All language subtitles for My 600-lb Life S04E08

Teretha: I'M LITERALLY
A PRISONER FROM MY WEIGHT.

BUT THIS IS MY REALITY.

**

Man: [ MOANING ]

MY WEIGHT HAS GIVEN ME
A DEATH SENTENCE.

Nikki: THE THING
I RELIED ON ALL THESE YEARS

IS WHAT'S KILLING ME.

IT'S BROKEN!
WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO?

I DON'T KNOW.
I CAN'T GET OFF.

DON'T LET ME GO, PLEASE.
I'M NOT.

Chad: IT'S HARD TO BE A FATHER
FROM A CHAIR.

[ GRUNTS ]
THANK YOU, HONEY.

I SEE
THAT UNWILLINGNESS.

IF YOU WERE SERIOUS,
YOU'D MAKE CHANGES.

Dr. Nowzaradan: SHE STILL
REFUSES TO USE HER LEGS.

IF SHE DOESN'T GET UP, SHE'S
NOT GONNA LAST MUCH LONGER.

AAH!

DOWN, DOWN, DOWN!
I'M DOWN!

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Teretha: THERE ARE TIMES IN LIFE
WHERE THE ONLY WAY

TO AVOID LOSING WHAT YOU HAVE IS

TO RISK EVERYTHING.

I FEEL TRAPPED IN MY BODY.

I'VE JUST LET MYSELF GO TO
THE POINT WHERE I'M BEDRIDDEN.

I DO EVERYTHING FROM MY BED.

I'M LITERALLY A PRISONER
FROM MY WEIGHT.

AND I CAN BARELY MOVE NOW.

IT'S BEEN TWO YEARS
SINCE I'VE BEEN ABLE TO GET UP

OUT OF THIS BED.

I'M NOT OKAY NOT BEING ABLE
TO GO OUT.

I MEAN, MONTHS GO BY.
I DON'T GO OUTSIDE.

HELL, SEASONS CHANGE
AND I DON'T GET TO GO OUTSIDE.

AND I CAN NO LONGER TAKE CARE
OF MYSELF.

MY HUSBAND USED TO BATHE ME,
AND THAT WAS HARD ENOUGH.

BUT HE'S STRUGGLING
WITH DIABETES,

AND HE DOESN'T HAVE
THE STRENGTH TO DO IT.

SO, WE LIVE WITH MY SON
AND HIS GIRLFRIEND.

AND THEY HAVE
TO TAKE CARE OF ME EVERY DAY.

IT'S COMPLETELY HUMILIATING.

HAVING MY SON AND HIS GIRLFRIEND
PUSHING MY PERSONAL AREAS IS

VERY, VERY UNCOMFORTABLE,
BUT THIS IS MY REALITY.

[ Voice breaking ]
IT'S REAL MESSED UP.

AND IT'S REPULSIVE.

I CAN'T EVEN STAND
MY OWN BODY SOMETIMES.

Derrick:
WHAT'S WRONG?

I HATE BEING LIKE THIS.

AND I'M NOT OKAY WITH THIS.

[ GROANS ]

PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND.

I'M IN PAIN EVERY SINGLE DAY.

THAT MAKES MOVING EVEN HARDER.

BUT I'VE NOT ALWAYS BEEN
LIKE THIS.

I HAD A LIFE.

AND NOW I'M STUCK HERE
IN THIS BED.

EVEN WHEN I WAS YOUNG,
I ALWAYS LOVED EATING.

WHEN I WAS AROUND 11 OR 12,
I WAS MOLESTED BY AN UNCLE.

AND EATING WAS A COMFORT FOR ME.

SO, I STARTED GAINING WEIGHT.

AND I JUST STARTED GETTING
BIGGER AND BIGGER.

AND THEN, BY THE TIME
I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL,

I WAS 200 POUNDS.

Sam: WHEN TERETHA WAS A CHILD,

I NEVER IMAGINED
HER SIZE WOULD BE

A FACTOR IN HER LIFE.

IT WAS JUST A MATTER
OF SHE LIKED TO EAT.

YOU JUST FIGURE
SHE WAS JUST GONNA BE

A BIG, BROAD YOUNG LADY.

AND NOBODY WAS REALLY CONCERNED
ABOUT IT AT THAT TIME.

Teretha: THINGS GOT WORSE
BECAUSE, WHEN I WAS 15,

I GOT PREGNANT.

AND MY PARENTS DID NOT
REACT WELL TO THIS.

MY WHOLE WORLD CHANGED
IN AN INSTANT.

I WAS SO AFRAID AND ALONE,
AND FOOD WAS THERE FOR ME.

SO, I WOULD GO

TO MY GRANDPARENTS' HOUSE
AFTER SCHOOL.

AND MY GRANDMOTHER WOULD COOK
A FEAST EVERY NIGHT.

SHE COOKED, LIKE, SIX CHICKENS,
A BIG POT OF GREENS,

A BIG PAN
OF MACARONI AND CHEESE,

AND IT'S JUST TONS OF FOOD.

HELL, I WAS JUST EATING
JUST TO BE EATING.

YOU KNOW, I WOULDN'T BE HUNGRY,
BUT IT FELT SOME COMFORTING.

SO, BY THE TIME I WAS IN MY 20s,
I WAS ALREADY OVER 300 POUNDS.

THAT'S WHEN I MET DERRICK.

Derrick: WHEN I MEET TERETHA,

SHE WAS A LITTLE CHUNKY
BUT NOT REAL HEAVY.

WE GOT ALONG, WENT OUT A LOT,
HAD A LOT OF FUN.

Teretha:
HE WAS SO ROMANTIC.

WE STARTED LIVING TOGETHER,
AND THEN WE GOT MARRIED.

I WAS IN MY 300s,

BUT MY WEIGHT WASN'T
HOLDING ME BACK.

I WAS ACTIVE
AND STILL GOING TO SCHOOL.

I'M AN EDUCATED WOMAN.

I HAVE A BACHELOR'S DEGREE
IN SOCIAL WORK.

BELIEVE IT OR NOT,
MY LAST JOB WAS

FOR THE CITY OF DETROIT
HEALTH DEPARTMENT.

I WAS A PROGRAM COORDINATOR

OF A HEALTHY EATING PROGRAM.

WE USED TO GO OUT
INTO THE COMMUNITY

AND TEACH HEALTHY EATING
TO REDUCE DIABETES.

