1 00:00:05,034 --> 00:00:08,310 Kelly: EVERY DAY IS A BAD DAY. 2 00:00:08,310 --> 00:00:10,931 AND EVERY STEP IS TORTURE. 3 00:00:10,931 --> 00:00:17,241 ♪♪ 4 00:00:17,241 --> 00:00:19,724 Woman: HE CAN'T STOP. HE DOESN'T KNOW HOW. 5 00:00:19,724 --> 00:00:21,689 Woman #2: IT'S TERRIFYING TO THINK 6 00:00:21,689 --> 00:00:24,551 THAT AT ANY MOMENT YOUR HEART COULD EXPLODE. 7 00:00:24,551 --> 00:00:29,931 ♪♪ 8 00:00:29,931 --> 00:00:35,310 ♪♪ 9 00:00:35,310 --> 00:00:37,551 Woman #3: I DON'T WANT TO DIE. 10 00:00:37,551 --> 00:00:40,137 I HAVEN'T EVEN GOTTEN TO LIVE YET. 11 00:00:40,137 --> 00:00:44,413 ♪♪ 12 00:00:44,413 --> 00:00:46,275 WHY ARE YOU JUMPING ON MY CASE? 13 00:00:46,275 --> 00:00:49,241 YOU'RE OVEREATING, AND YOU'RE ACTING LIKE IT IS OUR FAULT. 14 00:00:49,241 --> 00:00:51,344 I KNOW THAT I'M DYING. 15 00:00:51,344 --> 00:00:53,862 I KNOW THAT I'M NOT GONNA MAKE IT. 16 00:00:53,862 --> 00:00:57,724 ♪♪ 17 00:00:57,724 --> 00:01:01,620 SO, YOU NEED TO DECIDE IF YOU WANT TO LIVE OR DIE RIGHT NOW. 18 00:01:01,620 --> 00:01:04,827 YOU'RE NOT GONNA BE ALIVE MUCH LONGER IF YOU KEEP DOING THIS. 19 00:01:04,827 --> 00:01:07,827 --Captions by VITAC-- www.vitac.com 20 00:01:07,827 --> 00:01:10,793 CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS 21 00:01:10,793 --> 00:01:19,758 ♪♪ 22 00:01:19,758 --> 00:01:28,689 ♪♪ 23 00:01:28,689 --> 00:01:31,586 [ EXHALES SHARPLY ] 24 00:01:31,586 --> 00:01:34,655 Kelly: SOMETIMES I DREAD WAKING UP... 25 00:01:34,655 --> 00:01:38,137 'CAUSE MY LIFE IS A NIGHTMARE. 26 00:01:38,137 --> 00:01:41,758 AND I FEEL TRAPPED IN THIS BODY. 27 00:01:41,758 --> 00:01:45,965 AND EVERY DAY IS PAINFUL. 28 00:01:45,965 --> 00:01:51,517 EVERY DAY IS A BAD DAY. 29 00:01:51,517 --> 00:01:56,103 AND WALKING IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. 30 00:01:56,103 --> 00:01:57,482 EVERY STEP IS TORTURE. 31 00:01:57,482 --> 00:01:59,965 I CAN ONLY STAND IT THREE TO FIVE MINUTES 32 00:01:59,965 --> 00:02:02,344 BECAUSE, LIKE, YOU FEEL THE WEIGHT. 33 00:02:02,344 --> 00:02:08,655 AND MY BACK FEELS LIKE SOMEBODY'S STABBING IT. 34 00:02:08,655 --> 00:02:11,620 THERE'S ALSO, LIKE, A SHARP PAIN IN MY ANKLE. 35 00:02:11,620 --> 00:02:13,827 IT'S JUST TOO MUCH WEIGHT ON IT. 36 00:02:13,827 --> 00:02:17,724 I WISH I HAD A DIFFERENT BODY, 37 00:02:17,724 --> 00:02:21,206 JUST ANYTHING TO TAKE THE PAIN AWAY... 38 00:02:21,206 --> 00:02:24,172 BECAUSE I'M TIRED OF LIVING LIKE THIS. 39 00:02:24,172 --> 00:02:25,896 IT'S HARD HAVING TO DO EVERYTHING 40 00:02:25,896 --> 00:02:28,896 AND HAVING TO DO EVERYTHING BY MYSELF. 41 00:02:28,896 --> 00:02:32,448 BUT AT THIS SIZE, I STRUGGLE TO TAKE CARE OF MYSELF. 42 00:02:32,448 --> 00:02:34,758 I LIVE BY MYSELF, 43 00:02:34,758 --> 00:02:38,586 AND MY DAD IS THE ONLY PERSON THAT WILL COME CHECK ON ME. 44 00:02:38,586 --> 00:02:40,137 WELL, I SHOWER AND I CLEAN MYSELF, 45 00:02:40,137 --> 00:02:42,206 BUT I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH 46 00:02:42,206 --> 00:02:45,034 GETTING EVERY PART OF MY BODY CLEAN. 47 00:02:45,034 --> 00:02:47,275 USUALLY BEFORE I GET IN THE SHOWER, 48 00:02:47,275 --> 00:02:49,896 I'LL SIT ON THE TOILET AND I'LL BATHE THE TOP OF ME 49 00:02:49,896 --> 00:02:51,689 OR MY LEGS OR SOMETHING. 50 00:02:51,689 --> 00:02:55,034 SO, THAT WAY, IT'S LESS FOR ME TO DO WHILE I'M STANDING THERE. 51 00:02:55,034 --> 00:02:57,896 WHEN I GET IN THE SHOWER, 52 00:02:57,896 --> 00:03:00,689 I PRETTY MUCH RINSE OFF THE TOP OF ME 53 00:03:00,689 --> 00:03:03,068 AND THEN I DO THE BOTTOM OF ME 54 00:03:03,068 --> 00:03:06,241 AND I TRY TO GET IN AND OUT AS PRETTY FAST AS I CAN... 55 00:03:06,241 --> 00:03:08,586 BECAUSE I CAN'T STAND THAT LONG. 56 00:03:08,586 --> 00:03:10,206 AND I HAVE ANXIETY, 57 00:03:10,206 --> 00:03:13,000 SO IT'S VERY HARD TO ACTUALLY GET IN THE SHOWER 58 00:03:13,000 --> 00:03:15,655 BECAUSE I JUST ALWAYS THINK, LIKE, 59 00:03:15,655 --> 00:03:19,655 "I'M GONNA FALL, AND THIS IS GONNA BE IT." 60 00:03:19,655 --> 00:03:22,827 OH. 61 00:03:22,827 --> 00:03:25,586 NOBODY'S HERE, SO I'M GONNA FALL, 62 00:03:25,586 --> 00:03:27,896 AND I'LL BE JUST LEFT LAYING THERE DYING 63 00:03:27,896 --> 00:03:29,620 BECAUSE NOBODY'S HERE. 64 00:03:29,620 --> 00:03:31,206 WHO'S GONNA KNOW I SLIPPED? 65 00:03:31,206 --> 00:03:35,000 WHO'S GONNA HELP ME? 66 00:03:35,000 --> 00:03:37,517 I'M TRYING REALLY HARD NOT TO END UP IN, 67 00:03:37,517 --> 00:03:40,655 LIKE, SOME ASSISTED LIVING OR NURSING HOME, 68 00:03:40,655 --> 00:03:47,034 BUT IT SEEMS LIKE THAT IS GETTING TO BE CLOSER TO REALITY. 69 00:03:47,034 --> 00:03:49,896 EVERYTHING IS HARD TO DO. 70 00:03:49,896 --> 00:03:52,448 PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT. 71 00:03:52,448 --> 00:03:56,689 THE PAIN GETS WORSE EVERY DAY. 72 00:03:56,689 --> 00:03:59,379 JUST SEEMS LIKE IT'S JUST -- IT'S NOT GOING AWAY. 73 00:03:59,379 --> 00:04:02,103 IT'S JUST INCREASING. 74 00:04:03,827 --> 00:04:06,310 SO, AFTER I GET OUT THE SHOWER, I'M TIRED. 75 00:04:06,310 --> 00:04:11,241 SOMETIMES I WANT TO GO BACK TO BED AND NOT GET DRESSED. 76 00:04:11,241 --> 00:04:14,344 BUT I TELL MYSELF AT THAT MOMENT, "I HAVE TO DO THIS." 77 00:04:14,344 --> 00:04:17,068 I JUST FEEL LIKE I CAN'T GIVE UP. 78 00:04:20,103 --> 00:04:23,724 I HATE MY BODY THAT I HAVE TO LIVE IN EVERY DAY. 79 00:04:23,724 --> 00:04:26,310 MY WEIGHT HAS GOTTEN IN THE WAY OF MY DREAMS 80 00:04:26,310 --> 00:04:29,206 BECAUSE I CAN'T STOP EATING. 81 00:04:29,206 --> 00:04:31,586 IT'S LIKE THE THING THAT'S CAUSING YOU 82 00:04:31,586 --> 00:04:33,827 TO NOT FULFILL YOUR DREAMS 83 00:04:33,827 --> 00:04:37,517 IS THE SAME THING YOU USE TO HELP FIX YOUR PROBLEMS. 84 00:04:37,517 --> 00:04:39,448 I'M JUST HUNGRY ALL THE TIME. 85 00:04:39,448 --> 00:04:41,896 LIKE, IT JUST FEELS LIKE IT'S A PART OF ME. 86 00:04:41,896 --> 00:04:43,586 IT'S ALWAYS THERE. 87 00:04:43,586 --> 00:04:46,586 SO, EVEN THOUGH JUST BECAUSE OF MY SIZE, 88 00:04:46,586 --> 00:04:48,482 IT'S GETTING HARDER AND HARDER 89 00:04:48,482 --> 00:04:52,655 TO STILL TRY TO LEAVE TO GET FAST FOOD. 90 00:04:52,655 --> 00:04:55,482 BUT MY MOBILITY IS CHANGING FOR THE WORSE 91 00:04:55,482 --> 00:04:59,172 BECAUSE I CAN DO LESS AND LESS STUFF. 92 00:04:59,172 --> 00:05:01,586 AND IT'S JUST DIFFICULT 93 00:05:01,586 --> 00:05:05,068 BECAUSE I LIVE ON THE FIRST FLOOR IN A BASEMENT 94 00:05:05,068 --> 00:05:07,068 THAT HAS TWO SETS OF STAIRS 95 00:05:07,068 --> 00:05:11,655 THAT ARE BECOMING IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO GET UP AND DOWN. 96 00:05:16,068 --> 00:05:18,379 [ GRUNTING ] 97 00:05:19,482 --> 00:05:22,551 USUALLY I HAVE TO TALK MYSELF INTO WALKING UP THE STAIRS. 98 00:05:22,551 --> 00:05:24,724 [ GRUNTS ] 99 00:05:24,724 --> 00:05:27,931 I CAN KIND OF LIKE LEAN AND KIND OF CRAWL UP THEM SOMETIMES. 100 00:05:27,931 --> 00:05:32,793 BUT IT'S VERY SCARY WHEN YOU CAN'T GET YOUR NEXT BREATH. 101 00:05:32,793 --> 00:05:36,896 ♪♪ 102 00:05:36,896 --> 00:05:40,379 [ BREATHING HEAVILY ] 103 00:05:40,379 --> 00:05:49,689 ♪♪ 104 00:05:49,689 --> 00:05:52,413 [ GRUNTS ] 105 00:05:52,413 --> 00:06:02,482 ♪♪ 106 00:06:02,482 --> 00:06:05,413 [ KEYS JANGLING ] 107 00:06:05,413 --> 00:06:07,482 [ BREATHING HEAVILY ] 108 00:06:07,482 --> 00:06:09,724 [ IGNITION DINGING ] 109 00:06:13,586 --> 00:06:14,689 Fred: Yeah? 110 00:06:14,689 --> 00:06:16,586 HEY. IT'S KELLY. 111 00:06:16,586 --> 00:06:18,620 THE CAR WON'T START. 112 00:06:22,655 --> 00:06:23,689 OKAY. You know? 113 00:06:23,689 --> 00:06:26,137 ALL RIGHT. BYE. 114 00:06:26,137 --> 00:06:29,206 [ LINE DISCONNECTS, CELLPHONE DINGS ] 115 00:06:32,103 --> 00:06:34,172 I WALKED UP THE STAIRS. 116 00:06:34,172 --> 00:06:35,689 I WALKED DOWN THE STAIRS. 117 00:06:35,689 --> 00:06:37,275 I STRUGGLED. 118 00:06:37,275 --> 00:06:40,482 AND NOW THE CAR'S NOT WORKING. 119 00:06:40,482 --> 00:06:43,448 I'M NOT UPSET THAT THE CAR WON'T START. 120 00:06:43,448 --> 00:06:47,000 I'M JUST UPSET THAT I CAN'T GET FOOD. 121 00:06:48,724 --> 00:06:54,620 WHEN I HAVEN'T EATEN A LOT, I GET STRESSED OUT, ANXIOUS 122 00:06:54,620 --> 00:06:57,413 'CAUSE I CAN'T SEEM TO CONTROL MY FOOD ADDICTION. 123 00:06:57,413 --> 00:07:00,965 I JUST NEED TO EAT SOMETHING, TRY TO CALM ME DOWN. 124 00:07:00,965 --> 00:07:03,448 I FEEL HELPLESS WHEN THAT HAPPENS, 125 00:07:03,448 --> 00:07:07,000 AND I DIDN'T THINK MY LIFE COULD END UP LIKE THIS. 126 00:07:09,689 --> 00:07:14,172 I'VE STRUGGLED WITH MY WEIGHT AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER. 127 00:07:14,172 --> 00:07:17,896 WHEN I GREW UP, I WAS RAISED BY MY GRANDPARENTS IN NEW JERSEY. 128 00:07:17,896 --> 00:07:21,862 MY MOM -- SHE TRAVELED, AND SHE WASN'T REALLY AROUND. 129 00:07:21,862 --> 00:07:25,413 AND MY DAD, YOU KNOW, HAD ANOTHER FAMILY. 130 00:07:26,793 --> 00:07:30,000 I WOULD SAY I HAD A GREAT CHILDHOOD AT THAT POINT. 131 00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:34,448 BUT WHEN I WAS 5, MY GRANDFATHER DIED IN FRONT OF ME. 132 00:07:34,448 --> 00:07:36,551 HE HAD A HEART ATTACK. 133 00:07:36,551 --> 00:07:38,068 SO, WHEN MY GRANDFATHER DIED, 134 00:07:38,068 --> 00:07:39,896 EVERYTHING JUST STARTED GOING WRONG. 135 00:07:39,896 --> 00:07:42,965 MY GRANDMOTHER MOVED INTO A SENIOR-CITIZENS BUILDING 136 00:07:42,965 --> 00:07:44,655 WHERE YOU COULDN'T HAVE A KID LIVING WITH YOU, 137 00:07:44,655 --> 00:07:49,000 SO I SAW HER LESS AND LESS, AND I FELT ABANDONED. 138 00:07:49,000 --> 00:07:53,758 AND MY ONLY OPTION WAS TO GO BACK AND LIVE WITH MY MOTHER. 139 00:07:53,758 --> 00:07:58,000 TO BE RAISED BY MY MOTHER -- IT WAS STRANGE. 140 00:07:58,000 --> 00:07:59,896 I WAS MAD AT HER 141 00:07:59,896 --> 00:08:03,620 BECAUSE I THOUGHT SHE SEPARATED ME FROM WHO I WANTED TO BE WITH. 142 00:08:03,620 --> 00:08:05,896 MY DAD PAID CHILD SUPPORT WEEKLY. 143 00:08:05,896 --> 00:08:08,241 HE WOULD COME BRINGING THE CHILD SUPPORT. 144 00:08:08,241 --> 00:08:11,482 BUT ME AND MY DAD DIDN'T REALLY HAVE A RELATIONSHIP. 145 00:08:11,482 --> 00:08:15,103 AND LIVING AT HOME WITH MY MOM, 146 00:08:15,103 --> 00:08:19,896 IT WAS LONELY BECAUSE SHE WAS VERY DEPRESSED. 147 00:08:19,896 --> 00:08:22,862 AND MY MOM DID NOT LIKE COOKING, 148 00:08:22,862 --> 00:08:25,379 SO WE WOULD END UP EATING FAST FOOD, 149 00:08:25,379 --> 00:08:28,551 LIKE CHICKEN AND BURGER PLACES AND PIZZA. 150 00:08:28,551 --> 00:08:31,413 FOOD WAS, LIKE, THE THING TO GO TO. 151 00:08:31,413 --> 00:08:33,103 I LOVED IT. 152 00:08:33,103 --> 00:08:37,068 AND THAT WAS THE ONLY THING THAT ME AND MY MOM DID TOGETHER. 153 00:08:37,068 --> 00:08:39,965 AND SO I TURNED TO FOOD TO MAKE ME FEEL BETTER. 154 00:08:39,965 --> 00:08:42,793 IT BECAME, LIKE, EVERYTHING. 155 00:08:42,793 --> 00:08:44,275 [ BREATHING HEAVILY ] 156 00:08:44,275 --> 00:08:47,793 BUT WHEN I WAS ABOUT 7, THINGS GOT WORSE. 157 00:08:47,793 --> 00:08:55,931 WHEN I WAS 7, I WAS ABUSED BY AN OLDER NEIGHBORHOOD MAN. 158 00:08:55,931 --> 00:08:59,206 HE JUST WOULD ASK ME TO DO THINGS FOR HIM, LIKE, YOU KNOW, 159 00:08:59,206 --> 00:09:02,379 GO TO THE STORE OR GIVE HIM HUGS AND STUFF LIKE THAT. 160 00:09:02,379 --> 00:09:05,172 AND I DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT, 161 00:09:05,172 --> 00:09:08,482 UNTIL ONE DAY HE STARTED PUTTING HIS HANDS ON ME 162 00:09:08,482 --> 00:09:10,137 AND JUST PHYSICAL TOUCHING, 163 00:09:10,137 --> 00:09:12,827 PUTTING HIS HANDS ON MY AREAS 164 00:09:12,827 --> 00:09:16,793 AND TO JUST EVENTUALLY JUST BEING HELD DOWN AND -- 165 00:09:16,793 --> 00:09:19,241 AND BEING RAPED. 166 00:09:19,241 --> 00:09:23,310 I WAS 9 WHEN I WAS FORCED TO HAVE SEX WITH HIM. 167 00:09:23,310 --> 00:09:24,896 AND IT WENT ON FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS, 168 00:09:24,896 --> 00:09:27,689 AND IT JUST -- IT GOT WORSE. 169 00:09:27,689 --> 00:09:29,068 THIS MAN WOULD THREATEN ME. 170 00:09:29,068 --> 00:09:31,275 WELL, HE SAID HE WOULD KILL MY MOM AND MY GRANDMOTHER. 171 00:09:31,275 --> 00:09:35,068 I WAS FEELING SCARED, TRAPPED... 172 00:09:35,068 --> 00:09:36,896 DURING THAT TIMEFRAME. 173 00:09:36,896 --> 00:09:41,689 I JUST WANTED TO ESCAPE, AND FOOD WAS MY ONLY COMFORT. 174 00:09:41,689 --> 00:09:43,310 [ GRUNTS ] 175 00:09:43,310 --> 00:09:47,103 I GAINED 100 POUNDS, LIKE, IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS. 176 00:09:47,103 --> 00:09:49,793 BY THE TIME I WAS 12, I WEIGHED 200 POUNDS. 177 00:09:49,793 --> 00:09:51,482 BUT WHEN MY GRANDMOTHER DIED, 178 00:09:51,482 --> 00:09:56,000 I JUST DECIDED TO TELL MY MOTHER EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED TO ME. 179 00:09:56,000 --> 00:09:59,620 AND SHE TOLD ME, LIKE, "JUST FORGET ABOUT IT." 180 00:09:59,620 --> 00:10:02,103 I WANTED MY MOM'S REACTION TO BE LIKE 181 00:10:02,103 --> 00:10:03,896 SHE WAS GONNA DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. 182 00:10:03,896 --> 00:10:06,517 AND SHE DID NOTHING. 183 00:10:06,517 --> 00:10:08,965 I DIDN'T REALLY HAVE ANYBODY. 184 00:10:08,965 --> 00:10:12,517 SO I FELT ABANDONED AGAIN AND LONELY, 185 00:10:12,517 --> 00:10:15,241 AND, YOU KNOW, FOOD HELPS. 186 00:10:15,241 --> 00:10:18,068 IT HELPED DEAL WITH THE SITUATION. 187 00:10:18,068 --> 00:10:21,724 SO, AFTER THAT, I WANTED TO GET AWAY FROM HIM, 188 00:10:21,724 --> 00:10:26,172 BUT I COULDN'T BECAUSE HE LIVED IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. 189 00:10:26,172 --> 00:10:29,862 SO, I ACTUALLY WANTED HIM DEAD. 190 00:10:29,862 --> 00:10:32,758 AND I THOUGHT ABOUT IT EVERY TIME I HEARD HIS VOICE. 191 00:10:32,758 --> 00:10:36,862 I JUST WOULD PRAY, AND, UM, I WOULD PRAY TO GOD FOR HIM TO GO. 192 00:10:36,862 --> 00:10:39,448 EVENTUALLY, ONE DAY WE WAS AT THE BUS STOP 193 00:10:39,448 --> 00:10:43,275 AND HE DROVE PAST AND HE SMILED AT ME LIKE -- 194 00:10:43,275 --> 00:10:46,413 AND I JUST, LIKE, REMEMBER JUST, LIKE, LOOKING UP. 195 00:10:46,413 --> 00:10:50,103 AND THE BUS JUST HIT HIS CAR. 196 00:10:50,103 --> 00:10:53,620 I FELT HAPPY AT THAT MOMENT. 197 00:10:53,620 --> 00:10:56,137 BUT THEN I WAS SCARED. 198 00:10:56,137 --> 00:10:59,275 I FELT LIKE THAT MEANT I WAS GOING TO HELL, 199 00:10:59,275 --> 00:11:01,758 THAT I JUST TOOK SOMEBODY'S LIFE. 200 00:11:01,758 --> 00:11:07,068 SO MY EATING HABITS GOT WORSE, AND I STARTED STEALING. 201 00:11:07,068 --> 00:11:12,482 I STOLE FOOD BECAUSE I LITERALLY COULD NOT STOP EATING. 202 00:11:12,482 --> 00:11:16,827 SO, IN 10th GRADE, I HIT 300 POUNDS. 203 00:11:16,827 --> 00:11:23,931 AND I KEPT EATING AND TRYING TO USE FOOD AS A COPING MECHANISM. 204 00:11:23,931 --> 00:11:28,517 SO, IN 12th GRADE, I WAS ALMOST 400 POUNDS. 205 00:11:28,517 --> 00:11:30,206 Fred: WHEN KELLY WAS YOUNG, 206 00:11:30,206 --> 00:11:31,827 I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT BROUGHT THE WEIGHT ON. 207 00:11:31,827 --> 00:11:33,137 I DON'T KNOW. 208 00:11:38,448 --> 00:11:41,172 BUT I WOULD TRY TO MAKE HER EAT RIGHT WHEN SHE WAS WITH ME. 209 00:11:41,172 --> 00:11:42,620 WHEN SHE WENT HOME BACK WITH HER MOM, 210 00:11:42,620 --> 00:11:45,655 I DON'T KNOW WHAT SHE'D EAT WHEN SHE'D GO BACK HOME. 211 00:11:51,586 --> 00:11:53,931 Kelly: SO, ALL THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL, 212 00:11:53,931 --> 00:11:55,724 I GOT BIGGER AND BIGGER. 