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♪ Let it rain, let it ♪
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♪ Let it rain on me ♪
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♪ Let it, let it rain
Let it, let it rain on ♪
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♪ Let it, let it rain
Let it, let it rain on me ♪
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{\an8}[Karamo] Speedy, how are you?
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{\an8}- [Speedy] Nice to meet you.
- Come on in. Great to meet you.
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♪ Rain on me ♪
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- [Jonathan] Hi!
- [Speedy] Hey.
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- Here's the rest of the Fab Five.
- I'm so excited!
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Would you like us
to help you up the stairs?
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Or we have a ramp around the back.
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- [Speedy] You can help me up.
- Up the stairs?
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[Antoni] One, two, three.
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- [Karamo] Here we go.
- [Tan] You got it?
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- [Karamo] There we go.
- One more. One more.
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- Big step.
- Uh, strong. Oh, strong.
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- Awesome.
- [Karamo] There we go.
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- Your poor pants!
- You made it!
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- We'll get you some towels.
- I'm so sorry.
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- Hey.
- Come on in.
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[Karamo] Welcome to our house.
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- It's beautiful.
- [Antoni] Let's get you dry.
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- Thank you, Antoni.
- Thank you.
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♪ Things just keep getting better ♪
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♪ Down in New Orleans ♪
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[smooth music plays]
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Welcome to our home.
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- Hey.
- Excuse, excuse. Sorry, sorry. Love, love.
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{\an8}This is my auntie, Anginique.
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{\an8}- How you guys doing?
- [Tan] Hi, Auntie.
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I discovered Speedy on TikTok.
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{\an8}[upbeat music plays]
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{\an8}[Karamo] I just think that him
sharing his story, his style, his swag,
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{\an8}is just beyond amazing,
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{\an8}and I had to introduce you all to him.
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{\an8}[Speedy] I wanna be a motivator,
somebody who pushes people to be the best.
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I feel like I can motivate people
using my story.
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Are you comfortable enough
to share what happened?
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What... How did we get here?
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- [poignant music plays]
- Yes.
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{\an8}On April 25, 2020,
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{\an8}my, uh, mom and my aunt, we're driving,
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{\an8}and a black F-150
was driving alongside of us,
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and he hit us,
and that's when we ran off the road,
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My mama tried to gain control again,
but we went off the road and hit a tree.
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[Karamo] Mm.
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You know, it was pretty bad.
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Right after the accident,
I blacked out, and then I woke up.
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I got airlifted,
but the whole way there, I was alive.
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I'm screaming,
"I don't wanna die. I'm too young."
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I was just thinking about my mama
and all that.
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I couldn't move my legs.
My body was numb, and it was burning.
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So when we got to the hospital,
they told me I had to get surgery done
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on my spinal cord.
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After that, the doctors came,
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and he was like,
"You may not ever walk again."
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Are you paralyzed from the waist down?
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Chest down.
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It was just heartbreaking.
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Did you find out that day
that your mom and your aunt had passed?
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- Yes.
- [Tan] Wow.
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So life just hit me.
It was just like a big ol' punch.
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[Karamo] You said it happened in 2020,
around COVID.
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- Yes.
- Yes. That was the most difficult part.
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And it made it worse.
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The first two weeks, I couldn't see
any family because of COVID,
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so it was very lonely,
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and I cried almost every night.
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Of course. You poor thing.
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[Tan] The last couple of years
have been a massive shift,
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but before the accident,
what was life like?
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Life was fun, you know.
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I was going to parties. I was a kid.
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Everything was fun.
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I was really one of those kids
who was really into basketball.
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Growing up in New Orleans,
you have to find your passion
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to keep you out of trouble.
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My name, Speedy,
comes from when I was young.
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I ran to this practice,
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and this coach
was like, "What's your name?"
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I said, "Ray."
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After that, he just was calling me Speedy
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[Anginique]
Speedy's a talented individual.
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When he was playing basketball,
he was the starting point guard,
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so it was always a rush for him.
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[Speedy] My dream was
to be a professional basketball player.
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My ultimate goal
was to take my mom out the hood.
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My mom came to every game.
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You know, when you see
that person who is your why,
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you're gonna give it your all
and give it your best.
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I love the game. I love working hard.
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And it just made me happy
just being on the court.
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- [Karamo] How was your grades?
- They were good.
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I just made sure my grades was right
so I'm able to play basketball.
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You graduated number seven
or six in your class?
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- What?
- Sixth in my class.
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Good job.
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[Bobby]
What has it been like since the accident?
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My friends ask me
do I wanna go to a party,
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but I'm like, "Nah." It's not my thing.
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I just like being inside.
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Like, going out, I kind of be scared,
like, not confident and not outgoing.
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[Anginique] When people look at him,
he's just completely shut down.
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His mind starts to wander.
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It start racing a hundred.
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Everybody's not out there
to, you know, speak down on you.
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So I feel
he should just relax and be himself.
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What keeps you going?
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I just think of my mama
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[Karamo] Speedy's accident happened
at a critical time in his life.
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He was 18.
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You are dreaming about
what's gonna be your future,
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what's gonna happen.
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Everything stopped for him,
and he's rebuilding himself.
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He's learning how to live his life.
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Tell me about where you live.
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{\an8}The pros and the cons,
especially for accessibility.
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I'm with family at the moment.
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I felt like,
since my mom died and my auntie died,
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our family is so small.
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My aunties and my little cousins,
they all I got.
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I'm living in an apartment
that's on the first floor,
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but there's, like, three stoops.
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So it's first floor, but still stairs.
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When I get in the house,
the doorways are small.
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[Bobby] Right.
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[Speedy] Can't get in the bathroom
with my wheelchair.
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I have to use another chair
to go into the shower.
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[Bobby] So transfer yourself
from your chair to a chair to a chair.
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[Speedy] Yes.
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The inaccessibility of it
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either forces you
to be a prisoner in your own home...
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[Speedy] Mm-hmm.
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...or a prisoner outside, unable to go home.
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- Yes.
- Have you thought about moving out?
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Getting your own place
that's more accessible?
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Yes, I've thought about it.
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Just trying to figure things out.
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What would be, like, your number one wish
in a new pad?
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Get a bed that I can push up and down
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'cause the bed I have right now,
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I have to really lift myself up
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Makes it luxury a little bit.
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A little luxury? Okay. I can see that.
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Yeah. Your style.
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I see that, a little luxury.
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- Yeah.
- Yeah.
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Speedy's gotta be overwhelmed right now.
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Everything about his home
makes his life even harder.
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[Antoni] Do you cook for yourself?
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No. I don't know how.
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{\an8}- You don't know how to cook.
- [Speedy] I want to learn.
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{\an8}Who feeds you?
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My auntie, she'll cook for me
every once in a while,
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but I mostly eat out at fast foods.
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- What does she make for you?
- Today, she made corn and rice.
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What's corn and rice?
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- You never heard of corn and rice?
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Down here, corn and rice,
you have your sausage,
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you put it up in there,
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and then you probably have,
like, some fish on the side
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or some chicken.
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Your family and ancestry,
everyone is from Louisiana?
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- [Speedy] Yes.
- So you like good, hearty comfort food?
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- Yes.
- Okay.
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In terms of, like, your independence
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and figuring out
what your life is like now,
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is cooking for yourself something
important, that you wanna be doing?
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Cooking is something
I definitely want to learn.
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Since I've been in this wheelchair,
I have to take care of myself.
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I have to eat more.
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Like, I'm losing weight.
I'm kind of skinny now, so...
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- Gotcha, so you wanna bulk up a bit.
- Mm-hmm.
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My goal is just to have fun
in the kitchen with you
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and just to make you feel empowered
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and make something
that's meaningful to you
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that you can actually make.
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Can we also try makin' steak and rice?
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- Steak and rice?
- [Speedy] You ever been to a hibachi?
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Where they put it on the flattop
and crisp it up like fried rice?
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- Can you teach me how to do that?
- I'll teach you whatever you wanna learn.
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Yeah, I wanna learn how to do that.
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I really wanna talk to you
about the man that he's becoming
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since the accident happened.
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{\an8}When the accident first happened,
Speedy was closed off.
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{\an8}He didn't wanna be bothered with anyone.
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I see him getting a little depressed,
but he rarely likes to talk about it.
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He don't talk about it with family,
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I guess because he feels
everybody else is grieving
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or going through their own problems,
but I don't think he had time to grieve.
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He just didn't.
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He experienced it,
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so I feel as though
he don't wanna relive that trauma.
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But he should talk to someone.
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Even if it's not his family, he should
at least talk to a friend or someone else.
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[Karamo] Mm-hmm.
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[Jonathan] You're absolutely gorgeous.
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{\an8}Have you ever done,
like, braids, locs, twist out?
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{\an8}What have you ever done?
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- I have been looking to get some braids.
- Oh my God. That'd be cute on you.
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That'd be really cute on you.
I'm obsessed.
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Probably get a color change.
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Ooh!
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Keep talking dirty to me, Speedy!
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- Okay!
- [Speedy] Whatever color you think.
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I wanna shock my TikTok with a new look.
What do you think about a nose piercing?
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[gasps]
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Are we gonna get your nose pierced?
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As your newly appointed modeling agent,
I'm not sure.
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- Tan!
- [Tan] Yeah, Jackie.
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We were just talking about nose piercings.
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At first I was like, "That'd be a first
for us. I'm into it. It's hot. It's sexy."
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But then I was like,
"As your newly appointed modeling agent..."
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- Tan knows I'm serious about this.
- They may say this'll limit your work.
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Oh my God, it can't limit your...
it can't limit your work.
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No, I will not have... You're literally
the next America's Next Top Model.
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You hear what I'm saying?
And on that note, we have Tyra!
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Do you know what he's saying when he talks
about America's Next Top Model?
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Young people know about that, don't you?
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- I heard about it.
- [Jonathan] You did, and you like it too.
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- Probably.
- That's an order.
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- That wasn't a question.
- Oh, yeah.
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Saint Tyra!
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- Forget she's there.
- [Jonathan] I miss you already.
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You're so cute. Bye!
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Speedy.
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- [Speedy] What's up?
- Shall we talk about clothes?
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Yes.
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{\an8}So we've helped somebody on the show
who was, uh, in a wheelchair.
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Are there limitations
to what you can wear?
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I don't like wearing shorts.
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Since my injury,
my legs got kind of skinny,
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and I just don't like how it looks,
so I don't wear shorts anymore.
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Is there a certain kind of style?
Are you geek chic?
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Are you, I don't know, super tailored?
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Are you super street style? What is it?
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Streetwear.
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Okay. Always streetwear?
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- I just be trying out stuffs.
- [Tan] Good.
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Your sneakers, in my opinion,
are the most interesting.
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- But I think we can do more.
- [Speedy] I think so too.
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My style has popped a little bit more
since I've been in the chair.
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I've been able to be more confident
in what I wear now.
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Before the accident,
describe what you were wearing.
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Maybe jeans,
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like, a cheap graphic tee,
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and some Vans.
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And now?
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Collared shirts with customized G-Nikes,
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a beautiful pair of cargo pants
or something like that.
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If you weren't in the wheelchair,
would fashion be so important to you?
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No, not really.
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Why did you land on that being your thing?
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Because having a fresh fit on
just bring a lot of confidence out in me.
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What do you think
that we can help the most
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that's going to make
the biggest impact in his life?
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Well, I want him
to get out more, like, do stuff
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because he's an outgoing person.
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But I think he need his confidence boosted
of him being in a wheelchair.
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I appreciate this.
You've given us a lot of information
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for how we can support him this week.
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- I appreciate you. You're really amazing.
- [Anginique] Thank you.
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Yeah. You've left him in good hands.
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- [Karamo] What was your position?
- [Speedy] Point guard.
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- So you was hitting the shots.
- Yeah.
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- And you was quick.
- It was amazing, like, being on the court.
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High school basketball games,
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you got everybody in the crowd
screaming your name. "Speedy!"
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I'm shooting a three, everybody cheering.
It was just fun.
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Basketball was a big part of your life.
What is it like now?
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It just doesn't feel the same.
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I watch it every once in a while.
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I kind of watch my friends play,
but I get jealous
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because I can't be out there
on the floor with them.
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Did you wanna go pro?
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- Yes.
- Yeah?
