1 00:00:05,240 --> 00:00:12,080 I can barely go to the bathroom because it's so hard to walk. 2 00:00:12,240 --> 00:00:18,160 Every year, hundreds of patients are operated on which weighs 270 kg. 3 00:00:18,320 --> 00:00:24,120 Somewhere I have some hope left. I want to be a normal person. 4 00:00:31,200 --> 00:00:35,400 Their chance to succeed in the long term is less than 5%. 5 00:00:35,560 --> 00:00:38,440 You don't. I get angry. 6 00:00:38,600 --> 00:00:41,800 Unless I make a change it may be too late. 7 00:00:41,960 --> 00:00:44,400 The series depicts one year then 270 kg people- 8 00:00:44,560 --> 00:00:46,120 -trying to regain control. 9 00:00:46,280 --> 00:00:49,480 No! It hurts! 10 00:00:49,640 --> 00:00:54,160 I refuse to stop fighting. I have to do it for my kids. 11 00:00:55,200 --> 00:01:01,000 Now you get to see Samantha's journey. 12 00:01:01,160 --> 00:01:05,280 You can handle it. 13 00:01:09,960 --> 00:01:16,120 Samantha Mason 35 years Weighs 370 kg 14 00:01:16,280 --> 00:01:19,920 DENVER IN COLORADO 15 00:01:47,120 --> 00:01:49,840 My life is so miserable now. 16 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:55,320 I weigh so much that I barely function. 17 00:01:55,480 --> 00:01:58,520 It gets harder every day. 18 00:01:58,680 --> 00:02:02,320 It's close that I become bedridden. 19 00:02:02,480 --> 00:02:09,200 I wish it was a nightmare that I could wake up from. 20 00:02:11,480 --> 00:02:17,880 But instead I struggle in order to survive. 21 00:02:18,040 --> 00:02:21,800 It gets harder to get out of bed. 22 00:02:33,440 --> 00:02:36,360 I live alone in a second home. 23 00:02:36,520 --> 00:02:42,960 It is located on the second floor. It's hard to do something yourself. 24 00:02:44,600 --> 00:02:48,720 I can barely make it to the toilet- 25 00:02:48,880 --> 00:02:52,720 - because it's so hard to walk. 26 00:02:52,880 --> 00:02:59,160 Once I get there I can barely get through the door. 27 00:02:59,320 --> 00:03:03,280 My stomach hangs out so much. 28 00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:12,880 When I try to wash myself I get completely exhausted and in pain. 29 00:03:14,560 --> 00:03:18,160 I hardly have energy to wash me. 30 00:03:18,320 --> 00:03:23,600 I haven't been able to stand in the shower for 12 years. 31 00:03:23,760 --> 00:03:27,480 It's so hard to keep myself clean. 32 00:03:27,640 --> 00:03:30,920 I have gone from bathing every day to every four days. 33 00:03:31,080 --> 00:03:35,600 Because it's so hard. 34 00:03:37,480 --> 00:03:40,400 But even when I do- 35 00:03:40,560 --> 00:03:43,480 -I don't reach everywhere without a stick. 36 00:03:47,840 --> 00:03:54,120 I must try to reach and it's just hard. 37 00:03:56,160 --> 00:04:02,640 I hate that it went this far that I can't wash myself. 38 00:04:03,600 --> 00:04:06,120 One day, considering the pain- 39 00:04:06,280 --> 00:04:09,760 -and the exhaustion, I won't be able to anymore. 40 00:04:10,800 --> 00:04:13,760 Come on, Samantha. 41 00:04:13,920 --> 00:04:16,840 And we are up. 42 00:04:20,600 --> 00:04:24,280 If I fall in the small bathroom- 43 00:04:24,440 --> 00:04:30,760 -I just stay if I can't call for help. 44 00:04:37,480 --> 00:04:43,320 I hate how hard it is to be in the body. 45 00:04:43,480 --> 00:04:46,320 I feel bad all the time. 46 00:04:53,160 --> 00:04:58,280 I just want to forget my life. 47 00:04:59,360 --> 00:05:02,840 I eat, because food lets me do it. 48 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:08,080 I eat all day. 49 00:05:08,240 --> 00:05:12,680 Food is delivered according to a schedule. 50 00:05:12,840 --> 00:05:15,480 The food is delivered here. 51 00:05:15,640 --> 00:05:19,720 I'm too weak to climb stairs. 52 00:05:21,120 --> 00:05:25,200 To go get the food- 53 00:05:25,360 --> 00:05:28,120 -is almost more than I can handle. 54 00:05:30,280 --> 00:05:32,880 But instead of think about it- 55 00:05:33,040 --> 00:05:37,280 - I think about the food and how full I get. 56 00:05:43,040 --> 00:05:44,360 -Hello. -Hello. 57 00:05:44,520 --> 00:05:46,880 -Thanks. - The bag broke. 58 00:05:47,040 --> 00:05:49,640 -Have a nice day. -The same. 59 00:05:49,800 --> 00:05:54,560 I love the feeling of being full more than anything else. 60 00:06:04,840 --> 00:06:06,360 Food tastes so good to me. 61 00:06:08,720 --> 00:06:15,080 Food makes me full and happy. 62 00:06:19,720 --> 00:06:21,280 I feel at home. 63 00:06:22,480 --> 00:06:26,120 Everything feels safe as long as I'm dull and happy. 64 00:06:26,280 --> 00:06:30,240 Food is like a hug for my insides. 65 00:06:33,160 --> 00:06:38,760 No matter how much I eat is never enough. 66 00:06:41,960 --> 00:06:45,880 Sometimes I wonder how I ended up here. 67 00:06:47,600 --> 00:06:52,680 Food always has been the most important thing for me. 68 00:06:59,440 --> 00:07:05,040 Food always has been my greatest source of well-being. 69 00:07:05,200 --> 00:07:09,720 I don't remember a time when I wasn't overweight. 70 00:07:11,240 --> 00:07:15,360 I started to get up when I was five or six years old. 71 00:07:15,520 --> 00:07:18,800 It was when my parents divorced. 72 00:07:18,960 --> 00:07:24,800 I have four siblings. All but my sister are half-siblings. 73 00:07:24,960 --> 00:07:28,600 The divorce was difficult for everyone. 74 00:07:29,600 --> 00:07:35,840 But mom needed to get away from my alcoholic father. 75 00:07:36,000 --> 00:07:39,960 He was wonderfully sober. 76 00:07:40,120 --> 00:07:43,760 He never touched me or my sister. 77 00:07:43,920 --> 00:07:50,720 But he got drunk and was horrible against mother and the older children. 78 00:07:51,720 --> 00:07:55,880 When everything got hard, I ate something. 79 00:07:56,040 --> 00:08:02,600 It calmed me down. I weighed 70 kg when I was 7 years old. 80 00:08:03,600 --> 00:08:06,600 It didn't get any better after the divorce. 81 00:08:06,760 --> 00:08:11,080 Me and my little sister were at mother's. 82 00:08:11,240 --> 00:08:15,240 But she had a hard time to support us. 83 00:08:15,400 --> 00:08:18,640 So she educated herself to nurse. 84 00:08:18,800 --> 00:08:24,080 But then we had to to be with dad. 85 00:08:25,640 --> 00:08:27,240 Samantha's was an alcoholic. 86 00:08:27,400 --> 00:08:30,560 I didn't want to Samantha would live with him. 87 00:08:30,720 --> 00:08:36,440 But sometimes you have no choice. 88 00:08:36,600 --> 00:08:42,840 So he had to take them that year and she moved to her father. 89 00:08:43,800 --> 00:08:45,800 It was turbulent living there. 90 00:08:47,040 --> 00:08:50,280 He had remarried and had a new stepdaughter. 91 00:08:50,440 --> 00:08:55,160 It was a difficult dynamic and food was my only escape. 92 00:08:57,480 --> 00:09:02,280 But I couldn't eat what I wanted so I was hungry all the time. 93 00:09:02,440 --> 00:09:04,200 It was terrible. 94 00:09:04,360 --> 00:09:08,560 The only break was on weekends when I was with mom. 95 00:09:08,720 --> 00:09:14,280 I loved being with her every other weekend. 96 00:09:16,520 --> 00:09:18,840 When she lived with me there were no rules. 97 00:09:19,000 --> 00:09:21,040 She got everything she wanted. 98 00:09:21,200 --> 00:09:25,440 Her stepmother and father tried to limit it. 99 00:09:25,600 --> 00:09:28,800 She couldn't handle it. 100 00:09:32,040 --> 00:09:37,800 When I was 10 years old, I weighed 90 kg. They tried to restrict my food. 101 00:09:37,960 --> 00:09:40,840 But that only made me angrier. 102 00:09:41,000 --> 00:09:43,240 I didn't want to hear what I was allowed to eat. 103 00:09:43,400 --> 00:09:49,840 I really wanted to eat what I felt for. Then I was fine. 104 00:09:50,000 --> 00:09:56,200 I never stopped gaining weight. I weighed 140 kg when I was 12. 105 00:09:57,720 --> 00:10:01,000 Then my weight started bothering me. 106 00:10:01,160 --> 00:10:05,000 It was a nightmare in seventh and eighth grade at school. 107 00:10:05,160 --> 00:10:10,000 It was terrible at school. I had no friends. 108 00:10:10,160 --> 00:10:16,480 The only thing that made me happy was food. 109 00:10:19,480 --> 00:10:23,160 At the same time I became bigger and bigger. 110 00:10:23,320 --> 00:10:26,240 And the bigger I got the more difficult everything became. 111 00:10:26,400 --> 00:10:30,680 It was a vicious circle which got worse in high school. 112 00:10:30,840 --> 00:10:36,480 I weighed 180 kg before me dropped out of school at 17. 113 00:10:38,080 --> 00:10:42,480 Then I got pregnant with my first boyfriend. 114 00:10:42,640 --> 00:10:45,520 I liked him so much that I kept the child. 115 00:10:45,680 --> 00:10:50,360 We moved in together and I only ate for nine months. 116 00:10:50,520 --> 00:10:54,520 When Bella was born I weighed 220 kg. 117 00:10:54,680 --> 00:10:58,040 As I held her I thought: 118 00:10:58,200 --> 00:11:01,400 “I will destroy her. She's going to be big like me." 119 00:11:01,560 --> 00:11:04,240 "I don't know how to do anything." 120 00:11:04,400 --> 00:11:06,720 But I didn't have time to think about it. 121 00:11:06,880 --> 00:11:10,880 Two weeks after birth Dad and I broke up. 122 00:11:11,040 --> 00:11:15,360 It was not a good relationship. 123 00:11:17,680 --> 00:11:20,960 So I left him and thought no more of it. 124 00:11:21,120 --> 00:11:26,520 I was an 18 year old mother who weighed 230 kg and was terrified. 125 00:11:27,320 --> 00:11:31,360 Mom started helping me. 126 00:11:31,520 --> 00:11:36,120 But when I was 20 years old something terrible happened. 127 00:11:36,280 --> 00:11:39,240 My father died in a motorcycle accident. 128 00:11:44,000 --> 00:11:47,800 I still haven't got over it. 129 00:11:47,960 --> 00:11:52,320 We got closer to each other over the last couple of years. 130 00:11:52,480 --> 00:11:56,640 He said sorry- 131 00:11:56,800 --> 00:12:00,000 - because he was drunk, violent and mean. 132 00:12:00,160 --> 00:12:01,680 That's when it got better. 133 00:12:01,840 --> 00:12:06,840 So when my dad died I became depressed. 134 00:12:07,000 --> 00:12:11,720 Bella got to live with my mother and I abused food. 135 00:12:12,040 --> 00:12:15,840 DENVER IN COLORADO 136 00:12:16,000 --> 00:12:20,360 Then I went up a lot for a few years and weighed 280 kg. 137 00:12:20,520 --> 00:12:22,680 I was 23 or 24 years old. 138 00:12:23,840 --> 00:12:29,200 I couldn't go on like this. It was difficult to walk around. 