213 00:11:55,724 --> 00:11:57,862 AND WHEN I GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL, 214 00:11:57,862 --> 00:11:59,275 I WAS GETTING READY TO GO TO COLLEGE, 215 00:11:59,275 --> 00:12:04,310 AND I JUST ASSUMED THAT COLLEGE WOULD CHANGE EVERYTHING. 216 00:12:04,310 --> 00:12:07,379 TWO MONTHS LATER, I FOUND OUT I WAS PREGNANT. 217 00:12:07,379 --> 00:12:09,172 AND THEN I DROPPED OUT. 218 00:12:09,172 --> 00:12:11,310 YEAH, THE BABY'S FATHER GOT, LIKE, ABUSIVE. 219 00:12:11,310 --> 00:12:12,689 I WAS PREGNANT AND HE KNEW I WAS PREGNANT 220 00:12:12,689 --> 00:12:15,896 AND HE HIT ME ANYWAY, SO I COULDN'T STAY WITH THAT. 221 00:12:15,896 --> 00:12:17,689 IT WAS OVER. 222 00:12:17,689 --> 00:12:20,103 BUT I WAS READY TO HAVE THIS BABY ON MY OWN 223 00:12:20,103 --> 00:12:21,827 BECAUSE I THOUGHT THIS BABY WAS GOING TO BRING ME 224 00:12:21,827 --> 00:12:23,724 EVERYTHING I MISSED OUT ON. 225 00:12:23,724 --> 00:12:26,862 I FELT LIKE I WAS GONNA FINALLY GET UNCONDITIONAL LOVE. 226 00:12:26,862 --> 00:12:29,689 BUT I WAS SEVEN MONTHS PREGNANT WHEN THE DOCTORS TOLD ME THAT, 227 00:12:29,689 --> 00:12:32,620 UH, I HAD A FETAL DEMISE. 228 00:12:32,620 --> 00:12:35,413 I LOST THE BABY WHEN I WAS 19. 229 00:12:35,413 --> 00:12:39,172 AND WHAT I DID TO COPE WAS EATING FOOD. 230 00:12:39,172 --> 00:12:41,931 SO, I HIT 500 POUNDS AFTER LOSING THE BABY. 231 00:12:41,931 --> 00:12:43,586 I DIDN'T CARE ABOUT MY WEIGHT. 232 00:12:43,586 --> 00:12:45,448 I JUST ATE. 233 00:12:45,448 --> 00:12:48,000 THE NEXT FEW YEARS, LIKE, EVERY MEDICAL PROBLEM I COULD THINK OF 234 00:12:48,000 --> 00:12:49,758 JUST STARTED JUST KICKING IN. 235 00:12:49,758 --> 00:12:52,206 THE LYMPHEDEMA CAME UP. 236 00:12:52,206 --> 00:12:56,862 AND AFTER THAT, I TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO ON DISABILITY. 237 00:12:56,862 --> 00:13:00,517 BUT THEN MY FATHER'S ADOPTED DAUGHTER, JASMINE, 238 00:13:00,517 --> 00:13:04,310 CONVINCED ME TO GO STAY WITH MY DAD FOR A WHILE. 239 00:13:04,310 --> 00:13:07,172 SO I MOVED TO NORTH CAROLINA. 240 00:13:07,172 --> 00:13:09,310 I MOVED OUT HERE THINKING I WAS GONNA GET A CHANGE, 241 00:13:09,310 --> 00:13:11,344 AND THAT WASN'T THE CASE. 242 00:13:11,344 --> 00:13:14,482 I THOUGHT THAT IT WOULD BE PERFECT IF I MOVED DOWN HERE. 243 00:13:21,689 --> 00:13:24,689 I ENDED UP HAVING TO MOVE TO MY OWN APARTMENT. 244 00:13:26,275 --> 00:13:29,862 SINCE THEN, MY LIFE HAS BEEN UNBEARABLE. 245 00:13:29,862 --> 00:13:32,275 AND IT JUST SEEMS LIKE IT'S GETTING WORSE, 246 00:13:32,275 --> 00:13:34,448 ESPECIALLY WITH MY WEIGHT PROBLEM. 247 00:13:34,448 --> 00:13:37,000 THERE WAS THIS ONE DAY I ACTUALLY WAS HOME 248 00:13:37,000 --> 00:13:38,620 AND I WAS REALLY STRUGGLING TO BREATHE 249 00:13:38,620 --> 00:13:41,551 AND I HAD TO GO TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. 250 00:13:41,551 --> 00:13:42,896 AND I JUST LITERALLY THOUGHT 251 00:13:42,896 --> 00:13:44,758 THAT THEY WERE GONNA TELL ME IT WAS OVER. 252 00:13:44,758 --> 00:13:46,862 I WAS -- I WAS SCARED. 253 00:13:46,862 --> 00:13:50,000 I JUST REMEMBER I KEPT THINKING, LIKE, "I'M GONNA DIE BY MYSELF." 254 00:13:50,000 --> 00:13:52,344 I WAS ABLE TO SURVIVE. 255 00:13:52,344 --> 00:13:54,482 I LEARNED THAT I HAVE A REALLY BAD HEART. 256 00:13:54,482 --> 00:13:58,103 AND AS I GET OLDER AND GAIN MORE WEIGHT, 257 00:13:58,103 --> 00:14:02,758 IT'S GETTING HARDER AND HARDER TO DO ANYTHING TO FIX IT. 258 00:14:02,758 --> 00:14:05,896 SO, MY MOM DIED WHEN I WAS 35, 259 00:14:05,896 --> 00:14:07,793 AND WHEN I WENT TO THE FUNERAL, 260 00:14:07,793 --> 00:14:12,689 IT WAS THE LAST TIME I WENT ANYWHERE. 261 00:14:12,689 --> 00:14:14,000 I FEEL LIKE I'M STUCK IN THIS HOUSE 262 00:14:14,000 --> 00:14:15,206 AND I'M WAITING TO DIE 263 00:14:15,206 --> 00:14:17,896 AND I FEEL LIKE I HAVEN'T LIVED IN YEARS. 264 00:14:17,896 --> 00:14:20,620 I FEEL TRAPPED. 265 00:14:20,620 --> 00:14:22,586 I WANT TO LIVE. 266 00:14:22,586 --> 00:14:25,655 I WANT TO GRADUATE FROM COLLEGE. 267 00:14:25,655 --> 00:14:31,379 BUT I DON'T THINK IT'S GONNA BE MUCH LONGER I CAN DO THIS 268 00:14:31,379 --> 00:14:34,103 UNTIL MY HEART PROBABLY WILL FAIL. 269 00:14:34,103 --> 00:14:36,862 I SPEND MOST OF MY TIME IN THE BEDROOM. 270 00:14:36,862 --> 00:14:39,448 IT'S VERY LONELY. 271 00:14:39,448 --> 00:14:43,310 MY DAD WILL COME OVER AND BRING ME MY MAIL ONCE A MONTH. 272 00:14:43,310 --> 00:14:44,655 WE LIVE IN THE SAME TOWN, 273 00:14:44,655 --> 00:14:46,689 PROBABLY LIKE FIVE MINUTES AWAY FROM EACH OTHER. 274 00:14:46,689 --> 00:14:49,275 AND HE'LL TAKE OUT THE TRASH, 275 00:14:49,275 --> 00:14:52,137 OR HE'LL DO SOMETHING AROUND THE HOUSE. 276 00:14:52,137 --> 00:14:57,793 ♪♪ 277 00:14:57,793 --> 00:14:59,103 KELLY! 278 00:14:59,103 --> 00:15:00,482 Kelly: YEAH?HOW YOU DOING, HON? 279 00:15:00,482 --> 00:15:02,103 I'M IN THE BEDROOM. 280 00:15:02,103 --> 00:15:03,206 HOW YOU FEELING? 281 00:15:03,206 --> 00:15:04,344 I'M ALL RIGHT. 282 00:15:04,344 --> 00:15:05,517 OKAY. HERE'S YOUR PIZZA HERE. 283 00:15:05,517 --> 00:15:07,655 THANK YOU. I GOT IT. 284 00:15:07,655 --> 00:15:09,517 OKAY. I'M GONNA GET THE GARBAGE AND TRASH OUT FOR YOU. 285 00:15:09,517 --> 00:15:12,689 ALL RIGHT. OKAY. 286 00:15:12,689 --> 00:15:16,724 ME AND MY DAD'S RELATIONSHIP IS NOT WHERE I WOULD LIKE IT TO BE. 287 00:15:19,241 --> 00:15:21,000 BUT I KIND OF THINK THAT'S CHANGING 288 00:15:21,000 --> 00:15:24,551 BECAUSE HE SAID HE WOULD COME WITH ME TO TEXAS... 289 00:15:24,551 --> 00:15:30,965 TO SEE IF I CAN GET HELP FROM A DOCTOR WHO HELPS PEOPLE MY SIZE. 290 00:15:33,344 --> 00:15:35,344 Fred: KELLY SHOULD NOT BE LIVING LIKE THIS. 291 00:15:35,344 --> 00:15:36,862 I WANT TO GET HER ALL THE HELP SHE CAN GET. 292 00:15:36,862 --> 00:15:38,413 NOW, THAT'S MY DAUGHTER. I LOVE HER. 293 00:15:38,413 --> 00:15:39,724 I WANT HER TO FEEL BETTER. 294 00:15:44,586 --> 00:15:46,724 I WOULD BE HAPPY IF SHE'D LOSE THE WEIGHT, 295 00:15:46,724 --> 00:15:49,000 AND I'D SEE HER MORE HAPPY. 296 00:15:52,344 --> 00:15:54,586 OKAY, KELLY. I'M GONNA GET READY TO GO THEN. 297 00:15:54,586 --> 00:15:56,482 ALL RIGHT. THANKS. 298 00:15:56,482 --> 00:15:58,068 OKAY, THEN. 299 00:15:58,068 --> 00:15:59,448 LET ME KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON THERE. 300 00:15:59,448 --> 00:16:01,000 ALL RIGHT. BYE-BYE, HONEY. 301 00:16:01,000 --> 00:16:02,206 BYE. TAKE CARE NOW. 302 00:16:05,206 --> 00:16:07,793 Kelly: A PART OF ME WANTS TO GIVE UP. 303 00:16:07,793 --> 00:16:10,172 SOME DAYS IT JUST FEELS LIKE, 304 00:16:10,172 --> 00:16:14,862 UM, IT WOULD JUST BE EASIER IF I WASN'T HERE. 305 00:16:14,862 --> 00:16:16,965 [ SNIFFLES ] 306 00:16:16,965 --> 00:16:18,689 PEOPLE COULD JUST MOVE ON, 307 00:16:18,689 --> 00:16:23,413 AND, UH, THAT WOULD PROBABLY BE THE BEST THING. 308 00:16:23,413 --> 00:16:26,586 BUT AT THE SAME TIME, 309 00:16:26,586 --> 00:16:28,379 I AM SCARED ABOUT MY HEART FAILING 310 00:16:28,379 --> 00:16:30,689 'CAUSE I DON'T WANT TO DIE. 311 00:16:30,689 --> 00:16:32,482 AND I NEED HELP. 312 00:16:32,482 --> 00:16:34,586 I HAVE TO LOSE THIS WEIGHT. 313 00:16:34,586 --> 00:16:39,172 I HOPE THAT ALL THE PAIN I WENT THROUGH WASN'T FOR NOTHING 314 00:16:39,172 --> 00:16:42,862 AND THAT [SNIFFLES] SOMEBODY THINKS I'M WORTH HELPING. 315 00:16:42,862 --> 00:16:45,241 IF I DON'T LOSE THE WEIGHT, 316 00:16:45,241 --> 00:16:48,965 I DON'T SEE MYSELF LIVING ANY LONGER. 317 00:16:48,965 --> 00:16:51,655 IT FEELS LIKE IT'S MY LAST CHANCE. 318 00:16:57,724 --> 00:17:06,689 ♪♪ 319 00:17:06,689 --> 00:17:15,724 ♪♪ 320 00:17:15,724 --> 00:17:19,517 Kelly: TODAY I'M FLYING TO HOUSTON, TEXAS, TO SEE DR. NOW. 321 00:17:19,517 --> 00:17:23,344 AND I REACHED OUT TO MY FRIEND LEE ANN, 322 00:17:23,344 --> 00:17:25,275 AND SHE IS GOING WITH ME ON THE TRIP. 323 00:17:25,275 --> 00:17:30,620 ♪♪ 324 00:17:30,620 --> 00:17:33,379 I'M JUST HAPPY LEE ANN'S GONNA COME DOWN HERE 325 00:17:33,379 --> 00:17:37,344 AND TAKE OFF FROM WORK TO DO THIS BECAUSE SHE CARES ABOUT ME. 326 00:17:39,517 --> 00:17:43,068 KELLY DECIDING TO SEE DR. NOW IS A VERY BIG STEP, 327 00:17:43,068 --> 00:17:44,172 AND I'M VERY PROUD OF HER. 328 00:17:47,103 --> 00:17:51,103 Kelly: I HAVE ANXIETY ABOUT THIS TRIP, 329 00:17:51,103 --> 00:17:52,517 BUT I MUST GO 330 00:17:52,517 --> 00:17:55,275 BECAUSE I NEED WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY TO SAVE MY LIFE. 331 00:17:55,275 --> 00:17:58,827 I'M EXCITED BUT SCARED TO SEE DR. NOW 332 00:17:58,827 --> 00:18:03,172 BECAUSE THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME TO GET HIS HELP. 333 00:18:03,172 --> 00:18:04,793 I WOULD BE CRUSHED AND DEVASTATED 334 00:18:04,793 --> 00:18:08,206 IF HE SAID HE CAN'T HELP ME, SO THAT MAKES ME NERVOUS. 335 00:18:08,206 --> 00:18:10,620 [ BREATHING HEAVILY ] 336 00:18:14,310 --> 00:18:17,379 BUT IF I DON'T DO THIS, I'M GONNA DIE. 337 00:18:18,965 --> 00:18:21,000 [ GROANS ] 338 00:18:21,000 --> 00:18:24,724 [ BREATHING HEAVILY ] 339 00:18:24,724 --> 00:18:31,448 ♪♪ 340 00:18:31,448 --> 00:18:38,206 ♪♪ 341 00:18:38,206 --> 00:18:39,448 [ GROANS ] 342 00:18:39,448 --> 00:18:40,793 WANT ME TO PICK UP LEG UP? 343 00:18:40,793 --> 00:18:42,517 YEAH. COME ON. 344 00:18:42,517 --> 00:18:44,586 [ GRUNTING, BREATHING HEAVILY ] 345 00:18:44,586 --> 00:18:51,068 ♪♪ 346 00:18:51,068 --> 00:18:52,344 I GOT IT. 347 00:18:52,344 --> 00:18:53,448 WHOA. 348 00:18:53,448 --> 00:18:55,655 I GOT YOU. 349 00:18:55,655 --> 00:19:03,620 ♪♪ 350 00:19:03,620 --> 00:19:11,551 ♪♪ 351 00:19:11,551 --> 00:19:13,896 I'M FEELING VERY ANXIOUS RIGHT NOW. 352 00:19:13,896 --> 00:19:17,172 I'M NERVOUS ABOUT THE WHOLE ENTIRE TRIP. 353 00:19:17,172 --> 00:19:20,413 AIRPORTS ARE HUGE AND I KNOW I CAN'T WALK THAT FAR 354 00:19:20,413 --> 00:19:22,655 AND AT ANY POINT THAT I PROBABLY HAVE TO WALK 355 00:19:22,655 --> 00:19:24,310 IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE DIFFICULT. 356 00:19:24,310 --> 00:19:26,448 AND MY LEGS ARE ALREADY HURTING, 357 00:19:26,448 --> 00:19:28,137 AND WE AIN'T EVEN BEEN ON THE PLANE YET. 358 00:19:28,137 --> 00:19:29,689 LIKE, MY LEG IS TIGHT. 359 00:19:29,689 --> 00:19:30,931 MY FOOT HURT. 360 00:19:30,931 --> 00:19:32,551 I'M UNCOMFORTABLE, 361 00:19:32,551 --> 00:19:35,896 AND IT'S JUST BASICALLY THE BEGINNING OF OUR TRIP. 362 00:19:35,896 --> 00:19:38,896 BUT I KEEP TRYING TO TELL MYSELF, 363 00:19:38,896 --> 00:19:42,310 "AT THE END OF THE DAY, THIS IS BEST THING FOR YOU, 364 00:19:42,310 --> 00:19:44,965 AND THIS WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE." 365 00:19:44,965 --> 00:19:47,517 SO, I'M FOCUSING ON THE END RESULT 366 00:19:47,517 --> 00:19:50,000 AND NOT EVERYTHING THAT GETS ME TO THAT. 367 00:19:58,241 --> 00:20:00,517 Man: GOOD? 368 00:20:00,517 --> 00:20:03,896 ♪♪ 369 00:20:08,275 --> 00:20:10,034 [ GRUNTS ] 370 00:20:23,689 --> 00:20:25,310 WATCH OUT. 371 00:20:25,310 --> 00:20:29,758 IT'S TAKING A LOT OUT OF ME JUST TO GET OUT OF THE VAN. 372 00:20:32,137 --> 00:20:35,241 I'M IN SO MUCH PAIN RIGHT NOW. 373 00:20:35,241 --> 00:20:38,000 AND KEEP THINKING POSITIVE. 374 00:20:38,000 --> 00:20:39,482 I'M, LIKE, THE TYPE OF PERSON, 375 00:20:39,482 --> 00:20:43,000 LIKE, IF YOU SPEAK IT INTO EXISTENCE, THEN IT HAPPENS. 376 00:20:43,000 --> 00:20:45,482 SO I'M GONNA GET ON THE PLANE. 377 00:20:45,482 --> 00:20:47,827 I'M TELLING MYSELF, "I'VE GOT TO GET ON THE PLANE. 378 00:20:47,827 --> 00:20:49,724 I'VE GOT TO GET DOWN THERE TO SEE DR. NOW, 379 00:20:49,724 --> 00:20:51,586 AND, LIKE, THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN." 380 00:20:53,103 --> 00:20:55,344 GET THE RIGHT ONE. 381 00:20:55,344 --> 00:20:57,551 OHH. 382 00:20:57,551 --> 00:20:59,103 THAT'S BETTER. 383 00:21:00,965 --> 00:21:02,344 NOW THAT I'M HERE, 384 00:21:02,344 --> 00:21:04,620 I'M JUST FEELING REALLY OVERWHELMED, 385 00:21:04,620 --> 00:21:06,862 AND THIS IS REALLY EMBARRASSING 386 00:21:06,862 --> 00:21:09,482 BECAUSE I'M IN TWO WHEELCHAIRS. 387 00:21:09,482 --> 00:21:12,724 MY LEGS WOULDN'T FIT ON THE ONE WHEELCHAIR I WAS ON. 388 00:21:12,724 --> 00:21:18,482 ♪♪ 389 00:21:18,482 --> 00:21:21,724 SO, I FEEL LIKE EVERYBODY'S STARING AT ME, 390 00:21:21,724 --> 00:21:24,448 BUT I'M JUST REALLY IN PAIN. 391 00:21:24,448 --> 00:21:29,448 GETTING OUT OF THE VAN, MY FOOT WAS LITERALLY STUCK, 392 00:21:29,448 --> 00:21:31,758 SO THAT'S HURTING THE MOST 393 00:21:31,758 --> 00:21:34,793 AND FEELS LIKE IT'S ABOUT TO BREAK. 394 00:21:34,793 --> 00:21:36,931 SO, I JUST WANT TO GET ON THE PLANE, 395 00:21:36,931 --> 00:21:40,931 AND I JUST HOPE THAT I CAN FIT IN THE SEATS. 396 00:21:40,931 --> 00:21:47,689 ♪♪ 397 00:21:47,689 --> 00:21:54,517 ♪♪ 398 00:21:54,517 --> 00:21:56,413 I'M GLAD I FIT. 399 00:21:56,413 --> 00:21:58,965 I'M JUST READY TO GET THERE. 400 00:21:58,965 --> 00:22:04,620 ♪♪ 401 00:22:04,620 --> 00:22:10,206 ♪♪ 402 00:22:10,206 --> 00:22:11,482 Pilot: ON BEHALF OF THIS FLIGHT CREW, 403 00:22:11,482 --> 00:22:14,137 I'D LIKE TO BE THE FIRST TO WELCOME YOU TO HOUSTON. 404 00:22:14,137 --> 00:22:17,034 Kelly: I FINALLY MADE IT TO HOUSTON. 405 00:22:17,034 --> 00:22:20,517 THE FLIGHT WAS HORRIBLE. 406 00:22:20,517 --> 00:22:23,827 I GOT NAUSEOUS, AND I WAS ALSO IN PAIN. 407 00:22:23,827 --> 00:22:26,068 MY LEG AND MY FOOT WAS HURTING. 408 00:22:27,620 --> 00:22:28,827 [ GROANS ] 409 00:22:28,827 --> 00:22:31,206 Man: YOU HAVE A BLESSED DAY. 410 00:22:31,206 --> 00:22:33,068 I AM GLAD TO BE HERE, 411 00:22:33,068 --> 00:22:35,344 AND I AM PROUD THAT I HAVE MADE IT THIS FAR. 412 00:22:35,344 --> 00:22:38,896 BUT I WILL BE BETTER ONCE I'M ABLE TO GET SOME REST. 413 00:22:38,896 --> 00:22:42,379 AND SO I JUST WANT TO GO TO A HOTEL... 414 00:22:42,379 --> 00:22:45,862 SO THAT WE CAN BE AT THE END OF THIS JOURNEY. 415 00:22:45,862 --> 00:22:49,655 I'M GONNA BE EXCITED TO EAT SOMETHING, 416 00:22:49,655 --> 00:22:53,241 BUT I'M DEFINITELY NERVOUS ABOUT THE CAR SITUATION. 417 00:22:53,241 --> 00:22:56,310 ALTHOUGH THEY SAY THEY HAVE DISABILITY SERVICES, 418 00:22:56,310 --> 00:22:59,689 I JUST HOPE IT'S NOT SOMETHING I CAN'T FIT IN. 419 00:23:01,896 --> 00:23:04,965 AT THIS POINT, I FEEL LIKE I'M ABOUT TO PASS OUT. 420 00:23:04,965 --> 00:23:09,172 I'M TIRED, AND I JUST WANT TO ORDER FOOD AND EAT. 421 00:23:09,172 --> 00:23:11,379 AS LONG AS I SATISFY THE NEED, 422 00:23:11,379 --> 00:23:13,000 IT DOESN'T REALLY MATTER WHAT IT IS, 423 00:23:13,000 --> 00:23:16,275 AND JUST START A DIET TOMORROW. 424 00:23:16,275 --> 00:23:17,758 HOLD ON ONE SECOND. 425 00:23:17,758 --> 00:23:20,137 [ GRUNTING ] 426 00:23:20,137 --> 00:23:22,689 Lee Ann: EXCUSE ME. WHAT ARE YOU DOING? 427 00:23:22,689 --> 00:23:24,793 YOU AIN'T HELP NOBODY WITH NO BAGS. 428 00:23:24,793 --> 00:23:26,310 GET OUT OF HERE. STOP SPECTATING. 429 00:23:26,310 --> 00:23:28,000 GO ON ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS. 430 00:23:28,000 --> 00:23:29,448 THANK YOU. 431 00:23:29,448 --> 00:23:31,206 THANK YOU SO MUCH, GUYS. 432 00:23:35,379 --> 00:23:37,655 I DIDN'T THINK I WAS GONNA MAKE IT AT SOME POINTS IN THIS DAY. 433 00:23:37,655 --> 00:23:40,724 I'M NOT IN SHAPE TO DO ALL OF THIS. 434 00:23:40,724 --> 00:23:43,034 IT'S JUST, LIKE, A LOT ON MY BODY, 435 00:23:43,034 --> 00:23:48,172 AND I WAS NOT MENTALLY PREPARED TO DO ALL OF THIS TODAY. 