:36,100 --> 01:02:38,900 WHAT I WAS REALLY NERVOUS ABOUT 1251 01:02:38,900 --> 01:02:41,100 WAS THAT THE HOLIDAYS ARE COMING UP, 1252 01:02:41,100 --> 01:02:44,267 AND I HAVE NEVER BEEN ALONE ON THANKSGIVING OR CHRISTMAS. 1253 01:02:44,267 --> 01:02:47,267 SO IT WAS JUST SCARY, KNOWING I'D BE ALONE. 1254 01:02:52,167 --> 01:02:54,333 WELL, HELLO! 1255 01:02:54,333 --> 01:02:58,067 BUT I'VE HAD A PERSONAL-CARE ASSISTANT HELP TAKE CARE OF ME, 1256 01:02:58,067 --> 01:03:01,067 AND I LIKE PRINCESS SO FAR. 1257 01:03:01,067 --> 01:03:04,733 SHE COMES OVER AND BATHES ME, PREPARES FOOD FOR ME, 1258 01:03:04,733 --> 01:03:06,900 AND SHE MAKES SURE I'M DOING OKAY. 1259 01:03:06,900 --> 01:03:10,833 I SEE THAT YOU GOT THAT CRANBERRY-JUICE CONTAINER 1260 01:03:10,833 --> 01:03:12,067 RIGHT NEXT TO YOU, 1261 01:03:12,067 --> 01:03:14,067 WHICH MEANS THAT YOU DRUNK JUICE. 1262 01:03:14,067 --> 01:03:15,267 WHEN? 1263 01:03:15,267 --> 01:03:16,700 I DON'T KNOW, BUT YOU DRUNK IT. 1264 01:03:16,700 --> 01:03:18,333 THAT IS BULLCRAP. 1265 01:03:18,333 --> 01:03:19,667 WE'RE GONNA DO WATER TODAY. OKAY. 1266 01:03:19,667 --> 01:03:21,100 I KNOW. I SEE. [ CHUCKLES ] 1267 01:03:21,100 --> 01:03:24,800 Princess: I'VE BEEN TAKING CARE OF STEVEN FOR A MONTH NOW, 1268 01:03:24,800 --> 01:03:27,067 AND HE CAN BE A HANDFUL AT TIMES, 1269 01:03:27,067 --> 01:03:29,567 BUT I LIKE CHALLENGES, AND HE IS A CHALLENGE. 1270 01:03:29,567 --> 01:03:32,167 SO, YOU'RE FIGHTING MY TEMPTATION FOR ME. 1271 01:03:32,167 --> 01:03:33,933 I'M TRYING TO. WE'RE GONNA DO IT TOGETHER. 1272 01:03:33,933 --> 01:03:36,567 SEE? THANK YOU. 1273 01:03:36,567 --> 01:03:38,433 Steven: BASICALLY, I ASKED PRINCESS 1274 01:03:38,433 --> 01:03:42,233 IF SHE CAN HELP ME STICK TO DR. NOWZARADAN'S PLAN 1275 01:03:42,233 --> 01:03:44,833 BY KEEPING ME ON A 1,000-CALORIE DIET 1276 01:03:44,833 --> 01:03:46,867 AND NOT MAKING IT GO OVER THAT. 1277 01:03:46,867 --> 01:03:50,433 OKAY. SO, YOUR DINNER WAS 340 CALORIES. 1278 01:03:50,433 --> 01:03:51,467 HA! 1279 01:03:51,467 --> 01:03:53,233 WHAT YOU SHOULD HAVE SUBSTITUTED WAS WATER. 1280 01:03:53,233 --> 01:03:55,100 I DID NOT KNOW WHAT I WAS DOING WITH THE JUICE, 1281 01:03:55,100 --> 01:03:56,867 SO I JUST KEPT POURING IT. 1282 01:03:56,867 --> 01:03:59,133 I WAS LIKE, "MMM!" 1283 01:03:59,133 --> 01:04:02,100 I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO SEE THE DOCTOR HERE SOON, 1284 01:04:02,100 --> 01:04:04,867 AND WHEN I DO, I KNOW I NEED TO HIT MY WEIGHT-LOSS GOALS 1285 01:04:04,867 --> 01:04:07,067 TO SHOW HIM I CAN DO THIS, 1286 01:04:07,067 --> 01:04:11,133 OR I KNOW HE'S NOT GONNA APPROVE ME FOR SURGERY. 1287 01:04:11,133 --> 01:04:14,167 ** 1288 01:04:18,833 --> 01:04:21,867 ** 1289 01:04:28,933 --> 01:04:31,133 [ TELEPHONE RINGS ] 1290 01:04:31,133 --> 01:04:32,200 Steven Sr.: WHAT DO YOU WANT? 1291 01:04:32,200 --> 01:04:34,667 I want to talk to him. 1292 01:04:34,667 --> 01:04:36,333 -HE'S RIGHT -- -WHAT DO YOU WANT?! 1293 01:04:36,333 --> 01:04:37,600 I ain't got no food here, 1294 01:04:37,600 --> 01:04:38,900 and if you don't believe me, ask Princess. 1295 01:04:38,900 --> 01:04:40,400 THAT'S NOT MY [BLEEP] PROBLEM! 1296 01:04:40,400 --> 01:04:42,933 THAT'S YOUR PROBLEM, NOT MINE. 1297 01:04:42,933 --> 01:04:44,700 So, I did not get any food today. 1298 01:04:44,700 --> 01:04:47,800 WELL, YOU HAD THREE MEALS DELIVERED. SORRY. 1299 01:04:47,800 --> 01:04:49,567 No, I did not! 1300 01:04:49,567 --> 01:04:51,067 YES, YOU DID! 1301 01:04:51,067 --> 01:04:52,500 No, I didn't. 1302 01:04:52,500 --> 01:04:56,400 WELL, GUESS WHAT -- I DON'T HAVE NO MONEY, AND I AM BROKE. 1303 01:04:56,400 --> 01:04:59,067 SO YOU CAN THREATEN ME ALL YOU WANT. 1304 01:04:59,067 --> 01:05:01,067 Well, then, there's gonna be issues. 1305 01:05:01,067 --> 01:05:02,333 THEN THERE'S GONNA BE ISSUES. 1306 01:05:02,333 --> 01:05:05,100 I'M GONNA SHUT MY PHONE OFF, AND SO IS JUSTIN. 1307 01:05:05,100 --> 01:05:06,700 [ Shouting indistinctly ] 1308 01:05:06,700 --> 01:05:08,333 GOODBYE! 1309 01:05:08,333 --> 01:05:09,700 Don't come down here. 1310 01:05:09,700 --> 01:05:11,267 BYE. 1311 01:05:11,267 --> 01:05:12,367 Never! 