139 00:12:29,360 --> 00:12:34,560 I moved back home and took Bella from mom. 140 00:12:34,720 --> 00:12:40,840 I took a job I hated who paid the bills. 141 00:12:41,000 --> 00:12:45,280 It seemed like my life was on the mend. 142 00:12:45,440 --> 00:12:49,960 But I never stopped eating and I continued to gain weight. 143 00:12:50,120 --> 00:12:53,440 In the end I lost my job because of my size. 144 00:12:53,600 --> 00:12:58,160 I was so big that nobody wanted to hire me. 145 00:12:58,320 --> 00:13:01,680 I gave up. 146 00:13:03,120 --> 00:13:09,200 It became a vicious circle where I just continued eating and getting up. 147 00:13:09,360 --> 00:13:12,880 The next three years I went up to 360 kg. 148 00:13:13,040 --> 00:13:16,960 I became bedridden. 149 00:13:19,760 --> 00:13:26,240 I was so depressed. So I decided on suicide. 150 00:13:27,000 --> 00:13:32,600 I took a lot of medicine, including five Fentanyl patches. 151 00:13:32,760 --> 00:13:36,560 Bella found me. 152 00:13:36,720 --> 00:13:40,640 I went into the bathroom. Her body tried to- 153 00:13:40,800 --> 00:13:46,120 - vomited up everything she had taken. I was not allowed to call the emergency number. 154 00:13:46,280 --> 00:13:49,680 She didn't want to go to the hospital. She just wanted to die. 155 00:13:49,840 --> 00:13:55,960 But I called without her because my mom is my best friend. 156 00:13:56,120 --> 00:14:01,560 Losing my mother would leave me utterly devastated. 157 00:14:04,560 --> 00:14:09,160 After the suicide attempt, I was in a mental hospital for three months. 158 00:14:09,320 --> 00:14:15,040 Then I felt so much better and got a new chance in life. 159 00:14:15,200 --> 00:14:17,760 After I was discharged from the mental hospital- 160 00:14:17,920 --> 00:14:22,080 -I needed to earn money. I couldn't get a job. 161 00:14:22,240 --> 00:14:28,040 So I became a fetish model on a web page- 162 00:14:28,200 --> 00:14:32,440 -for people who like big women. 163 00:14:34,080 --> 00:14:37,400 So I can film myself at home when I eat. 164 00:14:37,560 --> 00:14:40,760 I eat for other people. 165 00:14:40,920 --> 00:14:46,000 I eat what I want and they pay to see it. 166 00:14:46,160 --> 00:14:48,320 That's how I am can support myself. 167 00:14:48,480 --> 00:14:51,960 I feel appreciated so I'm happy to do it. 168 00:14:56,520 --> 00:14:59,760 Hello. It's been a while since the last time. 169 00:14:59,920 --> 00:15:03,240 People always ask when the cake video comes. 170 00:15:03,400 --> 00:15:05,640 Here it is. 171 00:15:08,640 --> 00:15:14,400 Thank you for wishing it. I just keep getting bigger and bigger. 172 00:15:14,560 --> 00:15:18,600 My mother's self-image was improved by the modeling job. 173 00:15:18,760 --> 00:15:23,240 She becomes happier, because they think that she is beautiful. 174 00:15:23,400 --> 00:15:27,280 They see her as a human being and not a big lunatic. 175 00:15:27,440 --> 00:15:32,920 We have come to the tragic - the cake is finished. 176 00:15:33,080 --> 00:15:36,520 It's always hard to say goodbye. See you. 177 00:15:38,160 --> 00:15:39,480 Thanks. 178 00:15:43,600 --> 00:15:47,560 But the job has been unhealthy for me. 179 00:15:47,720 --> 00:15:51,280 I found a group of people which reinforces my bad habits. 180 00:15:52,360 --> 00:15:57,800 I weighed myself six months ago. It was 368 kg. 181 00:15:59,360 --> 00:16:06,360 -Bella shouldn't have to help me. -Wonderfully. 182 00:16:06,520 --> 00:16:11,640 Samantha's lifestyle is hard for Isabella. 183 00:16:11,800 --> 00:16:15,760 It's just been a bad decision after bad decision. 184 00:16:15,920 --> 00:16:18,600 Three years ago I realized- 185 00:16:18,760 --> 00:16:21,720 - that when someone doesn't want to help yourself- 186 00:16:21,880 --> 00:16:24,760 - it doesn't work to try to help them. 187 00:16:24,920 --> 00:16:28,080 So I can't take it. I've had enough. 188 00:16:28,240 --> 00:16:33,840 I have called Dr. Now. He is one of the few who can help me. 189 00:16:34,840 --> 00:16:36,480 He promised to do it. 190 00:16:36,640 --> 00:16:41,080 I have an appointment in a couple of weeks in his office. 191 00:16:41,240 --> 00:16:44,520 But I have to get me to houston somehow 192 00:16:46,080 --> 00:16:50,800 I can't fit in any vehicle except for an overweight ambulance. 193 00:16:50,960 --> 00:16:54,920 And there is no one to take me from Denver to Houston. 194 00:16:55,080 --> 00:17:00,960 I'm terrified. I'm running out of time and I don't want to die. 195 00:17:24,560 --> 00:17:30,120 I hate food now. I'm gigantic. 196 00:17:30,280 --> 00:17:32,800 I am as big as a house. 197 00:17:33,960 --> 00:17:39,160 Bodies don't want to weigh 360kg. Most bodies die. 198 00:17:40,360 --> 00:17:43,200 I suffer every minute. 199 00:17:44,320 --> 00:17:47,560 Everything is so uncomfortable all the time. 200 00:17:53,880 --> 00:17:56,160 Everything hurts. 201 00:18:08,760 --> 00:18:12,880 Unless I make a change will i die 202 00:18:14,480 --> 00:18:18,360 It could happen any day now. 203 00:18:18,520 --> 00:18:22,160 My body will break. 204 00:18:22,320 --> 00:18:29,320 I have to do something before it's too late. 205 00:18:37,800 --> 00:18:40,640 A few days later that Samantha talked to Dr. Now- 206 00:18:40,800 --> 00:18:43,400 - she began to get severe stomach pains. 207 00:18:51,280 --> 00:18:57,840 She called Dr. Nowzaradan and he recommended medical attention. 208 00:19:00,000 --> 00:19:02,800 Lower her slowly. 209 00:19:02,960 --> 00:19:05,920 Hold tight there. 210 00:19:06,080 --> 00:19:08,720 At the hospital they saw that she has kidney stones. 211 00:19:08,880 --> 00:19:14,120 She was too big for surgery so they sent her home. 212 00:19:14,280 --> 00:19:15,800 Okay. 213 00:19:15,960 --> 00:19:19,480 It comes behind you. 214 00:19:19,640 --> 00:19:22,000 Then we go. 215 00:19:22,160 --> 00:19:26,160 - Now we drive. -Good. 216 00:19:27,600 --> 00:19:29,600 Take it down. 217 00:19:30,960 --> 00:19:32,560 Okay. 218 00:19:32,720 --> 00:19:35,680 -Are you doing well? _Yes. 219 00:19:35,840 --> 00:19:39,280 I try to lean on things. 220 00:19:39,440 --> 00:19:41,640 I do my thing. 221 00:19:45,880 --> 00:19:48,240 Take your time. 222 00:19:51,360 --> 00:19:53,560 Ouch! 223 00:19:53,720 --> 00:19:58,760 Don't move me too hard. One, two, three. 224 00:19:58,920 --> 00:20:01,760 Great, you're almost there. 225 00:20:06,600 --> 00:20:12,440 Thank you very much. The hardest part is over. 226 00:20:27,440 --> 00:20:29,400 Now that's enough. 227 00:20:33,320 --> 00:20:35,280 Shall we take it off? 228 00:20:35,440 --> 00:20:40,560 Behind you. Arms up. 229 00:20:40,720 --> 00:20:43,960 -Can we do anything else? -That's enough. 230 00:20:45,600 --> 00:20:47,640 Nice to meet again. Good luck. 231 00:20:47,800 --> 00:20:50,120 Take care of yourself. 232 00:20:53,360 --> 00:20:55,040 There were some scary days. 233 00:20:56,040 --> 00:21:00,600 My body started to break down but I'm happy to be home. 234 00:21:00,760 --> 00:21:05,360 Bella is here for a few days to check I'm okay. 235 00:21:05,520 --> 00:21:07,080 Did you miss me? 236 00:21:08,680 --> 00:21:11,960 I hope that everything can be normal again- 237 00:21:12,120 --> 00:21:15,280 -except that I have kidney stones. 238 00:21:15,440 --> 00:21:18,960 I realize now that I'm running out of time. 239 00:21:19,120 --> 00:21:23,120 I have to go to Houston and meet dr Now before it's too late. 240 00:21:23,280 --> 00:21:25,480 363 kg. 241 00:21:27,560 --> 00:21:30,440 I am 188 cm. I haven't shrunk or grown. 242 00:21:34,600 --> 00:21:37,600 - Did you see me on the stairs? - I don't know how you can stand it. 243 00:21:37,760 --> 00:21:42,080 One step at a time. Each step is like gaining 10 kg. 244 00:21:42,240 --> 00:21:45,120 But people around me don't know what to do. 245 00:21:45,280 --> 00:21:48,480 They're just crossing their fingers. 246 00:21:49,600 --> 00:21:51,760 I feel so bad now. 247 00:21:51,920 --> 00:21:54,400 It's a horrible life. 248 00:21:54,560 --> 00:21:59,880 I want to stop being a bother to people, especially Bella. 249 00:22:00,040 --> 00:22:03,960 I hate that she worries about me again. 250 00:22:04,120 --> 00:22:09,320 I let her down all the time. 251 00:22:14,040 --> 00:22:17,200 TWO DATES LATER 252 00:22:17,360 --> 00:22:19,520 DENVER IN COLORADO 253 00:22:34,800 --> 00:22:37,320 I've hit rock bottom. 254 00:22:38,640 --> 00:22:41,760 The last few weeks has been depressing. 255 00:22:41,920 --> 00:22:45,840 I'm trying to get to Houston. 256 00:22:48,200 --> 00:22:52,680 Dr. Now worries about me traveling alone without any ambulance transport. 257 00:22:53,960 --> 00:22:56,600 But there is no such thing here in Denver. 258 00:22:56,760 --> 00:23:01,720 I'm too big to be driven all the way to Houston. 259 00:23:01,880 --> 00:23:05,080 I feel very low now. 260 00:23:05,240 --> 00:23:07,960 Everything feels hopeless. 261 00:23:08,120 --> 00:23:10,920 But my mother and my sister will try to please me. 262 00:23:11,080 --> 00:23:15,120 I worry about what they say when they see how big I am. 263 00:23:16,480 --> 00:23:21,640 But being alone doesn't help me now. 264 00:23:25,200 --> 00:23:27,080 Come in. 265 00:23:28,280 --> 00:23:30,040 -Hello. -Hello. 266 00:23:30,200 --> 00:23:34,040 - We haven't seen each other in forever. -How is it? 267 00:23:34,200 --> 00:23:35,520 I'm just hanging here. 268 00:23:35,680 --> 00:23:39,680 -How are you? -Good. 269 00:23:39,840 --> 00:23:41,600 Good. 270 00:23:41,760 --> 00:23:45,720 I was nervous about this because I'm so big. 271 00:23:45,880 --> 00:23:47,560 What did you worry about? 272 00:23:47,720 --> 00:23:52,520 I have been indoors for 12 years and have gained 110 kg since the last time. 273 00:23:52,680 --> 00:23:55,600 -Has it been 12 years? - Yes, roughly. 274 00:23:55,760 --> 00:24:01,680 -Is that your heaviest weight? - Yes, it's bad. 275 00:24:01,840 --> 00:24:05,040 Bella worries about me. 276 00:24:05,200 --> 00:24:07,440 But she shows nothing. It is unfair. 277 00:24:07,600 --> 00:24:12,040 I have been sad for a long time when it comes to your life. 278 00:24:12,200 --> 00:24:15,880 But you never wanted to do anything. 279 00:24:16,040 --> 00:24:20,800 It's wonderful that you get help. 280 00:24:20,960 --> 00:24:23,400 It's time. There is nothing else to do. 281 00:24:23,560 --> 00:24:29,160 I want you to get a normal life and be happy. 