436 00:23:51,793 --> 00:23:53,793 [ CAR DOOR CLOSES ] 437 00:23:53,793 --> 00:23:57,379 Lee Ann: I'M VERY PROUD OF KELLY FOR GETTING THIS FAR 438 00:23:57,379 --> 00:24:01,172 AND MAKING THE DECISION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS TRIP. 439 00:24:01,172 --> 00:24:03,344 THIS IS A VERY BIG STEP FOR KELLY 440 00:24:03,344 --> 00:24:05,448 BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO CHANGE HER LIFE. 441 00:24:05,448 --> 00:24:07,931 [ KELLY BREATHING HEAVILY ] 442 00:24:07,931 --> 00:24:15,275 ♪♪ 443 00:24:15,275 --> 00:24:18,206 Kelly: I WASN'T REALLY, TRULY EXPECTING ALL OF THAT. 444 00:24:18,206 --> 00:24:22,241 ♪♪ 445 00:24:22,241 --> 00:24:24,413 I JUST HOPE THAT ALL OF THIS WAS WORTH IT. 446 00:24:30,413 --> 00:24:35,482 ♪♪ 447 00:24:35,482 --> 00:24:39,793 [ BREATHING HEAVILY ] 448 00:24:39,793 --> 00:24:43,620 TODAY I AM GOING TO SEE DR. NOW FOR MY FIRST APPOINTMENT. 449 00:24:43,620 --> 00:24:48,344 I AM SCARED 'CAUSE I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN. 450 00:24:50,551 --> 00:24:52,793 BIGGEST THING IS HOW MUCH WALKING, 451 00:24:52,793 --> 00:24:55,137 STANDING UP WILL I HAVE TO DO? 452 00:24:55,137 --> 00:24:56,482 YOU GOOD? 453 00:24:56,482 --> 00:24:58,241 YEAH. 454 00:25:01,620 --> 00:25:05,275 I THOUGHT THAT IT WOULD FEEL BETTER AFTER GETTING SOME REST, 455 00:25:05,275 --> 00:25:08,620 BUT JUST DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH MORE I HAVE. 456 00:25:08,620 --> 00:25:10,206 YOU KNOW, I'M TRYING TO FIGHT FOR THIS, 457 00:25:10,206 --> 00:25:13,379 BUT IT'S JUST -- MY BODY'S HURTING. 458 00:25:13,379 --> 00:25:19,310 ♪♪ 459 00:25:19,310 --> 00:25:20,758 [ GRUNTING ] 460 00:25:23,586 --> 00:25:25,275 I AM NERVOUS ABOUT STEPPING ON THE SCALE 461 00:25:25,275 --> 00:25:27,482 BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH I WEIGH. 462 00:25:27,482 --> 00:25:31,241 THE LAST TIME I WEIGHED, I WAS 658. 463 00:25:31,241 --> 00:25:33,344 WHAT I WANT TO HEAR FROM DR. NOW TODAY 464 00:25:33,344 --> 00:25:35,517 IS THAT I CAN BE A PART OF HIS PROGRAM 465 00:25:35,517 --> 00:25:38,482 AND THAT HE WILL HELP ME LOSE THIS WEIGHT. 466 00:25:39,517 --> 00:25:41,034 KELLY MASON? 467 00:25:44,724 --> 00:25:47,206 I JUST REALLY NEED HIM TO TAKE ME ON AS A PATIENT 468 00:25:47,206 --> 00:25:51,758 'CAUSE I FEEL LIKE MY LIFE IS RIDING ON THIS APPOINTMENT. 469 00:25:51,758 --> 00:25:57,379 ♪♪ 470 00:25:57,379 --> 00:26:03,068 ♪♪ 471 00:26:03,068 --> 00:26:07,586 I KNEW I WAS UP, GAINING WEIGHT, BUT THAT OBVIOUSLY SCARES ME. 472 00:26:08,758 --> 00:26:12,862 AND IF DR. NOW DOESN'T ALLOW ME TO BE A PATIENT OF HIS, 473 00:26:12,862 --> 00:26:15,000 I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WILL DO. 474 00:26:17,931 --> 00:26:20,586 [ DOOR OPENS ] 475 00:26:20,586 --> 00:26:22,896 HELLO. HOW YOU ALL DOING? 476 00:26:22,896 --> 00:26:24,137 I'M GOOD. 477 00:26:24,137 --> 00:26:25,517 I'M DR. NOWZARADAN. 478 00:26:25,517 --> 00:26:26,724 NICE TO MEET YOU. 479 00:26:26,724 --> 00:26:28,551 AND YOU ARE?KELLY. 480 00:26:28,551 --> 00:26:30,206 KELLY. AND YOU? 481 00:26:30,206 --> 00:26:31,413 LEE ANN. 482 00:26:31,413 --> 00:26:33,379 AND YOU ARE HER... 483 00:26:33,379 --> 00:26:34,620 BEST FRIEND, LIKE A SISTER. 484 00:26:34,620 --> 00:26:36,793 BEST FRIEND. ALL RIGHT. GREAT. 485 00:26:36,793 --> 00:26:39,103 HOW WAS YOUR TRIP DOWN TO HOUSTON? 486 00:26:39,103 --> 00:26:41,344 VERY, VERY PAINFUL. 487 00:26:41,344 --> 00:26:44,137 I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS GOING TO BE THAT PAINFUL. 488 00:26:44,137 --> 00:26:45,620 BUT, LIKE, MY KNEE WAS HURTING. 489 00:26:45,620 --> 00:26:46,758 MY LEG HURT. 490 00:26:46,758 --> 00:26:48,206 DID YOU DRIVE OR -- 491 00:26:48,206 --> 00:26:50,000 WE FLEW DOWN, BUT I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT, 492 00:26:50,000 --> 00:26:51,931 LIKE, THE EXPERIENCE THROUGH THE AIRPORT 493 00:26:51,931 --> 00:26:54,275 WAS GOING TO BE, LIKE, HARD ON MY KNEES 494 00:26:54,275 --> 00:26:55,965 BECAUSE THERE WAS JUST NOT ENOUGH SPACE 495 00:26:55,965 --> 00:26:57,724 FOR, LIKE, MY LEGS ON THE PLANE. 496 00:26:57,724 --> 00:26:59,862 AND SO IT WAS JUST LIKE -- 497 00:26:59,862 --> 00:27:02,206 EVERYTHING IS JUST IN PAIN. 498 00:27:02,206 --> 00:27:04,758 WELL, ANY AMOUNT OF ACTIVITY LIKE THAT 499 00:27:04,758 --> 00:27:08,896 IS BOUND TO TAKE A TOLL ON YOU WHEN YOU'RE UP TO 726 POUNDS 500 00:27:08,896 --> 00:27:13,000 AND YOU HAVE A BMI OF 117. 501 00:27:14,724 --> 00:27:16,344 THAT'S ALMOST BREAKING THE RECORD 502 00:27:16,344 --> 00:27:18,482 FOR THE HIGHEST I HAVE SEEN YET. 503 00:27:18,482 --> 00:27:20,103 SO I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOW 504 00:27:20,103 --> 00:27:22,827 THAT YOU'RE LIKELY ALREADY IN VERY CRITICAL CONDITION 505 00:27:22,827 --> 00:27:25,206 WITH ALL THAT STRAIN ON YOUR BODY. 506 00:27:25,206 --> 00:27:28,689 AND THAT'S A SITUATION THAT WE HAVE TO TURN AROUND IMMEDIATELY. 507 00:27:28,689 --> 00:27:30,068 OKAY. 508 00:27:30,068 --> 00:27:31,448 I CAN SEE FROM YOUR CHART 509 00:27:31,448 --> 00:27:34,275 YOU HAVE DEVELOPED A NUMBER OF SERIOUS ISSUES ALREADY. 510 00:27:34,275 --> 00:27:35,896 YEAH. I HAVE. 511 00:27:45,137 --> 00:27:47,172 AND THE LIST GOES ON. 512 00:27:47,172 --> 00:27:50,344 AND IT ALSO SAYS YOU WERE IN THE HOSPITAL RECENTLY. 513 00:27:50,344 --> 00:27:51,758 YES. 514 00:27:51,758 --> 00:27:53,206 SO, WHAT HAPPENED THEN? 515 00:27:53,206 --> 00:27:55,758 I HAD CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE. 516 00:27:55,758 --> 00:27:57,206 MM-HMM. 517 00:27:57,206 --> 00:28:00,206 SO I WAS HAVING REALLY BAD SHORT OF BREATH AND SWELLING. 518 00:28:00,206 --> 00:28:02,379 SO, THAT CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE 519 00:28:02,379 --> 00:28:04,655 IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, 520 00:28:04,655 --> 00:28:07,758 AND YOU HAVE TO START TO LOSE WEIGHT IMMEDIATELY 521 00:28:07,758 --> 00:28:10,965 BECAUSE EVERY DAY IS A ROLLING OF THE DICE FOR YOU 522 00:28:10,965 --> 00:28:13,137 AS TO WHETHER YOU WILL SURVIVE RIGHT NOW. 523 00:28:13,137 --> 00:28:14,517 YEAH. 524 00:28:14,517 --> 00:28:16,241 SO, IN LIGHT OF YOUR SITUATION, 525 00:28:16,241 --> 00:28:19,965 YOUR OPTION WILL BE THAT, NUMBER ONE, 526 00:28:19,965 --> 00:28:24,206 YOU MOVE DOWN TO HOUSTON SO WE CAN GET YOU IN BETTER SHAPE. 527 00:28:24,206 --> 00:28:27,517 NUMBER TWO IS CHANGING YOUR EATING HABIT. 528 00:28:27,517 --> 00:28:28,862 YOU THINK YOU CAN DO THAT? 529 00:28:28,862 --> 00:28:31,103 I DO THINK I CAN DO THAT.GREAT. 530 00:28:31,103 --> 00:28:33,172 BUT I WANT TO CHECK EVERYTHING WITH YOU RIGHT NOW, 531 00:28:33,172 --> 00:28:36,172 SO AFTER WE'RE DONE HERE, I WANT YOU TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL 532 00:28:36,172 --> 00:28:37,275 SO WE CAN DO THAT. 533 00:28:37,275 --> 00:28:39,241 AND WE'RE GONNA GIVE YOU SOME READING MATERIAL 534 00:28:39,241 --> 00:28:42,275 ABOUT HOW YOU'RE GONNA CHANGE YOUR EATING HABIT. 535 00:28:42,275 --> 00:28:45,137 IT WILL BREAK DOWN A 1,200-CALORIE-A-DAY DIET 536 00:28:45,137 --> 00:28:47,241 THAT IS HIGH-PROTEIN.UH-HUH. 537 00:28:47,241 --> 00:28:49,310 YOU'RE GONNA EAT ONLY THREE TIMES A DAY, 538 00:28:49,310 --> 00:28:52,034 AROUND 400 CALORIE EACH MEAL... 539 00:28:52,034 --> 00:28:53,034 UH-HUH. 540 00:28:53,034 --> 00:28:54,379 ...AND NO SNACKING BETWEEN MEALS, 541 00:28:54,379 --> 00:28:57,172 AND YOU'RE GONNA ONLY EAT VEGETABLE 542 00:28:57,172 --> 00:28:59,965 AND YOU'RE GONNA EAT ONLY PROTEIN, 543 00:28:59,965 --> 00:29:01,724 WHICH IS MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCT. 544 00:29:01,724 --> 00:29:02,758 UH-HUH. 545 00:29:02,758 --> 00:29:05,758 THERE WILL NO CARB ON YOUR DIET, OKAY? 546 00:29:05,758 --> 00:29:08,137 OKAY.AND IF YOU DO THAT, 547 00:29:08,137 --> 00:29:10,586 I GUARANTEE YOU IN LESS THAN A MONTH, 548 00:29:10,586 --> 00:29:12,206 YOU'RE GONNA BE UNDER 600. 549 00:29:12,206 --> 00:29:13,862 OKAY? REALLY? 550 00:29:13,862 --> 00:29:14,862 YES. WOW. 551 00:29:14,862 --> 00:29:16,793 100 POUNDS IN A MONTH. 552 00:29:16,793 --> 00:29:19,241 THAT'S WHAT I WANT YOU TO STRIVE TO LOSE, 553 00:29:19,241 --> 00:29:21,275 BUT I'M NOT GONNA GIVE YOU A GO-AHEAD 554 00:29:21,275 --> 00:29:23,310 TO GET APPROVED FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY 555 00:29:23,310 --> 00:29:25,241 BECAUSE WE HAVE TO GET YOU TO A POINT 556 00:29:25,241 --> 00:29:28,275 THAT YOU'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO SURVIVE THE OPERATION FIRST. 557 00:29:28,275 --> 00:29:30,724 BUT WE'LL RUN TESTS ON YOU AS YOU LOSE WEIGHT, 558 00:29:30,724 --> 00:29:32,827 AND AS SOON AS YOUR BODY CAN HANDLE IT, 559 00:29:32,827 --> 00:29:34,344 WE'LL DO WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY. 560 00:29:34,344 --> 00:29:38,034 SO IT'S VERY IMPORTANT YOU START LOSING AS MUCH AS YOU CAN NOW 561 00:29:38,034 --> 00:29:40,724 AND GET TO THAT POINT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. 562 00:29:40,724 --> 00:29:43,068 UH-HUH.BUT THIS WON'T BE EASY 563 00:29:43,068 --> 00:29:45,241 BECAUSE THIS IS GONNA BE A DRASTIC CHANGE 564 00:29:45,241 --> 00:29:46,724 IN YOUR EATING HABIT 565 00:29:46,724 --> 00:29:50,379 AND DRASTIC CHANGING IN YOUR ACTIVITY, AS WELL. 566 00:29:50,379 --> 00:29:53,275 WE'RE GONNA START MOVING YOU AROUND EVERY DAY, 567 00:29:53,275 --> 00:29:55,689 DOING ONE HOUR OF EXERCISE IN THE MORNING, 568 00:29:55,689 --> 00:29:58,137 ONE HOUR OF EXERCISE IN THE AFTERNOON. 569 00:29:58,137 --> 00:30:00,655 SO, YOU'RE ABLE TO WALK, RIGHT? 570 00:30:00,655 --> 00:30:03,137 YEAH. NOT FAR, THOUGH. 571 00:30:03,137 --> 00:30:04,586 NOT FAR. NOT FAR. 572 00:30:04,586 --> 00:30:08,172 SO, YOU GET UP AND WALK AND YOU COME BACK AND REST, 573 00:30:08,172 --> 00:30:11,827 CATCHING YOUR BREATH, AND THEN YOU GET UP AND WALK AGAIN. 574 00:30:11,827 --> 00:30:14,137 AND YOU DO THAT ABOUT 20 TIMES A DAY. 575 00:30:14,137 --> 00:30:15,655 OKAY. 576 00:30:15,655 --> 00:30:18,689 ALL RIGHT, KELLY, I'M GONNA SEND YOU TO THE HOSPITAL NOW 577 00:30:18,689 --> 00:30:21,896 SO WE CAN RUN SOME TESTS AND SEE HOW YOUR CONDITION IS, 578 00:30:21,896 --> 00:30:23,448 TO MAKE SURE YOU DON'T HAVE ANY 579 00:30:23,448 --> 00:30:25,517 IMMEDIATE LIFE-THREATENING ISSUES. 580 00:30:25,517 --> 00:30:27,724 BUT IF WE FIND SOMETHING CONCERNING, 581 00:30:27,724 --> 00:30:30,344 I WILL ADMIT YOU SO WE CAN ADDRESS WHAT WE NEED. 582 00:30:30,344 --> 00:30:31,620 OKAY. 583 00:30:31,620 --> 00:30:33,103 ALL RIGHT, I'LL SEE YOU OVER THERE. 584 00:30:33,103 --> 00:30:34,896 THANKS, DR. NOW. BYE. 585 00:30:34,896 --> 00:30:36,758 BYE. 586 00:30:39,413 --> 00:30:41,620 Dr. Nowzaradan: I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT KELLY RIGHT NOW 587 00:30:41,620 --> 00:30:43,620 BECAUSE IN HER CURRENT CONDITION 588 00:30:43,620 --> 00:30:46,793 THERE IS NO WAY SHE'S GONNA BE ABLE TO SURVIVE MUCH LONGER. 589 00:30:46,793 --> 00:30:50,241 SO, THE PRIORITY RIGHT NOW IS TO GET HER TO THE HOSPITAL 590 00:30:50,241 --> 00:30:52,172 TO RUN THE TESTS WE NEED TO MAKE SURE 591 00:30:52,172 --> 00:30:55,517 THERE'S NOTHING IMMEDIATE THAT IS LIFE-THREATENING TO HER. 592 00:30:57,172 --> 00:30:58,862 Kelly: THAT WAS VERY SCARY FOR ME, 593 00:30:58,862 --> 00:31:01,413 AND I AM SO FULL OF DREAD RIGHT NOW 594 00:31:01,413 --> 00:31:03,862 BECAUSE I'M NOT A CANDIDATE FOR SURGERY 595 00:31:03,862 --> 00:31:05,379 BECAUSE I WOULD BE HIGH-RISK. 596 00:31:05,379 --> 00:31:07,827 BUT IF I FOLLOW WHAT HE'S SAYING, 597 00:31:07,827 --> 00:31:09,551 THEN I WILL BE A CANDIDATE. 598 00:31:13,689 --> 00:31:15,172 YOU ALL RIGHT? 599 00:31:15,172 --> 00:31:17,586 JUST SHORT OF BREATH. 600 00:31:25,931 --> 00:31:27,896 HI, KELLY. HOW DO YOU FEEL? 601 00:31:27,896 --> 00:31:30,068 I'M SHORT OF BREATH. 602 00:31:30,068 --> 00:31:33,206 I WAS AFRAID THAT THE TRIP YOU TOOK DOWN TO HOUSTON 603 00:31:33,206 --> 00:31:35,068 MAY BE A LITTLE BIT TOO MUCH FOR YOU. 604 00:31:35,068 --> 00:31:36,896 OH.LET'S SEE WHAT'S GOING ON. 605 00:31:36,896 --> 00:31:40,310 [ BREATHING DEEPLY ] 606 00:31:40,310 --> 00:31:42,655 WELL, YOU'RE WHEEZING PRETTY MUCH, 607 00:31:42,655 --> 00:31:44,275 AND YOUR HEART IS RACING, 608 00:31:44,275 --> 00:31:47,379 SO WE NEED TO GET YOU ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL, OKAY? 609 00:31:47,379 --> 00:31:49,310 OKAY.AND I'LL GET YOU A WALKER, 610 00:31:49,310 --> 00:31:50,862 AND THAT WILL HELP ALLEVIATE 611 00:31:50,862 --> 00:31:53,172 SOME OF THE STRAIN IN WALKING RIGHT NOW. 612 00:31:53,172 --> 00:31:54,655 ALL RIGHT. [ SIGHS ] 613 00:31:58,379 --> 00:32:00,275 Dr. Nowzaradan: AT THIS POINT, I'M CONCERNED 614 00:32:00,275 --> 00:32:02,965 KELLY IS STARTING TO PUSH HER BODY TOO FAR 615 00:32:02,965 --> 00:32:05,413 WITH ALL THE STRAIN FROM TRAVELING. 616 00:32:05,413 --> 00:32:09,275 SO WE NEED TO GET HER TO THE HOSPITAL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE 617 00:32:09,275 --> 00:32:12,206 AND ADMIT HER TO MAKE SURE SHE FULLY RECOVERS 618 00:32:12,206 --> 00:32:13,758 BEFORE SHE TRAVELS BACK. 619 00:32:13,758 --> 00:32:15,206 AND IN THE MEANTIME, 620 00:32:15,206 --> 00:32:18,655 WE CAN START HER ON A CONTROLLED DIET AND P.T. 621 00:32:18,655 --> 00:32:21,344 LET'S SEE IF WE CAN GET YOU TO A CAR 622 00:32:21,344 --> 00:32:24,172 AND THEN WE CAN GET YOU TO THE HOSPITAL, OKAY? 623 00:32:24,172 --> 00:32:25,172 OKAY. 624 00:32:25,172 --> 00:32:27,068 ALL RIGHT. [ GRUNTING ] 625 00:32:29,310 --> 00:32:32,931 I'M JUST OVERWHELMED, BUT I FEEL LIKE DR. NOW CARES. 626 00:32:32,931 --> 00:32:35,137 AND I'M GONNA FOLLOW HIS PLAN. 627 00:32:35,137 --> 00:32:39,000 I'M GOING TO EAT HEALTHIER, AND I'M GOING TO EXERCISE. 628 00:32:41,862 --> 00:32:44,724 IT'S A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME CHANCE TO GET MY LIFE BACK, 629 00:32:44,724 --> 00:32:46,275 AND I CAN'T GO BACK TO DOING 630 00:32:46,275 --> 00:32:48,896 SOMETHING HARMFUL TO MYSELF AGAIN. 631 00:32:48,896 --> 00:32:51,172 BUT THIS APPOINTMENT TOOK A LOT OUT OF ME, 632 00:32:51,172 --> 00:32:54,413 SO MY LEG IS KILLING ME RIGHT NOW AND I JUST WANT TO REST. 633 00:32:54,413 --> 00:32:56,586 [ GRUNTING, BREATHING HEAVILY ] 634 00:32:56,586 --> 00:33:03,344 ♪♪ 635 00:33:03,344 --> 00:33:05,241 UH-HUH. 636 00:33:05,241 --> 00:33:12,344 ♪♪ 637 00:33:12,344 --> 00:33:14,862 I NEED HELP PULLING MY LEG -- CAN YOU PUSH MY LEG UP? 638 00:33:14,862 --> 00:33:16,724 PUSH YOUR LEG UP?YEAH. 639 00:33:16,724 --> 00:33:18,000 WHERE DO YOU WANT ME? RIGHT HERE? 640 00:33:18,000 --> 00:33:19,724 YES, SIR. 641 00:33:19,724 --> 00:33:22,172 [ GRUNTING ] 642 00:33:24,482 --> 00:33:26,206 HUH? 643 00:33:26,206 --> 00:33:27,827 GO AHEAD. YOU'RE IN ALREADY. 644 00:33:27,827 --> 00:33:28,965 I CAN'T BECAUSE --YOU HAVE TO PUSH -- 645 00:33:28,965 --> 00:33:30,724 HERE, GRAB YOURSELF FROM THAT ONE SEAT. 646 00:33:30,724 --> 00:33:32,000 I CAN'T. IT'S -- I CAN'T. 647 00:33:32,000 --> 00:33:33,862 DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER DOOR TO THE SIDE? 648 00:33:33,862 --> 00:33:35,379 YEAH, IT'S THE SAME THING. 649 00:33:35,379 --> 00:33:37,275 CAN YOU OPEN IT? LET'S SEE IF WE CAN HELP HER. 650 00:33:37,275 --> 00:33:38,586 OKAY. 651 00:33:38,586 --> 00:33:39,689 [ GRUNTS ] 652 00:33:39,689 --> 00:33:40,896 [ CAR DOOR OPENS ] 653 00:33:40,896 --> 00:33:42,517 KELLY, YOU FEELING OKAY? 654 00:33:42,517 --> 00:33:45,103 I'M TIRED, AND I CAN'T PULL MYSELF IN HERE. 655 00:33:45,103 --> 00:33:47,862 JUST TAKE IT EASY. TAKE YOUR BREATH. 