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That has always been my dream,
and I wanted to go to college also.
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- Yeah.
- College first, then the pros.
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What's your dream now?
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Be a motivator.
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Do you know
how to use your story to inspire?
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- I'm getting there.
- [Karamo] Mm-hmm.
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- Your aunt said you don't really share.
- No.
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[Karamo] Yeah.
As much as we wanna inspire others,
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until you really, like, talk about
what you're going through
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and feel comfortable and really share
and figure it out for yourself,
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there's gonna be
a little bit of a wall there.
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Who helps you with, like,
the emotional stuff you're feeling?
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Man, it's...
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Do you have other friends in wheelchairs?
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- No.
- [Karamo] No?
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From my accident, it's just, like...
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You know, I've been through this alone,
so I don't really, you know...
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I just keep everything to myself.
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The thing that makes people
really be influencers
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is when they're able to say,
"This is exactly what I'm feeling."
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"This is exactly what I've been through."
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I'mma think about
how I can help you to get to that place
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where you feel like you can be
your most vulnerable, authentic self,
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where you can reconcile
both the past with your present
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and also allow that to guide you
to a future that you want and deserve.
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I just wanna be sure... sure about life.
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I get that.
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- Let's head inside.
- All right.
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- [Bobby] What are you doing?
- [Tan] Have we come up with a plan?
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- Karamo, you got a plan?
- I have a plan. You got a plan?
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- Always.
- You got a plan?
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I have three. I'll narrow it down to one
by the time we spend some time together.
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- You have a plan?
- A multitude of plans.
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- Do you have a plan?
- I have a big plan, I think, actually.
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I just wanna know from you,
what are you hoping for from all of us?
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Give me your best.
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[laughing]
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- Your best.
- That's actually a really good answer.
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- [Speedy] Give me your best.
- We will.
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- Will you give us your best?
- I will.
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- Being as open as possible?
- Open as possible.
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You'll try on anything Tan tells you to?
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- Uh...
- [laughing]
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[energetic dance music playing]
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Speedy wants to learn
how to take care of himself,
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how to feed himself,
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and if fried rice with steak
is the way to go,
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I'm here for it, frankly.
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I wanna help him find a look
that is very uniquely Speedy
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to really encourage confidence in him.
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[Jonathan] Speedy has
a very new relationship with his body.
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It's not easy to put yourself out there,
and what my goal is this week
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is to help Speedy be confident
in who he is.
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[Bobby] His living situation right now
is not easy.
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This week, I wanna show Speedy
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that he doesn't have to settle
when it comes to accessibility.
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[Karamo] He wants to inspire others
by talking about his journey.
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To get to that place,
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he has to really start to grieve
and understand what he's going through.
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I need your support.
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We have a hero here
that I think you can help me with.
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I want Speedy to understand
there's a support system out there for him
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who understands what he's experiencing.
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Down to come to New Orleans?
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[upbeat music plays]
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Speedy, we're gonna shop.
How are you feeling about it?
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Good.
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Ready?
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I've heard you say this a couple of times.
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You'll refer to it as "before the chair"
and "since the chair."
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- Yes.
- Has your mentality changed a lot?
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Me being in an accident,
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you know,
it kind of changed my point of view
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on how I look at life.
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So now I'm just trying to live life
with no regrets.
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Just be a better me, continue to grow.
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- [Tan] Yeah.
- Things of that sort.
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Did you develop a case of the [beep]-its?
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- Like, "**** it. Why wouldn't I do this?"
- Yes.
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[Tan] And for what reason?
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[Speedy] You know, I could've passed away,
so it's like...
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now it's like I've been through the worst.
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What worse than me being in a car accident
could happen?
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So it's like, "Man, I'm doing this.
I don't care what nobody say."
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You do care about what people say,
'cause you don't go out a lot anymore.
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[Speedy] I don't.
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When you're out on the street,
does it bother you when people stare?
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A little bit, yeah.
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Like, I'd be coming up the street,
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and somebody would be like,
"What, you got shot?"
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It just kind of hurts.
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It breaks my heart because
not everybody in a wheelchair is shot.
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It makes me feel bad.
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- You don't approach anybody like that.
- [Tan] Mm-hmm.
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Is that why you find
that you stay at home more often than not?
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- Mm-hmm.
- [Tan] Okay.
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Isn't there a way
we can spin it where you think,
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"You're gonna stare anyway.
I'll give you something to stare at"?
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I would love to.
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[Tan] By all accounts,
people are staring at him,
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and we're not able to stop that.
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I want Speedy to understand
that he can have the kind of style
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that will command a space
and really get people's attention.
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00:15:52,995 --> 00:15:55,455
Let's come up with something
that feels really you.
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Right.
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Speedy is quite eclectic
when it comes to what he puts on his body,
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00:16:00,210 --> 00:16:03,380
and I wanna show him how he can
really play with each of those styles
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within one look.
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Therefore, he gets a look
like no one else in this town.
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00:16:09,261 --> 00:16:10,595
- Ready?
- [Speedy] Mm-hmm.
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00:16:12,472 --> 00:16:13,849
[Tan] Ooh!
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00:16:13,849 --> 00:16:15,892
- [laughs]
- Oh yeah.
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00:16:16,393 --> 00:16:17,602
I'd go out like this.
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00:16:18,353 --> 00:16:19,688
The colors pop.
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00:16:19,688 --> 00:16:22,816
- You look stylish as fuh!
- [Tan] Thank you.
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This is more of a trouser. Thoughts?
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[Speedy] I love the color,
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00:16:27,487 --> 00:16:30,907
and I like how it's kind of
above my knees, and without the socks.
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00:16:30,907 --> 00:16:33,702
- It looks... it looks nice. Very nice.
- [Tan] I like it too.
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00:16:33,702 --> 00:16:35,829
But clothes that rub against my wheels...
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- [Tan] For sure.
- That'd be the worst.
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For sure. If it were skinny,
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where it wouldn't touch your wheels,
it would be good.
400
00:16:41,835 --> 00:16:43,545
- Yes.
- [Tan] Great.
401
00:16:44,129 --> 00:16:47,007
I feel like this will help a little
my social anxiety.
402
00:16:47,007 --> 00:16:48,550
Okay, tell me about that.
403
00:16:48,550 --> 00:16:52,471
Been really hard, you know, at the house,
like I told y'all earlier on.
404
00:16:52,471 --> 00:16:55,140
And when I'm around a lot of people,
I just...
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00:16:56,183 --> 00:16:58,685
Sometimes I can't really breathe
a little bit.
406
00:16:59,770 --> 00:17:02,564
My heart just about
to bust out of my chest for some reason,
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00:17:02,564 --> 00:17:05,942
but I feel like this will give me
that confidence I need
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00:17:05,942 --> 00:17:08,528
to be out and be around people.
409
00:17:09,488 --> 00:17:12,574
For me to switch it up
and come out in this type of clothing,
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00:17:12,574 --> 00:17:14,367
that'd be, "Okay, okay, I see you."
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It's so good.
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00:17:15,452 --> 00:17:16,828
- Should we try on more?
- Yes.
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00:17:16,828 --> 00:17:17,913
Good.
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[upbeat music plays]
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[Tan] Come join me.
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If you can head back to here, please.
Thank you.
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00:17:25,378 --> 00:17:26,588
All right, Speedy.
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00:17:27,756 --> 00:17:29,091
Hey.
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Tan, I must say,
you are the man with the plan.
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- I like it.
- That makes me so happy.
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00:17:36,723 --> 00:17:38,600
This it. Colors pop.
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00:17:38,600 --> 00:17:39,810
I rarely wear shades.
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00:17:39,810 --> 00:17:42,562
I feel like
I can add that to my style too.
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00:17:42,562 --> 00:17:45,273
You know, it's a nice bit of extra.
425
00:17:45,273 --> 00:17:47,692
Sometimes it's the perfect way
to finish off a look.
426
00:17:47,692 --> 00:17:48,985
Yeah.
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00:17:48,985 --> 00:17:52,155
[Tan] Speedy's been feeling
increasingly insecure when out in public,
428
00:17:52,155 --> 00:17:54,533
but seeing just how excited Speedy is,
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00:17:54,533 --> 00:17:58,078
no longer is he that shy, meek boy.
430
00:17:58,078 --> 00:18:00,163
It's shifted the energy in the room.
431
00:18:00,163 --> 00:18:01,915
It makes me so happy.
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00:18:01,915 --> 00:18:04,042
- It's gonna turn some heads.
- [Tan] Yeah, it is.
433
00:18:04,042 --> 00:18:07,295
I don't know
the young, cool version of "cool,"
434
00:18:08,380 --> 00:18:10,882
but whatever that word is, it's that.
435
00:18:10,882 --> 00:18:11,800
Drip.
436
00:18:12,384 --> 00:18:17,305
Oh, it's "drip." That's the word?
Would one say, "It's drip" or just "Drip"?
437
00:18:17,305 --> 00:18:19,266
"Drip" or "He's fly."
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00:18:19,266 --> 00:18:21,935
He's fly, and it's definitely drip.
439
00:18:22,435 --> 00:18:24,020
[chuckles] Thank you so much.
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♪ Hey, I do it like no other ♪
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♪ I do what the... I wanna
Unless you thanking me ♪
442
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♪ Don't ask no questions
Nope, that's on you ♪
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{\an8}- [Antoni] Oh, great. There's a ramp there.
- [Speedy] Thank God.
444
00:18:36,825 --> 00:18:37,659
[Antoni] Yeah.
445
00:18:37,659 --> 00:18:41,079
So we're gonna go straight.
Have you ever been on this side?
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00:18:41,079 --> 00:18:42,372
- No, never been on it.
- [laughs]
447
00:18:42,372 --> 00:18:43,832
Full disclosure,
448
00:18:44,541 --> 00:18:45,959
I had other plans for you,
449
00:18:45,959 --> 00:18:51,173
but when you asked me if you could
learn how to make fried rice or steak,
450
00:18:51,173 --> 00:18:55,010
I got so excited because your face lit up,
and I was like, "Let's do this."
451
00:18:55,010 --> 00:18:56,094
[Speedy] Yeah.
452
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I wanna show you
how incredibly simple fried rice is.
453
00:19:00,265 --> 00:19:01,725
- Does that work?
- That works.
454
00:19:01,725 --> 00:19:03,852
Awesome. You have
your little station right over here.
455
00:19:03,852 --> 00:19:08,648
I am gonna show you basically
how to peel and chop ginger and garlic.
456
00:19:08,648 --> 00:19:10,775
With the back end of a spoon,
457
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what you wanna do
is peel all of that brown skin...
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[Speedy] Mm-hmm.
459
00:19:15,155 --> 00:19:17,908
...so you've exposed
the whole part of the ginger root.
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- [Speedy] All right.
- [Antoni] Perfect.
461
00:19:19,784 --> 00:19:21,786
- [Speedy] Not perfect, but--
- It's close.
462
00:19:21,786 --> 00:19:22,996
[Speedy] Close to perfect.
463
00:19:22,996 --> 00:19:25,123
[Antoni] So I realize pretty quickly
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he's a young kid.
He doesn't know this stuff.
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Come on. It's gonna be a challenge.
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[laughs]
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00:19:30,629 --> 00:19:31,963
We good. We good.
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00:19:31,963 --> 00:19:34,883
[Antoni] So, your knife, you guide it
with these two fingers,
469
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and then it's like a seesaw.
470
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Part of it is always touching.
471
00:19:37,969 --> 00:19:39,554
- Not like this.
- [Speedy] Okay.
472
00:19:39,554 --> 00:19:41,765
[Antoni] What you're gonna do now
with these veggies,
473
00:19:41,765 --> 00:19:43,767
again, the seesaw action.
474
00:19:43,767 --> 00:19:46,645
Guiding with one hand,
and the other one pushes the vegetable.
475
00:19:46,645 --> 00:19:49,439
- If you can do that with all of these.
- [Speedy] All of them? Okay.
476
00:19:49,439 --> 00:19:51,441
[Antoni] Watch out for that knife.
It's sharp.
477
00:19:52,150 --> 00:19:53,026
Sharp central.
478
00:19:53,026 --> 00:19:55,695
[Antoni] A fried rice,
it's such a good opportunity
479
00:19:55,695 --> 00:19:58,198
to really get your veggies
and your protein in.
