[Delana] I am unable to move
enough to do anything anymore.
[coughs]
[woman] Somewhere in me is this
little glimmer of hope.
I just wanna be a normal person.
[breathes heavily]
[man] You can't do it.
And then I just
get mad.
[woman] If I don't make a change now,
I'm scared it's gonna be too late.
[wailing]
It hurts!
[woman] I refuse to stop fighting.
I have to do this for my children.
Oh.
[shrieking] Ow!
[crying] This was gonna happen.
[Delana] The first thought that I have when I open my eyes is,
I made it to another day.
I didn't die in my sleep.
-[Delana] Good morning. -[James] Morning.
[Delana] It's just like,
do I really wanna get up?
Because,
it's so hard. It's so painful.
All right, bubby. You gotta move.
And I know as soon as I,
sit up,
that the pain's gonna start.
And it's just,
the same way all day.
Pain, pain, pain.
[James] Your turn.
[coughs]
[Delana] Once you stand up, you feel
all the weight on your legs.
I am very terrified of falling.
I have gotten to where I use an office chair,
in the house, in order to be able to...
Maneuver where I need to go.
And I roll to the bathroom.
And that's how I do it. [chuckles]
I'm very slow whenever it comes to moving around.
It's not easy moving the weight around.
-Hey, babe? -[James] Yeah.
Can you come and put a towel up by the tub for me?
Yup.
[Delana] You can grab a washcloth.
Me and Delana have been married for six years.
I think we have a very good relationship.
Most cases I really do feel like I'm her caretaker.
Not her husband. But,
when I see her in pain
and I can't take away the pain,
that hurts me. Because I love her.
Makes me feel better to know
that she's feeling better. [chuckles]
[Delana] You didn't have to take a shower.
I typically do not bathe everyday.
I typically bathe every other day.
I'm unable to get in the tub.
I will sit on the side of the tub,
and...
Use the, shower head,
to wash my hair and my upper body.
The most difficult part about taking a shower is,
getting under
the folds of skin.
I have folds of skin everywhere.
Places that you wouldn't even
think you're supposed to have folds of skin.
I do know that a lot of it is the weight.
But I also do have
swelling, in my legs.
And sometimes the folds,
are, so swollen together that,
you can't even get
your hand in between them.
So, I have a,
back scrubber brush
that had a sponge on it,
that the sponge broke off of,
so I will take
a washcloth
and a ponytail holder
and make the washcloth stick on this little,
flat,
piece of wood.
So that I can get it between the folds of my skin.
So, I do try,
to get it clean.
Getting out of the shower, I feel like,
my legs are going to give out.
I don't try to take a shower without my husband here.
Just on the event that I do fall.
I definitely don't need to fall.
Have an,
EMS or somebody have to come to my assistance,
that petrifies me.
My legs ache,
after I'm, I'm done.
Then I will typically,
get dressed.
I have a little grabby tool [chuckles] that I use,
to pull my pants up.
Because I can't bend over
far enough to do so on my own.
Just to...
To stand up long enough to pull my pants up,
is excruciating.
After I finish getting dressed,
I'm just ready for breakfast.
I'll have crispy bacon with sausages,
biscuits and a cup of coffee.
It's not
the most healthy, but it's also not the worst.
'Cause it's not a piece of chocolate cake.
So, that's the way I look at things right now.
[James] All right, anything else?
[Delana] No. Thank you.
Whenever it's time to eat,
something yummy,
I start to feel happy.
It brings in the euphoria feeling.
Because it takes me back
to the happy part of my childhood.
From the time I was six months old,
I was raised by my,
first cousin actually.
There were some complications with my mother.
And she had to,
sign me over to my cousin.
And I was raised with her two children.
Then, when I was seven,
my biological mom came back into the picture.
I was,
staying with my grandmother, which was her mother,
for summer.
My biological mom came home,
she told me that we were gonna go get candy,
me and my sister.
And she, took us in the car.
She set my sister out, [sighs]
about a couple miles down the road and...
Told her to walk home and she kidnapped me.
I was with her for the rest of that year.
I remember going to school
and I was actually able to have a sleepover
with some of the kids that I went to school with.
And at one point we had our own apartment.
But, there were times
that my mom and I, didn't have a place to stay.
I don't know exactly why she brought me back.
But she brought me back to my cousin.
To my knowledge, there were no consequences for her.
She just brought me back and I didn't have
any more contact with her until I was roughly 18.
When my mom dropped me off,
everybody was really excited and really happy and...
I was really excited to be home.
My cousin's name is Maryanne.
Although to me she's, Mom.
She felt guilty because,
of what happened. Where I was taken
from her. I missed an entire year.
And, so, she just,
would give in to my every want,
to make me happy.
There was always cakes,
always cookies.
Always sweets.
I didn't know to limit myself.
I was a kid.
And it was offered to me.
I would eat it.
It took me until middle school
to figure out that I was overweight.
The other kids started calling me fat.
I felt like an outsider.
And when you don't really have somebody that you can
confide in, in school, it leaves you feeling alone.
So I would just overindulge in brownies or cookies,
to solve the problems that are happening'.
And it was, an euphoria felling.
I would,
gain weight
and then I would level out for a little while.
And then I would end up gaining more weight
and level out for a little while.
And when I finished high school
I was in roughly 18 size clothes.
And I stayed that size for about three or four years.
But then,
when I was 20 I got pregnant,
but,
the father
ended up being abusive.
So...
I told him to hit the road.
Then I ended up having
our child.
She ended up being a full-term stillborn.
So...
It was one of the hardest moments of my entire life.
I turned to food.
I, remember
staying up, for probably three days straight.
No sleep.
All I did was eat.
Three days straight.
I had met a gentleman who didn't think
of my weight as an issue.
And I ended up, getting pregnant,
with his child.
We got married.
And I had a perfectly healthy baby boy.
Shortly after that,
he decided that he wanted a divorce.
And that,
he was gonna take our son.
And I didn't have an attorney
and I lost custody of my son, Lee.
It devastated me.
Which cause me to turn to food again.
Food has been a vicious, cycle in my life.
That, I wanted to change.
I actually started a weight management program.
Because I realized being obese was only
gonna cause me more problems.
A year after my divorce was final,
I got remarried and had my daughter, Savannah.
And everything was perfect until,
he became abusive.
I said, "Oh, hell no."
I don't play that.
I am not a victim.
I'm a survivor.
Got sole custody, got a divorce,
did all that fun stuff.
Then,
I was single. Living by myself,
with my daughter.