656 00:33:47,862 --> 00:33:50,620 LET'S SEE IF WE CAN GET YOU TO PULL -- OKAY. 657 00:33:50,620 --> 00:33:53,172 [ GRUNTS ] YEAH, I JUST -- I -- [ SIGHS ] 658 00:33:53,172 --> 00:33:54,310 COME ON. 659 00:33:54,310 --> 00:33:55,862 YOU CAN DO IT. 660 00:33:55,862 --> 00:33:57,517 I NEED HELP FROM THE BACK MAYBE, TOO. 661 00:33:57,517 --> 00:33:58,827 I DON'T KNOW. 662 00:33:58,827 --> 00:34:01,758 I'LL HOLD HER UP, AND IF YOU CAN HOLD HER LEG UP, 663 00:34:01,758 --> 00:34:04,793 I'LL PULL HER IN. 664 00:34:04,793 --> 00:34:05,862 ALL RIGHT, YOU READY? 665 00:34:05,862 --> 00:34:07,206 YEAH. PULL. 666 00:34:07,206 --> 00:34:09,000 PULL. [ GRUNTS ] 667 00:34:09,000 --> 00:34:10,137 COME ON. COME ON. 668 00:34:10,137 --> 00:34:11,206 COME ON. 669 00:34:11,206 --> 00:34:12,241 I'M ON THE FLOOR. 670 00:34:12,241 --> 00:34:14,655 [ BREATHING HEAVILY ] 671 00:34:14,655 --> 00:34:17,137 ALL RIGHT, KELLY, I KNOW YOU'RE TIRED, 672 00:34:17,137 --> 00:34:20,413 BUT YOU CAN'T LET YOURSELF GET STUCK IN BETWEEN THE SEATS. 673 00:34:20,413 --> 00:34:23,827 YOU'RE DROPPING BETWEEN TWO OF THEM. 674 00:34:25,827 --> 00:34:27,827 Dr. Nowzaradan: KELLY HAS PROBABLY EXPERIENCED 675 00:34:27,827 --> 00:34:31,586 A MUCH HIGHER LEVEL OF ACTIVITY TODAY THAN SHE'S USED TO. 676 00:34:31,586 --> 00:34:34,931 AND I KNOW SHE HAS TO BE TIRED AND HURTING AT THIS POINT, 677 00:34:34,931 --> 00:34:38,931 SO SHE DOESN'T WANT TO TRY LIKE SHE NEEDS TO GET UP IN THE SEAT. 678 00:34:38,931 --> 00:34:42,137 BUT IF SHE ENDS UP IN THE FLOOR, WEDGED BETWEEN THE SEATS, 679 00:34:42,137 --> 00:34:43,827 THE STRAIN OF THAT WILL LIKELY 680 00:34:43,827 --> 00:34:46,827 CAUSE HER TO GO INTO CARDIAC ARREST VERY QUICKLY, 681 00:34:46,827 --> 00:34:50,482 AND WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO GET HELP TO HER IN TIME. 682 00:34:53,827 --> 00:34:55,793 CAN YOU CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT? 683 00:34:55,793 --> 00:34:57,862 Kelly: MY KNEE IS HURTING. 684 00:34:57,862 --> 00:34:59,137 YOU OKAY? 685 00:34:59,137 --> 00:35:00,137 NO. 686 00:35:00,137 --> 00:35:02,793 JUST HOLD ON. JUST BREATHE, OKAY? 687 00:35:05,655 --> 00:35:07,655 OKAY. JUST -- JUST TAKE IT EASY. 688 00:35:07,655 --> 00:35:09,586 WE GOT SOME HELP COMING, OKAY? 689 00:35:09,586 --> 00:35:11,172 CAN YOU PUSH YOURSELF BACKWARDS? 690 00:35:11,172 --> 00:35:13,068 -NO. OW! OW! -HOLD ON. 691 00:35:13,068 --> 00:35:14,413 -OW! -STOP. STOP. 692 00:35:14,413 --> 00:35:15,793 Dr. Nowzaradan: OKAY. JUST TAKE IT EASY. 693 00:35:15,793 --> 00:35:16,793 IT'S ALL RIGHT. 694 00:35:16,793 --> 00:35:18,000 [ CRYING ] 695 00:35:18,000 --> 00:35:20,137 STOP. STOP.HELP IS COMING IN, OKAY? 696 00:35:20,137 --> 00:35:22,413 JUST RELAX. TAKE A DEEP BREATH 697 00:35:22,413 --> 00:35:24,379 AND BREATHE NORMALLY, OKAY? 698 00:35:24,379 --> 00:35:26,551 [ GROANING, CRYING ] 699 00:35:29,689 --> 00:35:32,448 HEY, THERE'S A POLICE OFFICER DRIVING OVER THERE. 700 00:35:32,448 --> 00:35:34,689 WAVE HIM OVER. 701 00:35:34,689 --> 00:35:37,896 I'M RIGHT HERE. THEY'RE ABOUT TO GET YOU UP. 702 00:35:37,896 --> 00:35:40,034 IT HURTS REALLY BAD. 703 00:35:40,034 --> 00:35:41,827 Dr. Nowzaradan: WE NEED SOME MANPOWER HELP. 704 00:35:41,827 --> 00:35:42,965 Officer: YOU NEED SOME MANPOWER HELP? 705 00:35:42,965 --> 00:35:43,965 YEAH. SHE'S STUCK IN THE -- 706 00:35:43,965 --> 00:35:45,000 OKAY. GOT HER HEAD DOWN IN THE -- 707 00:35:45,000 --> 00:35:46,068 YEAH, THEY'VE GOT HER HEAD DOWN. 708 00:35:46,068 --> 00:35:48,862 YEAH. SHE'S COLLAPSING, SO... 709 00:35:48,862 --> 00:35:50,448 OKAY. WELL, HANG ON A SECOND. 710 00:35:50,448 --> 00:35:51,448 YEAH. WE NEED SOME HELP. 711 00:35:51,448 --> 00:35:53,000 270. 712 00:35:53,000 --> 00:35:55,137 Kelly: AHH! AAH!Lee Ann: LISTEN. CALM DOWN. 713 00:35:55,137 --> 00:35:56,310 Dr. Nowzaradan: JUST TAKE IT EASY. 714 00:35:56,310 --> 00:35:57,931 I'M GONNA GET HELP, OKAY? 715 00:35:57,931 --> 00:35:59,517 I CAN'T BREATHE. 716 00:35:59,517 --> 00:36:01,689 [ WHIMPERING ] 717 00:36:01,689 --> 00:36:03,068 OHH, MY LEG. 718 00:36:09,379 --> 00:36:12,586 Kelly: OW! OW! OW! AHH! 719 00:36:12,586 --> 00:36:13,896 [ GROANING ] 720 00:36:13,896 --> 00:36:15,344 Dr. Nowzaradan: AFTER HER APPOINTMENT, 721 00:36:15,344 --> 00:36:17,137 KELLY WAS GETTING IN THE VAN, 722 00:36:17,137 --> 00:36:19,172 BUT SHE STRUGGLED TO GET IN HER SEAT. 723 00:36:19,172 --> 00:36:21,137 AND SHE'S DOWN, STUCK ON THE FLOOR 724 00:36:21,137 --> 00:36:24,413 AND UNABLE TO GET UP NOW WITH THE POSITION SHE'S IN. 725 00:36:24,413 --> 00:36:26,586 AND MY CONCERN IS THAT THE STRAIN OF THAT 726 00:36:26,586 --> 00:36:29,448 WILL LEAD TO HER SUFFERING CARDIAC ARREST HERE SOON 727 00:36:29,448 --> 00:36:31,000 IF WE DON'T GET HER UP. 728 00:36:31,000 --> 00:36:33,137 [ KELLY CRYING ] 729 00:36:33,137 --> 00:36:35,068 Dr. Nowzaradan: ALL RIGHT, JUST TAKE A DEEP BREATH 730 00:36:35,068 --> 00:36:36,655 AND BREATHE NORMALLY, OKAY? 731 00:36:36,655 --> 00:36:37,896 HELP IS COMING IN, OKAY? 732 00:36:39,620 --> 00:36:42,034 I KNOW. I KNOW. 733 00:36:42,034 --> 00:36:45,344 IT'S GONNA BE VERY DIFFICULT TO FIGURE OUT 734 00:36:45,344 --> 00:36:47,379 HOW WE LIFT 700 POUNDS, 735 00:36:47,379 --> 00:36:50,241 ESPECIALLY WHEN SHE'S WEDGED IN BETWEEN THE SEATS, 736 00:36:50,241 --> 00:36:53,310 PREVENTING ANYONE FROM BEING ABLE TO REACH HER. 737 00:36:53,310 --> 00:36:56,241 SO RIGHT NOW THE ONLY OPTION WE CAN EVEN TRY 738 00:36:56,241 --> 00:36:59,413 WILL BE TO GET A SHEET OR A TARP UNDER HER 739 00:36:59,413 --> 00:37:01,310 TO TRY AND PULL HER OUT. 740 00:37:01,310 --> 00:37:02,965 BUT WE HAVE TO GET HER UP SOON 741 00:37:02,965 --> 00:37:06,655 BEFORE HER BODY STARTS TO REACH A BREAKING POINT. 742 00:37:06,655 --> 00:37:10,586 WHERE THE PART IS STUCK MOSTLY? YOUR RIGHT KNEE? 743 00:37:10,586 --> 00:37:12,758 Kelly: MY RIGHT KNEE AND MY RIGHT FOOT IS STUCK. 744 00:37:12,758 --> 00:37:15,448 OKAY. RIGHT KNEE AND THE FOOT IS STUCK. 745 00:37:15,448 --> 00:37:18,241 OKAY. LET ME GO SEE OVER THERE WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THAT. 746 00:37:20,620 --> 00:37:22,827 [ GROANING ] 747 00:37:22,827 --> 00:37:26,068 KELLY, IF I LIFT YOUR LEFT LEG, ARE YOU GONNA BE OKAY? 748 00:37:26,068 --> 00:37:27,482 YEAH. 749 00:37:27,482 --> 00:37:30,793 OKAY, SO, WE'LL LIFT THE LEFT LEG. 750 00:37:30,793 --> 00:37:32,689 [ BREATHING HEAVILY ] 751 00:37:32,689 --> 00:37:34,931 Lee Ann: THEY'RE RIGHT HERE. 752 00:37:34,931 --> 00:37:39,758 HER RIGHT KNEE IS STUCK OVER HERE. 753 00:37:39,758 --> 00:37:42,275 CAN YOU BRING A COUPLE OF FLAT SHEET, 754 00:37:42,275 --> 00:37:44,344 LIKE WE HAVE... 755 00:37:44,344 --> 00:37:46,517 [ GROANING ] 756 00:37:48,517 --> 00:37:50,275 RELAX. 757 00:37:54,034 --> 00:37:57,137 KELLY, I NEED YOU TO STAY CALM, OKAY? 758 00:37:57,137 --> 00:37:58,862 [ GROANING ] 759 00:37:58,862 --> 00:38:02,068 IF YOU PANIC, IT'S ONLY GONNA MAKE THE SITUATION WORSE 760 00:38:02,068 --> 00:38:04,517 IF YOU START TO HYPERVENTILATE. 761 00:38:04,517 --> 00:38:08,758 THAT FOOT IS STUCK OVER THERE. BE CAREFUL. 762 00:38:10,896 --> 00:38:13,206 OKAY, THAT'S GREAT. SHE'S ALMOST THERE. 763 00:38:16,310 --> 00:38:17,344 SHE'S OKAY. 764 00:38:19,586 --> 00:38:21,413 OKAY, READY? LIFT IT UP. 765 00:38:23,034 --> 00:38:24,206 WATCH HER FOOT. 766 00:38:24,206 --> 00:38:25,689 [ GROANS ] 767 00:38:25,689 --> 00:38:28,034 Dr. Nowzaradan: ALL RIGHT, SHE'S UP. THAT'S GREAT. 768 00:38:28,034 --> 00:38:30,103 WE'RE GONNA SEND HER TO ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL 769 00:38:30,103 --> 00:38:31,379 TO ADMIT HER. 770 00:38:34,724 --> 00:38:36,965 -GET YOUR BREATH. -YOU FEELING OKAY NOW? 771 00:38:36,965 --> 00:38:38,724 [ BREATHING HEAVILY ] 772 00:38:38,724 --> 00:38:42,068 ALL RIGHT, YOU WANT TO GET YOUR FEET BACK IN FRONT? 773 00:38:46,413 --> 00:38:48,206 KELLY, YOU DOING OKAY? 774 00:38:48,206 --> 00:38:50,517 WE'LL GET YOU TO THE HOSPITAL, 775 00:38:50,517 --> 00:38:52,517 AND I'LL MEET YOU OVER THERE, OKAY? 776 00:38:52,517 --> 00:38:53,827 WE'RE GONNA TAKE CARE OF YOU. 777 00:38:53,827 --> 00:38:56,172 WE'RE GONNA HAVE ENOUGH HELP TO GET YOU OUT OF HERE, OKAY? 778 00:38:56,172 --> 00:38:57,758 OKAY. 779 00:38:57,758 --> 00:38:59,517 ALL RIGHT. 780 00:38:59,517 --> 00:39:00,655 ALL RIGHT. 781 00:39:06,551 --> 00:39:08,172 [ CAR DOOR CLOSES ] 782 00:39:08,172 --> 00:39:11,275 Dr. Nowzaradan: THANKFULLY, WE WERE ABLE TO GET KELLY 783 00:39:11,275 --> 00:39:14,551 UP OFF THE FLOOR BEFORE HER SITUATION GOT ANY WORSE. 784 00:39:14,551 --> 00:39:16,655 BUT THAT WAS A VERY CLOSE CALL, 785 00:39:16,655 --> 00:39:20,137 AND KELLY MAY NOT BE OUT OF THE WOODS YET... 786 00:39:20,137 --> 00:39:23,344 BECAUSE SHE MAY STILL BE FACING CARDIAC ARREST SOON 787 00:39:23,344 --> 00:39:25,034 AS A RESULT OF ALL THE STRAIN 788 00:39:25,034 --> 00:39:27,724 THAT SHE JUST PUT ON HER WHOLE SYSTEM. 789 00:39:27,724 --> 00:39:31,896 SO WE NEED TO GET HER ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL IMMEDIATELY. 790 00:39:34,379 --> 00:39:36,000 BUT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT 791 00:39:36,000 --> 00:39:38,620 GETTING HER OUT OF THE VAN WHEN WE GET THERE. 792 00:39:38,620 --> 00:39:41,517 IT'S OBVIOUSLY EXTREMELY HARD TO LIFT SOMEONE 793 00:39:41,517 --> 00:39:43,896 WHO'S OVER 700 POUNDS. 794 00:39:43,896 --> 00:39:46,172 SO IF KELLY REFUSES TO TRY 795 00:39:46,172 --> 00:39:48,758 AND USE HER LEGS AND STAND AGAIN, 796 00:39:48,758 --> 00:39:50,137 THEN THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE 797 00:39:50,137 --> 00:39:53,000 SHE CAN END UP ON THE FLOOR AGAIN OR THE GROUND. 798 00:39:53,000 --> 00:39:55,448 AND IF THAT HAPPENS, THERE'S LITTLE CHANCE 799 00:39:55,448 --> 00:39:58,586 SHE WILL SURVIVE THE STRAIN OF ALL THAT A SECOND TIME. 800 00:40:02,758 --> 00:40:05,655 Kelly: I'M IN PAIN. 801 00:40:07,344 --> 00:40:10,172 I JUST LITERALLY THOUGHT I WAS PROBABLY DYING 802 00:40:10,172 --> 00:40:11,586 BECAUSE I COULDN'T BREATHE. 803 00:40:11,586 --> 00:40:16,793 ♪♪ 804 00:40:16,793 --> 00:40:18,586 Dr. Nowzaradan: I INTENDED THE EMTs 805 00:40:18,586 --> 00:40:20,551 TO TRANSPORT HER IN THE AMBULANCE, 806 00:40:20,551 --> 00:40:22,827 ESPECIALLY SINCE THEY WERE HERE. 807 00:40:22,827 --> 00:40:27,137 BUT UNFORTUNATELY, THEY ARE STILL UNWILLING TO TRANSPORT HER 808 00:40:27,137 --> 00:40:29,551 SINCE SHE'S OVER 700 POUNDS 809 00:40:29,551 --> 00:40:33,275 AND SAYING THEY'RE NOT PREPARED FOR A PATIENT THAT SIZE. 810 00:40:33,275 --> 00:40:36,724 SO I NEED TO MAKE SURE A TEAM IS READY AT THE HOSPITAL 811 00:40:36,724 --> 00:40:39,517 TO TRY TO HELP GET HER ON A BED AND INSIDE 812 00:40:39,517 --> 00:40:43,000 WITH AS LITTLE STRAIN AS POSSIBLE ON HER. 813 00:40:43,000 --> 00:40:45,655 BUT AS MUCH AS SHE DOESN'T WANT TO, 814 00:40:45,655 --> 00:40:48,758 SHE'S GONNA HAVE TO GIVE SOME EFFORT AND USE HER LEGS 815 00:40:48,758 --> 00:40:51,551 BECAUSE SHE HAS TO MAKE IT OUT OF THE VAN ENOUGH 816 00:40:51,551 --> 00:40:54,448 FOR US TO BE ABLE TO REACH HER AND LIFT ALL HER WEIGHT 817 00:40:54,448 --> 00:40:58,241 TO HELP MOVE HER TO MAKE SURE SHE DOESN'T END UP FALLING AGAIN 818 00:40:58,241 --> 00:41:02,241 BECAUSE, IF SHE DOES, THERE WILL BE NO WAY TO SAFELY GET HER UP 819 00:41:02,241 --> 00:41:04,275 AND SHE WON'T SURVIVE IT. 820 00:41:04,275 --> 00:41:10,379 ♪♪ 821 00:41:10,379 --> 00:41:13,137 SO, LET'S HELP HER TO STAND UP. 822 00:41:17,000 --> 00:41:19,137 WE GOT SOME SHEET OVER THERE. 823 00:41:19,137 --> 00:41:21,793 PUT IT UNDER HER LEG SO WE CAN HELP HER LEG. 824 00:41:21,793 --> 00:41:25,965 ALL RIGHT, SO, LET'S PUT THIS LEG ON THE FLOOR. 825 00:41:25,965 --> 00:41:27,379 OW. [ WHIMPERING ] 826 00:41:27,379 --> 00:41:29,517 BRING THE BED CLOSER. 827 00:41:29,517 --> 00:41:32,689 GO AHEAD. CLOSER, CLOSER. 828 00:41:35,586 --> 00:41:37,206 [ GROANS ] 829 00:41:37,206 --> 00:41:39,241 LOCK IT. 830 00:41:39,241 --> 00:41:40,586 HERE. 831 00:41:40,586 --> 00:41:43,344 [ BREATHING HEAVILY ] 832 00:41:43,344 --> 00:41:45,310 I KNOW YOU'RE TIRED, KELLY, 833 00:41:45,310 --> 00:41:47,862 BUT YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO PUSH YOURSELF A LITTLE FOR US 834 00:41:47,862 --> 00:41:50,551 BECAUSE IT'S GONNA BE FAR WORSE ON YOUR BODY 835 00:41:50,551 --> 00:41:52,275 IF YOU END UP ON THE GROUND. 836 00:41:52,275 --> 00:41:55,379 WE WON'T BE ABLE TO LIFT YOU UP IF THAT HAPPENS, 837 00:41:55,379 --> 00:41:56,931 SO YOU HAVE TO DO THIS. 838 00:41:56,931 --> 00:41:59,689 [ SCREAMS ] 839 00:41:59,689 --> 00:42:00,724 WHAT -- WHAT -- WHAT -- 840 00:42:00,724 --> 00:42:02,689 MY FOOT! PULL -- PULL -- PULL ME. 841 00:42:02,689 --> 00:42:04,827 PULL ME. PULL ME. PULL ME. PULL ME. 842 00:42:04,827 --> 00:42:08,724 HERE WE GO. YOU'RE DOING GOOD. PULL. 843 00:42:08,724 --> 00:42:11,448 [ WHIMPERING ] 844 00:42:14,551 --> 00:42:16,586 Dr. Nowzaradan: OKAY, WE GOT HER. 845 00:42:16,586 --> 00:42:17,827 THE SIDES ROLL UP. 846 00:42:17,827 --> 00:42:19,103 -HUH? -WATCH THE ARM. 847 00:42:19,103 --> 00:42:20,896 WATCH THE ARM. -THAT ARM. 848 00:42:20,896 --> 00:42:22,137 OKAY. THANK YOU. 849 00:42:22,137 --> 00:42:24,172 OKAY, GREAT. 850 00:42:24,172 --> 00:42:26,689 LET'S GET HER INSIDE. 851 00:42:26,689 --> 00:42:32,448 ♪♪ 852 00:42:32,448 --> 00:42:34,137 Dr. Nowzaradan: KELLY'S WEIGHT IS SO HIGH, 853 00:42:34,137 --> 00:42:36,206 IT'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO LIFT HER. 854 00:42:36,206 --> 00:42:38,689 BUT NOW THAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET HER INSIDE 855 00:42:38,689 --> 00:42:40,758 AND ON A BED WITH THE HOVERMATT, 856 00:42:40,758 --> 00:42:43,310 WE'LL BE ABLE TO MOVE HER AROUND LIKE WE NEED 857 00:42:43,310 --> 00:42:45,931 AND WE CAN START RUNNING TESTS ON HER 858 00:42:45,931 --> 00:42:48,310 TO MAKE SURE WE IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS 859 00:42:48,310 --> 00:42:50,000 ANY LIFE-THREATENING ISSUES 860 00:42:50,000 --> 00:42:53,965 SHE MAY BE EXPERIENCING RIGHT NOW. 861 00:42:53,965 --> 00:42:56,068 KELLY, YOU DOING OKAY? 862 00:42:56,068 --> 00:42:57,482 WE'RE IN THE HOSPITAL, 863 00:42:57,482 --> 00:43:00,689 AND WE'RE GONNA TAKE CARE OF YOU, OKAY? 864 00:43:00,689 --> 00:43:03,413 Woman: WAIT TILL SHE FEELS LIKE SHE CAN... 865 00:43:03,413 --> 00:43:05,310 Dr. Nowzaradan: HOPEFULLY WE WILL BE ABLE PREVENT 866 00:43:05,310 --> 00:43:08,068 HER BODY FROM HITTING ITS LIMIT TODAY. 