480
00:19:58,198 --> 00:20:01,826
I kind of like to have an equal ratio
of, like, rice to meat to veggies.
481
00:20:01,826 --> 00:20:04,788
- Protein's bad.
- You said you wanted to bulk up, right?
482
00:20:04,788 --> 00:20:07,123
- I wanna bulk up.
- That's what we're here to do.
483
00:20:07,123 --> 00:20:08,833
I ain't too speedy with cooking.
484
00:20:08,833 --> 00:20:10,168
[Antoni laughs]
485
00:20:11,419 --> 00:20:15,882
This is, like, basics,
fundamental, 101 cooking.
486
00:20:15,882 --> 00:20:17,467
We're ready for the protein.
487
00:20:17,467 --> 00:20:19,844
From how to cook the protein.
488
00:20:20,470 --> 00:20:21,304
Perfect.
489
00:20:21,304 --> 00:20:22,722
How to season it properly.
490
00:20:22,722 --> 00:20:24,766
You have a little bit of sesame oil.
491
00:20:24,766 --> 00:20:27,269
It just has, like,
that toasty nuttiness to it.
492
00:20:27,269 --> 00:20:29,813
These are scallions,
so they have a bit of a sharpness.
493
00:20:29,813 --> 00:20:33,483
A bit of salt in the form of soy sauce.
All right.
494
00:20:33,483 --> 00:20:35,694
- The circle good enough?
- That's perfect.
495
00:20:35,694 --> 00:20:38,488
When to add the egg,
how to scramble an egg.
496
00:20:38,488 --> 00:20:40,532
Hopefully no shells in there.
I'm gonna watch.
497
00:20:40,532 --> 00:20:42,659
- [Speedy] There we go.
- [Antoni] Oh, you did it.
498
00:20:42,659 --> 00:20:44,661
This is what this young man
needs right now.
499
00:20:45,203 --> 00:20:47,497
- I used to come here with my mama.
- Really?
500
00:20:47,497 --> 00:20:49,457
Yeah. We always used to come to hibachi.
501
00:20:50,292 --> 00:20:53,503
You know, like, at the important events,
we'd come out and eat here.
502
00:20:53,503 --> 00:20:55,588
Sometimes we'd just come for fun.
503
00:20:55,588 --> 00:21:00,051
- What was your favorite thing to order?
- The hibachi rice, steak, and chicken.
504
00:21:00,051 --> 00:21:02,012
- And I like that yum yum sauce.
- I...
505
00:21:02,512 --> 00:21:05,849
Yum yum sauce
is one of my very favorite things ever.
506
00:21:05,849 --> 00:21:07,517
Now that his mom's not around,
507
00:21:07,517 --> 00:21:10,979
Speedy needs to learn
how to truly nurture himself,
508
00:21:10,979 --> 00:21:12,605
how to take care of himself.
509
00:21:14,941 --> 00:21:15,984
So good.
510
00:21:15,984 --> 00:21:17,193
That's pretty damn good.
511
00:21:17,193 --> 00:21:19,237
- Thank you for teaching me.
- [Antoni] Of course.
512
00:21:19,237 --> 00:21:20,655
You crushed it.
513
00:21:21,239 --> 00:21:22,949
It's such a symbol of independence
514
00:21:22,949 --> 00:21:26,411
when you're able to, like, actually
make a sustainable meal for yourself.
515
00:21:26,411 --> 00:21:28,288
It's just important that I eat.
516
00:21:28,288 --> 00:21:31,416
It's really important,
being in the condition I am.
517
00:21:31,416 --> 00:21:34,586
Right. Bulking up is something
that you mentioned that's important.
518
00:21:34,586 --> 00:21:36,963
What are some of the issues
you're facing with that?
519
00:21:36,963 --> 00:21:38,673
Um, so, after my accident,
520
00:21:40,508 --> 00:21:42,677
I've been struggling
with a loss of appetite.
521
00:21:42,677 --> 00:21:46,097
That's something that comes
with, you know, a spinal-cord injury.
522
00:21:46,097 --> 00:21:48,933
Sometimes I have to take
some appetite pills.
523
00:21:48,933 --> 00:21:51,770
To say that Speedy has had to adapt
524
00:21:51,770 --> 00:21:54,022
is, like, the understatement
of the century.
525
00:21:54,022 --> 00:21:57,525
All of these little things that we all
take for granted every single day,
526
00:21:57,525 --> 00:21:59,861
Speedy has to seriously consider.
527
00:21:59,861 --> 00:22:02,238
Whenever I work out,
it's like I'm working out,
528
00:22:02,238 --> 00:22:04,574
I'm putting in force,
I'm trying to build my muscle,
529
00:22:04,574 --> 00:22:08,370
but I'm not getting enough food intake
to, like, help my body grow.
530
00:22:08,370 --> 00:22:10,914
Of course. You want the muscles to grow,
you gotta bulk up.
531
00:22:10,914 --> 00:22:14,125
If those are your goals, you should
eat this a couple of times a week.
532
00:22:14,125 --> 00:22:16,294
- The steak and the eggs and the carrots.
- Mm-hmm.
533
00:22:16,294 --> 00:22:18,630
I'm actually, like, legit, not kidding.
534
00:22:18,630 --> 00:22:20,965
- I'm gonna start making this at home more.
- [Speedy] Yeah?
535
00:22:20,965 --> 00:22:23,343
You reminded me
how easy and fun it actually is.
536
00:22:23,343 --> 00:22:25,095
You know what's not fun after?
537
00:22:25,095 --> 00:22:27,514
- Washing the dishes.
- [Antoni chuckles]
538
00:22:27,514 --> 00:22:28,515
[upbeat music plays]
539
00:22:28,515 --> 00:22:29,599
♪ Yeah ♪
540
00:22:31,393 --> 00:22:33,978
♪ Don't stop, I need your energy ♪
541
00:22:33,978 --> 00:22:36,648
♪ Oh, this is greatness you wanna see ♪
542
00:22:36,648 --> 00:22:37,732
♪ Yeah ♪
543
00:22:38,441 --> 00:22:39,442
[Jonathan] Come on in.
544
00:22:39,442 --> 00:22:41,027
Welcome, welcome, welcome.
545
00:22:41,027 --> 00:22:43,947
Ah, honey! Unfortunately for you,
546
00:22:43,947 --> 00:22:45,615
you have a really hot face.
547
00:22:45,615 --> 00:22:47,909
It's not your fault.
It's so freaking cute.
548
00:22:47,909 --> 00:22:49,702
{\an8}So we talked about braids.
549
00:22:49,702 --> 00:22:51,329
{\an8}I do love a gorgeous hot braid.
550
00:22:51,329 --> 00:22:53,123
{\an8}And we also had mentioned color.
551
00:22:53,123 --> 00:22:54,833
{\an8}Now, here's the fun thing about color.
552
00:22:55,333 --> 00:22:58,086
{\an8}If you play
with, like, an extension of color,
553
00:22:58,086 --> 00:23:01,464
I really like that because you can
avoid bleaching your natural hair
554
00:23:01,464 --> 00:23:04,050
or having to continue
the maintenance of that color
555
00:23:04,050 --> 00:23:05,218
on your natural hair.
556
00:23:05,218 --> 00:23:08,888
Also, I have a friend here. She's amazing.
She's gonna help us with your braids.
557
00:23:08,888 --> 00:23:11,766
Sometimes I get, like, eye slits
when the barber cut my hair.
558
00:23:11,766 --> 00:23:13,476
- [Jonathan] Edgy, honey.
- Yeah.
559
00:23:13,476 --> 00:23:15,937
{\an8}What about your little baby chin moment?
560
00:23:15,937 --> 00:23:18,481
Oh, I'm keeping that.
It just started growing.
561
00:23:18,481 --> 00:23:19,941
{\an8}[laughs]
562
00:23:19,941 --> 00:23:21,109
{\an8}I'm keeping that!
563
00:23:21,818 --> 00:23:25,196
[Jonathan] You're like, "That's
my 20-year-old thing. I'm keeping it."
564
00:23:25,196 --> 00:23:26,990
{\an8}- Okay. Go wash your hair.
- All right.
565
00:23:27,490 --> 00:23:30,285
You're so cute. Let's go. Let's go.
We're washing the hair.
566
00:23:30,285 --> 00:23:33,121
This is Speedy's
first, like, official trip to the salon
567
00:23:33,121 --> 00:23:35,165
since after his accident.
568
00:23:35,165 --> 00:23:36,958
[Jonathan] So this is two years of growth.
569
00:23:36,958 --> 00:23:39,210
Yes, king. Yes, release.
570
00:23:39,210 --> 00:23:41,296
Yes. Yes.
571
00:23:41,296 --> 00:23:45,258
Honey, we have so much to do,
but it is so nice to celebrate Speedy.
572
00:23:45,258 --> 00:23:49,262
♪ Would you look at that?
Ah, ah, hey, hey, hey, hey ♪
573
00:23:49,262 --> 00:23:50,638
- [laughs]
- [Jonathan] Don't worry.
574
00:23:50,638 --> 00:23:52,182
It's gonna be cute when we're done.
575
00:23:52,182 --> 00:23:54,851
It is giving Lil Nas
when he blows his hair out partially.
576
00:23:54,851 --> 00:23:56,394
It look like I got electrocuted.
577
00:23:56,394 --> 00:23:57,395
[laughs]
578
00:24:00,148 --> 00:24:02,442
So we're gonna do,
like, this gorgeous design
579
00:24:02,442 --> 00:24:05,570
that's very chic, like, very classic,
but, like, also of the moment.
580
00:24:05,570 --> 00:24:07,780
Then, with your honey-blond moments,
get out.
581
00:24:07,780 --> 00:24:10,450
Everyone's gonna be chasing you, honey,
trying to get a date.
582
00:24:10,450 --> 00:24:12,535
- Maybe.
- There's nothing maybe about that.
583
00:24:12,535 --> 00:24:14,037
It's happening. I already know.
584
00:24:14,037 --> 00:24:16,456
[Jonathan] He's so strong and so brave,
585
00:24:16,456 --> 00:24:20,585
and all I wanna do
is shower Speedy with love.
586
00:24:20,585 --> 00:24:23,171
He could rock this for three weeks,
don't you think?
587
00:24:23,171 --> 00:24:25,006
[woman] He can definitely get three weeks.
588
00:24:25,006 --> 00:24:27,425
After that, it's gonna be time
to do it all.
589
00:24:27,926 --> 00:24:30,470
Wanna help him feel handsome
and give him a style
590
00:24:30,470 --> 00:24:32,013
that makes him feel confident.
591
00:24:32,013 --> 00:24:34,724
- How we looking?
- Like so ******* good. I can't stand it.
592
00:24:35,308 --> 00:24:38,102
Makes him feel bold
and ready to put himself out there
593
00:24:38,102 --> 00:24:39,604
because, honey, he deserves that.
594
00:24:39,604 --> 00:24:41,481
- This'll go under your chin.
- Okay.
595
00:24:41,481 --> 00:24:45,485
I didn't know we did one like that
for the top of braids.
596
00:24:45,485 --> 00:24:48,029
- You learned something today.
- [Jonathan] I sure did.
597
00:24:50,990 --> 00:24:52,659
What brings you, like, passion?
598
00:24:52,659 --> 00:24:55,745
Working out is one of my passions.
I could be a trainer.
599
00:24:55,745 --> 00:24:58,706
Oh, you could totally be a trainer.
600
00:24:58,706 --> 00:25:00,166
I could be a coach, I think.
601
00:25:00,166 --> 00:25:02,293
You could totally be a coach.
602
00:25:02,293 --> 00:25:04,420
Still trying to figure everything out.
603
00:25:04,420 --> 00:25:06,256
You don't have to have
everything figured out.
604
00:25:06,923 --> 00:25:11,427
{\an8}Also having just been through,
like, trauma, that's a lot on your plate.
605
00:25:11,427 --> 00:25:13,429
{\an8}And so, like, remain open
606
00:25:13,429 --> 00:25:15,974
{\an8}to what the universe
is gonna have in store for you
607
00:25:15,974 --> 00:25:19,477
{\an8}'cause I think you have so much talent
and you have so much potential.
608
00:25:19,477 --> 00:25:20,687
I'm working on that.
609
00:25:20,687 --> 00:25:23,398
Being more open
and being straightforward sometimes.