She lived with me until she was about twelve years old.
And then we an argument
and she stormed off to live with my brother.
My daughter is 19 years old.
She has not moved back home
as she is embarrassed of how overweight I am.
I moved and was living on my own at that point.
And I decided to try,
online dating, because why not?
It's the thing to do.
I wasn't looking for a hookup.
But I wasn't expecting to meet the love of my life.
I clicked on James,
because he was cute in the picture that I saw.
I didn't care about her being overweight.
I loved her face and I loved her personality.
Our first date was actually,
a breakfast date because we,
both work nights.
So, it was, um,
kinda like it just... It worked out. [laughs]
[Delana] And then,
the next day we went out to lunch.
And a couple of days later we went out again.[chuckles]
And it just kept, happening.
We just decided to keep going' out.
During this little relationship,
time thingy,
I ended up getting an infection in my leg.
The infection caused a really,
big scab,
on my leg.
The doctor thought that it was,
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, from a tick bite.
So I was in the hospital for,
five days.
James was,
there by my side,
even though we had only been dating about a month.
The doctor said that I would need somebody there
to help take care of me,
at home.
I was pretty much, you know, there to help her and everything.
And I kinda never left after that. [chuckles]
I decided I'd move in with her at that point.
So...
Not the exact way we wanted to start a relationship, but hey.
We got married in Black Mountain, North Carolina,
right on the lake. Lake Tomahawk.
And we're happy seven years later.
So, are you about ready for lunch?
Are you getting hungry?
[James] Ah, getting there.
What were you thinking? Fast food?
Yeah. Do you wanna text me what you want, so that way
I can just let them know?
Yup.
[Delana] The problem is that I'm unable to move,
enough to help do anything anymore.
[James] When we first met,
I mean she was still a big lady.
But she was
mobile, she had her own car.
She was able to do stuff.
We'd take trips to Florida and things like that.
And then just driving' around.
I miss being able to go do stuff with her.
And I mean, now we can't do that 'cause
she cannot get into the vehicle.
And it has me worried,
because I'm scared I'm gonna lose her.
[Delana gasps] Who is that?
Come here boys. Back up.
I never leave the house.
The number one factor is,
it's just difficult.
If I don't have to do it, I don't wanna do it.
I'm not gonna do it.
[James chuckles] Down Gusmo.
[Delana chuckles]
Fries.
Our relationship's pretty much,
me being an enabler to whatever she wants.
That's what you wanted.
[Delana] Thank you.
We've had a few conversations about,
what's going on,
but every time we've tried something
she'd do it for a week and then give up on it.
And...
Pretty much that's my fault
too 'cause I just let her get away with it.
You think you're gonna be able to do it?
Give up those sweets?
Yes.
I'm determined.
Are you gonna handle it if I'm skinnier?
[James] Yeah.
You still gonna love me if I'm skinnier?
Yup.
It'd make my life a whole lot easier.
How?
Then I won't have to do everything.
[Delana] True.
Brain freeze.
I think I'm gonna take a nap.
-[James] Really? -Yes, really.
And I guess whenever I get back up I'll, eat the rest.
-[James] Okay. -So...
Yup, let's go.
I'm done with being the way I am.
I'm miserable.
And I need to change.
[James] Hey.
If we're going to the store, we need to go.
[Delana] Okay.
The best way I think to do this,
is, um, to pull the van up to
the back door.
My legs feel like, Jell-O,
if I try to walk more than five to fifteen foot.
And I feel like I'm going to collapse.
Literally just collapse.
But, I like to try to walk
to get around sometimes.
It's one of those things where,
my brain,
is still in the function that,
I can do this, I can do this, I can do this,
my body says, "No, you can't."
I physically cannot do the things that I used to do.
[softly] This is scary.
[James] You're fine.
Because the weight is just,
it's overbearing.
One, two...
[James] If you go to fall, just sit down.
[Delana breathes heavily]
I don't got it.
The ground's not level.
Oh, well we can't do anything about the ground.
Oh, just hold me. [whimpers]
[breathes heavily]
Why do you park far away?
-Do I? -You parked far away.
[breathing heavily]
[James] What hurts me the most,
she's always in pain.
Always on the verge of tears.
Sometimes it really does overwhelm me.
Lean up against the van.
I'm trying to sit.
[whimpering]
Give me your hand. Give me your hand.
[breathes heavily]
[bleep]
If I were to fall at my weight and break a bone,
I'd be done.
And that, petrifies me.
-[James] Is that easier? -No.
[gasps] I'm falling.
One, two,
[grunts] three.
[bleep]
[shrieking]
Ow!
[crying]
Knew this was gonna happen.
[crying] Damn it.
[Delana] I hate my life and what I've become.
-What can we do? -[Delana] I don't know.
-[James] Can you crawl? -No.
My knees hurt.
[Delana] I've fallen and I can't get up.
I feel like such an idiot.
Hey.
No, but I'm here.
[Sharon] What can I do to help you?
[James] Call the fire department?
[Sharon] I mean, we got to do what's best for you.
[crying]
[dial tone]
[operator] Grand Canyon 911
We need an ambulance.
My daughter has fallen and we can't get her up.
[woman] Is she injured at all?
[Delana] No, I'm fine. I just can't get up.
She's 600 lbs.
[woman] Okay, we're gonna get 'em out there as soon as we can.
[Sharon] Okay, well we're gonna need plenty of help.
Thank you.
They'll be here, soon.
[sobbing] I'm sorry.
[Sharon] Darling, don't be sorry.
It's, it's time to get help.
[siren wailing]
[Delana] Hi.
[man] Hi there.
-Hey. -Hello little girl.
[indistinct radio chatter]
[Delana] Oh, this is so [bleep] embarrassing.
[man] Wanna make sure somebody's in front of her foot,
so it'll help her stand up.
You just hang on. I'm going on three.
One, two, three.
[indistinct radio chatter]
[grunts]
I'm on somebody's foot. I'm sorry.
I just need to get to the steps.
[man] Okay.
Okay, that's what I need.
[Man 2] There you go.
Bandit go.
One, two, three.
Damn it, two more steps.
[breathlessly] One, two...
I gotta lift it after one, two.
[wailing] Please don't move.
[whimpering]
Ow!
[screaming] Ow!
Oh, my, God, my knee.
My knee!
It's being pushed into the damn, wood.
[whimpers]
-[man] Got a hammer? -You need a wheelchair.
[Delana chuckles nervously]
[Delana] Try not to go so fast. I'm pushing too.
[sighs]
'Cause I'm trying to fall out.
