*”My 600-Lb. Life” patient Mercedes Cephas was the latest subject of the hit TLC series and she pretty much accomplished very little with the help of celebrity bariatric surgeon Dr. Younan Nowzaradan.
The 37-year-old is at a point where she can no longer care for her two children, but she is quite dependent on them, especially her oldest daughter. She has ballooned to more than 700 pounds and turned to Dr. Now to help change her life. But as viewers witnessed, she wasn’t committed enough to put in the work.
“I’m almost completely bed-bound, so I have to rely a lot on my kids,” Mercedes says in a preview for the episode. Her daughter, Kimoriah, adds, “I have to do everything. It’s hard for me, and it’s hard for her.”
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On this week’s #My600lbLife, Mercedes ended up as one of the worst subjects in the show’s history https://t.co/5mPWh5jWKm
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According to the logline for Wednesday’s episode: “With severe lymphedema, Mercedes can barely stand and only cares for her two small children with the help of her extended family. Dr. Now can give her the tools to lose weight, but to succeed she must face the trauma inflicted by her late abusive father.”
Throughout the episode, Cephas served up one sob story after another as she ate whatever she wanted. It ends without her getting weight loss surgery, as she was only able to lose around 80 pounds.
So where is she now?
During the show, she was living in Houston to be near the doctor and his weight loss team but according to Facebook page, she’s currently living in Cincinnati.
Cephas launched a GoFundMe page back in March asking for help with travel expenses to Houston for a second chance to get her life right together.
Below is her pitch:
“My name is Mercedes Cephas i am 37 years old single mother of 2 and I have been struggling with weight issues for most of my life and started to gain more weight during and after the births of both my children. I had a C-section with both and got infections both times leaving me with big open wounds that had to be closed with a wound vac machine and I couldn’t really get around with the machine attached to me. I’m just so tired of not being able to be a regular mom like not being able to take my kids to the park or to just have family time with them or take them out or go to school plays or parent-teacher conferences or to just check up on them at school also tired of missing family functions and gatherings birthdays and my family I’m ready to get my life back and start living again and my son wants to go to the beach and I want to be the one to take him. That why I’m taking these steps to better my life for me and my children any donations will greatly be appreciated I know it’s not going to be easy I have a long road ahead of me but this is my start to a healthy life and journey for me and my children.”
Mercedes raised $175 of her $10,000 goal and the campaign is no longer active.
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