1312 01:05:12,367 --> 01:05:13,700 BYE! 1313 01:05:13,700 --> 01:05:16,167 Never, ever and ever and ever! 1314 01:05:16,167 --> 01:05:17,767 BYE! 1315 01:05:23,167 --> 01:05:26,133 ** 1316 01:05:31,333 --> 01:05:34,367 ** 1317 01:05:40,733 --> 01:05:44,167 ** 1318 01:05:44,167 --> 01:05:47,733 Princess: I AM ON THE WAY TO STEVEN'S HOUSE. 1319 01:05:47,733 --> 01:05:51,167 I RECEIVED A CALL THAT HE WASN'T ANSWERING THE DOOR, 1320 01:05:51,167 --> 01:05:54,267 NOR IS HE RESPONDING TO PHONE CALLS. 1321 01:05:54,267 --> 01:05:56,967 THAT'S NOT LIKE HIM. 1322 01:05:56,967 --> 01:05:58,633 IT'S BEEN A LITTLE OVER TWO MONTHS 1323 01:05:58,633 --> 01:06:00,467 SINCE STEVEN LEFT THE HOSPITAL, 1324 01:06:00,467 --> 01:06:03,067 AND HE MISSED HIS LAST DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT. 1325 01:06:03,067 --> 01:06:05,533 I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S BECAUSE HE'S HIDING SOMETHING 1326 01:06:05,533 --> 01:06:07,333 OR IF HE'S IN TROUBLE, 1327 01:06:07,333 --> 01:06:10,367 SO I'M TRYING TO FIND OUT. 1328 01:06:10,367 --> 01:06:11,333 [ KNOCKING ON DOOR ] 1329 01:06:11,333 --> 01:06:14,333 STEVEN! 1330 01:06:14,333 --> 01:06:15,433 STEVEN?! 1331 01:06:17,233 --> 01:06:20,867 STEVEN, IT'S PRINCESS. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOR. 1332 01:06:20,867 --> 01:06:23,533 NOW, I'M GOING TO TRY WITH MY KEY, OKAY? 1333 01:06:25,533 --> 01:06:27,900 I'M COMING. HAVE IT YOUR WAY. 1334 01:06:31,433 --> 01:06:35,300 WELL... STEVEN! 1335 01:06:35,300 --> 01:06:39,233 OKAY. STEVEN ASSANTI IS NOT HERE. 1336 01:06:39,233 --> 01:06:41,733 STEVEN NEVER LEAVES HERE WITHOUT TAKING HIS TABLET. 1337 01:06:41,733 --> 01:06:45,133 HE ALSO DON'T GO ANYWHERE WITHOUT ONE OF THOSE WALKERS, 1338 01:06:45,133 --> 01:06:48,067 SO HE GOT OUT OF HERE BY A WHEELCHAIR. 1339 01:06:51,067 --> 01:06:53,900 STEVEN JUST GOT A PRESCRIPTION FILLED, 1340 01:06:53,900 --> 01:06:55,133 AND IT'S HYDROCODONE, 1341 01:06:55,133 --> 01:06:57,533 AND IT WAS 100-COUNT, AND THEY'RE GONE. 1342 01:06:57,533 --> 01:07:01,433 SO HE TOOK THE EQUIVALENT TO KNOCK OUT AN ELEPHANT. 1343 01:07:01,433 --> 01:07:04,100 I THINK THAT HE HAS A SLIGHT PROBLEM. 1344 01:07:04,100 --> 01:07:07,067 AH, WHAT I SHOULD DO IS -- I'M GONNA PRESS "REDIAL" 1345 01:07:07,067 --> 01:07:11,100 AND SEE THE LAST NUMBER THAT HE CALLED. 1346 01:07:11,100 --> 01:07:14,933 HELLO. WHICH HOSPITAL IS THIS? 1347 01:07:14,933 --> 01:07:20,500 HI. I WAS TRYING TO SEE IF Y'ALL HAVE A PATIENT THERE. 1348 01:07:20,500 --> 01:07:21,933 ASSANTI. 1349 01:07:21,933 --> 01:07:23,900 SO, YOU DO SEE HIM IN THE E.R.? 1350 01:07:23,900 --> 01:07:26,067 ALL RIGHT, I SURE THANK YOU, MA'AM. 1351 01:07:26,067 --> 01:07:28,400 BYE-BYE. 1352 01:07:28,400 --> 01:07:29,800 ALL RIGHT. 1353 01:07:29,800 --> 01:07:32,300 SO, IT LOOKS LIKE STEVEN CALLED FOR AN EMERGENCY PICKUP 1354 01:07:32,300 --> 01:07:36,600 TO GET TO ANOTHER HOSPITAL TO GET HIS PAIN MEDS REFILLED. 1355 01:07:36,600 --> 01:07:39,733 SO I'M GOING TO REPORT BACK TO DR. NOWZARADAN, 1356 01:07:39,733 --> 01:07:42,967 AND THEN WE'LL SEE HOW HE WANTS TO HANDLE THIS, 1357 01:07:42,967 --> 01:07:45,267 BECAUSE STEVEN'S GOING TO KILL HIMSELF 1358 01:07:45,267 --> 01:07:47,067 IF THIS IS WHAT HE'S DOING. 1359 01:07:48,900 --> 01:07:52,767 ** 1360 01:07:54,567 --> 01:07:58,667 STEVEN IS HAVING SOME ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR 1361 01:07:58,667 --> 01:08:01,567 THAT IS CONCERNING. 1362 01:08:01,567 --> 01:08:03,367 PRINCESS CALLED ME TO TELL ME 1363 01:08:03,367 --> 01:08:09,300 HOW STEVEN IS ABUSING THE SYSTEM TO GET PAINKILLERS. 1364 01:08:09,300 --> 01:08:11,900 HE ALSO MISSED THE LAST APPOINTMENT WITH ME 1365 01:08:11,900 --> 01:08:14,267 AND HAS BEEN TURNING AWAY THE PSYCHOLOGISTS 1366 01:08:14,267 --> 01:08:16,933 WHEN THEY HAVE COME TO SEE HIM. 1367 01:08:16,933 --> 01:08:20,167 SO I'M STOPPING IN TO HAVE A TALK WITH HIM TODAY. 1368 01:08:20,167 --> 01:08:21,633 [ KNOCKS ON DOOR ] 1369 01:08:21,633 --> 01:08:23,500 STEVEN. 1370 01:08:23,500 --> 01:08:24,733 -HI. -HOW YOU DOING? 1371 01:08:24,733 --> 01:08:26,867 OKAY. HOW ARE YOU? 1372 01:08:26,867 --> 01:08:29,700 I'M DOING OKAY. YOU'RE PULLING YOUR HAIR OUT. 1373 01:08:29,700 --> 01:08:33,533 WELL, I'M NOT PULLING IT OUT LIKE BIG, HUGE PIECES, 1374 01:08:33,533 --> 01:08:37,067 BUT THEY'RE LIKE LITTLE STRANDS THAT ACCUMULATE. 