610
00:25:23,398 --> 00:25:25,692
Is it about, like,
not wanting to be vulnerable
611
00:25:25,692 --> 00:25:27,402
about, like, what you feel?
612
00:25:27,402 --> 00:25:31,531
I wanna be more vulnerable
and actually allow people to help me.
613
00:25:31,531 --> 00:25:33,866
- [Jonathan] Yeah.
- And talk about my situation more.
614
00:25:33,866 --> 00:25:36,035
I just don't talk about it right now
615
00:25:36,035 --> 00:25:38,997
'cause it's gonna kind of feel weird
talking to family about it.
616
00:25:38,997 --> 00:25:42,917
Have you ever, like, been into therapy
or, like, thought about a therapist?
617
00:25:43,835 --> 00:25:45,086
No, I haven't, but...
618
00:25:45,086 --> 00:25:47,964
There's so much strength
in asking for help.
619
00:25:48,548 --> 00:25:51,801
I'm living with HIV. I got it
when I was, like, in my mid-twenties.
620
00:25:51,801 --> 00:25:54,304
And I was really depressed,
and, like, was not...
621
00:25:54,304 --> 00:25:56,806
like, not in a good space.
I needed therapy.
622
00:25:56,806 --> 00:26:00,018
I didn't wanna ask for help,
and when I did, it started to get better.
623
00:26:00,018 --> 00:26:03,146
I thought a lot about,
in that time when I was depressed,
624
00:26:03,146 --> 00:26:04,731
like, "What is the point?"
625
00:26:04,731 --> 00:26:09,027
What I think I've gleaned that life is,
it's about taking your biggest pain,
626
00:26:09,027 --> 00:26:13,281
transmuting that into purpose,
and if you had a professional to talk to,
627
00:26:13,281 --> 00:26:17,035
it might, like, help you process some
of the feelings you're gonna go through.
628
00:26:17,619 --> 00:26:18,453
Yeah.
629
00:26:18,453 --> 00:26:21,080
I think sometimes we think
that this idea of asking for help,
630
00:26:21,080 --> 00:26:23,458
or vulnerability, is a sign of weakness.
631
00:26:23,458 --> 00:26:26,377
That is actually
the strongest thing that we can do.
632
00:26:26,377 --> 00:26:29,130
Talk about a gorgeous purpose,
and now your braids are done.
633
00:26:29,130 --> 00:26:32,467
Like, we're literally slaying so hard.
Who gave us permission?
634
00:26:32,467 --> 00:26:35,678
Even though these traumas
I can't relate to exactly,
635
00:26:35,678 --> 00:26:39,474
I can relate to perception
and positivity and depression
636
00:26:39,474 --> 00:26:42,310
and saying,
"No, I don't have to do this alone."
637
00:26:44,270 --> 00:26:48,149
Now bury your eyes right into his lens
and give the camera a kiss. Mm.
638
00:26:48,149 --> 00:26:49,442
I can't.
639
00:26:49,442 --> 00:26:53,237
Yes, you can! You're a TikTok star, honey.
You gotta get used to it.
640
00:26:53,738 --> 00:26:57,283
Honey, that is the world right there.
Just give 'em a little peck.
641
00:26:57,283 --> 00:26:58,368
Mm.
642
00:26:59,202 --> 00:27:01,621
Don't you wanna
give the people at home a little wink?
643
00:27:03,373 --> 00:27:04,248
[laughs]
644
00:27:05,375 --> 00:27:06,209
Honey.
645
00:27:06,209 --> 00:27:07,710
Oh my God.
646
00:27:09,879 --> 00:27:12,715
You are the cutest, nicest boy ever.
Do you know?
647
00:27:12,715 --> 00:27:14,509
Don't lose that cute, sweet niceness.
648
00:27:14,509 --> 00:27:17,303
We have to focus.
We're gonna show you your new look.
649
00:27:17,303 --> 00:27:20,056
Are you ready? Three, two, one.
650
00:27:20,056 --> 00:27:21,265
Here's new you.
651
00:27:22,725 --> 00:27:24,143
Okay. Okay.
652
00:27:24,143 --> 00:27:25,395
Right?
653
00:27:25,395 --> 00:27:26,938
Oh yeah, I like that.
654
00:27:26,938 --> 00:27:29,399
[Jonathan] Who is a modeling agent
watching this right now?
655
00:27:29,399 --> 00:27:32,735
Knock, knock, knock on your TV screen
because Speedy's gorgeous.
656
00:27:32,735 --> 00:27:33,861
He's stunning.
657
00:27:33,861 --> 00:27:37,448
No one's ever even thought
about being this hot in their lives. Okay.
658
00:27:37,448 --> 00:27:41,285
I wouldn't mind, like, a lick of the lips.
It would just... Yes, all of that.
659
00:27:41,285 --> 00:27:43,663
- What, man?
- [Jonathan] Oh my God.
660
00:27:43,663 --> 00:27:46,124
Speedy is feeling himself.
661
00:27:46,124 --> 00:27:49,877
Next time, I don't wanna work that hard
to get that model energy out of you, okay?
662
00:27:49,877 --> 00:27:50,962
[Speedy] All right.
663
00:27:50,962 --> 00:27:53,631
[Jonathan] What I'm seeing
is a transformation of confidence.
664
00:27:53,631 --> 00:27:56,884
And that makes my queer heart
really, really happy.
665
00:27:58,970 --> 00:28:01,597
[Jonathan] Oh, that was cute!
666
00:28:01,597 --> 00:28:04,600
[relaxing music plays]
667
00:28:08,020 --> 00:28:10,022
- [in Southern accent] This is nice, Tanny.
- Ain't it?
668
00:28:10,022 --> 00:28:12,358
- [Bobby] Yeah, this gon' be us one day.
- Yeah.
669
00:28:12,358 --> 00:28:14,110
Hey, everybody, guess who I invited!
670
00:28:14,110 --> 00:28:17,029
- Hey!
- Wesley, hello.
671
00:28:17,029 --> 00:28:18,406
Look, it's Wesley!
672
00:28:18,406 --> 00:28:21,200
{\an8}Hey, everybody! [laughs]
673
00:28:21,200 --> 00:28:24,162
{\an8}[Karamo] Right now,
everyone in Speedy's life is able-bodied.
674
00:28:24,162 --> 00:28:27,623
I want him to see somebody
who understands his experiences
675
00:28:27,623 --> 00:28:30,126
that he can talk to and get guidance from.
676
00:28:30,126 --> 00:28:31,544
That's why I invited Wesley here.
677
00:28:31,544 --> 00:28:35,882
[Wesley] I teach people with disabilities
that it's okay to seek to be different
678
00:28:35,882 --> 00:28:38,134
and be comfortable within your own skin.
679
00:28:38,718 --> 00:28:40,511
I'm a new me today,
680
00:28:40,511 --> 00:28:45,391
and I just want everybody to know
that, yeah, I am disabled, but not really.
681
00:28:45,391 --> 00:28:48,060
[cheering]
682
00:28:48,060 --> 00:28:51,898
You, I haven't seen you since
we got our ass kicked on Family Feud!
683
00:28:51,898 --> 00:28:53,858
- [laughing]
- Hello, sweetheart.
684
00:28:53,858 --> 00:28:56,444
Look at you. You look so good, kid!
685
00:28:56,444 --> 00:28:58,112
- I try.
- [Karamo] Hey!
686
00:28:58,738 --> 00:29:00,364
You succeeded.
687
00:29:00,364 --> 00:29:02,617
♪ Time to celebrate ♪
688
00:29:02,617 --> 00:29:03,618
♪ Yeah! ♪
689
00:29:04,202 --> 00:29:06,329
[Karamo] How have you been?
'Cause it's been a while.
690
00:29:06,329 --> 00:29:07,705
I mean, life is great.
691
00:29:07,705 --> 00:29:10,583
You know, I've just been
really going into who I am
692
00:29:10,583 --> 00:29:12,376
and feeling more free than ever.
693
00:29:12,376 --> 00:29:14,170
Yes. How's your organization doing?
694
00:29:14,170 --> 00:29:17,006
[Wesley] Disabled But Not Really,
it's flourishing.
695
00:29:17,006 --> 00:29:19,926
We've actually, like,
reached a lot of other platforms
696
00:29:19,926 --> 00:29:21,260
and got our message out,
697
00:29:21,260 --> 00:29:24,263
so really, really excited
at what we can do.
698
00:29:24,263 --> 00:29:26,974
The guy we're helping this week, Speedy,
when we met him,
699
00:29:26,974 --> 00:29:28,267
I just knew you had to be here.
700
00:29:28,267 --> 00:29:31,354
There's no one else who can truly relate
to this man like you can
701
00:29:31,354 --> 00:29:32,438
and really just guide him.
702
00:29:32,438 --> 00:29:34,774
Well, you know what,
I'm very excited to meet Speedy.
703
00:29:35,525 --> 00:29:38,402
- [Jonathan] That hair is looking so good.
- [Karamo] Hey, hey, hey!
704
00:29:38,402 --> 00:29:41,280
Come on in.
It's a friend of ours we want you to meet.
705
00:29:41,280 --> 00:29:42,490
You know Wesley?
706
00:29:42,490 --> 00:29:44,033
[laughing]
707
00:29:44,033 --> 00:29:46,369
What's going on? What's up, y'all?
708
00:29:46,369 --> 00:29:47,787
Hey, buddy!
709
00:29:47,787 --> 00:29:49,205
What's going on?
710
00:29:49,205 --> 00:29:51,666
How are you, honey? You look so handsome.
711
00:29:52,166 --> 00:29:54,043
[Karamo]
The reason I asked Wesley to come here
712
00:29:54,043 --> 00:29:56,879
is because I just figured
that you needed somebody
713
00:29:56,879 --> 00:29:58,506
you could talk to, you related to,
714
00:29:58,506 --> 00:30:02,009
that understood how you're trying
to use your voice to inspire others,
715
00:30:02,009 --> 00:30:05,012
but also can say, "These are the things
you need to get through
716
00:30:05,012 --> 00:30:06,931
and be on your own journey of healing."
717
00:30:06,931 --> 00:30:10,560
I did a little bit of research on you,
checked out your TikTok. I see you.
718
00:30:10,560 --> 00:30:12,478
- [laughing]
- You're TikTok famous.
719
00:30:12,478 --> 00:30:16,607
I see you doing some social media work,
and I just... I know the journey is, uh...
720
00:30:17,108 --> 00:30:18,568
It can become beautiful.
721
00:30:18,568 --> 00:30:22,947
I've celebrated my ten years this year,
and like I said, "celebrated," you know?
722
00:30:22,947 --> 00:30:24,323
We'll get you to that point.
723
00:30:24,323 --> 00:30:27,451
Is there anything that you hope
that you can learn from Wesley
724
00:30:27,451 --> 00:30:28,744
while he's here?
725
00:30:28,744 --> 00:30:29,787
Um, yeah.
726
00:30:30,413 --> 00:30:32,915
The social anxiety thing
I was telling you guys about.
727
00:30:32,915 --> 00:30:33,833
Yeah.
728
00:30:33,833 --> 00:30:36,836
Walk in a party or a restaurant
and everybody staring at you.
729
00:30:37,545 --> 00:30:41,966
- Gotta give 'em something to stare at.
- That's literally what I said yesterday!
730
00:30:41,966 --> 00:30:44,886
- [Antoni] Perspective. Perspective.
- [laughing]
731
00:30:44,886 --> 00:30:47,555
- All right, ready to get out of here?
- [Karamo] See y’all in a bit!
732
00:30:47,555 --> 00:30:48,890
- Bye.
- [Tan] Bye.
733
00:30:50,308 --> 00:30:52,310
[Bobby] You were wanting to move out,
734
00:30:52,310 --> 00:30:54,478
so what I wanted today
735
00:30:54,478 --> 00:30:58,107
was me and Uncle Wes
are gonna take you apartment hunting.
736
00:30:58,107 --> 00:30:59,025
All right.
737
00:30:59,025 --> 00:31:02,904
So, that way, he can share things
that you should be on the lookout for.
738
00:31:02,904 --> 00:31:04,405
I can talk about maybe design.
739
00:31:04,405 --> 00:31:06,240
- Are you excited?
- Nice. Yeah, I'm excited.