I know there was a rock back there, so just be careful.
-Okay. -You wanna get one of these?
-[man] You're good. -Let me help you.
[man] Two... Three.
[screams] I'm sliding. I'm sliding.
Completely sliding. [wheezes]
[indistinct conversation]
Okay.
Oh, God. [panting]
-[indistinct conversation] -[beeps]
-[man] Hold your breath, ma'am. -[Delana] [beeps] me.
[indistinct chatter]
[grunts] Okay, further up.
Ow.
Okay, one, two, three.
Okay, you back up.
-You back up. I got this part. -Yes, ma'am.
[panting]
Level ground I can move on.
-You guys are totally awesome. -We're gonna go.
-Thank you. -You need anything, just call.
-Thank you. -No problem.
[pants]
Go save somebody else.
Thank you.
-Have a wonderful day. -You too.
[panting]
[Delana] So, today, we are heading to Houston.
Because I made myself an appointment to meet with Dr. Now.
And that's in just a couple of days.
For the last month, since my horrible fall outside my house,
I've been trying to jumpstart my own weight loss.
And I'm pretty sure it's working because I feel better already.
We got this.
I feel great about the trip.
I mean, I'm still nervous and scared about it.
I haven't been on a road trip in a very long time.
I'm excited, extremely excited because I'm going to see Dr. Now.
Which is something that has been a long time coming.
-[Delana] Guess what? -[James] What?
-One butt cheek's in. -[both laugh]
[panting]
One and a half.
I just gotta get my damn leg in.
[panting]
I can't bend it any further.
[beeps] production.
[groans and pants]
Okay, I'm in.
Okay, now I just need the [bleep] in the car and go.
And you.
[Delana] So, it is... It's going to be a very long road trip.
Today, it's going to be roughly a seven hour drive.
Tomorrow is going to be six and a half, seven hour drive.
Seems a little daunting.
[Delana sighs]
I don't have any concerns about making it there in time,
or anything like that.
And, I'm ready. Let's go. Let's do this.
-[horns honking] -[Delana] Oh, my God.
All those lights are back on again.
We're stuck in the middle of the [bleep] road.
[Delana] You're going to have to slam the brake.
-[Delana] Did it over heat or anything? -Nope, it just stopped.
That was the same problem we just got fixed.
[crying] [beeps] we are.
[sighs]
I don't know what to do from here.
This is the whole issue we were having whenever we got it fixed.
Well, something we can do is take the battery cables off and...
touch 'em together for a second
And that'll erase the computer memory and it'll learn over
and that may get you back to normal driving.
[Delana] Thank you.
Okay, start it up now, let's see.
[engine starts]
What we'll do is, when I get my truck, and everybody's ready,
I'll pull out and block the lane, and then you guys can pull out.
-[James] Okay. -[man] Okay.
[James] Nope, she's doing it again.
[Delana] She's already doing it?
[James] We won't make it to Houston.
[Delana] Just keep your blinkers on and keep going as much as you can.
-Hi, good. And you? -Good.
Kind of freaking out 'cause this is driving us crazy.
All right, we can take a look.
[Delana] We're tryin' to get all the way to Houston.
And...
We thought we had it fixed.
We'll take a look.
[grunts]
[Delana] It died on the four lane.
We limped it here. It wouldn't go over 20 miles and hour to get here.
I'll let him know that.
So we were able to actually find a place to get the vehicle looked at.
-Um... -Everything there.
[Delana] They've got it attached to the computer.
So yeah, this exact fan, was having this exact issue.
And, we got that replaced.
And now, we're back in the same boat.
-Yes, Sir. -Okay, here's what we're going to do.
-Okay. -I know you're on your way to Texas.
Looks like there's a little more going on, so rather than take a chance here,
on anything and risk anything, we can't get this fixed today.
Not only do we fix cars, but we also rent cars.
Um, so what we'd like to do to help you along with your journey is give you a van
that we have here to take you. It won't cost you a dime.
So...
How about that?
-[crying] Oh, my God. Oh, my God. -Does that help you?
You're welcome. You're welcome.
Just give us a little bit here with it and we'll get you took care of, okay?
-Okay. -All right.
[Delana] I'm really touched the man is going to let us use a rental car from his shop,
while they fix our car.
So it looks like we'll make it to Houston, after all.
-You ready? -Yup.
-[James exhales] -[Delana] But I'm really worried because today
took a lot out of me.
And I'm scared about how tomorrow's gonna go.
Because if I can't make it to Dr. Now on time, he might never take me seriously.
I don't know what's gonna happen to me if I lose the chance to meet him.
[panting]
-What you been trying to do? -I need your stronger
-than that. -Okay
[grunts and pants]
-There we go. -[pants]
[Delana] I can't... [blows raspberry]
[crying hysterically]
[breathing heavily]
[whimpering]
[beeps] me. [groans]
[panting]
Okay, that's in.
-[James] You're in. -[Delana] Close it.
[Delana panting]
[Delana cries]
-[Delana] We got this. -[James] Okay. I love you.
-[James] I love you. -[Delana] I love you too.
[James] Can you believe we're here.
You know, we're not officially here until I shake his hand, right?
Want me to get your leg out first?
[breathing heavily]
Good job.
If you'll just leave that. We'll just grab that in a second.
As soon as I get set.
[Delana] I'm not looking forward to getting on a scale.
Because I hate seeing how high that number gets each time.
So I've avoided it for a long time now.
The last time I weighed, I was still in the 500s.
[pants] Okay.
-You okay? -Mm-hm. Nervous. Anxious.
Delana?
[Delana] I'm glad I made it here on my feet, but this is rough.
I feel like I'm going to throw up, I'm so nervous.
Especially about seeing my weight.
But also about what Dr. Now's gonna say.
[nurse] I'll have you stand on the scale when it zeros out.
-[Delana groans] -[nurse] Whenever you're ready.
I think I'd be maybe in the upper 500s,
but I'm terrified to find out the truth.
No matter what it is, I know I'll have to do this.
[Delana inhales]
Holy [beeps]
[exhales]
[cries]
[whispers] I'm sorry.
I can't believe I'm almost in the upper 600s.
So it's actually just kind of down the hall to the right, okay?
Okay.
To the right. I'm going to let the doctor know that you're ready.
Okay.
[James] There where the door is open.
I'm just shocked and embarrassed that I let it get to this point.
It's definitely higher than I expected.
I to have got to get better.
Just got to get better. Period.
He shouldn't have to take care of me.
Just because I let myself go and weigh as much as I do.