AND I WOULD LEAVE
THAT DEMONSTRATION

AND GO GET ME
SOME FRIED CHICKEN.

AND ANYTIME
I WAS UPSET OR AFRAID,

FOOD WAS ALWAYS THERE.

EVENTUALLY, THE CITY OF DETROIT
WAS HAVING FINANCIAL PROBLEMS,

AND THEY STARTED LAYING
PEOPLE OFF FROM THE PROGRAM.

SHE GOT LAID OFF,
AND SHE REALLY WASN'T HAPPY.

SHE JUST STAYED IN HER ROOM.

SHE WASN'T LEAVING THE HOUSE.

Teretha:
I JUST KEPT GETTING BIGGER,

AND I STARTED
TO GET LYMPHEDEMA IN MY LEGS.

AND I COULDN'T MOVE AS MUCH.

AND ONE DAY,
I COULDN'T GET UP ANYMORE.

THAT WAS JUST
OVER TWO YEARS AGO,

AND I HAVE BEEN IN THIS BED
EVER SINCE.

DARIUS, I NEED YOU
TO GO TO THE GROCERY STORE.

Darius: AW, MA!
RIGHT NOW?

Teretha: THE LAST TIME I WAS
WEIGHED, IT WAS 667 POUNDS,

AND THAT SCARED
THE [BLEEP] OUT OF ME.

AND NOW I HAVE NO IDEA
OF WHAT I WEIGH,

BUT I CAN'T STOP EATING.

I'M GONNA MAKE A LIST.
DARIUS, PLEASE GO BY THE LIST.

AND I WANT EVERYTHING
ON THIS LIST.

I CAN'T GET UP TO GET THE FOOD,

SO I HAVE MY FAMILY BRING ME
WHAT I WANT.

I WANT SOME COOKIES --
DOUBLE STUF.

Derrick: [ SIGHS ]

-WHAT?
-NOTHING.

I'M BASICALLY WATCHING
MY WIFE DESTROY HERSELF,

AND THERE'S JUST NOTHING
THAT, REALLY, I CAN DO ABOUT IT.

Teretha: I'M GONNA TELL YOU
RIGHT NOW WHAT I WANT.

I'M PUTTING IT ON HERE.

THE ICE-CREAM SANDWICHES --

THE NEAPOLITAN
ICE-CREAM SANDWICHES.

LASAGNA, THE BIG RED BOX --

MAKE SURE
IT'S THE BIG ONE, OKAY?

Derrick:
SHE'S A DEPRESSED EATER.

AND A LOT OF TIMES,
I KNOW SHE WASN'T HUNGRY,

AND SHE'LL JUST EAT.

THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE
I WANTED, THOUGH.

OH, I WANTED CAKE.

OKAY.
THANK YOU.

SHE'S OUT OF CONTROL.

IF YOU GOT ANY QUESTIONS,
YOU KNOW, CALL ME AS USUAL.

I'LL CALL YOU.

I HAVE TO FEED MY MOM
AND BRING HER HER FOOD

OR WHATEVER SHE REALLY DESIRES.

I KNOW
WHAT SHE EATS IS NOT HEALTHY,

BUT I DON'T WANT TO ARGUE
AND DISRESPECT MY MOM.

SHE'S STILL MY MOTHER,
AND IT'S HER LIFE.

YOU KNOW, WHO AM I TO TELL HER
TO LIVE HER LIFE?

ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU.

Teretha: IF I HAVE A CRAVING,
THEY WILL GET ME WHAT I WANT.

AND MY FAVORITE THING IS
CHICKEN.

THANK YOU.

BAKED, FRIED,
BARBECUED CHICKEN.

I'VE BEEN ASKING HER
FOR YEARS TO EAT RIGHT.

AND SHE JUST DON'T WANT TO,

AND, UH, YOU CAN'T MAKE
NOBODY DO ANYTHING.

SO, I JUST LEAVE IT ALONE.

I'M ALWAYS GONNA SEE
THE GIRL THAT I MARRIED,

BUT HER WEIGHT IS
OUT OF CONTROL.

Darius: COME ON, MAN, LET'S GO
TO THE PARK RIGHT QUICK, MAN.

COME ON.
-I KNOW MY EATING IS KEEPING ME

FROM BEING A PART
OF MY FAMILY'S LIFE.

-COME ON.
-GIVE NANA SMOOCHES.

-WE'RE COMING RIGHT BACK.
-I KNOW.

I'M A FAMILY-ORIENTED PERSON.

MY FAMILY IS
MY EVERY SINGLE THING.

OKAY.
HAVE FUN.

I WISH
I COULD GO WITH YOU.

Teretha:
I HAVE TWO GRANDCHILDREN

THAT I'M MISSING OUT ON
AND ANOTHER ONE ON THE WAY.

AND I HAVEN'T --
[ SIGHS ]

[ Voice breaking ]
I HAVEN'T GIVEN THEM

THE MEMORIES
THAT MY GRANDMAMA GAVE ME.

Darius: COME ON.

I FEEL LIKE
THAT I'M RACING AGAINST TIME

TRYING TO BE THERE FOR THEM.

[ LAUGHS ]

Teretha: I'M CHEATING THEM.

I'M -- I FEEL LIKE
I'M ACTUALLY CHEATING THEM.

BECAUSE NO CHILD SHOULD HAVE

TO HAVE A GRANDMAMA LIKE ME.

IT'S LIKE EVERYBODY IN MY FAMILY
HAS ADJUSTED THEIR LIVES

TO ACCOMMODATE ME.

WHO'S THAT?

TALANA?

THAT'S YOU ON THE STOVE?

YOU THINK
I COULD GET A HOT DOG?

Talana: YEAH.

Teretha:
I FEEL LIKE I'M A BURDEN.

I LOVE THAT THEY WANT
TO HELP TAKE CARE OF ME,

BUT I DON'T LIKE THAT THEY FEEL
LIKE THEY HAVE TO,

EVEN THE YOUNGEST.

YEAH.
CAN YOU GET NANA'S INSULIN?

MY 3 1/2-YEAR-OLD GRANDSON,
DEON --

WE CALL HIM THE INSULIN CAPTAIN.

EVERY TIME NANA HAS HER MEAL,

HE GOES
RIGHT TO THE REFRIGERATOR,

AND HE GETS MY INSULIN.

THANK YOU.

AND IT SHOULDN'T BE LIKE THAT.

