1 00:00:02,867 --> 00:00:04,467 Angel: I'M AT A BREAKING POINT. 2 00:00:04,467 --> 00:00:06,467 MY SON'S GONNA GROW UP WITHOUT A MOM 3 00:00:06,467 --> 00:00:09,267 BECAUSE I WOULDN'T TAKE CHARGE. 4 00:00:13,567 --> 00:00:16,033 Man: I AM LIVING A NIGHTMARE. 5 00:00:16,033 --> 00:00:19,900 I WOULDN'T WISH THIS ON MY WORST ENEMY. 6 00:00:19,900 --> 00:00:23,733 Woman: I HATE THIS LIFE THAT I HAVE. 7 00:00:31,900 --> 00:00:34,633 DON'T YOU DARE PUT IT ALL OFF ON ME! 8 00:00:34,633 --> 00:00:36,867 LISTEN, SHE IS GOING TO DIE. THAT'S ENOUGH! 9 00:00:36,867 --> 00:00:38,533 BOTH OF Y'ALL, STOP. 10 00:00:42,433 --> 00:00:44,333 Dr. Nowzaradan: WE'VE GOT TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. 11 00:00:44,333 --> 00:00:47,833 OTHERWISE, SURGERY WOULD NOT BE USEFUL FOR YOU. 12 00:00:47,833 --> 00:00:49,433 [ Voice breaking ] I CAN'T DO THIS 13 00:00:49,433 --> 00:00:52,467 WITHOUT SOMEBODY TO HELP ME SAY NO. 14 00:00:55,300 --> 00:00:57,533 WHY IN THE WORLD SHE NEED A FEEDING TUBE? 15 00:00:57,533 --> 00:00:58,900 I'D SAY IT'S VERY ABNORMAL 16 00:00:58,900 --> 00:01:01,267 THAT SHE HAD SURGERY WITHOUT ME KNOWING. 17 00:01:01,267 --> 00:01:03,300 THERE IS SOMETHING NOT RIGHT HERE. 18 00:01:03,300 --> 00:01:06,300 -- Captions by VITAC -- www.vitac.com 19 00:01:06,300 --> 00:01:09,333 CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS 20 00:01:10,767 --> 00:01:13,633 Woman: WHEN YOU MISSED OUT ON SO MUCH OF LIFE, 21 00:01:13,633 --> 00:01:16,467 IT WILL MAKE YOU JUST DESPERATE ENOUGH 22 00:01:16,467 --> 00:01:19,933 TO TRY ANYTHING TO MAKE A CHANGE. 23 00:01:35,133 --> 00:01:37,200 [ WATER RUNS ] 24 00:01:37,200 --> 00:01:40,533 I FEEL LIKE I AM HELPLESS EVERY DAY... 25 00:01:40,533 --> 00:01:44,967 HELD PRISONER IN MY BODY. 26 00:01:46,367 --> 00:01:48,733 IT HURTS. 27 00:01:48,733 --> 00:01:50,167 I HATE IT. 28 00:01:52,133 --> 00:01:54,067 Donnie: OKAY. 29 00:01:54,067 --> 00:01:56,467 'CAUSE I'VE GOTTEN SO BIG, 30 00:01:56,467 --> 00:02:00,167 I CANNOT DO ANYTHING INDEPENDENTLY NOW. 31 00:02:00,167 --> 00:02:02,300 I HATE ALWAYS HAVING TO ASK FOR HELP. 32 00:02:02,300 --> 00:02:03,667 OKAY. 33 00:02:10,067 --> 00:02:11,700 OKAY. 34 00:02:11,700 --> 00:02:13,200 I'M ASHAMED OF IT. 35 00:02:13,200 --> 00:02:14,767 IT'S JUST EMBARRASSING. 36 00:02:17,100 --> 00:02:19,167 OH! 37 00:02:19,167 --> 00:02:21,433 I AM DISGUSTED. 38 00:02:21,433 --> 00:02:23,067 OKAY, NOW THIS HIP. 39 00:02:23,067 --> 00:02:27,567 I SEE MYSELF AS AN OVERSIZED WHALE. 40 00:02:27,567 --> 00:02:30,067 THIS SIDE'S REALLY BAD. 41 00:02:30,067 --> 00:02:33,667 I JUST HATE MY BODY. 42 00:02:33,667 --> 00:02:35,567 OKAY. 43 00:02:39,167 --> 00:02:44,500 I DON'T FEEL LIKE WHO I'M SUPPOSED TO BE. 44 00:02:44,500 --> 00:02:47,567 BUT I AM A HUMAN BEING. 45 00:02:47,567 --> 00:02:51,167 AND I USED TO FEEL BEAUTIFUL. 46 00:02:53,467 --> 00:02:55,800 WHEN I WAS REALLY YOUNG, 47 00:02:55,800 --> 00:02:58,467 I DIDN'T STRUGGLE WITH MY WEIGHT. 48 00:02:58,467 --> 00:03:03,067 I WAS STILL SKINNY AS A CHILD. 49 00:03:03,067 --> 00:03:04,200 BUT WHEN I WAS 14, 50 00:03:04,200 --> 00:03:06,333 I GOT PREGNANT FOR THE FIRST TIME. 51 00:03:06,333 --> 00:03:09,567 MY MOM GAVE ME CHOICES. 52 00:03:09,567 --> 00:03:11,067 "YOU CAN KEEP IT 53 00:03:11,067 --> 00:03:14,233 "AND NOT COME BACK HOME TO MY HOUSE, 54 00:03:14,233 --> 00:03:15,900 "OR YOU CAN GIVE IT UP 55 00:03:15,900 --> 00:03:18,467 AND THEN YOU CAN COME BACK HOME." 56 00:03:18,467 --> 00:03:19,767 [ Voice breaking ] MY ONLY CHOICE WAS 57 00:03:19,767 --> 00:03:22,333 TO GIVE HER UP FOR ADOPTION. 58 00:03:22,333 --> 00:03:25,633 I JUST FELT LOST AFTER THAT. 59 00:03:25,633 --> 00:03:29,733 THAT WAS ONE OF THE MOST PAINFUL EXPERIENCES OF MY LIFE. 60 00:03:29,733 --> 00:03:31,633 AND I THINK ABOUT IT ALL THE TIME. 61 00:03:35,267 --> 00:03:38,800 I TURNED TO FOOD FOR COMFORT, 62 00:03:38,800 --> 00:03:41,367 AND THAT'S WHEN I STARTED GAINING THE WEIGHT. 63 00:03:41,367 --> 00:03:44,533 NOW I JUST MOSTLY STAY IN BED, 64 00:03:44,533 --> 00:03:47,867 AND MY BOYFRIEND, DONNIE, TAKES CARE OF ME. 65 00:03:47,867 --> 00:03:49,567 WHAT ARE YOU DOING, DONNIE? 66 00:03:49,567 --> 00:03:51,667 MAKING BREAKFAST. 67 00:03:51,667 --> 00:03:53,400 CAN YOU GET ME SOME SODA? 68 00:03:55,900 --> 00:03:57,633 THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 69 00:03:57,633 --> 00:03:58,700 YEAH. 70 00:03:58,700 --> 00:04:02,900 WHEN I MET DON, I WAS 405 POUNDS. 71 00:04:02,900 --> 00:04:06,833 Donnie: I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THE WEIGHT. 72 00:04:06,833 --> 00:04:09,967 I GUESS WE WOULD CALL HER BIG-BONED. 73 00:04:09,967 --> 00:04:13,767 WHAT ATTRACTED ME TO ANGEL WAS JUST HER PERSONALITY. 74 00:04:13,767 --> 00:04:17,467 ANGEL WAS CONSTANTLY SMILING BACK IN THOSE DAYS. 75 00:04:17,467 --> 00:04:20,233 I DON'T GET TO SEE MUCH OF THAT ANYMORE. 76 00:04:20,233 --> 00:04:23,100 COME ON, ANDREW. 77 00:04:23,100 --> 00:04:25,767 Angel: ME AND DON HAD BEEN TOGETHER FOR EIGHT YEARS 78 00:04:25,767 --> 00:04:28,933 WHEN I REALIZED I WAS PREGNANT. 79 00:04:28,933 --> 00:04:32,067 Donnie: AFTER ANDREW WAS BORN, 80 00:04:32,067 --> 00:04:36,300 ANGEL WENT INTO A POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION, 81 00:04:36,300 --> 00:04:39,067 AND SHE HAS NEVER COME OUT OF THAT. 82 00:04:39,067 --> 00:04:42,667 ANGEL JUST STOPPED GETTING OUT THE BED. 83 00:04:42,667 --> 00:04:44,433 SHE JUST STOPPED LIVING. 84 00:04:44,433 --> 00:04:47,633 I THINK THEY'RE ON THE WRONG FEET. 85 00:04:47,633 --> 00:04:53,067 Angel: I'VE GAINED ALMOST 200 POUNDS SINCE I HAD ANDREW. 86 00:04:53,067 --> 00:04:57,367 SO, I MOSTLY HELP HIM FROM MY BED. 87 00:04:57,367 --> 00:04:58,933 DON'T YOU KNOW THAT BY NOW? 88 00:04:58,933 --> 00:05:01,067 I LOVE YOU. 89 00:05:01,067 --> 00:05:03,067 HAVE A GOOD DAY. 90 00:05:03,067 --> 00:05:07,533 Donnie: ANGEL DOESN'T REALIZE HOW MUCH SHE EATS A DAY. 91 00:05:07,533 --> 00:05:11,300 I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THE CALORIES ARE, 92 00:05:11,300 --> 00:05:12,733 BUT IT'S A LOT. 93 00:05:12,733 --> 00:05:15,067 IF I COULD PUT IT IN POUNDS, 94 00:05:15,067 --> 00:05:17,800 I WOULD SAY 10, 12 POUNDS A DAY. 95 00:05:17,800 --> 00:05:21,900 I DON'T THINK SHE HAS AN ON-AND-OFF SWITCH 96 00:05:21,900 --> 00:05:24,500 TO KNOW THAT THAT'S ENOUGH. 