282 00:24:29,320 --> 00:24:32,920 I want to work with animals and bring home lots of cats. 283 00:24:33,080 --> 00:24:35,000 You've always wanted that. 284 00:24:35,160 --> 00:24:37,000 I want to be around animals. 285 00:24:37,160 --> 00:24:39,640 I told Bella that she will become a veterinarian- 286 00:24:39,800 --> 00:24:42,880 -so that we can work together with it. 287 00:24:43,040 --> 00:24:44,360 What a team. 288 00:24:44,520 --> 00:24:48,400 Yes, you would be amazing. 289 00:24:48,560 --> 00:24:50,520 I can't do it myself. 290 00:24:50,680 --> 00:24:54,800 I appreciate you coming here. I don't know why I worry. 291 00:24:54,960 --> 00:24:58,600 I am ashamed and don't want people to worry. 292 00:24:58,760 --> 00:25:04,000 - It's too late for that. - It was nice to see you. 293 00:25:04,160 --> 00:25:06,280 Next time you don't need to worry. 294 00:25:06,440 --> 00:25:10,400 I will come on Thanksgiving in a car that I drive myself. 295 00:25:10,560 --> 00:25:13,640 - It's a wonderful goal. - How nice to see you. 296 00:25:13,800 --> 00:25:15,360 -The same. -I love you. 297 00:25:15,520 --> 00:25:17,280 -The same. -I love you, Sam. 298 00:25:17,440 --> 00:25:19,240 How wonderful to see you. 299 00:25:19,400 --> 00:25:21,280 Thank you for coming. 300 00:25:21,440 --> 00:25:23,080 -Hello then. -Hello then. 301 00:25:23,240 --> 00:25:25,360 -We love you. -Drive carefully. 302 00:25:29,080 --> 00:25:33,080 I hoped they would offer to help. 303 00:25:33,240 --> 00:25:38,040 I'm glad they came, but I don't feel better. 304 00:25:38,200 --> 00:25:40,760 I know I'm running out of time. 305 00:25:43,160 --> 00:25:46,320 Month 2 306 00:25:52,240 --> 00:25:57,240 I'm still in Colorado and have been feeling bad this week. 307 00:25:57,400 --> 00:25:59,160 The stomach pains have returned. 308 00:25:59,320 --> 00:26:02,400 Bella is here to take care of me. 309 00:26:02,560 --> 00:26:05,560 But this morning I got chest pain too. 310 00:26:05,720 --> 00:26:10,240 It gets worse. The whole body is... 311 00:26:10,400 --> 00:26:13,120 I'm bloated and cannot control the bladder. 312 00:26:13,280 --> 00:26:17,360 So that scares me. I worry about what it is. 313 00:26:17,520 --> 00:26:19,720 It can't be good. 314 00:26:21,680 --> 00:26:27,360 -What is it that hurts? - My chest hurts so much. 315 00:26:27,520 --> 00:26:31,320 My muscles hurt. 316 00:26:31,480 --> 00:26:37,520 It's like that someone is sitting on me here. 317 00:26:39,680 --> 00:26:42,960 I have no blood circulation in the leg. 318 00:26:43,120 --> 00:26:49,680 I peed the bed twice. I carry around so much water. 319 00:26:49,840 --> 00:26:51,480 So I have the towel here. 320 00:26:51,640 --> 00:26:55,480 I can't even take the sheets off. 321 00:26:55,640 --> 00:27:00,480 It's disgusting. I can't do anything. 322 00:27:00,640 --> 00:27:04,520 I'm afraid of that something is happening to the heart. 323 00:27:04,680 --> 00:27:10,480 I'm afraid of heart failure, so I call for an ambulance. 324 00:27:10,640 --> 00:27:13,680 Say you need obesity ambulance. 325 00:27:16,120 --> 00:27:20,240 I don't know if I should call the emergency number. 326 00:27:20,400 --> 00:27:24,920 Imagine if someone dies and i'm just fat. 327 00:27:26,280 --> 00:27:30,640 I call the emergency number. I'm just picking up resources. 328 00:27:30,800 --> 00:27:33,840 For goodness' sake. 329 00:27:36,600 --> 00:27:38,800 What kind of emergency do you have? 330 00:27:38,960 --> 00:27:43,720 I keep a lot of water in the body and has pain in the chest. 331 00:27:43,880 --> 00:27:47,880 My foot hurts but I weigh 360 kg. 332 00:27:48,040 --> 00:27:50,800 I have stairs to go down. 333 00:27:50,960 --> 00:27:55,120 I don't want it to get worse so I can't go out. 334 00:27:55,280 --> 00:28:00,440 -Are you upstairs? -Yes, there are seven steps. 335 00:28:00,600 --> 00:28:03,960 Is there anything more than just the water in the body? 336 00:28:05,120 --> 00:28:10,440 Yes, I peed the bed and has chest pain. 337 00:28:10,600 --> 00:28:15,440 I have a crack in my heel and can hardly walk. 338 00:28:15,600 --> 00:28:20,320 My shoulder blades pain under the collarbones. 339 00:28:20,480 --> 00:28:22,360 I feel so heavy. 340 00:28:22,520 --> 00:28:25,480 Do you have difficulty breathing? 341 00:28:25,640 --> 00:28:29,560 If I stand up I can hardly breathe. 342 00:28:29,720 --> 00:28:32,640 I am very big, but it wasn't usually like this. 343 00:28:32,800 --> 00:28:34,960 Okay, help is on the way. 344 00:28:35,120 --> 00:28:36,920 Thanks. 345 00:28:43,080 --> 00:28:47,640 It's scary to see this spiral. 346 00:28:47,800 --> 00:28:52,120 This time everything worked so fast. 347 00:28:52,280 --> 00:28:56,480 I try to be positive, but how can one be. 348 00:28:56,640 --> 00:29:00,840 -when someone is so negative? 349 00:29:01,000 --> 00:29:04,960 You think she's dying. You expect the worst. 350 00:29:26,800 --> 00:29:30,280 I worry about the body and what is going on. 351 00:29:31,280 --> 00:29:38,040 I'm swollen all over. The pain is excruciating. 352 00:29:38,200 --> 00:29:42,480 I worry that it gets worse when i move. 353 00:29:44,160 --> 00:29:49,960 The foot is so swollen that it bleeds. How will it go? 354 00:29:50,120 --> 00:29:53,440 Hi, Samantha. How are you today? 355 00:29:53,600 --> 00:29:54,920 -Not good. -Okay. 356 00:29:56,160 --> 00:29:58,440 We have it around you, so that you come up. 357 00:29:58,600 --> 00:30:00,880 Raise your arms, we'll put it on. 358 00:30:01,040 --> 00:30:05,600 Tell me when you are ready to stand up. 359 00:30:05,760 --> 00:30:09,520 -Take a few breaths through your nose. -How useless. 360 00:30:09,680 --> 00:30:13,320 We stand up and takes us to the door. 361 00:30:13,480 --> 00:30:15,080 I have to... 362 00:30:16,080 --> 00:30:19,360 - So there. -Oh my God, it hurts! 363 00:30:19,520 --> 00:30:22,360 We got you. No danger. 364 00:30:23,360 --> 00:30:26,000 No, it hurts! 365 00:30:26,160 --> 00:30:30,720 I know that, but we have to focus now. 366 00:30:30,880 --> 00:30:33,120 -Come with me. -You'll be fine. 367 00:30:33,280 --> 00:30:36,520 - Now we go. - I'll take this one. 368 00:30:36,680 --> 00:30:39,040 They go fast. 369 00:30:39,200 --> 00:30:43,480 - Go on a bit. -Stay here with me. 370 00:30:43,640 --> 00:30:45,880 If you need me, I'm here. 371 00:30:46,040 --> 00:30:49,600 We need more rope. 372 00:30:51,760 --> 00:30:57,280 -We will slip. - It's a small step here. 373 00:30:57,440 --> 00:31:01,360 -Turn right. - It's going well. Continue. 374 00:31:01,520 --> 00:31:05,640 Say when we lift too much. 375 00:31:05,800 --> 00:31:07,280 - Do we take the barrier there? -Yes. 376 00:31:07,440 --> 00:31:10,440 We rest here. 377 00:31:13,360 --> 00:31:16,920 I will not come down the step. 378 00:31:17,080 --> 00:31:19,240 We hold you. 379 00:31:19,400 --> 00:31:22,640 I don't yell at anyone, i just die 380 00:31:22,800 --> 00:31:26,760 We are here for you. We won't let you fall. 381 00:31:26,920 --> 00:31:30,720 Focus on me all the way. We'll make sure you're well. 382 00:31:30,880 --> 00:31:36,000 It feels like... How useless! 383 00:31:36,160 --> 00:31:41,320 You are strong enough for this. 384 00:31:41,480 --> 00:31:43,600 Step down straight in front of you. 385 00:31:43,760 --> 00:31:48,200 I have you. Focus on me. 386 00:31:48,360 --> 00:31:50,000 Which leg comes first. 387 00:31:50,160 --> 00:31:56,080 Good. One more step. 388 00:31:56,240 --> 00:32:01,480 Come on. I know it hurts. I'm sorry. 389 00:32:03,240 --> 00:32:06,240 You are so talented. One more. 390 00:32:07,440 --> 00:32:10,200 One more. Continue. 391 00:32:10,360 --> 00:32:12,880 You behind have to hold me. I'm getting weak. 392 00:32:13,040 --> 00:32:14,680 - Continue. -We hold you. 393 00:32:14,840 --> 00:32:19,800 Nice work. Continue. Two more steps. 394 00:32:19,960 --> 00:32:23,280 -Come on. -Nice work. 395 00:32:23,440 --> 00:32:25,520 - One more step. - Good job. 396 00:32:25,680 --> 00:32:27,200 I know. We're almost there. 397 00:32:27,360 --> 00:32:29,240 These are scary. 398 00:32:29,400 --> 00:32:32,560 No danger. Come on. 399 00:32:36,240 --> 00:32:39,280 Good work. 400 00:32:39,440 --> 00:32:41,360 Nice work. 401 00:32:45,080 --> 00:32:48,760 We take one leg at a time. 402 00:32:48,920 --> 00:32:51,040 -Good. -One, two, three. 403 00:32:51,200 --> 00:32:53,320 - So there. -Move up a little. 404 00:32:53,480 --> 00:32:55,360 So there. 405 00:32:55,520 --> 00:32:57,280 This was terrible. 406 00:32:58,760 --> 00:33:01,120 What a horrible experience. 407 00:33:01,280 --> 00:33:05,640 I'm glad it's over and I'm going to the hospital. 408 00:33:06,840 --> 00:33:11,640 I hope I can make it because it gets worse all the time. 409 00:33:11,800 --> 00:33:16,040 I've never been in so much pain and it scares me. 410 00:33:16,200 --> 00:33:18,200 My body is starting to give up. 411 00:33:18,360 --> 00:33:20,520 -I love you. -I love you too. 412 00:33:20,680 --> 00:33:22,840 Everything is good. 413 00:33:23,000 --> 00:33:26,200 You don't have to take care of me. i love you 414 00:33:26,360 --> 00:33:30,480 I want to get by and be there for Bella. 415 00:33:35,560 --> 00:33:39,840 THE NEXT DAY 416 00:33:42,480 --> 00:33:44,920 These 24 hours have been horrible. 417 00:33:45,080 --> 00:33:49,560 They have taken samples to understand what is wrong. 418 00:33:49,720 --> 00:33:54,840 They took ultrasounds, x-rays and everything, except computed tomography- 419 00:33:55,000 --> 00:33:57,000 - because I didn't get a seat. 420 00:33:57,160 --> 00:34:02,000 But they don't know anything yet so they continue with the samples. 421 00:34:02,160 --> 00:34:07,240 No one knows what causes it the chest pain, the breathing problems- 422 00:34:07,400 --> 00:34:10,960 -or why I'm so bloated that I am in pain. 423 00:34:11,120 --> 00:34:15,080 I worry about what it is and what will happen. 424 00:34:15,240 --> 00:34:19,160 - I'm completely wet. -Oh dear. 425 00:34:19,320 --> 00:34:22,720 Also, I peed myself. 426 00:34:22,880 --> 00:34:26,200 It's embarrassing at my age. 427 00:34:26,360 --> 00:34:31,400 But because I'm so big I can't get up. 428 00:34:31,560 --> 00:34:34,480 And I can't wash afterwards. 429 00:34:34,640 --> 00:34:39,320 Can you help me change the sheets, so I don't lie in my feces? 430 00:34:39,480 --> 00:34:44,760 Raise your legs. 431 00:34:44,920 --> 00:34:48,800 -Sorry. - No, no danger. 