867 00:43:08,068 --> 00:43:10,931 IF NOT, HER HEALTH COULD START TO DECLINE RAPIDLY 868 00:43:10,931 --> 00:43:12,517 HERE VERY SOON. 869 00:43:12,517 --> 00:43:15,931 AND WE NEED TO MOVE AS FAST AS POSSIBLE TO DO EVERYTHING 870 00:43:15,931 --> 00:43:19,034 WE CAN TO PREVENT THAT, BUT SHE'S LIKELY GOING TO NEED 871 00:43:19,034 --> 00:43:21,689 TO BE HERE FOR A WHILE, BECAUSE HER BODY HAS BEEN 872 00:43:21,689 --> 00:43:24,448 IN SEVERELY BAD SHAPE FOR A LONG TIME NOW, 873 00:43:24,448 --> 00:43:27,827 AND THAT'S NOT GONNA BE EASY TO FIX AND BRING HER BACK FROM. 874 00:43:27,827 --> 00:43:30,103 BUT HOPEFULLY IT'S NOT TOO LATE FOR HER 875 00:43:30,103 --> 00:43:32,827 AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO DO THAT. 876 00:43:32,827 --> 00:43:41,551 ♪♪ 877 00:43:41,551 --> 00:43:44,068 WE'VE HAD KELLY IN THE HOSPITAL FOR THE PAST WEEK, 878 00:43:44,068 --> 00:43:46,689 AND WE FINISHED RUNNING OUR TESTS ON HER, 879 00:43:46,689 --> 00:43:50,275 AND I'M EVEN MORE CONCERNED NOW THAT I ORIGINALLY WAS FOR HER, 880 00:43:50,275 --> 00:43:53,137 BECAUSE HER RESULTS SHOW SHE'S CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING 881 00:43:53,137 --> 00:43:56,586 HEART FAILURE, AND THAT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR A WHILE NOW. 882 00:43:56,586 --> 00:43:59,655 THE HEART WASN'T DESIGNED TO BE ABLE TO SUSTAIN A PERSON 883 00:43:59,655 --> 00:44:03,172 THE SIZE THAT KELLY IS, SO WHEN A PATIENT GETS OVER 884 00:44:03,172 --> 00:44:07,000 400, 500, 600 POUNDS, THEIR HEART STARTS TO STRUGGLE 885 00:44:07,000 --> 00:44:09,724 TO PUMP BLOOD TO EVERY PART OF THE BODY, 886 00:44:09,724 --> 00:44:12,344 SO IT'S NOT A SURPRISE THAT SHE'S STRUGGLING WITH THAT. 887 00:44:12,344 --> 00:44:15,689 THE CONCERN IS WITH HOW LONG SHE'S BEEN IN THIS STATE, 888 00:44:15,689 --> 00:44:18,206 HER HEART IS VERY WEAK TO THE POINT WHERE 889 00:44:18,206 --> 00:44:21,137 EVERY HEARTBEAT SHE HAS RIGHT NOW IS PRACTICALLY A MIRACLE. 890 00:44:21,137 --> 00:44:24,793 SO WE HAVE TO ALLEVIATE AS MUCH STRAIN AS WE CAN OFF HER HEART 891 00:44:24,793 --> 00:44:28,103 BY GETTING HER WEIGHT DOWN AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE 892 00:44:28,103 --> 00:44:32,482 AND UPPING HER AEROBIC ACTIVITY TO TRY AND STRENGTHEN HER HEART. 893 00:44:32,482 --> 00:44:34,965 AND IT'S ALSO GONNA BE VERY IMPORTANT THAT 894 00:44:34,965 --> 00:44:38,137 SHE START WORKING WITH A CARDIOLOGIST TO SEE WHAT ELSE 895 00:44:38,137 --> 00:44:40,655 CAN BE DONE TO IMPROVE HER CONDITION. 896 00:44:44,034 --> 00:44:45,068 HI, KELLY. 897 00:44:45,068 --> 00:44:47,379 HEY. HOW ARE YOU? 898 00:44:47,379 --> 00:44:49,586 HOW ARE YOU FEELING TODAY? 899 00:44:49,586 --> 00:44:51,551 A LOT BETTER. GREAT. 900 00:44:51,551 --> 00:44:53,655 WELL, WE'VE FINISHED RUNNING ALL OUR TESTS, 901 00:44:53,655 --> 00:44:56,206 AND OUR BIGGEST CONCERN IS YOUR HEART RIGHT NOW. 902 00:44:56,206 --> 00:44:59,241 SO WE'RE GONNA KEEP YOU HERE ON THE CONTROLLED DIET 903 00:44:59,241 --> 00:45:01,620 YOU'VE BEEN ON, BECAUSE IT'S VERY IMPORTANT 904 00:45:01,620 --> 00:45:04,517 WE GET YOUR WEIGHT DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY RIGHT NOW, 905 00:45:04,517 --> 00:45:07,379 AND WE CAN ALSO START YOU DOING PSYCHICAL THERAPY 906 00:45:07,379 --> 00:45:09,482 EVERY DAY TO GET YOUR STAMINA UP. 907 00:45:09,482 --> 00:45:11,310 OKAY. BUT ONCE WE GET 908 00:45:11,310 --> 00:45:14,034 YOUR WEIGHT IN THE 500s AND CARDIOLOGIST SAYS 909 00:45:14,034 --> 00:45:16,275 YOU'RE READY, WE'RE GONNA TRANSFER YOU TO 910 00:45:16,275 --> 00:45:18,862 A P.T. FACILITY THAT WILL HELP TO GET 911 00:45:18,862 --> 00:45:20,379 YOUR STAMINA UP EVEN MORE... 912 00:45:20,379 --> 00:45:22,000 UH-HUH....BECAUSE YOUR HEART 913 00:45:22,000 --> 00:45:23,965 IS VERY WEAK RIGHT NOW, AND WE HAVE TO 914 00:45:23,965 --> 00:45:25,620 ADDRESS THAT IMMEDIATELY... 915 00:45:25,620 --> 00:45:26,931 OKAY....BECAUSE IF WE DON'T 916 00:45:26,931 --> 00:45:29,758 DO IT NOW, YOU'RE NOT GONNA SURVIVE MUCH LONGER. 917 00:45:29,758 --> 00:45:32,379 AND WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS TO REDUCE THE STRAIN 918 00:45:32,379 --> 00:45:34,000 ON YOUR HEART RIGHT NOW, 919 00:45:34,000 --> 00:45:35,586 WHICH IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING. 920 00:45:35,586 --> 00:45:37,000 UH-HUH. 921 00:45:37,000 --> 00:45:38,413 ALL RIGHT, KELLY. I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW. 922 00:45:38,413 --> 00:45:39,896 ALL RIGHT. SEE YOU TOMORROW. 923 00:45:39,896 --> 00:45:41,344 ALL RIGHT. IF YOU NEED ANYTHING, LET ME KNOW. 924 00:45:41,344 --> 00:45:42,758 OKAY. 925 00:45:42,758 --> 00:45:46,137 HOPEFULLY THE COMBINATION OF LOSING THAT AMOUNT OF WEIGHT 926 00:45:46,137 --> 00:45:48,931 AND CERTAINLY HER HEART WILL BE ENOUGH TO PREVENT 927 00:45:48,931 --> 00:45:50,862 KELLY'S HEART FROM GIVING OUT SOON. 928 00:45:50,862 --> 00:45:53,034 BUT IT MAY HAVE TAKEN ON TOO MUCH DAMAGE 929 00:45:53,034 --> 00:45:57,034 OVER TOO LONG A TIME TO BE ABLE TO GET HER FULLY RECOVER. 930 00:45:57,034 --> 00:46:00,241 SO HER HEART GIVING OUT MAY BE IMMINENT AT THIS POINT, 931 00:46:00,241 --> 00:46:02,000 BUT WE'LL DO EVERYTHING WE CAN 932 00:46:02,000 --> 00:46:04,310 TO GIVE HER THE BEST CHANCE POSSIBLE. 933 00:46:04,310 --> 00:46:06,241 WE JUST HAVE TO DO IT FAST, 934 00:46:06,241 --> 00:46:09,068 BECAUSE KELLY'S TIME COULD BE UP ANY DAY NOW. 935 00:46:09,068 --> 00:46:10,379 ♪♪ 936 00:46:14,689 --> 00:46:21,793 ♪♪ 937 00:46:21,793 --> 00:46:28,965 ♪♪ 938 00:46:31,965 --> 00:46:32,827 YEAH. 939 00:46:35,413 --> 00:46:36,275 [ EXHALES SHARPLY ] 940 00:46:38,586 --> 00:46:40,965 ♪♪ 941 00:46:40,965 --> 00:46:41,896 [ GRUNTS ] 942 00:46:44,103 --> 00:46:45,620 -NO. -OKAY. 943 00:46:45,620 --> 00:46:48,068 ♪♪ 944 00:46:48,068 --> 00:46:50,517 Kelly: I'VE BEEN IN A HOSPITAL FOR ABOUT A MONTH, 945 00:46:50,517 --> 00:46:54,172 AND IT'S BEEN A LITTLE ROUGH. 946 00:46:54,172 --> 00:46:56,137 I'VE BEEN WALKING ONCE A DAY WITH PHYSICAL THERAPY, 947 00:46:56,137 --> 00:46:57,965 AND I HATE IT. 948 00:46:57,965 --> 00:46:59,482 I'M JUST GONNA PUT THIS ON, 949 00:46:59,482 --> 00:47:01,241 KIND OF COVER THE BACK SIDE A LITTLE BIT. 950 00:47:01,241 --> 00:47:02,862 OKAY? 951 00:47:02,862 --> 00:47:05,620 DR. NOW SAID THAT HE WANTED ME TO WORK ON MY MOBILITY 952 00:47:05,620 --> 00:47:07,172 AND TO GET STRONGER, 953 00:47:07,172 --> 00:47:10,551 BUT I'M NOT SO WILLING TO DO THINGS NOWADAYS. 954 00:47:10,551 --> 00:47:14,000 I PROBABLY CAN WALK FOR MAYBE, LIKE, TWO TO THREE MINUTES 955 00:47:14,000 --> 00:47:17,310 BEFORE MY LOWER BACK STARTS HURTING BECAUSE OF THE WEIGHT, 956 00:47:17,310 --> 00:47:20,068 AND I HAVE TO STOP OR LEAN ON SOMETHING. 957 00:47:21,551 --> 00:47:24,896 WE HAD KELLY IN THE HOSPITAL FOR ALMOST A MONTH NOW, 958 00:47:24,896 --> 00:47:27,517 AND IN THAT TIME, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO GET HER WEIGHT DOWN 959 00:47:27,517 --> 00:47:28,931 A GREAT DEAL. 960 00:47:28,931 --> 00:47:31,793 WE'VE ALSO BEEN WORKING TO HELP HER IMPROVE HER STAMINA 961 00:47:31,793 --> 00:47:34,172 BY GETTING HER UP TO WALK EVERY DAY, 962 00:47:34,172 --> 00:47:36,620 BUT SHE'S NOT BEEN TOO HARPY ABOUT THAT 963 00:47:36,620 --> 00:47:39,448 OR DOING ANY OF HER BED EXERCISES EITHER. 964 00:47:39,448 --> 00:47:43,517 BUT DESPITE THAT, WE MANAGED TO GET HER UP TO DO WHAT SHE NEEDS. 965 00:47:43,517 --> 00:47:46,620 BUT AT THIS POINT, WE NEED MORE FOCUS ON HER P.T., 966 00:47:46,620 --> 00:47:50,068 SO WE NEED TO TRANSFER HER TO A REHAB FACILITY 967 00:47:50,068 --> 00:47:51,758 THAT CAN HELP HER DO THAT. 968 00:47:51,758 --> 00:47:55,206 BUT IT STILL A QUESTION OF HOW FAR WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE 969 00:47:55,206 --> 00:47:59,000 TO GET HER HEART TO RECOVER AND WHETHER IT IS EVEN POSSIBLE 970 00:47:59,000 --> 00:48:02,275 TO TURN HER SITUATION AROUND ENOUGH TO AVOID HER HEART 971 00:48:02,275 --> 00:48:05,275 FROM GIVING OUT IN THE NEAR FUTURE. 972 00:48:06,275 --> 00:48:07,137 HI, KELLY. 973 00:48:07,137 --> 00:48:07,965 Kelly: HEY. 974 00:48:07,965 --> 00:48:09,482 HOW YOU DOING TODAY? 975 00:48:09,482 --> 00:48:11,034 I'M OKAY. 976 00:48:11,034 --> 00:48:13,551 ALL RIGHT, SO WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO -- 977 00:48:13,551 --> 00:48:16,482 GET YOU TO GO TO A FACILITY THAT WILL HELP YOU 978 00:48:16,482 --> 00:48:18,931 INCREASE YOUR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY EVEN MORE 979 00:48:18,931 --> 00:48:21,793 AND HELP YOU STRENGTHEN YOUR HEART LIKE YOU NEED. 980 00:48:21,793 --> 00:48:24,103 OKAY, SO HOW LONG DO YOU THINK I'LL BE IN REHAB? 981 00:48:24,103 --> 00:48:25,931 DO YOU KNOW?THAT'S ALL UP TO YOU. 982 00:48:25,931 --> 00:48:28,172 IT DEPENDS ON HOW HARD YOU WORK 983 00:48:28,172 --> 00:48:31,413 AND IMPROVE TO WHERE WE FEEL IT'S SAFE TO SEND YOU HOME. 984 00:48:31,413 --> 00:48:32,931 OKAY. SO WE'LL GET THEM TO 985 00:48:32,931 --> 00:48:35,172 TRANSPORT OVER TO TAKE YOU TO REHAB NOW. 986 00:48:35,172 --> 00:48:38,034 BUT SO FAR, I'M PLEASED WITH YOUR PROGRESS, 987 00:48:38,034 --> 00:48:41,517 SO KEEP WORKING ON IT, AND LET'S SEE WHAT 988 00:48:41,517 --> 00:48:43,310 YOUR WEIGHT IS, AND THEN WE'LL GET YOU 989 00:48:43,310 --> 00:48:44,965 TRANSFERRED TO REHAB, OKAY? 990 00:48:44,965 --> 00:48:47,172 OKAY. ALL RIGHT. 991 00:48:48,896 --> 00:48:52,206 ♪ DA, DA-DA, DA ♪ 992 00:48:53,172 --> 00:48:55,724 WILL I LOSE WEIGHT? WILL I NOT LOSE WEIGHT? 993 00:48:58,275 --> 00:49:00,000 UH-OH. 994 00:49:01,724 --> 00:49:03,551 DO OR DIE. 995 00:49:03,551 --> 00:49:13,068 ♪♪ 996 00:49:13,068 --> 00:49:15,275 WOW. YOU'RE DOWN TO 604. 997 00:49:15,275 --> 00:49:17,137 YAY. 998 00:49:18,689 --> 00:49:19,965 THAT'S GREAT. 999 00:49:19,965 --> 00:49:22,517 IN A COUPLE DAYS, YOU'RE GONNA BE UNDER 600. 1000 00:49:22,517 --> 00:49:23,896 I KNOW, RIGHT? 1001 00:49:23,896 --> 00:49:27,896 SO YOU LOST 122 POUNDS SO FAR IN ALMOST A MONTH, 1002 00:49:27,896 --> 00:49:29,655 SO YOU'RE DOING GOOD. 1003 00:49:29,655 --> 00:49:32,965 BUT YOUR GOAL FOR THE NEXT MONTH IS TO LOSE 50 POUNDS. 1004 00:49:32,965 --> 00:49:35,551 AND IF YOU DO THAT AND WORK HARD WITH P.T. 1005 00:49:35,551 --> 00:49:36,965 TO GET YOUR STAMINA UP, 1006 00:49:36,965 --> 00:49:38,896 THEN IT WILL BE SAFE TO SEND YOU HOME. 1007 00:49:38,896 --> 00:49:40,379 ALL RIGHTY. 1008 00:49:40,379 --> 00:49:42,620 YOU HAVE A PLACE TO STAY IN HOUSTON, RIGHT? 1009 00:49:42,620 --> 00:49:46,586 YES, I HAVE A COUSIN AND HIS FAMILY THAT ARE HERE, 1010 00:49:46,586 --> 00:49:47,586 AND HE'S THERE. 1011 00:49:47,586 --> 00:49:48,793 THAT'S GOOD. 1012 00:49:48,793 --> 00:49:50,896 SO YOU HAVE SOME SUPPORT SYSTEM IN HOUSTON? 1013 00:49:50,896 --> 00:49:52,172 YES.THAT'S GONNA BE GREAT. 1014 00:49:52,172 --> 00:49:53,448 YEAH. 1015 00:49:53,448 --> 00:49:54,827 ALL RIGHT, I'LL SEE YOU LATER. 1016 00:49:54,827 --> 00:49:56,620 ALL RIGHT. 1017 00:50:00,137 --> 00:50:03,827 KELLY HAS DONE WELL SO FAR, AND I'M PROUD OF HER PROGRESS, 1018 00:50:03,827 --> 00:50:06,275 BUT SHE JUST HAS A LONG WAY TO GO. 1019 00:50:06,275 --> 00:50:09,793 SO SHE NEEDS TO CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON MAKING 1020 00:50:09,793 --> 00:50:13,827 AS MUCH PROGRESS AS POSSIBLE AS FAST AS POSSIBLE IF SHE WANTS 1021 00:50:13,827 --> 00:50:16,931 ANY CHANCE TO SURVIVE. 1022 00:50:16,931 --> 00:50:20,206 AT SOME POINT, WE MAY CONSIDER PUTTING A PACEMAKER 1023 00:50:20,206 --> 00:50:23,551 AND DEFIBRILLATOR ON HER, BUT WE HAVE TO GET HER WEIGHT 1024 00:50:23,551 --> 00:50:27,586 DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY BEFORE WE CAN PERFORM AN OPERATION 1025 00:50:27,586 --> 00:50:30,758 SAFELY ON HER, BECAUSE THE CONDITION HER BODY 1026 00:50:30,758 --> 00:50:33,586 AND HEART IS IN, SHE WOULDN'T SURVIVE. 1027 00:50:35,758 --> 00:50:39,482 Kelly: GOING TO A REHABILITATION CENTER WHERE I'VE NEVER BEEN -- 1028 00:50:39,482 --> 00:50:40,931 IT'S A LITTLE SCARY. 1029 00:50:40,931 --> 00:50:44,103 AND DR. NOW WANTS TO MAKE SURE I WORK OUT. 1030 00:50:44,103 --> 00:50:46,862 THAT'S SCARY, TOO. 1031 00:50:46,862 --> 00:50:49,103 BUT, LIKE, IN THE END, I'LL PUSH THROUGH. 1032 00:50:49,103 --> 00:50:51,206 SO I HAVE TO STAY FOCUSED, 1033 00:50:51,206 --> 00:50:55,379 AND ALL I CAN DO IS KEEP THINKING ABOUT THE END RESULTS. 1034 00:50:55,379 --> 00:50:59,344 AND AT THE END OF THIS, I JUST WANT MY LIFE BACK. 1035 00:50:59,344 --> 00:51:06,448 ♪♪ 1036 00:51:06,448 --> 00:51:11,965 LIFE AT THIS PLACE IS STRESSFUL BECAUSE THE FOOD IS NASTY. 1037 00:51:11,965 --> 00:51:13,620 AND THEN IT'S LIKE -- I'LL ORDER OUT, 1038 00:51:13,620 --> 00:51:16,655 BECAUSE IT'S LIKE I NEED TO EAT SOMETHING. 1039 00:51:16,655 --> 00:51:20,482 SO I'M NOT BEEN LOSING WEIGHT, AND I AM WORRIED ABOUT 1040 00:51:20,482 --> 00:51:25,206 WHAT DR. NOW WILL SAY, BUT I'M TRYING. 1041 00:51:25,206 --> 00:51:27,724 ♪♪ 1042 00:51:27,724 --> 00:51:28,827 [ KNOCK ON DOOR ] 1043 00:51:28,827 --> 00:51:29,931 COME IN. 1044 00:51:31,827 --> 00:51:33,172 HEY. HOW ARE YOU? 1045 00:51:33,172 --> 00:51:34,000 I'M DOING WELL. YOURSELF? 1046 00:51:34,000 --> 00:51:36,000 THANK YOU. 1047 00:51:36,000 --> 00:51:38,275 Dr. Nowzaradan: KELLY HAS BEEN IN A REHAB FACILITY FOR 1048 00:51:38,275 --> 00:51:39,620 A COUPLE OF WEEKS NOW. 1049 00:51:39,620 --> 00:51:42,448 THE REHAB FACILITY IS ONLY PROVIDING HER WITH 1050 00:51:42,448 --> 00:51:47,137 1,200 CALORIE A DAY ACCORDING TO HER HIGH-PROTEIN, LOW-CARB DIET. 1051 00:51:47,137 --> 00:51:50,275 BUT THEY HAVE TO GET CONSENT FROM THE PATIENT BEFORE THEY CAN 1052 00:51:50,275 --> 00:51:54,241 RESTRICT THEIR DIET AND PREVENT THEM FROM GETTING OUTSIDE FOOD, 1053 00:51:54,241 --> 00:51:57,931 AND KELLY SO FAR HAS REFUSED TO AGREE TO THAT. 1054 00:51:57,931 --> 00:52:00,689 AND AT THIS POINT, SHE'S LIKELY GAINING AGAIN, 1055 00:52:00,689 --> 00:52:04,206 AND THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN'T AFFORD TO LET HAPPEN. 1056 00:52:04,206 --> 00:52:08,689 ♪♪ 1057 00:52:08,689 --> 00:52:11,068 [ KNOCK ON DOOR ] 1058 00:52:12,344 --> 00:52:13,379 Kelly: HEY, DR. NOW. 1059 00:52:13,379 --> 00:52:14,448 HEY, KELLY. HELLO. 1060 00:52:14,448 --> 00:52:16,068 HOW YOU DOING TODAY? 1061 00:52:16,068 --> 00:52:17,689 I'M OKAY. 1062 00:52:17,689 --> 00:52:20,241 SO GIVE ME AN UPDATE ON YOUR ACTIVITY 1063 00:52:20,241 --> 00:52:21,758 AND YOUR EATING HABIT. 1064 00:52:21,758 --> 00:52:24,793 ARE YOU MAKING THE PROGRESS YOU NEED WITH BOTH OF THOSE? 1065 00:52:24,793 --> 00:52:26,344 THE ACTIVITY, YES. 1066 00:52:26,344 --> 00:52:27,758 EATING HABIT, NO. 1067 00:52:27,758 --> 00:52:29,724 WHAT DO YOU MEAN "EATING HABIT, NO"? 1068 00:52:29,724 --> 00:52:31,137 WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? 1069 00:52:31,137 --> 00:52:34,965 I DON'T LIKE THE FOOD HERE, SO BEEN ORDERING OUT FOOD. 1070 00:52:34,965 --> 00:52:36,689 ALL RIGHT, WE'LL LET'S SORT IT OUT 1071 00:52:36,689 --> 00:52:39,206 SO WE GET SOME IDEA ABOUT IT. 1072 00:52:39,206 --> 00:52:41,827 FIRST OF ALL, YOU NEED TO DECIDE IF YOU WANT TO LIVE 1073 00:52:41,827 --> 00:52:44,586 OR DIE RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE AT THIS POINT, 1074 00:52:44,586 --> 00:52:48,103 YOU'RE NOT GONNA BE ALIVE MUCH LONGER IF YOU KEEP DOING THIS. 1075 00:52:48,103 --> 00:52:50,551 SINCE YOU'VE BEEN IN THIS FACILITY, 1076 00:52:50,551 --> 00:52:53,896 YOU SHOULD HAVE AT LEAST LOST 25 POUNDS BY NOW, 1077 00:52:53,896 --> 00:52:58,068 BUT I BET YOU YOU ALREADY STARTED GAINING AGAIN. 1078 00:52:58,068 --> 00:53:01,103 YOU CAME HERE TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE, RIGHT? 1079 00:53:01,103 --> 00:53:04,758 I AGREE. I JUST -- I WANT TO DO THE RIGHT THING 1080 00:53:04,758 --> 00:53:07,344 OR WHATEVER, AND I ASKED THE NUTRITION -- 1081 00:53:07,344 --> 00:53:10,689 I TELL HER WHAT I WANT, AND WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO EAT 1082 00:53:10,689 --> 00:53:14,206 OR WHATEVER, AND THEN I GET THE SAME THING 1083 00:53:14,206 --> 00:53:16,413 THAT I DON'T WANT, AND THIS FEELS LIKE -- 1084 00:53:16,413 --> 00:53:18,103 I JUST FEEL LIKE I'M JUST BEING SET UP FOR FAILURE. 1085 00:53:18,103 --> 00:53:21,379 THIS IS JUST MORE EXCUSES. 