[knock on door]
-Hello, how are y'all doing? -[Delana] Good, and you?
Good. All right, well, you must be Delana.
-Yes, Sir. -How was your trip down here?
Adventuresome.
What do you mean?
We broke down in four lane traffic.
So, how's your car now?
I don't know. It's at the shop.
So, that explains you rescheduling.
How many days it took you to get down here?
Just two? Two.
-Yeah. -Okay.
So let's talk first about your eating habits and your weight.
What do you do all day? What do you do with your routine
-from the time you wake up till you go to bed? -Nothing.
Um, obviously you eat.
-Well yeah, but... -What I mean by "Yeah," that's what I'm looking for.
-Gotcha. -What do you mean? Did you just left that out?
Conveniently you do just nothing.
So, let's talk about what do you eat all day then?
I prefer yogurt. Um, the Greek yogurt, I love it.
Okay, how much?
Usually one of the little cups.
'Cause I've started to buying the cups because they're portioned right.
So, just eat one yogurt cup?
-Yes. -That's all?
For breakfast.
So, that is your breakfast. And after that what do you eat?
For lunch, here lately, um, a salad.
Lately, what then, that's about two days?
No, no, no, no. You can ask him.
We cleaned out our pantry and gave it to the kids next door.
Okay, so, that is salad and yogurt, then? What do you drink for lunch?
Um, I try to go with water.
Sometimes, I'll have like, uh, tea. But it's the unsweet tea.
-Okay. -And then for like dinner, I'll do usually,
chicken of some sort. White meat chicken or pork, just a white meat.
-Okay, any snack in between? -No.
That almost sounds too good to be true.
So, if that is your current diet, you should have lost a lot.
So, you put the math together today, your BMI is 111.
And this is a very dangerous BMI to be at.
And normal BMI is 18 to 25.
Your is over 100. 111 is one of the highest BMI we've seen.
So, your situation needs to change now.
And the only thing that's going to do that is if you eat less.
-Great. -So, I'm going to give you a 1200 calorie, low carb,
high protein diet, that will help you do that.
If you show me you can do that, then weight loss surgery is going to be
an option for you. But, doing weight loss surgery
on somebody at your BMI is very risky.
Right now, you need to work hard if you want that to be an option, okay?
So, you're the enabler guy, that she's gonna try to eat healthy and
you're gonna bring home the high calorie foods.
Well yesterday, she was so stressed out about the van and everything that
I gave in and got her a candy bar.
She stressed out, and the treatment for that is a candy bar?
I was in the car with her for 10 hours yesterday.
That justifies her being kill her and give her something unhealthy?
[James] She wasn't as mean. [laughs]
And well, that is a justification to make bad choices.
So, don't convince yourself that uh, you need that.
You don't. So today I'm going to bring you some
written instruction and
I'm gonna give you also some exercise plan that I want you to do on daily basis.
-Yes, Sir. -Okay. If you stick to eating 1200 calories, high protein,
low carb diet, when you're at 600 lbs. you can easily lose 50-60 pounds in one month.
But the goal I'm gonna give you is to just to lose 50 lbs. in two months.
So that should be very easy for you, if you make the changes you need.
-So in two months, we'll see how're you doing. -Yes, Sir.
If you don't have a reliable means of transportation, we are going to do your
two month follow up back home for you at a local clinic.
What needs to happen is you show me that you're willing to make the changes.
If you do that, then we will move ahead with you and do your weight loss surgery.
And so, I'm gonna get some stuff for you, and then bring it to you
and explain it to you what to do with it.
I have an app that I've been using. It's free.
She puts in her calories everyday.
-Okay, do me a favor. -Yes, Sir.
-Delete that freakin' app. -[James chuckles]
Okay? And, because this is...
a way to get yourself in trouble.
-So, forget about the app. -Okay, I deleted it.
The diet is very simple, I'm going to give it to you.
-Okay, all right, I'll be right back. -Yes, Sir.
So, what do you think?
The anxiousness is gone. I think I'm more excited.
I mean, he didn't officially say that I'm in the program, but he also
didn't officially say that I'm not in the program.
Yeah. Think you can do it though?
-Yeah. -Okay.
We'll do it.
Delana may be a really tough challenge.
Because right at the start, she's telling me that she has made
healthy changes and she's eating better.
But, when pushed about her choices more specifically, it is clear
that's not the case. So she convinces herself that she's trying to do better
and she's improving her habits.
But she's not doing nearly as well as she thinks.
So, that coupled with unhealthy dynamic she has with her husband,
where they both use stressful situations in their lives
to justify unhealthy habits together.
That makes her situation one that's not going to be easy to change.
Unless she's serious about doing what she needs, and following the direction
I'm going to give her.
All right then. So, here's what I got for you. This is your app.
-[all laughing] -Okay.
Okay, so read that very carefully, so you understand how things work.
Here's a three factor to control your weight.
And that is where your diet fits in.
And then, I'm gonna give you my book.
There is this chapter 12
has the exercise plan.
-[Delana] Okay. -And I want you to build up your stamina.
-Okay. -Okay.
All right. Have a nice trip back home. What you going to do about your vehicle?
Oh, we're going to go drop the van off, and hopefully our van is fixed
when we get there.
All right, good luck and we'll talk soon.
And if you need anything, give me a call.
-Okay. -All right, well, see y'all later.
-Thank you. -Okay, bye-bye.
-You ready. -Yeah, let's go.
-Let's go enjoy that heat. -[both laugh]
-All right, we gotta move in to it, so. [chuckles] -Yeah we do.
[Delana] Thank you, baby.
I was already aware that, you know, I'm pretty much in a life or death situation
with my weight.
I wasn't prepared for the amount of weight that I am, but once again that's...
I've done it to myself so I have to remove it myself.
To me, a huge goal would be able to just walk the dogs.
To get behind the wheel of a car and drive wherever I wanted to go.
To walk into a restaurant and not feel like everybody's staring at me.
Just the simple things that most people take for granted every day.
I struggle with, everyday.
When Dr. Now was talking about her BMI, I was scared.
I mean, I still am scared. If something's gonna happen,
it would really hit home.
We're gonna do something.
[Delana pants]
[James clears throat]
So, what's the plan for today?
[Delana sighs]
Get up and get some exercises done and...
I can't move, my dogs are on me.
[James chuckles]
-I think I still have yoghurt, don't I? -Yeah.
Okay.
[Delana] The last month has been pretty tough.
Our car's still in the shop.
But the auto shop let us keep the rental car.
