S07.E18: Mercedes' Story LIVE CHAT

[Guest]

The only person I have any concern for on this show is Brandon. I just want to give him a big hug. 

[DEG9]

Whine! Whine! Whine!!!

I SO want to smack the crap out of this woman.

[chickenella]

Just now, mmecorday said:

Brandon: You gotta burp or break wind?

Thank you! I thought I was hearing things.  I guess they run for cover when this happens.

[Callaphera]

Firemen!

But in their turnout gear.

But Firemen!

I feel like that couple that argued about BUT IT'S RIIICE and BUT IT'S FRIIIIED, only I'm doing it with myself.

[88Keys]

Let me guess.  The trailer caught on fire, so she will be "forced" to eat three large buckets of chicken.

Is this the first time we've seen the firefighters actually putting out a fire on this show?

[Splashes]

I always wonder how these folks can afford thier lifestyle. Some seems to he from family bying groceries, but others dont. 730 dollars monthly or so really isnt much to live on in the first place. And certainly cant be helped by eating a months worth of food in a day or the various 30 dollar fast food trips.

[String Theory]

Setback.....lost the whole day to this, another reason to get some KFC!

[Pepper Mostly]

Mercedes manages to walk without a cane or walker. That's something?

[sagittarius sue]

It looked like the trailer hauling the car was the source of the fire.

[elly1517]

5 Days later...

[DEG9]

Why did it take 5 days to get there?!!!

[CrazyInAlabama]

The one with the nine dogs was Jeanne from Big Sandy, Texas.    She was dubbed No-Hy-Jeanne.  She's the one that her mother had abdominal surgery, and then the father died at home.   

The rental people can arrange for a replacement trailer.   Everyone helping her is a saint.   

The growths on her leg scare me.    

[SunnyBeBe]

What is different about laying down in the car and laying on a bed?

[String Theory]

The only misery on this trip is having to listen to Mercedes...........

[poeticlicensed]

3 minutes ago, fonfereksglen said:

These people live such complicated lives.  And yet another motel to avoid!

It's a Holiday Inn. Take note.

[Viqutorious]

Is that Steven Assantes old apartment?

[dreadfulLeigh]

I’ll give her props for walking unassisted after getting out the van. Good job 👍🏻 

[sagittarius sue]

1 minute ago, DEG9 said:

Why did it take 5 days to get there?!!!

Hey, she improved to managing 3 hours per day.

[JudgeyMcJudgyPants]

Don’t complain about the size of the kitchen.  You know you’re not going to be spending any time in there.

[aliya]

13 minutes ago, Callaphera said:

I've put away a dozen Krispy Kremes in one day before. It wasn't my best choice in life but it was damned tasty. #noregrets

I was at a lunch w/my advisor & some other doctoral students. I felt so strange, and kept getting up to go outside - talk about your feeling of impending doom. Finally, I couldn't take it anymore and asked her to take me to the ER. Not only did she sit w/me while I had an EKG (turned out it was low blood pressure), but she took me to the Krispy Kreme store and we sat there like idiots with donuts. One of my fondest memories - everyone should have an advisor like that. 

[Splashes]

No fucking room she says, that apartment seems pretty large.

[DEG9]

Just now, CheeseBurgh said:

Is that Steven Assantes old apartment?

Looks just like it.

[poeticlicensed]

She's wiped out from being driven, pushed and waited on. Got it

[fonfereksglen]

If I gained a random 550 lbs, after the last few episode, I know what my boobs would look like. Cautionary tale.

[elly1517]

1 minute ago, CheeseBurgh said:

Is that Steven Assantes old apartment?

I was going to say, it looks like Assanti's complex - or the place he fell of the golf cart...or is that also the same place?

[Concerned]

To think Diane Keaton was in Annie Hall and The Godfather movies nd now she’s doing nursing home humor.

[DC Gal in VA]

Why the Hell did she say "Little bitty kitchen" at the new apartment? It's not as if she's going to be doing the cooking. Geez.

[iwasish]

2 minutes ago, Splashes said:

I always wonder how these folks can afford thier lifestyle. Some seems to he from family bying groceries, but others dont. 730 dollars monthly or so really isnt much to live on in the first place. And certainly cant be helped by eating a months worth of food in a day or the various 30 dollar fast food trips.