432 00:34:52,480 --> 00:34:54,080 So there. 433 00:35:00,760 --> 00:35:02,840 Okay. 434 00:35:04,200 --> 00:35:09,560 I haven't been so vig for a long time. 435 00:35:09,720 --> 00:35:11,040 Yes. 436 00:35:11,200 --> 00:35:16,680 If we get the bars up can i move forward 437 00:35:16,840 --> 00:35:19,480 I don't know how easy it gets up here. 438 00:35:19,640 --> 00:35:21,800 But you have a clue down there. 439 00:35:21,960 --> 00:35:27,640 One, two... 440 00:35:28,920 --> 00:35:30,760 I have to... 441 00:35:33,920 --> 00:35:35,800 Good. 442 00:35:35,960 --> 00:35:38,280 It's going well for you. 443 00:35:38,440 --> 00:35:41,680 Good. 444 00:35:46,720 --> 00:35:51,840 Fortunately the bed is dry, but that's just one problem. 445 00:35:52,000 --> 00:35:55,080 I have to get better, so I can get help. 446 00:35:55,240 --> 00:35:59,640 I hope the heart and the lungs do not fail me. 447 00:35:59,800 --> 00:36:03,840 I don't know when I can meet Dr Now to show- 448 00:36:04,000 --> 00:36:08,760 - that I want to change my life and get his help. 449 00:36:08,920 --> 00:36:12,560 It all depends on how long I will be at the hospital. 450 00:36:12,720 --> 00:36:14,440 Hopefully it will be soon. 451 00:36:14,600 --> 00:36:19,040 I already missed my first appointment a couple of weeks ago. 452 00:36:20,200 --> 00:36:24,280 Mason. That's right. 453 00:36:24,440 --> 00:36:31,040 I want a caesar salad with chicken breast. 454 00:36:32,040 --> 00:36:36,680 And ranch dressing and a plate of grapes- 455 00:36:36,840 --> 00:36:43,840 -a plate of cottage cheese, Pepsi, chocolate milk and carrot cake. 456 00:36:44,000 --> 00:36:49,000 That was all. Thanks. 457 00:36:49,160 --> 00:36:52,120 I really need surgery. 458 00:36:52,280 --> 00:36:55,000 I need it before it gets worse. 459 00:36:55,160 --> 00:36:57,840 Food is still everything to me. 460 00:36:58,000 --> 00:37:01,560 I need to talk to Dr. Now so he knows what's going on. 461 00:37:01,720 --> 00:37:04,360 I'll get there as soon as possible. 462 00:37:04,520 --> 00:37:06,680 I'm running out of time. 463 00:37:06,840 --> 00:37:10,080 He is my only hope to be able to change my habits. 464 00:37:18,040 --> 00:37:21,080 DENVER IN COLORADO 465 00:37:21,240 --> 00:37:25,240 Month 3 466 00:37:28,880 --> 00:37:31,360 I have been in the hospital for six weeks. 467 00:37:31,520 --> 00:37:33,880 They took all their samples. 468 00:37:34,040 --> 00:37:38,520 The good news is that the body didn't break down or anything like that. 469 00:37:38,680 --> 00:37:41,960 But I have many problems which are related to the weight. 470 00:37:42,120 --> 00:37:45,080 So they haven't dared send me home 471 00:37:45,240 --> 00:37:48,720 Dr. Now wants them to put me on a controlled diet. 472 00:37:48,880 --> 00:37:53,960 But they don't do this in the way Dr. Now wants. 473 00:37:54,120 --> 00:37:59,280 He has checked the treatment and we will talk today. 474 00:37:59,440 --> 00:38:02,840 I have calorie restrictions who will help me. 475 00:38:03,000 --> 00:38:06,840 But I haven't lost anything. If they don't have what I want to eat- 476 00:38:07,000 --> 00:38:08,880 -I just order it. 477 00:38:09,040 --> 00:38:13,360 I only order food online and then comes the offer. 478 00:38:13,520 --> 00:38:17,760 I'm excited when it's on its way. I am happy with food around me. 479 00:38:22,920 --> 00:38:25,560 Hospital room service. 480 00:38:25,720 --> 00:38:29,160 Your call is connected to an expert in nutrition. 481 00:38:33,760 --> 00:38:36,160 -Can I have your last name? -Mason. 482 00:38:36,320 --> 00:38:38,320 Okay. 483 00:38:39,520 --> 00:38:45,680 I just want a breakfast burrito, raw shave with ketchup 484 00:38:45,840 --> 00:38:50,160 -and a banana. 485 00:38:50,320 --> 00:38:54,320 Four plates of watermelon in a large bowl. 486 00:38:54,480 --> 00:38:59,080 And then another one like that. 487 00:38:59,920 --> 00:39:01,720 A what then? 488 00:39:02,600 --> 00:39:05,960 Four plates of watermelons in a large bowl. 489 00:39:07,000 --> 00:39:10,440 -Times two. -Okay, so two of those. 490 00:39:10,600 --> 00:39:14,080 Yes. Two cups of coffee. 491 00:39:15,240 --> 00:39:20,160 And six vanilla coffee creamers. 492 00:39:21,640 --> 00:39:26,680 I check the amount of salt and calories you are allowed to eat. 493 00:39:26,840 --> 00:39:31,080 Can you check what did i eat for breakfast yesterday? 494 00:39:31,240 --> 00:39:34,800 I don't know why it was too much. 495 00:39:36,280 --> 00:39:39,800 Yesterday you ate two plates of watermelon 496 00:39:39,960 --> 00:39:46,320 -six vanilla creams and half a healthy breakfast burrito. 497 00:39:46,480 --> 00:39:49,440 I copy what you ate yesterday. 498 00:39:49,600 --> 00:39:53,080 And no pico. 499 00:39:53,240 --> 00:39:55,600 No, exactly the same as yesterday. 500 00:39:55,760 --> 00:39:59,160 - I copy it. -Thank you very much. 501 00:39:59,320 --> 00:40:02,080 - Go ahead. Bye then. -Hello then. 502 00:40:06,680 --> 00:40:10,800 I hate limited selection. 503 00:40:10,960 --> 00:40:13,600 What is the point? 504 00:40:13,760 --> 00:40:20,280 What is the point of eating when you can't eat much? 505 00:40:20,440 --> 00:40:24,160 You will see the pathetic little burrito. 506 00:40:25,400 --> 00:40:27,680 It's like a taquito. 507 00:40:27,840 --> 00:40:32,280 It's just eggs in a tortilla. 508 00:40:32,440 --> 00:40:37,120 No cheese and no meat. 509 00:40:40,280 --> 00:40:42,880 It is tragic. 510 00:40:45,040 --> 00:40:46,720 And that's why I'm fat. 511 00:40:46,880 --> 00:40:51,280 Any restrictions on food which I have received- 512 00:40:51,440 --> 00:40:56,680 -since I was seven years old have always felt troublesome. 513 00:40:56,840 --> 00:41:00,600 I've always hated when people tells me what to do. 514 00:41:05,320 --> 00:41:06,640 -Hey, Sam. -Hello. 515 00:41:06,800 --> 00:41:08,720 -How is it? -Okay. 516 00:41:11,440 --> 00:41:14,840 -I'll weigh you. - Does it have to be off? 517 00:41:19,120 --> 00:41:21,360 426 KG 518 00:41:21,520 --> 00:41:25,040 It seems to be 426 kg this morning. 519 00:41:26,200 --> 00:41:27,720 It's not good news. 520 00:41:27,880 --> 00:41:32,320 - Can I do something? -No. 521 00:41:32,480 --> 00:41:34,280 See you. 522 00:41:34,440 --> 00:41:36,400 - Thank you, Allison. - Go ahead. 523 00:41:41,440 --> 00:41:43,600 Hello. 524 00:41:45,120 --> 00:41:49,600 I never felt so helpless. I'm getting worse. 525 00:41:49,760 --> 00:41:55,000 I walked in here with my own muscles. 526 00:41:55,160 --> 00:42:01,160 I've been in bed too much and has lost strength. 527 00:42:01,320 --> 00:42:06,520 So now I can't stand up. 528 00:42:06,680 --> 00:42:10,400 It is tragic. 529 00:42:13,080 --> 00:42:16,720 I will update dr Now about how everything is going. 530 00:42:16,880 --> 00:42:20,560 He won't be happy when he hears my weight. 531 00:42:20,720 --> 00:42:22,080 So this is going to be fun. 532 00:42:27,200 --> 00:42:29,720 - Hi, Samantha. -Hello. 533 00:42:29,880 --> 00:42:31,200 How is it? 534 00:42:31,360 --> 00:42:34,800 I've had better days, but it's quite okay. 535 00:42:34,960 --> 00:42:38,240 So you're still in the hospital? 536 00:42:38,400 --> 00:42:41,840 Yes, I have new problems. 537 00:42:42,000 --> 00:42:46,760 -What then? - The skin is a big problem. 538 00:42:46,920 --> 00:42:51,320 My right side is bigger and full of liquid. 539 00:42:51,480 --> 00:42:58,480 I have no wounds, but the pores leak fluid. 540 00:42:58,640 --> 00:43:02,280 They just let the skin run here. 541 00:43:02,440 --> 00:43:04,760 That sounds bad. 542 00:43:04,920 --> 00:43:08,000 So health deteriorates rapidly. 543 00:43:08,160 --> 00:43:12,320 Lying down doesn't help. 544 00:43:12,480 --> 00:43:14,640 Can you move? 545 00:43:14,800 --> 00:43:18,280 I can stand and walk with a walker. 546 00:43:18,440 --> 00:43:23,360 -What do you weigh now? - It was 426 kg this morning. 547 00:43:24,600 --> 00:43:30,240 So you have gained 70 kg in a month and a half. 548 00:43:30,400 --> 00:43:31,720 Yes. 549 00:43:31,880 --> 00:43:35,600 You must realize that the weight approaching a dangerous point. 550 00:43:35,760 --> 00:43:39,000 -You're running out of time. -I know. 551 00:43:39,160 --> 00:43:42,800 So why are you getting up in the hospital? 552 00:43:42,960 --> 00:43:46,800 I didn't follow the diet. 553 00:43:46,960 --> 00:43:48,440 That's my problem. 554 00:43:48,600 --> 00:43:50,680 And... 555 00:43:50,840 --> 00:43:55,960 I have to be honest. I have brought food here. 556 00:43:56,120 --> 00:44:00,400 When someone forces me to eat something do I panic- 557 00:44:00,560 --> 00:44:03,400 - and wants to eat as much as possible. 558 00:44:03,560 --> 00:44:05,480 I'm starving without it. 559 00:44:05,640 --> 00:44:09,920 If you count on it do you eat the food- 560 00:44:10,080 --> 00:44:12,760 -for the next four years in advance. 561 00:44:12,920 --> 00:44:16,280 What do you mean by starving? 562 00:44:16,440 --> 00:44:21,960 If you don't eat anything for four years everything will be fine. Do you understand? 563 00:44:22,120 --> 00:44:26,240 Yes, that's one way of looking at it. 564 00:44:26,400 --> 00:44:31,560 That is exactly what happened. You will not starve. 565 00:44:31,720 --> 00:44:33,880 You want food around you. 566 00:44:34,040 --> 00:44:38,440 But what are you going to do? when you get home? 567 00:44:38,600 --> 00:44:40,280 Are you going to eat all day? 568 00:44:40,440 --> 00:44:47,120 No, I don't think so have treats at home. 569 00:44:47,280 --> 00:44:50,680 I don't want that at home. 570 00:44:50,840 --> 00:44:52,680 I have come up with meals- 571 00:44:52,840 --> 00:44:58,320 - with chicken and broccoli. 572 00:44:58,480 --> 00:45:00,640 I am very serious. 573 00:45:00,800 --> 00:45:06,760 Bella shouldn't have a dead parent like me when I was 20 years old. 574 00:45:06,920 --> 00:45:10,160 She is 18 now. She needs me. 575 00:45:10,320 --> 00:45:12,800 Her father is worthless. I have to be there. 576 00:45:12,960 --> 00:45:16,800 If I die, she will be alone. I can't do that to her. 577 00:45:16,960 --> 00:45:22,440 She needs me. We are best friends. 578 00:45:22,600 --> 00:45:27,680 I must not die. She gets too sad. 579 00:45:29,200 --> 00:45:31,960 I have emailed you the diet. 580 00:45:32,120 --> 00:45:37,520 Talk to the hospital about food restrictions. 581 00:45:37,680 --> 00:45:39,760 But it hasn't worked. 