1375 01:08:37,067 --> 01:08:40,067 MOST PEOPLE JUST SAY THEY'RE PULLING THEIR HAIR OUT 1376 01:08:40,067 --> 01:08:41,400 AS AN EXPRESSION, 1377 01:08:41,400 --> 01:08:44,333 BUT YOU ACTUALLY DO IT. 1378 01:08:44,333 --> 01:08:47,133 YOU MISSED YOUR APPOINTMENT WITH ME LAST WEEK. 1379 01:08:47,133 --> 01:08:48,800 DO YOU THINK YOU LOST ANY WEIGHT? 1380 01:08:48,800 --> 01:08:51,300 WELL, I, UH, I-I MEAN... 1381 01:08:51,300 --> 01:08:54,567 [ STAMMERS ] I MEAN... 1382 01:08:54,567 --> 01:08:56,067 I MEAN, YOU KNOW. 1383 01:08:56,067 --> 01:08:57,867 I SEE PIZZA IN HERE. 1384 01:08:57,867 --> 01:09:01,133 HOW MANY TIMES DID YOU ORDER PIZZA SINCE YOU'VE BEEN HERE? 1385 01:09:01,133 --> 01:09:02,667 PROBABLY LIKE TWO. 1386 01:09:02,667 --> 01:09:06,433 TWO -- TWO TIMES THAT SHE KNOWS. 1387 01:09:06,433 --> 01:09:09,467 HOW MANY TIMES THAT SHE DIDN'T KNOW THAT YOU ORDERED PIZZA? 1388 01:09:09,467 --> 01:09:10,867 DON'T LOOK AT HER. 1389 01:09:10,867 --> 01:09:15,167 WELL, WHEN I FIRST GOT HERE TO THE APARTMENT, I HAD A PIZZA. 1390 01:09:15,167 --> 01:09:17,867 I FEEL THE GUILT EVERY TIME I EAT IT -- I DO. 1391 01:09:17,867 --> 01:09:20,100 I DON'T WANT TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR GUILT. 1392 01:09:20,100 --> 01:09:22,467 SO, YOU MISSED YOUR DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT, 1393 01:09:22,467 --> 01:09:25,167 AND YOU ARE ABUSING YOUR PAIN MEDICATION 1394 01:09:25,167 --> 01:09:27,767 AND GOING TO ALL THESE HOSPITALS. 1395 01:09:27,767 --> 01:09:29,067 WHY ARE YOU DOING THAT? 1396 01:09:29,067 --> 01:09:30,300 I SHOULDN'T. 1397 01:09:30,300 --> 01:09:32,533 AND WE HAVE DISCOVERED YOU HAVE DONE THIS 1398 01:09:32,533 --> 01:09:35,400 ABOUT 20 TIMES THIS PAST MONTH. 1399 01:09:35,400 --> 01:09:37,767 DO YOU KNOW HOW DANGEROUS IT IS? 1400 01:09:37,767 --> 01:09:39,367 YOU NEED TO STOP THAT. YEAH. 1401 01:09:39,367 --> 01:09:42,300 THIS IS TIME RIGHT NOW TO STOP ALL THAT. 1402 01:09:42,300 --> 01:09:43,367 YES. 1403 01:09:43,367 --> 01:09:45,200 AND I NEED TO SEE WEIGHT LOSS FROM YOU. 1404 01:09:45,200 --> 01:09:48,367 IF YOU HAVE NO WEIGHT LOSS, WE'RE GONNA DROP YOU, OKAY? 1405 01:09:48,367 --> 01:09:50,100 YES. YOU'RE GONNA BE ON YOUR OWN, 1406 01:09:50,100 --> 01:09:52,333 AND THIS IS GONNA BE THE END OF THE ROAD. 1407 01:09:52,333 --> 01:09:53,600 -OKAY. -OKAY? 1408 01:09:53,600 --> 01:09:55,733 ALL RIGHT. SO, WE'LL GET YOU 1409 01:09:55,733 --> 01:09:58,233 A PSYCH DOCTOR TO COME IN AND VISIT YOU. 1410 01:09:58,233 --> 01:09:59,733 STOP PULLING YOUR HAIR 1411 01:09:59,733 --> 01:10:01,500 AND DOING ALL THESE WEIRD THINGS. 1412 01:10:01,500 --> 01:10:05,367 AND WE'LL SEND SOMEBODY TO CUT YOUR HAIR SHORT 1413 01:10:05,367 --> 01:10:07,467 SO YOU DON'T PULL IT OFF. 1414 01:10:07,467 --> 01:10:09,733 GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER, STEVEN, 1415 01:10:09,733 --> 01:10:12,667 AND YOU'RE NOT GOING TO MISS YOUR NEXT APPOINTMENT. 1416 01:10:12,667 --> 01:10:14,533 ALL RIGHT, I'LL SEE YOU NEXT WEEK. 1417 01:10:14,533 --> 01:10:17,167 OKAY. 1418 01:10:17,167 --> 01:10:20,133 PULLING HAIR OUT IS A NERVOUS TIC 1419 01:10:20,133 --> 01:10:22,433 THAT WE SEE IN A CHILD. 1420 01:10:22,433 --> 01:10:26,467 THERE IS SOME PART OF STEVEN THAT ACTS LIKE AN ADOLESCENT 1421 01:10:26,467 --> 01:10:29,367 AND REFUSES TO MATURE TO BE AN ADULT, 1422 01:10:29,367 --> 01:10:32,133 AND THAT BEHAVIOR IS NOT ACCEPTABLE 1423 01:10:32,133 --> 01:10:35,800 BECAUSE, RIGHT NOW, HIS ADDICTION TO PAIN MEDICATION 1424 01:10:35,800 --> 01:10:39,567 IS GOING TO KILL HIM BEFORE HIS OVEREATING DOES. 1425 01:10:42,067 --> 01:10:44,833 Steven: I THOUGHT DR. NOWZARADAN WAS GONNA GIVE UP ON ME AGAIN, 1426 01:10:44,833 --> 01:10:49,433 SO I'M GLAD I STILL HAVE ANOTHER CHANCE TO DO THIS. 1427 01:10:49,433 --> 01:10:54,467 BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH I LOST OR IF I LOST AT ALL. 1428 01:10:54,467 --> 01:10:57,400 SO I KNOW I NEED TO WORK HARDER AND DO BETTER 1429 01:10:57,400 --> 01:11:01,433 BEFORE I SEE HIM AGAIN. 1430 01:11:01,433 --> 01:11:04,867 ** 1431 01:11:07,067 --> 01:11:09,600 [ CAR WHIRRING ] 1432 01:11:09,600 --> 01:11:12,967 Justin: IT'S BEEN ABOUT FIVE MONTHS SINCE I'VE MET DR. NOWZARADAN 1433 01:11:12,967 --> 01:11:15,933 AND HE GAVE ME HIS WEIGHT-LOSS PLAN. 1434 01:11:15,933 --> 01:11:19,200 I STILL DON'T THINK I NEED ANY SURGERY, 1435 01:11:19,200 --> 01:11:22,467 AND I HAVEN'T HAD MUCH TIME TO WORK ON MY DIET. 1436 01:11:22,467 --> 01:11:25,833 BUT I THINK I'M DOING WELL BECAUSE I GET OUT. 1437 01:11:25,833 --> 01:11:29,333 I MAKE SURE I'M DOING EXERCISE AND STAYING ACTIVE. 