800-lb Woman Was Weeks Away From Death Before Seeing Dr. Now! | My 600-lb Life 

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8:55 Dr Now genuinely smiling because of some achievement of his patient warms my heart

Once she realized she could do it, she wanted to keep doing it. It really is about mind over matter. You have to prove that doubting voice wrong.

I was 235 lbs 5'7" during Covid. Was depressed, made poor food choices....NOW, am 170 and working it still. Never stop ! These episodes help maintain weight & overall health. ❤

It is beyond rude and childish for Marla to sit looking at her phone as Dr Now tries to talk to her and help her.

The nerve of her with her nasty attitude. Go home if you don’t want help

When she says, "They don't understand," she's so wrong. These people know EXACTLY what she needs. I had bypass surgery last January. 130 lbs down and I was able to get my total knee replacement surgery. Yes, it hurts to move, but the end result is well worth it.

Marla was sexually abused as a child and later abused in high school. Like those who become substance abusers at a young age, her emotional maturity level is/was stunted. You could tell by her petulance when required to do the "work" necessary to remedy her condition. At one point when Dr. Now was talking she dropped her head, kept her eyes downcast, and was kind of rocking back & forth. ...just like a pouty kid. It takes psychological counseling to get to the root of their problems. It is so much more than being "lazy" or "ungrateful". We all react to trauma differently, especially trauma at a young age. These people are not always likeable. But often our hostile responses say more about us than it does about them.

I'm kinda stunned that this patient was allowed to say, "uh, uh, not now" to physical therapy as if she was turning down a game of tennis.

Change hurts, but it’s SO worth it!

Watching these shows motivates me not to get in their conditions

My god. It took 7-8 people to try to get her to stand. It's amazing how the body can get that big 😮

She was extremely rude to the physical therapist

If she didn't want to do it for herself, she should do it for her child. Children need their parents.

You can't just lay in bed all the time, our bodies were not made to do it. She has to try harder

Thank God for the sweet Doctor❤.

Both her AND her son need to be treated.

Wow that nurse with the black shirt blowing air to her so sweet

I hope that the kids watch themselves too. They too are overweight. Food can be very addictive and an "escape" when life throws you those curveballs so I try be understanding in these situations and not judgemental. All thw best to her

Their body hurts to move but that is what they need to do the most, is to move. Along with diet changes. Not exercising is deadly.

4:35 "they don't understand nothing" 😂😂😂😂 from the girl they had to resuscitate

Dr Now is great he says it how it is he takes no rubbish I get obesity runs in their family but seriously the son needs to join the weight loss goal with his mum

Marla’s smile when she realizes that she CAN stand..❤

Sierra is great! I’m so glad she is giving her mom the truth.

Someone needed to explain to her that PT is about pushing yourself past where you think you can go to challenge yourself. It’s all about being uncomfortable so you can get stronger. Her attitude was disgusting, so nasty, threatening, and entitled. I encountered so many parents who were just like this in my inner city teaching job.

She’s not ready to lose weight but she nearly died because of her weight? I don’t think there’s much lower than rock bottom. I hope she manages to lose they weight and get her life back

Her plan seems to be her hair and nails and let everyone cater to her

Some of these patients need to start appreciating the opportunity and help they are getting from this hospital and its staff. They are remarkable, and should not be taken for granted. Pisses me off to see how rude she was just looking at her laptop and not even turning her head towards the physiotherapist.

If she acts like that to hospital staff and refuses so much with that attitude just imagine when you don't bring her the food she wants...at least you could walk away and not have to listen to it

Dr Now is the best! He puts up with so much rudeness from people who have eaten themselves half to death.

People are responsible for themselves. Freedom doesn’t mean good choices, freedom = freedom. Personal freedom means we carry our own responsibility for our choices. Marla makes bad choices. Even advised to take medical transport she didn’t. The result of that was pain, near death, and respiratoryn failure. Marla chose a lifetime of bad health choices. No matter why she self attacked, she chose to self attack and not take steps to stop

EMT here. Heaviest patient I had was 730 lbs and lived in a disgusting trailer park. She had lower leg edema and cellulitis. We moved her from our bariatric gurney (which was not enough to accommodate her) to the hospital bed using a paramedic, five EMTs, and two nurses. Her leg got caught on a bed rail and her flesh cut open, spilling fluid on to the floor. The room smelled like rotting flesh and she had the nerve to cuss us all out.