97 00:05:26,467 --> 00:05:31,700 I WANT TO BE ABLE TO JUST GO ENJOY WHAT I WANT TO DO, EAT, 98 00:05:31,700 --> 00:05:35,533 AND EVERYONE ELSE JUST LEAVE ME ALONE. 99 00:05:35,533 --> 00:05:40,400 IT IS SO HARD TO RESIST ANY KIND OF FOOD. 100 00:05:40,400 --> 00:05:45,367 MY WILLPOWER IS JUST GONE, AND THE FOOD WINS. 101 00:05:45,367 --> 00:05:48,633 AND THEN I FEEL GUILTY LATER. 102 00:05:48,633 --> 00:05:50,933 IT IS THE SAME CYCLE OVER AND OVER. 103 00:05:53,467 --> 00:05:56,067 I HAVE TO BREAK FREE FROM FOOD 104 00:05:56,067 --> 00:05:59,200 OR IT'S GONNA COST ME EVERYTHING. 105 00:06:05,067 --> 00:06:06,600 Donnie: WE'RE HEADED TO THE PARK. 106 00:06:06,600 --> 00:06:08,067 WE'LL BE BACK AFTER WHILE. 107 00:06:08,067 --> 00:06:09,367 TIME TO GO. 108 00:06:09,367 --> 00:06:12,333 I WISH I COULD GO WITH YOU, ANDREW, BUT MAMA'S TIRED. 109 00:06:12,333 --> 00:06:13,467 SHE HAD A LONG DAY. 110 00:06:13,467 --> 00:06:17,067 DO YOU WANT TO GIVE ME A HUG AND KISS? 111 00:06:17,067 --> 00:06:20,100 Angel: I AM NOT WHO I'M SUPPOSED TO BE FOR ANDREW. 112 00:06:20,100 --> 00:06:21,867 I LOVE YOU, ANDREW. 113 00:06:21,867 --> 00:06:25,133 MY SON WANTS ME TO BE ABLE TO GO EVERYWHERE WITH HIM, 114 00:06:25,133 --> 00:06:26,600 DO EVERYTHING WITH HIM. 115 00:06:26,600 --> 00:06:29,300 DON'T COME HOME WITH NO BROKEN BONES. 116 00:06:29,300 --> 00:06:31,800 AND IT HURTS ME, 117 00:06:31,800 --> 00:06:33,567 BECAUSE I'VE GOTTEN SO BIG, 118 00:06:33,567 --> 00:06:36,433 I HAVE TO TELL HIM, "NO, I CAN'T." 119 00:06:36,433 --> 00:06:41,433 Donnie: ANDREW IS VERY AWARE OF HIS MOM'S WEIGHT. 120 00:06:41,433 --> 00:06:44,100 IT'S REALLY AFFECTING HIM, TOO. 121 00:06:45,700 --> 00:06:47,900 HE DOESN'T GET TO GO OUTSIDE A LOT 122 00:06:47,900 --> 00:06:53,200 BECAUSE I LITERALLY CANNOT LEAVE THE HOUSE FOR VERY LONG, 123 00:06:53,200 --> 00:06:55,633 BECAUSE SHE'S NOT ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF HERSELF. 124 00:06:55,633 --> 00:06:58,300 Angel: I'M AT A BREAKING POINT. 125 00:06:58,300 --> 00:07:01,133 [ Voice breaking ] BECAUSE THERE MIGHT BE ONE MORNING 126 00:07:01,133 --> 00:07:04,633 THAT HE WALKS IN MY ROOM, AND I DON'T ANSWER HIM. 127 00:07:04,633 --> 00:07:08,333 AND MY SON'S GONNA GROW UP WITHOUT A MOM 128 00:07:08,333 --> 00:07:10,700 BECAUSE I WOULDN'T TAKE CHARGE. 129 00:07:10,700 --> 00:07:14,133 Donnie: THIS ISN'T WHAT I SIGNED UP FOR. 130 00:07:14,133 --> 00:07:16,067 I FEEL LIKE A SINGLE DAD ALL THE TIME. 131 00:07:16,067 --> 00:07:17,867 [ LAUGHS ] COME ON. 132 00:07:17,867 --> 00:07:20,100 SHE'S HERE BUT NOT REALLY. 133 00:07:20,100 --> 00:07:21,200 SEE? 134 00:07:21,200 --> 00:07:24,667 I JUST FEEL LIKE SHE JUST QUIT ON ME. 135 00:07:24,667 --> 00:07:27,933 IT'S HARD FOR ME NOT TO BE FRUSTRATED OVER THAT. 136 00:07:27,933 --> 00:07:29,733 ALL RIGHT! I GOT YOU. 137 00:07:29,733 --> 00:07:31,533 [ BOTH LAUGH ] 138 00:07:31,533 --> 00:07:33,500 UNLESS EVERYTHING CHANGED, 139 00:07:33,500 --> 00:07:36,500 I'M PROBABLY GONNA TAKE THE KID AND MOVE ON. 140 00:07:36,500 --> 00:07:39,633 Angel: IF I DON'T CHANGE NOW, 141 00:07:39,633 --> 00:07:43,133 I'M GONNA LOSE DONNIE AND ANDREW. 142 00:07:43,133 --> 00:07:48,667 AND I KNOW I WON'T BE ALIVE MUCH LONGER LIKE THIS. 143 00:07:48,667 --> 00:07:50,800 I CANNOT LET THE FOOD WIN NO MORE. 144 00:07:50,800 --> 00:07:52,467 I'VE GOT TO TAKE CHARGE OF MY LIFE. 145 00:08:05,067 --> 00:08:08,267 ...TWO... 146 00:08:08,267 --> 00:08:11,233 ALL RIGHT. 147 00:08:11,233 --> 00:08:13,300 MY BIGGEST FEAR IS 148 00:08:13,300 --> 00:08:17,067 THE DOCTOR TELLING ME THERE'S NOTHING HE CAN DO. 149 00:08:22,900 --> 00:08:25,100 Donnie: THIS MEANS EVERYTHING TO ANGEL. 150 00:08:25,100 --> 00:08:26,433 IF SHE GETS THIS DONE, 151 00:08:26,433 --> 00:08:28,700 I THINK ANGEL WILL BE AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT PERSON. 152 00:08:28,700 --> 00:08:30,233 [ GRUNTS ] 153 00:08:30,233 --> 00:08:33,100 BUT IF SHE DON'T GET THE SURGERY, DEATH IS IMMINENT. 154 00:08:33,100 --> 00:08:35,133 YOU GOT IT? 155 00:08:38,500 --> 00:08:42,500 Angel: I'M VERY, VERY SCARED, BUT I AM READY. 156 00:08:42,500 --> 00:08:45,233 I'VE GOT TO MAKE A CHANGE IN MY LIFE. 157 00:09:01,600 --> 00:09:04,767 WE'RE ON THE WAY TO THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE. 158 00:09:04,767 --> 00:09:08,667 I WOULD BE LYING IF I SAID I WASN'T NERVOUS, 159 00:09:08,667 --> 00:09:09,900 'CAUSE I AM. 160 00:09:09,900 --> 00:09:12,333 WHY ARE YOU CRYING? WHAT'S GOING ON? 161 00:09:12,333 --> 00:09:13,633 I DON'T KNOW. 162 00:09:13,633 --> 00:09:14,800 [ SNIFFLES ] 163 00:09:29,200 --> 00:09:31,767 I'M NERVOUS ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY 164 00:09:31,767 --> 00:09:35,833 THAT THE DOCTOR MAY THINK I'M TOO FAR GONE. 165 00:09:35,833 --> 00:09:41,500 AND IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE I'VE BEEN ON A SCALE. 166 00:09:41,500 --> 00:09:44,400 I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT. 167 00:09:56,867 --> 00:10:00,200 I HOPE I'M NOT TOO HUGE FOR SURGERY 168 00:10:00,200 --> 00:10:03,533 BECAUSE I'VE GOTTEN THIS OUT OF CONTROL. 169 00:10:03,533 --> 00:10:04,833 [ KNOCK ON DOOR ] 170 00:10:04,833 --> 00:10:06,433 HELLO. HI. 171 00:10:06,433 --> 00:10:08,633 HOW ARE YOU? ALL RIGHT. 172 00:10:08,633 --> 00:10:11,300 I'M DR. NOWZARADAN. I'M ANGEL. 173 00:10:11,300 --> 00:10:13,067 ALL RIGHT. 174 00:10:13,067 --> 00:10:15,267 HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH YOUR WEIGHT? 175 00:10:15,267 --> 00:10:17,967 SINCE MY EARLY 20s. 176 00:10:17,967 --> 00:10:20,967 WHAT SEEMS TO BE YOUR BIGGEST CHALLENGE WITH EATING HABIT? 177 00:10:20,967 --> 00:10:22,667 I JUST EAT CONSTANTLY. 