All these nights in hotels/motels gotta cost and they only take cash or credit.

[Snarkastikate]

She's sure got big sandbag boobies, surprised she's walking around with them and those legs.  Hmmm she thinks she's lost so much weight she's gonna get approved right away.  Delusional or miracle? Can't wait for that next weigh-in.

[Splashes]

2 minutes ago, SunnyBeBe said:

What is different about laying down in the car and laying on a bed?

Bef has supoort. It looked like she was just laying on the hard car floor. Im slept on that before and it is uncomfortable as heck (coming from a person who ofteb sleeps on my closet floor)

[cmpbl]

She's complaining about how small that apartment is. You're gonna lay in bed all the time so what does it matter?

[CringeWatcher]

It always annoys me when they sit there on their cell phones with a voiceover bitching and moaning about how hard all this is, while everyone else (you know, family members who HAVEN’T eaten themselves to the size of a pregnant walrus) moves all their crap for them. 

[DEG9]

1 minute ago, DC Gal in VA said:

Why the Hell did she say "Little bitty kitchen" at the new apartment? It's not as if she's going to be doing the cooking. Geez.

It's bigger than the bed.

[Kiss mah grits]

She needs to rest?  What about Brandon? Does she ever say thank you to Brandon? Little dude with little arms pushing her big ass everywhere! Putting up with her whining and getting full on crotch shots. And she must smell faboo with no showering! I hate her!

[DC Gal in VA]

1 minute ago, Snarkastikate said:

She's sure got big sandbag boobies, surprised she's walking around with them and those legs.  Hmmm she thinks she's lost so much weight she's gonna get approved right away.  Delusional or miracle? Can't wait for that next weigh-in.

Me either! Hee. ☺

[Ellie Godfrey]

5 minutes ago, sagittarius sue said:

Hooray!  We've got fireman in this episode.

It doesn't count until we see some fireman flesh.

[Uuuugghh]

Ya know I haven’t looked it up but if that hospital is private, I’d bet Dr owns part, he owns the strip mall his office is in and if his kids (pretty sure one “produces”) were smart, they’d own apartments to point these people toward.

[String Theory]

1 minute ago, Splashes said:

No fucking room she says, that apartment seems pretty large.

ITA - looks bigger than my condo.   I like the built-in bookshelves.  Don't think Mercedes will spend much time reading.  

Quit whining girlfriend about the kitchen!  That's the last place she should worry about!  I'm sorry but I don't have much sympathy/patience for this woman.

[Caoimhe]

Just now, DC Gal in VA said:

Me either! Hee. ☺

But she’s working so HAAARD!!!

[MsVixen]

How come none of these people ever say that they want to be able to work when they lose weight?  Or is becoming a productive human being too much to ask for?

[Cherrio]

4 minutes ago, CheeseBurgh said:

Is that Steven Assantes old apartment?

I thought the same thing, I bet its the same building.

[Splashes]

2 minutes ago, iwasish said:

All these nights in hotels/motels gotta cost and they only take cash or credit.

Well I figure this part what we see TLC pays for hotels and such.

[88Keys]

2 minutes ago, iwasish said:

All these nights in hotels/motels gotta cost and they only take cash or credit.

I figured the show paid for the expense of moving and/or getting to Dr. Now.

[Suzywriter]

What is that dress thing she has on? It looks like a tableclothcurtain tied on with a string. 

[DropTheSoap]

7 minutes ago, Giant Misfit said:

The only person I have any concern for on this show is Brandon. I just want to give him a big hug. 

I’m adding in the kids. 

[Julyolo]

I want to go on record as saying that I do not want Lola to be her therapist because I am tired of her wigs, and I want to see Doctor Paradise for the asymmetry of it all when they sit in the same room.

[Cherrio]

I guess she lost 2 lbs

[DC Gal in VA]

Oh good, at least she's walking into the building. But no, she's being pushed into the waiting room.

Edited May 2, 2019 by DC Gal in VA
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[PrincessPurrsALot]

Just now, Godfrey said:

It doesn't count until we see some fireman flesh.

Have you been undressing the firemen with your eyes? 😳

[Suzywriter]

Lord, looks like they loaded that U-Haul blindfolded.