HE SHOULD NOT KNOW
WHAT INSULIN IS.

I DON'T WANT MY FAMILY
TO HAVE TO DO THIS ANYMORE.

BUT IF I DON'T GET
BACK ON MY FEET,

THEY'LL BE PLANNING MY FUNERAL.

I KNOW I'M GONNA DIE
IF I DON'T CHANGE.

GIVE IT TO NANA.

WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER
OVER HALF OUR LIVES --

YOU KNOW, 30 YEARS.

AND NOW I'M
ABOUT TO LOSE MY WIFE.

IF SHE WERE TO DIE...

I-IT -- THIS FAMILY
WOULD FALL APART.

I-I JUST WOULDN'T WANT
TO BE HERE NO MORE.

GOOD NIGHT.

THIS IS NOT JUST LIFE
AND DEATH FOR HER.

IT'S LIFE AND DEATH
FOR THE BOTH OF US.

THIS IS LIFE OR DEATH.

I WANT SOME HELP.
I NEED SOME HELP.

[SIGHS] 'CAUSE I CAN'T LIVE
THE REST OF MY LIFE LIKE THIS.

I'VE LOST ANY ABILITY
OF SELF-CONTROL.

AND MY LIFE CAN'T CONTINUE
LIKE THIS.

IT JUST CAN'T.

I EITHER GET THIS [BLEEP]
OFF OF ME OR I'M GONNA DIE.

**

[ BIRDS CHIRPING ]

Teretha: OH.

Teretha: EVERY DOCTOR
I'VE GONE TO TO TRY TO GET HELP

HAS TURNED ME AWAY.

BUT THERE'S A DOCTOR
IN HOUSTON NAMED DR. NOW,

AND HE SAID HE CAN HELP ME.

I KNOW I NEED TO GET TO HIM,

BUT I'VE NOT LEFT MY HOUSE
FOR TWO YEARS.

I CAN'T DO THIS
ON A BRIEF VISIT TO HOUSTON,

SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO MAKE IT
A ONE-WAY TRIP

AND MOVE THERE WITH DERRICK.

YOU KNOW, SOME
OF THESE DRESSES ARE BRAND-NEW.

I WANT TO START
WEARING CLOTHES AGAIN.

I AIN'T WORE NO CLOTHES
IN HOW MANY YEARS.

Derrick: MY WIFE'S LIFE DEPENDS
ON THIS JOURNEY,

BUT IT'S GONNA BE HARD GETTING
HER OUT OF THE BED

AND INTO THE CAR.

Teretha: I KNOW MY TIME IS UP,

AND I HAVE TO DO SOMETHING NOW
IF I'M GONNA HAVE A CHANCE.

Woman: HEAVENLY FATHER,
WE THANK YOU RIGHT NOW

FOR WHAT YOU ARE
GETTING READY TO DO.

AND WE KNOW THAT HEALING IS
STARTING RIGHT NOW IN HER BODY.

SO WE JUST GIVE THANKS
AND PRAISE.

AND WHEN SHE RETURNS TO US,

WE'RE GONNA BE AMAZED
AT WHAT WE SEE.

AMEN.
-AMEN.

Teretha: IT'S SCARY TO LEAVE
EVERYTHING YOU KNOW...

Darius: ALL RIGHT, MOM.

Teretha: ...TO LEAVE YOUR HOME
AND YOUR FAMILY, TO DO THIS.

I LOVE YOU.
-I LOVE YOU, TOO.

Teretha: BUT I KNOW IF I DON'T,
I'M GONNA LOSE IT ALL ANYWAY.

SO, I HAVE TO GO.

HOW YOU DOING, MA'AM?

HI.

YOU READY TO GO?

Teretha:
THIS IS OVERWHELMING.

Man:
ONE, TWO, THREE.

WE'RE GONNA ROLL YOU
THE OTHER WAY.

WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.
YOU GUYS DON'T HAVE A STRETCHER?

MNH-MNH.
NO, WE'RE GONNA CARRY YOU.

-NO, YOU'RE NOT.
-[ CHUCKLES ]

I GOT NINE STRAPPING MEN.

OKAY.
ONE, TWO, THREE.

GOT TO GO THROUGH
ONE AT A TIME.

-ALL RIGHT, I'M THROUGH.
-ARMS IN, HONEY.

Man #2: ARMS IN.
YEP. WE GOT YOU.

Teretha: OH, WAIT, WAIT,
WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT!

WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT!
-HOLD ON, GUYS.

YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO STAGGER
THROUGH THE DOOR AGAIN.

Man #3: OKAY, WE'RE GONNA
GET YOU IN THE CAR.

Man: ONE, TWO, THREE.

Man #3: IS THAT GONNA BE GOOD
FOR RIGHT NOW?

-YEP, I THINK I'M OKAY.
-OKAY.

Teretha: THIS IS GOING TO BE
ONE OF THE HARDEST THINGS

I'VE EVER HAD TO DO.

AND IT'S GOING TO BE
A LONG AND PAINFUL DRIVE.

BUT I'M DOING IT
TO FIGHT FOR MY LIFE.

I'M EXPECTING TERETHA'S ARRIVAL
HERE AT ANY MOMENT.

SHE'S BEEN
IN THE CAR FOR 30 HOURS,

AND THIS GONNA BE
A REALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION

FOR A PATIENT HER SIZE THAT HAS
BEEN IMMOBILE FOR SO LONG.

HELLO.
-HI.

-HOW ARE YOU?
-I'M OKAY.

Dr. Nowzaradan:
ARE YOU HAVING ANY PAIN?

A LOT OF PAIN IN MY LEGS,
IN MY --

-IN YOUR LEG?
-YEAH, AND IN MY BACK.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S SEE IF WE CAN
GET YOU OUT OF HERE, OKAY?

OKAY.

WE NEED TO GET HER OUT OF THERE
AND PUT HER IN THE BED

AND TAKE HER INSIDE
AND EVALUATE HER CONDITION.

SHE COULD HAVE DEVELOPED
BLOOD CLOTS IN HER LEG.

THIS COULD CAUSE A DEADLY EVENT
LIKE PULMONARY EMBOLISM.

SO, WE NEED TO GET HER IN
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

-[ GROANS ]
-ALL RIGHT.

OKAY, TERETHA,
BEFORE WE DO SOME TESTS ON YOU,

I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS.

CAN YOU MOVE YOUR FEET
OR YOUR LEG?

