All language subtitles for My 600-lb Life S07E17

IT WAS THE WORST FEELING
IN THE WORLD

TO WATCH LIFE GO ON AROUND YOU
AND NOT BE A PART OF IT.

HE CAN'T STOP.

HE DOESN'T KNOW HOW.

IT'S TERRIFYING TO THINK
THAT AT ANY MOMENT,

YOUR HEART COULD EXPLODE.

I DON'T WANT TO DIE.

I HAVEN'T EVEN
GOTTEN TO LIVE YET.

WHY ARE YOU JUMPING
ON MY CASE?

YOU'RE OVER-EATING,

AND YOU'RE ACTING
LIKE IT'S OUR FAULT.

I KNOW THAT I'M DYING,

I KNOW THAT I'M NOT
GONNA MAKE IT.

I DON'T KNOW HOW I LET MYSELF
GET IN THE POSITION THAT I'M IN.

SO YOU'RE LIKE THE PERSON

HITTING THEIR HEAD
WITH A BASEBALL

AND SAYING
THAT IT HURT.

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Cillas: I CAN'T BELIEVE
I'VE LET MY LIFE GET THIS BAD,

ALL BECAUSE OF MY WEIGHT.

I'M SO BIG NOW
I CAN'T DO ANYTHING ON MY OWN.

I'M JUST STUCK IN MY BED
ALL DAY LONG.

AND IT'S BEEN THAT WAY FOR ME
FOR 2 1/2 YEARS.

THE ONLY PART OF THE WORLD
I CAN SEE

IS THROUGH MY PATIO DOOR.

BUT I CAN'T EVEN LOOK OUT

AND SEE EVERYTHING
AND FEEL THE SUN ON ME,

UNLESS SOMEONE OPENS
THE SHADES FOR ME.

NEVAEH,

COME HERE, BABY.

GOOD MORNING.

WHAT WERE YOU DOING?

SWEEPING UP?

YOU WANT TO OPEN THEM BLINDS UP
FOR DADDY A LITTLE BIT?

Cillas: SO, I ASK MY LITTLE GIRL

TO DO THAT FOR ME EVERY MORNING.

BUT LOOKING OUT THAT WINDOW

AND SEEING EVERYONE
DOING THINGS --

IT MAKES ME FEEL
LIKE THE WHOLE WORLD

IS PASSING ME BY.

Cillas: THANK YOU,
SWEETHEART.

IT WAS THE WORST FEELING
IN THE WORLD

TO WATCH LIFE GO ON AROUND YOU
AND NOT BE A PART OF IT.

I FEEL LIKE A PRISONER
IN MY BODY.

I FEEL LIKE A PRISONER
IN MY HOME.

THE LIFE I LIVE RIGHT NOW
IS MISERABLE.

IT'S NOT NO LIFE
FOR ANYBODY TO LIVE.

AND I FEEL LIKE
I'M JUST A BURDEN

TO MY WHOLE FAMILY.

I LIVE WITH MY FIANCéE JESSICA
AND HER THREE DAUGHTERS --

BROOKLYNN, WHO'S 11,

EMILY, WHO'S 9,

AND NEVAEH, WHO'S 6.

BUT AS FAR AS I THINK OF THEM,
THEY'RE ALL MY DAUGHTERS, TOO,

BECAUSE THEY'RE ALL MY FAMILY.

BUT WHEN I BECAME LIKE THIS,
I REFUSED TO LET THEM

HELP ME BATHE
AND USE THE RESTROOM.

I DREW THE LINE AT
LETTING THEM SEE ME LIKE THAT.

SO, I GOT A HOME
HEALTHCARE ASSISTANT

TO HELP ME DO THAT.

COME IN.

HELLO.

HEY. HOW ARE YOU?

OKAY.

HOW ARE YOU DOIN'?

OH, I'M GOOD.
GOOD.

IT'S WARM OUT THERE, ISN'T IT?
YES.

SHE COMES THREE TIMES A WEEK

TO HELP ME STAY CLEAN
AND CHECK ON ME,

BECAUSE I'M HAVING
TROUBLE BREATHING,

AND I HAVE TO USE OXYGEN NOW

BECAUSE MY LUNGS JUST CAN'T
KEEP UP WITH MY BODY.

SO SHE CHECKS ME OUT
TO MAKE SURE I'M OKAY,

AND THEN HELPS ME GET CLEAN
SO I DON'T START TO SMELL

OR GET ANY RASHES ON MY BODY.

BUT IT'S EMBARRASSING TO HAVE

TO HAVE ANOTHER PERSON
DO THIS FOR YOU.

I TRY TO HELP AND DO WHAT I CAN,

BUT MY RANGE OF MOTION
IS SEVERELY LIMITED,

AND I CAN'T EVEN REACH
MOST OF MY BODY.

BUT EVEN WITH HELP,
IT'S A DIFFICULT EXPERIENCE

AND TAKES A WHOLE LOT OUT OF ME.

DOING A SPONGE BATH FEELS LIKE
RUNNING A MARATHON TO ME.

AND THERE'S DAYS THAT I DON'T
FEEL LIKE I CAN DO IT,

BUT I HAVE TO PUSH MYSELF

BECAUSE I GET BED SORES
IN THE AREAS

WHERE MY SKIN AND FAT FOLDS
START TO CHAFE AND BLEED.

AND IF I DON'T GET
THOSE TREATED,

THEY JUST GET A LOT WORSE.

SO, NO MATTER HOW TIRED I AM,
I CAN'T SKIP IT.

I HAVE TO DO IT.

BUT IT'S HARD NOT
TO FEEL ASHAMED,

HAVING SOMEONE DO ALL THIS
FOR YOU,

LIKE YOU'RE A BABY.

SO I GET DEPRESSED
AT THE WHOLE PROCESS.

AND I DREAM OF BEING ABLE
TO TAKE A SHOWER AGAIN,

AND LIVING WITHOUT
THE CONSTANT PAIN

OF ALL MY WEIGHT PULLING
DOWN ON MY WHOLE BODY,

MAKING IT FEEL LIKE I'M BEING
CONSTANTLY CRUSHED.

I'M JUST PASSING TIME

TILL MY HEART DECIDES
TO STOP WORKING.

THIS ISN'T LIVING.

AND IT'S JUST MISERABLE
EVERY DAY.

ALL BECAUSE I LOVE FOOD SO MUCH
THAT I CAN'T STOP EATING.

THE ONLY GOOD THINGS THAT
I HAVE LEFT IN MY LIFE

ARE MY FAMILY AND FOOD.

AND THERE'S NEVER A MOMENT
WHERE I'M NOT ANXIOUSLY WAITING

FOR WHEN I'M GONNA
BE ABLE TO EAT NEXT.

BYE-BYE.

JESSICA USUALLY BRINGS ME
MY FIRST MEAL OF THE DAY,

AND THAT'S ONE OF THE MOST
EXCITING MOMENTS FOR ME.

YES.
AWESOME, AWESOME.

THAT'S FOR 'VEAH.

SHE'S GOING TO NURSING SCHOOL,

SO SHE DOESN'T HAVE A LOT
OF TIME TO MAKE ANY MEALS,

SO I USUALLY GET FAST FOOD.

MY TWO OLDEST DAUGHTERS
STAY WITH THEIR GRANDMOTHER

FOR A FEW MONTHS OUT
OF THE YEAR,

SO A LOT OF TIMES IT'S JUST
ME, JESSICA, AND NEVAEH.

AND FOOD AND FAMILY ARE
THE TWO THINGS I LIVE FOR NOW.

CILLAS JUST HAS HIS GO-TO FOOD.

THE FOOD THAT HE EATS EVERY DAY
AS A ROUTINE.

IT'S COMFORT, AND THAT'S IT.

BUT I DO FEEL LIKE
I'M ENABLING HIM.

I DO IT.
I'M SICK OF FIGHTING.

I DON'T HAVE THE TIME,
SO I JUST LET IT HAPPENED.

Cillas: NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS

DID I THINK I WOULD
END UP LIKE THIS.

I DON'T THINK
ANYBODY EVER THINKS

THAT THEIR LIFE'S GONNA
TURN OUT THIS WAY.

I FEEL LIKE MY LIFE STARTED OFF
ON THE WRONG FOOT,

AND IT'S BEEN THAT WAY
EVER SINCE.

BECAUSE MY CHILDHOOD
WAS ROUGH FOR ME.

I NEVER KNEW
MY BIOLOGICAL FATHER.

HE ABSENT IN MY LIFE.
I NEVER MET HIM.

AND I KNEW NOTHING ABOUT HIM

EXCEPT THAT HE WAS MARRIED
AND HAD A FAMILY.

HIM AND MY MOM WERE
JUST SOMETHING

THAT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT
AT A BAR AND...

I WAS EVIDENCE OF AN AFFAIR
TO HIM,

INSTEAD OF HIS SON.

AND THAT REJECTION DID HURT,

BUT AT LEAST I HAD MY MOM,
WHO I KNEW LOVED ME.

SO, IN MY EARLY CHILDHOOD,

IT WAS JUST ME AND HER.

BUT THAT CHANGED WHEN I WAS 7,

BECAUSE MY MOM MET SOMEONE
AROUND THEN --

MY STEP-DAD, JIM.

FOR A LONG TIME,
IT WAS JUST ME AND CILLAS,

BUT THEN THERE WAS
SOMEBODY ELSE.

SO THERE WAS A LOT OF
RESENTMENT, YOU KNOW?

I THINK THE WAY HE IS,

I BLAME MYSELF, REALLY,

BECAUSE I COULD'VE DONE
MORE FOR HIM,

BUT I DIDN'T.

OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS,

MY MOM HAD TWO MORE KIDS
WITH HIM.

MY BROTHER JAMES
WAS BORN WHEN I WAS 9,

AND MY SISTER ASHLEY
WAS BORN WHEN I WAS 10.

SO, IN JUST A FEW YEARS,
I HAD THIS WHOLE NEW FAMILY,

BUT THE BIG PROBLEM WAS,
I NEVER FELT WELCOME IN IT.

BECAUSE I WAS

THE ONLY STEP-CHILD
IN THE FAMILY TO JIM,

SO I NEVER REALLY FELT
ACCEPTED BY HIM.

SO I FELT ALONE

AND LIKE I DIDN'T BELONG
IN MY OWN FAMILY.

AND THAT JUST GOT WORSE OVER
THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS,

AS I TURNED 11 AND 12.

AND THAT'S WHEN I STARTED
FINDING COMFORT IN FOOD

AND EATING A LOT.

BECAUSE WHEN I DID,
IT HELPED ME FEEL BETTER

AND LIKE I WASN'T ALONE.

SO I STARTED EATING
MORE AND MORE.

I JUST LOVED THE FEELING
I GOT FROM FOOD,

AND I NEVER WANTED TO STOP.

SO, OF COURSE,
I STARTED GAINING A LOT THEN.

AND I GOT TO BE OVER 300 POUNDS
BY THE TIME I WAS 13.

THEN, MY SIZE STARTED
TO BECOME AN ISSUE,

SO IT SEEMED LIKE MY PARENTS
WERE BOTH ALWAYS ON ME

TO LOSE WEIGHT,

AND THAT LED TO ME FIGHTING
A LOT MORE WITH THEM.

WE PUT HIM ON DIETS.

I EVEN TOOK HIM TO THE DOCTOR'S,
YOU KNOW?

HE WOULDN'T FOLLOW IT.

AND WE'D SEEN THAT WE WERE
FIGHTING A LOSING BATTLE.

Cillas: AND, EVENTUALLY,
IT GOT SO BAD THAT THEY JUST

SENT ME TO DETROIT
TO LIVE WITH MY GRANDMOTHER.

AND SO, FROM THERE,
THE RELATIONSHIP WITH MY MOM

AND THE REST OF THE FAMILY
STARTED TO GET MORE DISTANT.

BUT, YOU KNOW,
I STILL HAD THE DESIRE

TO BE CONNECTED TO MY PARENTS,
SO WHEN I WAS AROUND 15,

I WENT TO MY GRANDMOTHER,

AND I ASKED IF SHE COULD HELP ME
LOCATE MY FATHER.

SO, SHE ASKED MY AUNT'S HUSBAND
TO SEE IF HE COULD FIND HIM.

AND HE DID.

AND HE TOLD HIM
THAT I WAS AROUND,

AND I WANTED TO MEET HIM.

BUT HE DIDN'T WANT ANYTHING
TO DO WITH ME.

IT HURT A LOT BECAUSE
IT WAS ANOTHER REJECTION,

AND I DIDN'T HAVE
A SINGLE PARENT THAT WANTED ME.

SO I WAS STILL EATING TO ESCAPE
AND FEEL BETTER,

AND I MADE IT UP TO OVER 400
BY THE TIME I WAS 16.

BUT MY WEIGHT GOT SO OUT OF
CONTROL AT THAT POINT,

I WAS HAVING A HARD TIME
DOING JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING,

SO I ENDED UP
DROPPING OUT OF SCHOOL.

FOR A WHILE AFTER THAT,
LIKE ALMOST THE NEXT NINE YEARS,

I JUST LIVED WITH MY GRANDMOTHER
AND MOSTLY ATE AND GOT BIGGER.

AND WHEN I TURNED 25 IS

WHEN WHEN I HIT
THE 500-POUND MARK.

AND ALL I HAD TO SHOW FOR
THE LAST NINE YEARS OF MY LIFE

WAS A 100-POUND WEIGHT GAIN.

THE ONLY BIG DEVELOPMENT FOR ME
AT THAT TIME WAS,

I FOUND OUT THAT MY BIOLOGICAL
FATHER HAD PASSED AWAY.

BUT THAT DIDN'T REALLY
AFFECT ME MUCH,

SINCE I NEVER KNEW HIM.

BUT AROUND MY MID-20s
IS WHEN I DECIDED

I NEEDED TO MAKE A CHANGE.

I WAS FEELING LIKE LIFE
WAS STARTING TO PASS ME BY,

AND I WAS THINKING ABOUT HOW
I WANTED A FAMILY OF MY OWN,

SO I MOVED BACK TO OKLAHOMA
WHERE MY FAMILY WAS.

AND IT WAS ONE OF THE BEST
DECISIONS I EVER MADE,

BECAUSE THAT IS WHERE
I MET JESSICA.

I WAS RECONNECTING
WITH OLD FRIENDS

AND SHE WAS DATING ONE OF THEM,
BUT WHEN WE MET, WE CLICKED,

AND SHE BROKE UP
WITH HER BOYFRIEND

AND WE STARTED DATING.