1086 00:53:21,379 --> 00:53:23,965 TWO WEEKS AGO, YOU WERE DOWN TO 604, 1087 00:53:23,965 --> 00:53:27,965 SO TODAY YOU SHOULD BE DOWN TO AT LEAST 579. 1088 00:53:27,965 --> 00:53:30,586 LET'S SEE WHAT YOUR WEIGHT IS NOW, OKAY? 1089 00:53:30,586 --> 00:53:38,103 ♪♪ 1090 00:53:38,103 --> 00:53:45,551 ♪♪ 1091 00:53:45,551 --> 00:53:47,310 YOU'RE OKAY. 1092 00:53:47,310 --> 00:53:54,586 ♪♪ 1093 00:53:54,586 --> 00:53:58,482 YOU'RE AT 636.4, SO INSTEAD OF 1094 00:53:58,482 --> 00:54:01,793 LOSING 25 POUNDS YOU GAINED 32. 1095 00:54:01,793 --> 00:54:04,000 AND THEY'RE TELLING ME THAT YOU'RE OVEREATING 1096 00:54:04,000 --> 00:54:07,517 EVERY DAY WHEN YOU'VE BEEN IN HERE. 1097 00:54:07,517 --> 00:54:10,000 AND AT THIS POINT, YOU'RE AT THE CROSSROADS. 1098 00:54:10,000 --> 00:54:11,931 YOU NEED TO MAKE A DECISION. 1099 00:54:11,931 --> 00:54:14,413 ARE YOU GONNA CHANGE YOUR LIFE, OR ARE YOU GONNA GIVE INTO 1100 00:54:14,413 --> 00:54:17,172 TEMPTATION, EVEN IF IT COSTS YOU YOUR LIFE? 1101 00:54:17,172 --> 00:54:20,586 BUT YOU'RE THE ONE THAT -- YOU HAVE TO MAKE THAT DECISION. 1102 00:54:20,586 --> 00:54:25,379 ♪♪ 1103 00:54:25,379 --> 00:54:26,275 Kelly: OKAY. 1104 00:54:26,275 --> 00:54:27,965 OKAY. 1105 00:54:27,965 --> 00:54:33,000 ♪♪ 1106 00:54:33,000 --> 00:54:34,551 [ EXHALES SHARPLY ] 1107 00:54:34,551 --> 00:54:36,689 ♪♪ 1108 00:54:36,689 --> 00:54:39,517 ALL RIGHT, KELLY, SO DO YOU THINK YOU CAN AGREE 1109 00:54:39,517 --> 00:54:41,620 TO START DOING WHAT YOU NEED? 1110 00:54:41,620 --> 00:54:43,620 IF YOU DON'T THINK YOU CAN MAKE THESE CHOICES 1111 00:54:43,620 --> 00:54:46,344 ON YOUR OWN RIGHT NOW, DO YOU THINK YOU CAN AGREE 1112 00:54:46,344 --> 00:54:49,931 TO GIVE CONSENT TO THE FACILITY TO CONTROL YOUR DIET? 1113 00:54:49,931 --> 00:54:51,793 BECAUSE YOU'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME. 1114 00:54:51,793 --> 00:54:54,413 I AGREE. 1115 00:54:54,413 --> 00:54:56,896 FOR NOW THAT WILL WORK, BUT YOU'RE THE ONE 1116 00:54:56,896 --> 00:55:00,241 THAT HAS TO PUT THE EFFORT AND DO THE HARD WORK 1117 00:55:00,241 --> 00:55:03,931 IF YOU WANT TO HAVE A CHANCE OF SURVIVING FOR THE LONG RUN. 1118 00:55:05,896 --> 00:55:08,413 BUT WE'LL GET A NUMBER OF THINGS SET UP FOR YOU -- 1119 00:55:08,413 --> 00:55:10,551 GET DOCTORS IN TO COME AND SEE YOU, 1120 00:55:10,551 --> 00:55:12,206 THERAPISTS TO COME AND SEE YOU. 1121 00:55:12,206 --> 00:55:13,655 OKAY? 1122 00:55:13,655 --> 00:55:15,827 ♪♪ 1123 00:55:15,827 --> 00:55:19,000 BUT YOU TELL ME WHAT'S GONNA WORK FOR YOU, 1124 00:55:19,000 --> 00:55:21,931 AND WE'RE GONNA GIVE YOU ALL THE TOOLS THAT WE HAVE 1125 00:55:21,931 --> 00:55:23,724 TO GET YOU ON THE RIGHT PATH. 1126 00:55:23,724 --> 00:55:27,482 BECAUSE WE'RE HERE TO GIVE YOU ALL THE HELP THAT YOU NEED, 1127 00:55:27,482 --> 00:55:31,310 BUT YOU HAVE TO DO YOUR PART FOR THIS TO WORK. 1128 00:55:31,310 --> 00:55:32,827 ALL RIGHT, KELLY. 1129 00:55:34,517 --> 00:55:36,379 START WORKING HARD. 1130 00:55:36,379 --> 00:55:39,448 AND DON'T GIVE UP, AND I'LL SEE YOU SOON. 1131 00:55:39,448 --> 00:55:40,310 OKAY. OKAY? 1132 00:55:40,310 --> 00:55:41,275 ALL RIGHT. 1133 00:55:41,275 --> 00:55:42,344 ALL RIGHT, I'LL SEE YOU LATER. 1134 00:55:42,344 --> 00:55:43,689 ALL RIGHT. 1135 00:55:43,689 --> 00:55:48,034 ♪♪ 1136 00:55:48,034 --> 00:55:49,862 Dr. Nowzaradan: IF KELLY CONTINUES TO CHOOSE 1137 00:55:49,862 --> 00:55:54,241 NOT TO COOPERATE WITH US, THEN IT'S GOING TO COST HER HER LIFE. 1138 00:55:54,241 --> 00:55:55,965 BUT HOPEFULLY SHE'S GOING TO START 1139 00:55:55,965 --> 00:55:57,965 TO TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY NOW. 1140 00:55:57,965 --> 00:56:01,000 BUT IF NOT, WE'LL DO EVERYTHING WE CAN IN THE HOPE 1141 00:56:01,000 --> 00:56:03,241 THAT SHE WAKES UP, AND THAT'S WHAT SHE NEEDS 1142 00:56:03,241 --> 00:56:04,482 BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE. 1143 00:56:10,000 --> 00:56:15,551 ♪♪ 1144 00:56:15,551 --> 00:56:21,310 ♪♪ 1145 00:56:21,310 --> 00:56:24,827 WE'RE GONNA DO 2 SETS OF 20. 1146 00:56:24,827 --> 00:56:26,655 Kelly: I'VE BEEN IN REHAB FOR A LITTLE OVER A MONTH, 1147 00:56:26,655 --> 00:56:27,793 AND I'M FEELING A LOT BETTER. 1148 00:56:27,793 --> 00:56:30,379 I FEEL STRONGER. 1149 00:56:30,379 --> 00:56:32,241 [ VELCRO TEARS ] 1150 00:56:32,241 --> 00:56:34,310 ♪♪ 1151 00:56:34,310 --> 00:56:35,517 ALL RIGHT. 1152 00:56:35,517 --> 00:56:36,896 COME RIGHT HERE TO THE BAR... 1153 00:56:36,896 --> 00:56:37,689 OKAY. 1154 00:56:37,689 --> 00:56:39,275 ...WHEN YOU'RE READY. 1155 00:56:39,275 --> 00:56:43,034 DR. NOW TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED TO CHANGE SOMETHING, 1156 00:56:43,034 --> 00:56:46,965 'CAUSE I WAS, LIKE, REALLY WEAK. 1157 00:56:46,965 --> 00:56:49,620 NICE AND TALL. 1158 00:56:49,620 --> 00:56:52,137 SO, THAT GAVE ME SOME CONCERN. 1159 00:56:52,137 --> 00:56:54,310 IT WAS SCARY THAT MY HEALTH GOT THAT BAD. 1160 00:56:54,310 --> 00:56:56,379 WORK ON GETTING THOSE KNEES AS HIGH AS YOU CAN. 1161 00:56:56,379 --> 00:56:58,000 STAND NICE AND TALL. 1162 00:56:58,000 --> 00:56:59,758 DR. NOW SAID THAT HE WANTED ME TO WORK ON 1163 00:56:59,758 --> 00:57:03,241 PHYSICAL THERAPY AS WELL AS DIET. 1164 00:57:03,241 --> 00:57:06,965 THE TRIP DOWN HERE ACTUALLY DID TAKE A LOT OUT OF ME. 1165 00:57:06,965 --> 00:57:11,620 I WAS VERY TRIED, WEAK, BUT I HAVE FAITH. 1166 00:57:11,620 --> 00:57:17,413 DR. NOW THINKS HOPEFULLY IT'S A NEW BEGINNING AND A NEW LIFE. 1167 00:57:17,413 --> 00:57:19,344 ♪♪ 1168 00:57:19,344 --> 00:57:21,827 GOOD JOB. 1169 00:57:21,827 --> 00:57:23,413 PROUD OF YOU. 1170 00:57:23,413 --> 00:57:24,724 ♪♪ 1171 00:57:24,724 --> 00:57:28,172 I SIGNED UP TO CHANGE MY LIFE, 1172 00:57:28,172 --> 00:57:30,413 AND THAT'S MY AWESOME AND COOL. 1173 00:57:30,413 --> 00:57:38,310 ♪♪ 1174 00:57:38,310 --> 00:57:46,206 ♪♪ 1175 00:57:46,206 --> 00:57:48,172 Dr. Nowzaradan: WE HAVE HAD KELLY IN REHAB 1176 00:57:48,172 --> 00:57:49,586 FOR AROUND TWO MONTHS NOW. 1177 00:57:49,586 --> 00:57:52,379 WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET HER WEIGHT DOWN, WHICH IS GOOD, 1178 00:57:52,379 --> 00:57:55,620 AND SHE'S ALSO BEEN WORKING HARD WITH PHYSICAL THERAPY 1179 00:57:55,620 --> 00:57:58,137 TO GET STAMINA UP AND STRENGTHEN HER HEART, 1180 00:57:58,137 --> 00:58:00,793 SO I'M PROUD OF HER AND THE PROGRESS SHE'S MAKING, 1181 00:58:00,793 --> 00:58:04,241 SO I THINK SHE'S READY NOW TO GO HOME AND CONTINUE 1182 00:58:04,241 --> 00:58:07,310 WORKING ON MAKING PROGRESS ON HER OWN TO SHOW US 1183 00:58:07,310 --> 00:58:11,275 SHE'S MOTIVATED TO DO THIS ON HER OWN LIKE SHE NEEDS. 1184 00:58:11,275 --> 00:58:15,793 ♪♪ 1185 00:58:15,793 --> 00:58:17,413 HI, KELLY. HEY. 1186 00:58:17,413 --> 00:58:19,103 SO, ARE YOU READY TO GO HOME TODAY? 1187 00:58:19,103 --> 00:58:20,344 YES. ALL RIGHT. 1188 00:58:20,344 --> 00:58:23,448 WELL, YOU EARNED IT, SO WE'LL GET YOU GOING HERE SOON. 1189 00:58:23,448 --> 00:58:25,413 AND YOU'RE GONNA STAY WITH YOUR COUSIN? 1190 00:58:25,413 --> 00:58:26,896 YES. OKAY. 1191 00:58:26,896 --> 00:58:28,310 AND YOU'RE GONNA STICK YOUR DIET 1192 00:58:28,310 --> 00:58:31,344 AND MAKE SURE YOU STAY ACTIVE AND EXERCISE EVERY DAY? 1193 00:58:31,344 --> 00:58:33,172 YES. OKAY, GREAT. 1194 00:58:33,172 --> 00:58:35,275 BUT YOU'RE STILL IN HEART FAILURE, 1195 00:58:35,275 --> 00:58:37,965 EVEN WITH ALL YOUR PROGRESS, SO IF YOU START TO 1196 00:58:37,965 --> 00:58:39,586 GO BACK TO YOUR OLD HABITS, 1197 00:58:39,586 --> 00:58:41,517 YOU'RE GOING TO BE RISKING YOUR LIFE. 1198 00:58:41,517 --> 00:58:43,413 DO YOU UNDERSTAND? MM-HMM. 1199 00:58:43,413 --> 00:58:44,793 OKAY. GOOD. 1200 00:58:44,793 --> 00:58:47,551 SO, IN ONE MONTH, I WANT YOU TO COME TO CLINIC, 1201 00:58:47,551 --> 00:58:50,448 AND I WANT YOU TO HAVE LOST ANOTHER 40 POUNDS BY THEN. 1202 00:58:50,448 --> 00:58:52,137 YOU SHOULD HAVE NO PROBLEM DOING THAT. 1203 00:58:52,137 --> 00:58:54,310 THEN WE'LL DO WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY ON YOU. 1204 00:58:54,310 --> 00:58:55,758 OKAY? 1205 00:58:55,758 --> 00:58:57,689 BUT IF YOU DON'T, THEN WE'RE NOT, 1206 00:58:57,689 --> 00:59:00,586 AND WE MAY HAVE TO ADMIT YOU BACK TO THE HOSPITAL 1207 00:59:00,586 --> 00:59:03,275 AND PUT YOU BACK ON A CONTROLLED DIET AGAIN 1208 00:59:03,275 --> 00:59:04,689 TO PREVENT YOU FROM DYING. 1209 00:59:04,689 --> 00:59:06,448 BUT WE WON'T BE ABLE TO JUST KEEP YOU 1210 00:59:06,448 --> 00:59:09,482 IN THE HOSPITAL FOREVER, SO WHAT ULTIMATELY HAPPENS 1211 00:59:09,482 --> 00:59:13,068 IS UP TO YOU, SO TAKE THIS VERY SERIOUSLY. 1212 00:59:13,620 --> 00:59:14,896 ALL RIGHT. 1213 00:59:14,896 --> 00:59:17,310 LET'S GET YOU TO THE SCALE AND SEE HOW THINGS LOOK. 1214 00:59:17,310 --> 00:59:19,379 THEN WE'LL GET YOU ON HOME. 1215 00:59:19,379 --> 00:59:21,172 ♪♪ 1216 00:59:21,172 --> 00:59:23,000 [ GRUNTS ] 1217 00:59:23,000 --> 00:59:26,103 ♪♪ 1218 00:59:26,103 --> 00:59:28,034 THAT'S ZERO. 1219 00:59:28,034 --> 00:59:33,413 ♪♪ 1220 00:59:33,413 --> 00:59:38,724 ♪♪ 1221 00:59:38,724 --> 00:59:40,379 538 POUNDS. 1222 00:59:40,379 --> 00:59:43,793 SO YOU LOST 98 POUNDS OVER THE LAST 6 WEEKS. 1223 00:59:43,793 --> 00:59:45,206 THAT'S GOOD. 1224 00:59:48,206 --> 00:59:50,034 [ BREATHING HEAVILY ] 1225 00:59:50,034 --> 00:59:54,827 ♪♪ 1226 00:59:54,827 --> 00:59:57,655 [ DOOR CLOSES ] 1227 00:59:57,655 --> 00:59:59,379 ALL RIGHT, KELLY, I'M PROUD OF YOU. 1228 00:59:59,379 --> 01:00:02,068 KEEP UP THE HARD WORK, AND LET'S SEE HOW WE DO 1229 01:00:02,068 --> 01:00:05,448 IN ONE MONTH, AND BE SURE TO HIT YOUR GOAL BY THEN. 1230 01:00:05,448 --> 01:00:06,965 AND STICK WITH IT, OKAY? 1231 01:00:06,965 --> 01:00:08,000 OKAY. THANK YOU. 1232 01:00:08,000 --> 01:00:09,517 ALL RIGHT. 1233 01:00:09,517 --> 01:00:14,586 ♪♪ 1234 01:00:14,586 --> 01:00:17,310 Dr. Nowzaradan: I'M HOPEFUL THAT KELLY WILL CONTINUE TO WORK HARD 1235 01:00:17,310 --> 01:00:20,827 AND DO WHAT SHE NEEDS TO STAY ON TRACK. 1236 01:00:20,827 --> 01:00:22,379 OVER THE LAST MONTH-AND-A-HALF, 1237 01:00:22,379 --> 01:00:25,344 SHE'S SHOWN US SHE CAN BE MOTIVATED IF SHE WANTS. 1238 01:00:25,344 --> 01:00:28,758 SHE JUST NEEDS TO KEEP THAT MOTIVATION GOING ON HER OWN 1239 01:00:28,758 --> 01:00:32,275 AND RESIST THE TEMPTATIONS TO FALL BACK INTO OLD HABITS, 1240 01:00:32,275 --> 01:00:34,620 BECAUSE IF SHE DOES, THEN IT'S GONNA BE 1241 01:00:34,620 --> 01:00:38,517 A VERY BAD SITUATION FOR HER, BECAUSE OUR ONLY OPTION WILL BE 1242 01:00:38,517 --> 01:00:42,068 TO PUT HER BACK IN A CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT TO SAVE HER LIFE. 1243 01:00:42,068 --> 01:00:44,034 BUT THE SOLUTION CAN'T BE TO KEEP HER 1244 01:00:44,034 --> 01:00:46,724 IN THE HOSPITAL FOREVER, SO AT SOME POINT, 1245 01:00:46,724 --> 01:00:49,551 WE'LL BE JUST DELAYING THE INEVITABLE UNTIL SHE DECIDES 1246 01:00:49,551 --> 01:00:51,517 TO DO THIS ON HER OWN. 1247 01:00:51,517 --> 01:00:53,896 BUT HOPEFULLY SHE DOES WHAT SHE NEEDS NOW 1248 01:00:53,896 --> 01:00:56,896 AND HITS HER GOAL AT THE END OF THIS MONTH. 1249 01:00:56,896 --> 01:01:02,689 ♪♪ 1250 01:01:02,689 --> 01:01:05,965 Kelly: I HAVE FAMILY IN KATY, TEXAS -- 1251 01:01:05,965 --> 01:01:08,034 A COUSIN NAMED GARY. 1252 01:01:08,034 --> 01:01:10,862 HE'S HELPED ME OUT WITH A LOT OF THINGS, 1253 01:01:10,862 --> 01:01:15,448 AND HE HAS OFFERED TO OPEN HIS HOUSE UP TO ME. 1254 01:01:15,448 --> 01:01:16,344 [ KNOCK ON DOOR ] 1255 01:01:16,344 --> 01:01:17,862 COME IN. 1256 01:01:19,655 --> 01:01:21,206 -HEY. -HEY. 1257 01:01:21,206 --> 01:01:22,827 ALL RIGHT. YOU ALL READY? 1258 01:01:22,827 --> 01:01:24,034 YEP. 1259 01:01:24,034 --> 01:01:26,103 SOON AS I GET THE CHAIR OUT OF THAT DOOR. 1260 01:01:26,103 --> 01:01:27,931 OKAY. [ SIGHS ] 1261 01:01:27,931 --> 01:01:32,827 ♪♪ 1262 01:01:32,827 --> 01:01:35,896 GARY LIVES WITH A DAUGHTER AND HIS WIFE, 1263 01:01:35,896 --> 01:01:39,517 AND I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO MOVING IN WITH THEM. 1264 01:01:41,793 --> 01:01:46,413 I LOVE GARY, AND I'M THANKFUL THAT HE'S WILLING TO HELP ME 1265 01:01:46,413 --> 01:01:49,689 DURING THIS JOURNEY IN MY LIFE. 1266 01:01:49,689 --> 01:01:51,965 IT FEELS GREAT TO KNOW THAT I HAVE FAMILY THAT 1267 01:01:51,965 --> 01:01:56,482 I CAN STAY WITH... 1268 01:01:56,482 --> 01:01:59,413 AND NOT BEING BY MYSELF. 1269 01:01:59,413 --> 01:02:02,517 GARY'S FAMILY CAN BE SUPPORTIVE DURING A WEIGHT-LOSS JOURNEY. 1270 01:02:02,517 --> 01:02:03,827 [ BREATHES HEAVILY ] 1271 01:02:03,827 --> 01:02:05,758 -CAN YOU GET DOWN? -YEAH. 1272 01:02:07,379 --> 01:02:10,137 I WILL NEED THAT EXTRA HELP, BECAUSE LOSING THIS WEIGHT 1273 01:02:10,137 --> 01:02:12,793 IS A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH FOR ME. 1274 01:02:12,793 --> 01:02:15,931 I'M NOT SO MUCH WORRIED ABOUT THE DIET 1275 01:02:15,931 --> 01:02:19,068 AS I AM WORRIED ABOUT WANTING TO GET UP AND MOVE. 1276 01:02:20,793 --> 01:02:22,931 MY HEART PROBLEMS DO SCARE ME. 1277 01:02:27,103 --> 01:02:28,827 -WOW. NICE. -ALL RIGHT. 1278 01:02:28,827 --> 01:02:30,448 [ LAUGHS ] THANK YOU. 1279 01:02:32,000 --> 01:02:33,103 REALLY NICE. 1280 01:02:33,103 --> 01:02:34,103 ALL RIGHT. 1281 01:02:34,103 --> 01:02:36,206 SO, I'LL SHOW YOU YOUR BEDROOM. 1282 01:02:36,206 --> 01:02:38,620 WE'LL KIND OF MAKE IT MORE COZY-IER. 1283 01:02:38,620 --> 01:02:41,793 OH, NICE. I LIKE IT. 1284 01:02:43,793 --> 01:02:46,103 NOW I FEEL LIKE I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY OF MY LIFE, 1285 01:02:46,103 --> 01:02:48,068 AND I'M GONNA TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT. 1286 01:02:55,482 --> 01:03:05,379 ♪♪ 1287 01:03:05,379 --> 01:03:08,827 Kelly: I'VE BEEN AT MY COUSIN GARY'S FOR ABOUT A MONTH, 1288 01:03:08,827 --> 01:03:13,103 AND GARY IS BRINGING ME TO DR. NOW'S OFFICE TODAY. 1289 01:03:13,103 --> 01:03:18,344 I'VE BEEN WORKING HARD AND STICKING TO THE DIET. 1290 01:03:18,344 --> 01:03:20,068 I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE SCALE'S GONNA SAY, 1291 01:03:20,068 --> 01:03:22,965 SO I'M ACTUALLY, LIKE, WALKING IN VERY BLINDLY. 1292 01:03:25,241 --> 01:03:26,827 KELLY. 1293 01:03:30,517 --> 01:03:32,517 Kelly: I DON'T KNOW IF I HIT DR. NOW'S 40-POUND GOAL, 1294 01:03:32,517 --> 01:03:34,000 BUT I HOPE I DID. 1295 01:03:36,068 --> 01:03:39,517 TODAY I SHOULD BE UNDER 500. 1296 01:03:43,206 --> 01:03:44,689 [ CHUCKLES ] 1297 01:03:44,689 --> 01:03:50,310 ♪♪ 1298 01:03:50,310 --> 01:03:55,896 ♪♪ 1299 01:03:55,896 --> 01:03:57,758 EVEN THOUGH THAT'S NOT MY TARGET WEIGHT, 1300 01:03:57,758 --> 01:04:00,103 I FEEL GOOD ABOUT IT. 1301 01:04:00,103 --> 01:04:02,379 I KNOW THERE'S THINGS THAT I PROBABLY COULD HAVE DONE. 1302 01:04:02,379 --> 01:04:04,172 ONCE I GOT OUT OF THE HOSPITAL AND WAS FEELING BETTER, 1303 01:04:04,172 --> 01:04:07,310 I COULD HAVE EXERCISED, BUT I CHOSE NOT TO. 1304 01:04:09,551 --> 01:04:13,931 SO I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT DR. NOW IS GOING TO SAY TODAY. 1305 01:04:13,931 --> 01:04:17,068 BUT I AM FEELING HAPPY. 1306 01:04:17,068 --> 01:04:19,586 I'VE LOST 33 POUNDS. 1307 01:04:23,517 --> 01:04:24,448 Dr. Nowzaradan: HELLO. 1308 01:04:24,448 --> 01:04:26,000 HI.HOW ARE YOU ALL DOING? 1309 01:04:26,000 --> 01:04:27,379 GOOD. 1310 01:04:27,379 --> 01:04:30,379 I'M DR. NOWZARADAN. I DON'T THINK I'VE MET YOU. 1311 01:04:30,379 --> 01:04:31,793 NO. I'M GARY -- GARY MASON. 