178 00:10:22,667 --> 00:10:26,467 IN A TYPICAL DAY, WHAT DO YOU EAT? 179 00:10:26,467 --> 00:10:29,133 WHATEVER DON COOKS, I JUST -- 180 00:10:29,133 --> 00:10:31,467 HE JUST COOKS IT, AND I GO EAT. 181 00:10:31,467 --> 00:10:33,167 AND THEN, OF COURSE, SODA. 182 00:10:33,167 --> 00:10:35,933 I CAN GO THROUGH LIKE TWO BOTTLES A DAY. 183 00:10:35,933 --> 00:10:38,433 DO YOU GO TO THE GROCERY STORE? 184 00:10:38,433 --> 00:10:41,033 DON GOES AND DOES ALL THE SHOPPING. 185 00:10:41,033 --> 00:10:43,300 SO, YOU'RE THE ENABLER. 186 00:10:43,300 --> 00:10:47,400 HE'S THE BIGGEST ENABLER THAT I HAVE. 187 00:10:47,400 --> 00:10:50,467 OKAY. SO WE CAN BLAME EVERYTHING ON HIM, RIGHT? 188 00:10:50,467 --> 00:10:51,800 Donnie: [ LAUGHS ] 189 00:10:51,800 --> 00:10:53,267 NO, IT'S NOT ALL HIM, 190 00:10:53,267 --> 00:10:55,933 BECAUSE HE DOESN'T MAKE ME EAT IT. 191 00:10:55,933 --> 00:10:58,867 BUT IF HE DOESN'T GET IT, YOU'RE NOT GONNA EAT IT, RIGHT? 192 00:10:58,867 --> 00:11:00,700 RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. 193 00:11:00,700 --> 00:11:04,867 SO, WE SEE BOTH SIDES OF THE PROBLEM HERE. 194 00:11:04,867 --> 00:11:06,733 THIS IS UNHEALTHY. 195 00:11:06,733 --> 00:11:08,067 Dr. Nowzaradan: ANGEL'S HUSBAND 196 00:11:08,067 --> 00:11:11,067 IS WILLING TO TAKE HER AROUND WITH THE WHEELCHAIR 197 00:11:11,067 --> 00:11:14,267 SO SHE DOESN'T NEED TO WALK. 198 00:11:14,267 --> 00:11:17,367 HE BRINGS HER ALL THE FOOD SHE EATS. 199 00:11:17,367 --> 00:11:18,733 HE ENABLES HER, 200 00:11:18,733 --> 00:11:22,567 AND SHE DOESN'T WANT TO MAKE CHOICES THAT SHE NEED TO. 201 00:11:22,567 --> 00:11:25,333 SO, WE NEED TO GET YOU BACK ON THE TRACK. 202 00:11:25,333 --> 00:11:26,967 WE NEED TO CHANGE THE DIET 203 00:11:26,967 --> 00:11:30,067 SO HE'S NOT GONNA HAVE TO BUY YOU ALL THIS STUFF. 204 00:11:30,067 --> 00:11:32,400 THERE WILL BE NO SODA FOR YOU TO DRINK. 205 00:11:32,400 --> 00:11:33,533 THERE IS NO JUICE. 206 00:11:33,533 --> 00:11:36,067 NO CANDY, NO POTATOES. 207 00:11:36,067 --> 00:11:38,600 NOW, LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT, AS FAR AS JUICES. 208 00:11:38,600 --> 00:11:40,900 DOES THAT ALSO MEAN ORANGE JUICE? 209 00:11:40,900 --> 00:11:42,500 SHE CAN'T DRINK ORANGE JUICE, EITHER? 210 00:11:42,500 --> 00:11:44,067 NO. CUP OF ORANGE JUICE 211 00:11:44,067 --> 00:11:46,600 HAS GOT LIKE 17 PACKETS OF SUGAR IN IT. 212 00:11:46,600 --> 00:11:48,600 REALLY? YEAH. 213 00:11:48,600 --> 00:11:52,200 YOU NEED TO WORK ON YOUR EATING HABIT, 214 00:11:52,200 --> 00:11:55,067 BECAUSE I NEED YOU TO LOSE 50 POUNDS 215 00:11:55,067 --> 00:11:57,300 OVER THE NEXT COUPLE MONTHS 216 00:11:57,300 --> 00:12:00,333 BEFORE CONSIDERATION OF SURGERY. 217 00:12:00,333 --> 00:12:02,367 IT'S NOT GONNA COME EASY. 218 00:12:02,367 --> 00:12:05,633 SO, WE HAVE TO MAKE CHANGES IN THE HOUSE ENVIRONMENT. 219 00:12:05,633 --> 00:12:09,767 SO SHE'S BASICALLY DETOXING NOW. IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? 220 00:12:09,767 --> 00:12:10,967 THAT'S CORRECT. 221 00:12:10,967 --> 00:12:12,567 AND YOU HAVE TO NOT HAVE FALSE HOPE 222 00:12:12,567 --> 00:12:16,467 THAT SURGERY'S GOING TO DO ANYTHING MAGICALLY. 223 00:12:16,467 --> 00:12:18,333 OKAY? 224 00:12:18,333 --> 00:12:21,500 THIS IS CLEARLY NOT A GOOD DYNAMIC AT HOME. 225 00:12:21,500 --> 00:12:25,400 WE NEED TO SEE HOW SHE DOES OVER THE NEXT COUPLE MONTHS. 226 00:12:25,400 --> 00:12:28,400 YOU THINK WE CAN DO ALL THOSE THINGS? 227 00:12:28,400 --> 00:12:30,567 YES, I'M PRETTY SURE I CAN. 228 00:12:30,567 --> 00:12:32,133 ALL RIGHT. I APPRECIATE IT. 229 00:12:32,133 --> 00:12:33,967 THANKS, DOC. 230 00:12:33,967 --> 00:12:37,167 WOW. THAT IS SOMETHING. I'M SERIOUS. 231 00:12:37,167 --> 00:12:39,867 THAT MEANS THERE'S REALLY NOTHING AT THE HOUSE 232 00:12:39,867 --> 00:12:44,433 THAT WE CAN EAT, EXCEPT FOR THE EGGS. 233 00:12:44,433 --> 00:12:46,800 THAT'S SOMETHING SERIOUS TO THINK ABOUT. 234 00:12:46,800 --> 00:12:47,867 YEAH. 235 00:12:47,867 --> 00:12:50,633 NO, I'M NOT THINKING ABOUT IT. I'M DOING IT. 236 00:12:50,633 --> 00:12:52,133 THAT'S WHAT I LIKE TO HEAR. 237 00:12:52,133 --> 00:12:53,400 YOU READY TO GO? 238 00:12:53,400 --> 00:12:56,067 YES. COME ON, ANDREW. 239 00:12:56,067 --> 00:12:58,733 Angel: I DON'T WANT ANDREW GROWING UP WITHOUT A MOTHER. 240 00:12:58,733 --> 00:13:02,067 I DON'T WANT TO MISS OUT ON HIS LIFE. 241 00:13:02,067 --> 00:13:05,133 I HAVE TO DO WHAT THE DOCTOR NEEDS 242 00:13:05,133 --> 00:13:09,833 AND GET THE SURGERY OR I'M GONNA DIE. 243 00:13:29,567 --> 00:13:34,100 THIS PAST MONTH HAS BEEN ONE OF THE HARDEST OF MY LIFE. 244 00:13:35,533 --> 00:13:39,500 AND I'VE BEEN TRYING TO RESIST TEMPTATION. 245 00:13:39,500 --> 00:13:43,300 I'M DETERMINED TO DO THIS. 246 00:13:43,300 --> 00:13:48,467 IT'S JUST A LOT HARDER THAN I THOUGHT. 247 00:13:48,467 --> 00:13:53,267 I JUST KEEP REMINDING MYSELF, "I'M DOING THIS FOR ANDREW." 248 00:13:56,633 --> 00:13:59,133 I'M GONNA DO WHATEVER IT TAKES 249 00:13:59,133 --> 00:14:02,467 TO LOSE THE WEIGHT AND GET THE SURGERY. 250 00:14:02,467 --> 00:14:05,100 I'M GETTING MY LIFE BACK. 251 00:14:14,967 --> 00:14:17,733 ARE YOU GETTING A LITTLE NERVOUS? 252 00:14:17,733 --> 00:14:19,133 OKAY. 253 00:14:19,133 --> 00:14:20,833 I FEEL PRETTY CONFIDENT 254 00:14:20,833 --> 00:14:24,600 THAT I'VE DONE REAL WELL OVER THE PAST COUPLE MONTHS. 255 00:14:24,600 --> 00:14:26,733 MS. PARRISH? 256 00:14:26,733 --> 00:14:29,733 BUT I HAVE TO HAVE LOST AT LEAST 50 POUNDS 257 00:14:29,733 --> 00:14:31,967 TO QUALIFY FOR THIS SURGERY. 258 00:14:31,967 --> 00:14:34,767 MY LIFE DEPENDS ON THIS WEIGH-IN. 259 00:14:39,800 --> 00:14:41,933 Nurse: 405. 260 00:14:41,933 --> 00:14:44,233 [ BOTH LAUGH ] Donnie: AWESOME! 261 00:14:45,933 --> 00:14:48,633 YOU LOST SOME WEIGHT, HUH? YES, SIR. 262 00:14:48,633 --> 00:14:50,067 DO YOU BELIEVE THAT? 263 00:14:50,067 --> 00:14:51,567 Donnie: THAT'S AMAZING. 264 00:14:51,567 --> 00:14:54,267 ANGEL HAS MADE GOOD PROGRESS OVER THE PAST COUPLE MONTHS. 265 00:14:54,267 --> 00:14:58,733 IT'S NOT UNCOMMON FOR SOMEBODY THIS LARGE 266 00:14:58,733 --> 00:15:02,967 TO LOSE 100 TO 200 POUNDS IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, 267 00:15:02,967 --> 00:15:05,133 BECAUSE IT TAKES A LOT OF CALORIES 268 00:15:05,133 --> 00:15:07,300 TO MAINTAIN SUCH EXCESSIVE WEIGHT. 