740
00:31:06,240 --> 00:31:11,954
Today I wanna show Speedy
that he can find a home that is accessible
741
00:31:11,954 --> 00:31:14,749
and allows him
to live a fully independent life.
742
00:31:14,749 --> 00:31:18,377
The very first thing I look at
is the environment itself, you know?
743
00:31:18,377 --> 00:31:20,796
How many accessible parking spots
are there?
744
00:31:20,796 --> 00:31:23,215
- Yeah.
- Um, you know, is there ramps?
745
00:31:23,215 --> 00:31:25,676
You know, they use this phrase lately,
and it's like,
746
00:31:25,676 --> 00:31:28,304
"Go wherever you're celebrated,
not tolerated."
747
00:31:28,304 --> 00:31:31,557
'Cause if I'm going
into a lot of places with barriers,
748
00:31:31,557 --> 00:31:34,852
and the only accessible thing is the unit,
then how free can I be?
749
00:31:34,852 --> 00:31:35,937
Right.
750
00:31:35,937 --> 00:31:37,605
♪ Everything was good ♪
751
00:31:38,230 --> 00:31:40,066
♪ Great, grand, wonderful ♪
752
00:31:40,066 --> 00:31:42,902
[Bobby] This is the building
we're supposed to be going into.
753
00:31:42,902 --> 00:31:44,695
[Wesley and Bobby laugh]
754
00:31:44,695 --> 00:31:46,197
[Wesley] Really?
755
00:31:46,197 --> 00:31:47,657
- No!
- [Bobby] Yeah.
756
00:31:47,657 --> 00:31:49,158
Oh wow.
757
00:31:49,825 --> 00:31:51,953
[Wesley]
This is happening routinely, right? Like...
758
00:31:51,953 --> 00:31:55,456
[Bobby] Yeah. Like, this sidewalk?
You can't get to the front door.
759
00:31:56,165 --> 00:31:59,126
Um, I don't see an accessible spot,
760
00:31:59,126 --> 00:32:02,046
so I think I will take this one
761
00:32:02,046 --> 00:32:04,048
since this seems to be
the most accessible,
762
00:32:04,048 --> 00:32:07,385
even though it's technically not one,
which... First strike.
763
00:32:09,178 --> 00:32:11,305
- All right, so here's the unit.
- Okay.
764
00:32:11,305 --> 00:32:13,099
- [Bobby] Huh.
- [Wesley] Huh.
765
00:32:15,726 --> 00:32:18,187
I wouldn't really consider any of this...
766
00:32:18,187 --> 00:32:19,271
- Accessible?
- Yeah.
767
00:32:19,271 --> 00:32:20,815
- [Wesley] No.
- [Bobby] No.
768
00:32:20,815 --> 00:32:22,775
- The microwave.
- The microwave is high up.
769
00:32:22,775 --> 00:32:24,360
- [Wesley] Yeah.
- Cabinets.
770
00:32:24,360 --> 00:32:26,529
- So this unit does come furnished.
- Okay.
771
00:32:26,529 --> 00:32:30,157
{\an8}But you wouldn't really wanna have
all this furniture in here.
772
00:32:30,157 --> 00:32:32,827
{\an8}- You wouldn't be able to move around.
- [Bobby] Bedroom.
773
00:32:33,327 --> 00:32:36,163
This seems a little narrow, but good?
774
00:32:36,163 --> 00:32:38,165
[Speedy] Bathroom is gonna be a problem.
775
00:32:39,208 --> 00:32:41,794
- [Bobby] I don't think you can wheel in.
- [Wesley] I'll try it.
776
00:32:43,045 --> 00:32:44,922
No. There's no way.
777
00:32:44,922 --> 00:32:47,091
Any pros to this pad?
778
00:32:47,091 --> 00:32:49,218
You know, the closet has one pro.
779
00:32:49,218 --> 00:32:51,220
- Some of the racks are low.
- [Bobby] Well, yeah.
780
00:32:51,220 --> 00:32:52,888
- At least one of 'em is.
- One.
781
00:32:52,888 --> 00:32:55,391
- The majority of it's high.
- Oh, and you can't get in.
782
00:32:55,391 --> 00:32:59,270
- But I'm highlighting that maybe there...
- [laughing]
783
00:33:01,772 --> 00:33:04,692
[Bobby] So, three spots.
784
00:33:06,235 --> 00:33:08,904
- [Speedy] Oh.
- [laughing]
785
00:33:08,904 --> 00:33:12,491
- [Bobby] Look at that. That's a good sign.
- Definitely a good sign.
786
00:33:14,368 --> 00:33:15,453
- Oh, nice.
- [Speedy] Nice.
787
00:33:15,453 --> 00:33:17,288
- Yeah.
- Look at the low countertop!
788
00:33:17,288 --> 00:33:19,123
[Bobby] But a lot of upper storage.
789
00:33:19,623 --> 00:33:20,833
- [Wesley] This is good.
- Yes.
790
00:33:20,833 --> 00:33:24,754
So, one thing to always look out for
is that your knobs are here.
791
00:33:24,754 --> 00:33:26,464
Because if your knobs are there,
792
00:33:26,464 --> 00:33:29,383
you're having to reach across a hot burner
to turn it off.
793
00:33:29,383 --> 00:33:31,719
- And you can burn your arm.
- I did that for years.
794
00:33:31,719 --> 00:33:34,513
I learned this from you.
I didn't think about that before.
795
00:33:35,931 --> 00:33:38,642
Nice and open living room.
Hallway's nice and wide.
796
00:33:38,642 --> 00:33:40,061
That's really nice.
797
00:33:40,061 --> 00:33:42,188
- [Bobby] Here's the bedroom.
- [Speedy] Oh, nice.
798
00:33:42,855 --> 00:33:46,692
Even when you look at the closet,
you really have everything low.
799
00:33:46,692 --> 00:33:49,195
Like, you put all your shoes on that row.
800
00:33:49,695 --> 00:33:52,031
- [Bobby] And here's the bathroom.
- [Wesley] Well, dang!
801
00:33:52,531 --> 00:33:54,116
It is pretty spacious.
802
00:33:54,116 --> 00:33:55,785
[Speedy] Space is the most important.
803
00:33:55,785 --> 00:33:57,703
[Bobby] I like
that you can roll under the sink.
804
00:33:57,703 --> 00:33:59,497
- [Wesley] Can you reach?
- Mm-hmm.
805
00:33:59,497 --> 00:34:01,165
[Wesley] Nice.
806
00:34:02,124 --> 00:34:03,084
Nice.
807
00:34:03,084 --> 00:34:04,460
The bathtub...
808
00:34:04,460 --> 00:34:06,003
The bathtub's so-so.
809
00:34:06,003 --> 00:34:08,255
- [Bobby] Yeah.
- [Wesley] I'm not gonna lie. Not a fan.
810
00:34:08,756 --> 00:34:10,716
- [Bobby] Not any handles.
- Yeah.
811
00:34:10,716 --> 00:34:12,510
[Bobby] Front-load washer and dryer.
812
00:34:13,010 --> 00:34:15,012
I don't know how to open. Oh, okay.
813
00:34:15,012 --> 00:34:18,307
It would make sense to have it this way.
It would make it more accessible.
814
00:34:18,307 --> 00:34:19,683
You don't have to settle.
815
00:34:19,683 --> 00:34:22,728
You deserve everything
to be just as accessible as everyone else.
816
00:34:22,728 --> 00:34:24,063
[Wesley] Absolutely.
817
00:34:24,063 --> 00:34:26,148
[funky music plays]
818
00:34:34,865 --> 00:34:37,451
[Speedy] Seeing these little kids
out here, that used to be me.
819
00:34:39,703 --> 00:34:41,122
[sighs]
820
00:34:42,623 --> 00:34:44,834
- [Karamo] So you said that used to be you.
- [Speedy] Yeah.
821
00:34:44,834 --> 00:34:46,919
Early mornings, late nights.
822
00:34:47,503 --> 00:34:50,297
Getting those shots.
Playing against other people.
823
00:34:50,297 --> 00:34:53,050
Sometimes I have regrets,
and I wish I would've...
824
00:34:53,050 --> 00:34:54,927
could go back and do things differently
825
00:34:54,927 --> 00:34:58,472
because there was little things
that my mom would preach to me to do.
826
00:34:58,472 --> 00:35:00,432
- [Karamo] What?
- [Speedy] Putting in more work.
827
00:35:00,432 --> 00:35:02,726
Putting in more time.
Putting in more effort.
828
00:35:02,726 --> 00:35:04,979
You know,
I really, really appreciated my mama
829
00:35:04,979 --> 00:35:07,773
'cause she supported my basketball dreams.
830
00:35:07,773 --> 00:35:12,611
And my goal was to buy my mom a house,
but, you know, that plan didn't work out.
831
00:35:13,237 --> 00:35:16,949
Do you think that you have
properly grieved your mother's death
832
00:35:16,949 --> 00:35:20,494
and properly grieved
losing mobility in your legs?
833
00:35:21,203 --> 00:35:22,329
No, not really.
834
00:35:22,329 --> 00:35:23,622
I don't think I did.
835
00:35:24,456 --> 00:35:26,709
Why don't you think
you're taking time to do that?
836
00:35:27,710 --> 00:35:30,504
'Cause I kind of try to ignore it.
837
00:35:30,504 --> 00:35:33,716
What are you afraid is gonna happen
if you start to deal with that grief?
838
00:35:33,716 --> 00:35:35,926
I don't... I can't really explain it.
839
00:35:35,926 --> 00:35:36,927
We got time.
840
00:35:38,345 --> 00:35:41,015
Because the thing is,
what I can't have you do with me
841
00:35:41,015 --> 00:35:44,643
is walk away not having some way
to express what you're feeling.
842
00:35:44,643 --> 00:35:47,897
I'm trying to set you up on a journey
where in those moments of hurt or pain,
843
00:35:47,897 --> 00:35:49,773
you can talk about what you're feeling.
844
00:35:53,569 --> 00:35:56,488
Like, for my car accident,
looking at my mom...
845
00:35:57,323 --> 00:35:59,033
I'd never really seen death.
846
00:35:59,533 --> 00:36:01,160
Death firsthand.
847
00:36:01,827 --> 00:36:03,871
And seeing my mom like that was...
848
00:36:03,871 --> 00:36:04,788
It was bad.
849
00:36:04,788 --> 00:36:06,373
Yeah. Yeah.
850
00:36:06,373 --> 00:36:08,125
Seeing my mom and my auntie.
851
00:36:08,125 --> 00:36:10,753
- So it's the images.
- [Speedy] The images, yes.
852
00:36:10,753 --> 00:36:13,005
I don't think I'll ever understand, man.
853
00:36:13,005 --> 00:36:16,926
Something so tragic happened
to people who are hardworking, good,
854
00:36:16,926 --> 00:36:20,429
and just try to stay out of the way,
it just doesn't sit right with me.
855
00:36:20,930 --> 00:36:22,348
I kind of blame God.
856
00:36:22,348 --> 00:36:24,058
- You do?
- It's 'cause, like...
857
00:36:24,892 --> 00:36:26,644
I did everything right in life.
858
00:36:26,644 --> 00:36:29,396
Never got in trouble.
Never been a bad kid.
859
00:36:29,980 --> 00:36:32,608
For something like that
to just happen to me unexpectedly...
860
00:36:32,608 --> 00:36:34,610
How often do you ask that question,
"Why you?"
861
00:36:35,694 --> 00:36:38,322
I try to have
more positive days than negative.
862
00:36:38,864 --> 00:36:41,533
But, you know, sometimes
you can't escape those days.
863
00:36:42,117 --> 00:36:45,579
There was a few times
when I wanted to off myself.
864
00:36:46,538 --> 00:36:47,539
Yeah?
865
00:36:47,539 --> 00:36:51,043
I kind of looked at myself in the mirror.
I started crying.
866
00:36:51,627 --> 00:36:53,921
- Yeah.
- Like, I gotta live this way forever.
867
00:36:56,048 --> 00:36:58,050
- I'm sorry. It's...
- [Karamo] You're okay.
868
00:37:01,679 --> 00:37:02,805
♪ Walk with me ♪
869
00:37:02,805 --> 00:37:03,931
It's a lot.