UM, I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE
TO WALK ABOUT --

IT'S GOING ON NOW
FOR 18 MONTHS.

THAT'S A LONG TIME
TO BE IMMOBILE.

HOW MUCH DO YOU WEIGH
RIGHT NOW?

THE LAST TIME WAS 630,
BUT THEY WEIGHED ME IN THE BED.

YOU SHOULDN'T BE IMMOBILE
AT 630 POUNDS.

YOU MUST BE HIGHER
THAN THAT.

WHAT KIND OF DIET
ARE YOU FOLLOWING?

MY DOCTOR HAS ME

ON A 2,000-CALORIE DIET
FOR CARBS A MEAL.

2,000 CALORIE?

NO.
I TAKE THAT BACK.

1,800.

1,800?

1,800 FOR SOMEBODY BEING IN BED
DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE.

YEAH.

WHAT ARE
YOUR MEDICAL CONDITIONS?

I HAVE ASTHMA, DIABETES,
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE.

AND WHAT ARE YOU DOING
FOR YOUR DIABETES?

I'M ON INSULIN.

OH, MY GOD.

WHEN YOU'RE OVERWEIGHT
AND YOU'RE DIABETIC,

YOU HAVE
A HIGH LEVEL OF INSULIN.

IT IS A BIG MISTAKE
TO PUT YOU ON INSULIN.

THERE ARE OTHER TREATMENT
FOR DIABETES BUT INSULIN.

WE GOT YOUR MEDICATION
OVER HERE?

THIS IS ALL THE MEDICATION?
-YES.

I'M GONNA LOOK OVER THESE
AND BRING IT BACK TO YOU, OKAY?

OKAY.

TERETHA IS IN A VERY
DANGEROUS POINT IN HER LIFE.

SHE'S BEEN IMMOBILE
AND CONSTANTLY EATING

FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS.

SHE COULD HAVE EASILY GAINED
ANOTHER 100 POUNDS

SINCE SHE WAS LAST WEIGHED.

SHE'S ALSO TAKING INSULIN

AND MEDICATION
THAT SHE DOESN'T NEED,

WHICH COULD BE CREATING
EVEN MORE HEALTH ISSUES FOR HER.

WE NEED TO RUN
SOME TESTS ON YOU RIGHT NOW

AND MAKE SURE
THERE ARE NO MAJOR ISSUES

THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS,
AND THEN WE GO FROM THERE.

WE NEED TO GET AN ENDOSCOPY
TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON

AND MAKE SURE SHE'S STABLE.

BUT OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS,

WE NEED TO GET
HER WEIGHT UNDER CONTROL

AND THEN OUR GOAL IS
TO GET HER UP AND WALKING

AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

Dr. Nowzaradan:
WELL, TERETHA HAS GOT

A VERY,
VERY LARGE STOMACH.

Dr. Nowzaradan:
THAT MAY BE AN ISSUE.

WE'RE GOING TO PUT HER
ON A STRICT

800-CALORIE-PER-DAY DIET
TO GET HER WEIGHT GOING

IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

ALL FINISHED UP.

THIS IS NOT GOING
TO BE EASY FOR HER.

BUT HER BODY IS
AT THE BREAKING POINT.

SHE HAS NO CHOICE
BUT TO START CHANGING,

AND SHE HAS TO DO IT NOW.

Dr. Nowzaradan: TERETHA HAS BEEN
IN HOSPITAL FOR A WEEK NOW.

BUT SHE HASN'T BEEN ABLE
TO STAND UP ON A SCALE

AND BE WEIGHED.

SO, WE ORDER A BARIATRIC BED
THAT HAS A SCALE BUILT IN IT

TO WEIGH HER.

WHEN SHE ARRIVED,

SHE WAS PROBABLY CLOSE
TO 800 POUNDS.

BUT WE HAVE HAD HER
ON A LOW-CALORIE DIET,

AND SHE STARTED LOSING
A LOT OF WEIGHT.

LET'S SEE WHAT'S GOING ON
WITH YOUR WEIGHT.

752.6.

SO, WE WILL KEEP HER ON THAT
DIET FOR ANOTHER FEW MONTHS.

WE NEED TO GET HER UP
AND MOBILE BEFORE SURGERY.

I'M FOLLOWING
THE PROGRAM.

ALL RIGHT, SUPER.
I'LL SEE YOU LATER.

ALL RIGHT, HON.

Dr. Nowzaradan:
AND THIS IS GOING TO BE

A VERY DIFFICULT THING TO DO.

**

THE LAST MONTH HAS BEEN
A WHOLE NEW EXPERIENCE FOR ME.

I'VE BEEN DOING AS MUCH
OF THE EXERCISES AS I CAN DO.

BUT I'M MOSTLY JUST DOING
MY UPPER BODY

BECAUSE I DON'T FEEL THAT
MY LEGS ARE READY FOR TOO MUCH.

AND I WANT TO LOSE MORE WEIGHT
BEFORE I TRY TO USE MY LEGS.

I'VE ALSO BEEN STICKING TO WHAT
THE DOCTOR WANTS ME TO EAT.

IT'S NOT A LOT.

BUT THE NUTRITIONIST TAUGHT ME
TO COUNT TO 20

WHILE I'M CHEWING
BEFORE I SWALLOW.

IT'S SUPPOSED TO MAKE ME
SATISFIED WITH LESS FOOD.

I WANT THIS SURGERY,

AND I KNOW
I NEED TO MAKE PROGRESS.

HI, THERE.

HEY, DR. NOWZARADAN.

ALL RIGHT, SO, LET'S GET
A WEIGHT ON YOU, OKAY?

Dr. Nowzaradan: TERETHA HAS LOST
AROUND 210 POUNDS

OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS.

AND SO THE DIET IS WORKING
FOR YOU.

YES.

BUT SHE HASN'T BEEN AS GOOD
WITH HER EXERCISES.

SHE USES HER ARM, BUT SHE STILL
REFUSES TO USE HER LEGS.

YOU NEED TO GET
TO THE POINT

THAT YOU'LL BE ABLE TO WALK
AND BE ABLE TO STAND.

RIGHT.

Dr. Nowzaradan:
WITH THE WEIGHT SHE LOST,

SHE SHOULD START GETTING
OUT OF THE BED.

BUT RIGHT NOW, REALITY IS
SHE DOESN'T WANT TO.