269 00:15:07,300 --> 00:15:10,400 NOW I'M GONNA APPROVE YOU FOR SURGERY, OKAY? 270 00:15:10,400 --> 00:15:12,433 OKAY. ALL RIGHT. YES. 271 00:15:12,433 --> 00:15:13,733 THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. 272 00:15:13,733 --> 00:15:17,333 Dr. Nowzaradan: AFTER THE INITIAL DROP IN THE WEIGHT, 273 00:15:17,333 --> 00:15:20,767 THEY WILL STABILIZE AND LOSE WEIGHT MORE SLOWLY. 274 00:15:20,767 --> 00:15:23,600 FROM HERE, SHE NEEDS TO BE CAREFUL 275 00:15:23,600 --> 00:15:26,867 NOT TO LOSE WEIGHT TOO FAST. 276 00:15:26,867 --> 00:15:29,267 Angel: I'M REALLY EXCITED. 277 00:15:29,267 --> 00:15:32,667 WITH THE TEMPTATION I FACED OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS, 278 00:15:32,667 --> 00:15:36,167 I KNOW I CAN'T KEEP DOING IT WITHOUT HELP. 279 00:15:36,167 --> 00:15:38,533 I NEED THE SURGERY. 280 00:15:38,533 --> 00:15:41,600 AND THIS IS GONNA BE A NEW START FOR ME. 281 00:15:41,600 --> 00:15:43,833 I'M READY FOR IT. 282 00:15:58,233 --> 00:16:01,433 I NEVER THOUGHT ANYONE WOULD EVER HELP ME. 283 00:16:01,433 --> 00:16:06,333 IT'S LIKE A MIRACLE THAT'S GONNA GIVE ME MY LIFE BACK. 284 00:16:06,333 --> 00:16:10,667 I WANT TO BREAK FREE OF THIS ADDICTION. 285 00:16:10,667 --> 00:16:13,733 AND I KNOW THE SURGERY'S GONNA DO THAT. 286 00:16:15,600 --> 00:16:17,200 IT'S MY SECOND CHANCE. 287 00:16:17,200 --> 00:16:20,067 NICE, DEEP BREATHS FOR ME. 288 00:16:20,067 --> 00:16:22,167 Dr. Nowzaradan: TODAY, WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD 289 00:16:22,167 --> 00:16:26,067 AND DO GASTRIC BYPASS ON ANGEL. 290 00:16:26,067 --> 00:16:27,667 ANGEL'S SURGERY'S GONNA BE A LITTLE BIT CHALLENGING. 291 00:16:27,667 --> 00:16:29,400 ACCORDING TO HER CHART, 292 00:16:29,400 --> 00:16:32,267 SHE HAD PREVIOUS ABDOMINAL SURGERIES. 293 00:16:32,267 --> 00:16:35,333 THERE MAY BE ANOTHER SCAR TISSUE AS A RESULT, 294 00:16:35,333 --> 00:16:37,633 AND IF IT IS EXCESSIVE, 295 00:16:37,633 --> 00:16:42,600 THAT CAN PREVENT ME FROM SAFELY DOING THE PROCEDURE. 296 00:16:42,600 --> 00:16:44,567 THEN I WILL HAVE TO CALL OFF THE SURGERY. 297 00:16:59,567 --> 00:17:02,233 GO AHEAD AND TURN THE ROOM LIGHTS OFF. 298 00:17:02,233 --> 00:17:04,967 THIS IS GONNA GIVE A SMALL CAPACITY TO EAT, 299 00:17:04,967 --> 00:17:08,133 AND ANGEL CAN GET FULL REAL QUICK 300 00:17:08,133 --> 00:17:10,967 AND CONTINUE MAKING MORE PROGRESS. 301 00:17:10,967 --> 00:17:13,900 THESE ARE ALL THE SCAR TISSUE. 302 00:17:13,900 --> 00:17:18,433 I'M REALLY CONCERNED WITH WHAT I'M SEEING. 303 00:17:18,433 --> 00:17:20,333 [ MONITORS BEEPING ] 304 00:17:20,333 --> 00:17:25,867 IF I TRY TO PUSH THROUGH, IT COULD RUPTURE THE BOWEL, 305 00:17:25,867 --> 00:17:28,300 AND THAT COULD KILL HER. 306 00:17:30,067 --> 00:17:33,433 THIS IS NOT LOOKING GOOD. 307 00:17:33,433 --> 00:17:36,833 I'M GOING TO HAVE TO CALL OFF THE SURGERY. 308 00:17:59,233 --> 00:18:02,867 Dr. Nowzaradan: I'M GOING TO HAVE TO CHANGE MY PLAN FOR SURGERY TODAY. 309 00:18:02,867 --> 00:18:07,900 THERE'S NO WAY WE CAN DO THE BYPASS SURGERY ON ANGEL 310 00:18:07,900 --> 00:18:12,833 BECAUSE ALL THE SCAR TISSUE FROM PREVIOUS SURGERIES. 311 00:18:12,833 --> 00:18:17,200 SO I'M GOING TO ATTEMPT TO REMOVE IT ALL, 312 00:18:17,200 --> 00:18:19,233 IF SHE'S GOING TO HAVE ANY HOPE 313 00:18:19,233 --> 00:18:22,133 FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY IN THE FUTURE. 314 00:18:27,567 --> 00:18:30,367 Woman: ...3...4... 315 00:18:41,533 --> 00:18:45,067 SO WE JUST STOP AT THIS POINT. 316 00:18:45,067 --> 00:18:46,900 AND SHE DIDN'T HAVE BYPASS, 317 00:18:46,900 --> 00:18:49,733 BUT SHE HAD A LOT OF CORRECTIVE SURGERY, 318 00:18:49,733 --> 00:18:54,100 AND THAT'S GONNA BE A POSITIVE THING FOR ANGEL. 319 00:18:54,100 --> 00:18:55,567 ...2...3. 320 00:18:55,567 --> 00:18:56,833 [ GROANS ] 321 00:18:56,833 --> 00:18:58,533 Dr. Nowzaradan: I'M HOPING, 322 00:18:58,533 --> 00:19:01,167 WITH THE REMOVAL OF ALL THE SCAR TISSUE, 323 00:19:01,167 --> 00:19:03,867 THAT SHE WILL HEAL IN A COUPLE MONTHS, 324 00:19:03,867 --> 00:19:06,700 AND WE CAN TRY AGAIN AND SEE IF IT'S POSSIBLE. 325 00:19:08,500 --> 00:19:12,333 IF NOT, I DON'T THINK THERE IS ANY HOPE 326 00:19:12,333 --> 00:19:16,067 FOR ANGEL TO HAVE WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY. 327 00:19:16,067 --> 00:19:17,733 Woman: A LITTLE BIT, A FEW MINUTES. 328 00:19:17,733 --> 00:19:19,900 WE WILL HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE. 329 00:19:49,067 --> 00:19:51,633 Angel: IT WAS REALLY DEMOTIVATING 330 00:19:51,633 --> 00:19:55,067 TO WAKE UP AND REALIZE I DIDN'T HAVE THE BYPASS. 331 00:19:55,067 --> 00:19:58,467 IT SHATTERED ME. 332 00:19:58,467 --> 00:20:02,033 RIGHT. YOU HAVE A LOT OF PAIN STILL? 333 00:20:02,033 --> 00:20:04,900 Angel: RIGHT NOW, YEAH, I'M IN PAIN. 334 00:20:04,900 --> 00:20:07,933 ON A SCALE FROM 1 TO 10, HOW MUCH IS THE PAIN? 335 00:20:07,933 --> 00:20:10,300 ABOUT A 7. 336 00:20:10,300 --> 00:20:13,933 THE PAIN HAS BEEN SO BAD. 337 00:20:13,933 --> 00:20:18,300 BECAUSE I DIDN'T GET THE SURGERY, 338 00:20:18,300 --> 00:20:22,067 THE CRAVINGS HAVEN'T GONE AWAY. 339 00:20:22,067 --> 00:20:25,600 IF HE CAN'T DO THE BYPASS WHEN HE GOES BACK IN, 340 00:20:25,600 --> 00:20:27,900 THEN I'M GONNA LOSE EVERYTHING. 341 00:20:27,900 --> 00:20:33,900 THIS SURGERY WAS MY LAST CHANCE TO SAVE MY FAMILY. 342 00:20:33,900 --> 00:20:37,967 AND I FEEL LIKE I'M LOSING IT. 343 00:20:37,967 --> 00:20:40,733 ARE YOU READY FOR SCHOOL? 344 00:20:40,733 --> 00:20:42,567 YEAH. 345 00:20:42,567 --> 00:20:45,967 THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE MY NEW START. 346 00:20:45,967 --> 00:20:47,867 I LOVE YOU. 347 00:20:47,867 --> 00:20:49,800 HEY, HEY. 348 00:20:49,800 --> 00:20:53,067 HAVE A GOOD DAY AND STAY OUT OF TROUBLE. 349 00:20:53,067 --> 00:20:57,300 BUT I'M MISSING ANOTHER MILESTONE IN ANDREW'S LIFE. 350 00:20:57,300 --> 00:20:59,833 HE'S STARTING THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL, 351 00:20:59,833 --> 00:21:02,200 AND I'M MISSING IT. 352 00:21:02,200 --> 00:21:06,067 I'M STILL MISSING OUT ON EVERYTHING. 353 00:21:07,633 --> 00:21:12,067 NOTHING HAS GONE LIKE I THOUGHT. 354 00:21:12,067 --> 00:21:15,100 I HOPE I'M ABLE TO GET THE SURGERY. 355 00:21:15,100 --> 00:21:18,933 BUT I'M SCARED I'M TRULY BEYOND HOPE. 356 00:21:37,367 --> 00:21:39,367 I'M SO SCARED. 357 00:21:41,133 --> 00:21:44,067 LAST TIME, I WAS PRETTY CONFIDENT, 358 00:21:44,067 --> 00:21:47,200 BUT THIS TIME, I HAVE NO IDEA IF I'M GONNA WAKE UP 359 00:21:47,200 --> 00:21:50,967 AND FIND OUT THE SAME THING AGAIN. 360 00:21:53,933 --> 00:21:56,067 THIS IS MY LAST CHANCE, 361 00:21:56,067 --> 00:21:59,167 AND IF IT FAILS, I'LL LOSE EVERYTHING. 362 00:21:59,167 --> 00:22:01,900 OKAY, DEEP BREATHS HERE. 363 00:22:01,900 --> 00:22:04,467 I MIGHT AS WELL NOT WAKE UP. 364 00:22:07,067 --> 00:22:11,933 Dr. Nowzaradan: TODAY, WE'RE GONNA TRY TO DO BYPASS ON ANGEL. 365 00:22:11,933 --> 00:22:15,633 LAST TIME, WE HAD TO ENCOUNTER SOME DIFFICULTY 366 00:22:15,633 --> 00:22:17,133 WITH SCAR TISSUE. 367 00:22:18,567 --> 00:22:23,933 HAVING THE SCAR TISSUE CAN MAKE SURGERY VERY DIFFICULT. 368 00:22:23,933 --> 00:22:25,767 I'M NOT SURE WHAT TO EXPECT. 369 00:22:25,767 --> 00:22:30,467 I HAVE TO GET INSIDE TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON. 370 00:22:31,900 --> 00:22:38,833 I'M HOPING SHE HEALED AND SURGERY WILL BE POSSIBLE. 371 00:22:38,833 --> 00:22:41,633 IF WE CAN'T DO HER WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY TODAY, 372 00:22:41,633 --> 00:22:43,100 I AM CONCERNED THAT 373 00:22:43,100 --> 00:22:45,833 SHE WON'T BE ABLE TO GET WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY AT ALL. 374 00:22:54,467 --> 00:22:56,933 Dr. Nowzaradan: TODAY, I'M GONNA ATTEMPT TO DO 375 00:22:56,933 --> 00:22:58,900 WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY ON ANGEL AGAIN, 376 00:22:58,900 --> 00:23:02,733 AND I'M HOPING THAT EVERYTHING IS HEALED ENOUGH 377 00:23:02,733 --> 00:23:04,533 THAT WE CAN TRY AGAIN. 378 00:23:04,533 --> 00:23:07,700 Donnie: I'M WORRIED. IT'S STRESSFUL WAITING. 379 00:23:07,700 --> 00:23:11,067 I'M JUST HOPING THAT THERE ARE NO MORE COMPLICATIONS. 380 00:23:11,067 --> 00:23:13,500 WATER HERE. MAKE SURE IT'S OKAY. 381 00:23:13,500 --> 00:23:18,200 Dr. Nowzaradan: SCAR TISSUE THAT I REMOVED HAS HELPED A LOT. 382 00:23:18,200 --> 00:23:22,167 SHE'S HEALED WELL, AND EVERYTHING LOOKS GOOD. 383 00:23:22,167 --> 00:23:24,633 SO WE CAN MOVE AHEAD. 384 00:23:24,633 --> 00:23:28,800 ALL RIGHT, SO, NOW WE STARTED DOING THE BYPASS. 385 00:23:28,800 --> 00:23:33,267 WE'LL GET THIS DONE SO ANGEL CAN CONTINUE LOSING WEIGHT 386 00:23:33,267 --> 00:23:35,800 AND START MAKING MORE PROGRESS. 387 00:23:35,800 --> 00:23:38,400 OKAY, WE'RE GOOD. 388 00:23:38,400 --> 00:23:42,867 ALL RIGHT, ANGEL'S SURGERY IS DONE. 389 00:23:42,867 --> 00:23:45,333 EVERYTHING WENT VERY WELL. 390 00:23:45,333 --> 00:23:48,067 SHE SHOULD BE RECOVERING IN A COUPLE DAYS, 391 00:23:48,067 --> 00:23:51,133 AND WE'LL GET HER BACK HOME AND SEE HOW SHE DOES. 392 00:23:51,133 --> 00:23:53,367 [ GROANS ] 393 00:24:09,133 --> 00:24:10,200 ANDREW? 394 00:24:10,200 --> 00:24:11,833 AREN'T YOU GLAD MAMA COULD COME TO THE GAME? 395 00:24:11,833 --> 00:24:12,867 MM-HMM. 396 00:24:21,600 --> 00:24:26,367 Angel: IT'S BEEN ABOUT TWO WEEKS SINCE THE SURGERY. 397 00:24:26,367 --> 00:24:30,867 I WAS REALLY HAPPY WHEN I WOKE UP AND FOUND OUT THAT THE DOCTOR 398 00:24:30,867 --> 00:24:33,433 WAS ABLE TO DO THE SURGERY THIS TIME. 399 00:24:33,433 --> 00:24:36,400 I'M STILL NOT FEELING 100%, 400 00:24:36,400 --> 00:24:40,200 BUT I DON'T WANT TO MISS OUT ON ANY MORE OF ANDREW'S LIFE. 401 00:24:40,200 --> 00:24:43,733 HE'S STARTING FOOTBALL, AND I WANT TO BE THERE FOR IT. 402 00:24:43,733 --> 00:24:47,867 I'M DONE MISSING OUT. 403 00:24:49,767 --> 00:24:52,533 THIS IS A LOT HARDER THAN I THOUGHT. 404 00:24:54,700 --> 00:24:58,433 WHEN I LOST ALL THE WEIGHT TO GET THE BYPASS, 405 00:24:58,433 --> 00:25:01,133 I PRETTY MUCH DID IT BY STARVING MYSELF. 406 00:25:01,133 --> 00:25:05,167 I DIDN'T FOCUS MUCH ON BEING MORE ACTIVE. 407 00:25:05,167 --> 00:25:08,367 SO IT'S STILL HARD FOR ME TO MOVE AROUND AND WALK. 408 00:25:08,367 --> 00:25:13,067 BUT I HAVE TO DO IT FOR ANDREW. 409 00:25:14,967 --> 00:25:17,333 [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] 410 00:25:17,333 --> 00:25:20,367 EVERYBODY CHEERING FOR YOU. 411 00:25:20,367 --> 00:25:23,867 I SPENT SO LONG MISSING OUT ON SO MUCH. 412 00:25:23,867 --> 00:25:28,100 ANDREW'S NUMBER 12. 413 00:25:28,100 --> 00:25:31,933 IT FEELS REALLY GOOD BEING PART OF THIS TODAY 414 00:25:31,933 --> 00:25:36,100 AND BEING A PART OF MY FAMILY RIGHT NOW. 415 00:25:36,100 --> 00:25:40,200 I FEEL LIKE I'M STARTING TO LIVE AGAIN. 416 00:25:44,533 --> 00:25:46,900 [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] 417 00:26:00,867 --> 00:26:04,800 A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO, I STARTED FEELING REALLY NAUSEOUS, 418 00:26:04,800 --> 00:26:08,567 AND DONNIE TOOK ME TO THE HOSPITAL HERE IN KERRVILLE. 419 00:26:08,567 --> 00:26:13,533 THE DOCTORS THERE TOLD ME THEY THINK I'M MALNOURISHED 420 00:26:13,533 --> 00:26:15,867 AND TOLD ME I NEEDED A FEEDING TUBE, 421 00:26:15,867 --> 00:26:18,500 SO I HAD TO GO BACK INTO SURGERY FOR THAT. 422 00:26:18,500 --> 00:26:21,067 I DIDN'T HAVE TIME 423 00:26:21,067 --> 00:26:24,067 TO CALL DR. NOWZARADAN WHILE I WAS THERE. 424 00:26:24,067 --> 00:26:26,867 SO I TOLD HIM AFTERWARDS. 425 00:26:26,867 --> 00:26:29,467 HE WAS PRETTY UPSET. 426 00:26:29,467 --> 00:26:33,233 AND HE WANTS ME TO COME TO HOUSTON IMMEDIATELY. 427 00:26:33,233 --> 00:26:36,100 DONNIE AND I ARE GOING TO HEAD TO HOUSTON 428 00:26:36,100 --> 00:26:37,933 FIRST THING IN THE MORNING. 429 00:26:37,933 --> 00:26:41,833 I FEEL LIKE I KEEP GETTING CLOSE TO GETTING MY LIFE BACK. 430 00:26:41,833 --> 00:26:44,100 THEN SOMETHING HAPPENS. 431 00:26:44,100 --> 00:26:47,667 I JUST WANT TO KEEP MAKING PROGRESS 432 00:26:47,667 --> 00:26:49,733 AND GET BACK TO LIVING AGAIN. 433 00:27:00,600 --> 00:27:02,933 I'M NERVOUS ABOUT SEEING THE DOCTOR. 