870
00:37:05,808 --> 00:37:08,185
I haven't talked about this
in a while, so...
871
00:37:10,396 --> 00:37:12,856
- I'm sorry.
- [Karamo] You don't have to apologize.
872
00:37:14,358 --> 00:37:17,611
You have to let that out 'cause this is
a different grieving than you're doing.
873
00:37:18,112 --> 00:37:21,031
This right here
is acknowledging the anger you have.
874
00:37:23,284 --> 00:37:25,869
You don't deserve to live a life
where you keep being angry.
875
00:37:26,829 --> 00:37:31,250
You gotta be able to say, "Well, hold on.
I have the strength within me."
876
00:37:31,750 --> 00:37:33,335
"I have the things in me
877
00:37:33,335 --> 00:37:35,629
to, like, conquer these negative feelings,
878
00:37:35,629 --> 00:37:37,840
even though
it's gonna be hard and difficult,
879
00:37:37,840 --> 00:37:41,468
and sometimes I'm exhausted
with having to keep on fighting."
880
00:37:42,678 --> 00:37:43,804
You have it.
881
00:37:45,306 --> 00:37:48,976
Being a young Black man in this country
is hard enough as is,
882
00:37:48,976 --> 00:37:51,145
and Speedy has done
everything that he could
883
00:37:51,145 --> 00:37:55,607
to make sure that he stayed on the path
that his mother and he wanted to be on,
884
00:37:55,607 --> 00:38:00,529
and this moment happened
that shattered him.
885
00:38:00,529 --> 00:38:03,282
Sometimes if you see me
staring off into space,
886
00:38:03,282 --> 00:38:05,659
that's me thinking about the memories,
887
00:38:05,659 --> 00:38:08,120
just having flashbacks
and stuff like that.
888
00:38:08,120 --> 00:38:10,831
I really wanna find somebody
I could really just talk to.
889
00:38:10,831 --> 00:38:12,624
Start taking the steps,
890
00:38:12,624 --> 00:38:16,045
start moving towards
doing what you need to do
891
00:38:16,045 --> 00:38:18,005
so that you can start to grieve and heal.
892
00:38:18,005 --> 00:38:21,467
What you've experienced
can't just start and end right here.
893
00:38:21,467 --> 00:38:24,887
What I want Speedy to understand
is despite what you lost,
894
00:38:24,887 --> 00:38:27,931
doesn't mean
that you can't gain a beautiful future,
895
00:38:28,432 --> 00:38:31,643
and that's the journey
of healing and grieving that he's on,
896
00:38:31,643 --> 00:38:33,312
and I know he's gonna get there.
897
00:38:33,312 --> 00:38:37,316
I also brought you back out here
because I wanted us to play a little bit.
898
00:38:37,316 --> 00:38:38,233
Yeah?
899
00:38:38,233 --> 00:38:40,778
I actually invited some friends
to come play with us.
900
00:38:40,778 --> 00:38:43,155
- Let's do it.
- See if you can still whup some ass.
901
00:38:43,655 --> 00:38:45,282
- Maybe.
- Maybe?
902
00:38:45,282 --> 00:38:46,658
What up?
903
00:38:46,658 --> 00:38:49,495
All right, so I haven't played
since the fourth grade.
904
00:38:50,454 --> 00:38:53,123
- [Wesley] You thought I was gone?
- [Speedy] I thought you dipped out.
905
00:38:53,123 --> 00:38:54,958
So I say we do a little two-on-two.
906
00:38:54,958 --> 00:38:57,127
- Two-on-two.
- I think we should show 'em up.
907
00:38:57,127 --> 00:39:02,424
You know, but first
I got these bands for you that...
908
00:39:02,424 --> 00:39:04,968
- Go around the waist?
- Go around your chest.
909
00:39:04,968 --> 00:39:07,429
If you're ready
to play some ball real quick,
910
00:39:07,429 --> 00:39:09,181
and you can literally just try it.
911
00:39:09,181 --> 00:39:10,557
[Antoni] Is this a support brace?
912
00:39:10,557 --> 00:39:11,683
[Wesley] Yeah.
913
00:39:11,683 --> 00:39:14,853
You know, my injury,
I got a C8, level C8, so my core is...
914
00:39:14,853 --> 00:39:16,772
- Make it tight.
- My injury is chest down.
915
00:39:16,772 --> 00:39:20,401
- My core is very weakened from the injury.
- [Antoni] Gotcha.
916
00:39:20,901 --> 00:39:22,277
- [Karamo] That work?
- [Speedy] Yeah.
917
00:39:22,277 --> 00:39:24,154
- [Wesley] You ready?
- I'm scared and nervous.
918
00:39:24,154 --> 00:39:27,908
- How are you guys feeling?
- I feel like I'm ready to whup some ass.
919
00:39:27,908 --> 00:39:29,910
[Karamo] For Speedy,
there was a bit of fear.
920
00:39:29,910 --> 00:39:32,788
Playing basketball in his chair
was gonna be a bit different.
921
00:39:32,788 --> 00:39:33,831
[Speedy] Y'all ready?
922
00:39:33,831 --> 00:39:35,666
♪ We going down, down, down ♪
923
00:39:35,666 --> 00:39:38,127
♪ We going up, up, up... ♪
924
00:39:38,127 --> 00:39:39,628
[Karamo] Keep the confidence up.
925
00:39:39,628 --> 00:39:41,046
Oh! Oh! What you doing?
926
00:39:41,046 --> 00:39:42,172
Oh. Oh!
927
00:39:42,172 --> 00:39:44,091
- What?
- [Karamo] Your shot is there.
928
00:39:44,091 --> 00:39:45,634
Once Speedy got on this court,
929
00:39:46,593 --> 00:39:49,430
the fear went away,
and the basketball player came back.
930
00:39:49,430 --> 00:39:50,514
[Speedy] He can't shoot.
931
00:39:51,849 --> 00:39:52,850
[Wesley] Oh!
932
00:39:52,850 --> 00:39:54,643
I got it. Let's go! Come on.
933
00:39:54,643 --> 00:39:55,811
[laughing]
934
00:39:55,811 --> 00:39:59,523
- [Karamo] You still have to block him!
- [Antoni] Hey, I'm Canadian. I feel bad.
935
00:39:59,523 --> 00:40:00,566
Layup!
936
00:40:01,442 --> 00:40:03,277
Oh!
937
00:40:03,277 --> 00:40:05,279
[Karamo] You finally get to see the joy.
938
00:40:05,279 --> 00:40:08,699
Just that one moment
of Speedy letting out his emotion
939
00:40:08,699 --> 00:40:11,785
inspired him to be able
to just get back out there
940
00:40:11,785 --> 00:40:13,704
and to be able to have some fun again.
941
00:40:15,122 --> 00:40:16,290
Nice.
942
00:40:16,290 --> 00:40:18,041
I still got it. I still got it.
943
00:40:18,542 --> 00:40:19,710
The shot never go away.
944
00:40:19,710 --> 00:40:21,003
[Karamo] That man can hoop.
945
00:40:21,003 --> 00:40:22,838
Okay? That man can hoop.
946
00:40:26,258 --> 00:40:28,051
- [Karamo] You still got it.
- [Speedy laughs]
947
00:40:28,552 --> 00:40:29,678
[Wesley] Man, honestly,
948
00:40:29,678 --> 00:40:33,432
I don't think that I could've literally
went without having a conversation
949
00:40:33,432 --> 00:40:35,767
to talk not only
about the spinal-cord injury,
950
00:40:35,767 --> 00:40:37,269
but just the journey you're on.
951
00:40:37,269 --> 00:40:41,732
I relate to all the things
that you're experiencing now.
952
00:40:42,483 --> 00:40:45,944
You know, there was a lot of self-hate
at the beginning of my injury,
953
00:40:45,944 --> 00:40:49,448
a lot of depression,
a lot of, uh, suicidal thoughts.
954
00:40:50,115 --> 00:40:53,911
You know, like, I mean, I used to wake up
every day and beat my legs up.
955
00:40:53,911 --> 00:40:56,622
You know what I mean?
Like, man, I couldn't control it.
956
00:40:56,622 --> 00:40:57,539
Yeah.
957
00:40:58,040 --> 00:40:59,666
Karamo touched upon that.
958
00:40:59,666 --> 00:41:02,753
Why would something so tragic
happen to a good person?
959
00:41:02,753 --> 00:41:04,546
I don't know what I did wrong.
960
00:41:04,546 --> 00:41:05,631
[Wesley] Yeah.
961
00:41:05,631 --> 00:41:09,468
Those doubts, questions, and why me's,
it's important to have 'em,
962
00:41:09,468 --> 00:41:13,347
but it's important to shift
your perception of what happened to you.
963
00:41:13,931 --> 00:41:15,849
"Why would I wanna live with that?"
964
00:41:15,849 --> 00:41:18,477
And then it was, "Why not?"
965
00:41:18,477 --> 00:41:19,603
[mouths]
966
00:41:20,437 --> 00:41:21,522
[Wesley] My life is amazing,
967
00:41:21,522 --> 00:41:24,942
but it wouldn't have happened
if my legs didn't get taken away from me.
968
00:41:25,901 --> 00:41:28,820
Everything is different,
but I think that's the beauty of it.
969
00:41:28,820 --> 00:41:32,282
Your language and the things you use
are already very positive,
970
00:41:32,282 --> 00:41:33,909
but I want you to really believe it.
971
00:41:34,576 --> 00:41:38,914
In order to accept this, you gotta
find love within you, within yourself,
972
00:41:38,914 --> 00:41:40,832
and then within this new life.
973
00:41:40,832 --> 00:41:45,379
There's a lot of people
that are waiting in line to be led by you.
974
00:41:45,963 --> 00:41:50,425
Don't let the challenges that you have
stop you from being who you can be.
975
00:41:51,009 --> 00:41:53,011
'Cause nothing's gonna defeat you but you.
976
00:41:54,471 --> 00:41:58,100
Ooh, I just heard
some knowledge being dropped. I did!
977
00:41:58,100 --> 00:41:59,768
I like the Wesley knowledge.
978
00:42:00,352 --> 00:42:03,355
This is not, you know,
the end of our conversations.
979
00:42:03,355 --> 00:42:06,900
I plan on doing a lot with you
to help build you.
980
00:42:06,900 --> 00:42:08,694
You have so much potential
981
00:42:08,694 --> 00:42:12,447
that I can't wait to see it,
you know, grow into something beautiful.
982
00:42:12,447 --> 00:42:14,950
I love it, you know, and I love you, so...
983
00:42:14,950 --> 00:42:18,203
- [Speedy] Love you too, bro.
- Yeah, bro. We... You know, so...
984
00:42:18,203 --> 00:42:21,582
♪ We fight on ♪
985
00:42:21,582 --> 00:42:23,500
- [Speedy] Appreciate you.
- [Karamo] You as well.
986
00:42:23,500 --> 00:42:26,920
- [Antoni] I'm so damn happy you two met.
- Me too.
987
00:42:27,546 --> 00:42:28,880
All right, taco time?
988
00:42:28,880 --> 00:42:31,675
Actually, knowing Speedy,
you'd probably prefer hibachi.
989
00:42:31,675 --> 00:42:33,885
[laughing]
990
00:42:33,885 --> 00:42:36,972
♪ The battle has just begun ♪
991
00:42:36,972 --> 00:42:39,391
♪ Like never before ♪
992
00:42:41,018 --> 00:42:43,395
♪ So unbelievable ♪
993
00:42:48,859 --> 00:42:50,360
- [Tan] I knew it!
- There's our Bobby.
994
00:42:50,360 --> 00:42:51,403
Bobby!
995
00:42:51,403 --> 00:42:52,863
- Hey!
- What's Bobby doing here?
996
00:42:52,863 --> 00:42:54,531
Hey, Bobby.
997
00:42:54,531 --> 00:42:55,574
[Tan] Hi, kid.
998
00:42:55,574 --> 00:42:57,242
[Bobby] What's going on?
999
00:42:58,619 --> 00:43:00,370
- [Jonathan] You got it? Okay.
- Yep.
1000
00:43:00,370 --> 00:43:02,289
[Bobby] I got you.
Watch your head, my friend.
1001
00:43:02,289 --> 00:43:03,624
- [Speedy] We good?
- [Bobby] Yep.
1002
00:43:03,624 --> 00:43:05,083
All right, man. Thank you.
1003
00:43:05,083 --> 00:43:08,170
And we're going.
Could you look any cuter? Please.
1004
00:43:08,170 --> 00:43:10,797
- You recognize this car?
- Yeah, it's my car.
1005
00:43:10,797 --> 00:43:14,843
Your car is here
because it's in your new parking spot.
1006
00:43:14,843 --> 00:43:18,430
- Really?
- The Fab Five and I got you an apartment.
1007
00:43:18,930 --> 00:43:20,474
[chuckling]
1008
00:43:20,474 --> 00:43:23,435
- Paid the rent for you for the next year.
- Oh my...
1009
00:43:26,021 --> 00:43:28,273
- Thank you, man. Get a hug.
- [laughing]
1010
00:43:28,273 --> 00:43:30,233
- Thank y'all.
- I can't wait to see it!
1011
00:43:30,233 --> 00:43:33,612
[Speedy] This is crazy. I'm gonna try
not to cry. It's crazy. Thank y'all.
1012
00:43:33,612 --> 00:43:36,990
- You're welcome.
- [Tan] Of course. You so deserve this.
1013
00:43:37,699 --> 00:43:39,409
- [Karamo] Your mama is guiding us.
- Yeah.
1014
00:43:39,409 --> 00:43:41,244
She is guiding every step of this.
1015
00:43:41,244 --> 00:43:42,204
I believe it.
1016
00:43:42,204 --> 00:43:44,748
She's looking down really happy right now.
1017
00:43:44,748 --> 00:43:47,209
- Appreciate you. Can I get another hug?
- [Tan] Yeah, you can!
1018
00:43:47,209 --> 00:43:48,335
[Speedy] Appreciate y'all.
1019
00:43:48,335 --> 00:43:51,254
Should we have a group hug
even though it's 164 degrees?
1020
00:43:51,254 --> 00:43:52,464
[Speedy] Thank y'all.
1021
00:43:52,464 --> 00:43:59,096
At 18, so many dreams that he had
were all taken away in an instant.
1022
00:43:59,096 --> 00:44:00,013
Let's go.
1023
00:44:00,013 --> 00:44:02,599
[Bobby] I can't imagine
what this kid went through,
1024
00:44:02,599 --> 00:44:06,937
but it just makes me so happy
he now has such a smile on his face.
1025
00:44:08,814 --> 00:44:11,108
- Oh, it's this one?
- [Karamo] There you go.
1026
00:44:11,692 --> 00:44:14,945
Oh my God!
1027
00:44:15,821 --> 00:44:18,198
Oh my God.
1028
00:44:19,157 --> 00:44:22,619
[Jonathan] This is so cute.
1029
00:44:22,619 --> 00:44:24,830
[Speedy] Oh, y'all did y'all thing!
1030
00:44:25,539 --> 00:44:28,375
I adjusted some things.
I took the cabinet from under the sink.
1031
00:44:28,375 --> 00:44:30,919
- And I angled it so you can use it better.
- [Speedy] Thank you.
1032
00:44:31,420 --> 00:44:34,673
We also set up a lot of things
that will make life just easier.
1033
00:44:35,173 --> 00:44:38,176
Alexa, lower the living room shades.
1034
00:44:38,176 --> 00:44:39,261
[Alexa] Okay.
1035
00:44:40,011 --> 00:44:41,930
- [Tan] Whoa!
- [Antoni] What?
1036
00:44:41,930 --> 00:44:43,932
Ohhh!
1037
00:44:44,641 --> 00:44:46,476
[Antoni]
I thought you were kidding, Bobby!
1038
00:44:46,977 --> 00:44:50,480
Alexa, turn off the living room lights.
1039
00:44:51,815 --> 00:44:53,692
- [Alexa] Okay.
- [Jonathan] Oh!
1040
00:44:54,192 --> 00:44:55,152
[Tan] Wow.
1041
00:44:55,152 --> 00:44:56,570
- I want this.
- Right?
1042
00:44:56,570 --> 00:44:58,655
I had you set up the app. That's why.
1043
00:44:58,655 --> 00:45:00,699
You can run everything
from the app as well.
1044
00:45:00,699 --> 00:45:01,616
[Speedy] Okay.
1045
00:45:02,284 --> 00:45:06,204
Speedy really wanted me to teach him
how to make fried rice with steak
1046
00:45:06,204 --> 00:45:07,998
at his favorite hibachi restaurant.
1047
00:45:07,998 --> 00:45:12,335
I have never been a fan of an appliance
more than I am of this actual thing.
1048
00:45:12,335 --> 00:45:14,337
It's the greatest rice cooker of all time.
1049
00:45:14,337 --> 00:45:16,339
You can put grains in here, oatmeal.
1050
00:45:16,339 --> 00:45:17,799
Speaking of oatmeal...
1051
00:45:17,799 --> 00:45:19,092
It's fantastic.
1052
00:45:20,552 --> 00:45:23,054
- [Jonathan] Yeah.
- Whoa!
1053
00:45:23,764 --> 00:45:25,098
- [Bobby] Ready to see more?
- Yes.
1054
00:45:25,098 --> 00:45:26,933
[Bobby] Okay.
I wanna show you the bathroom.
1055
00:45:29,686 --> 00:45:31,646
Ohhh!
1056
00:45:32,856 --> 00:45:34,149
[Jonathan] Front-loading washer.
1057
00:45:34,149 --> 00:45:38,236
You get to be a real grown-ass man
and do your own laundry.
1058
00:45:39,654 --> 00:45:41,448
[Bobby] You got a roll-in shower,
1059
00:45:41,448 --> 00:45:44,576
so you don't have to rely on anybody
for anything.
1060
00:45:44,576 --> 00:45:45,911
[Speedy] Oh my goodness.
1061
00:45:46,745 --> 00:45:48,580
I can just roll on in and transfer.
1062
00:45:49,080 --> 00:45:52,125
I had to transfer from two chairs
just to get in the shower.
1063
00:45:52,626 --> 00:45:53,543
And, man...
1064
00:45:53,543 --> 00:45:56,755
- [Jonathan] That'll cut down so much time.
- [Speedy] So much time and energy.
1065
00:45:56,755 --> 00:45:57,756
I love that.
1066
00:46:02,803 --> 00:46:04,012
♪ Yeah ♪
1067
00:46:05,222 --> 00:46:06,973
I took the doors off and put curtains,
1068
00:46:06,973 --> 00:46:09,226
so you don't have a door
in your way anymore.
1069
00:46:09,726 --> 00:46:12,437
Man, this is awesome.
Never seen anything like it.
1070
00:46:12,437 --> 00:46:15,190
- It's all yours.
- I've never seen a bed like this.
1071
00:46:15,190 --> 00:46:16,858
- So pretty.
- [Jonathan] Like a spaceship.
1072
00:46:16,858 --> 00:46:18,026
[Speedy] Thank you, Bobby.
1073
00:46:18,026 --> 00:46:20,028
This will make life so much easier.
1074
00:46:20,862 --> 00:46:23,240
[Tan] Your closet.
It's one of our most fun.
1075
00:46:23,907 --> 00:46:25,033
[Speedy] This is crazy.
1076
00:46:25,033 --> 00:46:29,329
[Tan] And you seem to like color so much,
so we got you a bunch of different colors.
1077
00:46:30,330 --> 00:46:32,249
You seemed to like this so much
at the store,
1078
00:46:32,249 --> 00:46:37,796
so we got you a bunch of different knits
that are colorful, playful.
1079
00:46:37,796 --> 00:46:40,215
- That one.
- Isn't that so good?
1080
00:46:40,215 --> 00:46:42,801
A bunch of different pants.
1081
00:46:42,801 --> 00:46:45,220
They're all skinny,
so they'll fit the way you want,
1082
00:46:45,220 --> 00:46:46,555
and they won't hit your wheels.
1083
00:46:47,973 --> 00:46:50,934
Finally, so much shirting.
1084
00:46:51,852 --> 00:46:53,603
Depending on how you wanna really play.
1085
00:46:54,271 --> 00:46:55,647
- Shall we get you dressed?
- Yes.
1086
00:46:58,441 --> 00:47:00,277
Kids! You ready to see our Speedy?
1087
00:47:00,277 --> 00:47:01,570
[all] Yes.
1088
00:47:02,487 --> 00:47:04,281
Okay, Speedy, come on out!
1089
00:47:04,781 --> 00:47:07,200
- [Karamo, Jonathan, Antoni] Ohhh!
- [Bobby] Sick.
1090
00:47:07,200 --> 00:47:08,952
- I love the colors.
- Come on!
1091
00:47:08,952 --> 00:47:10,787
You look fresh to death!
1092
00:47:10,787 --> 00:47:13,999
[Antoni] I don't know if I love the shirt
or the jewelry more. You're glowing.
1093
00:47:15,166 --> 00:47:16,084
Takeover.
1094
00:47:16,084 --> 00:47:18,545
- Yeah, the takeover.
- Takeover, not a makeover.
1095
00:47:18,545 --> 00:47:20,505
- Oh, I like it.
- Ah!
1096
00:47:20,505 --> 00:47:22,966
When you wanna show off
your cool outfits and gorgeous looks,
1097
00:47:22,966 --> 00:47:24,426
that's your TikTok corner.
1098
00:47:24,926 --> 00:47:26,970
You put your gorgeous phone right there.
1099
00:47:26,970 --> 00:47:29,055
We cannot wait
to see everything you create.
1100
00:47:29,055 --> 00:47:30,473
[Tan] You look incredible, Speedy.
1101
00:47:30,473 --> 00:47:31,683
- Thanks.
- [Jonathan] Handsome.
1102
00:47:31,683 --> 00:47:35,395
Well, listen, I do have one more surprise
for you upstairs on the roof.
1103
00:47:35,395 --> 00:47:36,313
Ooh.
1104
00:47:36,313 --> 00:47:38,982
So you all head up to the roof,
and then I'll meet you.
1105
00:47:38,982 --> 00:47:41,067
- We'll chat for a little bit.
- [Tan] All right.
1106
00:47:42,861 --> 00:47:45,196
You've been through something
that I cannot imagine.
1107
00:47:45,196 --> 00:47:51,536
And you have been kind and loving
and just an amazing young man through it.
1108
00:47:53,413 --> 00:47:57,500
Being able to express this to you,
like, yesterday, we was talking.
1109
00:47:57,500 --> 00:48:00,837
You seen me cry.
I haven't cried in a while, honestly.
1110
00:48:00,837 --> 00:48:02,422
I show TikTok my struggle,
1111
00:48:02,422 --> 00:48:04,758
but mental thoughts
and what I was thinking,
1112
00:48:04,758 --> 00:48:06,217
I never show them that.
1113
00:48:06,217 --> 00:48:08,970
Don't lose that vulnerability
'cause, I promise you,
1114
00:48:08,970 --> 00:48:11,181
that's where the strength's
gonna come from.
1115
00:48:11,181 --> 00:48:13,767
That's what's gonna propel you
to where you need to be.
1116
00:48:14,851 --> 00:48:16,645
- You got it?
- I got it. I promise you.
1117
00:48:17,562 --> 00:48:18,438
Mm.
1118
00:48:18,438 --> 00:48:20,565
All right, so we're gonna go upstairs
1119
00:48:21,149 --> 00:48:24,903
because I think you're gonna enjoy
this last little surprise.
1120
00:48:24,903 --> 00:48:26,988
[suspenseful music plays]
1121
00:48:32,327 --> 00:48:33,787
[Karamo] I invited your family.
1122
00:48:33,787 --> 00:48:36,081
- [family cheering]
- Oh!
1123
00:48:36,081 --> 00:48:37,666
You look so nice!
1124
00:48:37,666 --> 00:48:38,875
[overlapping chatter]
1125
00:48:38,875 --> 00:48:40,919
Wait. Lay'lani!
1126
00:48:41,711 --> 00:48:43,672
- Hey, Lay-Lay!
- [all] Oh!
1127
00:48:43,672 --> 00:48:45,006
{\an8}[Tan] Oh!
1128
00:48:45,006 --> 00:48:46,591
{\an8}[Jonathan] Oh, honey!
1129
00:48:46,591 --> 00:48:48,259
We have a surprise for you.