AND THINGS GOT SERIOUS WITH US,

AND WE STARTED LIVING TOGETHER.

AND I INSTANTLY FELT LIKE
I WAS DAD TO HER DAUGHTERS.

I NEVER WANTED THEM TO FEEL
LIKE I DID WITH MY STEP-DAD,

SO I'VE ALWAYS TREATED THEM
LIKE MY OWN KIDS.

BUT I STARTED TO HAVE THE FAMILY

I FELT LIKE I WAS
MISSING OUT ON,

AND FOR THE FIRST TIME
IN A LONG TIME,

I FELT LIKE MY LIFE WAS ON TRACK
LIKE IT SHOULD'VE BEEN,

BECAUSE NOT ONLY
DID I HAVE A FAMILY,

BUT I GOT A JOB IN THE OIL FIELD

SO I COULD START PROVIDING
FOR US.

SO EVERY TING STARTED
TO COME TOGETHER FOR ME.

THE ONLY PROBLEM WAS,
I WAS STILL OVER 500 POUNDS

AND EATING LIKE I HAD
MY WHOLE LIFE,

SO MY WEIGHT WAS STILL GOING UP.

AND BY THE TIME I WAS 30,
I WAS 550 POUNDS.

BUT THAT'S WHEN MY WEIGHT GAIN
GOT REALLY BAD AGAIN,

BECAUSE I GOT A JOB
AS A TRUCK DRIVER THEN.

AND I WAS JUST SITTING
ALL DAY LONG,

AND IT WAS A LOT OF FAST FOOD,

SO I STARTED PUTTING ON
WEIGHT QUICKLY AGAIN

AND GAINED ANOTHER 100 POUNDS
IN JUST ABOUT THREE YEARS,

AND I HIT
THE 650-POUND MARK AT 33.

AND IT WAS AROUND THEN THAT
I GOT FIRED FROM MY JOB,

AND I ENDED UP AT HOME ALL DAY,
SLOWLY LOSING MY MOBILITY,

AND SO I GOT DEPRESSED
AT HOW MY LIFE WAS

STARTING TO FALL APART AGAIN.

AND THAT MADE ME WANT TO EAT
EVEN MORE TO ESCAPE THAT.

AND IT BECAME A CYCLE OVER
THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS,

AT BEING SO UPSET
AT HOW MY LIFE WAS

AND EATING AND GETTING BIGGER
AND MAKING THINGS WORSE,

TO WHERE NOW,
I'VE GOTTEN SO BIG

THAT I'M COMPLETELY BEDRIDDEN.

I'M TOO HEAVY FOR MY LEGS
TO SUPPORT ME ANYMORE.

SO I HAVE TO LIVE IN
A MEDICAL BED ALL DAY,

AND JESSICA AND MY KIDS
HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF ME,

AND I HATE IT,

BECAUSE I'M NOT ONLY
MISSING OUT ON MY LIFE,

I'M MISSING OUT
ON MY FAMILY'S LIFE.

AND IT'S HORRIBLE,

COMPLETELY HORRIBLE,
TO BE LIKE THIS.

AND ALL I HAVE TO LOOK
FORWARD TO ANYMORE

IS JESSICA BRINGING ME
MY NEXT MEAL.

IT TAKES AWAY ALL
MY DEPRESSION AND PAIN

AND GIVES ME THIS MOMENT OF JOY.

AND WHEN THAT MOMENT'S DONE,
I WANT ANOTHER,

AND THEN ANOTHER,

AND I CAN'T STOP.

SO NOW IT'S LIKE JESSICA

HAS TO BRING ME FOOD
ALL DAY LONG

BECAUSE I CONSTANTLY NEED IT.

AND I HATE THAT SHE BASICALLY
HAS TO TAKE CARE OF ME

AND FEED ME NONSTOP,

BECAUSE SHE ALSO HAS
TO TAKE CARE OF THE KIDS,

AND THEN TRY TO GO
TO NURSING SCHOOL

TO HAVE A CAREER
TO PROVIDE FOR US.

AND I SHOULD BE HELPING
WITH ALL THAT,

NOT MAKING IT WORSE,

BECAUSE ALL I FEEL LIKE I AM
NOW IS THIS BURDEN TO HER,

AND SHE DOESN'T DESERVE THAT.

NONE OF MY FAMILY DOES.

SO MY BIG FEAR IS THAT THERE'S
GONNA BE A DAY HERE SOON

WHERE SHE HITS
HER BREAKING POINT,

AND SHE JUST TAKES THE KIDS

AND LEAVES ME FOR A BETTER LIFE.

AND I'D GIVE JUST ABOUT ANYTHING

TO CHANGE THE WAY
THINGS ARE RIGHT NOW.

I DON'T NEED TO BE RID...

I JUST WANT --
I WANT TO TAKE HER ON A DATE,

YOU KNOW, AND MAKE HER FEEL
SPECIAL LIKE I USED TO.

AND I WANT TO BE ABLE
TO TAKE MY KIDS FUN PLACES

AND ENJOY LIFE WITH THEM, TOO,

TO BE THERE FOR THEM.

THE ONE THING CAUSING MY LIFE
TO BE LIKE THIS

IS THE ONE THING I CAN'T SEEM
TO EVER GIVE UP.

LEAVE IT ALONE.

BUT IF I DON'T STOP OR CHANGE,

I KNOW I'M NOT GONNA BE ABLE
TO LIVE MUCH LONGER.

Cillas: I HAVEN'T LEFT THIS
HOUSE AND THIS BED FOR YEARS,

BUT TODAY, I'M GONNA TRY TO
GO ALL THE WAY TO HOUSTON

SO I CAN SEE DR. NOW.

I'MA GONNA GET PILLOWS
AND BLANKETS.

OKAY.
GET IN THE CAR, OKAY?

JESSICA CALLED HIM AND GOT ME
AN APPOINTMENT FOR TOMORROW,

SO WE HAVE TO MAKE IT
DOWN THERE BY THEN.

AND JESSICA IS GONNA DRIVE ME,

AND I'M GONNA TRY
TO RIDE IN THE BACK.

BUT IT'S GONNA BE
AN EIGHT-HOUR DRIVE.

AND THAT'S A LOT OF TIME
ON THE ROAD.

AT MY SIZE, EVEN DOING
SOMETHING LIKE THIS

THAT WOULD BE SIMPLE
FOR OTHER PEOPLE,

IS RISKY FOR ME.

THERE ARE SO MANY LITTLE THINGS
THAT CAN GO WRONG WITH THAT.

AND I HAVE TO HAVE EMTs MOVE ME,

SO I'M JUST WORRIED
ABOUT ALL THAT,

AND I KNOW MY FAMILY IS, TOO.

ESPECIALLY MY NEVAEH.

HEY, SISTER.

WHAT ARE YOU DOIN'?

READY HERE TO
GET MY KIDDO?

YEP.

NEVAEH?

YOU READY TO GO
WITH ASHLEY?

READY?
GIVE ME FISHES?

THE PLAN IS,
MY SISTER IS GONNA WATCH HER

WHILE WE'RE GONE,
BUT SHE DOESN'T REMEMBER A TIME

WHERE I LEFT THIS BED
AND THIS HOUSE.

HUH, BABY?

WE'LL BE BACK
IN TWO DAYS, OKAY?

MM-HMM.

I LOVE YOU.

LOVE YOU.
I LOVE YOU.

SO, I KNOW THIS IS HARD FOR HER,

AND IT'S HARD FOR ME, TOO,

BUT SHE'S ONE OF THE BIG REASONS
I'M DOING THIS.

BECAUSE I KNOW GETTING HELP
FROM DR. NOW IS MY LAST CHANCE,

BECAUSE HE'S ONE
OF THE ONLY DOCTORS

WHO CAN HELP PEOPLE MY SIZE.

SO DOING THIS IS WORTH THE RISK.

Jessica:
HERE THEY COME.

BUT I'M NOT READY TO GIVE UP,

SO IT'S HOUSTON OR BUST.

OKAY, WE'RE GONNA ROLL YOU
ON YOUR SIDE.

OKAY.
WE'LL GONNA PICK YOU UP,

PUT YOU IN FEET-FIRST
IN THE VAN.

-YOU READY?
-YEAH.

OFF YOU GO.

-ROLL OVER THAT WAY.
-YEP.

-THERE YOU GO.
-YES, SIR.

AWESOME.

WE'RE GONNA USE THESE SHEETS
TO KIND OF HOLD

THESE STRAPS TOGETHER
TO STABILIZE.

YOU READY, CILLAS?
AS I'M GONNA BE, SIR.

ALL RIGHT. READY?
ONE, TWO, THREE.

[ RADIO CHATTER ]

OKAY, HOW'S EVERYBODY DOIN'?
EVERYBODY DOIN' ALL RIGHT?

OKAY, WORK YOUR WAY
THROUGH THE DOOR.

Man #2: OKAY, WE GO OUT
AND COME AROUND THIS SIDE.

YEP.

ALL RIGHT.
COME BACK TO ME.

-OKAY.
-I'M STEPPING ON HIS...

GET UP IN THERE.
ALL RIGHT.

READY?
ONE, TWO, THREE.

WATCH THE HEAD.

COME AROUND
AND HELP HIM, DAVEY.

GO UP IN THERE
WITH HIM.

-READY.
-ONE, TWO, THREE.

ALL RIGHT, GUYS,
GET HIM AS FAR UP AS WE CAN.

PERFECT.
GREAT JOB.

Cillas: WE'RE GONNA FOLD
THESE UP. I NEED TO MAKE USE.

YOU SURE?
YEP.

WATCH YOUR HEAD.

ANYTHING ELSE
WE CAN DO FOR YOU?

NO, SIR.
I THINK I'M GOOD.

-ALL RIGHT.
-THANK YOU, GUYS.

Cillas: I'M GLAD TO BE
IN HERE AND READY TO GO,

BUT I JUST HOPE I CAN
HANDLE SITTING LIKE THIS

LONG ENOUGH TO MAKE IT
TO HOUSTON,

BECAUSE I HAVE TO BE ABLE
TO SIT RIGHT TO BREATHE,

AND I WON'T HAVE POWER
TO PLUG INTO

FOR MY BREATHING MACHINE,

SO I'LL HAVE TO USE MY BATTERY

AND THAT COULD VERY EASILY
RUN OUT.

BUT IF MY BREATHING MACHINE
STOPS WORKING FOR ANY REASON,

AND I CAN'T GET TO A HOSPITAL,

IT COULD GET REALLY BAD FOR ME.

BUT IT'S EXCITING
TO BE IN A CAR AGAIN,

AND TO BE ABLE TO SEE THE WORLD
FOR THE FIRST TIME

IN A LONG, LONG TIME.

WE'VE MADE IT TO DENTON, TEXAS,

AND I'M AT MY LIMIT RIGHT NOW.

MY BACK IS HURTING ME
REALLY BAD,

SO I JUST NEED TO GET OUT.

BUT THIS ISN'T GONNA
BE SIMPLE FOR ME.

I'M JUST KIND OF ANXIOUS
AND NERVOUS

TO SEE HOW THIS IS GONNA GO,
BUT, I MEAN,

IT'S GOT TO BE BETTER THAN
LAYING ON THE FLOOR OF THIS VAN.

I'M JUST TRYING TO
GET CLEANED UP

AND RESTED UP FOR THE MORNING

SO WE CAN FINISH MAKING
THE JOURNEY IN.

I WAS HOPING TO AVOID HAVING
TO GO TO SOME RANDOM HOTEL

BECAUSE I'VE BEEN
IN MY MEDICAL BED

FOR THE PAST 2 1/2 YEARS,

SO I DON'T KNOW IF WHAT
THEY'RE GONNA HAVE WILL HOLD ME,

OR IF IT WILL EVEN BE WHAT
I NEED TO SLEEP COMFORTABLY

WHERE I CAN BREATHE.

AND ON TOP OF THAT,
I'M NOT GONNA BE ABLE

TO JUST GET OUT
AND WALK TO THE ROOM,

SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO CALL
EMTs AGAIN TO GET ME OUT.

OKAY.

THERE'S NO POSSIBLE WAY TO GET
IN YOUR WHEELCHAIR?

NO.
THERE'S NOT.

HELLO.

WE'VE DROVE HERE
FROM FAIRVIEW,

AND HE'S GOT TO MOVE
INTO A ROOM.

HE CAN'T GET UP.
Man: OKAY.

HE'S TOO TIRED FROM TRAVELING,
AND HE'S NOT GONNA BE ABLE --

I DON'T THINK HE'S GONNA BE ABLE
TO GET IN HIS WHEELCHAIR,

WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO.

RIGHT, YEAH.

YEAH.

600.
600?

GIVE OR TAKE.
OKAY. GOOD DEAL.

WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

CILLAS.
CILLAS?

YES, SIR.

Man #2: LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE KINDA
KICKED TO YOUR RIGHT,

SO WOULD IT BE EASIER
IF WE WENT FROM THIS SIDE?

THERE YOU GO.
PERFECT.

OKAY, YOU CAN JUST
LAY DOWN FOR ME.

Man: YEAH, I MEAN,
WE'RE JUST GONNA USE IT

TO SLIDE YOU OUT
ON THE STRETCHER.

OH, OKAY.

-THERE YOU GO.
-AH, PERFECT.

THERE YOU GO.
I THINK THAT'S GOOD.

I'M TRYING.

YOU READY?
OKAY.

NO, SIR.

READY?

Man: ONE, TWO, THREE.

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!

I'M GOOD.

-THERE YOU GO.
-YOU GOOD?

Cillas: YEAH.
I THINK WE'RE GOOD.

-YOU GOOD?
-ALL RIGHT, MAN.

YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME.
I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

TAKE CARE, BUDDY.

I HATE THAT I HAVE
TO HAVE ALL THAT

JUST TO GET OUT OF THE CAR.

IT'S EMBARRASSING,
SO I'M GLAD I'M DONE WITH THAT.

BUT I'M GONNA HAVE TO CALL THEM
BACK IN THE MORNING

AND DO THIS ALL OVER AGAIN,

SO I'M NOT LOOKING
FORWARD TO THAT.

BUT RIGHT NOW,
ALL I CARE ABOUT

IS BEING ABLE TO GET
COMFORTABLE AND REST,

SO I JUST NEED TO CHANGE
MY OXYGEN BEFORE IT RUNS OUT,

GET SOME FOOD, AND GO TO BED,
'CAUSE I'VE DONE ALL I CAN TODAY

AND WE'RE STILL AROUND
FOUR HOURS AWAY FROM HOUSTON.