1438 01:11:29,333 --> 01:11:32,367 ** 1439 01:11:34,667 --> 01:11:36,467 I NEED TO WALK TO GET TO THE PARK 1440 01:11:36,467 --> 01:11:39,367 BECAUSE I DON'T DRIVE RIGHT NOW. 1441 01:11:39,367 --> 01:11:40,767 IT'S ABOUT A COUPLE-MILE WALK. 1442 01:11:40,767 --> 01:11:44,600 AND YOU KNOW WHAT? IT'S HARD, BUT I GOT TO DO IT. 1443 01:11:44,600 --> 01:11:46,633 [ BREATHING HEAVILY ] 1444 01:11:48,433 --> 01:11:51,433 AND IT'S BEEN REALLY NICE TO HAVE STEVEN AWAY, BUT... 1445 01:11:51,433 --> 01:11:55,267 SOME WAYS, IT'S STILL LIKE HE'S RIGHT HERE, 1446 01:11:55,267 --> 01:11:58,633 BECAUSE STEVEN STILL CALLS MY DAD ALL THE TIME, 1447 01:11:58,633 --> 01:12:00,633 AND HE ALWAYS GIVES IN 1448 01:12:00,633 --> 01:12:03,333 AND ORDERS A PIZZA TO BE DELIVERED TO STEVEN. 1449 01:12:03,333 --> 01:12:06,067 Steven Sr.: WHY ARE YOU -- WHY ARE YOU ASKING FOR PIZZA AGAIN? 1450 01:12:06,067 --> 01:12:08,433 I CANNOT AFFORD IT! [ EXHALES ] 1451 01:12:08,433 --> 01:12:11,200 STEVEN: All right. That's the last time I'll do it, then. 1452 01:12:12,367 --> 01:12:14,500 Thanks for calling. This is Jeanette. How can I help you? 1453 01:12:14,500 --> 01:12:18,833 YEAH, COULD I HAVE A LARGE CHEESE AND PEPPERONI, PLEASE? 1454 01:12:18,833 --> 01:12:20,567 THANK YOU. 1455 01:12:20,567 --> 01:12:22,600 IF I DON'T ORDER STEVEN THIS PIZZA, 1456 01:12:22,600 --> 01:12:23,967 HE WILL GO TO THE HOSPITAL, 1457 01:12:23,967 --> 01:12:26,067 AND I DON'T WANT TO SEE HIM DO THAT. 1458 01:12:26,067 --> 01:12:28,267 THAT'S WHEN HE USUALLY BUSTS MY... 1459 01:12:28,267 --> 01:12:30,700 TO ORDER HIM FOOD. 1460 01:12:30,700 --> 01:12:34,867 I WANT HIM TO STAY HOME WHERE HE BELONGS. 1461 01:12:34,867 --> 01:12:36,500 E-MAIL HIM. 1462 01:12:36,500 --> 01:12:37,833 WHAT? 1463 01:12:37,833 --> 01:12:39,833 STEVEN: I'm here. I'm on the other line. 1464 01:12:39,833 --> 01:12:41,367 WELL, I'M TELLING YOU RIGHT NOW -- 1465 01:12:41,367 --> 01:12:43,500 WHY'D YOU THREATEN ME IF I DIDN'T GET THE PIZZA? 1466 01:12:44,700 --> 01:12:46,067 'CAUSE YOU WANTED IT. 1467 01:12:46,067 --> 01:12:47,800 HE SOUNDS HIGH. 1468 01:12:47,800 --> 01:12:49,500 IS HE TAKING DRUGS? 1469 01:12:49,500 --> 01:12:50,533 HUH? 1470 01:12:52,333 --> 01:12:54,633 YOU [BLEEP] UP, IT'S OVER -- YOU KNOW THAT. 1471 01:12:54,633 --> 01:12:56,067 YOU QUIT THREATENING ME. 1472 01:12:57,133 --> 01:12:59,133 HELLO? 1473 01:12:59,133 --> 01:13:01,333 [ Chuckling incredulously ] HE HUNG UP ON ME. 1474 01:13:01,333 --> 01:13:03,900 I KNOW WHAT TO DO. CALL HIM UP. 1475 01:13:03,900 --> 01:13:06,800 TELL HIM YOU'LL CANCEL IT. 1476 01:13:06,800 --> 01:13:10,133 YOU ORDERED HIM PIZZA ABOUT EIGHT TIMES THIS WEEK. 1477 01:13:10,133 --> 01:13:11,533 EVERY TIME I DO SOMETHING FOR HIM, 1478 01:13:11,533 --> 01:13:13,367 YOU ALWAYS GOT TO JUMP DOWN MY THROAT. 1479 01:13:13,367 --> 01:13:15,433 THAT'S RIGHT, 'CAUSE YOU'RE DOING THE WRONG THING. 1480 01:13:15,433 --> 01:13:18,100 YOUR SON HAS ENOUGH DRUGS IN HIM TO OPEN UP A PHARMACY. 1481 01:13:18,100 --> 01:13:19,367 I KNOW I SHOULDN'T BE DOING IT, 1482 01:13:19,367 --> 01:13:21,500 BUT I'M JUST KEEPING HIM OUT OF THE HOSPITAL. 1483 01:13:21,500 --> 01:13:23,833 YOU KNOW, JUST BECAUSE I DO SOMETHING FOR HIM, 1484 01:13:23,833 --> 01:13:25,967 THAT'S REALLY NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS. 1485 01:13:25,967 --> 01:13:28,067 YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? 1486 01:13:28,067 --> 01:13:31,367 BUDDY, YOU HEAR ME? YEAH. 1487 01:13:31,367 --> 01:13:32,467 ALL RIGHT. THINK ABOUT IT. 1488 01:13:32,467 --> 01:13:34,900 SEE YOU LATER. 1489 01:13:34,900 --> 01:13:37,200 Justin: MY DAD WILL ALWAYS ENABLE STEVEN, 1490 01:13:37,200 --> 01:13:40,267 AND STEVEN WILL ALWAYS TAKE EVERYTHING HE HAS 1491 01:13:40,267 --> 01:13:42,833 AND EVERYTHING I HAVE. 1492 01:13:42,833 --> 01:13:44,333 THAT'S THE WAY IT'S ALWAYS BEEN, 1493 01:13:44,333 --> 01:13:46,300 AND THAT'S THE WAY IT'LL ALWAYS BE. 1494 01:13:46,300 --> 01:13:48,967 AND UNLESS MY DAD CHANGES, STEVEN NEVER WILL. 1495 01:13:54,933 --> 01:13:57,933 ** 1496 01:14:00,567 --> 01:14:01,600 OOH! 1497 01:14:05,100 --> 01:14:08,267 TODAY, I'M GOING BACK TO SEE DR. NOWZARADAN. 