Initially I felt sorry for her. When I saw her BS attitude with the laptop, phone, and physical therapists, that sympathy quickly went down hill. Did she think they would be able to just remove all of her excess weight without ANY effort from HER??? That's not how this works. If you want to be in shape, YOU have to take the initiative and help YOURSELF. The doctors can only do so much. If you're capable of playing on your computer all day, you can do a few mild leg lifts and arm stretches. That's likely all she would've had to do in that condition. People in this program who are wasting Dr. Now's time kind of irk me. There should be a policy of "Once you enter the program, you are allowed only one electronic device and it is only for speaking to loved ones". It's like a form of rehab and should be treated as such. If they're going to let her keep doing what she was doing at home, she's not getting better. Has anyone TOLD her she had actually stopped breathing? That might have opened her eyes a little bit to the gravity of the situation. But, then again, maybe not. Many of these people want a quick fix and instant gratification and when they are told that literally couldn't happen even if it was possible, they lose their motivation and acquire an attitude real fast. Dr. Now needs to focus on people who genuinely want to get better.

When you see the Family, you see it all. They are all next candidates for dr. Now. Sooner or later.

The daughter needs to join her.

I can’t believe she doesn’t even want to try to even stand up…. 🤔

I’m 55 and had three hip replacements. I’m at a healthy weight. Trust me, I listened to my doctor and did my physical therapy all of the time or I wouldn’t get better.

She doesnt seem interested in changing she seems more annoyed that they are pushing her to get out of bed

I had 9 pulmonary embolisms and I can tell it's no joke. Yes they want her to walk but it's hard to breathe with the blood clots and she is dealing with a lot and I am defending her but I know it's hard. Just saying from experience that it takes some months to get your body feeling better.

I hope she’s doing a lot better. ❤ Is there any updates on Marla?

So RUDE! They are trying to save her ungrateful self! Daughter is a warm person, warm personality.

So glad she finally tried!

There has to been a moment before 800 lbs when she understood she was dying. I love food and I hang at 170 lbs year for year. Once I weigh over 175, I always start cutting back. I just don’t understand how it gets this bad😔 At this point I’d be begging for help and willing to do ANYTHING.

She did all of this to herself its her fault so her attitude is unwarranted. I feel sorry for her kids the most.

Good job, Marla...I'm rooting for you...I'm praying for you! I'm proud of you!😅

I feel so blessed to have a normal Mom. She is 81. Has had numerous health problems with asthma, a brain tumor, bouts with bronchitus and pneumonia and now age related Dementia. I get frustrated because I'm going through changes of my own and have to be a partial, becoming increasingly closer to full time, caretaker. BUT, most of my younger years, aside from asthma, she has been active and good looking. Didn't need to be taken care of. Was something to be proud of. It took her becoming 76 plus years old before she had to really start leaning on me. I appreciate all of the memories of having a physically active and beautiful Mom.

The whole reason she almost died is because she did not move, blood clot formed and almost killed her and they saved her life, and at that size. She needs to be thankful that they saved her life. I hear she is thriving now, none of it possible without Dr Now. I also heard she is suing him? Please say that isn’t so 🤦🏼‍♀️ he saved her, twice!

Well done for trying to get up, keep going, don't give up.

The disregard for the doctors when they walked in for PT...was wooow

Clarification please! Is that her daughter or her spouse? Is she calling her "Marla" or "Mama"?

I feel like I can never call myself fat again after watching this. I call myself that all the time even though I’m like 120 lbs. I need to stop being ridiculous lol. A little bit of cellulite doesn’t automatically make you “fat”.

Terrible attitude. Take it somewhere else.

both the daughter and the son need to join her if they don't they will end up just like her and her seeing them will make her gain weight again.