I'M HOPING
HER HUSBAND CAN WORK WITH HER

AND GET HER TO DO LEG EXERCISES.

Dr. Nowzaradan:
WE'RE SENDING YOU HOME TODAY,

AND I WANT YOU
TO EXERCISE YOUR LEGS.

THE NEXT TIME I SEE YOU,
I WANT YOU TO BE

AT LEAST
60 POUNDS LIGHTER

AND READY TO GET
OUT OF THIS BED.

IF YOU DO,
I WILL APPROVE YOU FOR SURGERY.

RIGHT.

STICK TO IT
OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS.

-ALL RIGHTY.
-OKAY.

-THANK YOU.
-MM-HMM.

RIGHT NOW,
SHE NEEDS TO SHOW ME

THAT SHE CAN KEEP
MAKING PROGRESS ON HER OWN.

SHE'S NOT GOING
TO SURVIVE MUCH LONGER

IF SHE DOESN'T DO THIS.

ALL RIGHTY.

Teretha: I'M A LITTLE BIT SCARED
OF BEING ON MY OWN

WITH JUST DERRICK RIGHT NOW.

HE SET UP THE APARTMENT FOR US
HERE IN HOUSTON,

BUT HE'S NEVER HAD TO TAKE CARE
OF ME ALL BY HIMSELF.

**

AND I'M HOPING THE STRESS
AND EMOTIONS WON'T GET TOO HARD

FOR ME TO DEAL WITH.

IT'S JUST ALL SO STRESSFUL.

ONE, TWO, THREE.

AND I KNOW THIS IS GOING
TO BE HARD.

I DIDN'T REALIZED
HOW SMALL THIS APARTMENT IS.

YEAH.

**

BABE, I'M READY FOR YOU
TO HANG THIS SHOWER CURTAIN.

Teretha: I'VE BEEN HOME
FOR ABOUT A MONTH NOW,

AND WE'RE STILL SETTLING IN.

NOT THE PLASTIC.

I'VE BEEN TRYING TO HELP DERRICK
AS MUCH AS I CAN

BECAUSE I KNOW
IT'S REALLY HARD FOR HIM

TO HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF ME

AND TO DO EVERYTHING
AROUND THE HOUSE ON HIS OWN.

OOH, MAN.

AND I DON'T WANT TO BE
A BURDEN TO HIM LIKE THIS.

YOU ALL RIGHT?

YEAH.

EVEN THOUGH
I'VE MADE SO MUCH PROGRESS,

I'M STILL STUCK IN THIS BED.

MY LEGS ARE STILL
TOO WEAK TO GET UP,

AND I DON'T THINK
THAT'S GONNA CHANGE SOON.

I DON'T KNOW.

YOU KNOW WHAT WE COULD DO?
WE COULD DO THAT STIR-FRY.

WE CAN USE THE CHICKEN BREAST
AND ADD IT TO THE STIR-FRY.

YOU WANT TO DO THAT?

OH, YEAH, WE COULD.

Teretha: SO, DERRICK HAS TO DO
ALL THE SHOPPING AND COOKING.

[ SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY ]

BUT HE COOKS LIKE
HE'S ALWAYS COOKED FOR ME.

THIS IS GOOD STUFF
RIGHT HERE.

[ CHUCKLES ]

WE'RE JUST WORKING
ON MAKING IT HEALTHIER

SO I CAN LOSE THE 60 POUNDS THAT
THE DOCTOR WANTS ME TO LOSE.

MM-HMM.

Teretha: WOW, BABE,
THIS HAS GOT MORE NOODLES
THAN I ANTICIPATED.

GOT MORE WHAT?

NOODLES.

IT'S MORE VEGETABLES
FROM WHAT I SEE.

[ CHUCKLES ]

Teretha:
IT'S HARD TO CHANGE

ALL OF YOUR EATING HABITS
OVERNIGHT.

I STILL HAVE CRAVINGS,
AND IT'S HARD NOT TO GIVE IN.

BUT I'M HAPPY MAKING A LITTLE
BIT OF PROGRESS EACH DAY.

[ GROANS ]

TERETHA IS COMPLAINING
ABOUT BEING REALLY SICK,

AND WE'RE NOT SURE
WHAT'S GOING ON.

AT TERETHA'S SIZE,
ANY NUMBER OF THING CAN PUSH

HER BODY OVER THE LIMIT.

IF HER BODY HAS GIVEN OUT,

WE DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME
TO TRY TO SAVE HER.

BUT HOPEFULLY,
SHE HASN'T RUN OUT OF TIME.

**

Dr. Nowzaradan: TERETHA CAME IN
LATE LAST NIGHT.

SHE WAS COMPLAINING
THAT SHE WAS REALLY SICK

AND SOMETHING WAS WRONG.

WE RAN SOME TESTS ON HER,
AND THE ISSUE IS

THAT HER BLOOD SUGAR IS SPIKING
BECAUSE SHE'S EATING FOOD

WITH A LOT OF SUGAR
AND NOT STICKING TO HER DIET.

HI, DR. NOW.

HOW ARE YOU TODAY?

I'M STILL NOT FEELING
NO BETTER.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S SEE
IF WE CAN GET YOUR WEIGHT.

618.

SHE GAINED ALMOST 30 POUNDS
SINCE SHE HAS BEEN AT HOME,

SO WE'LL START
THIS PROCESS OVER,

AND WE'LL PUT HER
ON A CONTROLLED DIET AGAIN.

Dr. Nowzaradan: ALL RIGHT,
WE NEED TO TALK

ABOUT YOUR SITUATION
RIGHT NOW.

WE'RE GONNA KEEP YOU HERE

AND PUT YOU BACK
ON CONTROLLED DIET.

AND WE NEED TO BE
A LITTLE BIT MORE PROACTIVE

ABOUT YOUR ABILITY
TO DO EXERCISE.

YOU NEED TO GET UP.

THERE IS NO EXCUSE
FOR THIS.

SO, HERE'S THE RULE
THAT I'M GONNA GIVE YOU.

YOU'RE GONNA DO
WHAT WE TELL YOU DO.

YOU WANT HELP,
FOLLOW THE RULES.

YOU WANT SURGERY,
FOLLOW THE RULES,

OR THE NEXT TIME
YOU HAVE A MEDICAL ISSUE,

WE'RE NOT GONNA BE ABLE
TO PULL YOU OUT.

GOTCHA.