1498 01:14:13,767 --> 01:14:18,400 BUT I'M NERVOUS BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH I WEIGH, 1499 01:14:18,400 --> 01:14:20,633 BUT I REALLY HOPE I'VE LOST SOME OF THE WEIGHT. 1500 01:14:24,500 --> 01:14:27,400 I WAS 624 WHEN I LEFT THE HOSPITAL, 1501 01:14:27,400 --> 01:14:30,067 AND THE DOCTOR WANTED ME TO LOSE 60 POUNDS 1502 01:14:30,067 --> 01:14:34,400 TO GET UNDER 564. 1503 01:14:34,400 --> 01:14:38,967 I CHEATED A FEW TIMES. I'M A LITTLE WORRIED. 1504 01:14:38,967 --> 01:14:41,300 SO PRINCESS TOLD ME SHE'D COME WITH ME 1505 01:14:41,300 --> 01:14:42,767 TO BE THERE FOR SUPPORT. 1506 01:14:42,767 --> 01:14:44,567 HOW WAS THE RIDE? 1507 01:14:44,567 --> 01:14:46,167 IT WAS GOOD. IT WAS ALL RIGHT. 1508 01:14:46,167 --> 01:14:49,067 Woman: STEVEN ASSANTI. 1509 01:14:49,067 --> 01:14:50,333 Steven: MISTAKES HAPPEN -- 1510 01:14:50,333 --> 01:14:53,767 IT'S JUST A PART OF LIFE, YOU KNOW? 1511 01:14:53,767 --> 01:14:56,900 BUT I'M REALLY NERVOUS RIGHT NOW. 1512 01:14:56,900 --> 01:14:58,333 -GOOD? -I'M GOOD. YEP. 1513 01:14:58,333 --> 01:15:01,067 OKAY. 1514 01:15:01,067 --> 01:15:04,067 BECAUSE I DON'T WANT THE DOCTOR TO GIVE UP ON ME, 1515 01:15:04,067 --> 01:15:06,500 SO I HOPE I SHOW HIM ENOUGH TODAY 1516 01:15:06,500 --> 01:15:08,533 TO PROVE TO HIM THAT I CAN DO IT. 1517 01:15:09,500 --> 01:15:12,367 706. 1518 01:15:12,367 --> 01:15:14,300 THAT IS NOT GOOD. 1519 01:15:17,933 --> 01:15:21,400 I THINK DR. NOW'S GONNA BE REALLY MAD. 1520 01:15:24,900 --> 01:15:26,267 [BLEEP] 1521 01:15:26,267 --> 01:15:27,867 [ KNOCK ON DOOR ] 1522 01:15:29,833 --> 01:15:30,833 Dr. Nowzaradan: STEVEN. 1523 01:15:30,833 --> 01:15:31,867 HI. 1524 01:15:34,733 --> 01:15:36,833 WHAT'S GOING ON? 1525 01:15:36,833 --> 01:15:38,600 GAINED ALL THE WEIGHT BACK. 1526 01:15:38,600 --> 01:15:40,567 AND DO YOU REMEMBER HOW MUCH YOU WEIGHED 1527 01:15:40,567 --> 01:15:42,333 WHEN YOU LEFT THE HOSPITAL? 1528 01:15:42,333 --> 01:15:44,267 I WAS 624, I THINK. 1529 01:15:44,267 --> 01:15:47,700 YOU MANAGED TO GAIN 80 POUNDS. 1530 01:15:47,700 --> 01:15:51,600 SO, TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON WITH YOUR EATING HABITS. 1531 01:15:51,600 --> 01:15:55,300 I WOULD KIND OF HAVE A PIZZA EVERY NOW AND THEN AND STUFF. 1532 01:15:55,300 --> 01:15:56,333 ALL RIGHT. 1533 01:15:56,333 --> 01:15:58,800 SO, IF THIS IS NOT WORKING FOR YOU, 1534 01:15:58,800 --> 01:16:02,167 I'M NOT GONNA BE THE ONE TO WRITE YOUR DEATH CERTIFICATE. 1535 01:16:02,167 --> 01:16:04,600 THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE. 1536 01:16:04,600 --> 01:16:07,767 YOU LOSE 60 POUNDS THIS NEXT MONTH, 1537 01:16:07,767 --> 01:16:10,167 STOP ABUSING YOUR PAIN MEDS, 1538 01:16:10,167 --> 01:16:14,067 AND DO THIS RIGHT, OR YOU CAN GO HOME. 1539 01:16:14,067 --> 01:16:15,567 I DO HAVE A QUESTION, THOUGH. 1540 01:16:15,567 --> 01:16:16,467 YES? 1541 01:16:16,467 --> 01:16:18,667 UM, I... 1542 01:16:18,667 --> 01:16:22,167 I-I DO NEED ONE MORE PAIN SCRIPT, THOUGH, FOR MY PAIN, 1543 01:16:22,167 --> 01:16:23,800 'CAUSE I AM IN A LOT OF PAIN. 1544 01:16:23,800 --> 01:16:25,833 YOUR PAIN SCRIPT WENT AWAY 1545 01:16:25,833 --> 01:16:28,267 WHEN YOU CALLED YOUR DAD TO BRING YOU FOOD. 1546 01:16:28,267 --> 01:16:30,133 I PROMISE, OKAY? 1547 01:16:30,133 --> 01:16:31,900 NO. NO. 1548 01:16:31,900 --> 01:16:33,567 YOU WANT TO GO TO AN EMERGENCY ROOM 1549 01:16:33,567 --> 01:16:35,733 AND CRY TO SOMEBODY WHO'LL WRITE YOU PAIN MEDICATION, 1550 01:16:35,733 --> 01:16:37,100 BE MY GUEST, 1551 01:16:37,100 --> 01:16:38,733 BUT I'M NOT GONNA GO DO THAT. 1552 01:16:38,733 --> 01:16:41,233 YOUR PAIN IS BECAUSE OF YOUR WEIGHT. 1553 01:16:41,233 --> 01:16:43,733 IF YOU DON'T WANT THE PAIN, LOSE THE WEIGHT. 1554 01:16:43,733 --> 01:16:46,233 AND WE GOT AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO LOSE THE WEIGHT. 