When these patients say it was abuse, were all their other family members and friends who are obese abused also???

when I eat something that does not suit my tummy like wheaty foods or too much oil, my tummy react.

It is incredible to me that THIS woman wound up one of the best success stories!

GOD bless you Doctor Now!

If you feel like they're pushing you to hard, then you don't want to live being that big and you want to loose weight, but, don't want to do the work to loose the weight.

She is so bright and look at her condition

I have like 15 kilos overweight that i try to lose atm. This videos help me ngl.

Y'all should see her now. She looks great

Comment des gens peuvent ils se laissés aller comme ça ??? ??? C est dingue

your own time a grave is permanent your child needs you sometimes we need to adjust our attitude push ourselves just sad a pity party won’t work people get fed up dr now is an amazing doctor glad she started to try

What kind of human is that which can't stand for a second. That's a selfish women...who doesn't care about her love ones who is going to suffer because of her.

Vianey Rodriquez past Dr Now patient on My 600 pound Life passed away in November 2023. Just last month. She had Covid that turned in to Pneumonia. It is sad. Her husband Allen Lewis was also a patient on the same show.

His son also overweight he needs to lose weight, which will help his mum and give confidence ti his mum ❤❤❤

It looks like shes allready knocking on heavens door.

You have to try more and more woman this is for your good and your family ... Don't waste your life seating....

IVR filter is amazing really. I was able to have one put in 2005 and still have it.

They really do growem big in Texas

I don't understand how these people lived this long with little human hearts supporting the weight of a full-grown mule.

She doesn’t want help or she would try. She keeps saying they are pushing her to do things she doesn’t want to do. No sympathy.

The son is going the same way as the mom

I'm surprised how rude they are!

She didn’t even give them eye contact. She has checked out and it’s sad

I don’t like her attitude. They helping her and yet she’s winging too much. I don’t feel bad to her at the end of the day she chose that kind of life/ body.

Doctor, you are awesome, you are blessed, God bless you and keep you safe amen 🙏 ❤well done 👍 👏 ✔

I feel sorry for the staff that has to move her and take care of her, it's back breaking to have to move a whale, especially when they don't help.

Her daughter is heading the same direction as her

I can’t push someone who can’t have a slight motivation for themselves after death she still don’t want to do anything

geez... I'm 5'11 175 pounds and I ride my e bike close to 25 to 30 miles a day because I have two batteries... this woman is so weak mentally... she don't wanna live and it's sad but I'm learning from her mistakes

I think they need some type of lift to help her off the bed and feel secure . She knows how huge she is and it seems dangerous to the staff trying to help her.

Ungrateful as hell! Kick her out the hospital now! Lazy people disgust me 😡

Her son is following her steps

When you eat to feel happiness but you can't be able to move,to see beautiful sea or mountain you stuck in bed forever,it's not life 😢😢

No matter how big they are the nails and the hair are always impeccable!

Sis you don’t have anytime. Laziness is not an option. If she doesn’t care why should Dr. Now care.

She's etitled to her feelings but she doesn't get to be utterly rude to the people who are trying to help her. WTF?

Her son is huge too

I think they need done type of lift to help her off the bed and feel secure . She knows how huge she is and it seems dangerous to the staff trying to help her.

All this highly prossessed foods with high sugar and high salt, fried foods is making us fat.

Honestly i think she was scared to change, because as long as she was like that it hide her from the world, i think the abuse scared her away from the real world, i think she still aftaid it will happen again😢

Get up, move or die, not a whole lot of choice lady.

Everybody watch wht you eat but food is addicting it's hard

Some people deserve help more than others. She is not one of those people!

How did she manage to get her nails done if she never leaves the bed?

How does she shower or use the bathroom or got on bed on first place???

I hope these who promotes body positivity to see what actually happens if you let yourself go ☹️

I was really hoping Marla would see sense to help her cause.

Some thin’ just ain’t right doc. Some thin’ just ain’t right. Everything is PERFECT woman. You ate 10 thousand supersize meals at McDonald’s and a hot dog after every hard days work.