And that was really nice of them.
[groaning]
I started Dr. Now's diet. And I've been doing the exercises too.
I plan on using the chair
to make it more mobile for myself.
I have been trying to go without the chair.
The way I see it, it's better to be more stable
than to fall and bust my booty.
So I'm trying
to do the squats up and down in the chair.
Whatever I possibly
can to help burn off the calories.
I know that I'm not consuming
more than 1200 calories a day.
But
I need to make sure that I'm burning off more
than 1200 calories a day.
[sighs]
[James] Morning.
-Thank you, Baby. -Yep.
[Delana] James has been helping me make the changes I need.
And after talking about it,
we decided we're just gonna bite the bullet
and move to Houston as soon as possible.
To show Dr. Now how dedicated I am.
I'm gonna leave it as a surprise.
So hopefully,
I'll knock his socks off at my next appointment with my overall weight loss.
This will help ensure that I get
my approval.
[Delana] Lately, life has been pretty stressful.
The car still isn't fixed. And now
it's starting to hold us up in terms of moving to Houston.
On top of that, we haven't found a place yet, either.
It's been harder than expected, but we're still working on it.
[Delana] How did you sleep?
I did miss the checkup with Dr. Now and I feel bad about that.
I wanted to surprise him by moving down there.
And that fell through, obviously.
And now his office set up a video call with him.
And I'm a little bit nervous that he's gonna be mad at me for being delinquent.
[James] Why?
[Delana] You wanna go grab
the laptop for me?
[James] Yup.
[Delana] Thank you. Glad you remembered the table. I forgot.
There you go.
-Oh, you gotta sit by me. -Why?
-He's gonna wanna see you too. -No, he ain't.
[laughs]
Why, are you scared?
He'll say, "Are you still bringing her food?"
He will, won't he? [laughs]
-All right? -Mm-mm.
-Hello. -[Delana] Hi.
[Dr. Now] So what's going on with you, Delana?
You missed your appointment at the local clinic a month ago and I haven't heard from you.
This has been, like,
40 days since when your appointment was scheduled for.
-Has it? Wow. -[Dr. Now] Yeah.
[Delana] Well, the reason we're doing it virtually, is
because my van is still in the shop.
[Dr. Now] So that van is...
what's wrong with it?
[Delana] Um, we don't know exactly.
I believe it's a sensor of some sort.
But they're working on it, so we don't know exactly.
[Dr. Now] You couldn't call to tell me that?
Uh, well, yes.
My plan was to be there at this appointment.
But the... They...
He wasn't able to get the part in, or something.
[Dr. Now] So right now, you're telling me you're trapped at home
until your van is fixed.
-[Delana] Correct. -All right.
So when do you think your van will be fixed?
Hopefully within the week.
Okay.
So reschedule your appointment at the local clinic for two weeks from now.
Your van will be fixed and you can go to that.
-[Delana] That is my plan. -Okay.
So I'm gonna set another appointment with you for two weeks from now.
And you need to have lost
50 pounds still.
Do you think you can do that and make it to that appointment?
I can do that. Yeah.
All right then.
If you need anything, give me a call. Otherwise, we'll talk
after you get your weight checked.
And I hope to see you make it this time.
[Delana and James] Yes, sir. Thank you.
-All right. Bye now. -[both] Bye.
-[Delana] You okay, babe? -Yeah.
Great.
[Delana] So today, I'm going to a local clinic to weigh in.
And I'm nervous to find out how much I've lost.
And I think I lost a bunch
but I'm not really sure.
-Oh, there. -Where?
Right there.
Park in the handicap.
Shoe fell off.
[Delana] Sorry, baby. Thank you.
Walker, closer.
Okay.
Okay. [sighs]
[breathing heavily]
[car door shuts]
-Hi. -[nurse] How're you feeling?
-Come on in here. -[Delana] Can I sit for a second?
-Absolutely. Sure can. -Sorry.
[James] You ready?
[Delana] I think so.
-How far back is it? -It's just right here.
-Okay. -Yep.
[groans softly] Yeah.
Follow me on in here and I'll help ya.
Okay.
[Delana] At my last appointment, I was 646.
And I'm supposed to have lost 50 pounds.
[nurse] Step right in the middle.
[Delana] So that'll put me down to 596.
[nurse] Okay.
We got...
-651 pounds. -Are you [bleep]
[nurse] Okay, so 651 pounds.
Okay, be careful. Here we go.
I'll show you where to go.
-Next door to the left. -Okay.
-The next one. -Okay.
-There you go. -Sorry.
Good deal.
-Sorry. -Okay.
[call ringing]
-Hi, Delana. -Hi, how are you?
- I'm doing okay, how about you? -Good, thank you.
What is your weight today?
Six... Um, 651.
You gained five pounds. Do you want to tell me why do you think that is?
I barely hit 1200 calories a day. Still... I don't understand...
I know what the scale says. I do understand that.
But I don't understand how...
I don't understand how it's continuing to go up whenever
I'm not consuming as many calories.
You know that's not the reality, okay?
There is no way you're gonna gain weight if you are eating 1200 calorie a day.
That is not humanly possible that happened.
You eating 6000 to 7000
calorie a day to make gain that weight.
[Delana] Mm-mm. No, sir.
I have been trying to change my eating habits.
This is just arguing with the scale.
I'm not trying to make excuses because I'm...
I know I messed up and I'm just trying to fix that.
So...
So what is your plan at this point?
My plan is to come on down to Houston
and do my best and lose the weight.
Period.
Delana, if you want to take the risk and move to Houston, that's fine.
But the reality is, you're not following your diet. Okay?
If you eat less, you're gonna lose weight.
So, you wanna take the chance and move down to Houston?
That would be pointless. Unless you start to make the
choices you need to change your life.
-[Delana] Right. Yes, sir. - You understand that?
So if you lose 55 pounds to cover the goal I gave you, plus the five pounds
then we will move ahead with you. If not, then it won't matter if you're in Houston
if you move here.
Because we're not gonna move ahead with you.
Okay.
If you need anything, you may call.
I hope I'll see you in two months.
[Delana] Yes, sir.
- All right, bye now. -Bye bye.
[Delana] I...
have done everything that I know to do to cut back.
Um...
I don't understand how I'm gaining weight.
I do understand that it's my fault.
I know that it's something that I'm doing.
[sighs]
Yet I know I'm the only one that can fix it.
So...
moving forward, the only thing I can do is focus more on what I put into my body.
Liquid as far as drinks, food, what have you.
And just keep track of the calories and everything closer.
