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…noting that she should have never traveled to Houston at her size.

The surgeon had all but given up on Marla until he received an impassioned call from Sierra, begging him to come to her apartment and convince her mom to get up once and for all.

Dr Nowzaradan made the house call and requested emergency medical technicians come to the apartment to help Marla stand for the first time in years.

To help manage her weight, she was placed on a 1,000-calories-a-day diet and had gastric bypass surgery.

With the help of a walker, the EMTs and Dr. Nowzaradan’s support, Marla was able to stand for a few seconds. And, although brief, this short moment gave her enough confidence to try and stand again, essentially changing the direction of her recovery for the better.

“Getting up and standing was one of the most encouraging things I’ve done and now I don’t want to stop,” Marla told the cameras after she lifted herself out of bed for the first time in years.

A year after she started her journey, Marla was able to stand on a scale for the first time in five years, clocking in at 534lbs, a 266 pound weight loss.

“It took me a while to get here, but now nothing is going to stop me,” she said.

800lb Woman Stands Up For The First Time  was originally published on blackdoctor.org

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