582 00:45:39,920 --> 00:45:44,760 They put me on 2,100 calories per day. 583 00:45:44,920 --> 00:45:48,880 So 700 calories per meal. 584 00:45:49,040 --> 00:45:51,440 It's not right for you. 585 00:45:51,600 --> 00:45:57,080 But even if you ate 2,100 calories had you lost a lot. 586 00:45:57,240 --> 00:46:01,840 But you eat 10-12,000 calories per day. 587 00:46:02,000 --> 00:46:04,440 And besides, you just lie down. 588 00:46:04,600 --> 00:46:09,120 This is bad. You will only go up. 589 00:46:09,280 --> 00:46:12,120 Then you can't walk around. 590 00:46:12,280 --> 00:46:18,400 -You almost reach 450 kg. -Yes. 591 00:46:18,560 --> 00:46:23,160 It is impressive that you can stand up. 592 00:46:23,320 --> 00:46:28,280 If you are lying in bed you will not survive long. 593 00:46:28,440 --> 00:46:32,520 It sounds like that your body has given up. 594 00:46:32,680 --> 00:46:36,880 - This is very bad. -I know. 595 00:46:37,040 --> 00:46:42,520 You say it, but you eat what you want. 596 00:46:42,680 --> 00:46:46,160 Soon you will weigh 450 kg. 597 00:46:46,320 --> 00:46:52,600 I hope not. When I hear that I have risen... 598 00:46:53,880 --> 00:46:56,720 I am a realist and assume that- 599 00:46:56,880 --> 00:47:00,560 - my heart stops if I continue. 600 00:47:00,720 --> 00:47:03,360 Something is happening if I don't fix this. 601 00:47:03,520 --> 00:47:09,680 What is your plan to get healthier and come here? 602 00:47:09,840 --> 00:47:13,160 -What's the plan? -What is the plan? 603 00:47:13,320 --> 00:47:14,800 Yes. 604 00:47:16,520 --> 00:47:18,920 I don't have any. 605 00:47:19,080 --> 00:47:25,600 We have tried to fix the transport but you are too big. 606 00:47:25,760 --> 00:47:28,160 And now you are even bigger. 607 00:47:28,320 --> 00:47:32,720 So now you can't travel anywhere. 608 00:47:35,440 --> 00:47:39,320 I have talked to my friends. 609 00:47:39,480 --> 00:47:43,520 We have discussed a little. 610 00:47:43,680 --> 00:47:47,360 You can have a mattress in a van. 611 00:47:48,760 --> 00:47:54,680 The last 12 years I have only rode in an overweight ambulance. 612 00:47:54,840 --> 00:48:01,840 I can't fit in cars. I am 140 cm wide. 613 00:48:02,000 --> 00:48:05,720 My weight crushes my bones. It's so hard. 614 00:48:05,880 --> 00:48:10,720 So you cannot travel without care. 615 00:48:10,880 --> 00:48:16,440 But there is no such ambulance- 616 00:48:16,600 --> 00:48:22,360 -that can take you to Houston. Here comes your plan. 617 00:48:22,520 --> 00:48:25,520 -Are you ready? -Yes. 618 00:48:25,680 --> 00:48:32,680 You need to change your eating habits so that you lose weight. 619 00:48:32,840 --> 00:48:37,440 I send you a 1,200 calorie diet again. 620 00:48:37,600 --> 00:48:41,960 Follow it. You may not eat snacks. 621 00:48:42,120 --> 00:48:46,560 You eat three times and 400 calories per meal. 622 00:48:46,720 --> 00:48:52,920 You eat vegetables and salad with some meat. 623 00:48:53,080 --> 00:49:00,080 Then you can easily lose 110 kg in two months. 624 00:49:01,840 --> 00:49:05,920 It is important. If you don't go down- 625 00:49:06,080 --> 00:49:10,120 - health does not improve and then becomes bedridden. 626 00:49:10,280 --> 00:49:13,720 It is dangerous considering your weight. 627 00:49:13,880 --> 00:49:16,640 -Do you understand? -Yes. 628 00:49:16,800 --> 00:49:21,640 Can you follow the diet on 1,200 calories? 629 00:49:21,800 --> 00:49:26,040 Yes, I do what it takes. But I'm afraid. 630 00:49:26,200 --> 00:49:30,400 I feel scared overall. 631 00:49:30,560 --> 00:49:36,440 I'm nervous and scared. I see no goal. 632 00:49:36,600 --> 00:49:40,440 We can help you with that but you have to take the first step. 633 00:49:40,600 --> 00:49:44,520 You have to change your eating habits before it's too late. 634 00:49:44,680 --> 00:49:51,440 Because now you can't make the trip if you don't lose 110 kg. 635 00:49:51,600 --> 00:49:53,360 -Okay? -Okay. 636 00:49:53,520 --> 00:49:57,000 You have to make it through a trip. 637 00:49:57,160 --> 00:49:58,880 Okay. 638 00:49:59,040 --> 00:50:03,600 Unless you go down there we can't do anything. 639 00:50:03,760 --> 00:50:06,080 -Do you understand? -Yes. 640 00:50:06,240 --> 00:50:10,120 Are you motivated enough? to make the changes? 641 00:50:10,280 --> 00:50:16,400 Yes. I am 36 years old and it has become like this. 642 00:50:16,560 --> 00:50:22,640 It's terrifying. I'm so scared. 643 00:50:22,800 --> 00:50:26,040 I am overwhelmed. 644 00:50:26,200 --> 00:50:32,040 It will be difficult. Food is my whole life. 645 00:50:32,200 --> 00:50:36,240 I don't know what I am without food. 646 00:50:36,400 --> 00:50:41,600 -Sorry. -Don't apologize. 647 00:50:41,760 --> 00:50:44,040 It is not an easy process. 648 00:50:44,200 --> 00:50:48,880 It's always scary to take the first steps. 649 00:50:49,040 --> 00:50:55,040 Food is important to you, but your life is more important than food. 650 00:50:55,200 --> 00:51:00,440 If you don't make the changes will you die from the food. 651 00:51:00,600 --> 00:51:04,720 -Do you understand that? -Yes. 652 00:51:04,880 --> 00:51:09,280 So lose 110 kg the next two months. 653 00:51:09,440 --> 00:51:13,080 It will be very easy if you keeping the plan at 1,200 calories. 654 00:51:13,240 --> 00:51:15,120 That sounds like a plan. 655 00:51:15,280 --> 00:51:18,280 Walk around every day. 656 00:51:18,440 --> 00:51:22,640 You can't just lie still. 657 00:51:22,800 --> 00:51:24,520 I will do that. 658 00:51:24,680 --> 00:51:29,280 You should be able to walk every day without a walker. 659 00:51:29,440 --> 00:51:34,840 Stick to the diet of 1,200 calories that I send. 660 00:51:35,000 --> 00:51:37,760 I will try. 661 00:51:37,920 --> 00:51:43,600 Get so healthy that you can travel to Houston. 662 00:51:43,760 --> 00:51:48,080 We'll figure out exactly how when you have lost weight- 663 00:51:48,240 --> 00:51:50,760 -and can leave the hospital. 664 00:51:50,920 --> 00:51:55,360 -I know. -Any questions? 665 00:51:55,520 --> 00:51:59,440 No, but I have your number and your email. 666 00:51:59,600 --> 00:52:05,080 If you have questions, you can call. See you. Be focused now. 667 00:52:05,240 --> 00:52:06,960 Okay. 668 00:52:07,120 --> 00:52:11,000 It was nice talking to you. See you. 669 00:52:11,160 --> 00:52:12,960 Call me if you have any questions. 670 00:52:13,120 --> 00:52:15,680 - That sounds like a plan. -Hello then. 671 00:52:15,840 --> 00:52:17,880 Bye then. 672 00:52:22,320 --> 00:52:25,920 Sam still doesn't take the situation seriously. 673 00:52:26,080 --> 00:52:31,160 She says she wants to do these changes. 674 00:52:31,320 --> 00:52:35,200 But if it was true wouldn't she feel worse now- 675 00:52:35,360 --> 00:52:39,280 -than a few months ago when she first got in touch. 676 00:52:39,440 --> 00:52:43,680 We have tried to find way for her to get here. 677 00:52:43,840 --> 00:52:48,400 But instead she went up even more. 678 00:52:48,560 --> 00:52:53,000 I'm worried now when she weighs almost 450 kg. 679 00:52:53,160 --> 00:52:57,360 She can barely move. The body can't take it anymore. 680 00:52:57,520 --> 00:53:00,360 Soon it gives up. 681 00:53:00,520 --> 00:53:05,280 I don't know how she will survive for six months- 682 00:53:05,440 --> 00:53:07,280 -if she continues like this. 683 00:53:07,440 --> 00:53:12,320 But unfortunately the hospital has not- 684 00:53:12,480 --> 00:53:17,480 -the ability to put her on a diet if she doesn't want to. 685 00:53:17,640 --> 00:53:19,480 So she eats all the time. 686 00:53:19,640 --> 00:53:23,640 And she burns no calories. 687 00:53:23,800 --> 00:53:30,640 We'll see what we can do and if we can help her more. 688 00:53:30,800 --> 00:53:34,360 But the situation with Sam is serious. 689 00:53:34,520 --> 00:53:39,240 It doesn't look good in the long term now. 690 00:53:45,720 --> 00:53:49,400 DENVER IN COLORADO 691 00:53:51,880 --> 00:53:55,240 Since I spoke with Dr. Now a couple of weeks ago- 692 00:53:55,400 --> 00:53:57,920 -I have worked very hard. 693 00:53:58,080 --> 00:54:03,960 My physical therapist helps me up every day. 694 00:54:05,920 --> 00:54:08,040 -Hey, Sam. -Hello. 695 00:54:08,200 --> 00:54:11,040 Are you ready to get moving? 696 00:54:13,320 --> 00:54:15,000 -No. Well then. -Okay. 697 00:54:16,000 --> 00:54:18,720 We work with mobility. 698 00:54:18,880 --> 00:54:24,840 I need a walker but the exercise helps me. 699 00:54:28,720 --> 00:54:33,440 Okay. 700 00:54:33,600 --> 00:54:35,200 -Is it okay? -Yes. 701 00:54:35,360 --> 00:54:37,040 -Get out of bed. -Get out of bed. 702 00:54:37,200 --> 00:54:39,920 -You know. - I know the routine. 703 00:54:41,320 --> 00:54:42,720 At first it was hard. 704 00:54:42,880 --> 00:54:47,080 I tried so hard and succeeded with so little. 705 00:54:47,240 --> 00:54:50,560 But I'm building up my ability to walk around. 706 00:54:50,720 --> 00:54:54,400 It feels good that I can walk more easily. 707 00:54:54,560 --> 00:54:58,760 But the food is the hardest. 708 00:54:58,920 --> 00:55:02,160 I only lost five kilos the last two weeks. 709 00:55:02,320 --> 00:55:07,920 It's not that much as Dr. Now said. 710 00:55:08,080 --> 00:55:11,320 But giving up food is a big step. 711 00:55:11,480 --> 00:55:14,600 At least it's moving forward. 712 00:55:14,760 --> 00:55:18,080 It's going in the right direction. I only think about food. 713 00:55:19,160 --> 00:55:23,520 The positive is that I can breathe easier. 714 00:55:23,680 --> 00:55:28,560 If I continue so I can go home soon. 715 00:55:28,720 --> 00:55:32,440 Then it will be easier for me. 716 00:55:32,600 --> 00:55:36,960 At home there are other things that distracts me from food. 717 00:55:37,120 --> 00:55:41,800 One, two... 718 00:55:43,280 --> 00:55:44,840 Okay. 719 00:55:45,000 --> 00:55:46,760 You can handle this. 720 00:55:50,880 --> 00:55:54,520 My God, my back! 721 00:55:54,680 --> 00:55:57,920 There is a long way to go to Dr. Now's goal. 722 00:55:58,080 --> 00:56:01,440 I am more determined than ever to improve my life. 723 00:56:01,600 --> 00:56:05,800 I know that I don't have much time. 724 00:56:09,200 --> 00:56:15,240 But when it goes forward I am motivated to continue. 725 00:56:16,320 --> 00:56:19,080 -So I give everything. -You can do it. 726 00:56:19,240 --> 00:56:23,480 I'm going down 110 kg in six weeks- 727 00:56:23,640 --> 00:56:26,720 -seed to show dr Now that I'm serious. 728 00:56:28,240 --> 00:56:30,720 -Damn! -Take a deep breath. 729 00:56:31,880 --> 00:56:35,040 In through the nose and out through the mouth. Get angry. 730 00:56:35,200 --> 00:56:37,360 You can handle it. 731 00:56:40,840 --> 00:56:44,840 Up with the leg a little more. So there. 732 00:56:45,000 --> 00:56:50,880 -I have no strength. -You can do it. So there. 733 00:56:52,000 --> 00:56:56,360 Nice work. 734 00:56:56,520 --> 00:56:59,960 -See you later. -Okay. 735 00:57:00,120 --> 00:57:03,040 It's so much harder than I thought. 736 00:57:03,200 --> 00:57:05,880 I just want to eat. 737 00:57:06,040 --> 00:57:09,560 My body and my brain working against me. 738 00:57:09,720 --> 00:57:14,720 I hate it, but I'm so motivated. 739 00:57:14,880 --> 00:57:20,080 I want to see Bella graduate from college, so now it applies. 740 00:57:22,960 --> 00:57:26,720 Month 4 741 00:57:33,600 --> 00:57:38,480 After several months in hospital I am finally discharged. 742 00:57:38,640 --> 00:57:42,320 I can go home and my weight is down to 410 kg. 743 00:57:42,480 --> 00:57:45,040 That's 20 kg less. 744 00:57:45,200 --> 00:57:50,120 But I'm nervous, because I doesn't get as much help. 745 00:57:50,280 --> 00:57:55,600 It has progressed the last few weeks. 746 00:57:57,320 --> 00:57:59,400 - Is that the gate? -Yes, here. 747 00:57:59,560 --> 00:58:01,840 BELLA SAMANTHA'S DAUGHTER 748 00:58:02,000 --> 00:58:04,680 I can go further now, so that's good. 749 00:58:06,920 --> 00:58:11,440 -How does it feel on the page? -Good. 750 00:58:13,680 --> 00:58:16,720 I started working harder- 751 00:58:16,880 --> 00:58:20,360 -so it moves forward faster and it feels good. 752 00:58:20,520 --> 00:58:22,280 We are on the ground. 753 00:58:22,440 --> 00:58:26,720 Bella and boyfriend Ivan will live with me- 754 00:58:26,880 --> 00:58:29,720 - for a few weeks to see that I can make it- 755 00:58:29,880 --> 00:58:31,960 -and can handle the transition. 756 00:58:32,120 --> 00:58:34,880 I'm straddling it. 757 00:58:35,040 --> 00:58:39,640 One, two, up! 758 00:58:39,800 --> 00:58:42,200 Almost. It's going well. 759 00:58:42,360 --> 00:58:44,760 Now we know what you do. 760 00:58:44,920 --> 00:58:47,280 Okay, I'll grab the… 761 00:58:47,440 --> 00:58:49,520 Lean towards it. 762 00:58:49,680 --> 00:58:54,440 One, two, up! 763 00:58:55,880 --> 00:58:59,880 Although it has progressed I reach my limit quickly. 764 00:59:00,040 --> 00:59:04,320 Then I need help if I don't want to fall and hit myself. 765 00:59:04,480 --> 00:59:08,440 Okay, sideways. 766 00:59:08,600 --> 00:59:10,960 I have the pants. 767 00:59:11,120 --> 00:59:16,560 But we have made changes which improves my accommodation. 768 00:59:16,720 --> 00:59:19,840 The big thing is that Bella found an apartment on the ground floor. 769 00:59:20,000 --> 00:59:22,080 She moved my things there. 770 00:59:22,240 --> 00:59:25,360 To go up a flight of stairs took cabbage on me. 771 00:59:25,520 --> 00:59:29,600 It makes it much easier to go out and in. 772 00:59:31,800 --> 00:59:35,320 One, two, three. I'm up. 773 00:59:35,480 --> 00:59:37,080 Okay. 774 00:59:39,080 --> 00:59:45,040 -Can't the bed be lowered more? -No. 775 00:59:48,560 --> 00:59:51,120 Breathe now. 776 00:59:52,800 --> 00:59:54,920 - We made it. -Yes. 777 00:59:55,080 --> 00:59:58,440 - It was nice to meet. -The same. Thanks for the help. 778 00:59:58,600 --> 01:00:01,440 -Should I close? -Yes. 779 01:00:08,360 --> 01:00:11,280 Do you like it here? Do you like the apartment? 780 01:00:11,440 --> 01:00:14,840 Yes, but it takes a while before I feel at home. 781 01:00:15,000 --> 01:00:17,120 How should I do? 782 01:00:17,280 --> 01:00:21,240 Damn! 783 01:00:21,400 --> 01:00:24,160 - I stand up. -Ivan. 784 01:00:24,320 --> 01:00:26,080 IVAN BELLA'S BOYFRIEND 785 01:00:26,240 --> 01:00:30,360 - Is it good here? -No! 786 01:00:30,520 --> 01:00:32,480 So there. 787 01:00:32,640 --> 01:00:36,480 I have to get used to it by doing everything myself again. 788 01:00:36,640 --> 01:00:40,000 I want to reach the goal next month. 789 01:00:40,160 --> 01:00:44,800 I'm a fifth of the way, so I have a lot left. 790 01:00:44,960 --> 01:00:48,120 I'll do whatever it takes. 791 01:00:53,680 --> 01:00:55,680 I'm so hungry. 792 01:00:59,200 --> 01:01:01,680 Delivery or collection? 793 01:01:01,840 --> 01:01:04,240 -Delivery. -What do you want? 794 01:01:04,400 --> 01:01:10,680 chicken strips, four rib dampers 795 01:01:10,840 --> 01:01:17,640 -mushroom burger, fries, strawberry lemonade and chocolate cake. 796 01:01:17,800 --> 01:01:20,640 -Okay. -What do you want? 797 01:01:26,760 --> 01:01:29,720 DENVER IN COLORADO 798 01:01:34,400 --> 01:01:37,440 I'm home now after being in hospital. 799 01:01:37,600 --> 01:01:40,520 It feels good to have my freedom. 800 01:01:40,680 --> 01:01:44,280 But it scares me to be here. 801 01:01:44,440 --> 01:01:48,200 Living alone makes me anxious. 802 01:01:48,360 --> 01:01:52,640 I don't think it works but i have no choice. 803 01:01:54,480 --> 01:02:01,480 Bella helps me but then it's up to me. 804 01:02:02,640 --> 01:02:07,160 The positive is that I can order what I want. 805 01:02:07,320 --> 01:02:10,040 It feels safe. 806 01:02:10,200 --> 01:02:15,600 I have followed the diet. Sometimes I wonder why. 807 01:02:17,400 --> 01:02:22,240 If food makes me happy and yet I will die- 808 01:02:22,400 --> 01:02:25,800 -can I just be happy? 809 01:02:31,280 --> 01:02:34,560 Look, it just comes off the bone. 810 01:02:34,720 --> 01:02:37,960 It's hard to see mom like this. 811 01:02:38,120 --> 01:02:40,600 It's so good I'm crying. 812 01:02:40,760 --> 01:02:43,760 -Is it really that good? -Yes. 813 01:02:45,200 --> 01:02:51,560 It's so tragic to see she can't move. 814 01:02:51,720 --> 01:02:55,600 I don't know how I feel today. 815 01:02:55,760 --> 01:03:01,000 I was looking forward to her coming home. But I was also unsure. 816 01:03:01,160 --> 01:03:06,440 I think it's best for her at the hospital. 817 01:03:06,600 --> 01:03:12,120 I'm trying not to expect the worst. 818 01:03:12,280 --> 01:03:15,920 But she is afraid to be alone. 819 01:03:16,080 --> 01:03:19,760 I worry that she will get suicidal thoughts- 820 01:03:19,920 --> 01:03:24,600 -and feel bad when we leave. It scares me. 821 01:03:24,760 --> 01:03:29,880 She has been to the hospital where people keep an eye on her. 822 01:03:31,440 --> 01:03:35,600 But here she has none at all. 823 01:03:35,760 --> 01:03:38,400 At first everything was fine. 824 01:03:38,560 --> 01:03:43,840 Then it got much worse very fast. 825 01:03:44,000 --> 01:03:45,320 I just want to go back. 826 01:03:47,720 --> 01:03:50,480 I'm so damn disappointed. 827 01:03:50,640 --> 01:03:53,280 It only got worse. 828 01:03:53,440 --> 01:03:55,840 I am so overwhelmed. 829 01:03:56,000 --> 01:03:59,680 I still put food in in my fat face. 830 01:03:59,840 --> 01:04:04,200 It's hard to see the vicious circle. 831 01:04:04,360 --> 01:04:07,360 I try to think positively. 832 01:04:07,520 --> 01:04:11,280 But she is so negative- 833 01:04:11,440 --> 01:04:14,160 - that it is difficult to be positive. 834 01:04:14,320 --> 01:04:17,480 What happens when you go? 835 01:04:17,640 --> 01:04:21,040 Why did they send me home? 836 01:04:22,280 --> 01:04:26,400 The more you say it's bad and that everything feels wrong... 837 01:04:26,560 --> 01:04:29,840 I can't find anything positive. 838 01:04:30,000 --> 01:04:33,240 I can't be positive unless there is something positive. 839 01:04:33,400 --> 01:04:37,400 This is a fantastic apartment. 840 01:04:37,560 --> 01:04:42,560 Yes, for an ordinary person. I'm as big as the Titanic. 841 01:04:42,720 --> 01:04:44,640 You have to find something positive. 842 01:04:46,520 --> 01:04:49,040 The more you talk about the negative… 843 01:04:49,200 --> 01:04:50,640 There is nothing positive. 844 01:04:50,800 --> 01:04:52,880 -There is something positive. -What then? 845 01:04:53,040 --> 01:04:54,760 Find it. Stop being negative. 846 01:04:54,920 --> 01:04:57,280 Then you will never find anything positive. 847 01:04:57,440 --> 01:05:01,840 -Stop yelling. -Then you have to stop screaming. 848 01:05:02,000 --> 01:05:06,120 People help you. People want you to do well. 849 01:05:06,280 --> 01:05:10,640 I want six million dollars, but it doesn't work that way. 850 01:05:10,800 --> 01:05:15,960 It already works. Check where you are. 851 01:05:17,280 --> 01:05:20,960 Check who will help you. Shall we leave you alone? 852 01:05:21,120 --> 01:05:25,240 Don't say I'm not grateful. I thanked you all day. 853 01:05:25,400 --> 01:05:27,640 You are grateful, but you don't show it. 854 01:05:27,800 --> 01:05:30,600 You are very negative which makes me sad. 855 01:05:30,760 --> 01:05:32,400 Then I don't want to be with you. 856 01:05:35,600 --> 01:05:40,080 Month 5 857 01:05:46,320 --> 01:05:51,920 The month has been busier than I expected. 858 01:05:52,080 --> 01:05:56,800 But I work hard to succeed in my goals. 859 01:05:56,960 --> 01:06:02,040 It has gone better now because I do it myself. 860 01:06:02,200 --> 01:06:04,480 I need the walker if I get tired. 861 01:06:04,640 --> 01:06:07,960 But now I can go a bit without it and I use it less. 862 01:06:08,120 --> 01:06:11,720 That's when I make an effort too much that I have to take it. 863 01:06:11,880 --> 01:06:14,600 And then I need help. 864 01:06:14,760 --> 01:06:17,160 Bella and Ivan stay. 865 01:06:19,120 --> 01:06:22,840 But soon I can take care of myself. 866 01:06:23,000 --> 01:06:25,720 It feels good now. 867 01:06:26,840 --> 01:06:30,240 I just hope that it is enough for Dr. Now. 868 01:06:30,400 --> 01:06:34,760 - Shall I help you with the pants? - I can handle it. 869 01:06:39,360 --> 01:06:43,840 I'm going to the bathroom and trying not to throw up. 870 01:06:49,520 --> 01:06:53,600 Dr. Now wants me to start with physical therapy this month. 871 01:06:53,760 --> 01:06:55,880 So I've done a few things. 872 01:06:56,040 --> 01:06:59,120 I call them once or twice a week. 873 01:06:59,280 --> 01:07:01,680 I'm focusing on getting better now. 874 01:07:01,840 --> 01:07:04,560 I have to give all- 875 01:07:04,720 --> 01:07:08,440 - because I have a big goal this month. 876 01:07:08,600 --> 01:07:13,320 I hope that the efforts has paid off. 877 01:07:21,320 --> 01:07:25,360 I'll weigh myself in the hospital next week. 878 01:07:25,520 --> 01:07:28,720 I must have gone down to 300 from 430. 879 01:07:28,880 --> 01:07:34,840 310 kg, if you go by dr Now. Then I lost 110 kg. 880 01:07:35,000 --> 01:07:37,520 But I think I have succeeded. 881 01:07:37,680 --> 01:07:43,000 If not, I'm close. I have been starving. 882 01:07:43,160 --> 01:07:46,880 Ivan. Do you want coffee? 883 01:07:47,040 --> 01:07:49,360 -Yes. -Yes. 884 01:07:49,520 --> 01:07:53,880 I'll just take a salted caramel, that you bought before. 885 01:07:54,040 --> 01:07:56,960 -You can buy what you want. -Good. 886 01:07:57,120 --> 01:08:00,240 -We'll be there soon. -You have money on the card, right? 887 01:08:00,400 --> 01:08:02,960 -I love you guys. -Hello then. 888 01:08:03,120 --> 01:08:05,160 Bye then. 889 01:08:08,600 --> 01:08:11,920 I have mostly followed Dr. Now's Diet. 890 01:08:12,080 --> 01:08:16,080 But I give myself little rewards now and then- 891 01:08:16,240 --> 01:08:18,440 -to cope with things. 892 01:08:21,440 --> 01:08:26,080 And I cheat one day a week as motivation. 893 01:08:27,520 --> 01:08:31,600 I can make an effort if I know I am rewarded. 894 01:08:31,760 --> 01:08:35,040 I want to cook. I'm hungry. 895 01:08:36,320 --> 01:08:39,120 I'm fooling myself, so that I eat less. 896 01:08:39,280 --> 01:08:44,120 I eat much less now than ever before in my adult life. 897 01:08:44,280 --> 01:08:46,440 It feels sick sometimes. 898 01:08:46,600 --> 01:08:49,360 I don't feel like I've eaten. 899 01:08:49,520 --> 01:08:52,640 Hopefully it gives dr Now what he wants to see- 900 01:08:52,800 --> 01:08:57,200 - so that I am transferred to Houston and can get the surgery. 901 01:09:00,000 --> 01:09:02,000 I can't do this by myself. 902 01:09:02,160 --> 01:09:07,480 It's too hard to control eating. 903 01:09:07,640 --> 01:09:11,320 It's too hard when no one stops me. 904 01:09:11,480 --> 01:09:15,720 I can't cope to change the habits yourself. 905 01:09:15,880 --> 01:09:18,200 I really need the surgery. 906 01:09:18,360 --> 01:09:22,040 Otherwise I can't change my life the way i want. 907 01:09:22,200 --> 01:09:26,680 I have worked hard to get close to the goal. 908 01:09:26,840 --> 01:09:30,280 Hopefully everything works out as planned at the hospital. 909 01:09:30,440 --> 01:09:33,520 So in a month I'm getting ready for surgery. 910 01:09:33,680 --> 01:09:35,760 I get another chance to a better life. 911 01:09:48,120 --> 01:09:52,320 Month 9 912 01:09:56,480 --> 01:10:00,840 When Samantha arrived at the hospital- 913 01:10:01,000 --> 01:10:03,880 -a quarantine was initiated due to Covid-19. 914 01:10:04,040 --> 01:10:06,440 She remained in the hospital for five months. 915 01:10:06,600 --> 01:10:09,120 When she was home she had gone up to 442 kg. 916 01:10:09,280 --> 01:10:13,320 It is her highest weight ever. 917 01:10:13,480 --> 01:10:17,680 Samantha's health deteriorated. Dr. Now became concerned that- 918 01:10:17,840 --> 01:10:20,960 -she wouldn't survive without an extreme intervention. 919 01:10:21,120 --> 01:10:23,880 He worked with Dr. Heydari in Denver- 920 01:10:24,040 --> 01:10:28,160 -and made a gastric sleeve to she would not eat too much. 921 01:10:28,320 --> 01:10:33,560 The operation was successful and it has now been three months. 922 01:10:36,680 --> 01:10:42,600 These months have changed everything. The operation saved my life. 923 01:10:42,760 --> 01:10:44,640 When the quarantine started- 924 01:10:44,800 --> 01:10:48,080 - I worried about that I would not have surgery. 925 01:10:48,240 --> 01:10:53,160 So I was happy when I heard that I could have surgery here in Denver. 926 01:10:53,320 --> 01:10:56,520 It was a few months ago. I have remained in the hospital- 927 01:10:56,680 --> 01:10:58,720 - because I sprained my knee. 928 01:10:58,880 --> 01:11:02,200 I couldn't be alone after my weight gain. 929 01:11:02,360 --> 01:11:06,280 I didn't believe that I would be here for so long. 930 01:11:06,440 --> 01:11:11,080 It works. I exercise more. I'm losing weight. 931 01:11:11,240 --> 01:11:14,480 This morning I had gone downstairs to 289 kg. 932 01:11:15,560 --> 01:11:18,800 It's my lowest weight in 15 years. 933 01:11:18,960 --> 01:11:22,680 But now I'm depressed. 934 01:11:22,840 --> 01:11:27,040 I don't understand it, except I don't know- 935 01:11:27,200 --> 01:11:32,600 -how to live without food. 936 01:11:32,760 --> 01:11:36,640 People say it won't happen as bad as you think. 937 01:11:36,800 --> 01:11:39,000 But it is much worse. 938 01:11:40,600 --> 01:11:46,440 If food makes me happy, so I'm glad I'm gone. 939 01:11:46,600 --> 01:11:49,800 I feel incredibly sad. 940 01:11:53,560 --> 01:11:56,280 HOUSTON IN TEXAS 941 01:12:03,880 --> 01:12:07,440 For a few months I have worked with colleague- 942 01:12:07,600 --> 01:12:11,520 - Dr. Heydari in Denver to treat Sam Mason. 943 01:12:11,680 --> 01:12:16,720 I have known him for many years and he performed the operation- 944 01:12:16,880 --> 01:12:21,680 -so that Sam wouldn't die of all food. 945 01:12:21,840 --> 01:12:27,400 Because of Covid Sam couldn't come to Houston. 946 01:12:27,560 --> 01:12:31,480 I was afraid of that she would not survive. 947 01:12:31,640 --> 01:12:34,480 She almost came up to 450 kg. 948 01:12:34,640 --> 01:12:38,120 She hurt her knee in the hospital. 949 01:12:38,280 --> 01:12:41,720 So she was bedridden too. 950 01:12:41,880 --> 01:12:46,880 If only she was home and eating had she died- 951 01:12:47,040 --> 01:12:48,720 - within a few months. 952 01:12:48,880 --> 01:12:54,760 If we hadn't done something drastic had she not been alive now. 953 01:12:54,920 --> 01:13:00,080 After the operation, we set up a diet- 954 01:13:00,240 --> 01:13:02,400 -for Sam at the hospital. 955 01:13:02,560 --> 01:13:04,320 So apart from the surgery- 956 01:13:04,480 --> 01:13:07,760 -has she had a controlled diet for a few months. 957 01:13:07,920 --> 01:13:11,800 Fortunately, everything has been effective and she has gone down. 958 01:13:11,960 --> 01:13:15,040 But now the problem is the next steps. 959 01:13:15,200 --> 01:13:18,120 She must continue- 960 01:13:18,280 --> 01:13:24,760 -so she doesn't end up there again. 961 01:13:28,520 --> 01:13:33,240 -How is it, Dr. Heydari? -Hello, Dr. Now. Good, and you? 962 01:13:33,400 --> 01:13:38,240 Good. How's everything going with Samantha? 963 01:13:38,400 --> 01:13:43,480 Really good. She has lost a lot of weight. 964 01:13:43,640 --> 01:13:48,000 She only weighed 290kg yesterday. 965 01:13:48,160 --> 01:13:51,880 She is motivated and goes on the physiotherapy without objecting. 966 01:13:52,040 --> 01:13:58,320 But the weight loss has slowed the last few weeks. 967 01:13:58,480 --> 01:14:01,760 It is expected. Lola said- 968 01:14:01,920 --> 01:14:06,640 -that she doesn't take psychotherapy seriously. 969 01:14:06,800 --> 01:14:10,000 Is she still avoiding it? 970 01:14:10,160 --> 01:14:15,160 Yes. She has had a few sessions but still resists. 971 01:14:15,320 --> 01:14:19,880 If she doesn't take care of the problems which makes her eat- 972 01:14:20,040 --> 01:14:25,240 -then she will come soon gain weight again. 973 01:14:25,400 --> 01:14:29,760 -The body can't handle it. - I agree. 974 01:14:29,920 --> 01:14:32,960 So I want to transfer her to rehab 975 01:14:33,120 --> 01:14:38,600 -where we get more time with her in a controlled environment. 976 01:14:38,760 --> 01:14:40,800 That sounds good. 977 01:14:40,960 --> 01:14:45,120 See you next week about how she is doing. 978 01:14:45,280 --> 01:14:51,320 If there is anything, you can call me. 979 01:14:51,480 --> 01:14:53,640 That sounds good. Thank you very much. Bye then. 980 01:14:53,800 --> 01:14:55,640 Bye then. 981 01:14:59,680 --> 01:15:03,160 Sam has a lot of problems which she must deal with- 982 01:15:03,320 --> 01:15:06,680 -to take control of eating. 983 01:15:06,840 --> 01:15:11,520 So it is important to take psychotherapy seriously 984 01:15:11,680 --> 01:15:15,640 -before she comes back to its own environment 985 01:15:15,800 --> 01:15:17,400 - where she can eat too much. 986 01:15:17,560 --> 01:15:23,080 Especially when weight loss slows down. From 450 kg- 987 01:15:23,240 --> 01:15:25,200 -for surgery and diet. 988 01:15:25,360 --> 01:15:29,280 Then it's easy to lose 100 kg fast. 989 01:15:29,440 --> 01:15:32,800 Because she can't eat too much. 990 01:15:32,960 --> 01:15:37,840 But now she weighs around 270 kg and it will be more difficult then. 991 01:15:38,000 --> 01:15:42,160 She will surely succeed eat a little extra now and then. 992 01:15:42,320 --> 01:15:44,720 This causes weight loss to slow down. 993 01:15:44,880 --> 01:15:50,600 So she uses food to feel better again. 994 01:15:50,760 --> 01:15:54,560 Psychotherapy is important to her. 995 01:15:54,720 --> 01:15:58,640 We must see a development for her emotional problems- 996 01:15:58,800 --> 01:16:02,680 -before she goes home. She can't ruin everything- 997 01:16:02,840 --> 01:16:08,840 - she has managed to end up there again. Then she won't survive. 998 01:16:09,000 --> 01:16:11,240 The body can't handle it again. 999 01:16:18,400 --> 01:16:21,440 DENVER IN COLORADO 1000 01:16:21,600 --> 01:16:24,080 After speaking with Dr. Now- 1001 01:16:24,240 --> 01:16:29,560 -should Dr. Heydari move Samantha to a rehab today. 1002 01:16:33,120 --> 01:16:34,600 - Hi, Samantha. -Hello. 1003 01:16:34,760 --> 01:16:36,800 - Dr. Heydari. How is it? -Good, and you? 1004 01:16:36,960 --> 01:16:41,960 This is exciting. You finally escape the hospital. 1005 01:16:42,120 --> 01:16:45,480 You have been so good. I am so proud of you. 1006 01:16:45,640 --> 01:16:50,400 It was a big one and risky surgery. 1007 01:16:50,560 --> 01:16:55,200 I appreciate your trust in us and me. 1008 01:16:55,360 --> 01:16:59,000 No one has taken a chance on me. Everyone said I was too big. 1009 01:16:59,160 --> 01:17:03,520 Thank you for believing that I made it. 1010 01:17:03,680 --> 01:17:05,000 And here we are now. 1011 01:17:05,160 --> 01:17:06,840 Of course. You were so good. 1012 01:17:07,000 --> 01:17:10,520 The operation went well and then you have been focused. 1013 01:17:10,680 --> 01:17:13,960 But now going to rehab. 1014 01:17:14,120 --> 01:17:18,040 It is important to work as hard as you can there. 1015 01:17:18,200 --> 01:17:22,160 Physiotherapy and Behavioral Specialists- 1016 01:17:22,320 --> 01:17:26,360 -is a big part of the process. It's not just the surgery. 1017 01:17:26,520 --> 01:17:28,320 It's about everything afterwards. 1018 01:17:28,480 --> 01:17:33,720 You've lost a lot of weight already. So that you don't get up again- 1019 01:17:33,880 --> 01:17:38,680 -you have to work with the physiotherapist and the behavioral specialist. 1020 01:17:38,840 --> 01:17:41,280 - I'm getting rid of the walker. -Good. 1021 01:17:41,440 --> 01:17:44,480 - I don't need it anymore. -I see it. You are active. 1022 01:17:44,640 --> 01:17:49,920 You've really made an effort and worked hard. Keep it up. 1023 01:17:50,080 --> 01:17:53,600 -That sounds good. -Good. I'm proud of you. 1024 01:17:53,760 --> 01:17:55,920 -Thanks. -Okay. 1025 01:17:56,080 --> 01:17:58,360 We weigh you before you leave. 1026 01:17:58,520 --> 01:18:02,120 Let me see here. This is the best way. 1027 01:18:04,560 --> 01:18:09,360 It says 280.2 kg. 1028 01:18:09,520 --> 01:18:12,120 I'll just do the conversion. 1029 01:18:13,560 --> 01:18:16,520 -Oh my God. 616 pounds. -No. 1030 01:18:16,680 --> 01:18:18,080 -Nice work. -Yes! 1031 01:18:18,240 --> 01:18:21,320 -Oh. -From 440 kg. 1032 01:18:21,480 --> 01:18:26,880 Yes, it's really good. I'm proud, but you're not done. 1033 01:18:27,040 --> 01:18:30,960 -No. -You must weigh under 230 kg. 1034 01:18:31,120 --> 01:18:32,560 -Under 230 kg. -Absolutely. 1035 01:18:32,720 --> 01:18:36,080 -Yes. - Good job. I belong with rehab. 1036 01:18:36,240 --> 01:18:39,680 See you in a couple of weeks. 1037 01:18:44,240 --> 01:18:49,920 Samantha is going to rehab after being in the hospital. 1038 01:18:50,080 --> 01:18:52,680 Want to get off that page? 1039 01:18:52,840 --> 01:18:56,160 Everyone stares. I'm not an orangutan. 1040 01:18:56,320 --> 01:18:58,760 -I know. -Just a great person. 1041 01:19:00,000 --> 01:19:02,440 I'll take this side. 1042 01:19:04,520 --> 01:19:09,320 We can only have Sam in rehab for a month, maybe a little more. 1043 01:19:10,520 --> 01:19:16,520 Sam made it through the surgery very good. 1044 01:19:16,680 --> 01:19:23,040 It is important that she takes it upon herself the emotional part. 1045 01:19:23,200 --> 01:19:28,400 She works at rehab with physiotherapists- 1046 01:19:28,560 --> 01:19:33,320 -and psychotherapists who helps her keep going down. 1047 01:19:33,480 --> 01:19:38,000 She needs it as support after she passed the surgery. 1048 01:19:38,160 --> 01:19:41,640 The first months it goes fast, so it's fun. 1049 01:19:41,800 --> 01:19:45,800 The challenge will be that weight loss slows down. 1050 01:19:45,960 --> 01:19:49,000 So he might be a little low- 1051 01:19:49,160 --> 01:19:54,600 -and feeling depressed. She may want to start eating again. 1052 01:19:54,760 --> 01:19:59,720 It is important that she has support from behavioral specialists- 1053 01:19:59,880 --> 01:20:01,920 - and physiotherapists. 1054 01:20:03,520 --> 01:20:07,240 In addition, it minimizes the risk of Covid. 1055 01:20:07,400 --> 01:20:12,160 Because of the surgery and the weight, she is sensitive. 1056 01:20:12,320 --> 01:20:15,600 She doesn't want to get Covid. Things aren't going well for her. 1057 01:20:15,760 --> 01:20:21,320 Next month will be important as for the decision she makes- 1058 01:20:21,480 --> 01:20:24,120 -before she goes home. 1059 01:20:24,280 --> 01:20:28,800 At home, she has no restrictions and no help. 1060 01:20:28,960 --> 01:20:33,920 If she makes the right decision she continues to lose weight- 1061 01:20:34,080 --> 01:20:35,400 -and then keeps it. 1062 01:20:35,560 --> 01:20:40,200 But she has to take care the emotional problems. 1063 01:20:40,360 --> 01:20:44,880 Otherwise, she can go up again and fail. 1064 01:20:46,320 --> 01:20:49,640 Watch your feet. I'm closing. 1065 01:20:59,760 --> 01:21:04,440 Today I'm going to rehab and work on physical strength- 1066 01:21:04,600 --> 01:21:05,920 - so I can be active. 1067 01:21:07,240 --> 01:21:10,200 I'd rather go home but I know this is the best- 1068 01:21:10,360 --> 01:21:13,360 -if I want that things will continue to go well. 1069 01:21:13,520 --> 01:21:16,800 I look forward to taking another step towards a better life. 1070 01:21:16,960 --> 01:21:19,120 At least I get a change of scenery. 1071 01:21:30,280 --> 01:21:32,320 Are you ready? 1072 01:21:50,200 --> 01:21:55,760 I will do what it takes to reach the goal. 1073 01:21:55,920 --> 01:21:59,720 I want to succeed for Bella's sake. 1074 01:22:07,080 --> 01:22:10,520 HOUSTON IN TEXAS 1075 01:22:10,680 --> 01:22:14,040 DR NOWZARADAN OBESITY DOCTOR 1076 01:22:15,000 --> 01:22:19,480 When Samantha came to rehab got an infection in the leg. 1077 01:22:19,640 --> 01:22:22,360 She was moved and received treatment. 1078 01:22:25,640 --> 01:22:29,480 -Hello, Dr. Heydari. -Hello, Dr. Now. How is it? 1079 01:22:29,640 --> 01:22:34,560 -Okay, and you? -Good, but stressed. 1080 01:22:34,720 --> 01:22:37,240 That's our job. 1081 01:22:37,400 --> 01:22:41,760 I want to hear how Sam Mason is doing. 1082 01:22:41,920 --> 01:22:46,360 Unfortunately, she has had a setback. It went well for her. 1083 01:22:46,520 --> 01:22:49,240 But then at rehab- 1084 01:22:49,400 --> 01:22:56,400 - became the skin on the stomach and one leg infected. 1085 01:22:56,560 --> 01:22:58,960 As you know she has cellulite. 1086 01:22:59,120 --> 01:23:03,560 We removed part of the skin. 1087 01:23:03,720 --> 01:23:08,680 She has wounds which she must take care of now. 1088 01:23:08,840 --> 01:23:13,480 It will be a long process. It takes a while to heal. 1089 01:23:14,560 --> 01:23:18,800 Yes, at least two months. 1090 01:23:18,960 --> 01:23:23,480 But the infection is under control. It's just the wound. 1091 01:23:23,640 --> 01:23:24,960 How good. 1092 01:23:25,120 --> 01:23:28,720 Hopefully it leaks within a couple of months. 1093 01:23:28,880 --> 01:23:32,600 Then maybe she can keep getting better. 1094 01:23:32,760 --> 01:23:37,720 She is much happier now. She is motivated. 1095 01:23:37,880 --> 01:23:42,640 She is doing her best and I believe that she continues with it. 1096 01:23:42,800 --> 01:23:48,280 How good. Is Sam cooperating with the psychotherapy? 1097 01:23:48,440 --> 01:23:51,360 -From time to time. -Okay. 1098 01:23:51,520 --> 01:23:53,640 But that's the positive. 1099 01:23:53,800 --> 01:23:56,960 Now we have more time to work with her. 1100 01:23:57,120 --> 01:24:01,240 She has to work on those problems before she goes home. 1101 01:24:01,400 --> 01:24:06,720 She is motivated and do their best. 1102 01:24:06,880 --> 01:24:13,360 Maybe we can help her with psychotherapy and physiotherapy. 1103 01:24:13,520 --> 01:24:17,320 Good. Does Sam weigh now? 1104 01:24:17,480 --> 01:24:22,360 She has gone down, but it has stood still for a couple of weeks. 1105 01:24:22,520 --> 01:24:26,600 She hasn't gone down as much as expected. 1106 01:24:26,760 --> 01:24:28,440 What does she weigh? 1107 01:24:28,600 --> 01:24:32,800 She weighs 225 kg now. 1108 01:24:32,960 --> 01:24:36,240 Which she already has lost around 230 kg. 1109 01:24:36,400 --> 01:24:40,240 We just have to keep going. 1110 01:24:40,400 --> 01:24:47,400 Good. She needs to get down to 90kg. 1111 01:24:47,560 --> 01:24:49,920 Absolutely. 1112 01:24:50,080 --> 01:24:52,400 That's the goal. 1113 01:24:52,560 --> 01:24:56,560 - Get in touch if you need anything. -Yes. 1114 01:24:56,720 --> 01:25:00,560 Thanks for your hard work with the patient. 1115 01:25:00,720 --> 01:25:05,000 Thank you for your support and everything you do. 1116 01:25:05,160 --> 01:25:07,440 That's my job. 1117 01:25:07,600 --> 01:25:10,400 -Hello then. -Hello then. 1118 01:25:14,880 --> 01:25:19,240 It was a shame that Sam got a new problem. 1119 01:25:19,400 --> 01:25:24,720 Heydari is right. The positive is that they get more time with her- 1120 01:25:24,880 --> 01:25:30,080 - to work on the root cause to her pathological eating- 1121 01:25:30,240 --> 01:25:34,520 -before she ends up in an environment which makes it more difficult- 1122 01:25:34,680 --> 01:25:38,000 -because of the temptations. 1123 01:25:38,160 --> 01:25:42,080 All her weight loss has happened in a controlled environment. 1124 01:25:42,240 --> 01:25:46,760 It is important that she deals with this- 1125 01:25:46,920 --> 01:25:49,440 -and copes with problems in a healthier way. 1126 01:25:49,600 --> 01:25:52,680 If she doesn't, she will- 1127 01:25:52,840 --> 01:25:56,120 -go up again in the future. 1128 01:25:56,280 --> 01:25:59,480 So we have a long way to go with Sam Mason. 1129 01:25:59,640 --> 01:26:04,240 But to lose 220 kg is a good start. 1130 01:26:04,400 --> 01:26:08,080 She probably wouldn't be alive today otherwise. 1131 01:26:08,240 --> 01:26:12,200 Now we focus on making sure that she continues like that. 1132 01:26:12,360 --> 01:26:18,240 It won't be easy and it may take another year- 1133 01:26:18,400 --> 01:26:20,880 -before she has got where she needs to be. 1134 01:26:21,040 --> 01:26:26,560 She is far away out of the danger zone with their health. 1135 01:26:26,720 --> 01:26:31,040 But she has received help and the support she needs. 1136 01:26:31,200 --> 01:26:34,840 So now it's about the choices she makes. 1137 01:26:35,000 --> 01:26:40,480 I hope she does the right thing and continues like this. 1138 01:26:43,200 --> 01:26:47,480 Due to COVID-19 we couldn't film Samantha. 1139 01:26:47,640 --> 01:26:51,160 But she recorded this message itself… 1140 01:26:51,320 --> 01:26:55,720 After the last surgery the wounds refused to heal. 1141 01:26:55,880 --> 01:27:00,400 So I was sent to rehab. I'm there now. 1142 01:27:00,560 --> 01:27:05,320 It's a setback, but in a year I have my life back. 1143 01:27:05,480 --> 01:27:09,880 I've been working too hard to come here to give up. 1144 01:27:10,040 --> 01:27:11,440 I don't give up. 1145 01:27:11,600 --> 01:27:15,880 I'm in a good mood. I have my cats and my child. 1146 01:27:16,040 --> 01:27:21,480 I want all that should be available in the middle of a year. 1147 01:27:21,640 --> 01:27:26,320 The wounds will not remain. 1148 01:27:26,480 --> 01:27:29,360 I can't stop now. 1149 01:27:29,520 --> 01:27:34,840 Then everything was unnecessary. It's just a small setback. 1150 01:27:35,000 --> 01:27:39,000 Text: Fredrik Asplund www.sdimedia.com