So that I don't...
So that I can get it down. Because I've got to do something.
[Delana] Is it hot out there?
[James panting] Yeah.
There's no way you can get in the back of the truck, is there?
I need some help getting that stuff moved around.
There's not a whole lotta heavy lifting. It's just
stuff moving around in the truck while it's already there.
If I wasn't afraid of heights, and then my weight, and then going ka-thunk on my booty
again... Maybe Myra can help.
She's a little on the lighter side compared to me.
[Delana] It's been a couple of weeks since my last weigh-in.
And I've been eating less and less in order to get that weight off of me.
It feels like I'm barely eating at all now.
And whenever he comes in and asks if I can assist,
with being in the U-Haul or something like that,
it's devastating that I can't.
A few years ago, I would've been out there right with him.
Like, literally lifting
the stuff, putting it in the U-Haul, no problem.
[James] Get this while you're up there.
[Myra] She might need this.
But there's good news because we have our place in Houston all lined up.
And we're packing up to get ready to move. Which, it looks like
James is even gonna be able to transfer his job to Houston.
That might mean we can actually make ends meet.
And I really wanna get out of here today.
Our vehicle's still not working quite right.
So we're gonna have to drive a rental car.
What we'd like to do is just tow our car behind the U-Haul
so we can get it fixed while we're down in Houston.
-[Delana] Who's here! -[Sharon] Hey!
I got your medicine and your lotion and stuff.
Oh, thank you. I forgot about that stuff. Okay.
[Delana] Sharon's my biological mom. She's gonna drive the moving van
which is a big help. Because neither me or James have
ever done that before. But mom has and she's cool with helping.
[Delana] So how was your evening?
You finally get some sleep?
[Sharon] I've been up since 4:00. I'm just not feeling good, Delana.
I just don't see how I can make that trip.
-Okay. -Honest to God, I don't know how I can do it.
'Cause I'm... That COVID.
It's still kicking my butt.
Okay.
[Sharon] You know I'm here
to support you every inch of the way.
And if I felt like I could make the trip, you know I would.
You know I'd bust my butt to help you.
But right now I don't see how I can do it.
You know you can call me and FaceTime me any time.
But this is just...
I really thought I could do it.
But I feel like...
You know. I feel bad because I can't do it.
It's not that I don't want to do it. It's that I physically can't do it.
I just don't feel good.
I hope you can find somebody that'll help you do it.
I'm saying you could get in the truck 'cause it's got a big seat.
She can't get up in the U-Haul.
Maybe with a step stool.
[Delana] I wouldn't even attempt it because I'd fall on my ass.
And then I'd break a bone and then I'd be in bed forever.
Like I said, I'm sorry. I've done the best I can.
And I know that it's not gonna be a good trip for me.
Right.
So...
Okay.
I'm gonna go before it gets any worse.
I love you, Delana.
-Love you, James. -You too.
Y'all take care.
[Delana] I don't know what I'm gonna do at this point.
'Cause I don't know anyone else who can help me.
Feels like I've been abandoned.
-[Danny] Hello? -Hey.
- Hey. -What are you doing?
- I'm taking Nana to the doctor. -Okay.
- Okay. -I need your help.
Really, truly. I need your help.
- What? -Sharon has backed out.
She is not going to Houston at all.
We have the U-Haul packed. We are ready to [bleep] go.
[sobs]
Please, I just need help. [sniffles]
[Danny] Oh, boy.
Uh...
Okay.
Oh, my God.
Thank you. Thank you, I really appreciate it.
You have no clue.
[garbled sounds]
Do you know you're, like, literally the only person in
the family that I've ever been able to depend on?
[sniffles] Ever?
Once my mom told me she was unable to make it, I made a phone call to my brother
who lives in North Carolina.
He takes care of my elderly mother. The one who adopted me.
The one who's here was my biological mom.
With everything that's
happening, he's volunteered to go ahead and drive the U-Haul to Houston.
I'll let you go. I love you.
-Bye. -[Danny] Bye.
[call disconnects]
[Delana] So he is coming over
My daughter will be with him.
My daughter and I haven't really spoke in about six months or so.
I haven't even met my granddaughter.
[Delana] My brother is coming over to go ahead and drive the U-Haul to Houston.
My daughter will be with him.
So I am literally meeting my granddaughter for the first time.
The day that I am leaving for Houston.
So it's kind of a double-edged sword?
I'm super grateful to get to meet her.
But I'm heartbroken because I'm only meeting her for one time
and maybe an hour, and then that's it for a year or more.
Come on in. Come here, boys. Come here. Hi. Pretty dress.
-Well, hello. -Hi.
-[Danny] Howdy, Sis. -[Delana] Hi, how are you?
[Danny] All right. How are you?
-Good. Love you. -Love you.
-Hey, buddy. How are ya? -[James] Hi. Good.
-Who's that little sweety? -[Chelsey] Watch out.
[overlapping conversations]
-[Delana] Can I hold her? Is that okay? -Yeah.
[Savannah] Uh, have fun. She's gonna cry.
[Delana] Hi, baby.
Aww.
[Savannah] You gotta fix your bow.
-This is what I was worried about. -[cooing continues]
I was worried about you.
And yes you're crying for more food and yes you're spitting up.
-[Delana] Aww you're squishy. -[Savannah] Boys.
[baby fussing]
[baby crying]
-Look at him, he's shaking. -[Danny laughs]
[crying continues]
"What is this? Why did you bring a tiny screaming alien?"
-[Delana] Hi. -[baby coughing]
[Savannah] I haven't seen my mom in six months.
We had a really
love-hate relationship whenever I was growing up.
Um, she wasn't really present in my life.
From what I remember, my grandma,
her adopted mom raised me.
And she would just show up to be a mom whenever it was convenient for her.
Her weight has always had like an issue on our relationship
cause she would project her
weight insecurities onto me and say,
"Oh, don't do this, da da da da da you'll, like you'll end up being my size."
And that gave me body dysmorphia
and I've struggled with eating disorders my whole life because of it.
Hey.
[indistinct conversation]
Hopefully when you see me next time...
-I will be three people smaller. -Good.
Three people smaller.
-Then you can come see us. -Yes.
I love you.
[sighs]
[baby cooing]
[Delana] Seeing my grandbaby, that was awesome.
There's not words to describe what it was like.
'Cause she's perfect.
-I love you. -[Delana] I love you too.
They give me the motivation to get the weight off.
Because I wanna be around long enough
to see my granddaughter grow up.
No matter how hard it is.