1130
00:48:48,259 --> 00:48:49,844
{\an8}[laughing]
1131
00:48:49,844 --> 00:48:51,513
{\an8}A new pool.
1132
00:48:51,513 --> 00:48:52,681
A new pool!
1133
00:48:52,681 --> 00:48:54,224
[laughing]
1134
00:48:54,933 --> 00:48:56,559
{\an8}- What has happened?
- What is this?
1135
00:48:56,559 --> 00:48:58,895
{\an8}I know you look nice. I like this.
1136
00:48:58,895 --> 00:49:01,064
I like that. Yeah.
1137
00:49:01,064 --> 00:49:02,399
- Let me see.
- Let me see.
1138
00:49:02,399 --> 00:49:04,401
- All right!
- [laughing]
1139
00:49:04,401 --> 00:49:06,820
- There we go.
- You look nice! All right!
1140
00:49:07,404 --> 00:49:09,781
We have this little tradition
and celebration,
1141
00:49:09,781 --> 00:49:13,785
um, where I want you to think about all
the things that you've learned with us,
1142
00:49:13,785 --> 00:49:16,871
and I want you to think
about where you plan on going.
1143
00:49:17,372 --> 00:49:19,374
You ask yourself
a lot of, "What if? Why me?"
1144
00:49:19,374 --> 00:49:21,626
This is the moment
where you define that answer.
1145
00:49:21,626 --> 00:49:24,921
Why not me? You guys
gave me a perspective, like Wesley.
1146
00:49:24,921 --> 00:49:26,548
The car accident changed my life.
1147
00:49:26,548 --> 00:49:30,176
Why not, you know, change it in...
It changed my life in a positive way.
1148
00:49:30,176 --> 00:49:32,012
- [Bobby] Yeah.
- [Speedy] Look at it like that.
1149
00:49:32,012 --> 00:49:33,805
The car accident gave me life.
1150
00:49:34,305 --> 00:49:37,976
[Karamo] You're gonna be grieving the life
you thought you were supposed to have,
1151
00:49:37,976 --> 00:49:41,479
but the more and more
you give this new life purpose,
1152
00:49:41,479 --> 00:49:44,399
the more you're gonna heal
and not grieve that old life.
1153
00:49:45,275 --> 00:49:48,945
We're gonna release some butterflies
in your mother and your aunt's honor
1154
00:49:49,738 --> 00:49:52,115
so that they are all around you watching.
1155
00:49:53,867 --> 00:49:56,286
{\an8}- Let's release these in their honor.
- [Speedy] Love you, Mama.
1156
00:49:56,286 --> 00:49:57,746
♪ A reason to believe ♪
1157
00:49:57,746 --> 00:49:58,955
Oh, they're pretty.
1158
00:49:58,955 --> 00:50:00,415
- They're so pretty.
- Ooh.
1159
00:50:00,415 --> 00:50:02,834
Ah! Butterflies!
1160
00:50:02,834 --> 00:50:04,461
Ooh.
1161
00:50:04,461 --> 00:50:05,420
Ah!
1162
00:50:06,421 --> 00:50:07,422
[Speedy] It's beautiful.
1163
00:50:07,422 --> 00:50:08,631
[Dominique] It's nice.
1164
00:50:09,549 --> 00:50:11,509
[Tan] Let them go. Let them go.
Let them go!
1165
00:50:11,509 --> 00:50:13,178
[Karamo] Look, one's landed on you.
1166
00:50:13,178 --> 00:50:15,388
[Tan] They love your sneakers. That's it.
1167
00:50:15,388 --> 00:50:17,015
You can touch it, Lay-Lay.
1168
00:50:17,015 --> 00:50:18,058
{\an8}- Aw!
- [screams]
1169
00:50:18,058 --> 00:50:20,351
{\an8}[laughing]
1170
00:50:20,351 --> 00:50:22,937
At this point,
it is time for us to say goodbye.
1171
00:50:22,937 --> 00:50:24,355
- [Tan] Unfortunately.
- Yeah.
1172
00:50:24,355 --> 00:50:27,192
And let you spend
some amazing quality time with your family
1173
00:50:27,192 --> 00:50:28,610
in your new space.
1174
00:50:28,610 --> 00:50:29,527
Okay.
1175
00:50:29,527 --> 00:50:32,489
We love you. You're
an incredible, incredible young man.
1176
00:50:33,698 --> 00:50:35,992
He talked about
he didn't want to be a burden.
1177
00:50:35,992 --> 00:50:38,119
Y'all talk. Y'all keep sharing.
1178
00:50:38,119 --> 00:50:40,538
- I love you all. Appreciate you.
- We love you too.
1179
00:50:40,538 --> 00:50:41,581
Love you too.
1180
00:50:41,581 --> 00:50:44,167
- I hope we have a lifelong connection.
- Same.
1181
00:50:45,251 --> 00:50:46,461
- Absolutely.
- Absolutely.
1182
00:50:46,461 --> 00:50:49,255
- Keep going.
- Hey. Thank you, Karamo.
1183
00:50:49,255 --> 00:50:51,925
[Karamo] Grief is not something
that comes and goes in one day.
1184
00:50:51,925 --> 00:50:55,553
It's a journey that takes some time,
and Speedy's on that journey.
1185
00:50:55,553 --> 00:50:58,848
Big, big hug! Come on!
Everybody! Everybody!
1186
00:50:58,848 --> 00:51:00,183
Yay!
1187
00:51:02,393 --> 00:51:04,646
- Oh, it's nice for you.
- Uh-huh.
1188
00:51:04,646 --> 00:51:07,148
Oh, wow!
1189
00:51:07,732 --> 00:51:08,733
Okay!
1190
00:51:08,733 --> 00:51:13,530
[Antoni] I mean, the clothes,
the hair, this beautiful apartment,
1191
00:51:13,530 --> 00:51:16,574
even teaching Speedy
how to prepare a meal for himself,
1192
00:51:17,158 --> 00:51:19,953
it's not gonna suddenly
solve all of his problems.
1193
00:51:19,953 --> 00:51:21,496
All I can hope for with this week
1194
00:51:21,496 --> 00:51:24,374
is that we just gave him
a couple of tools for hope.
1195
00:51:25,208 --> 00:51:27,377
This is the bedroom. This is what did it.
1196
00:51:27,377 --> 00:51:30,213
It's made for a king. Oh, this is nice!
1197
00:51:30,213 --> 00:51:31,714
Wait, the pictures!
1198
00:51:31,714 --> 00:51:34,551
[Jonathan] It's about embracing yourself
and what you have been through,
1199
00:51:34,551 --> 00:51:38,096
and Speedy has taught me so much
of what it means to be graceful,
1200
00:51:38,096 --> 00:51:41,850
of what it means to be strong,
of what it means to be courageous.
1201
00:51:41,850 --> 00:51:46,062
Let me show y'all something.
Alexa, open the bedroom shades.
1202
00:51:46,771 --> 00:51:47,647
[Alexa] Okay.
1203
00:51:48,148 --> 00:51:50,066
[aunts] Wow!
1204
00:51:50,066 --> 00:51:51,860
- Look at that!
- Look at that!
1205
00:51:51,860 --> 00:51:54,612
[Jonathan] I know that there is nothing
that he will not be able to do
1206
00:51:54,612 --> 00:51:56,072
if he sets his mind to it.
1207
00:51:56,072 --> 00:51:58,825
The sky is the limit.
The world is his oyster.
1208
00:51:58,825 --> 00:52:01,077
I love this place.
1209
00:52:01,077 --> 00:52:02,662
- She loves it. [chuckles]
- I love it.
1210
00:52:03,371 --> 00:52:04,455
What's next?
1211
00:52:05,540 --> 00:52:06,624
Who knows?
1212
00:52:07,584 --> 00:52:08,585
I don't know.
1213
00:52:09,836 --> 00:52:11,629
But I know it's something big.
1214
00:52:11,629 --> 00:52:14,257
♪ Closer to the dream ♪
1215
00:52:15,049 --> 00:52:18,344
{\an8}What's good, TikTok? Thanks to God,
I got this beautiful opportunity.
1216
00:52:18,344 --> 00:52:22,056
{\an8}I was taught that grievance
is a very important part of healing.
1217
00:52:22,056 --> 00:52:25,476
{\an8}Staying true to who you are,
never giving up
1218
00:52:25,476 --> 00:52:27,812
{\an8}when life has thrown
a bunch of punches at you.
1219
00:52:27,812 --> 00:52:31,191
{\an8}Sometimes, when you don't grieve properly,
you lose, you know, sight of your life
1220
00:52:31,191 --> 00:52:32,609
{\an8}and, you know, your mind.
1221
00:52:32,609 --> 00:52:35,278
{\an8}You get, you know,
mostly down on yourself.
1222
00:52:35,278 --> 00:52:38,573
{\an8}And life has been, like,
a very tough roller coaster for me,
1223
00:52:38,573 --> 00:52:41,826
{\an8}but, you know, I'm here.
I'm still here, and I'm pushing through.
1224
00:52:41,826 --> 00:52:43,536
{\an8}You know, I'm ready to tell my story.
1225
00:52:44,037 --> 00:52:46,039
[upbeat music plays]
1226
00:52:48,833 --> 00:52:50,501
Disability affects everyone.
1227
00:52:50,501 --> 00:52:53,588
It's not a matter of if,
but when your life will be impacted.
1228
00:52:53,588 --> 00:52:57,425
Whether it's you or a loved one,
one moment can change your life forever.
1229
00:52:57,425 --> 00:52:59,385
Every disability is not visible,
1230
00:52:59,385 --> 00:53:02,597
but what we all have in common
is that we want to be seen.
1231
00:53:02,597 --> 00:53:05,391
We're people,
not just people with disabilities.
1232
00:53:05,391 --> 00:53:07,602
Everyone deserves love and respect.
1233
00:53:07,602 --> 00:53:08,853
- Amen.
- [laughs]
1234
00:53:08,853 --> 00:53:12,774
Hey!
That's what I'm talking about, superstar!
1235
00:53:12,774 --> 00:53:15,109
[dance music plays]
1236
00:53:15,109 --> 00:53:20,907
♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
1237
00:53:22,575 --> 00:53:28,539
{\an8}♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
1238
00:53:30,166 --> 00:53:31,960
♪ Time, I like to take mine ♪
1239
00:53:31,960 --> 00:53:34,128
♪ I'm climbing to the top
But I do it on my own dime ♪
1240
00:53:34,128 --> 00:53:36,422
♪ My own time
My own fresh state of mind ♪
1241
00:53:36,422 --> 00:53:38,424
♪ Where everything's beautiful by design ♪
1242
00:53:38,424 --> 00:53:39,842
♪ The hard work is worth it ♪
1243
00:53:39,842 --> 00:53:42,011
♪ The purpose
Breathes a new life to the worthless ♪
1244
00:53:42,011 --> 00:53:43,429
♪ Nobody's gonna bring me down ♪
1245
00:53:43,429 --> 00:53:45,390
♪ Or hold me up or steal my crown
Not now ♪
1246
00:53:45,390 --> 00:53:47,141
♪ It's good to be king ♪
1247
00:53:52,730 --> 00:53:54,440
♪ That's right, you know ♪
1248
00:54:01,072 --> 00:54:02,156
♪ Come on, come on ♪
1249
00:54:02,156 --> 00:54:04,158
♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
1250
00:54:04,659 --> 00:54:08,079
♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
1251
00:54:08,663 --> 00:54:10,123
♪ It's good to be king ♪
1252
00:54:10,123 --> 00:54:11,874
♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
1253
00:54:12,375 --> 00:54:16,004
♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
1254
00:54:16,504 --> 00:54:17,839
♪ It's good to be king ♪
1255
00:54:17,839 --> 00:54:20,049
♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
1256
00:54:20,049 --> 00:54:21,884
- ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
- ♪ Come on, come on ♪
1257
00:54:21,884 --> 00:54:23,553
♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
1258
00:54:24,220 --> 00:54:25,596
♪ It's good to be king ♪
1259
00:54:25,596 --> 00:54:27,515
♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
1260
00:54:27,515 --> 00:54:29,642
- ♪ That's right, you know ♪
- ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
1261
00:54:29,642 --> 00:54:31,227
♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
1262
00:54:31,227 --> 00:54:33,688
- ♪ Yeah! ♪
- ♪ It's good to be king ♪