1312 01:04:31,793 --> 01:04:33,034 GOOD TO MEET YOU. ALL RIGHT. 1313 01:04:33,034 --> 01:04:35,896 SHE'D TALK ABOUT YOU A LOT, SO IT'S GOOD TO MEET YOU. 1314 01:04:35,896 --> 01:04:37,758 HOW ARE WE DOING?GOOD, GOOD. 1315 01:04:37,758 --> 01:04:39,034 GREAT. 1316 01:04:39,034 --> 01:04:42,000 SO, KELLY, LET'S DISCUSS WHERE YOU'RE AT TODAY. 1317 01:04:42,000 --> 01:04:45,172 IT LOOKS LIKE YOU MADE SOME PROGRESS OVER THE LAST ONE, 1318 01:04:45,172 --> 01:04:47,310 BUT NOT AS MUCH AS YOU SHOULD HAVE. 1319 01:04:47,310 --> 01:04:52,068 YOU ONLY LOST 33 POUNDS, SO YOU'RE STILL IN THE 500s. 1320 01:04:52,068 --> 01:04:53,655 BUT YOU ARE MAKING SOME PROGRESS, 1321 01:04:53,655 --> 01:04:55,379 SO I'M HAPPY ABOUT THAT. 1322 01:04:55,379 --> 01:04:58,517 AND IT SHOWS THAT YOU'RE MAKING HEALTHY CHOICES. 1323 01:04:58,517 --> 01:05:01,206 YES -- THE ONLY FOOD I HAD OUT WAS WHEN I WAS IN 1324 01:05:01,206 --> 01:05:02,793 THE HOSPITAL, SO THAT WAS IT. 1325 01:05:02,793 --> 01:05:04,206 THAT'S GREAT. 1326 01:05:04,206 --> 01:05:07,758 WELL, I'M PROUD OF YOU, BECAUSE OVERALL YOU LOST 1327 01:05:07,758 --> 01:05:09,620 MORE THAN 200 POUNDS SO FAR. 1328 01:05:09,620 --> 01:05:12,206 AND WITH YOUR RECENT PROGRESS YOU MADE ON YOUR OWN, 1329 01:05:12,206 --> 01:05:15,448 IT SHOWS ME YOU'RE TRYING AND THE WILLINGNESS TO WORK HARD 1330 01:05:15,448 --> 01:05:17,068 IS THERE NOW. 1331 01:05:17,068 --> 01:05:19,931 SO WE'RE GONNA APPROVE YOU FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY, 1332 01:05:19,931 --> 01:05:22,275 PENDING YOUR TEST RESULTS SHOWING US THAT 1333 01:05:22,275 --> 01:05:24,344 YOUR HEART IS HEALTHY ENOUGH FOR YOU TO 1334 01:05:24,344 --> 01:05:26,000 SURVIVE AN OPERATION. 1335 01:05:26,000 --> 01:05:29,241 SO WHAT I'M GONNA DO IS ADMIT YOU TO REHAB AGAIN 1336 01:05:29,241 --> 01:05:32,413 TO HELP YOU LOSE WEIGHT FASTER SINCE YOU ARE ON 1337 01:05:32,413 --> 01:05:35,137 A TICKING CLOCK, AND WE'LL CHECK YOUR HEART 1338 01:05:35,137 --> 01:05:39,068 EVERY FEW DAYS AND DO CARDIAC WORK UP AS YOU LOSE MORE, 1339 01:05:39,068 --> 01:05:42,379 AND THE SECOND THE TEST SHOW YOUR RISK FACTOR 1340 01:05:42,379 --> 01:05:44,793 ARE ACCEPTABLE, THEN WE'LL MOVE AHEAD 1341 01:05:44,793 --> 01:05:46,517 AND DO WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY ON YOU. 1342 01:05:46,517 --> 01:05:47,793 DOES THAT WORK? 1343 01:05:47,793 --> 01:05:49,137 OKAY. 1344 01:05:49,137 --> 01:05:51,586 OKAY, THEN I'LL GO AHEAD AND ADMIT YOU TODAY 1345 01:05:51,586 --> 01:05:54,586 SO WE CAN START DOING THAT IMMEDIATELY. 1346 01:05:54,586 --> 01:05:56,793 KEEP WORKING HARD, AND WE'LL BE ABLE 1347 01:05:56,793 --> 01:05:58,896 TO DO SURGERY ON YOU VERY SOON. 1348 01:05:58,896 --> 01:06:00,724 BUT YOU'RE DOING PRETTY GOOD. 1349 01:06:00,724 --> 01:06:01,862 YEAH. 1350 01:06:01,862 --> 01:06:04,586 ALL RIGHT. DO YOU THINK SO, TOO? 1351 01:06:04,586 --> 01:06:05,724 Gary: DOING BETTER. 1352 01:06:05,724 --> 01:06:07,586 DOING BETTER?YEAH, SHE'S DOING BETTER. 1353 01:06:07,586 --> 01:06:08,793 ALL RIGHT. 1354 01:06:08,793 --> 01:06:10,862 I'LL SEE YOU AT REHAB. 1355 01:06:10,862 --> 01:06:12,862 SO WE'RE GONNA GET YOU IN BETTER SHAPE, OKAY? 1356 01:06:12,862 --> 01:06:13,827 OKAY. 1357 01:06:13,827 --> 01:06:16,931 ALL RIGHT, SO I'M GLAD THIS VISIT 1358 01:06:16,931 --> 01:06:20,517 IS MUCH MORE PLEASANT THAN THE LAST ONE YOU HAD HERE. 1359 01:06:20,517 --> 01:06:23,344 [ LAUGHING ] 1360 01:06:23,344 --> 01:06:28,172 WELL, IT WASN'T THE VISIT. IT WAS THE OUTSIDE PART. 1361 01:06:28,172 --> 01:06:29,103 [ LAUGHS ] 1362 01:06:29,103 --> 01:06:30,275 WELL -- 1363 01:06:30,275 --> 01:06:33,896 IT WAS -- LEAVING THE FACILITY WAS THE ISSUE. 1364 01:06:33,896 --> 01:06:37,896 IT WAS A STRUGGLE, BUT YOU'RE -- 1365 01:06:37,896 --> 01:06:41,482 BUT I GOT TO MEET HOUSTON'S BRAVEST. 1366 01:06:41,482 --> 01:06:43,482 IS IT "BRAVEST"? 1367 01:06:43,482 --> 01:06:47,068 BRAVEST -- HOUSTON'S BRAVEST -- NICE FIREFIGHTERS. 1368 01:06:47,068 --> 01:06:49,034 ALL RIGHT, IF YOU NEED ANYTHING GIVE ME A CALL, 1369 01:06:49,034 --> 01:06:50,517 AND I'LL SEE YOU SOON. 1370 01:06:50,517 --> 01:06:51,758 AND NICE TO MEET YOU. 1371 01:06:51,758 --> 01:06:53,551 YOU TOO.ALL RIGHT, SEE YOU ALL LATER. 1372 01:06:53,551 --> 01:06:56,827 ♪♪ 1373 01:06:56,827 --> 01:06:59,000 Dr. Nowzaradan: EVEN THOUGH SHE DIDN'T HIT HER GOAL, 1374 01:06:59,000 --> 01:07:02,068 I'M HAPPY TO SEE THAT KELLY STILL MADE SOME DECENT PROGRESS 1375 01:07:02,068 --> 01:07:03,310 THIS PAST MONTH. 1376 01:07:03,310 --> 01:07:06,068 MY BIG CONCERN WAS THAT SHE WOULD GO HOME 1377 01:07:06,068 --> 01:07:09,413 AND FALL BACK INTO OLD HABITS AND START TO GAIN AGAIN 1378 01:07:09,413 --> 01:07:12,620 WHEN SHE DIDN'T HAVE ANY TIME TO WASTE LOSING MORE WEIGHT. 1379 01:07:12,620 --> 01:07:16,000 SO I THINK SHE'S DONE WELL ENOUGH TO SHOW ME SHE'S TRYING 1380 01:07:16,000 --> 01:07:18,551 AND READY TO TAKE THE NEXT BIG STEP OF GETTING 1381 01:07:18,551 --> 01:07:21,689 WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY, WHICH WILL BE AN IMPORTANT TOOL 1382 01:07:21,689 --> 01:07:23,827 FOR HER TO BE ABLE TO LOSE WEIGHT 1383 01:07:23,827 --> 01:07:26,000 AND KEEP IT OFF FOR THE LONG TERM. 1384 01:07:26,000 --> 01:07:29,482 BUT WE WON'T BE ABLE TO DO THAT UNTIL WE GET KELLY'S HEART 1385 01:07:29,482 --> 01:07:32,482 TO A HEALTHY ENOUGH PLACE WHERE HOPEFULLY BY PUTTING HER 1386 01:07:32,482 --> 01:07:34,103 BACK ON A CONTROLLED DIET. 1387 01:07:34,103 --> 01:07:37,034 AND BY INCREASING HER LEVEL OF PHYSICAL THERAPY, TOO, 1388 01:07:37,034 --> 01:07:40,310 WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET HER TO THAT POINT SOON. 1389 01:07:40,310 --> 01:07:44,000 BECAUSE UNTIL WE GET HER TO A MUCH BETTER PLACE PHYSICALLY, 1390 01:07:44,000 --> 01:07:47,655 SHE'S STILL ON A TICKING CLOCK, AND AT THE RISK OF 1391 01:07:47,655 --> 01:07:50,965 RUNNING OUT OF TIME AT ANY MOMENT UNTIL THEN. 1392 01:07:52,620 --> 01:07:55,448 Kelly: THE DOCTOR SAID I WAS APPROVED FOR SURGERY. 1393 01:07:55,448 --> 01:07:58,034 SO I'M, LIKE, HAVING AN OUT-OF-BODY EXPERIENCE, 1394 01:07:58,034 --> 01:08:00,172 KIND OF LIKE, "IS THIS REALLY HAPPENING? 1395 01:08:00,172 --> 01:08:02,413 IT'S REALLY HAPPENING." 1396 01:08:02,413 --> 01:08:06,103 OH, SNAP, I MIGHT BE REALLY GETTING MY LIFE BACK! 1397 01:08:06,103 --> 01:08:08,827 I MEAN, OF COURSE I NEED STILL NEED TO INCREASE MY ACTIVITY, 1398 01:08:08,827 --> 01:08:14,551 I STILL NEED TO FOLLOW HIS PLAN, BECAUSE AT THE END OF THIS, 1399 01:08:14,551 --> 01:08:16,689 I JUST WANT MY LIFE BACK. 1400 01:08:25,517 --> 01:08:27,413 ♪♪ 1401 01:08:27,413 --> 01:08:29,413 [ TRAIN HORN BLARES ] 1402 01:08:29,413 --> 01:08:36,931 ♪♪ 1403 01:08:36,931 --> 01:08:44,482 ♪♪ 1404 01:08:44,482 --> 01:08:52,068 ♪♪ 1405 01:08:52,068 --> 01:08:55,068 Kelly: TODAY I'M GETTING GASTRIC SLEEVE SURGERY. 1406 01:08:55,068 --> 01:08:58,206 I'M FEELING VERY NERVOUS AND SCARED. 1407 01:08:59,896 --> 01:09:02,068 MY COUSIN GARY CAN'T BE HERE TODAY, BECAUSE HE'S ON 1408 01:09:02,068 --> 01:09:05,965 A BUSINESS TRIP, BUT MY UNCLE AND GARY'S DAUGHTER 1409 01:09:05,965 --> 01:09:07,275 ARE ON THEIR WAY. 1410 01:09:07,275 --> 01:09:09,827 [ DOOR OPENS ] 1411 01:09:09,827 --> 01:09:11,724 HEY! 1412 01:09:11,724 --> 01:09:12,586 HOW ARE YOU? 1413 01:09:12,586 --> 01:09:14,448 FINE, AND YOU? 1414 01:09:15,931 --> 01:09:17,241 YOU HAIR, IT LOOKS SO PRETTY. 1415 01:09:17,241 --> 01:09:18,379 AWW, THANK YOU. 1416 01:09:18,379 --> 01:09:20,793 EVERYTHING WILL BE OKAY. 1417 01:09:20,793 --> 01:09:22,137 MM! 1418 01:09:22,137 --> 01:09:23,620 EVERYTHING WILL BE OKAY.ALL RIGHT. 1419 01:09:23,620 --> 01:09:24,965 OKAY. 1420 01:09:24,965 --> 01:09:27,000 [ LAUGHS ] BEHAVE. 1421 01:09:27,000 --> 01:09:28,172 BYE. 1422 01:09:28,172 --> 01:09:30,068 LOVE YOU, GUYS. 1423 01:09:30,931 --> 01:09:32,862 OKAY, MISS MASON. 1424 01:09:35,724 --> 01:09:38,689 I REALLY NEED THIS SURGERY TO MOVE FORWARD IN MY LIFE, 1425 01:09:38,689 --> 01:09:41,206 BUT I'M REALLY NERVOUS. 1426 01:09:41,206 --> 01:09:45,448 I'M JUST WORRIED ABOUT GOING TO SLEEP AND NOT WAKING UP. 1427 01:09:45,448 --> 01:09:47,551 I DON'T WANT TO DIE. 1428 01:09:50,896 --> 01:09:54,793 I'M RISKING EVERYTHING FOR THE CHANCE TO HAVE A FUTURE, 1429 01:09:54,793 --> 01:09:58,068 SO I HOPE I'M DOING THE RIGHT THING. 1430 01:10:01,551 --> 01:10:03,241 Dr. Nowzaradan: TODAY WE'RE ATTEMPTING TO PERFORM 1431 01:10:03,241 --> 01:10:05,655 A GASTRIC SLEEVE ON KELLY. 1432 01:10:05,655 --> 01:10:08,931 WE HAVE HAD HER IN THE REHAB FACILITY FOR THE PAST MONTH, 1433 01:10:08,931 --> 01:10:11,310 WORKING TO GET HER HEART TO A HEALTHY ENOUGH PLACE 1434 01:10:11,310 --> 01:10:13,862 FOR HER TO BE ABLE TO TOLERATE SURGERY 1435 01:10:13,862 --> 01:10:16,620 AND SURVIVE UNDERGOING AN OPERATION. 1436 01:10:19,586 --> 01:10:21,827 ALL RIGHT, TURN THE ROOM LIGHT OFF. 1437 01:10:22,931 --> 01:10:27,862 WE HAVE HER WEIGHT DOWN TO 453, AND WITH OVER 270 POUNDS 1438 01:10:27,862 --> 01:10:30,655 OFF OF HER BODY NOW FROM HER HIGHEST WEIGHT, 1439 01:10:30,655 --> 01:10:34,206 WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO REDUCE THE STRAIN ON HER BODY AND HEART 1440 01:10:34,206 --> 01:10:37,517 ENOUGH TO MOVE AHEAD WITH THIS OPERATION TODAY. 1441 01:10:42,137 --> 01:10:45,034 BUT THIS SURGERY IS STILL EXTREMELY HIGH-RISK, 1442 01:10:45,034 --> 01:10:48,103 BECAUSE KELLY'S HEART HAS SUSTAINED A LOT OF DAMAGE 1443 01:10:48,103 --> 01:10:51,103 FROM HER WEIGHT FOR SUCH A LONG PERIOD OF TIME 1444 01:10:51,103 --> 01:10:55,137 THAT IT MAY NEVER FULLY RECOVER, EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE BEEN ABLE 1445 01:10:55,137 --> 01:10:57,758 TO GET HER TO A MUCH BETTER PLACE PHYSICALLY. 1446 01:10:57,758 --> 01:10:59,137 [ MONITOR BEEPS ] 1447 01:11:00,413 --> 01:11:03,655 SO SHE STILL HAS A LONG WAY TO GO TO GET HER HEART 1448 01:11:03,655 --> 01:11:06,655 TO WHERE IT NEEDS LONG TERM, AND THE ONLY WAY SHE HAS 1449 01:11:06,655 --> 01:11:09,275 A CHANCE TO DO THAT IS TO CONTINUE LOSING 1450 01:11:09,275 --> 01:11:11,379 THE REST OF THE WEIGHT SHE NEEDS. 1451 01:11:11,379 --> 01:11:14,793 AND THIS SURGERY WILL GO A LONG WAY IN HELPING HER DO THAT, 1452 01:11:14,793 --> 01:11:19,758 BECAUSE WHAT THIS OPERATION DOES IS REDUCE THE STOMACH BY 90%, 1453 01:11:19,758 --> 01:11:23,068 LEAVING A SMALL, NARROW TUBE THAT LOOKS SIMILAR 1454 01:11:23,068 --> 01:11:27,206 TO A SLEEVE SO A THE PATIENT'S FOOD INTAKE IS PHYSICALLY 1455 01:11:27,206 --> 01:11:31,586 LIMITED FROM OVEREATING AND THE PATIENT IS LESS HUNGRY. 1456 01:11:31,586 --> 01:11:34,000 SO THIS OPERATION WILL GIVE THEM 1457 01:11:34,000 --> 01:11:37,517 AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOSE EVEN MORE WEIGHT. 1458 01:11:40,482 --> 01:11:42,379 Bernard: KELLY'S HAVING WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY. 1459 01:11:42,379 --> 01:11:45,068 I'M REALLY NERVOUS BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW HOW 1460 01:11:45,068 --> 01:11:46,206 IT'S GONNA COME OUT. 1461 01:12:01,068 --> 01:12:03,482 Dr. Nowzaradan: OKAY, I HAVE THE STOMACH. 1462 01:12:03,482 --> 01:12:05,000 ALL RIGHT, LOOKS GOOD. 1463 01:12:07,103 --> 01:12:08,896 ALL RIGHT, ROOM LIGHT ON. 1464 01:12:13,793 --> 01:12:16,413 ALL RIGHT, WE'RE DONE. 1465 01:12:16,413 --> 01:12:19,344 KELLY'S SURGERY WENT VERY WELL. 1466 01:12:19,344 --> 01:12:22,827 WE COMPLETED THE GASTRIC SLEEVE AND REMOVED ABOUT 90% 1467 01:12:22,827 --> 01:12:25,689 OF HER STOMACH, SO THIS WILL GREATLY REDUCE 1468 01:12:25,689 --> 01:12:27,448 HER ABILITY TO OVEREAT. 1469 01:12:27,448 --> 01:12:32,068 SO WE'LL GET HER TO RECOVERY NOW SO SHE CAN REST. 1470 01:12:32,068 --> 01:12:34,655 IF THERE ARE ANY COMPLICATIONS WITH SURGERY, 1471 01:12:34,655 --> 01:12:38,586 THEY HAPPEN IN THE FIRST 72 HOURS AFTER THE OPERATION, 1472 01:12:38,586 --> 01:12:41,655 AND WITH HER HEART, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ADDRESS 1473 01:12:41,655 --> 01:12:44,413 ANYTHING THAT GOES ON WITH HER IMMEDIATELY, 1474 01:12:44,413 --> 01:12:48,000 SO WE'RE GONNA KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON HER DURING THAT TIME, 1475 01:12:48,000 --> 01:12:52,586 AND THEN AFTER A WEEK OR SO, I'M GONNA SEND HER BACK TO REHAB 1476 01:12:52,586 --> 01:12:56,413 AND CONTINUE WITH HER PHYSICAL THERAPY AND GET HER STAMINA 1477 01:12:56,413 --> 01:12:59,827 BACK UP, BECAUSE IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE 1478 01:12:59,827 --> 01:13:03,655 KELLY DOESN'T USE THIS RECOVERY TIME AS AN EXCUSE 1479 01:13:03,655 --> 01:13:07,551 TO STOP GETTING UP AND EXERCISING LIKE SHE NEEDS. 1480 01:13:07,551 --> 01:13:11,482 SO WE WILL SEND HER HOME IN A FEW WEEKS, BUT UNTIL THEN, 1481 01:13:11,482 --> 01:13:14,034 KELLY WILL NEED TO STAY ON A LIQUID DIET, 1482 01:13:14,034 --> 01:13:17,103 AND SHE SHOULD BE ABLE TO LOSE 30 TO 40 POUNDS 1483 01:13:17,103 --> 01:13:21,586 HER FIRST MONTH AND AT LEAST 20 POUNDS EACH MONTH AFTER THAT. 1484 01:13:21,586 --> 01:13:24,517 BUT FOR NOW, WE NEED TO FOCUS ON HER RECOVERY 1485 01:13:24,517 --> 01:13:27,000 AND MAKING SURE SHE DOES WHAT SHE NEEDS 1486 01:13:27,000 --> 01:13:28,724 TO KEEP HER HEART STRONG. 1487 01:13:28,724 --> 01:13:36,896 ♪♪ 1488 01:13:36,896 --> 01:13:38,551 [ EXHALES SHARPLY ] 1489 01:13:40,413 --> 01:13:43,413 Kelly: IT'S BEEN A MONTH SINCE SURGERY, 1490 01:13:43,413 --> 01:13:45,862 AND I'VE BEEN IN A REHAB SINCE I WAS DISCHARGED 1491 01:13:45,862 --> 01:13:47,103 FROM THE HOSPITAL. 1492 01:13:47,103 --> 01:13:51,068 SINCE SURGERY, MY BODY HAS BEEN IMPROVING. 1493 01:13:51,068 --> 01:13:53,551 HELLO. 1494 01:13:53,551 --> 01:13:55,137 HERE'S YOUR LUNCH, DARLING. 1495 01:13:55,137 --> 01:13:56,586 OH, THANK YOU. 1496 01:13:56,586 --> 01:13:58,241 THANK YOU. ENJOY. 1497 01:13:58,241 --> 01:13:59,827 THANKS.ALL RIGHT. 1498 01:13:59,827 --> 01:14:02,689 RIGHT NOW I'M THE FULL LIQUID STAGE OF THE DIET, 1499 01:14:02,689 --> 01:14:07,931 SO IT'S LIKE SOUPS AND RUNNY EGGS, ICE POPS. 1500 01:14:07,931 --> 01:14:10,482 SOME DAYS ARE EASIER THAN OTHERS. 1501 01:14:12,344 --> 01:14:18,724 MY BIGGEST CONCERN RIGHT NOW IS I'VE BEEN READY TO GO HOME, 1502 01:14:18,724 --> 01:14:22,724 BUT MY COUSIN GARY JUST BASICALLY KICKED ME OUT. 1503 01:14:22,724 --> 01:14:25,413 HE TOLD ME, LIKE, "WE DEFINITELY LOVE YOU," 1504 01:14:25,413 --> 01:14:28,862 BUT I COULDN'T STAY WITH THEM ANYMORE. 1505 01:14:28,862 --> 01:14:32,655 I FEEL LIKE THIS IS ME BEING ABANDONED AGAIN. 1506 01:14:34,379 --> 01:14:36,344 NOW I HAVE TO FIGURE OUT A PLACE TO LIVE, 1507 01:14:36,344 --> 01:14:39,655 BECAUSE I CAN'T STAY AT REHAB MUCH LONGER. 1508 01:14:39,655 --> 01:14:42,965 IF NOT, UNFORTUNATELY, I'LL HAVE TO GO BACK TO GREENSBORO. 1509 01:14:44,172 --> 01:14:46,620 [ SIGHS ] I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. 