BUT I'M NOT GONNA GIVE UP.

I'M DETERMINED TO
MAKE IT TO HOUSTON

BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE
MY LAST AND ONLY CHANCE

TO SAVE MY LIFE IS.

Jessica: SO, WHAT DO WE
WANT TO DO ABOUT...

YOU WANT ME TO ROLL THIS
OXYGEN MACHINE OUT OF HERE?

YEAH, YOU NEED TO MOVE IT
OVER HERE FOR NOW.

OKAY.
SO I'M GONNA DO THIS.

PLUG ME IN SOMEWHERE
SO I CAN GET OXYGEN

TILL THEY FIGURE IT OUT.

IT'S TIME TO TRY
AND DO THIS ALL AGAIN

AND GET BACK ON THE ROAD,

BUT EVERY MUSCLE
IN MY BODY ACHES

FROM EVERYTHING
I WENT THROUGH YESTERDAY,

SO I KNOW TODAY
IS GONNA BE EVEN HARDER.

HELLO.

BUT ONCE I GET LOADED,
WE HAVE ABOUT FOUR HOURS TO GO,

AND I'M HOPING I CAN HOLD IT
TOGETHER FOR THAT LONG,

TO JUST MAKE IT THERE.

-ALL RIGHT.
-YEAH, YOU SHOULD BE GOOD.

GO, CJ.
ONE, TWO, THREE.

LET'S GO.

Man #2: YEAH, WE'RE GOOD.

THERE'S A SEATBELT WEDGE
IN THE DOOR.

I JUST FELT LIKE I WAS GOING OFF
THE SIDE THERE FOR A MINUTE.

IS THAT BETTER?
YEAH, HEADFIRST.

HEADFIRST?
YES.

Man: ONE, TWO, THREE.

YOU GOOD?

YEP.

THERE WE GO.

YOU GONNA LAY
ON YOUR BELLY?

YEAH.
I'M GOOD RIGHT HERE.

ALL RIGHT, MAN.
GOOD LUCK.

I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]

Jessica: THANK YOU.

THAT WAS THE MOST
PAINFUL ONE YET.

THIS IS GETTING HARDER
AND HARDER,

BUT I JUST NEED TO PUSH MYSELF
FOR FOUR MORE HOURS

TO GET THIS TRIP OVER WITH.

Jessica: HERE IT IS.

[ Chuckling ]
FINALLY MADE IT.

DR. NOW TOLD US
SINCE I'M BEDRIDDEN,

THAT WE NEED TO GO
TO THE HOSPITAL,

AND THEY'LL TAKE CARE
OF ME THERE,

SO I JUST WANT TO GET THERE
AS FAST AS POSSIBLE.

THIS HAS BEEN ONE
OF THE MOST MISERABLE

AND PAINFUL EXPERIENCES
I'VE EVER PUT MYSELF THROUGH,

SO I JUST NEED IT TO BE OVER.

Dr. Nowzaradan: CILLAS SHOULD
BE ARRIVING HERE SHORTLY,

AND FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND,
HE IS BEDRIDDEN,

SO HE'S GONNA NEED
TO BE CARRIED OUT

AND PUT IN A BED
THAT WE CAN ROLL HIM INSIDE ON.

BUT MY CONCERN WITH PATIENTS
WHO'VE BEEN IMMOBILE LIKE HIM,

IS THAT IT'S VERY COMMON
FOR THEM TO DEVELOP

BLOOD CLOTS IN THEIR LEGS.

AND IF THAT'S HAPPENED,

ONCE THEY START
TO MOVE AROUND AGAIN,

THOSE BLOOD CLOTS
COULD BECOME DISLODGED

AND TRAVEL IN THE BLOODSTREAM,

TO EITHER THEIR HEART OR LUNGS,

AND CAUSE A DEADLY
PULMONARY EMBOLISM,

SO MY MAIN CONCERN IS
TO SEE IF THAT'S HAPPENING,

OR IF HE'S FACING ANY NUMBER

OF OTHER LIFE-THREATENING ISSUES

THAT HE COULD HAVE DEVELOPED
AS A RESULT OF HIS WEIGHT,

BECAUSE IF HE IS,

THEN HIS HEALTH WILL START
TO DETERIORATE VERY RAPIDLY

IF WE AREN'T ABLE
TO ADDRESS THEM IN TIME.

ALL RIGHT, I'M GONNA GET YOU IN
AND CHECK YOU OUT, OKAY?

YES, SIR.
ALL RIGHT.

Jessica: OKAY, YOU CAN
PUSH YOURSELF, RIGHT,

TO HELP MOVE
ONTO THIS BED.

LOOK BEHIND YOU.
THEY CAN MOVE YOU AROUND.

YOU CAN GET
RIGHT ON THERE.

OKAY?

[ GRUNTS ]

Man: GET AS CLOSE
TO ME AS YOU CAN.

YES, SIR.
YOU GOT IT, YOU GOT IT.

Dr. Nowzaradan: CILLAS LOOKED
TO BE IN A LOT OF PAIN,

AND HE'S NOT DOING SO WELL.

AND HE'S ON OXYGEN,

SO HIS PULMONARY SYSTEM
MAY ALREADY BE WEAK.

SO THE SOONER WE GET HIM IN,
THE BETTER.

SO WE CAN SEE
WHAT'S GOING ON WITH HIM.

YOU FEELING OKAY?

YEAH.

ROUGH TRIP, HUH?

YES, SIR.

DO YOU HAVE ANY PAIN,
ACHES, OR ANYTHING?

MY BACK AND MY...

MY BACK AND THE BACK OF MY LEG
RIGHT HERE,

ON THE BACK OF MY KNEE.
MM-HMM.

YOU SHORT OF BREATH VERY MUCH?
OH, YEAH.

I MEAN, I GET SHORT
OF BREATH JUST...

THAT WORE ME OUT, YOU KNOW?
JUST...

AS LONG AS YOU'RE ON OXYGEN,
YOU FEEL OKAY?

YEAH.

ALL RIGHT,
LET ME JUST CHECK YOUR HEART

AND MAKE SURE
EVERYTHING IS OKAY.

YOUR BREATHING IS
A LITTLE STRAINED,

BUT THAT'S
TO BE EXPECTED.

SO IF YOU'RE IMMOBILE
AND YOU'RE IN THIS BED,

HOW ARE YOU EATING
AS MUCH AS YOU ARE?

BECAUSE YOU OBVIOUSLY
DON'T GET UP

AND GO TO THE KITCHEN
AND GET YOUR FOOD.

SOMEBODY BRINGS IT TO YOU.
RIGHT.

SO WHO BRINGS IT TO YOU?

MY FIANCéE
AND OUR THREE KIDS.

THREE KIDS?
HOW OLD ARE THE KIDS?

11, 9, AND 7.

OKAY.

WHAT YOU HAVE
IS SO BAD NOW,

AND YOU'RE HAVING
SO MUCH DIFFICULTY,

HUFFING, PUFFING,

AND DON'T YOU REALIZE
THAT'S BECAUSE OF YOUR WEIGHT?

OH, YEAH, I KNOW.
I'M NOT...

AND THAT DOESN'T STIMULATE YOU
TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT?

IT SHOULD,
AND I DON'T KNOW WHY IT DOESN'T.

I DON'T KNOW HOW
I'VE LET MYSELF GET

INTO THE POSITION
THAT I'M IN.

SO YOU'RE LIKE THE PERSON
HITTING THEIR HEAD

WITH THE BASEBALL BAT
AND SAYING IT HURTS.

YEAH. YEAH.
OKAY?

YOU KNOW THE SOLUTION
IS TO STOP.

BUT THE REALITY IS,

YOU HAVEN'T WANTED
TO STOP EATING,

NO MATTER MATTER
WHAT IT'S DOING TO YOU.

SO DON'T PRETEND
THAT YOU DON'T KNOW

HOW YOU GOT LIKE THIS

AND YOU HAVE NO CONTROL
OF YOUR SITUATION, OKAY?

DO YOU HAVE ANY GOALS
IN YOUR LIFE?

YEAH, I HAVE A BEAUTIFUL FIANCéE
THAT I'D LIKE TO MARRY ONE DAY.

I JUST WANT TO PLAY
WITH MY KIDS.

SO, THERE'S
YOUR MOTIVATION.

BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T START
TO LOSE THE WEIGHT NOW

AND GET OUT OF THIS BED,
YOU'RE GONNA DIE SOON,

AND NONE OF THAT WILL
EVER HAPPEN FOR YOU.

YEAH.

SO, YOU FEEL LIKE IT'S TIME
TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT?

YES.

IF I DON'T,
I'M GONNA DIE.

AND I CAN'T LEAVE
MY KIDS HERE.

WELL, IN
YOUR CURRENT CONDITION

YOU'RE NOT GONNA BE AROUND
MUCH LONGER.

YES, SIR.
YOU UNDERSTAND THAT, RIGHT?

SO, YOU HAD A LONG TRIP.

WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD
AND GET YOU IN THE HOSPITAL

AND DO TESTS ON YOU AND
MAKE SURE YOUR ORGANS ARE OKAY,

AND THEN SEE WHAT OPTIONS
THERE ARE FOR YOU, OKAY.

AND AFTER WE DO THAT,
I WILL COME BACK

AND DISCUSS NEXT STEPS
WITH YOU.

BUT, RIGHT NOW,
WE'LL START THE TESTING,

IN A FEW MINUTES, OKAY?

OKAY.

I AM VERY CONCERNED
ABOUT CILLAS' CONDITION

BECAUSE HIS HEALTH HAS

BEEN DETERIORATING
FOR A WHILE NOW,

SO IT'S GONNA BE VERY IMPORTANT
WE START TO GET HIS WEIGHT DOWN

AND GET HIM UP
AND WALKING AGAIN,

TO TRY TO IMPROVE HIS CONDITION
BEFORE IT GETS ANY WORSE.

BECAUSE THERE IS NO WAY HIS BODY
CAN GO MUCH LONGER LIKE THIS,

SO UNLESS WE'RE ABLE
TO START MAKING ALL CHANGES

IMMEDIATELY WITH HIM,

HE'S GONNA DIE SOON.

Cillas: I KNOW DR. NOW'S RIGHT

AND I SHOULD'VE GOTTEN MY WEIGHT
UNDER CONTROL

BEFORE I EVER LET IT
GET THIS BAD.

BUT IT MAKES IT MORE REAL

WHEN YOU HEAR IT
FROM SOMEBODY LIKE HIM.

YOU NEED TO GET YOUR STUFF
TOGETHER,

OR YOU'RE NOT GONNA HAVE
A LIFE NO MORE.

Cillas: I'VE BEEN IN
THE HOSPITAL FOR A DAY NOW.

DR. NOW HAS STARTED ME
ON HIS 1,200-CALORIE-A-DAY

HIGH-PROTEIN, LOW-CARB DIET,

AND THAT'S BEEN
A BIG ADJUSTMENT.

BUT I KNOW IT'S WHAT
I NEED TO DO,

SO I DON'T HAVE
ANY ISSUE WITH IT.

ME AND JESSICA ARE WAITING
TO FIND OUT THE RESULTS

OF ALL THE TESTS
THEY'VE BEEN RUNNING,

SO IT'S SCARY TO BE
IN THIS SITUATION

WHERE I'M WAITING TO FIND OUT
THE CONSEQUENCES

OF HOW I'VE BEEN LIVING.

THE ROAD TRIP TOOK
A PRETTY BIG TOLL ON HIM.

HE WAS MENTALLY
AND PHYSICALLY EXHAUSTED.

BUT I'M REALLY HOPING
THIS IS THE LAST TIME

HE COMES WEIGHING THIS MUCH.

THE NEXT STEP IS GETTING HOME

AND CLEANING OUT OUR CABINETS,
WHICH IS GONNA BE...

WATCHING ALL THOSE BREADS
AND CARBS GO --

HE'S GONNA BE UPSET,
BUT HE'S GOT TO DO IT.

ARE YOU GONNA BE SAD
WHEN WE GET HOME

AND WE DUMP ALL THE FOOD OUT,
AND THERE IT GOES?

NO, I'M GONNA ACTUALLY...
YOU THINK IT'S GONNA BE HARD?

I THINK IT IS GONNA BE SAD,
BUT, I MEAN...

IT'LL BE OKAY.

Dr. Nowzaradan:
FOR THE PAST 24 HOURS,

WE'VE BEEN RUNNING TESTS
ON CILLAS,

AND THE RESULTS SO FAR
ARE TURNING OUT AS I EXPECTED.

HIS WHOLE SYSTEM IS SEVERELY
COMPROMISED AT THIS POINT,

SO HE HAS DEVELOPED
A NUMBER OF INFECTIONS

ON HIS LEGS AND HIS STOMACH,

AS WELL AS IN HIS LUNGS.

BUT LUCKILY, HE HASN'T
DEVELOPED ANY BLOOD CLOTS.

BUT HIS CONDITION
IS EXTREMELY SEVERE,

AND AT THIS POINT,
IF WE SEND HIM HOME,

HE'S NOT GONNA SURVIVE
MUCH LONGER,

SO WE'RE GONNA NEED
TO KEEP HIM HERE

IN THE HOSPITAL TO TREAT HIM.

AND IT COULD TAKE HIM
UNTIL LONGER

BEFORE WE GET HIS HEALTH
IN A PLACE

WHERE IT'S SAFE
FOR HIM TO LEAVE.

BUT WITH HOW LONG HIS BODY

HAS HAD AN EXCESSIVE
AMOUNT OF STRAIN ON IT,

HIS OVERALL HEALTH IS GOING
TO CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE

UNLESS WE GET A LOT
OF WEIGHT OFF OF HIM

AND GET HIM UP
AND ACTIVE AGAIN.

[ KNOCKS ON DOOR ]

HELLO.
HELLO.

HOW Y'ALL DOIN'?

I'M GOOD.
HOW ARE YOU?

ALL RIGHT.

SO, YOU FEELING BETTER
TODAY, CILLAS?

YES, SIR.
THAT'S GOOD.

HOW IS THE SWELLING
IN YOUR FEET,

AND DO WE KNOW
IF THEY'RE...

THEY FEEL GOOD.
THEY FEEL BETTER.

AND THIS ABDOMEN...

CAN YOU LAY BACK ON YOUR BACK
FOR A SECOND?

YEAH.

YOU LOOK TO HAVE AN INFECTION
IN THE SKIN

AROUND YOUR STOMACH
AND UNDERNEATH HERE.

AND YOU HAVE SOME

SORT OF SKIN INFECTION
HERE, TOO, HUH?

YEAH.

LAYING ON YOUR BACK,
HOW IS YOUR BREATHING?

IT SUCKS QUITE A BIT.

ALL RIGHT, YOU CAN ROLL
ON YOUR SIDE.

I WANT YOU...
DON'T...

GET YOU ON
A SHORTER BED.

AND LET'S GET
THE WEIGHT CHECK ON YOU.

OKAY, THE SCALE IS
IN KILOGRAMS, SO...

RIGHT NOW WE ARE HAVING...

330 KILOGRAMS,

WHICH 729 POUNDS
OF WEIGHT.

SO THAT IS
VERY HIGH WEIGHT.

AND BEING BEDRIDDEN
ON TOP OF THAT

MAKES YOUR CONDITION
VERY SERIOUS.

AND RIGHT NOW,
YOUR TESTS ARE SHOWING

THAT YOU HAVE A NUMBER OF ISSUES
WE NEED TO ADDRESS.

YOU HAVE INFECTIONS
AROUND YOUR WHOLE BODY,

INCLUDING YOUR LUNGS,
AND I'M VERY CONCERNED

IF WITH SEND YOU HOME,
YOU WON'T SURVIVE LONG,

SO WE WE'RE GONNA NEED
TO KEEP YOU HERE

IN THE HOSPITAL
ON A CONTROLLED DIET.

REALLY?
YES.

AND ONCE WE GET YOUR WEIGHT
DOWN A GOOD BIT

AND WE ADDRESS
ALL YOUR ISSUES,

THEN THE NEXT STEP
IS TO SEND YOU

TO A REHAB FACILITY
TO GET YOU WALKING AGAIN.

YES, SIR.

HOW LONG DO YOU
THINK THAT'LL TAKE?

AT LEAST A COUPLE
OF MONTHS.

AND WE HAVE TO
DO THIS ALL NOW,

OR I'M LIKELY NOT GONNA
SEE YOU AGAIN.

SO, DO YOU THINK THIS IS
SOMETHING YOU CAN DO?

YES, SIR.

I'LL DO WHATEVER
IT TAKES, DOC.

OKAY, GOOD.

THERE IS A LOT WE NEED
TO GET STARTED ON RIGHT NOW

TO GET YOU BACK IN SHAPE
AND SAVE YOUR LIFE,

AND IT'S GONNA TAKE
A LOT OF WORK.

OKAY?
WE CAN DO IT.

YES, SIR.
OKAY?

I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW,

I'M GONNA BE
YOUR BIGGEST SUCCESS STORY.

I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT'S
HOW MUCH CONFIDENCE I GOT.

WELL, I HOPE SO,
BUT WE SHALL WE THAT.

I DON'T HAVE
A CRYSTAL BALL.

BUT EVERY DAY,
I GET THOSE PROMISES,

BUT UNFORTUNATELY,
NOT ALL OF THEM COME TRUE.

I UNDERSTAND THAT.

BUT EVERYTHING IS UP TO YOU.
YES, SIR.

HOW BAD DO YOU WANT
TO CHANGE YOUR SITUATION

AND CHANGE YOUR LIFE?
I'LL SAY THIS --

I HAVE THREE BEAUTIFUL
LITTLE GIRLS AT HOME

THAT NEED ME TO DO THIS,

SO I HAVE ALL THE MOTIVATION
AND DETERMINATION I NEED.

WELL, I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT,
AND I HOPE SO,

BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE
ANY TIME TO WASTE.

I UNDERSTAND.

ALL RIGHT.
I'LL SEE YOU ALL LATER.

YES, SIR.
ALL RIGHT.

HOPEFULLY, CILLAS STAYS
AS MOTIVATED AS HE PLANS,

BECAUSE THIS WON'T
BE EASY FOR HIM,

AND IF HE STARTS TO
GIVE IN TO TEMPTATION

AND PLAY GAMES WITH US
AT ANY POINT,

THEN THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE
HE WON'T MAKE IT.

Cillas: I WAS NOT
EXPECTING ALL THAT,

ESPECIALLY HAVING TO STAY HERE
IN HOUSTON FOR LONGER,

SO I'M A LITTLE SCARED
BECAUSE IT FEEL LIKE MY LIFE

JUST GOT FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN.

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

BUT I'M DOING A LOT BETTER
THAN I WAS WHEN I ARRIVED,

AND I FEEL LIKE THINGS ARE
GOING REALLY WELL, YOU KNOW?

I CAN TELL I'M LOSING WEIGHT
JUST BECAUSE

IT'S EASIER FOR ME
TO MOVE AROUND,

IT'S EASIER FOR ME
TO DO SIMPLE THINGS.

WHEN I GOT TO HOUSTON, ALL I
COULD THINK ABOUT WAS NOT DYING.

NOW ALL I CAN THINK ABOUT IS
ALL THE THINGS THAT I WANT TO DO

WHEN I GET UP OUT OF THIS PLACE.

Dr. Nowzaradan:
OVER THE PAST MONTH,

I'VE BEEN IMPRESSED WITH
HOW CILLAS HAS BEEN WORKING.

HE HASN'T COMPLAINED OR HAD
ANY ISSUES WITH THE DIET,

AND HE'S BEEN COOPERATING
WITH P.T. TO DO HIS EXERCISES.

AND NOW THAT WE GOT
HIS INFECTION CLEARED UP

AND HIS OVERALL HEALTH
IN A MUCH BETTER PLACE,

THE PRIORITY IS TO
GET HIM WALKING AGAIN

WHILE HE CONTINUES
TO LOSE MORE WEIGHT,

SO WE'RE TRANSFERRING HIM

TO A PHYSICAL-THERAPY FACILITY
TO DO THAT,

AND HOPEFULLY HAVE HIM
UP AND ACTIVE HERE VERY SOON.

[ KNOCKS ON DOOR ]

HELLO.

Cillas:
HOW ARE YOU?

ALL RIGHT.
HOW Y'ALL DOIN'?

WE'RE DOIN' GOOD.
PRETTY GOOD.

GREAT.

WELL, CILLAS,
I HEAR YOU'RE MAKING

GOOD PROGRESS
WITH P.T.

AND HAVE YOU BEEN
ABLE TO SIT UP?

I SAT UP AND ATE LUNCH.

HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN
SINCE YOU DID THAT?

PROBABLY THREE YEARS
SINCE I SAT UPRIGHT

AND ATE A MEAL.

THAT'S GREAT.

WELL, I'M PROUD OF
HOW HARD YOUR WORKING

AND ALL THE PROGRESS
YOU'RE MAKING,

SO LET'S GO AHEAD
AND CHECK YOUR WEIGHT

AND SEE WHERE
YOU'RE AT TODAY.

WEIGHT IS
268 KILOGRAMS,

AND THAT WORKS OUT
TO 591 POUNDS.

SO YOU LOST 138 POUNDS
IN ONE MONTH.

SO, THAT'S EXCELLENT.
YOU'RE DOING GREAT.

ALL RIGHT?

NOW THAT WE HAVE YOUR HEALTH
IN A MUCH BETTER PLACE

AND WE CLEARED UP
ALL YOUR SIGNIFICANT ISSUES,

IT'S TIME TO GET YOU
OVER TO REHAB

TO FOCUS ON GETTING YOU UP
AND WALKING AGAIN.

BUT STILL, WE'RE GONNA KEEP YOU
ON THE SAME DIET,

TO KEEP YOU LOSING
MORE WEIGHT.

OKAY.

SO WE'RE GONNA STICK
WITH 1,200-CALORIE-A-DAY DIET,

BUT NO OUTSIDE FOOD,
GOT IT?

YES, SIR.

AND THEY HAVE SPECIFIC
EXERCISE EQUIPMENT THERE

THAT THEY'RE GONNA
USE TO WORK OUT

YOUR WHOLE BODY TWICE A DAY,
ESPECIALLY YOUR LOWER BODY.

AND YOU'RE GONNA DO EXERCISE
IN THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

OKAY.
AND OVER THE NEXT MONTH,

YOUR GOAL IS TO START
STANDING AGAIN

AND TO BE ABLE TO
GET IN A WHEELCHAIR

SO WE CAN TAKE YOU
TO A REGULAR SCALE

AND GET
A WEIGHT CHECK THERE.

SO, YOU THINK YOU CAN
BE READY TO DO THAT

AND BE MY NUMBER ONE-
SUCCESS STORY STILL?

YES, SIR. I'M GONNA BE
YOUR NUMBER-ONE SUCCESS STORY.

OKAY, PERFECT.

WELL, YOU'RE DOING
GREAT, CILLAS.

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.

AND WE'LL GET
THE EMTs TO COME UP

SO THEY CAN GET YOU
IN AN AMBULANCE

AND TRANSFER YOU OVER
TO THE P.T. FACILITY TODAY,

AND THEN I'LL SEE YOU
OVER THERE.

YES, SIR.
THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT.

Jessica: FOR THE FIRST EVER,
HE'S GOING FOR IT.

HE WANTS TO DO IT.

HE'S DOING BETTER
THAN HE'S EVER DONE BEFORE.

I'M PROUD OF HIM.

IT FELT REALLY GOOD
TO HEAR DR. NOW SAY

HE'S PROUD OF ME
AND THAT HE THINKS

I'M DOING A GOOD JOB,

SO I DEFINITELY PLAN
TO KEEP IT UP NOW

AND FOCUS ON MY NEXT GOAL
OF BEING ABLE TO WALK AGAIN.

ME AND JESSICA WEREN'T
EXPECTING TO BE GONE

FOR ANYWHERE NEAR THIS LONG,

SO NOW THAT I'M RECOVERED
AND DOING BETTER,

WE BOTH THINK IT'S TIME
THAT SHE GOES BACK TO OKLAHOMA,

TO GET OUR STUFF AND NEVAEH
AND BRING HER DOWN.

SO I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SEE
MY YOUNGEST HERE SOON,

AND OUR OTHER DAUGHTERS
ARE COMING BACK SOON, TOO.

SO I'M EXTREMELY DETERMINED
TO MAKE THEM ALL PROUD.

Jessica: I'M BACK IN OKLAHOMA
TO GET ALL THIS STUFF

WE'RE GONNA NEED WHILE
WE'RE IN HOUSTON PACKED UP,

AND TO BRING NEVAEH
BACK DOWN WITH ME.

WE FOUND A PLACE TO LIVE,

AN APARTMENT THAT'S BIG ENOUGH
FOR ALL OF US,

WHERE WE CAN ALL LIVE
FOR THE NEXT YEAR OR SO.

I'M EVERY EMOTION YOU COULD
PROBABLY FEEL RIGHT NOW, BUT...

I DON'T GET THE OPTION.

JUST BECAUSE THERE'S
SO MANY LITTLE DETAILS

THAT HAVE TO BE TAKEN CARE OF
TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS,

WE ARE TRYING TO
PACK A WHOLE HOUSE

AND MOVE ALL OF US.

AND THERE'S SO MUCH
ON MY SHOULDERS.

IT HAS BEEN SO CRAZY.

WE HAVE FRIENDS AND FAMILY
WHO WILL BRING THE BIGGER STUFF,

LIKE FURNITURE, SOON.

SO RIGHT NOW, I AM JUST FOCUSING
ON GETTING THE ESSENTIALS

WE NEED TOGETHER,
LIKE OUR CLOTHES

AND THE STUFF WE USE DAILY.

NEVAEH?

DID YOU GET
ANYTHING PACKED UP?

NO.
YOU DIDN'T, DID YOU?

BIG SURPRISE, RIGHT?

BIG SURPRISE THERE.

ALL RIGHT.

Jessica: NEVAEH IS
SUPER-EXCITED ABOUT THIS,

AND TO BE ABLE TO SEE
HER DAD AGAIN.

SHE'S MISSED HIM A LOT,

AND HE'S EXCITED TO SEE
THE PROGRESS HE'S MAKING.

NEVAEH MADE THE COMMENT THAT,

SHE DOESN'T EVEN KNOW
HOW TALL HER FATHER IS.

SO SHE KNOWS THIS MEANS HER
DADDY CAN GET THIS LIFE BACK,

BUT SHE'S NEVER BEEN AWAY
FROM HIM FOR THIS LONG.

WHERE?
THAT WAY.

FOR THE PAST MONTH,
SHE'S ONLY BEEN ABLE

TO DO VIDEO CALLS WITH HIM.

[ Ringing ]

HI, DADDY.

What are you doin',
baby?

Are you excited
for your car ride or what?

YEAH.

Be good for mommy,
okay?

OKAY.

I love you guys.

You guys get packed up
and head this way.

so you can get here.

I LOVE YOU, DADDY.

I love you more, baby.
You guys, be safe.

SEE YA LATER,
ALLIGATOR.

After 'while,
crocodile.

BYE. I LOVE YOU.
I love you guys.

WE LOVE YOU, TOO.
BYE.

Bye.

[ PHONE BEEPS ]

WANNA GET TO TEXAS?
YEAH.

GET YOUR -- THE ONES WE JUST
GOT THE OTHER DAY.

GET YOUR FRUIT AND YOUR NUTS,
OKAY?

Nevaeh: OKAY.

I AM GLAD WE ARE
GOING TO ALL BE ABLE

TO BE DOWN IN HOUSTON TOGETHER.

AND THEN OUR OTHER TWO DAUGHTERS

ARE GONNA JOIN US
IN ABOUT A MONTH,

WHEN THEY GET BACK
FROM THEIR GRANDMOTHER'S.

BUT I ALREADY TALKED TO THEM.

THEY ARE READY TO MOVE DOWN
AND DO WHATEVER WE NEED TO DO

TO MAKE SURE THEIR DADDY GETS
THE HELP THAT HE NEEDS.

SHOULD I TAKE
HIS JACKET?

I GRABBED THIS JACKET
JUST IN CASE.

BUT THIS IS HARD
FOR ALL OF US TO DO.

WE'RE ALL LEAVING
OUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS,

FOR WE DON'T KNOW HOW LONG.

THEY'RE GONNA HAVE TO START
A NEW SCHOOL, WHICH IS SCARY.

I HAD TO QUIT NURSING SCHOOL.

SO WE'RE ALL GIVING UP
A LOT TO DO THIS.

NOW WITH US 100% IN,

I KNOW IT WILL FORCE CILLAS
TO HAVE A SINK-OR-SWIM ATTITUDE.

I CAN'T GIVE HIM
A FALL-BACK PLAN

'CAUSE HE'S JUST GONNA BE LIKE,
"WELL, I CAN JUST GO HOME,"

OR, "WELL, THIS IS TOO HARD.
I THINK I'LL JUST QUIT."

IT'S GONNA HAVE TO BE
ALL OR NOTHING FOR HIM, SO...

IT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING.

LOVE YOU.

LOVE YOU.

BUT WE ALL LOVE CILLAS,
AND WE ARE HOPING

THIS IS WHAT'S GONNA HELP HIM
FINALLY LOSE THE WEIGHT

AND GET HIS LIFE BACK

SO WE CAN ALL GET OUR LIVES
BACK TOGETHER AND...

I'M REALLY HOPING JUST
TO HAVE A NORMAL LIFE.

BYE. LOVE YOU.

Lisa: BE CAREFUL.

WE WILL.

I LOVE YOU,
NEVAEH.

Nevaeh: I LOVE YOU
TOO, GRANDMA.

ALL RIGHT.
YOU READY?

Nevaeh: MM-HMM.

Cillas: I'VE BEEN IN REHAB
FOR THE PAST FEW DAYS,

BUT I'VE ALREADY BEEN ABLE
TO MAKE TONS OF PROGRESS.

WITH AS MUCH WEIGHT AS I'VE LOST
AND WORKING WITH P.T.,

IN JUST THAT SHORT
PERIOD OF TIME,

I CAN GET ON A WALKER,

I CAN TRANSFER
FROM THE SIDE OF MY BED

TO A WHEELCHAIR,
I CAN WHEEL MYSELF AROUND.

THERE'S ALL KINDS OF THINGS I
CAN DO NOW THAT I WASN'T DOING.

IT'S BEEN HORRIBLE BEING AWAY
FROM MY FAMILY FOR THIS LONG,

ESPECIALLY NEVAEH.

THAT'S BEEN THE HARDEST PART
WITH ALL OF THIS.

SO I CAN'T WAIT TO BE ABLE
TO SEE MY DAUGHTER HERE SOON.

OH, MY GOD!

WHO'S THAT?

GET UP HERE.

OH, MY GOSH.
GIVE ME BIG HUGS.

I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU
IN FOREVER.

OH, MY GOD!

WHERE YOU BEEN, HUH?

WHERE YOU BEEN?

WAITING TO GET HERE.

HUH?

YOU BROUGHT ME A CUP?

LOOK AT THAT.

THAT IS AWESOME.

YOU'RE A SUPER DAD.

THANK YOU, BABY.

THANK YOU.
IT'S MY FAVORITE COLOR, TOO.

WHAT DO YOU THINK
ABOUT HOUSTON?

I LIKE IT.

-YOU LIKE IT?
-YOU LOOK A LOT SMALLER.

YEAH,
I FEEL A LITTLE LIGHTER.

IT'S JUST LIKE
YOUR HIP AREA HERE.

YEAH.
YOU WANT TO SEE DADDY STAND UP?

-MM-HMM.
-ARE YOU EXCITED?

MM-HMM.

I WAS LIKE, "HAVE YOU NEVER
SEEN YOUR DAD STAND UP?"

SHE SAID,
"NO, I'VE NEVER SEEN HIM."

ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO IT.

WE'LL STAND BACK HERE.

YOU WANT TO STAND
MY WALKER OVER HERE?

I'LL GIVE IT
A SHOT FOR YOU.

THERE YOU GO.

HOLD IT DOWN, MOMMY.

THERE HE GOES.

DADDY!

LOOK THERE!

THAT'S HOW TALL YOU ARE?

THAT'S HOW TALL I AM.

YOU'RE TALLER THAN ME,
AND I GO RIGHT HERE TO YOU.

YOU DO.

-WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THAT?
-YOU'RE TALLER THAN ME.

THAT'S CRAZY, AIN'T IT?

[ GRUNTS ]

HIGH FIVE.

Cillas:
IT'S SO GOOD TO SEE MY DAUGHTER,
TO SHOW HER AND JESSICA

THE PROGRESS I'M MAKING,
AND TO PROVE TO THEM

THINGS ARE GOING
TO BE DIFFERENT.

-DADA! DADA!
-BABIES!

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

DADA.

Cillas: THIS PAST MONTH,
I FEEL LIKE I CONTINUE

TO MAKE A LOT OF GOOD PROGRESS.

I THINK A LOT OF THAT IS BECAUSE
I FINALLY HAVE MY WHOLE FAMILY

WITH ME, WITH MY OTHER TWO
DAUGHTERS HERE IN HOUSTON NOW.

SO I'VE BEEN EXTREMELY MOTIVATED
TO WORK HARDER AND HARDER

AND DO AS MUCH AS I CAN.

AND NOW I'M ABLE
TO GET IN MY WHEELCHAIR

TO GET AROUND PRETTY EASILY.

SO IT'S BEEN A LOT OF FUN
TO BE ABLE

TO GET A CHANGE OF SCENERY
WHEN I WANT.

SO I'M PROUD OF WHERE I AM NOW

AND TO SEE MY HARD WORK
PAYING OFF.

WHEN I SENT CILLAS
TO A REHAB FACILITY,

Dr. Nowzaradan: I GAVE HIM ONE
MONTH TO START GETTING OUT

OF HIS BED AND STANDING LONG
ENOUGH FOR US

TO DO WEIGHING
ON THE STANDING SCALE.

AND FROM WHAT I'M SEEING SO FAR,

HE'S BEEN STAYING ON TRACK
AND MAKING GOOD PROGRESS.

BUT HOW MUCH WEIGHT HE LOST
TODAY WILL DETERMINE

WHAT THE NEXT STEPS
ARE FOR HIM.

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

Cillas: COME IN.

-COME ON!
-HELLO.

HEY, HELLO.

HOW Y'ALL DOING?

GOOD, HOW ARE YOU?

I'M GOOD, THANKS.

HOW'S YOUR PROGRESS
COMING ALONG?

IT'S GOING GOOD.
I'VE DONE GOOD TODAY.

I WALKED A GOOD WAYS
DOWN THE HALLWAY AND STUFF,

SO I FEEL GOOD.

THAT'S GREAT.

ARE YOU ABLE TO SIT UP
AND GET IN A WHEELCHAIR?

YEAH.
LET ME SEE.

ALL RIGHT.

SO NOW THE BIG FINALE.

LET'S GET IN THE WHEELCHAIR

SO WE CAN WHEEL YOU
TO THE SCALE.

Jessica:
YOU'RE ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT.

HERE YOU GO.

ALL RIGHT, EXCELLENT.

SO LET'S CHECK
YOUR WEIGHT.

DO THE OXYGEN TANK
FORWARD.

-HERE.
-BROOKLYNN OR ONE OF THE GIRLS?

OKAY.

CAN YOU COME STAND HERE?

CAN YOU PUSH ME, BABY?

Nevaeh: LET'S GO.

ALL RIGHT.

GO, BABY, GO, GO.

OKAY.

GET ME UP TO THE RAMP.

SQUARE ME UP WITH IT.

OKAY, WE'RE GOOD.

JUST HOLD ONTO HERE.

YEAH.

YOU CAN STAND UP, DAD.

GIVE ME A LITTLE TUG,
BABY.

[ SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY ]

ALL RIGHT.
GO, DADDY.

ON THIS SIDE.

GOOD, DADDY.

EXCELLENT.
YOU'RE DOING GREAT.

SO, YOU WERE 591 A MONTH AGO.

AND TODAY,
YOU'RE AT 518.

THAT'S ANOTHER 73 POUND
YOU LOST THIS PAST MONTH,

WHICH IS FANTASTIC.

YOU CAN SIT BACK DOWN.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT, THAT'S GOOD!

YOU'RE DOING GREAT,
AND I'M PROUD OF YOU, CILLAS.

YOU STUCK TO THE PROGRAM
AND COME A LONG WAY

IN A SHORT PERIOD
OF TIME.

Cillas: WHAT'S MY WEIGHT
TO GET MY SURGERY?

WELL, YOU'RE GETTING THERE,
BUT DON'T GET AHEAD OF YOURSELF.

THE FACT THAT YOU'RE
USING OXYGEN IS A PROBLEM,

SO WE NEED TO GET YOU
OFF THAT THAT FIRST.

UNTIL THEN,
IF YOU'RE STILL SHORT OF BREATH,

YOUR SYSTEM WILL BE TOO WEEK
TO SURVIVE THE SURGERY.

SO WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO
IS TO SEND YOU HOME

IN A COUPLE WEEKS
BECAUSE I WANT YOU

TO MAKE
A LITTLE BIT MORE PROGRESS

WITH YOUR PT
BEFORE YOU LEAVE.

THEN ONCE YOU'RE HOME,
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE

A WEIGHT LOSS GOAL OF 70 POUNDS
OVER TWO MONTHS,

LIKE YOU DID HERE,
BECAUSE I NEED TO SEE

YOU'RE ABLE TO DO THIS
ON YOUR OWN.

'CAUSE ONCE YOU GET IN
THE HOME ENVIRONMENT,

IF YOU DON'T LOSE WEIGHT,
THEN WE GOT A PROBLEM.

OH, YES, SIR.
NO, NOTHING'S GONNA CHANGE.

BUT IF YOU HIT YOUR GOAL
AND SHOW ME YOU CAN DO THIS

ON YOUR OWN,
AND YOUR SYSTEM IS STRONG ENOUGH

AT THAT POINT
TO STOP USING OXYGEN,

THEN WE'LL MOVE AHEAD
WITH YOUR WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY.

-OKAY.
-OKAY?

I'M ENCOURAGED WITH YOUR
PROGRESS, AND YOU'RE DOING GOOD.

THANK YOU, SIR.

WELL, NICE TO SEE Y'ALL AGAIN.
YOU TAKE CARE.

-THANK YOU.
-ALL RIGHT.

SEE YOU LATER.

ALL RIGHT, SEE Y'ALL LATER,
OKAY?

LET'S GO BACK.
I'M READY TO GO BACK TO MY ROOM.

PRETTY PROUD OF YOU.
THANK YOU.

HOW MUCH DID YOU
WEIGH LAST WEEK?

HIGH FIVE, BABY.
WHAT?

HIGH FIVE.

Dr. Nowzaradan:
I'M VERY HAPPY WITH THE PROGRESS
CILLAS HAS MADE SO FAR.

HE HAS COME A REALLY LONG WAY,

AND I AM IMPRESSED
WITH HIS HARD WORK.

BUT HE'S ALSO GONNA NEED TO SHOW
ME HE CAN CONTINUE

HIS WEIGHT LOSS
AND PROGRESS ON HIS OWN,

OUTSIDE OF A CONTROLLED
ENVIRONMENT.

AND THAT'S GONNA BE
THE REAL TEST FOR HIM.

SO FAR, HE'S BEEN ABLE
TO STAY MOTIVATED,

AND HE'S GONNA NEED TO KEEP
THAT UP IN THE REAL WORLD

TO SHOW ME HE'S GONNA BE READY
FOR WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY

AND THAT HE'S NOT
GONNA START MAKING EXCUSES

TO OVEREAT AGAIN.

BECAUSE IF HE DOES,
THERE'LL BE NO WAY

WE CAN MOVE AHEAD WITH HIS
WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY.

AND HIS SITUATION WON'T BE GOOD

BECAUSE HE STILL CAN'T AFFORD
TO WASTE ANY TIME.

SO EVERYTHING FOR HIM
IS GONNA BE RIDING ON

THESE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS

AND WHETHER HE DOES
WHAT HE NEEDS OR NOT.

Cillas: I'M GOOD WITH HOW
THINGS WENT TODAY.

I GET TO GO HOME SOON,
AND I KNOW WHAT I HAVE TO DO

TO GET WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY,
AND I'M EXCITED TO SEE

OUR NEW PLACE
AND TO BE WITH MY FAMILY.

I KNOW IT'S GONNA BE A TOTALLY
DIFFERENT SCENARIO FOR ME THEN.

BUT LIKE JESSICA SAYS,
IT'S DO OR DIE,

AND I DON'T WANT TO DIE.

SO, I'M GONNA DO IT.

ONE...TWO...THREE...

Cillas: I'VE BEEN HOME
FOR A MONTH NOW,

AND BEING BACK WITH MY FAMILY
HAS BEEN REALLY NICE.

I'VE BEEN IN THE HOSPITAL
FOR MONTHS,

AND IT'S A BIG ADJUSTMENT
TO GO BACK INTO AN ENVIRONMENT

THAT ISN'T AS CONTROLLED.

UM, YOU WANT TO TRY TO WALK.

YOU JUST STAY CLOSE
WITH MY CHAIR

IN CASE I NEED TO SIT DOWN?

YEAH.

SO I HAVE TO STAY MOTIVATED

AND KEEP AT IT COMPLETELY
ON MY OWN.

AND SO FAR, I'VE DONE THAT.

I'VE NOT SKIPPED
A SINGLE EXERCISE.

BUT GETTING UP WITHOUT
A BUNCH OF PEOPLE AROUND

WHO I KNOW CAN HOLD ME
IF I FALL IS SCARY.

SO THAT'S ANOTHER THING
THAT'S DIFFERENT HERE

THAT MAKES IT A LITTLE HARDER.

Jessica: HAVING CILLAS HOME
HAS BEEN PRETTY NICE.

IT'S BEEN AN ADJUSTMENT,
MAKING TIME FOR EXERCISE

AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
THE DIFFERENT FOODS

AND DIET AND ALL THAT,
BUT IT'S BEEN NICE.

CILLAS IS VERY DETERMINED
AND VERY STICKING WITH IT,

AND HE'S HAPPIER, TOO.

HE'S DOING REALLY GOOD.
I'M REALLY PROUD OF HIM.

Cillas: THE EVEN BIGGER STRUGGLE
WAS BEING AROUND

A LOT OF TEMPTATION
WITH THE FOOD WE HAVE

IN THE APARTMENT
FOR THE REST OF THE FAMILY.

BUT DR. NOW WARNED ME
ABOUT THAT,

AND I'M NOT USING THAT
AS AN EXCUSE.

I'M STILL FOCUSING
AND PUSHING MYSELF TO WORK HARD

AND HIT DR. NOW'S GOAL.

I MAY HAVE LOST
A COUPLE WEEKS ADJUSTING BACK

WHERE I DIDN'T MAKE AS MUCH
PROGRESS AS I WOULD'VE LIKED,

BUT OVERALL,
I KNOW I'VE BEEN MOVING AHEAD

AND MAKING PROGRESS.

AND THIS NEXT MONTH,
I PLAN TO DO EVEN BETTER

AND GET TO DR. NOW'S GOAL
SO WHEN I GO BACK,

I CAN GET APPROVED
FOR WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY.

MY LIFE AND ALL THAT MY FAMILY
HAS SACRIFICED

IS RIDING ON THIS,
AND I HAVE TO MAKE THEM PROUD

NO MATTER HOW HARD IT GETS
OR WHAT I FACE.

I'M HEADED BACK TO SEE
DR. NOW FOR MY NEXT APPOINTMENT

TO FIND OUT IF I HIT
MY WEIGHT LOSS GOAL.

AND TO SAY I'M NERVOUS
WOULD BE A BIG UNDERSTATEMENT.

THESE PAST TWO MONTHS
HAVE BEEN MORE OF A STRUGGLE

THAN I THOUGHT,
BUT I'VE STILL WORKED HARD,

AND I FEEL LIKE I'VE MADE
SOME GOOD PROGRESS.

SOMEBODY HAND MY OXYGEN BAG,
PLEASE.

PUSH ME.

CILLAS GIVENS.

TWO MONTHS AGO WHEN I LEFT THE
REHAB FACILITY,

I WAS DOWN TO 518
AND DR. NOW TOLD ME

THE NEEDED TO LOSE 70 POUNDS
BY TODAY.

SO THAT MEANS THE NUMBER
ON THE SCALE NEEDS TO BE AT

OR BELOW 44 POUNDS,

SO THAT'S WHAT I
REALLY HOPE TO SEE.

NO, IT'S NOT GOOD AT ALL.

IT'S OKAY, BABE.

I CAN'T SIT UP ANY LONGER.

Nurse:
IS EVERYTHING OKAY?

MY BACK IS REALLY HURTING.

IS THERE SOMEWHERE
I CAN LAY DOWN AT?

YEAH, YOU CAN GO OVER
TO ROOM 10.

OKAY.

THAT'S EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTING,

AND I'M REALLY UPSET
WITH MYSELF RIGHT NOW

BECAUSE I JUST WASTED TWO MONTHS
AND SET MYSELF BACK.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT DR. NOW
IS GOING TO DO,

BUT I KNOW
IT'S NOT GOING TO MEAN

THAT I'M GETTING
WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY.

SO THAT WASN'T
WHAT I WANTED TO SEE.

SCOOT OVER.
SCOOT OVER.

COME ON, NEVAEH.
YOU NEED TO GET OVER SIT NOW.

CILLAS IS GOING
TO SIT NEXT TO ME.

[ PANTING ]

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

-HELLO.
-HELLO.

-HOW Y'ALL DOING?
-GOOD, HOW ARE YOU?

Dr. Nowzaradan: ALL RIGHT.

CILLAS, IT LOOKS LIKE OVER
THE PAST TWO MONTHS

YOU HAVEN'T LOST ANYTHING,
SO WHAT'S GOING ON?

I DON'T KNOW.

I'M NOT VERY HAPPY
WITH MYSELF.

WELL, THAT'S AN ISSUE.

YOU KNOW, IN CONTROL
EVERYBODY LOSES WEIGHT

BUT WHEN THEY GO HOME THEY DIP
BACK A LITTLE BACK

AND THEY STILL THINK THEY'RE NOT
EATING VERY MUCH.

RIGHT.

BUT YOU'RE STILL EATING
TOO MUCH

AND YOU DON'T THINK YOU ARE.

I GOT TO BE,
I MEAN, THAT'S GOT TO BE IT.

I MEAN, I'M NOT --
THAT'S GOT TO BE...

YOU KNOW, I JUST NEED
TO EAT LESS I GUESS.

YOU KNOW, I'M REALLY UPSET
WITH MYSELF.

YOU NOW WHAT I MEAN?

I KNOW I NEED TO EAT BETTER
AND WORK OUT MORE.

I'VE HAD PAIN IN MY BACK
THAT'S HARD TO EXPLAIN THOUGH.

LIKE, I JUST DON'T KNOW
HOW TO EXPLAIN THE PAINT

THAT I'M HAVING
IN MY BACK.

WHAT'S CAUSING IT
IS THAT YOU'RE STILL OVER

500 POUNDS,
SO NO EXCUSES.

DO YOUR EXERCISES
AND STICK TO THE DIET,

BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T, YOU'RE
GOING TO START GAINING AGAIN.

AND IF THAT HAPPENS,
THEN THAT'LL BE IT FOR YOU.

YOU GOT IT?
I UNDERSTAND THAT.

OKAY?
I UNDERSTAND THAT.

YOU DID WELL AT THE START,
CILLAS,

BUT I STILL NEED TO SEE THAT
YOU'RE WILLING

TO DO WHAT YOU NEED
ON YOU'RE OWN.

YOU SHOW ME THAT, THEN WE'LL
HEAD WITH THE NEXT STEPS

AND CONSIDER YOU
FOR WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY. OKAY?

-YES, SIR.
-OKAY?

-YES, SIR.
-I'LL KEEP YOUR GOAL THE SAME --

LOSE 70 POUNDS OVER THE NEXT
TWO MONTHS. OKAY?

-OKAY.
-ALL RIGHT.

I'LL SEE YOU BOTH SOON.

IF YOU NEED ANYTHING,
GIVE ME A CALL.

BUT OTHER THAN THAT, I EXPECT TO
SEE YOU HERE IN TWO MONTHS

AND AT LEAST 70 POUNDS LATER.

AND WE STILL NEED TO GET YOU
OFF THE OXYGEN,

AND WEIGHT LOSS
WILL HELP WITH THAT.

WELL, NICE TO SEE YOU GUYS.
THANK YOU.

DON'T GIVE UP.
JUST STICK WITH IT, OKAY?

ALL RIGHT, WE'LL DO IT.
ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.
YOU'RE WELCOME.

IT IS DISAPPOINTING TO SEE
CILLAS' LACK OF PROGRESS

OVER THE LAST TWO MONTHS,

ESPECIALLY AFTER HE DID SO WELL
IN THE BEGINNING.

IT'S UNDERSTANDABLE
FOR ANYONE TO STRUGGLE

GOING FROM A CONTROLLED
ENVIRONMENT

BACK TO THE REAL WORLD,
BUT FOR HIM TO LOSE

ALMOST NOTHING IN THAT TIME
IS VERY CONCERNING.

SO HE IS AT A CROSSROADS
RIGHT NOW

WHERE HE CAN EAT AND CONTINUE
TO GO BACK TO HIS OLD HABITS

TO WHERE HE'LL START
TO GAIN AGAIN

AND ENDS UP BACK
OVER 700 POUNDS,

OR HE FINDS HIS MOTIVATION ONCE
MORE AND STARTS DOING

WHAT HE NEEDS SO HE DOESN'T LOSE
THIS CHANCE TO SAVE HIS LIFE

BECAUSE HE'S NOT GOING
TO SURVIVE LONG ENOUGH

TO GET ANOTHER.

I CAN'T BELIEVE
I DID THE ONE THING

I TOLD MYSELF I WOULDN'T,
AND IT LED TO ME FAILING

TO HIT MY GOAL.

SO I'M STILL ASHAMED AND REALLY
DISAPPOINTED IN MYSELF,

BUT I'M THANKFUL
I HAVE ANOTHER CHANCE

TO SHOW DR. NOW AND MY FAMILY
THAT I'M GOING TO DO THIS,

AND I'M GOING TO GO BACK
AND WORK EVEN HARDER THIS TIME

SO THAT NO MATTER WHAT,
WHEN I COME BACK HERE,

I'LL HAVE HIT MY GOAL
AND GET APPROVED

FOR WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY.

THIS WAS A BIG WAKE UP CALL
BECAUSE I KNOW I'M NOT

GOING TO GET ANOTHER CHANCE.

HOLD ON.
THERE YOU GO, YEAH.

Cillas: MY LAST APPOINTMENT
WITH DR. NOW

WAS A WAKE UP CALL,
AND I'M DETERMINED TO DO BETTER

AND HIT THE GOAL
I NEED THIS TIME.

AND I'VE STARTED
DOING WATER AEROBICS.

NO, YOU'RE GOOD.
YOU'RE GREAT.

Man: ALL RIGHT. YOU READY?

AND IT'S HELP ME TO START
MAKING PROGRESS AGAIN

BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE
I CAN DO MORE,

AND MY BACK ISN'T HURTING
AS MUCH SINCE I'M WORKING

THOSE MUSCLES OUT.

WE'LL ALL GET CHANGED, OKAY?

THE OTHER THING
IS THAT I'M LIMITED FOR HOW LONG

I'M ABLE TO BE IN THE POOL
BECAUSE I CAN'T HAVE

MY OXYGEN WITH ME IN THE WATER

AND I DON'T WANT TO PUSH MYSELF
OR OVERDO IT,

SO WHENEVER I START
TO FEEL A LITTLE WINDED,

I STOP.

BUT SO FAR, I HAVEN'T STRUGGLED
AND I FELT REALLY GOOD DOING IT.

BEING ABLE TO DO STUFF LIKE THIS

MAKES ME WANT
TO WORK EVEN HARDER,

NOT ONLY WITH MY EXERCISES,
BUT WITH MY DIET, TOO.

COME ON.
THE LAST LITTLE BIT, COME ON.

[ LAUGHS ]

ME AND JESSICA ARE BEING
A LOT MORE STRICT.

WITH WHAT I EAT, SO NO CARBS
AND WE'VE CUT

MY PORTIONS DOWN
TO SMALLER SIZES.

SO I FEEL LIKE
I'M ON THE RIGHT TRACK

AND I'M DOING GOOD,
AT LEAST I REALLY HOPE I AM.

I'M JUST HOPING TO NOT HAVE
ANYMORE SETBACKS.

I LOOK AT MY LAST
APPOINTMENT WITH HIM

AS A SETBACK BECAUSE I DIDN'T
MET THE GOAL THAT I HAD.

SINCE THEN,
EVERYTHING I'VE BEEN DOING

HAS BEEN TO MAKE SURE I DON'T
HAVE TO REPEAT THAT

BECAUSE I CAN'T LET
THAT HAPPEN AGAIN.

IF IT DOES, I KNOW MY FAMILY
WILL BE DEVASTATED,

SO I'M MAKING SURE
THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN.

THIS HASN'T BEEN EASY,
BUT NO ONE SAID IT WOULD,

SO I'M TRYING TO RISE
TO THE CHALLENGE.

I GUESS I CAN FIT IN HERE NOW.
LET ME IN HERE.

RIGHT NOW, I FEEL REALLY GOOD
ABOUT WHERE I'M AT

AND I FEEL CONFIDENT
THAT IF I KEEP IT UP

I'LL BE RIGHT WHERE I NEED TO BE
WHEN I GO BACK TO SEE

DR. NOW NEXT MONTH.

I'M HEADING TO DR. NOW
FOR MY NEXT APPOINTMENT,

AND I'M JUST PRYING
AS HARD AS I CAN

THAT I HIT MY GOAL THIS TIME.

I'VE TRIED MY HARDEST
FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS,

AND I'M HOPING
THAT I SEE THE RESULT

I NEED FROM THAT TODAY.

ASIDE FROM MY WEIGHT LOSS GOAL,
I WANTED TO BE AT A PLACE

WHERE I CAN WALK INTO THE CLINIC
INSTEAD OF HAVING TO USE

A WHEELCHAIR AGAIN.

SO I'VE BEEN WORKING
TO BUILD UP MY STAMINA

TO SHOW DR. NOW THAT I'M DOING
EVERYTHING I CAN TO IMPROVE.

WATCH OUT FOR THAT LEDGE.
YOU GOT IT.

GOOD JOB, BABE.
SEE, I'M PROUD OF YOU

YOU GOT IT?

BUT I KNOW, ULTIMATELY,
IT'S ALL GOING TO COME DOWN

TO MY WEIGH IN.

CILLAS GIVENS.

AT MY LAST APPOINTMENT
TWO MONTHS AGO,

I WAS AT 513 AND DR. NOW
GAVE ME THE SAME GOAL

OF LOSING 70 POUNDS BY TODAY.

SO THAT MEANS I HAVE TO BE
AT OR BELOW 443 POUNDS

TO HAVE HIT MY GOAL.

PART OF ME'S HAPPY THAT I DID
A LOT BETTER THIS TIME,

BUT I'M STILL REALLY UPSET
AND SCARED

'CAUSE I DIDN'T MAKE IT
ALL THE WAY TO MY GOAL.

AND I DON'T KNOW
WHAT THAT MEANS RIGHT NOW.

-HELLO.
-HELLO.

-HOW Y'ALL DOING?
-GOOD, HOW ARE YOU?

ALL RIGHT.

HOW'S YOUR PROGRESS
GOING, CILLAS?

WELL, MY WALKING
IS IMPROVED 100%.

I MEAN,
I DON'T HAVE HER PUSH ME

IN THE CHAIR NO MORE,
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.

I HAVE HER BEHIND ME

AND THE CHAIR JUST IN CASE,
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN,

AS LIKE A SAFETY NET,
BUT I DON'T HAVE HER

WHEELING ME AROUND NO MORE,
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

AND YOU'RE NOT SO EXHAUSTED

THAT YOU NEED TO LAY DOWN
LIKE LAST TIME,

SO I CAN SEE THE PROGRESS
YOU'RE MAKING WITH YOUR STAMINA,

AND THAT'S GOOD.

YOU KNOW, I GET A LITTLE TIRED,
BUT I WASN'T --

BEFORE, I WAS JUST LIKE...

MY HEART WAS RACING
AND I WAS JUST, YOU KNOW,

ABOUT TO FREAKING -- YOU KNOW,
I THOUGHT I WAS GONNA PASS OUT.

SO, YOU MADE A GREAT IMPROVEMENT
IN YOUR PHYSICAL ABILITY

TO BE MOBILE AND WALK AROUND,
WHICH IS GOOD.

BUT WHAT ABOUT
YOUR EATING HABITS.

IT'S REALLY HARD FOR ME
TO TALK ABOUT MY EATING

BECAUSE I'VE BEEN TRYING
REALLY HARD, YOU KNOW.

I'VE BEEN WEIGHING
EVERYTHING OUT, YOU KNOW.

AND I'M JUST NOT
LOSING THE WEIGHT.

I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND IT,
YOU KNOW,

AND IT'S STARTING TO GET,
LIKE...

WHAT'S THE PROBLEM HERE,
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

WHAT IS GOING ON?

WELL, YOU MADE SOME PROGRESS,
WHICH IS GOOD,

BUT IT'S NOT HAPPENING
NOT AS MUCH AS IT SHOULD BE.

AND THE REASON FOR THAT IS
YOU'RE STILL EATING TOO MUCH.

I'M STILL EATING TOO MUCH?

'CAUSE...

EITHER YOU'RE NOT
COUNTING THE CALORIE RIGHT.

BUT WITH YOUR RECENT PROGRESS,

YOU PROBABLY CUT BACK TO BETWEEN
2,000 AND 3,000 CALORIES A DAY,

WHICH IS BETTER THAN WHAT
YOU WERE EATING LAST TIME.

SO YOU'RE MOVING IN THE RIGHT
DIRECTION, WHICH IS GOOD.

AND WITH THAT AND YOU'RE
IMPROVED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY,

YOU'RE SHOWING ME
YOU'RE WILLING TO WORK HARD

AT THIS
AND YOU'RE TRYING.

SO I'M GONNA APPROVE YOU
FOR WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY.

OKAY?
YES, SIR.

BUT I'M GONNA SCHEDULE YOUR
SURGERY FOR A MONTH FROM NOW.

OKAY.
AND WITH THAT TIME,

I WANT YOU TO LOSE
AT LEAST 25 POUNDS

TO SHOW ME THAT
YOU'RE GONNA STICK WITH IT.

IF YOU SHOW UP AND YOU HAVEN'T,
THEN WE'LL CANCEL YOUR SURGERY.

GOT IT?
YES, SIR.

ALL RIGHT.
AWESOME.

THAT'S THE BEST NEWS
I'VE HAD IN A LONG TIME.

OKAY?
YES, SIR.

OVERALL, YOU HAVE COME A LONG
WAY FROM BEING BEDRIDDEN,

NOT BEING ABLE
TO MOVE AROUND

TO WHERE YOU CAN GET OUT OF BED
AND WALK WITH A WALKER.

SO,
DON'T STOP DOING THAT.

NO, SIR.

YOU'RE MAKING GOOD PROGRESS,
SO DON'T GIVE IT UP,

AND WE'LL DO WEIGHT
LOSS SURGERY ON YOU.

OKAY?
OKAY. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, SIR.

ALL RIGHT, TAKE CARE.
YOU HAVE A GOOD DAY. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT,
NICE TO SEE YOU GUYS.

THANK YOU.

Dr. Nowzaradan:
I'M VERY HAPPY TO SEE CILLAS

TRYING AND MAKING SOME PROGRESS
AGAIN OVER THIS PAST TWO MONTHS.

SO I THINK HE'S READY
FOR WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY.

AS LONG AS HIS MEDICAL TESTS
ARE GOOD

AND HE KEEPS TRYING
AS HARD AS HE CURRENTLY IS.

SO, HE CAN'T LET HIMSELF
GET TOO COMFORTABLE

AND START TO SLIP UP
AND GIVE IN TO TEMPTATION

BECAUSE IF HE DOES,

THEN WE WON'T BE MOVING
AHEAD WITH HIS OPERATION.

Cillas:
I'M REALLY EXCITED RIGHT NOW,
BUT I'M STILL A LITTLE DOWN

ABOUT NOT HITTING
MY WEIGHT LOSS GOAL AGAIN.

BUT I'M HOPING THE SURGERY
WILL GIVE ME

THAT EXTRA BOOST
OF WHAT I NEED TO LOSE MORE,

AND YOU CAN BE DARN SURE
I'M GONNA HIT THE GOAL

DR. NOW GAVE ME FOR MY SURGERY,
NO MATTER WHAT IT TAKES.

GIVE HIM FISHES,
GIVE HIM HUGS.

Cillas: ME AND MY WHOLE FAMILY
ARE HERE AT THE HOSPITAL

BECAUSE I'M GETTING
WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY TODAY.

WHEN I ARRIVED AND GOT CHANGED,
THEY CHECKED MY WEIGHT.

DR. NOW CHECKED MY WEIGHT TO SEE
IF I HIT MY WEIGHT LOSS GOAL

OF LOSING 25 POUNDS
OVER THE LAST MONTH,

AND I HAD LOST 27 POUNDS.

SO I'M DOWN TO 435 TODAY...

Jessica: I LOVE YOU, OKAY.

...AND IT FELT REALLY GOOD
TO FINALLY HIT THAT GOAL

AND SHOW THAT TO DR. NOW.

SO I KNOW I'VE EARNED
THE OPPORTUNITY

TO TAKE THIS STEP TODAY,
AND I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT

AND HOW IT'S GONNA CHANGE
MY LIFE FOR THE BETTER.

BECAUSE AS MUCH AS I WANT
TO DO THIS AND NEED THIS,

WITH A MAJOR SURGERY LIKE THIS

AND WITH HOW HIGH-RISK I AM,
ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN.

BUT I'M TRYING NOT TO THINK
ABOUT THAT

BECAUSE THE THOUGHT
OF GOING TO SLEEP RIGHT NOW

AND THEN NEVER SEEING MY KIDS
OR JESSICA AGAIN

IS TOO MUCH
FOR ME TO HANDLE.

JUST THAT THOUGHT ALONE
IS FREAKING ME OUT,

SO I'M TRYING TO FOCUS
ON ALL THE GOOD THINGS

THAT ARE GONNA BE POSSIBLE
BECAUSE OF THIS

AND WHAT WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE
TO DO AS A FAMILY

AFTER THIS OPERATION.

AND I WANT THAT MORE
THAN ANYTHING,

BUT NONE OF THAT
WILL BE POSSIBLE

IF I DON'T DO THIS TODAY,
SO I'M READY FOR THIS.

Dr. Nowzaradan: TODAY, WE ARE
PLANNING ON PERFORMING

A GASTRIC SLEEVE ON CILLAS.

HE STAYED ON TRACK THIS TIME
AND HIT THE GOAL HE NEEDED

TO PROVE TO ME HE'S GOING
TO CONTINUE TO WORK HARD.

AND WE EXAMINED IS
PULMONARY SYSTEM

TO MAKE SURE HE'S STRONG ENOUGH
TO HANDLE AN OPERATION.

LET'S BEGIN.

I WAS CONCERNED IF CILLAS
STILL NEEDED HIS OXYGEN,

THAT HIS SYSTEM
MIGHT BE TOO WEEK STILL.

BUT AFTER WE RAN SOME TESTS,
WE COULD SEE

THAT HE HAD LOST ENOUGH WEIGHT
TO REDUCE THE STRAIN ON HIS BODY

TO WHERE HE DIDN'T
NEED IT ANYMORE.

SO WITH THAT AND HIS
CONTINUED PROGRESS,

I FEEL CONFIDENT HE'S READY
FOR THIS OPERATION TODAY.

BUT EVEN THOUGH CILLAS HAS LOST
A GREAT DEAL OF WEIGHT,

HE'S STILL OVER 400 POUNDS.

AND AT THAT WEIGHT, THE BODY
IS STILL UNDER SO MUCH STRAIN

THAT ANY OPERATION FOR HIM
IS HIGH-RISK

AND THERE COULD BE ANY NUMBER
OF ISSUES DURING THE PROCEDURE

THAT COULD START TO PUSH
HIS BODY BEYOND ITS LIMIT,

LEADING TO A LIFE-THREATENING
SITUATION.

AND HIS SPLEEN IS ATTACHED
TO HIS STOMACH,

SO THAT'S SOMETHING
WE NEED TO ADDRESS

BEFORE WE PERFORM THE SLEEVE.

SO WE NEED TO MONITOR HIM

AND MAKE SURE
NO CONCERNING ISSUES DEVELOP

BECAUSE IF THEY DO, IT WILL BE
TOO DANGEROUS TO CONTINUE ON,

AND WE WILL HAVE TO END
THE OPERATION EARLY.

BUT HOPEFULLY,
THAT WON'T BE THE CASE,

AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO
COMPLETE THE OPERATION

BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE
A VERY IMPORTANT TOOL

TO HELP HIM CONTINUE TO STAY
ON TRACK FOR THE LONG-TERM

AND TO BE SUCCESSFUL
WITH HIS WEIGHT LOSS.

BECAUSE WHAT THE SURGERY DOES IS
REDUCE THE STOMACH BY 90%,

LEAVING A SMALL, NARROW TUBE
THAT LOOKS SIMILAR TO A SLEEVE,

SO THE PATIENT'S FOOD INTAKE
IS PHYSICALLY LIMITED.

AND THIS OPERATION WILL GIVE
THEM AN OPPORTUNITY

TO LOSE EVEN MORE WEIGHT.

Jessica: IT'S SO HARD
TO JUST WAIT AND DO NOTHING.

NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU KNOW
THAT SURGERY'S A SAFE,

EVERYDAY THING,

WHEN IT'S YOUR LOVED ONE
THAT'S BACK THERE,

IT JUST ADDS
A DIFFERENT FEELING.

IT'S LIKE...
IT'S A WHOLE NEW FEAR.

IT'S SO SCARY.

CILLAS MEANS A LOT TO ME.

I REALLY NEED HIM SO MUCH.

SO I HOPE CILLAS
IS DOING REALLY GOOD,

BUT IT'S EXTREMELY HARD.

I JUST WANT TO GO HOLD HIM
AND BE THERE WITH HIM,

BUT I CAN'T.

GO FORWARD.

PULL IT OUT, PULL IT OUT.

ALL RIGHT, THE ROOM LIGHT ON.

OKAY. ALL FINISHED.

ALL RIGHT, CILLAS,
THE SURGERY WENT VERY WELL.

WE WERE ABLE TO REMOVE 80%
OF HIS STOMACH

AND SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE
HIS SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY.

AND NOW, WE'RE GONNA GET HIM
TO A RECOVERY ROOM.

THE ONLY ISSUE WE FACED WAS
HIS SPLEEN HAVING GROWN

INTO AND ATTACHED
TO HIS STOMACH,

BUT WE WERE ABLE
TO SEPARATE THAT

AND COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE
WITHOUT ISSUE.

SO EVERYTHING WENT VERY WELL.

FOR THE NEXT MONTH, HE WILL
NEED TO STAY ON A LIQUID DIET.

AND IN THAT TIME, HE SHOULD
LOSE ANOTHER 30 POUNDS.

AND HE SHOULD BE ABLE TO LOSE
30 POUNDS EVERY MONTH AFTER THAT

UNTIL HE GETS UNDER 300.

THE SURGERY IS GOING TO BE
A BIG HELP FOR HIM

TO KEEP HIM ON TRACK.

BUT IF CILLAS STARTS TO STRUGGLE
WITH TEMPTATION

AND TRIES TO GO BACK
TO HIS OLD HABITS,

HE CAN SLOWLY START TO STRETCH
HIS STOMACH BACK OUT

AND UNDO THE SURGERY
AND START TO GAIN AGAIN.

BUT IF THAT HAPPENS, THERE'LL BE
ALMOST NO CHANCE FOR US

TO GET HIM
TO LOSE THE WEIGHT AGAIN.

SO WE WILL MAKE SURE TO DO

WHAT WE CAN TO PREVENT
THAT FROM HAPPENING

SO HE DOESN'T MESS UP THE CHANCE
HE HAS WITH THIS

AND LOSE HIS LAST OPPORTUNITY
TO DO THIS

AND GET HIS LIFE BACK.

Cillas: IT'S BEEN A MONTH SINCE
MY WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY

AND THINGS ARE GOING WELL.

AT MY LAST APPOINTMENT, DR. NOW
MOVED ME BACK TO SOLID FOODS,

SO I'VE BEEN MAKING
THAT ADJUSTMENT.

BUT HE SAID I'M STAYING ON TRACK
RIGHT NOW WITH MY WEIGHT LOSS,

SO IT FEELS REALLY GOOD
TO BE BACK

TO CONSISTENTLY
HITTING MY GOALS AGAIN,

AND I FEEL LIKE
I HAVE SO MUCH ENERGY NOW.

SO THAT'S BEEN A BIG CHANGE.

AND ANOTHER ONE IS THAT I DON'T
NEED MY OXYGEN ANYMORE.

DR. NOW TOLD ME THAT I DIDN'T
NEED IT ANYMORE,

SO I STOPPED USING IT,
AND I'M FREE OF THAT NOW.

AND THAT'S FELT REALLY GOOD
AND ALSO MADE IT EASIER FOR ME

TO BE ABLE TO GET AROUND MORE.

IT'S A BIG, LIBERATING STEP,

NOT HAVING TO LUG
THAT THING AROUND WITH ME.

A LOT OF IT'S A MENTAL GAME,
YOU KNOW,

AND I REALLY THINK
I'M OVERCOMING THAT PART OF IT.

SO I'M REALLY EXCITED
ABOUT THAT,

AND TO BE GETTING FIT.

I STILL NEED MY WHEELCHAIR
OUT IN PUBLIC IN CASE

I GET TOO WINDED
OR START TO FEEL RUNDOWN.

BUT EVERY DAY, IT FEELS LIKE
I'M ABLE TO DO MORE AND MORE,

SO I STARTED DOING CHORES AROUND
THE HOUSE TO HELP JESSICA OUT,

AND I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING
SHE'S BEEN READY FOR ME

TO DO FOR A WHILE.

AND I'M HAPPY TO DO IT NOW.

SINCE I CAN GET AROUND,
I'VE ALSO BEEN ABLE TO START

WATCHING THE KIDS ON MY OWN

TO GIVE HER TIME TO GO OUT
AND DO ALL THE THINGS SHE NEEDS

WITHOUT HAVING TO TAKE
ALL THE KIDS WITH HER.

SO THAT, ALONE, HAS BEEN A HUGE
THING FOR HER,

AND SOMETHING I'M REALLY HAPPY
I CAN DO NOW,

BECAUSE I WAS JUST
TRAPPED IN MY BED.

WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK ABOUT
TAKING THE DOG FOR A WALK?

GO OUTSIDE, THROW THE FOOTBALL
AROUND OR SOMETHING?

YEAH.

TAKE THE PUPPY OUT THERE
AND BURN SOME ENERGY.

-HE'S GONNA BE SLEEPY.
-THAT'S OKAY.

GETTING OUT AND PLAYING
WITH MY KIDS

IS BECOMING ONE OF MY FAVORITE
THINGS TO DO NOW.

SO THINGS FEEL AMAZING, AND I'M
EXCITED ABOUT THE FUTURE,

ESPECIALLY ABOUT ONE PARTICULAR
GOAL I'VE SET FOR MYSELF.

WITH HOW WELL I'M DOING NOW,
I'VE DECIDED IF I'M ABLE TO

GET UNDER 375 POUNDS
AND GET AROUND IN PUBLIC

WITHOUT HAVING MY WHEELCHAIR
WITH ME ANYMORE,

THEN I'M GONNA ASK JESSICA
TO MARRY ME.

SO WHEN I GO BACK TO SEE DR. NOW
FOR MY NEXT APPOINTMENT,

IF I HIT MY WEIGHT LOSS GOAL

AND I CAN LEAVE
MY WHEELCHAIR AT HOME,

I'M GONNA KNOW I'M READY TO
FINALLY ASK JESSICA TO MARRY ME.

AND I CAN'T WAIT.

SO I'M DETERMINED TO DO THAT

AND MAKE IT HAPPEN
THIS NEXT MONTH.

I JUST WANT TO HIT THAT GOAL
TO FEEL LIKE

I'M READY TO DO THIS

AND MAKE EVERYTHING PERFECT
FOR THE MOMENT

BECAUSE I WANT IT TO BE
THE BEST MOMENT OF OUR LIVES.

AND I'M SO EXCITED,
I JUST CAN'T WAIT.

Cillas:
DR. NOW SAID I SHOULD BE LOSING
AT LEAST 25 POUNDS A MONTH NOW.

BUT FOR THIS WEIGH-IN,

I GAVE MYSELF
A BIGGER GOAL TO HIT.

I'VE BEEN PUSHING MYSELF
TO GET UNDER 375.

SO I'M HOPING I DID THAT.

-YOU'RE UNDER 400.
-THAT'S AWESOME.

THAT'S AWESOME.

SEEING THAT NUMBER COME UP
FELT REALLY GOOD.

AND I AM REALLY EXCITED.

I WANTED TO GET TO A POINT
WHERE I AT LEAST FELT LIKE

I HAD FULLY MADE IT
TO THE NEXT PHASE IN MY JOURNEY.

AND IT FEELS LIKE WITH WHERE
I AM TODAY, I'VE DONE THAT NOW.

SO I KNOW I'M READY,
AND I'M GONNA DO IT.

I'M GONNA ASK JESSICA
TO MARRY ME,

AND I WANT IT TO BE PERFECT.

SHE HAS NO IDEA.

SO I'M JUST INCREDIBLY EXCITED
AND PROUD OF MYSELF.

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

-HELLO.
-HELLO, HOW ARE YOU?

-HI.
-I'M DOING OKAY.

HOW ARE YOU ALL DOING?
-I'M DOING GOOD.

-GOOD.
-DOING WELL.

ALL RIGHT.
SO, HOW ARE YOU FEELING TODAY?

I FEEL BETTER
THAN I'VE FELT YET.

WELL, YOU'RE STARTING
TO GET THERE.

YOU MADE IT TO DOWN
TO 371.

COME A LONG WAY FROM BEING OVER
700 POUNDS TO BEING UNDER 400.

THAT'S VERY GOOD PROGRESS
YOU MADE.

YOU DON'T NEED THAT OXYGEN
THAT YOU WERE DEPENDENT ON.

NO, THAT'S BEEN MY BIGGEST
ACCOMPLISHMENT SO FAR,

IS NOT HAVING TO LUG
THAT THING AROUND ANYMORE.

YEAH. YOU DON'T NEED THAT
ON YOUR FACE, HUH?

RIGHT.
IT'S AMAZING.

I'M GOING PLACES WITH MY KIDS
AND GETTING OUT,

AND I CAN GO TO THE STORE
WITH JESSICA.

AND IT'S LIKE MY WHOLE LIFE

HAS COMPLETELY CHANGED
IN THE LAST YEAR.

-THAT'S GOOD.
-IT'S AMAZING.

WELL, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE
A LOT OF CHANGES NEXT YEAR.

OKAY, SO,
A YEAR FROM NOW,

YOU'RE GONNA BE
A TOTALLY DIFFERENT PERSON.

LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.

SO, YOU'RE DOING GREAT, BUT YOU
STILL HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO

TO MAKE SURE YOUR WEIGHT LOSS
IS NOT TEMPORARY.

AND THEN, ONCE YOU GET CLOSER
TO 300 HERE IN A FEW MONTHS,

WE CAN START
CONSIDERING REMOVING

SOME OF YOUR LYMPHEDEMA
AND EXCESS SKIN,

AND THAT WILL HELP YOU
A GREAT DEAL.

BUT THAT'S ONLY IF YOU STAY ON
TRACK AND KEEP THIS UP, OKAY?

AWESOME. YES, SIR.

ALL RIGHT,
AND WE GET YOU

TO YOUR TARGET WEIGHT,
LESS THAN A YEAR.

AWESOME.
THAT SOUNDS AMAZING.

I JUST WANT TO SAY
THANK YOU.

YOU'VE COMPLETELY CHANGED
NOT ONLY MY LIFE

BUT MY FAMILY'S, TOO,
AND WE'RE VERY APPRECIATIVE.

WELL, THAT'S OUR JOB.

YES, SIR.
YOU'RE DOING AWESOME.

WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

WELL,
YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME.

OKAY,
I'LL SEE YOU ALL SOON.

IF YOU NEED ANYTHING,
GIVE ME A CALL.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, SIR.

ALL RIGHT. NICE TO SEE YOU.
BYE.

-GOODBYE.
-BYE.

ALL RIGHT.

I'M SO PROUD OF YOU.

Cillas: THANK YOU.

I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SEE
WHAT'S NEXT.

MM-HMM. YEAH.

CAN YOU GET
MY WALKER FOR ME?

OPEN THE DOOR, BABE.
-OKAY.

I'M VERY PROUD OF HOW
FAR CILLAS HAS COME

AND WHAT HE'S BEEN
ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH

IN SUCH A SHORT
PERIOD OF TIME.

AND I HAVE SEEN ENOUGH
FROM CILLAS TO KNOW

THAT HE'S DETERMINED TO DO THIS,
AND THAT HE WILL WORK WITH US

TO DO WHAT IT TAKES TO GET
TO HIS TARGET WEIGHT SOON.

Cillas:
I'M REALLY PROUD OF MYSELF,

AND I'M FEELING
REALLY GOOD RIGHT NOW.

AND I CAN'T WAIT
TO START PLANNING

WHEN I'M GONNA
POP THE QUESTION.

I ALREADY HAVE SOME IDEAS,
BUT I WANT TO DO IT

JUST LIKE HOW I IMAGINED IT
AND TRY TO MAKE IT PERFECT.

SO I'M JUST AS EXCITED
AS I CAN BE, AND I CAN'T WAIT.

THIS HAS BEEN A DREAM OF MINE
FOR SO LONG,

AND IT'S ALL STARTING TO BECOME
A REALITY FOR ME,

AND IT JUST FEELS AMAZING.

Cillas:
IS THAT A STRAWBERRY?

Jessica: MM-HMM.

YOUR FAVORITE.

TODAY'S THE BIG DAY.

AFTER EIGHT YEARS
OF BEING TOGETHER,

I'M FINALLY GONNA ASK JESSICA
TO BE MY WIFE.

I'M LIVING THROUGH YOU
RIGHT NOW, OKAY?

I'VE ALWAYS WANTED FOR US
TO GET MARRIED

AND MAKE IT OFFICIAL
WITH JESSICA,

BUT THE LIFE
I WOULD BE OFFERING HER,

ASKING HER TO MARRY ME
FROM MY BED,

WAS NOT WHAT I WANTED
FOR HER.

BUT NOW I CAN DO
ALMOST EVERYTHING FOR MYSELF,

SO I'M REALLY EXCITED THE LIFE
I'VE WANTED FOR SO LONG

IS MATERIALIZING.

SO...

WE SHOULD TALK
ABOUT SOMETHING.

WHAT?

FIRST,
I WROTE SOMETHING.

I'M GONNA READ IT TO YOU,
OKAY?

OKAY.
YOU KNOW ME --

I CAN'T REMEMBER ANYTHING,
SO I HAD TO --

I HAD TO TYPE IT
ON MY PHONE.

ALL RIGHT.

[ CLEARS THROAT ]

JESSICA,
YOU HAVE STOOD BESIDE ME

THROUGH EVERYTHING I'VE BEEN
THROUGH THESE PAST COUPLE YEARS.

YOU HAVE HELPED ME
WHEN I'VE CRIED.

YOU HAVE ENCOURAGED ME
WHEN I WAS DOWN.

YOU HAVE NEVER LET ME GIVE UP
ON HAVING A BETTER LIFE

AND A BETTER
QUALITY OF LIFE.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WOULD DO
WITHOUT YOU

AND THE GIRLS IN MY LIFE.

YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN
THE INSPIRATION FOR ME

DOING EVERYTHING I HAVE DONE
THIS LAST YEAR.

I WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN
TO YOU WHAT YOU MEAN TO ME,

AND I WANT TO SPEND
THE REST OF MY LIFE WITH YOU.

I WANT TO GROW OLD WITH YOU,
AND I NOW KNOW THAT IF I KEEP

ON THE PATH THAT I AM ON,
ALL OF IT IS POSSIBLE.

SO TODAY, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK
FOR YOUR HAND IN MARRIAGE...

SO WE CAN START THE BEGINNING
OF THE REST OF OUR LIFE.

JESSICA ERIN CAMPBELL...

[ LAUGHS ]

...WILL YOU MARRY ME?

YES.

IT'S FUNNY, IT'S BEEN...

I LOVE YOU.
I LOVE YOU, TOO.

I FEEL LIKE I'M ON TOP
OF THE WORLD RIGHT NOW,

AND I CAN'T WAIT
TO START GIVING JESSICA

THE LIFE
SHE'S ALWAYS DESERVED.

ONE MORE.
[ GIGGLES ]

DATE NIGHT WAS S--
AMAZING, SUPERB, FANTABULOUS.

I'M SO HAPPY.

I GOT ENGAGED.

CAN I HELP YOU?
NO, I GOT IT.

IT'S A TOTAL BRAND-NEW
BEGINNING,

AND RIGHT NOW I'M LOOKING
FORWARD TO PLANNING A WEDDING.

SO EXCITED.

WE'RE DOING THIS.

Cillas:
I'M SO HAPPY AND THANKFUL THAT
JESSICA WANTS TO DO THIS WITH ME

AND NOT AS MY CARETAKER
OR ROOMMATE

BUT AS MY WIFE
AND ME AS HER HUSBAND.

AND I'M GONNA DEDICATE MYSELF
TO MAKING SURE

SHE NEVER REGRETS
THAT DECISION.

HOLD ON.

TODAY, WE'RE DOING SOMETHING
FUN AS A FAMILY.

THERE ARE PLACES THE KIDS
HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO GO,

AND ONE OF THE ONES
AT THE TOP OF THEIR LIST

WAS GOING TO
A TRAMPOLINE PARK.

SO THAT'S WHERE WE'RE
GOING TODAY,

AND I'M EXCITED TO BE ABLE
TO BE A PART OF IT

AND SEE THEM HAVE FUN.

I WISH I COULD DO IT WITH THEM,

BUT I'M NOT QUITE
TO THE POINT WHERE I CAN,

BECAUSE I STILL NEED MY WALKER.

BUT MY GOAL IS TO BE WALKING
COMPLETELY ON MY OWN

IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.

WHERE DO YOU GUYS
WANT TO GO?

-EVERYWHERE!
-YOU WANT TO GO EVERYWHERE?

SO PICK A SPOT.

NO. NO PICKING A SPOT.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO.

LET'S START WITH THIS FOAM PIT
RIGHT HERE.

-ALL RIGHT.
-ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO.

-YEAH, I'M DOING A BACK FLIP.
-YOU BETTER DO A BACK FLIP.

TODAY, WE'RE IN
THE TRAMPOLINE PARK.

IT WAS FUN SEEING MY DAD
OUT HERE WITH US.

[ CHILDREN PLAYING ]

I CAN'T BELIEVE MY DAD
IS OUT HERE.

IT'S FUN BECAUSE
HE HASN'T BEEN OUT,

AND HE HASN'T DONE
A LOT OF STUFF.

BUT NOW THAT HE IS, IT'S KIND
OF MORE EXCITING AND MORE FUN.

LET'S SEE HOW HIGH YOU
GUYS CAN GET!

COME ON!
-I'M GONNA GO SWIMMING!

Brooklynn:
HIM BEING A DAD NOW AFTER HIS
WEIGHT LOSS IS MUCH BETTER

BECAUSE HE CAN
GO MORE PLACES WITH US,

HE CAN DO MORE WITH US AND BE,
LIKE, MORE OF A DAD NOW.

IT MAKES ME FEEL
MUCH MORE BETTER AND HAPPIER.

I LOOK FORWARD TO MORE
ACTIVITIES WITH HIM.

Cillas: DO A FRONT FLIP, BO!

OH!
GOOD JOB, BABY!

GOOD JOB.

I'M DETERMINED TO GET
TO MY TARGET WEIGHT

BY THIS TIME NEXT YEAR.
DO A FLIP, BO!

'CAUSE I'M NOT WASTING
ANY MORE TIME

AND MISSING OUT
ON ANY MORE OF MY LIFE.

BECAUSE NOTHING COMPARES
OR IS EVEN CLOSE

TO BEING WORTH THIS RIGHT NOW,

BEING WITH MY FAMILY
AND ENJOYING LIFE WITH THEM.

GOOD JOB!
GOOD JOB!

GOOD JOB, BUDDY.

I AM EXTREMELY PROUD OF CILLAS.
HE'S DONE GREAT.

IT FEELS REALLY GREAT TO BE
OUT TOGETHER AS A FAMILY.

IT'S EXCITING, AND I REALLY,
REALLY PRAYED AND HOPED

THAT THERE WAS A DAY
LIKE THIS WOULD COME.

Cillas:
I'M SO CLOSE TO HAVING THE LIFE
I'VE DREAMED OF, AS THE HUSBAND

I WANT TO BE AND THE FATHER
I WANT TO BE.

AND I CAN'T WAIT FOR THAT.

READY? ONE! TWO!

THREE, GO!

[ LAUGHTER ]

BYE!

Jessica:
I FEEL LIKE I WAS A LITTLE SLOW!