1555 01:16:46,233 --> 01:16:48,500 RIGHT. SO I HAVE TO GO HOME AND BE IN PAIN, THEN? 1556 01:16:48,500 --> 01:16:50,300 WHAT DO I DO? [ SCOFFS ] 1557 01:16:50,300 --> 01:16:53,333 WATCH YOUR DIET. THAT'LL REMIND YOU TO EAT LESS, 1558 01:16:53,333 --> 01:16:56,833 REMIND YOU NOT TO ORDER PIZZA, OKAY? 1559 01:16:56,833 --> 01:17:01,400 THE DRAGON'S BEEN UNLEASHED, AND I WANT TO DO IT NOW, 1560 01:17:01,400 --> 01:17:03,500 'CAUSE I KNOW I CAN DO IT NOW. 1561 01:17:03,500 --> 01:17:05,767 HAVE YOU SEEN THE PSYCH YET? 1562 01:17:05,767 --> 01:17:07,267 I DIDN'T YET, 1563 01:17:07,267 --> 01:17:11,967 BECAUSE I FELT LIKE EVERYTHING WAS RUNNING SMOOTHLY RIGHT NOW. 1564 01:17:11,967 --> 01:17:14,467 MAKE THAT APPOINTMENT AND SEE THEM. 1565 01:17:14,467 --> 01:17:16,133 DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME? 1566 01:17:16,133 --> 01:17:19,467 SO, YOU GOT A LOT OF CHANGES OF BEHAVIOR TO DO. 1567 01:17:19,467 --> 01:17:21,700 FROM THIS POINT ON, STEVE, 1568 01:17:21,700 --> 01:17:25,067 YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO MAKE PERMANENT CHANGES. 1569 01:17:25,067 --> 01:17:28,900 IF YOU DON'T, I'M NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO HELP YOU. 1570 01:17:28,900 --> 01:17:30,067 ALL RIGHT? 1571 01:17:30,067 --> 01:17:31,100 YES. 1572 01:17:31,100 --> 01:17:32,367 Dr. Nowzaradan: I AM VERY CONCERNED 1573 01:17:32,367 --> 01:17:33,667 ABOUT STEVEN RIGHT NOW. 1574 01:17:33,667 --> 01:17:36,233 HE IS PLAYING GAME AFTER GAME, 1575 01:17:36,233 --> 01:17:38,700 AND HE HAS A SYSTEM OF MANIPULATION 1576 01:17:38,700 --> 01:17:41,333 WHERE HE KNOWS HOW TO GET FOOD HE WANTS 1577 01:17:41,333 --> 01:17:44,767 AND HE KNOWS HOW TO GET HIS PAIN MEDICINE. 1578 01:17:44,767 --> 01:17:47,067 YOU TRIED TO SELL YOUR WALKER. 1579 01:17:47,067 --> 01:17:48,767 IF YOU WOULD HAVE HAD A BUYER, 1580 01:17:48,767 --> 01:17:50,200 YOU WOULD HAVE HAD SOME MORE PIZZA. 1581 01:17:50,200 --> 01:17:52,367 Steven: PIZZA AND CHEESY FRIES. 1582 01:17:52,367 --> 01:17:53,633 BE NICE. 1583 01:17:53,633 --> 01:17:55,133 MY BIG CONCERN, THOUGH, 1584 01:17:55,133 --> 01:17:59,067 IS THAT THIS IS ALL JUST A PERFORMANCE FOR STEVEN 1585 01:17:59,067 --> 01:18:00,867 AND THAT HE STILL THINKS 1586 01:18:00,867 --> 01:18:03,800 THAT HE CAN MANIPULATE THE WHOLE SYSTEM 1587 01:18:03,800 --> 01:18:05,933 AND GET AWAY WITH IT. 1588 01:18:05,933 --> 01:18:09,067 AT THIS POINT, HE'S WRITTEN HIS DEATH CERTIFICATE, 1589 01:18:09,067 --> 01:18:11,700 AND ALL WE NEED IS A DATE. 1590 01:18:11,700 --> 01:18:14,667 HE HAS ONE WINDOW TO TURN THIS AROUND, 1591 01:18:14,667 --> 01:18:17,367 AND THE CHANCE TO DO THAT IS NOW. 1592 01:18:19,467 --> 01:18:24,533 Steven: I WANT TO DO BETTER, AND I'M PLANNING TO CHANGE. 1593 01:18:24,533 --> 01:18:27,633 BUT WHEN I WANT WHAT I WANT, IT'S NEVER THAT SIMPLE. 1594 01:18:30,433 --> 01:18:33,533 I DON'T CARE, AND SOMETHING ELSE TAKES OVER, 1595 01:18:33,533 --> 01:18:36,300 AND I DO WHAT I WANT. 1596 01:18:36,300 --> 01:18:38,567 AND I DON'T KNOW HOW TO CHANGE THAT. 1597 01:18:38,567 --> 01:18:41,600 ** 1598 01:18:47,633 --> 01:18:50,667 ** 1599 01:18:56,467 --> 01:18:59,500 ** 1600 01:19:02,167 --> 01:19:05,233 I TOLD DR. NOWZARADAN MY LEG HURTS SO BAD, 1601 01:19:05,233 --> 01:19:08,100 I NEEDED PAINKILLERS. 1602 01:19:08,100 --> 01:19:12,100 BUT HE DIDN'T LISTEN, AND THE PAIN GOT UNBEARABLE, 1603 01:19:12,100 --> 01:19:13,933 SO I HAD NO CHOICE. 1604 01:19:16,233 --> 01:19:18,767 I HAD TO COME HERE TO GET MY PAIN MEDS. 1605 01:19:21,833 --> 01:19:23,667 [ SIGHS ] 1606 01:19:23,667 --> 01:19:26,333 I GOT TO FIND ANOTHER WAY TO GET MY PAIN MEDS. 1607 01:19:26,333 --> 01:19:27,667 OH, GOD. 1608 01:19:27,667 --> 01:19:29,533 [ CHUCKLES ] THERE'S OTHER WAYS, 1609 01:19:29,533 --> 01:19:31,667 BUT IF YOU TRY TO BUY ON THE COMPUTER, 1610 01:19:31,667 --> 01:19:33,800 YOU CAN BUY THEM FROM A COP OR SOMETHING, THOUGH. 1611 01:19:33,800 --> 01:19:35,200 LIKE, YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW. 1612 01:19:35,200 --> 01:19:36,667 IT CROSSED YOUR MIND. 1613 01:19:39,967 --> 01:19:41,467 Carlos: MR. ASSANTI... 1614 01:19:41,467 --> 01:19:43,200 HOW ARE YOU? 1615 01:19:43,200 --> 01:19:44,567 I'M GOOD. 1616 01:19:44,567 --> 01:19:46,400 NOT IN ANY PAIN OR ANYTHING? 1617 01:19:46,400 --> 01:19:47,833 OH, OBVIOUSLY, YEAH. 1618 01:19:47,833 --> 01:19:49,233 SAID THAT YOU WAS HURTING A LITTLE BIT. 1619 01:19:49,233 --> 01:19:50,267 WHERE ARE YOU HURTING? 1620 01:19:50,267 --> 01:19:52,233 MY RIGHT LEG, NATURALLY. 1621 01:19:52,233 --> 01:19:54,533 -RIGHT. -YEAH, THIS LEG HERE. 1622 01:19:54,533 --> 01:19:56,567 OKAY. ON A SCALE OF 1 TO 10, COULD YOU RATE YOUR PAIN? 1623 01:19:56,567 --> 01:19:57,500 IT'S ABOUT A 9. 