IN TWO WEEKS,
I WANT YOU READY TO STAND UP

AND GET OUT OF THIS BED.

YOU GOT IT?

OKAY.

Teretha: I DIDN'T LIKE HEARING
WHAT THE DOCTOR SAID.

I'M TRYING.

I'M TRYING HARD TO PUSH MYSELF.

BUT I DON'T THINK HE UNDERSTANDS
HOW HARD THIS IS.

MY LEGS HURT SO MUCH
WHEN I TRY TO MOVE THEM.

AND I DON'T WANT
TO BE HERE AGAIN.

**

TODAY, THE DOCTOR WANTS ME
TO STAND

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN TWO YEARS.

I DON'T THINK
I'M READY TO DO THIS.

Dr. Nowzaradan:
OVER THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS,

WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO GET
TERETHA'S WEIGHT GOING

BACK IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

SO, WE'RE GONNA TRY
TO GET HER TO STAND UP

TO CHECK HER WEIGHT
ON A REGULAR SCALE.

BUT IT'S GOING TO TAKE A LOT
TO DO THIS.

WE NEED FIVE TO SIX PEOPLE
TO HOLD HER UP

SO SHE DOESN'T FALL
AND END UP ON THE FLOOR.

IF SHE DOES,
WE WON'T BE ABLE TO GET HER UP,

AND THE STRESS CAN CAUSE
A VERY SERIOUS COMPLICATION

ON HER CONDITION.

BUT THIS IS SOMETHING
TERETHA HAS TO DO

IF SHE WANTS
HER HEALTH TO IMPROVE.

SO, WE NEED A COUPLE OF PEOPLE
TO ROLL HER OVER THE OTHER SIDE.

GREAT.
YOU GUYS ARE DOING GREAT.

Man:
ONE, TWO, THREE.

ALL RIGHT.
HOLD IT.

Dr. Nowzaradan:
ALMOST THERE.

-SHE'S SLIDING.
-OKAY, LET HER SLIDE.

LET HER SLIDE AND PUT YOUR FEET
ON THE GROUND.

NOW WE NEED EVERYBODY
TO HELP HER TO STAND UP.

Man:
READY, GUYS?

ONE, TWO,
AND THREE.

-COME ON.
-COME ON.

-[ GROANS ]
-COME ON.

HELP HER. HELP HER.
HELP HER UP.

[GROANS] AAH!
DOWN, DOWN, DOWN! I'M DOWN!

I'M DOWN.

JUST LET ME GO DOWN, PLEASE.

I CAN'T --
I CAN'T GET BACK UP.

OKAY, THIS IS NOT
GOING TO HAPPEN.

LIFT HER UP.

OH.

[ GROANS ]

READY, GUYS?
ONE, TWO, THREE.

-UP.
-LET'S PULL UP.

TERETHA REFUSED
TO PUT HER WEIGHT ON HER LEGS.

THE PROBLEM IS IT HURT,

SO SHE THINK THAT MEANS
THAT SHE SHOULDN'T DO IT.

Dr. Nowzaradan:
ALL RIGHT.

Dr. Nowzaradan:
HER PROBLEM IS IN HER HEAD.

SHE DOESN'T WANT TO TRY,

AND I'M VERY CONCERNED
ABOUT HER RIGHT NOW.

SHE'S NOT MAKING PROGRESS
ON HER OWN,

SO WE HAVE TO DO IT FOR HER.

THAT HAS TO CHANGE,
BECAUSE HER BODY IS NOT GOING

TO LAST MUCH LONGER
BEING IMMOBILE.

**

Woman: ALL RIGHT.
ONE, TWO, THREE.

Dr. Nowzaradan: TERETHA HAS BEEN
IN THE HOSPITAL

FOR ABOUT A MONTH NOW.

WE GOT HER WEIGHT BACK
UNDER 600 POUNDS,

BUT SHE STARTED FINDING WAYS
TO GET EXTRA SERVINGS

FROM THE KITCHEN.

NOW THAT SHE'S CHEATING
AND REFUSING TO WALK,

THERE IS NO REASON
TO KEEP HER IN THE HOSPITAL.

SHE'S SCARED TO LEAVE A LIFE
OF EATING WHAT SHE WANTS

AND STAYING IN BED ALL DAY.

SO, I'M SENDING HER HOME,
AND I'M GONNA SEND A THERAPIST

TO HER HOUSE TO GET
AT WHY SHE'S UNWILLING TO TRY.

AFTER THIS,
WE'LL TRY TO GET HER UP AGAIN.

AND IF SHE DOESN'T,
WE WILL NOT BE PERFORMING

WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY ON TERETHA.

THIS IS HER LAST HOPE.

**

Teretha:
I'VE BEEN HOME FOR A FEW DAYS,

AND I'M ABOUT TO SEE THE
THERAPIST FOR THE FIRST TIME.

BUT I DON'T LIKE THE IDEA.

I KNOW MY ISSUES AND MY PAIN,

AND I DON'T NEED TO WALK
THROUGH IT ALL WITH A STRANGER.

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

-GOOD MORNING.
-GOOD MORNING.

MY NAME IS CYNTHIA.

-OKAY.
-IS IT OKAY IF I SIT HERE?

-YES.
-OKAY, GOOD.

BEFORE WE GET STARTED,
I WANT TO AFFIRM YOU

FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO REALLY
MAKE SOME CHANGES IN YOUR LIFE.

SOME OF
WHAT YOU HAVE GONE THROUGH

HAS BEEN ABOUT
THE PHYSICAL BODY.

AND WHAT OUR WORK WILL BE IS
TO LOOK AT THE EMOTIONS.

WHEN YOU THINK
ABOUT THE PAST --

YOUR CHILDHOOD,
YOUR FAMILY --

WHAT ABOUT THAT IS ASSOCIATED
TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY?

I HAD, UH,
ONE OR TWO BAD EXPERIENCES

OF, YOU KNOW,
INAPPROPRIATE TOUCHING...

OKAY, OKAY.
MM-HMM.

...THROUGH A FAMILY MEMBER.

I NEVER SHARED WITH MY PARENTS
TILL A FEW YEARS AGO.

THAT'S WHEN I LEARNED
THAT I AM AN EMOTIONAL EATER.

-MM-HMM.
-AND THEN, IN '99,

I ALMOST LOSE MY HUSBAND
AND MY FATHER IN THE SAME WEEK.

MY HUSBAND, HE WIND UP
IN A COMPLETE RENAL FAILURE.