Cause we're taking her to [bleep] Disney World.
Period.
And I'm riding Dumbo with her.
Never shoved that.
So as of now, we are staying here one more night. [chuckles]
We're going to leave out tomorrow morning, headed to Houston.
-[Danny] We made it to Texas. -[Delana] Finally.
It seems like it's a long time coming
and it kind of doesn't seem real.[chuckles]
It's not going to be real until I'm actually there.
This whole time has been really stressful.
But at this point, I just have to believe everything's gonna work out.
Because everything has worked out so far.
Now that we're finally here,
I can breathe a sigh of relief.
And I'll be able to really start focusing on my diet and exercise
to make sure that I'm ready for my next Dr. Now appointment.
There is still a lot of work to do unloading.
I wish I could help more, but I really just can't.
So, I'm just gonna be a cheerleader I guess.
So, we made it to Houston. We are currently at the house.
The U-Haul is almost completely unpacked.
Um, trying to get it-- last little bit done
cause Danny has to catch a flight out tonight.
So, we're gonna... try to get me in and say goodbyes and
then get him on the road and
start unpacking, little by little.
And get some curtains up, cause I don't wanna see everybody.
[breathing heavily]
[sighs wearily]
I got you.
I'll have to explore in a minute.
I can't resist that good. [chuckles]
but... [sighs]
-I'm in the house. -Yeah.
-Right? -Yeah.
I'm sitting on I don't know what it is.
I hope I didn't break nothing.
[exhales]
-Yeah. -What time is your plane?
-[Danny] I got to go. -[James] Thank you very much.
[Delana] I'm sorry, Daniel.
-All right, bye. I love you. -I love you too.
Change clothes before you go.
-I love you. -[Danny] I love you too.
-Bye. -Bye. I love you, thank you.
-Congratulations. -Thank you. [both]
So this is gonna be our home for a little while.
I kind of like it.
I'd like it even more if my bed was set up so I could rest.
There we go, now this is normal.
-[James chuckles] -Now we're getting normal. [chuckles]
Hey, babe.
Nothing.
Just waiting on James to get back with some food cause we're hungry.
Hi!
Yes, I'm in the calorie zone. Thank you.
[laughing]
I know.
He just got back, so let me let you go, okay babe.
I love you too. I'll talk to you later.
-All right, bye. -Bye.
[call disconnects]
So, even from Tennessee, she's griping at me,
to make sure I'm in the calorie.
[chuckles]
-I guess that's one way to do it, huh? -Yup.
[Delana] Since we've been down in Houston,
I've been taking my diet really seriously.
Because I need to be ready for Dr. Now
at the next appointment in a couple of weeks.
I'll called him and told him that we moved down here, and he set an appointment.
So now, I just have to make my goal by then.
Because I have to move ahead and get the surgery.
I can't mess this up.
That's why I'm working this hard.
And that's why I have so much anxiety.
But I know, I'm gonna be able to do it.
I know I have to think positive.
-You're gonna save that half for later? -[Delana] Yeah.
[Delana] Thank you.
Thank you. Sorry.
-Need the stool? -No.
[Delana] Today's the day that I'm headed into the clinic.
Just getting in to get the leverage that I needed.
I have to hit this goal because of my whole chance to get help.
And my whole life is really depending on the weight loss that I can show.
[breathing heavily]
Delana.
At my last appointment, I was 651 pounds
Dr. Now told me to lose 55 pounds.
So if I did that, I would be 596 pounds or lower today.
[breathing heavily]
[James] Holy crap.
[sniffles]
I'm very happy. Just the fact of being able to lose any
makes you happy, but losing that amount is like...
Over-the-moon ecstatic.
After seeing that weigh-in,
I'm very proud of Delana for the hard work she has put in.
[James] I'm very excited to see what Dr. Now has to say today.
[Delana] I really hope the doctor's happy with that,
because I want him to see how seriousI am.
And know how important getting this help, is to me.
[knock on door]
-Hello, how you all doing? -[Delana] Fine, good.
Well, what changes did you make this time?
This is the first time in eight months
that I've seen you being able to lose weight, huh?
I... proportioned.
-Just portion control? -Yeah.
[Dr. Now] And hopefully eating only two or three times a day, right?
Yes.
And he's not trying to bring you some food
-to let you know that he loves you, right? -No.
[chuckles]
-All right, so you think you can continue with this? -Yes.
-Well, I'm proud of your progress. -Thank you.
And, if you keep this up and lose another 40 pounds next month,
-then you'd be ready for surgery. -Okay.
So, I'm gonna approve you for surgery
-providing if you lose another 40 pounds. -Okay.
Okay, so if you lose that next month,
then we proceed with your surgery,
-and that's gonna help you to lose more weight. -Okay.
-and be able to cope with the eating habit much easier. -Right.
-Okay? -Yes.
-Is that a good news for you? -Yes, it is.
[Dr. Now] Okay.
-How is your activity doing? -I've been doing your exercises, um
I walk around the house.
-I'm afraid of falling... -Mmm-hmm.
So I don't do as much outside as I probably should but I do still do inside.
Okay.
All right, so, this is the
positive changes you start making and turning around
but the problem is that you still have a BMI of 103
and that makes it very risky for doing
any kind of surgical procedure.
So, you have to continue losing weight,
and if you lose another 40 pounds, I think that may be
-put you in the less risk category. -Okay.
So, I'm gonna schedule you for doing some testing
-and make sure everything is okay. -Okay.
And see how we're gonna proceed with that.
But don't take this victory lap
-and go back to your old eating habit. -No.
Okay, so you got anything to help her with that?
[chuckles] I mean, she's worked hard.
She really has. She's, uh,
you know she's only eaten pretty much two times a day,
um, even if she like eats breakfast, she eats an 80-calorie no-fat yogurt.
You know, that's what she has for breakfast.
All right, and you're supporting her right?
Yes sir, I've been upset with her a little bit the last few days.
-Why? -Cause I didn't think
she was taking it as serious as I thought she should be.
But, she proved me wrong.
So, this is very positive now, trying to convince yourself
that you're never gonna be able to do that,
but you proved that you can turn around
-and make the changes right? -Yes, sir.
All right, just stick with doing that and if you lose that weight
-then we proceed with your weight loss surgery. -Okay.
-[Dr. Now] Okay? -[James] All right.
All right, any questions?
[both] No, sir.
All right. Wish you good luck with your eating habit and stick with that
-and we are proud of your progress and keep it up. -Thank you.
-[Dr. Now] Okay? -Yes sir. Thank you.
