Lacey made sort of a blackmail attempt at Dr. Now: If we move to Houston, he won't be able to deny me the help. It didn't work that way.
And maybe if she didn't inform Ricky about having to weigh in successfully before moving, he wouldn't see through her scam.
The sister opened his eyes to Lacey's lies. Good for him for trusting his sister more than her and understanding he had been mislead.
Let's have an archive. It's hard to find good full versions on youtube. Some have been on dailymotion in the past.
Lacey's Story
yt5s.com-My 600 lb Life S10E05 Laceys Journey 720p(360p) - 1of2.mp4
yt5s.com-My 600 lb Life S10E05 Laceys Journey 720p(360p) - 2of2.mp4
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Nathan's Story
yt5s.com-Nathan(360p) - 1of2.mp4
yt5s.com-Nathan(360p) - 2of2.mp4
Wew, lad. Lacy. There is SO MUCH to unpack. One of the spiciest (and best) episodes outside of Maja.
* The orchestrating constant states of chaos and flux. Dr. Now has her number. There really ought to be a parallel series, one that focuses ONLY on the fat POS getting therapy. Doesn't even need Dr. Now involved. Lacey and Maja bolth would've benefitted MORE from intense therapy for months to a year or two before thinking about surgery. Do the natural weight loss in tandem with the therapy. But these clowns need a good 6 months to two YEARS for a lifestyle change to have impact and stick.
* Sharon. As trashy and coal burny as she is (God, someone PLEASE remind her she is white), she had the purest intentions. I've worked with clients like Lacey and Rickey in job training and searching. Lacey is exactly the POS who will make ANYONE who does casework hate welfare leeches with the fire of a thousand suns. Black hatred. And it is well-earned.
* Ricky, OTOH, is the kind of client who is a delight and really restores your faith as a social worker. He's personable, has a positive attitude, is trusting (to his detriment), and really wants to TRY--and they always DO. Tard wrangler... that's what Sharon does. Usually people like Ricky have one or more family members (or a well-vetted long term family friend) do the wrangling. And he only needs light wrangling. Wranglers generally accompany them on appointments or for...watching fat POS like Lacey.
I am GLAD that Ricky has someone looking out for his best interests--even if she's a fat, unemployed, tattoo covered, coal burning, SPED herself. It's the LITTLE things that count.
* The shitting in the car. Well... that's just another reason I said there should be a parallel show dedicated solely to therapy. Lacey is so ballz deep in clinical depression, NO ONE is licensed to, or SHOULD, deal with her issues. She is a 600 pound millstone--and content to remain a millstone. She was in the process of dragging Ricky down, either with death via epileptic seizures (and because Lacey meant to isolate him in Texas from his family in Washington), or he'd be as big as a house too...and just as dead. Again, GOOD for Sharon looking out for her brother who NEEDS her.
Last thought: From experience, both in my work and in life, WATCH OUT for anyone who starts/ends almost everything with "God bless you!" or "Bless You!" or "Have a blessed day!"
Feckless homeless bums, alcoholics, felons, sex offenders, fat, entitled pieces of shit, and lazy ass grifters more enthusiastic about putting pants on to show up at the DHS office (especially if it means any kind of more money and benefits), all do this--excessively. It is your red flag. A flashing warning signal. Beware. Put as much distance between you and them as you can...even when providing help/assistance. These people are master manipulators, and if they put one third as much effort into getting a job as they do feeling sorry for theirselves and grifting, they'd really have something.
Episode: 9/10