1510 01:14:48,000 --> 01:14:50,620 BUT I WOULD DEFINITELY LIKE TO STAY. 1511 01:14:50,620 --> 01:14:54,586 I KIND OF JUST FELT LIKE TEXAS MIGHT BE A NEW LIFE FOR ME. 1512 01:14:54,586 --> 01:14:58,689 BUT RIGHT NOW IT JUST FEELS LIKE I'M STUCK, 1513 01:14:58,689 --> 01:15:01,551 AND THAT IT'S GONNA BE FINAL ONE DAY. 1514 01:15:07,827 --> 01:15:13,896 ♪♪ 1515 01:15:13,896 --> 01:15:20,172 ♪♪ 1516 01:15:20,172 --> 01:15:22,413 Kelly: MY SURGERY WAS ALMOST TWO MONTHS AGO, 1517 01:15:22,413 --> 01:15:27,103 AND I'M IN REHAB JUST CHILLING ON THIS DIET. 1518 01:15:27,103 --> 01:15:30,965 I'VE BEEN READY TO GO HOME, BUT I HAVE NO WHERE TO GO. 1519 01:15:30,965 --> 01:15:35,862 DR. NOW SAID I WASN'T READY TO LEAVE, BUT I DO HAVE GOOD NEWS. 1520 01:15:35,862 --> 01:15:37,793 MY COUSIN GARY JUST CALLED ME, 1521 01:15:37,793 --> 01:15:40,551 AND HE SAID IT'S OKAY TO COME BACK. 1522 01:15:40,551 --> 01:15:43,172 HE CHANGED HIS MIND AND SAW -- I'M FEELING HAPPY, 1523 01:15:43,172 --> 01:15:46,103 BECAUSE I'M GETTING DISCHARGED TODAY. 1524 01:15:46,103 --> 01:15:48,310 Dr. Nowzaradan: IT'S BEEN A COUPLE MONTHS SINCE WE DID 1525 01:15:48,310 --> 01:15:51,206 KELLY'S WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY, AND WE KEPT HER HERE IN REHAB 1526 01:15:51,206 --> 01:15:53,896 DURING THAT TIME, BECAUSE SHE SAID HER COUSIN 1527 01:15:53,896 --> 01:15:55,827 WASN'T LETTING HER MOVE BACK WITH HIM, 1528 01:15:55,827 --> 01:15:57,758 SO SHE'S HAD NO PLACE TO GO. 1529 01:15:57,758 --> 01:16:01,379 BUT FORTUNATELY, SHE SAYS HE'S HAD A CHANGE OF HEART NOW, 1530 01:16:01,379 --> 01:16:04,344 AND THAT SHE CAN GO BACK TO STAY WITH HIM. 1531 01:16:07,724 --> 01:16:08,517 HI, KELLY. 1532 01:16:08,517 --> 01:16:09,448 HEY. 1533 01:16:09,448 --> 01:16:10,655 HOW ARE YOU TODAY? 1534 01:16:10,655 --> 01:16:12,000 I'M OKAY. 1535 01:16:12,000 --> 01:16:14,620 ALL RIGHT, SO I THINK YOU'RE READY TO GO HOME. 1536 01:16:14,620 --> 01:16:16,310 OKAY.THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE 1537 01:16:16,310 --> 01:16:17,379 IS GONNA BE WHEN YOU GO HOME 1538 01:16:17,379 --> 01:16:19,586 YOUR DIET IS DIFFERENT THAN OTHER PEOPLE. 1539 01:16:19,586 --> 01:16:22,310 BUT YOUR STOMACH WON'T BE ABLE TO HOLD MUCH NOW, 1540 01:16:22,310 --> 01:16:24,344 'CAUSE YOUR STOMACH IS RIGHT NOW SO SMALL. 1541 01:16:24,344 --> 01:16:25,793 UH-HUH.YOUR STOMACH IS LIKE 1542 01:16:25,793 --> 01:16:27,689 THE SHAPE OF A BANANA...OKAY. 1543 01:16:27,689 --> 01:16:30,137 ...AND THAT'S GONNA BE SMALL CAPACITY. 1544 01:16:30,137 --> 01:16:33,344 SO STICK WITH YOUR OWN DIET AND DON'T WORRY ABOUT 1545 01:16:33,344 --> 01:16:34,896 WHAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE EATING. 1546 01:16:34,896 --> 01:16:36,137 NOPE, I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT THEM. 1547 01:16:36,137 --> 01:16:37,931 ALL RIGHT.THEY'RE SKINNY ALREADY. 1548 01:16:37,931 --> 01:16:40,068 ALL RIGHT. YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO LOSE 1549 01:16:40,068 --> 01:16:41,448 100 POUNDS IN THREE MONTHS. 1550 01:16:41,448 --> 01:16:43,793 OKAY. I'M GONNA HOLD YOU TO THAT. 1551 01:16:43,793 --> 01:16:44,931 SO --I'M GONNA FOLLOW THIS 1552 01:16:44,931 --> 01:16:46,724 COMPLETELY -- EXACTLY THE WAY YOU SAID. 1553 01:16:46,724 --> 01:16:48,344 YOU'RE GONNA BE -- 1554 01:16:48,344 --> 01:16:50,206 AND I'M GONNA MAKE SU-- I'M GONNA HOLD YOU TO IT. 1555 01:16:50,206 --> 01:16:51,241 YOU CAN DO THAT. 1556 01:16:51,241 --> 01:16:53,689 BUT REMEMBER, THIS IS ALL STILL UP TO YOU. 1557 01:16:53,689 --> 01:16:57,137 SO STICK TO THE DIET, BECAUSE YOU'RE STILL IN HEART FAILURE. 1558 01:16:57,137 --> 01:16:58,344 OKAY. 1559 01:16:58,344 --> 01:17:00,689 AND WE DON'T KNOW AT WHAT POINT THAT WILL CHANGE 1560 01:17:00,689 --> 01:17:03,068 BECAUSE OF ALL THE DAMAGE YOUR HEART HAS. 1561 01:17:03,068 --> 01:17:05,827 BUT YOUR ONLY CHANCE FOR ANY MORE IMPROVEMENT 1562 01:17:05,827 --> 01:17:08,896 IS TO CONTINUE LOSING AND DOING YOUR EXERCISES. 1563 01:17:08,896 --> 01:17:09,965 DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT? 1564 01:17:09,965 --> 01:17:11,827 OKAY. GOT YOU. OKAY. 1565 01:17:11,827 --> 01:17:14,448 IF YOU START GAINING AGAIN, WE HAVE TO PUT YOU BACK 1566 01:17:14,448 --> 01:17:16,517 IN THE HOSPITAL TO SAVE YOUR LIFE, 1567 01:17:16,517 --> 01:17:18,586 AND I DON'T THINK YOU WANT THAT. 1568 01:17:18,586 --> 01:17:19,689 YEAH. 1569 01:17:19,689 --> 01:17:21,172 GREAT. IF YOU STAY ON TRACK, 1570 01:17:21,172 --> 01:17:24,344 IN SIX MONTHS, WE'RE GONNA TAKE SOME SKIN OFF YOU. 1571 01:17:24,344 --> 01:17:27,655 WITH ALL THE WEIGHT YOU LOST, YOU ALREADY HAVE AROUND 1572 01:17:27,655 --> 01:17:31,413 20 TO 30 POUNDS OF EXTRA SKIN STARTING TO HANG 1573 01:17:31,413 --> 01:17:33,620 ON YOUR STOMACH, AND HAVING THAT REMOVED 1574 01:17:33,620 --> 01:17:34,896 WILL BE A BIG HELP FOR YOU. 1575 01:17:34,896 --> 01:17:36,137 OKAY. 1576 01:17:36,137 --> 01:17:39,275 BUT THAT'S DOWN THE ROAD, ONLY IF YOU STAY ON TRACK. 1577 01:17:39,275 --> 01:17:42,448 OKAY, LET'S BRING THE SCALE AND SEE HOW MUCH YOU LOST. 1578 01:17:42,448 --> 01:17:43,689 OKAY. ALL RIGHT? 1579 01:17:43,689 --> 01:17:44,724 ALL RIGHT. 1580 01:17:44,724 --> 01:17:52,275 ♪♪ 1581 01:17:52,275 --> 01:17:54,000 [ EXHALES SHARPLY ] 1582 01:17:54,000 --> 01:18:00,724 ♪♪ 1583 01:18:00,724 --> 01:18:07,413 ♪♪ 1584 01:18:07,413 --> 01:18:09,689 OKAY, YOU'RE AT 401. 1585 01:18:09,689 --> 01:18:12,827 THAT'S FANTASTIC -- TWO POUNDS FROM 300. 1586 01:18:12,827 --> 01:18:17,724 SO YOU EFFECTIVELY LOST OVER 320 POUNDS AT THIS POINT. 1587 01:18:17,724 --> 01:18:19,517 GREAT.THAT'S GOOD PROGRESS FOR YOU. 1588 01:18:19,517 --> 01:18:20,724 YAY. 1589 01:18:20,724 --> 01:18:22,413 ALL RIGHT, KELLY, I'M PROUD OF YOUR PROGRESS. 1590 01:18:22,413 --> 01:18:24,034 OKAY? 1591 01:18:24,034 --> 01:18:26,241 ALL RIGHT, CAN YOU TELL THAT YOU'RE ABLE 1592 01:18:26,241 --> 01:18:29,862 TO WALK AND HOW BETTER IT IS? 1593 01:18:29,862 --> 01:18:31,586 YES AND NO. 1594 01:18:31,586 --> 01:18:34,620 WELL, IF YOU START WORKING AND DOING MORE EXERCISE, 1595 01:18:34,620 --> 01:18:36,517 YOU'RE GONNA GET BETTER STAMINA. 1596 01:18:36,517 --> 01:18:37,793 ALL RIGHT. 1597 01:18:37,793 --> 01:18:40,068 IT'S BECAUSE I HAVE TO THINK WHEN I WALK NOW. 1598 01:18:40,068 --> 01:18:42,517 I GUESS I'M TRYING TO WADDLE. 1599 01:18:42,517 --> 01:18:46,241 WELL, THAT'S BECAUSE WHEN YOU WERE, LIKE, 700 POUNDS, 1600 01:18:46,241 --> 01:18:48,344 YOU COULDN'T MOVE, SO YOU HAVE TO 1601 01:18:48,344 --> 01:18:50,482 SWING YOUR BODY TO TAKE THE STEP. 1602 01:18:50,482 --> 01:18:51,896 YEAH, SO NOW IT'S LIKE -- 1603 01:18:51,896 --> 01:18:53,206 NOW YOU HAVE TO -- 1604 01:18:53,206 --> 01:18:55,517 SO NOW I HAVE TO REMEMBER, LIKE, TO LIFT MY KNEES 1605 01:18:55,517 --> 01:18:58,206 AND SO I HAVE TO THINK ABOUT IT. 1606 01:18:58,206 --> 01:18:59,448 THINK ABOUT WALKING -- 1607 01:18:59,448 --> 01:19:00,965 I HAVE TO THINK ABOUT IT. 1608 01:19:00,965 --> 01:19:04,379 YOU GOT TO LEARN TO WALK WITH YOUR NEW TWO FEET. 1609 01:19:04,379 --> 01:19:06,689 YEAH, IT'S LIKE -- IT'S LIKE RE-TRAINING A BABY, 1610 01:19:06,689 --> 01:19:08,172 LIKE TRAINING A BABY AGAIN. [ LAUGHS ] 1611 01:19:08,172 --> 01:19:09,517 YEAH. 1612 01:19:09,517 --> 01:19:10,862 YEAH, SO -- 1613 01:19:10,862 --> 01:19:13,724 WELL, I'M SURE YOU'RE GONNA LEARN THAT REAL QUICK. 1614 01:19:13,724 --> 01:19:15,586 YEAH. OKAY. 1615 01:19:15,586 --> 01:19:17,241 ALL RIGHT, KELLY, YOU TAKE CARE. 1616 01:19:17,241 --> 01:19:18,965 ALL RIGHT. YOU TOO. 1617 01:19:18,965 --> 01:19:27,448 ♪♪ 1618 01:19:27,448 --> 01:19:28,620 [ DOOR CLOSES ] 1619 01:19:28,620 --> 01:19:30,310 Dr. Nowzaradan: I'M REALLY PROUD OF KELLY. 1620 01:19:30,310 --> 01:19:32,206 SHE'S BEEN STAYING DETERMINED 1621 01:19:32,206 --> 01:19:36,068 AND DOING WHAT SHE NEEDS AND HAS COME A LONG WAY SO FAR. 1622 01:19:36,068 --> 01:19:39,275 BUT SHE HAS TO MAKE SURE SHE STAYS ON TRACK STILL 1623 01:19:39,275 --> 01:19:42,000 AND DOESN'T GET TOO COMFORTABLE AND ALLOW HER PROGRESS 1624 01:19:42,000 --> 01:19:45,551 TO SLOW DOWN, BECAUSE SHE CAN'T AFFORD TO LOSE ANY TIME -- 1625 01:19:45,551 --> 01:19:48,137 GETTING MORE STRAIN OFF OF HER BODY AND HEART 1626 01:19:48,137 --> 01:19:51,448 BUT LOSING MORE WEIGHT AND IMPROVING HER STAMINA. 1627 01:19:53,344 --> 01:19:55,000 Kelly: IT FEELS LIKE THE FIRST DAY OF, LIKE, 1628 01:19:55,000 --> 01:19:58,172 A NEW LIFE, ACTUALLY, AND I'M EXCITED. 1629 01:19:58,172 --> 01:20:01,068 MY PLAN IS TO, YOU KNOW, STICK TO THE DIET, 1630 01:20:01,068 --> 01:20:04,724 DO PHYSICAL THERAPY, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, 1631 01:20:04,724 --> 01:20:06,517 TO WALK IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, 1632 01:20:06,517 --> 01:20:09,241 DO WHAT DR. NOW EXPECTS ME TO DO. 1633 01:20:09,241 --> 01:20:12,827 WITH MY HEART NOT FUNCTIONING THE WAY IT'S SUPPOSED TO, 1634 01:20:12,827 --> 01:20:15,344 THIS BREATH COULD BE MY LAST BREATH. 1635 01:20:15,344 --> 01:20:18,068 BUT I DON'T WANT TO DIE. 1636 01:20:18,068 --> 01:20:26,103 ♪♪ 1637 01:20:26,103 --> 01:20:34,137 ♪♪ 1638 01:20:34,137 --> 01:20:36,379 THE LAST MONTH HAS BEEN GREAT. 1639 01:20:36,379 --> 01:20:38,827 IT'S NICE WITHOUT BEING IN THE HOSPITAL. 1640 01:20:40,103 --> 01:20:42,379 I'M FOLLOWING THE DIET, 1641 01:20:42,379 --> 01:20:46,862 AND I'VE BEEN KEEPING UP WITH MY PHYSICAL THERAPY. 1642 01:20:46,862 --> 01:20:50,379 MY MOBILITY IS INCREASING. 1643 01:20:50,379 --> 01:20:52,517 I FEEL LIKE I CAN DO MORE THINGS -- 1644 01:20:52,517 --> 01:20:55,344 KIND OF WORKING ON MY STAMINA. 1645 01:20:55,344 --> 01:20:57,517 I'M LESS OUT OF BREATH. 1646 01:21:00,793 --> 01:21:02,965 I DON'T WANT TO FALL BACK TO FOOD, BECAUSE I ACTUALLY, 1647 01:21:02,965 --> 01:21:06,965 HONESTLY, WANT TO LOSE THE WEIGHT AND KEEP IT OFF. 1648 01:21:06,965 --> 01:21:10,310 MY NEXT DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT IS IN A WEEK AND A HALF. 1649 01:21:10,310 --> 01:21:14,482 I'M EXCITED TO SEE HOW FAR MY WEIGHT LOSS HAS GOTTEN. 1650 01:21:15,793 --> 01:21:20,103 I SIGNED UP TO CHANGE MY LIFE, 1651 01:21:20,103 --> 01:21:24,379 AND FOR THE FIRST TIME, I SEE A FUTURE. 1652 01:21:24,379 --> 01:21:25,862 WOMAN: Hello. Admissions. 1653 01:21:25,862 --> 01:21:28,758 HI, I WAS CALLING TO FIND OUT INFORMATION 1654 01:21:28,758 --> 01:21:30,551 ABOUT SUMMER CLASSES. 1655 01:21:30,551 --> 01:21:34,896 I HAVE TWO CLASSES THAT I NEED TO TAKE IN ORDER TO GET 1656 01:21:34,896 --> 01:21:38,068 MY DEGREE A COLLEGE IN NORTH CAROLINA, 1657 01:21:38,068 --> 01:21:40,655 AND I PLAN ON GRADUATING FROM THAT COLLEGE. 1658 01:21:40,655 --> 01:21:43,965 Your credits transferred, and all you have to do 1659 01:21:43,965 --> 01:21:46,379 is sign up, pay the tuition, 1660 01:21:46,379 --> 01:21:49,103 and then come out to the classes. 1661 01:21:49,103 --> 01:21:51,000 OKAY, NO PROBLEM. 1662 01:21:51,000 --> 01:21:52,310 THANK YOU SO MUCH. 1663 01:21:52,310 --> 01:21:54,206 Okay. No problem. Have a nice day. 1664 01:21:54,206 --> 01:21:56,793 BYE. YOU TOO. 1665 01:21:56,793 --> 01:22:01,379 NOW THAT I'M LOSING MORE WEIGHT, IT'S LIKE A NEW WORLD -- 1666 01:22:01,379 --> 01:22:02,896 'CAUSE I WANT TO LIVE. 1667 01:22:02,896 --> 01:22:09,827 ♪♪ 1668 01:22:09,827 --> 01:22:16,724 ♪♪ 1669 01:22:16,724 --> 01:22:23,689 ♪♪ 1670 01:22:23,689 --> 01:22:26,482 Dr. Nowzaradan: SO, THERE WAS NO TRAUMA OR INJURY? 1671 01:22:26,482 --> 01:22:28,896 IT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS A CARDIAC ARREST? 1672 01:22:28,896 --> 01:22:31,275 MAN: That's what it seems. 1673 01:22:31,275 --> 01:22:34,206 WELL, KELLY WAS BATTLING WITH HER HEART CONDITION 1674 01:22:34,206 --> 01:22:35,620 FOR A LONG TIME. 1675 01:22:35,620 --> 01:22:37,448 WHAT TIME DID IT HAPPEN? 1676 01:22:37,448 --> 01:22:40,482 At the time, nobody was there, so we don't know exactly 1677 01:22:40,482 --> 01:22:43,068 what the time of death was, but it seems like it was 1678 01:22:43,068 --> 01:22:46,000 of natural cause of her heart condition. 1679 01:22:46,000 --> 01:22:48,965 I JUST RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE MEDICAL EXAMINER 1680 01:22:48,965 --> 01:22:51,241 TO INFORM ME THAT LATE LAST NIGHT, 1681 01:22:51,241 --> 01:22:54,862 IT APPEARS KELLY'S HEART GAVE OUT. 1682 01:22:54,862 --> 01:22:57,206 OKAY, THANK YOU. 1683 01:23:00,206 --> 01:23:03,827 CONSIDERING THE CONDITION THAT KELLY'S HEART HAS BEEN IN, 1684 01:23:03,827 --> 01:23:06,965 THIS NEWS IS NOT COMPLETELY UNEXPECTED. 1685 01:23:08,586 --> 01:23:11,379 I WAS STILL VERY HOPEFUL THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE 1686 01:23:11,379 --> 01:23:15,137 TO GET HER OUT OF A STATE OF HEART FAILURE, 1687 01:23:15,137 --> 01:23:19,000 SO I'M VERY SADDENED TO HEAR THIS NEWS. 1688 01:23:19,000 --> 01:23:22,137 AT KELLY'S LAST APPOINTMENT WITH ME A FEW WEEKS AGO, 1689 01:23:22,137 --> 01:23:25,758 HER WEIGHT LOSS WAS ON TRACK, SO THIS IS NOT A RESULT 1690 01:23:25,758 --> 01:23:28,862 OF HER STARTING TO GO BACK TO HER OLD HABITS. 1691 01:23:30,482 --> 01:23:33,448 SHE WAS WORKING HARD AND DOING WHAT SHE NEEDED. 1692 01:23:33,448 --> 01:23:35,965 BUT DESPITE THAT, THE DAMAGE TO HER HEART 1693 01:23:35,965 --> 01:23:38,896 UP TO THIS POINT WAS JUST TOO SEVERE. 1694 01:23:41,793 --> 01:23:43,413 HELLO. 1695 01:23:43,413 --> 01:23:46,689 YEAH, THIS IS DR. NOWZARADAN. 1696 01:23:46,689 --> 01:23:51,172 WHEN A PATIENT IS OVER 600 OR 700 POUNDS LIKE KELLY WAS 1697 01:23:51,172 --> 01:23:54,689 AT HER HIGHEST, IT TAKES A TOLL ON THE WHOLE BODY 1698 01:23:54,689 --> 01:23:57,000 AND CERTAINLY SHORTEN THEIR LIFE-SPAN. 1699 01:23:57,000 --> 01:24:00,241 BUT AS DOCTORS, WHEN WE HAVE A PATIENT LIKE KELLY, 1700 01:24:00,241 --> 01:24:03,931 WE WANT TO TRY AND DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO HELP GIVE THEM 1701 01:24:03,931 --> 01:24:06,344 A NORMAL LIFE BACK BY UNDOING 1702 01:24:06,344 --> 01:24:09,551 THE DAMAGE FROM YEARS OF UNHEALTHY CHOICES. 1703 01:24:09,551 --> 01:24:14,275 SOMETIMES IN THE END THE DAMAGE WAS JUST TOO GREAT, 1704 01:24:14,275 --> 01:24:18,206 AND WHAT WE DO ONLY ENDS UP HAVING A MINIMAL EFFECT. 1705 01:24:18,206 --> 01:24:23,000 BUT THAT DOESN'T MAKE OUTCOMES LIKE THIS ANY EASIER TO ACCEPT, 1706 01:24:23,000 --> 01:24:25,517 ESPECIALLY WHEN KELLY WAS WORKING SO HARD 1707 01:24:25,517 --> 01:24:27,586 AND MAKING SUCH GOOD PROGRESS. 1708 01:24:27,586 --> 01:24:30,344 I WANT TO TELL YOU THAT KELLY TRIED VERY HARD 1709 01:24:30,344 --> 01:24:33,724 AND FOUGHT ALL THE WAY TO THE END. 1710 01:24:33,724 --> 01:24:35,620 I'M VERY SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS, 1711 01:24:35,620 --> 01:24:39,413 AND CONDOLENCE TO EVERYBODY IN THE FAMILY. 1712 01:24:39,413 --> 01:24:43,379 YOU KNOW, IF YOU NEED ANYTHING, GIVE US A CALL. 1713 01:24:43,379 --> 01:24:45,172 BYE. 1714 01:24:48,413 --> 01:24:49,896 KELLY NEVER GAVE UP. 1715 01:24:49,896 --> 01:24:53,724 SHE WAS FIGHTING FOR HER LIFE, AND I'M PROUD OF HER FOR THAT. 1716 01:24:53,724 --> 01:24:57,862 AND I THINK THE FIGHT SHE MADE FOR HER LIFE IS AN INSPIRATION, 1717 01:24:57,862 --> 01:25:00,413 BECAUSE EVEN WHEN THE OUTCOME LOOKED BLEAK 1718 01:25:00,413 --> 01:25:02,206 OR EVEN HOPELESS AT TIMES, 1719 01:25:02,206 --> 01:25:05,586 YOUR LIFE IS ALWAYS WORTH TRYING YOUR HARDEST TO SAVE. 1720 01:25:05,586 --> 01:25:08,862 AND AS DOCTORS, WE WILL NEVER STOP DOING EVERYTHING 1721 01:25:08,862 --> 01:25:11,137 IN OUR POWER TO GIVE ALL PATIENTS 1722 01:25:11,137 --> 01:25:13,413 THE GREATEST CHANCE TO DO THAT. 1723 01:25:13,413 --> 01:25:16,344 AND WE'LL NEVER GIVE UP THE HOPE THAT, 1724 01:25:16,344 --> 01:25:20,379 NO MATTER THE ODDS, THEY CAN DO IT IF THEY TRY. 1725 01:25:20,379 --> 01:25:22,137 BUT THAT DOESN'T MAKE IT HURT 1726 01:25:22,137 --> 01:25:24,620 ANY LESS WHEN THEY DON'T MAKE IT. 1727 01:25:24,620 --> 01:25:30,034 ♪♪