BUT AT THAT SAME TIME,
I'M STILL WORKING.

I'M GOING TO SCHOOL.

AND THROUGH
ALL OF THIS HUSTLE AND BUSTLE,

I'M EMOTIONALLY STRESSED OUT,
PHYSICALLY TIRED,

AND WHEN I GOT HOME
AND ACTUALLY SAT DOWN

AND HAD THAT FAST FOOD,
WHATEVER IT WAS,

IT WAS JUST
A SIGH OF RELIEF FOR ME.

AND I WAS -- I FELT GOOD
AND I WAS OKAY WITH IT.

AND THAT'S
THE FOOD ISSUE.

BUT WHAT I HEARD IS
THE EMOTIONAL PART.

YOU HAD LEGITIMATE CONCERNS
OF SADNESS,

AND YOU SAID
A BIG ONE IS STRESS.

AND THE WAY
FOR YOUR COPING...

WAS FOOD.

SO, WHAT ARE WE GONNA REPLACE
THE FOOD WITH?

RELAXATION, BREATHING --
SO, WHAT ARE SOME TECHNIQUES?

I USED
TO JOURNAL A LOT.

THAT IS PERFECT
BECAUSE YOU WILL BE SAD AGAIN.

YOU WILL HAVE STRESS AGAIN.

EXPRESS THOSE EMOTIONS.

LET THEM GO
RATHER THAN HOLDING THEM DOWN,

REPRESSING THEM,
BECAUSE OUR BODIES ARE AFFECTED

BY THESE EMOTIONS.

OKAY.

I AFFIRM YOU.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD
TO SEEING YOU WALKING!

-ME, TOO.
-I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

Teretha: I KNOW
I'VE HAD TRIALS AND PAIN.

AND FOOD IS
HOW I'VE DEALT WITH IT.

[ BREATHES DEEPLY ]

SO, IT'S SCARY TO THINK
HOW IT'S GONNA BE

WITHOUT KNOWING
THAT I CAN RUN TO FOOD.

I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN DO IT.

Dr. Nowzaradan: I'M DRIVING TO
TERETHA'S APARTMENT RIGHT NOW.

SHE'S BEEN MEETING
WITH THE THERAPIST

OVER THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS,

AND HOPEFULLY SHE'S GETTING
TO THE PLACE

THAT SHE'S WILLING
TO START TRYING.

SHE NEEDS TO GET OUT OF HER BED.

ALL SHE NEEDS TO DO IS PUT
HER FEET ON THE FLOOR

AND PUT HER WEIGHT ON HER LEGS.

IF SHE DOES THAT,
I CAN WORK WITH HER.

IF SHE DOESN'T,
THEN SHE'S ON HER OWN

BECAUSE THERE'S NOTHING MORE
WE CAN DO FOR HER.

COME IN.

-HELLO!
-HEY, DR. NOW.

YOU FEELING OKAY?

I'M FEELING GOOD.

SO, HOW IS
YOUR DIET COMING ALONG?

MY DIET IS COMING ALONG
REALLY GOOD.

YOU FEEL LIKE YOU ARE LOSING
ANY WEIGHT?

YES, SIR.

TO YOU, DOES IT LOOK LIKE
I'VE LOST SOME WEIGHT --

A LITTLE BIT
SINCE THE LAST TIME YOU SAW ME?

YEAH, YOU DO LOOK LIKE
YOU HAVE LOST WEIGHT.

DO YOU THINK WE CAN GIVE A TRY
TO SEE IF YOU CAN STAND UP?

-IT'S WORTH A TRY.
-ALL RIGHT.

I'M GONNA GET SOME EMT HERE,
AND WE'LL GET YOU UP.

COME ON IN.
COME ON IN.

WELL, THANKS
FOR COMING.

-YOU READY TO TRY THIS?
-YES.

ALL RIGHT.

Man: OKAY.

Dr. Nowzaradan: OKAY.
AND JUST RIGHT THERE.

JUST HOLD IT.
HOLD IT.

PUSH YOUR FEET
AGAINST THE FLOOR.

PUSH YOUR FEET
AGAINST THE FLOOR.

AND MY FEET --
BOTH FEET ON THE FLOOR.

SO, THAT'S -- IT FEELS GOOD.

IT HURTS,
BUT IT FEELS GOOD.

READY?

Man: COME ON.
YOU CAN DO IT.

-[ GROANS ]
-THAT'S GOOD. THAT'S GOOD.

THIS IS
A GOOD START.

YOU PUT BOTH FEET
ON THE FLOOR,

AND YOU'RE ABLE TO TOLERATE
SOME OF YOUR WEIGHT ON IT.

-MM-HMM.
-YOU'RE DOING GREAT.

TODAY WAS A PRETTY GOOD
MILESTONE FOR TERETHA.

FOR THE FIRST TIME,
SHE WAS ABLE

TO PARTIALLY PUT
SOME WEIGHT ON HER FEET.

SO, I FEEL LIKE SHE'S TRYING,
AND I CAN WORK WITH THAT.

I'M GLAD THAT YOU'RE
IN THE RIGHT TRACK,

AND YOU'RE DOING WELL.

I'M FEELING LIKE
YOU'RE READY FOR SURGERY.

SO, I'M GONNA APPROVE YOU
AND GET YOU ON THE SCHEDULE.

AND WE'LL GO
FROM THERE, OKAY?

AND I JUST WANT
TO TELL YOU

I AM GOING TO BE
A SUCCESS STORY.

YOU WILL BE PROUD OF ME,

'CAUSE I'M BEGINNING
TO BE PROUD OF MYSELF.

OKAY, I'M GLAD
YOU'RE DOING SO WELL.

I'LL SEE YOU
IN A COUPLE WEEKS.

ALL RIGHT, SEE YOU
IN A COUPLE WEEKS, DR. NOW.

ALL RIGHT.
TAKE CARE.

TAKE CARE.
BE CAREFUL.

Teretha: I'M SO EXCITED
AND PROUD OF MYSELF RIGHT NOW.

I KNOW THIS IS GONNA BE
LIFE-CHANGING,

AND I'M READY FOR IT.

**

Woman: ALL RIGHT, I WANT YOU TO
TAKE FIVE OR SIX DEEP BREATHS.

Dr. Nowzaradan:
SHE'S STILL MOSTLY IMMOBILE,

AND HER BODY IS
VERY FRAGILE AT THIS POINT.