-All right. -[Delana] Thank you.
It was very nice to hear the doctor
actually say that he was finally proud of something.
Cause it's just, hearing that anybody's proud of me for doing anything,
it makes you feel good.
But knowing that it's Dr. Now,
saying that he's proud of you for doing something,
it's like, "Hmm, I did something right."
You're gonna be fine.
Okay?
-I love you. -Love you too.
-I'm so scared you know. -I know.
We are about to do the surgery.
So, I'm still rather nervous and excited and anxious.
and petrified and I don't know what other emotions
I can elaborate right now, but they're all there.
I'm nervous that I won't wake up.
I'm overweight. They're gonna do an operation.
It's, my heart may not be able to take it.
Who knows?
[nurse] Mistletoe here, mistletoe there
-for hug and kiss before surgery. -[all chuckling]
-I love you. -Love you too.
This is the next chapter in my life.
This surgery is definitely the next chapter.
Every day is a new beginning.
But this is just a whole new chapter.
It's not been written yet.
That's what we're doing. We're writing it.
[nurse] Just right outside.
[indistinct conversation]
[Dr. Now] Today, we are attempting to perform
a gastric sleeve on Delana.
She is down to 539. She lost another 39 pounds in the last two months.
And I'm very happy to see that she continue making good progress.
[Dr. Now] Turn the room light off.
Magnification is at 30 degree.
So, I have no doubt she is ready to take this step today.
But Delana is still a very high risk at her wight.
So with that, there is always possibility of complication
and issues that can put a lot of strain on her body
that it cannot handle.
[Dr. Now] Go up. Up.
All right. Bring the robot.
All right. I'm going to transition to robot.
So, if there's anything concerning at any point,
we'll stop the operation.
But hopefully, we will be able to use this tool to Delana today.
Because, what this will do is,
make it easier for Delana to control her eating habits.
Because this is an operation that we're gonna take
almost about 80% of the stomach out
and leave her with a small, narrow, 20% stomach volume
that is going to help her to eat less and be able to lose more weight.
So, this is a very significant and important step
Delana is taking to get healthy and turn her life around.
Okay, take the robot away.
[James] I'm feeling, um,
both excited and scared.
Just, I'm excited cause she's been working at this for a long time.
I'm scared cause, anything could happen.
I'm worried that something could go wrong and she might not wake up.
So I'm hoping for the best today.
[Dr. Now] All right, we can remove the stomach.
Keep pulling. Keep pulling. Keep pulling.
All right. Put that on the table over there.
Okay, we can suture her up.
Almost done.
Okay. All finished.
Turn the room light on.
Delana's surgery went well.
We were able to complete the operation without any issues.
She will be on a liquid diet for the next month.
And in that time, she should at least lose another 30 pounds.
And then she should be able to lose at least 20 pounds a month
until she gets closer to her target weight.
And if her weight loss slows down at any point
and she falls below that, it will be indication
that her emotional issues
are likely coming to the surface for her and need to be addressed.
So we will start her psychotherapy at that point.
But over the last four months, Delana has shown me
that she's willing to work hard
to succeed at losing all the weight required, and turning her life around,
but she has a lot of hard work ahead to do that.
But I'm confident she will keep at it and in the long term
we will be able to get her to where she needs.
To be able to have a chance, at a healthier and happier life.
-[man] Go enjoy. -[Delana] Thank you.
It's been about a month since my surgery.
And Dr. Now says my weight loss is
right on track with where it should be
after the liquid diet and everything.
And he's putting me back on solid foods which is nice and all,
but it's totally different now how I feel about food.
It's really weird not having the same appetite, but I kind of love it.
We are in Houston and we are at an art gallery that is pretty cool actually.
Since the pounds are coming off, I'm feeling better
and I'm able to do so much more.
Today, me and James are just doing
some leisurely stuff out in the world.
And we're going to take in this art installation that we heard about.
A month ago, I wouldn't have been able to do this.
A month ago, I would have been like, "No, forget it. It ain't happening."
I'm excited.
[James] Looks pretty cool.
Being able to walk around with my husband
through this art gallery has been...
I don't even know how to describe it. It's...
To think that we can do something like this is pretty incredible.
Because I was in such bad shape less than a year ago.
And I know I still have a long way to go.
But for the first time maybe ever,
I feel like I could make it there.
Because I actually believe now that I can get my weight down
like I should and be a changed person.
I've got the tools and support that I need.
Now I'm just getting it done.
There enough room?
-[James] You having fun? -[Delana] Yes.
-[Delana] Are you? -[James] Yeah.
There is all sorts of different little rooms.
So, all sort of different little neat things. Really cool.
[James] I could sit here all day and watch you enjoy this.
I can't remember the last time I went to a bar and shot some pool.
Which one are you going for?
I don't know.
It's been years and years, but James wanted to take me out tonight
So, I said what the heck.
I'm still embarrassed by my size out in public.
But it doesn't feel as bad because I don't feel as trapped.
I'm changing my circumstances
and I'm headed in the right direction.
And any negativity I catch
is just motivation to keep doing what's right with my eating habits.
-You're stripes right. -Yeah.
I lost another 24 pounds last month
which is pretty much right on track.
[Delana] Thank you.
Part of this change for me, is changing into a better person.
And I decided, along with that,
I want to be there more for my daughter.
And for my grandkids if they'll have me.
They give more motivation to keep losing
and to remember what I'm trying to get to.
Not just in body, but in spirit too.
It's a long way to go. I know this.
And I'm happy because I have a happy goal now.
Wow.
That's a freaking salad.
[Delana] Would you expect to be doing this...
a month ago?
I didn't.
-Thought we'd still be in Tennessee. -[laughs] I know right?
But, it's been a long time coming, so...
It has.
-And it's been some bumpy road but it's been fun too. -Yeah.
Like if we're stuck in Tennessee,
-we wouldn't be out playing pool. -Mmm-mmm.
How does it feel to be outside?
To be honest, a little embarrassing.
But, I'm happy to be with you.
-We just need to keep going in the right direction. -Mmm-hmm.
-This is a good salad. -It is.
We gonna take some of this home?
Yeah, we'll save this for later.
[Delana] Okay.
[James] Now since you're relaxed a little bit,
-you wanna finish up our game? -[Delana] Yeah.
We'll finish it up.
[Delana] You're first.
Oh, so close.
You got this.
Just a little nudge.
There you go.
Before I had fears and crippling doubt.
And to replace that with hope and happiness,
there is no greater gift in the world.
It feels damn good.472