1624 01:19:57,500 --> 01:19:58,667 9 ON A SCALE OF 1 TO 10. 1625 01:19:58,667 --> 01:20:00,467 HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE THE QUALITY OF THE PAIN? 1626 01:20:00,467 --> 01:20:01,500 IT JUST HURTS. 1627 01:20:01,500 --> 01:20:03,333 LIKE, IS IT AN ACHING, SHARP, STABBING, 1628 01:20:03,333 --> 01:20:07,400 DULL, GNAWING, BURNING, SHARP, SHOOTING -- WHAT TYPE? 1629 01:20:07,400 --> 01:20:09,600 IT'S REALLY HARD TO DESCRIBE. IT JUST HURTS REALLY BAD. 1630 01:20:09,600 --> 01:20:11,533 JUST PICK ONE OF THOSE FOR ME. UH, STAB? 1631 01:20:11,533 --> 01:20:12,867 -STABBING, GREAT. -BURNING. 1632 01:20:12,867 --> 01:20:15,533 STABBING AND BURNING. STABBING AND BURNING AND A 9. 1633 01:20:15,533 --> 01:20:17,100 GREAT. 1634 01:20:18,833 --> 01:20:22,200 Princess: YOU ACTUALLY THINK DR. NOW IS NOT GONNA FIGURE THIS OUT? 1635 01:20:22,200 --> 01:20:24,800 A 9? AND YOU'RE JUST SMILING. 1636 01:20:24,800 --> 01:20:27,567 LET ME BE IN A 9 OF PAIN. I'M GONNA BE ON THE FLOOR. 1637 01:20:27,567 --> 01:20:29,633 THAT'S HOW I ALWAYS ACT, THOUGH. 1638 01:20:29,633 --> 01:20:32,000 I ALWAYS SMILE THROUGH BAD THINGS, MAN. 1639 01:20:32,000 --> 01:20:34,733 IT'S NOT PAIN -- IT'S DISCOMFORT. 1640 01:20:34,733 --> 01:20:35,833 CALL IT WHAT IT IS. 1641 01:20:35,833 --> 01:20:39,033 THAT'S HOW YOU KNOW IT'S AN ADDICTION. 1642 01:20:39,033 --> 01:20:40,067 SHUT UP. 1643 01:20:41,567 --> 01:20:42,900 Princess: TWO MONTHS OF WORKING WITH STEVEN, 1644 01:20:42,900 --> 01:20:45,833 AND I DONE FOUND OUT ALL HIS LITTLE KINKS AND TRICKS 1645 01:20:45,833 --> 01:20:47,167 AND EVERYTHING ELSE. 1646 01:20:47,167 --> 01:20:49,100 BYE. 1647 01:20:49,100 --> 01:20:51,100 MENTALLY, HE IS NOT READY TO LOSE WEIGHT. 1648 01:20:51,100 --> 01:20:52,367 STEVEN IS FULL OF GAMES, 1649 01:20:52,367 --> 01:20:55,533 AND THE GAME THAT HE PLAYS IS FOR NARCOTICS. 1650 01:20:55,533 --> 01:20:57,433 WE'RE ALL TRYING TO HELP HIM, 1651 01:20:57,433 --> 01:20:59,667 BUT WITH HOW STEVEN IS ACTING, HE'S ABOUT TO LOSE EVERYTHING. 1652 01:21:06,067 --> 01:21:09,067 ** 1653 01:21:16,200 --> 01:21:19,233 ** 1654 01:21:23,333 --> 01:21:25,767 Steven: RIGHT NOW, I'M WAITING ON DR. NOW TO COME SEE ME 1655 01:21:25,767 --> 01:21:28,600 BECAUSE HE WANTS TO TALK TO ME, 1656 01:21:28,600 --> 01:21:30,933 AND I DON'T THINK IT'S GONNA BE GOOD. 1657 01:21:33,067 --> 01:21:34,067 [ KNOCK ON DOOR ] 1658 01:21:35,633 --> 01:21:37,433 -HI, STEVEN. -HI. 1659 01:21:37,433 --> 01:21:38,933 HOW ARE YOU THIS MORNING? 1660 01:21:38,933 --> 01:21:40,367 I'M OKAY. 1661 01:21:40,367 --> 01:21:44,667 SO, STEVEN, YOU DON'T SEEM TO LISTEN OR CARE TO LISTEN. 1662 01:21:44,667 --> 01:21:46,967 AFTER BEING SIX MONTHS IN HOUSTON, 1663 01:21:46,967 --> 01:21:49,067 YOU'RE STILL PLAYING THE SAME GAME. 1664 01:21:49,067 --> 01:21:51,733 THE MOMENT THE DILAUDID SHOT WAS GIVEN, 1665 01:21:51,733 --> 01:21:54,733 YOU SIGNED A PAPER TO GET OUT OF HOSPITAL 1666 01:21:54,733 --> 01:21:56,067 AGAINST MEDICAL ADVICE, 1667 01:21:56,067 --> 01:21:59,567 SO THAT TELLS ME THE ONLY REASON YOU CAME HERE -- 1668 01:21:59,567 --> 01:22:01,333 TO GET THE DRUGS 1669 01:22:01,333 --> 01:22:06,067 AND YOU HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO NEED FOR BEING IN THE HOSPITAL. 1670 01:22:06,067 --> 01:22:08,467 NO, I DON'T -- YOU'RE USING THIS LYMPHEDEMA 1671 01:22:08,467 --> 01:22:11,567 AS A VEHICLE TO GET YOUR DRUG-HABIT SUPPORT. 1672 01:22:11,567 --> 01:22:15,367 YES. I AM. 1673 01:22:15,367 --> 01:22:16,533 WELL, YOU KNOW? 1674 01:22:16,533 --> 01:22:18,600 WELL, WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO ABOUT IT? 1675 01:22:18,600 --> 01:22:22,300 I...DON'T KNOW. 1676 01:22:22,300 --> 01:22:23,333 [ CHUCKLES ] 1677 01:22:23,333 --> 01:22:26,133 YOU HAVE NO INTENT TO CHANGE RIGHT NOW, 1678 01:22:26,133 --> 01:22:29,200 AND YOUR DRUG ADDICTION IS GONNA KILL YOU 1679 01:22:29,200 --> 01:22:32,100 FASTER THAN YOUR FOOD ADDICTION. 1680 01:22:32,100 --> 01:22:35,933 SO THAT'S THE TOP PRIORITY FOR US TO ADDRESS. 1681 01:22:38,433 --> 01:22:39,800 YEAH. 1682 01:22:39,800 --> 01:22:42,400 I MEAN, I'M GONNA TRY TO STOP, BUT IT'S HARD. 1683 01:22:42,400 --> 01:22:44,333 YOU'RE LYING ABOUT EVERYTHING YOU'RE DOING, 1684 01:22:44,333 --> 01:22:47,400 SO WHY I SHOULD BELIEVE YOU AT THIS MOMENT 1685 01:22:47,400 --> 01:22:48,700 THAT YOU'RE GONNA TELL ME THE TRUTH? 