AND WE WANT TO KEEP TERETHA
UNDER ANESTHESIA

AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE.

SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY IS
A QUICKER SURGERY

THAN GASTRIC BYPASS.

IT'S NOT AS AGGRESSIVE,
BUT IT WILL BE JUST AS AFFECTIVE

FOR THE NEXT SIX MONTHS.

GASTRIC SLEEVE IS AN OPERATION.

WE TAKE ABOUT 80%
TO 90% OF STOMACH OUT

AND LEAVE A SKINNY,
SMALL STOMACH IN PLACE.

SO, WE HAVE
SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION

OF FOOD INTAKE
IN THESE PATIENTS,

WHICH IS GONNA HELP THEM
TO LOSE WEIGHT.

Derrick:
IT'S KIND OF NERVE-RACKING
SITTING HERE WAITING.

MY WIFE'S BEEN IN SURGERY FOR
ABOUT 2 1/2, THREE HOURS NOW,

AND I'M FEELING ANXIOUS.

I WANT HER TO GET THIS PROCESS
OVER WITH.

I DON'T WANT HER TO DIE.

Dr. Nowzaradan:
WE'RE IN GOOD SHAPE NOW.

SURGERY'S OVER.

WITH TERETHA EATING LESS
AND BEING MOBILE,

SHE SHOULD BE ABLE
TO MAKE MUCH MORE PROGRESS NOW.

BUT SHE NEEDS TO KEEP TRYING
TO GET OUT OF THE BED

AND STAY MOTIVATED
TO KEEP MAKING PROGRESS.

IF SHE DOESN'T, SHE CAN EASILY
START GAINING AGAIN.

THIS SURGERY IS AN
EFFECTIVE TOOL IF SHE USES IT,

BUT IT'S ALL UP TO HER NOW.

**

Teretha: I'VE BEEN
IN THE HOSPITAL A WEEK NOW

TRYING TO ADJUST
TO MY NEW EATING HABITS.

MY STOMACH IS SO SMALL NOW

ANY TINY AMOUNT
OF FOOD FILLS IT.

THIS CHANGE IS HARD
BECAUSE IN MY HEAD

I STILL WANT TO EAT EVERYTHING.

BUT MY BODY SAYS "NO" RIGHT NOW,

SO I DON'T HAVE
THAT COMFORT INSIDE WHEN I EAT.

I'M SCARED, AND RIGHT NOW,
I'M JUST HAVING SECOND THOUGHTS

ABOUT IF I CAN DO THIS.

**

Teretha:
IT'S BEEN A MONTH SINCE SURGERY,

AND I'VE ADJUSTED
TO MY NEW EATING HABITS NOW.

I CAN SEE MYSELF LIVING
THIS LIFESTYLE AND MAINTAINING.

I THINK TOMORROW I'LL PROBABLY
TRY SOME OF THAT COTTAGE CHEESE.

YEAH?
GIVE IT A TRY.

Teretha: I'M FIND THAT I HAVE
MORE ENERGY AS I WORK OUT.

I'M DOING MY EXERCISES
EVERY DAY,

AND DERRICK IS HELPING ME
WITH MY LEGS.

THEY'RE GETTING STRONGER,

BUT I KNOW I HAVE
A LONG WAY TO GO.

-NO.
-[ LAUGHS ]

**

Dr. Nowzaradan:
TERETHA IS CONTINUING

TO MAKE GOOD PROGRESS.

SHE'S TRYING TO WALK,

AND WE'LL HAVE HER STANDING
ON HER OWN IN A FEW MONTHS.

YOU DO YOUR COUNTING, OKAY?
-OKAY.

ONE, TWO, THREE.

-COME ON. COME ON.
-YOU GOT IT. YOU GOT IT.

AWESOME!
-THAT'S FANTASTIC!

Dr. Nowzaradan: THAT'S GOOD.
THAT'S GOOD.

FEEL OKAY?
-UH-HUH.

Dr. Nowzaradan:
SHE'S DOING GREAT.

I WAS WORRIED FOR A WHILE,

BUT I'M REALLY HAPPY
TO SEE THAT SHE'S TRYING

AND MAKING THE PROGRESS SHE HAS.

SO, YOU HAVE LOST
A LOT OF WEIGHT, HUH?

-YES, SIR. [LAUGHS]
-THAT'S GOOD.

I FEEL GOOD.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.

Teretha: IT'S NICE TO SEE THE
PROGRESS ON THE SCALE LIKE THAT.

[ BREATHES DEEPLY ]

**

I LOVE MY FAMILY SO MUCH,

AND ALL THAT I'M DOING IS
FOR THEM.

HEY, SON.
HOW YOU DOING?

I'm good.
How you doing?

I'M DOING GOOD.

Teretha: AND WHEN I STARTED
THIS JOURNEY,

I HAD A THIRD GRANDCHILD
ON THE WAY.

AND I DIDN'T EVEN THINK I WAS
GONNA BE AROUND TO MEET HER.

ASHLEY: Say hi.

HI!
OH, LOOKIT THERE!

OH, SHE GETTING
SO BIG.

Hey, Nana!

HEY, BABY.

BOYS, Y'ALL STILL REMEMBER WHY
I HAD TO COME DOWN HERE, RIGHT?

RIGHT, AND SO
I CAN GET BETTER, REMEMBER?

-Yep.
-AND WHEN I COME BACK

TO DETROIT,
I'M GONNA BE ABLE TO DO WHAT?

[ CHUCKLES ]
YEP.

AND I PROMISE
I'M GONNA DO THAT.

YOU KNOW WHEN I GET BACK
IT'S GONNA BE ON, RIGHT?

YOU KNOW, NANA GONNA BE,
UH, CHASING Y'ALL DOWN.

Teretha: A YEAR AGO,
IF YOU WOULD HAVE ASKED ME

WHERE I THOUGHT I WAS GONNA BE,
I WOULD HAVE SAID "DEAD."

AND NOW I'M MAKING SURE
I'M GETTING IN THE 200s

AND UP WALKING AROUND
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE...

I LOVE YOU.

-I love you, too.
-I love you, too.

Teretha: ...SO I CAN GET
BACK UP TO DETROIT

AND TAKE CARE OF MY FAMILY.

I KNOW
WHAT I HAVE WAITING FOR ME,

AND NOTHING IS GONNA STOP ME
FROM SUCCEEDING.