434 00:27:05,167 --> 00:27:08,733 I'M HOPING I DIDN'T MAKE THE WRONG DECISION 435 00:27:08,733 --> 00:27:11,700 AND WILL REGRET IT FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE. 436 00:27:21,833 --> 00:27:23,833 IT'S ALMOST EXACTLY THE SAME, ISN'T IT? 437 00:27:23,833 --> 00:27:25,233 YEP. 438 00:27:28,667 --> 00:27:30,467 I GUESS I'M JUST DISAPPOINTED. 439 00:27:30,467 --> 00:27:34,933 I FEEL LIKE I'M JUST FAILING. 440 00:27:38,467 --> 00:27:39,967 HOW Y'ALL DOING? 441 00:27:41,933 --> 00:27:45,233 SO, WHEN YOU WENT HOME ON GASTRIC BYPASS, 442 00:27:45,233 --> 00:27:48,067 WE GIVE YOU INSTRUCTION LIKE THAT. 443 00:27:48,067 --> 00:27:50,800 IS THAT FAMILIAR FOR YOU? 444 00:27:50,800 --> 00:27:52,267 YOU WANT TO READ THAT 445 00:27:52,267 --> 00:27:55,533 AND TELL ME WHAT YOUR UNDERSTANDING WITH THAT IS? 446 00:27:55,533 --> 00:27:58,933 "CONTACT YOUR SURGEON IF ANY OF THE FOLLOWING OCCUR -- 447 00:27:58,933 --> 00:28:02,067 VOMITING THAT LASTS MORE THAN 12 HOURS." 448 00:28:02,067 --> 00:28:03,500 DID YOU CONTACT ME? 449 00:28:03,500 --> 00:28:04,967 NOT RIGHT AWAY, NO, I DIDN'T, 450 00:28:04,967 --> 00:28:07,400 BECAUSE IT WASN'T PAST THE 12 HOURS. 451 00:28:07,400 --> 00:28:08,800 OKAY, BUT IT WAS BAD ENOUGH 452 00:28:08,800 --> 00:28:10,700 THAT YOU WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM, RIGHT? 453 00:28:10,700 --> 00:28:13,333 I THOUGHT SHE WAS JUST SICK, YOU KNOW, THROWING UP AND VOMITING 454 00:28:13,333 --> 00:28:14,867 AND SHE WAS GONNA COME BACK HOME. 455 00:28:14,867 --> 00:28:16,800 YOU DIDN'T CALL ME, TELL ME -- 456 00:28:16,800 --> 00:28:18,867 I DIDN'T HAVE A PHONE ON ME TO -- 457 00:28:18,867 --> 00:28:22,200 YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A PHONE. EVERY HOSPITAL HAS A PHONE. 458 00:28:22,200 --> 00:28:24,633 I JUST REALLY HAVE A FEELING THAT SHE REALLY DIDN'T KNOW 459 00:28:24,633 --> 00:28:26,400 WHAT EXACTLY WAS GOING ON. 460 00:28:26,400 --> 00:28:29,667 I'D SAY IT'S VERY ABNORMAL THAT SHE GO TO A HOSPITAL 461 00:28:29,667 --> 00:28:32,500 AND THEN SHE HAD SURGERY WITHOUT ME KNOWING. 462 00:28:32,500 --> 00:28:35,333 THERE IS SOMETHING NOT RIGHT IN HERE. 463 00:28:35,333 --> 00:28:37,067 THERE WAS A LOT OF MISTAKES. 464 00:28:37,067 --> 00:28:38,667 YOU KNOW, WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? 465 00:28:38,667 --> 00:28:42,067 YOU READ THOSE INSTRUCTIONS, AS WELL, 466 00:28:42,067 --> 00:28:45,100 WHILE I'M LOOKING AT HER STOMACH. 467 00:28:47,133 --> 00:28:51,433 WHAT ARE THESE TUBES DOING DOWN THERE? 468 00:28:51,433 --> 00:28:53,900 CAN YOU TAKE THEM OUT? 469 00:28:53,900 --> 00:28:55,800 WHAT IN THE WORLD IS THIS? 470 00:28:55,800 --> 00:28:57,400 THAT'S THE FEEDING TUBE. 471 00:28:57,400 --> 00:29:00,267 WHY IN THE WORLD SHE NEED A FEEDING TUBE? 472 00:29:00,267 --> 00:29:03,533 Dr. Nowzaradan: RIGHT NOW, SHE GOT TUBES IN HER STOMACH 473 00:29:03,533 --> 00:29:05,200 THAT DON'T NEED TO BE THERE. 474 00:29:05,200 --> 00:29:07,300 THIS IS NOT A GOOD SITUATION. 475 00:29:07,300 --> 00:29:10,600 SHE SHOULD NOT HAVE ALLOWED OTHER DOCTORS TO DO THIS. 476 00:29:10,600 --> 00:29:14,700 Angel: THEY SAID I WAS MALNUTRITION. 477 00:29:14,700 --> 00:29:19,300 THAT'S JUST NOT GOOD. 478 00:29:19,300 --> 00:29:21,200 THIS IS REALLY BAD. 479 00:29:21,200 --> 00:29:24,400 HER SYMPTOM WERE NOT OF MALNUTRITION. 480 00:29:24,400 --> 00:29:25,767 WHAT LIKELY HAPPENED -- 481 00:29:25,767 --> 00:29:28,867 SHE WAS ASKED ABOUT RECENT WEIGHT LOSS, 482 00:29:28,867 --> 00:29:33,567 AND SHE TOLD THEM SHE LOST THE WEIGHT SHE DID. 483 00:29:33,567 --> 00:29:36,067 THEN THEY JUMPED TO THE CONCLUSION 484 00:29:36,067 --> 00:29:37,767 THAT SHE'S MALNOURISHED. 485 00:29:37,767 --> 00:29:39,900 THERE IS NO REASON TO PUT TUBE FEEDING. 486 00:29:39,900 --> 00:29:42,400 THERE'S NO REASON TO PUT STRAIN IN THE ABDOMEN. 487 00:29:42,400 --> 00:29:45,267 THIS IS ALL A BIG MISTAKE. 488 00:29:45,267 --> 00:29:49,100 IT SHOWED THAT THERE IS STILL LACK OF UNDERSTANDING 489 00:29:49,100 --> 00:29:54,867 REGARDING A PATIENT THIS SIZE IN SOME AREA OF MEDICAL COMMUNITY. 490 00:29:54,867 --> 00:29:56,233 HERE'S THE SITUATION. 491 00:29:56,233 --> 00:29:59,533 RIGHT NOW, I NEED TO SEND YOU TO A HOSPITAL, GET A C.A.T. SCAN, 492 00:29:59,533 --> 00:30:02,933 AND WE'RE GONNA FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO WITH YOUR TUBES, OKAY? 493 00:30:02,933 --> 00:30:04,900 OKAY. I'LL SEE YOU OVER. 494 00:30:04,900 --> 00:30:08,300 I HAD TO PICK THIS SITUATION 495 00:30:08,300 --> 00:30:12,200 OR ANGEL IS GOING TO HAVE SERIOUS PROBLEM ON HER HANDS. 496 00:30:15,033 --> 00:30:17,967 Angel: I'M JUST REALLY DISCOURAGED RIGHT NOW. 497 00:30:17,967 --> 00:30:21,033 I JUST WANT TO GET THIS ALL OVER WITH. 498 00:30:32,300 --> 00:30:36,900 Dr. Nowzaradan: I ADMITTED ANGEL TO THE HOSPITAL AND HAD A C.A.T. SCAN DONE. 499 00:30:36,900 --> 00:30:40,500 THIS IS A VERY UNFORTUNATE SITUATION. 500 00:30:40,500 --> 00:30:46,233 SHE HAS ALLOWED A FEEDING TUBE TO BE PLACED IN BY OTHER DOCTORS 501 00:30:46,233 --> 00:30:50,167 THAT HAS ESSENTIALLY UNDONE THE EFFECT OF THE BYPASS. 502 00:30:50,167 --> 00:30:55,667 BECAUSE OF THIS, SHE HAS HAD NO PROGRESS OVER THE PAST MONTH. 503 00:30:55,667 --> 00:30:59,333 THIS IS A TUBE THAT IS PUT IN IN HER STOMACH. 504 00:30:59,333 --> 00:31:01,933 BUT IT LOOKED LIKE IT'S GONNA BE 505 00:31:01,933 --> 00:31:05,200 IMPOSSIBLE TO TAKE IT OUT AT THIS TIME. 506 00:31:05,200 --> 00:31:08,333 SHE HASN'T HEALED ENOUGH FROM SURGERY 507 00:31:08,333 --> 00:31:11,233 FOR ME TO REMOVE THE FEEDING TUBE. 508 00:31:11,233 --> 00:31:14,100 BUT WE CAN TAKE THE DRAINAGE TUBE OUT 509 00:31:14,100 --> 00:31:18,533 AND WE'RE GONNA CLOSE OFF THE FEEDING TUBE 510 00:31:18,533 --> 00:31:22,233 AND DISCONTINUE USING IT SO SHE CAN START LOSING WEIGHT AGAIN. 511 00:31:26,967 --> 00:31:29,767 Angel: I WISH I HAD DONE THINGS DIFFERENTLY. 512 00:31:31,600 --> 00:31:34,267 BUT RIGHT NOW, I JUST WANT TO GET BACK ON TRACK 513 00:31:34,267 --> 00:31:36,267 AND START LOSING WEIGHT AGAIN. 514 00:31:36,267 --> 00:31:40,200 NICE, SLOW, DEEP BREATH. 515 00:31:40,200 --> 00:31:44,933 Dr. Nowzaradan: THIS FEEDING TUBE IS ALLOWING ANGEL TO EAT MORE. 516 00:31:51,467 --> 00:31:55,300 SHE'S LUCKY THAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT RIGHT NOW. 517 00:31:55,300 --> 00:31:58,633 WE ARE DODGING A BULLET TODAY. 518 00:31:58,633 --> 00:32:00,667 PIECE OF TAPE. YES, SIR. 519 00:32:00,667 --> 00:32:05,167 ALL RIGHT, ALL FINISHED UP. 520 00:32:06,967 --> 00:32:11,133 THE PROCEDURE WAS MODERATE AND WENT WELL. 521 00:32:11,133 --> 00:32:14,367 ANGEL, OPEN YOUR EYES. WE'RE ALL DONE, OKAY? 522 00:32:14,367 --> 00:32:18,500 SHE SHOULD BE ABLE TO START LOSING WEIGHT AGAIN, 523 00:32:18,500 --> 00:32:21,900 AS LONG AS SHE STICKS TO HER DIET. 524 00:32:21,900 --> 00:32:24,533 HOPEFULLY, FROM HERE ON OUT, 525 00:32:24,533 --> 00:32:28,967 IF SHE HAS ANY TROUBLE, SHE WILL CALL ME FIRST. 526 00:32:28,967 --> 00:32:29,933 WE'LL SEE. 527 00:32:49,067 --> 00:32:53,067 CAN YOU SEE IF I GOT A JELL-O IN THE ICEBOX? 528 00:32:53,067 --> 00:32:54,867 HERE. 529 00:32:54,867 --> 00:32:57,633 THANK YOU. 530 00:32:57,633 --> 00:32:59,667 I'VE BEEN HOME A COUPLE OF MONTHS, 531 00:32:59,667 --> 00:33:04,733 TRYING TO RECOVER AND GET BACK ON MY DIET. 532 00:33:04,733 --> 00:33:08,633 BUT I DON'T FEEL LIKE THINGS ARE GETTING ANY BETTER. 533 00:33:10,433 --> 00:33:12,333 YOU KNOW, BEFORE ANDREW WAKE UP, 534 00:33:12,333 --> 00:33:17,367 WE SHOULD TRY TO WALK THE BREEZEWAY AFTER YOU EAT. 535 00:33:17,367 --> 00:33:18,700 OKAY. 536 00:33:18,700 --> 00:33:21,133 YOU WANT ME TO HELP YOU UP, OR ARE YOU GONNA DO IT YOURSELF? 537 00:33:21,133 --> 00:33:22,333 I'LL DO IT MYSELF. OKAY. 538 00:33:28,500 --> 00:33:31,700 I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET UP AND WALK MORE, 539 00:33:31,700 --> 00:33:34,933 BUT IT'S BEEN A LOT HARDER THAN I THOUGHT. 540 00:33:34,933 --> 00:33:36,667 Donnie: CAN YOU MAKE IT TO THE GRASS? 541 00:33:36,667 --> 00:33:38,233 NO. HUH? 542 00:33:38,233 --> 00:33:40,267 NO. MY SIDE HURTS. WELL, OKAY. 543 00:33:40,267 --> 00:33:42,533 WE'RE GONNA ASK IF YOU CAN MAKE IT, 544 00:33:42,533 --> 00:33:44,933 'CAUSE THAT PUTS LIMITS ON YOUR MIND. 545 00:33:44,933 --> 00:33:50,133 I WANT TO PUSH MYSELF, BUT I CAN'T. 546 00:33:52,200 --> 00:33:55,567 I'M REALLY SCARED RIGHT NOW. 547 00:33:55,567 --> 00:33:59,900 I JUST FEEL SO SAD ALL THE TIME AND I DON'T KNOW WHY. 548 00:33:59,900 --> 00:34:02,633 I CAN'T GO BACK TO THE WAY I WAS. 549 00:34:02,633 --> 00:34:04,567 WE NEED TO START THINKING 550 00:34:04,567 --> 00:34:06,633 POSITIVE-REINFORCEMENT-TYPE THINGS. 551 00:34:06,633 --> 00:34:09,133 YOU'RE JUST AFFIRMING TO YOURSELF THAT 552 00:34:09,133 --> 00:34:11,800 "THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT I WANT TO DO." 553 00:34:13,967 --> 00:34:17,400 THIS IS MY LAST CHANCE. 554 00:34:19,600 --> 00:34:22,667 I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. 555 00:34:22,667 --> 00:34:25,567 BUT I KNOW I HAVE TO FIGURE IT OUT. 556 00:34:36,600 --> 00:34:39,067 TODAY, I'M GOING TO SEE A THERAPIST. 557 00:34:40,967 --> 00:34:45,833 I WANT TO TRY AND FIGURE OUT WHY I'M SAD ALL THE TIME. 558 00:34:45,833 --> 00:34:51,067 I THOUGHT THAT STARTING TO GET MY LIFE BACK WOULD CHANGE THAT. 559 00:34:51,067 --> 00:34:54,267 BUT, IN A LOT OF WAYS, IT'S GOTTEN WORSE. 560 00:34:54,267 --> 00:34:59,300 I KNOW I HAVE TO FIGURE IT OUT IF I WANT TO GET BETTER. 561 00:34:59,300 --> 00:35:01,600 HI, ANGEL. HI. 562 00:35:01,600 --> 00:35:03,167 I'M PAMELA. 563 00:35:03,167 --> 00:35:05,967 COME IN AND TAKE A SEAT. 564 00:35:05,967 --> 00:35:07,500 ALL RIGHT? 565 00:35:07,500 --> 00:35:09,167 MM-HMM. 566 00:35:09,167 --> 00:35:13,300 SO, WHY DO YOU THINK YOU GAINED ALL THIS WEIGHT? 567 00:35:13,300 --> 00:35:17,800 UM, WHEN I WAS 14, I GOT PREGNANT. 568 00:35:17,800 --> 00:35:21,900 AND WHEN MY MOM FOUND OUT I WAS PREGNANT, 569 00:35:21,900 --> 00:35:24,700 SHE GAVE ME THREE CHOICES. 570 00:35:24,700 --> 00:35:29,333 I COULD HAVE AN ABORTION, I CAN GIVE THE BABY UP, 571 00:35:29,333 --> 00:35:33,533 OR I COULD KEEP THE BABY AND NOT COME BACK HOME. 572 00:35:33,533 --> 00:35:36,567 MY ONLY CHOICE WAS TO GIVE THE BABY UP. 573 00:35:36,567 --> 00:35:38,067 AND WHAT DID YOU HAVE? 574 00:35:38,067 --> 00:35:40,067 I HAD A LITTLE GIRL. 575 00:35:40,067 --> 00:35:42,133 I DIDN'T WANT TO GIVE HER UP, 576 00:35:42,133 --> 00:35:45,633 BUT I GAVE HER UP SO THAT SHE COULD HAVE A BETTER LIFE. 577 00:35:45,633 --> 00:35:51,467 I HOPE THAT SHE CAN FORGIVE ME. 578 00:35:51,467 --> 00:35:54,300 HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT TODAY? 579 00:35:58,467 --> 00:36:02,400 I HAVE -- I HAVE AWFUL FEELINGS. 580 00:36:02,400 --> 00:36:07,600 I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW IF SHE HATES ME FOR DOING WHAT I DID. 581 00:36:07,600 --> 00:36:09,800 I DIDN'T HAVE A CHOICE, 582 00:36:09,800 --> 00:36:14,533 'CAUSE IF I'D HAVE KEPT HER, I'D HAVE BEEN HOMELESS. 583 00:36:14,533 --> 00:36:17,400 THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE TRAUMA. 584 00:36:17,400 --> 00:36:19,800 DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT? YEAH. 585 00:36:19,800 --> 00:36:22,133 WITHOUT CLOSURE, 586 00:36:22,133 --> 00:36:27,200 WITHOUT HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLAIN TO HER, 587 00:36:27,200 --> 00:36:33,700 WE NEED TO CREATE A SAFE PLACE IN YOUR MIND 588 00:36:33,700 --> 00:36:39,267 WHERE YOU CAN THINK OF HER AND SOMEHOW NOT BLAME YOURSELF. 589 00:36:39,267 --> 00:36:43,900 I DON'T THINK YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO FORGIVE. 590 00:36:43,900 --> 00:36:46,633 YOU HAD NO CHOICE. 591 00:36:46,633 --> 00:36:49,800 YOU HAD NO CHOICE. 592 00:36:49,800 --> 00:36:53,633 WOULD YOU AGREE WITH ME THAT THAT'S SOMETHING 593 00:36:53,633 --> 00:36:58,100 TO REALLY WORK ON AS YOU GO FORWARD? 594 00:36:58,100 --> 00:37:05,267 I'VE GOT TO REALIZE THAT...IT WASN'T MY CHOICE. 595 00:37:05,267 --> 00:37:08,800 I HAD NO CHOICE. 596 00:37:08,800 --> 00:37:12,433 SO I'VE GOT TO STOP BLAMING MYSELF. 597 00:37:17,800 --> 00:37:19,600 HERE YOU GO. THERE YOU GO. 598 00:37:21,700 --> 00:37:26,633 I WANT SO DESPERATELY TO START LIVING LIFE AGAIN. 599 00:37:26,633 --> 00:37:31,433 BUT I THINK THERE'S BEEN MORE HOLDING ME BACK THAN I REALIZE. 600 00:37:31,433 --> 00:37:36,100 I THINK IT MAY BE POSSIBLE TO, SOME DAY, MOVE BEYOND THE GUILT. 601 00:37:38,733 --> 00:37:43,767 I NEED TO LEARN HOW TO GROW IF I WANT TO MAKE THIS CHANGE LAST. 602 00:37:45,267 --> 00:37:50,100 BECAUSE IF I START GAINING AGAIN, MY LIFE WOULD BE OVER. 603 00:37:56,067 --> 00:38:00,067 Angel: THE ROAD TO RECOVERY CAN BE A LOT HARDER THAN YOU THOUGHT. 604 00:38:00,067 --> 00:38:04,300 BUT THAT'S WHAT WILL MAKE THE CHANGE MORE SIGNIFICANT 605 00:38:04,300 --> 00:38:06,267 IF YOU KEEP GOING. 606 00:38:17,433 --> 00:38:19,433 Donnie: OH, DO YOU WANT TO USE YOUR WALKER, OR DO YOU WANT TO... 607 00:38:19,433 --> 00:38:21,800 I'LL HANG ON TO YOU. 608 00:38:21,800 --> 00:38:24,067 ALL RIGHT. COME ON. 609 00:38:24,067 --> 00:38:26,633 IT'S BEEN A GOOD COUPLE OF MONTHS. 610 00:38:26,633 --> 00:38:29,067 THINGS ARE GETTING BETTER. 611 00:38:29,067 --> 00:38:33,500 I'M STILL SEEING A THERAPIST, AND I'M STICKING TO MY DIET. 612 00:38:33,500 --> 00:38:36,067 FEW MORE STEPS. YOU'RE ALMOST THERE. 613 00:38:36,067 --> 00:38:42,133 I MADE IT TO THE GAZEBO, AND THAT WAS A REALLY GOOD FEELING. 614 00:38:45,433 --> 00:38:48,067 IT'S STILL HARD FOR ME TO WALK, 615 00:38:48,067 --> 00:38:52,100 BUT I'M GONNA KEEP GOING AND PUSHING TO DO MORE. 616 00:38:53,533 --> 00:38:56,400 I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO USE THE WALKER 617 00:38:56,400 --> 00:38:58,300 OR THE WHEELCHAIR NO MORE. 618 00:38:58,300 --> 00:39:01,167 I'M STARTING TO MAKE PROGRESS AGAIN, 619 00:39:01,167 --> 00:39:03,433 AND IT'S A REALLY GOOD FEELING. 620 00:39:13,067 --> 00:39:15,667 I STARTED GOING OUT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, 621 00:39:15,667 --> 00:39:18,100 GOING TO ALL OF ANDREW'S GAMES. 622 00:39:18,100 --> 00:39:21,867 I DON'T WANT TO MISS A SINGLE THING FROM HERE ON OUT, 623 00:39:21,867 --> 00:39:26,167 SO I'M GOING TO DO AS MUCH AS I CAN. 624 00:39:28,767 --> 00:39:30,667 SHOOT! SHOOT IT! 625 00:39:30,667 --> 00:39:32,200 Man: YOU GOT TO SHOOT, ANDREW! 626 00:39:32,200 --> 00:39:33,767 ALL RIGHT! 627 00:39:34,767 --> 00:39:38,233 Angel: I'M DOING AS MUCH AS I CAN AROUND THE HOUSE. 628 00:39:38,233 --> 00:39:40,933 I WANT TO START BEARING SOME OF THE LOAD, 629 00:39:40,933 --> 00:39:43,833 TAKING CARE OF THE FAMILY. 630 00:39:43,833 --> 00:39:47,600 I WANT TO SHARE THAT RESPONSIBILITY WITH DONNIE. 631 00:39:47,600 --> 00:39:49,667 YOU LOOK SO FLY. 632 00:39:49,667 --> 00:39:54,067 ANDREW HAS TWO FULL-TIME PARENTS NOW, 633 00:39:54,067 --> 00:39:56,067 AND ANDREW LOVES EVERY MINUTE. 634 00:39:56,067 --> 00:40:00,267 Angel: I WAKE UP, AND IT'S NOT TO EAT. 635 00:40:00,267 --> 00:40:02,600 IT'S TO GET ANDREW READY FOR SCHOOL. 636 00:40:02,600 --> 00:40:04,067 IT'S TOTALLY DIFFERENT, 637 00:40:04,067 --> 00:40:09,000 'CAUSE NOW I CAN SAY I AM BACK TO NORMAL. 638 00:40:09,000 --> 00:40:10,600 I SEE THE DOCTOR NEXT MONTH, 639 00:40:10,600 --> 00:40:13,733 AND I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SEE HOW MUCH WEIGHT I'VE LOST. 640 00:40:13,733 --> 00:40:17,800 I'M FEELING REALLY GOOD ABOUT HOW FAR I'VE COME. 641 00:40:23,700 --> 00:40:25,067 I'VE BEEN WORKING HARD 642 00:40:25,067 --> 00:40:27,900 AND I'M EXCITED TO SEE WHERE THAT NUMBER'S AT. 643 00:40:30,133 --> 00:40:32,333 I CAN'T BELIEVE IT. [ LAUGHS ] 644 00:40:32,333 --> 00:40:35,267 GOOD JOB, BABY. GIVE ME FIVE. 645 00:40:36,700 --> 00:40:41,367 I HAVEN'T BEEN AT THIS WEIGHT IN A LONG TIME. 646 00:40:41,367 --> 00:40:43,567 SINCE HIGH SCHOOL. 647 00:40:43,567 --> 00:40:46,233 SO, YOU ARE 260 NOW, HUH? 648 00:40:46,233 --> 00:40:47,267 YES, SIR. 649 00:40:47,267 --> 00:40:49,500 HOW YOU FEEL AFTER LOSING ALL THAT WEIGHT? 650 00:40:49,500 --> 00:40:50,833 I FEEL WONDERFUL. 651 00:40:50,833 --> 00:40:54,267 ANGEL HAS HAD GREAT SUCCESS OVER THE PAST YEAR. 652 00:40:54,267 --> 00:40:58,833 THERE WERE MOMENTS WHERE THINGS DID NOT LOOK GOOD FOR ANGEL, 653 00:40:58,833 --> 00:41:03,167 BUT SHE KEPT AT IT AND SHE HAS DONE VERY WELL. 654 00:41:03,167 --> 00:41:05,133 I DIDN'T THINK I COULD GET THIS LOW. 655 00:41:05,133 --> 00:41:06,133 WELL, YOU DID IT. 656 00:41:06,133 --> 00:41:07,833 I DID. ALL RIGHT. 657 00:41:07,833 --> 00:41:11,767 Donnie: ANGEL HAS CHANGED A LOT IN THE PAST YEAR. 658 00:41:11,767 --> 00:41:14,633 I'M NO LONGER A CAREGIVER ANYMORE. 659 00:41:14,633 --> 00:41:17,667 I LOOK FORWARD TO GROWING OLD WITH ANGEL. 660 00:41:19,367 --> 00:41:23,167 Angel: THIS PAST YEAR HAS BEEN A ROLLER-COASTER RIDE, 661 00:41:23,167 --> 00:41:24,933 BUT IT'S ALL WORTH IT, 662 00:41:24,933 --> 00:41:27,900 BECAUSE I'M NOT JUST DOING IT FOR MYSELF, 663 00:41:27,900 --> 00:41:29,833 I'M DOING IT FOR MY FAMILY. 664 00:41:34,867 --> 00:41:36,933 TODAY, WE ARE GOING TO DO SOMETHING 665 00:41:36,933 --> 00:41:40,767 THAT I HAVEN'T DONE IN A LONG TIME. 666 00:41:40,767 --> 00:41:43,333 I'M GOING TO GET SOME NEW OUTFITS. 667 00:41:43,333 --> 00:41:48,300 I NEVER WANTED TO SHOP BECAUSE I JUST FELT UGLY. 668 00:41:48,300 --> 00:41:51,067 WITH ALL THE WEIGHT I'VE LOST, 669 00:41:51,067 --> 00:41:53,400 I'M READY FOR NEW CLOTHES. 670 00:41:53,400 --> 00:41:54,800 WOW. 671 00:41:54,800 --> 00:41:56,900 THAT'S THE WOMAN THAT I MET. 672 00:41:56,900 --> 00:42:00,900 A YEAR AGO, I'D REACHED MY BREAKING POINT. 673 00:42:00,900 --> 00:42:04,133 I DIDN'T WANT TO SEE HER JUST LAY THERE AND DIE. 674 00:42:04,133 --> 00:42:09,167 ANGEL'S WEIGHT LOSS HAS TOTALLY SAVED OUR RELATIONSHIP. 675 00:42:09,167 --> 00:42:11,667 YOU LOOK GREAT. 676 00:42:11,667 --> 00:42:13,133 NICE. 677 00:42:14,500 --> 00:42:16,667 THIS COLOR BLENDS REALLY, REALLY WELL. 678 00:42:19,400 --> 00:42:21,367 THOSE NICE, THICK LASHES. 679 00:42:21,367 --> 00:42:23,233 READY TO SEE? 680 00:42:23,233 --> 00:42:25,067 MM-HMM. 681 00:42:25,067 --> 00:42:28,167 IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE I CAN LOOK AT MYSELF 682 00:42:28,167 --> 00:42:31,133 AND SEE SOMEONE I THOUGHT WAS BEAUTIFUL.