1686 01:22:48,700 --> 01:22:50,167 YOU SHOULDN'T. 1687 01:22:50,167 --> 01:22:52,600 I WANT TO TRY TO STOP, BUT IT'S HARD. 1688 01:22:52,600 --> 01:22:55,200 AND I ADMIT THAT I DO HAVE A PROBLEM. 1689 01:22:55,200 --> 01:22:56,633 IT'S A BIG PROBLEM. 1690 01:22:59,467 --> 01:23:01,133 WELL... 1691 01:23:01,133 --> 01:23:04,600 YOU KNOW, YOU'RE AT THAT POINT THAT YOU HAVE BEEN BEFORE, 1692 01:23:04,600 --> 01:23:07,067 AND YOU LIED ABOUT IT. 1693 01:23:07,067 --> 01:23:08,933 AND RIGHT NOW, AT LEAST, 1694 01:23:08,933 --> 01:23:11,533 YOU GOT TO THE POINT THAT YOU'RE HONEST ABOUT IT. 1695 01:23:11,533 --> 01:23:13,200 BUT HERE'S THE SITUATION -- 1696 01:23:13,200 --> 01:23:15,167 THIS IS THE END OF YOUR ROAD FOR NOW. 1697 01:23:15,167 --> 01:23:16,600 OKAY. 1698 01:23:16,600 --> 01:23:20,133 YOU'RE DONE MANIPULATING THE SYSTEM WITH ME INVOLVED. 1699 01:23:20,133 --> 01:23:22,700 SO, HERE'S WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO. 1700 01:23:22,700 --> 01:23:26,500 I'M SUSPENDING YOU FROM THE WEIGHT-LOSS PROGRAM, 1701 01:23:26,500 --> 01:23:30,100 AND YOU'RE GOING FROM HERE TO A DRUG-ADDICTION PROGRAM 1702 01:23:30,100 --> 01:23:31,533 BECAUSE, RIGHT NOW, 1703 01:23:31,533 --> 01:23:34,533 THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO TO WAKE YOU UP. 1704 01:23:34,533 --> 01:23:36,333 I'M NOT GONNA TURN THE NEWS ON 1705 01:23:36,333 --> 01:23:40,433 AND HEAR ABOUT A 700-POUND MAN OVERDOSING, 1706 01:23:40,433 --> 01:23:44,300 SO WE NEED TO TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENT, OKAY? 1707 01:23:44,300 --> 01:23:46,500 -YEAH. -ALL RIGHT. 1708 01:23:46,500 --> 01:23:47,500 I WISH YOU THE BEST. 1709 01:23:47,500 --> 01:23:49,067 THANK YOU. 1710 01:23:55,533 --> 01:23:58,533 AND RIGHT NOW, HIS ADDICTION TO PAINKILLERS 1711 01:23:58,533 --> 01:24:03,267 IS GOING TO KILL HIM BEFORE HIS OVEREATING DOES. 1712 01:24:03,267 --> 01:24:07,433 IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE HE OVERDOSES. 1713 01:24:07,433 --> 01:24:09,900 SO THAT ADDICTION IS THE HIGHEST PRIORITY 1714 01:24:09,900 --> 01:24:11,767 TO TREAT RIGHT NOW. 1715 01:24:11,767 --> 01:24:13,167 HE'S PLAYING GAMES, 1716 01:24:13,167 --> 01:24:16,733 DEVISING WAYS TO MANIPULATE THE HOSPITAL 1717 01:24:16,733 --> 01:24:19,500 AND A SYSTEM THAT CAN EASILY BE ABUSED 1718 01:24:19,500 --> 01:24:21,533 IF YOU KNOW HOW TO DO IT. 1719 01:24:21,533 --> 01:24:23,433 SO HE NEEDS TO MAKE A CHOICE 1720 01:24:23,433 --> 01:24:25,933 TO BREAK FREE FROM THAT IMMEDIATELY, 1721 01:24:25,933 --> 01:24:31,100 BECAUSE HE'S TAKING ENOUGH TO EASILY KILL HIMSELF 1722 01:24:31,100 --> 01:24:32,833 EACH AND EVERY DAY. 1723 01:24:32,833 --> 01:24:36,833 AND JUSTIN HAS BEEN REFUSING TREATMENT SO FAR, 1724 01:24:36,833 --> 01:24:40,067 AND HIS FATHER HAS NOT GIVEN ME AN UPDATE ON HIS WEIGHT, 1725 01:24:40,067 --> 01:24:43,833 WHICH MEANS THIS IS NOT IMPORTANT FOR THEM. 1726 01:24:43,833 --> 01:24:46,800 SO WE HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO TO TREAT THE WHOLE FAMILY 1727 01:24:46,800 --> 01:24:51,533 AND TRY TO SAVE THE LIVES OF THE ASSANTI BROTHERS. 1728 01:24:51,533 --> 01:24:54,167 HOPEFULLY, WE HAVE FOR STEVEN, 1729 01:24:54,167 --> 01:24:56,400 AND WE'LL START TO TURN AROUND THINGS FOR HIM. 1730 01:24:56,400 --> 01:24:58,400 MAYBE OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, 1731 01:24:58,400 --> 01:25:01,500 WE'LL START TO SEE MORE POSITIVE RESULTS, 1732 01:25:01,500 --> 01:25:04,567 BUT WE'LL HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE HOW THINGS GO. 1733 01:25:07,833 --> 01:25:09,633 Steven: I DON'T WANT TO GIVE UP, 1734 01:25:09,633 --> 01:25:11,667 BUT GOING INTO A DRUG-REHAB PROGRAM 1735 01:25:11,667 --> 01:25:14,067 SEEMS LIKE A WASTE OF TIME. 1736 01:25:14,067 --> 01:25:16,800 I DON'T LIKE BEING IN PLACES WHERE I DON'T HAVE CONTROL, 1737 01:25:16,800 --> 01:25:20,100 BUT I'LL GO 'CAUSE I DON'T WANT TO DIE 1738 01:25:20,100 --> 01:25:22,433 AND I'M SCARED TO BE ON MY OWN. 1739 01:25:22,433 --> 01:25:24,667 I KNOW I'M KILLING MYSELF. 1740 01:25:24,667 --> 01:25:29,067 SO IF I HAVE TO DO THIS TO LIVE, THEN I WILL. 1741 01:25:29,067 --> 01:25:32,067 -- Captions by VITAC -- www.vitac.com 1742 01:25:32,067 --> 01:25:32,233 CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS