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Lori: FOR YEARS, I HAVE SEEN BRIDES COME INTO THIS SHOP
THAT HAVE BEEN TOUCHED BY BREAST CANCER.
I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER.
Woman: MY MOTHER HAD BREAST CANCER.
I KIND OF WANT TO GET A PINK GOWN IN HONOR OF HER.
Woman: MY MOM PASSED AWAY OF CANCER IN DECEMBER.
THEY'VE INSPIRED ME WITH THEIR STORIES AND THEIR STRENGTH.
THIS FEELS GOOD.
AND I'VE ALWAYS DONE MY BEST TO LIFT THEM UP.
I'M LIKING YOUR SMILE IN IT. LET'S JACK YOU UP.
AND LIFT MY TEAM UP
SO THE BRIDES ARE SURROUNDED BY NOTHING BUT POSITIVE ENERGY.
YES, WE ARE.
IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE NOW THAT THE ROLES ARE REVERSED.
I HAVE BREAST CANCER.
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FRIDAY, APRIL 13th, I GET A PHONE CALL AT 7:05,
AND I KNEW EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS.
IT SAID, "DR. JOHN MOORE."
I'VE KNOWN DR. MOORE FOR 28 YEARS.
HIS VOICE CRACKED. HE WAS UPSET.
HE SAID, "YOU HAVE CANCER,"
AND HE SAID, "YOU NEED TO SEE A SURGEON IMMEDIATELY."
AND MY LIFE CHANGED.
I COULDN'T SAY THE WORDS FOR FIVE DAYS.
IT WAS AT LEAST FIVE DAYS I HAD TO DIGEST THIS.
AND TO TELL PEOPLE THAT I LOVE AND RESPECT --
HOW DO YOU TELL PEOPLE THAT YOU HAVE CANCER?
YOU DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO FEEL SORRY FOR YOU.
THAT IS THE LAST THING I WANT.
I HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT LOVE ME.
AND I'M VERY FORTUNATE.
IT'S TIME FOR THEM TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.
[ SIGHS ]
[ SNIFFLES ]
[ Voice breaking ] THIS STORE IS MY BABY,
AND Y'ALL ARE FAMILY TO ME.
AND I DEARLY LOVE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.
LET ME JUST DO IT.
I WENT IN FOR A REGULAR MAMMOGRAM,
AND THE RESULTS CAME BACK POSITIVE,
AND I HAVE BREAST CANCER.
I'VE GOT TO HAVE SURGERY,
AND I'M GONNA BE OUT FOR QUITE A WHILE.
OH, MY GOD. WHY? WHY LORI, OF ALL PEOPLE?
IT JUST BROKE MY HEART, BECAUSE SHE'S LIKE MY FAMILY.
IT WAS JUST -- IT WAS REALLY DEVASTATING.
Monte: I'VE NEVER HEARD LORI CRY.
I'VE NEVER SEEN HER WEAK. EVER.
[ Crying ] I'M THE GIRL THAT EVERYBODY COUNTS ON.
[ BREATHES DEEPLY ]
I'M THE GIRL THAT WHEN YOU NEED SOMETHING DONE,
I'M THERE TO DO IT.
BUT THIS GO-TO GIRL IS GONNA BE DOWN FOR A LITTLE BIT.
WHILE I'M OUT, MONTE IS GONNA TAKE OVER,
AND HE'S GONNA BE RUNNING THIS BRIDESMAID'S FLOOR.
AND ROBIN AND MONTE WILL BE RUNNING THE BRIDAL FLOOR.
OH, THOSE ARE SOME VERY BIG SHOES TO FILL.
[ Voice breaking ] YOU CAN DO IT.
I LOVE YOU.
I LOVE YOU, TOO. [ SNIFFLES ]
MONTE HAS BEEN SO POSITIVE.
HE KNEW I NEEDED HIM HERE.
YOU KNOW, YOU'RE GONNA OWE ME WHEN YOU GET BACK,
BECAUSE SENDING ME TO BRIDESMAID'S ISN'T VERY NICE.
[ LAUGHS ]
I NEEDED TO LAUGH.
I NEEDED HIM TO TELL ME IT WAS GONNA BE OKAY.
WE HAVE A CONNECTION -- A SPECIAL CONNECTION,
AND I NEEDED IT.
I NEEDED HIM.
BUT YOU KNOW YOU'RE NOT DOING THIS ALONE.
[ Voice breaking ] THAT WE'RE HERE WITH YOU.
I KNOW.
WHAT DO YOU DO FOR YOUR BEST FRIEND
THAT HAS GOT A SERIOUS, YOU KNOW, ILLNESS AND DISEASE?
THEY CAN TELL YOU YOU CAN WEAR PINK,
BUT THEY CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MUCH YOU LOVE YOUR FRIEND.
Flo: WHEN YOU FIND OUT SOMEONE HAS CANCER,
IT'S JUST, WHAT CAN YOU DO?
WHAT CAN YOU SAY TO MAKE THAT PERSON FEEL ANY BETTER?
IF ANYONE CAN FIGHT IT, SHE CAN.
BUT I'M STILL SCARED.
I KNOW Y'ALL WILL TREAT THIS BABY
THAT I HAVE NURTURED FOR 32 YEARS LIKE IT'S YOUR OWN.
I KNOW Y'ALL HAVE MY BACK, AND JUST SAY PRAYERS FOR ME.
THAT'S ALL I ASK.
IT'S ALL GONNA BE OKAY.
SHE'S GONNA BE GREAT,
AND WE'RE GONNA DO THE BEST WE CAN.
Robin: THE BEST THING WE CAN DO FOR LORI
IS TO MAKE SURE SHE DOESN'T WORRY ABOUT THIS STORE.
AND I TOLD HER THAT'S THE ONLY THING I CAN DO.
I PROMISE YOU, I WILL NOT LET ANYTHING HAPPEN TO THIS STORE.
Lori: THESE CAME FROM TLC.
I LOVE THEM, 'CAUSE THEY'RE ALL PINK.
I LOVE PINK ANYWAY. I'M REALLY GONNA LOVE PINK NOW.
TELLING THE STORE WAS ONE THING,
BUT WHEN I HAD TO TELL MY FAMILY,
THAT WAS ONE OF THE HARDEST THINGS I'VE EVER DONE.
Eddie: I THINK EVERYONE THINKS THE WORST, YOU KNOW --
THAT IT'S TERMINAL.
AND THOSE TERRIBLE THOUGHTS RUN THROUGH YOUR MIND.
I THINK EDDIE IS JUST WILLING ME TO GET BETTER,
BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR 32 YEARS.
WE'RE BEST OF FRIENDS.
AND WE DON'T WANT TO BE WITHOUT EACH OTHER.
I'LL NEVER FORGET THE MORNING THAT SHE CALLED TO TELL ME,
"MOLLIE, I HAVE BREAST CANCER."
I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT.
I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS COMING. AND THIS WAS MY MOM.
Lori: NOT ONLY DO I FEEL LIKE I'M LETTING THE STORE DOWN,
I FEEL LIKE I'M LETTING MY FAMILY DOWN, ALSO.
Eddie: OKAY.
ALL RIGHTY.
SO, TODAY I'M HAVING A LUMPECTOMY,
AND THAT'S WHERE THEY MAKE AN INCISION
AND REMOVE THE CANCEROUS AND PRECANCEROUS CELLS.
SO, MY HUSBAND, EDDIE, AND MY DAUGHTER, MOLLIE,
ARE COMING WITH ME TODAY.
I'VE GOT A DAY FROM HELL.
BUT I'M GONNA GET THROUGH IT.
RIGHT NOW I'M JUST MAD -- MAD AT EVERYTHING.
SO...
WHAT ARE YOU MAD ABOUT?
HAVING THIS [BLEEP] MAKES ME MAD.
YOU KNOW? I JUST...I DON'T LIKE IT.
Eddie: LORI WANTS TO BE IN CONTROL.
THAT'S THE ROLE THAT SHE'S MOST COMFORTABLE IN.
AND HERE YOU'RE OUT OF CONTROL.
BEING HELPLESS OR NEEDING HELP FROM SOMEONE
IS SOMETHING THAT'S BRAND-NEW TO HER
AND SOMETHING THAT SHE DID NOT LIKE AT ALL.
HI.
I'M COMING TO GIVE YOU A KISS BEFORE YOUR SURGERY.
ABSOLUTELY THE HARDEST PART OF THIS -- NOT THE CANCER --
IS WATCHING YOUR FAMILY WORRY ABOUT YOU.
I SHOULD BE TAKING CARE OF THEM.
[ Voice breaking ] THEY SHOULD NOT BE TAKING CARE OF ME.
JUST LAY YOUR HANDS ON MY MOM AND GET THIS CANCER OUT OF HER.
MY MOM IS MY WHOLE WORLD. MY WHOLE WORLD.
SHE'S MY BEST FRIEND. SHE'S EVERYTHING TO ME.
MY BIGGEST FEAR IS LOSING MY MOM.
BUT YOU GOT TO BE STRONG.
I'M GONNA TAKE OUT ABOUT THIS CIRCLE,
WHAT THEY DREW, THAT CIRCLE.
THAT'S ABOUT TWO INCHES OR SOMETHING?
YEAH, THIS IS BLOWN UP, SO IT MAY NOT BE.
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
THE OTHER THING IS, WE WANT TO --
THE WHOLE THING WITH THE MARGINS.
I WANT TO TELL YOU, IF YOU GOT TO GO EXTRA, GO EXTRA.
I DON'T WANT TO DO THIS AGAIN.
YOU DON'T WANT TO DO THIS AGAIN?
NO, SO GO EXTRA.
THE LYMPH NODE WE'LL TEST WHILE WE'RE IN THERE.
ALL RIGHT, SO I'M GONNA MAKE SOME MARKS.
Lori: I HAVE TO GET AN INCISION UNDER MY ARM
WHERE THEY WILL REMOVE A LYMPH NODE.
I'LL COME TALK TO YOU WHEN WE'RE DONE.
WE'LL TAKE GOOD CARE OF HER.
IF IT DOES NOT HAVE CANCER IN IT, IT IS A GOOD SIGN.
BUT IF THE CANCER HAS GOTTEN INTO MY LYMPH NODES,
I'VE GOT A MUCH BIGGER FIGHT ON MY HANDS.
RIGHT NOW THE STORE FEELS A LITTLE EMPTY WITHOUT LORI HERE.
I MEAN, SHE'S A BIG PART
OF WHAT MAKES US WANT TO COME TO WORK EVERY DAY.
Monte: I DON'T SEE IT.
I MEAN, WHERE DID THIS COME FROM?
I MEAN, WE JOKE, WE LAUGH.
I MEAN, THERE'S NO OUTWARD SIGN OF THE BREAST CANCER.
I THINK I'M CONSTANTLY GONNA BE THINKING,
"OH, GOSH, WHAT WOULD LORI DO?"
HI. WHO'S MY BRIDE? I'M ROBIN.
NEVER A SICK DAY IN HER LIFE.
DOESN'T SMOKE. EATS PROPER.
SHE COULD DO A LITTLE MORE EXERCISE,
ESPECIALLY ON THOSE ARMS.
WE TALK FIVE, SIX TIMES A DAY.
I TRY TO KEEP MY SENSE OF HUMOR AND LAUGH
AND ALWAYS BE THE LIGHT SIDE OF IT.
LOOK AT THAT NEXT.
BUT AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S NOT LIGHT-SIDED FOR ME.
HERE I COME! READY FOR THE FIRST DRESS?
I FEEL LIKE SHE SHOULD BE
WALKING THROUGH THAT DOOR ANY MINUTE,
AND, YOU KNOW, IN THE BACK OF MY MIND, I KNOW SHE'S NOT.
SO, LORI'S HAVING A BIOPSY TODAY.
LET'S TURN AROUND.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT?
YOU WANT TO SHOW EVERYBODY?
LET'S GO.
COME ON, BUCK UP. WE CAN DO THIS.
WE GOT TO DO THIS FOR LORI.
AND WE'RE GONNA DO IT FOR LORI.
TURN AROUND.
I'M JUST GONNA THINK LIKE LORI
AND DO LIKE LORI WOULD DO.
SO, YOU READY TO GET JACKED UP?
YES.
SO, WHAT ARE YOU SAYING TO THIS DRESS?
YES!
YAY!
GIVE ME A HUG. GIVE ME A HUG.
YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL.
LORI HAS BEEN IN SURGERY FOR TWO HOURS,
AND WE'RE JUST ANXIOUS TO GET SOME ANSWERS
TO FIND OUT HOW SHE'S DOING.
THE WORST-CASE SCENARIO OF A LUMPECTOMY IS, OF COURSE,
FINDING THAT THE CANCER HAS SPREAD TO THE LYMPH NODES.
THE HARDEST PART RIGHT NOW IS JUST WAITING
AND REALLY NOT KNOWING HOW IT'S GOING
AND JUST HOPING FOR THE BEST.
Woman: THANK YOU.
Mollie: IT WAS THE GREATEST RELIEF WHEN THE SURGEON SAID,
YOU KNOW, THE CANCER HAS NOT SPREAD TO HER LYMPH NODES.
Man: WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SAY ABOUT BREAST CANCER?
[ CHUCKLES ]
SHE'S BEEN THROUGH A LOT OF PAIN PHYSICALLY AND EMOTIONALLY,
BUT SHE'S GONNA COME OUT ON TOP.
NO LYMPH NODE CANCER.
THAT'S THE BEST NEWS EVER.
FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE I'VE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER,
I FINALLY GOT SOME GOOD NEWS.
HI.
BUT I'M NOT OUT OF THE WOODS YET.
Monte: WHILE LORI IS OUT,
SHE PUT ROBIN AND I IN CHARGE OF THE STORE.
PRETTY GOOD.
I MADE A PROMISE TO LORI TO TAKE CARE OF THIS STORE.
STEPH, HOW'S IT GOING?
GOOD. HOW ARE YOU?
JUST COMING DOWN TO CHECK ON ALTERATIONS.
BUT WHAT LORI REALLY MEANS IS I'M IN CHARGE OF THE STORE.
HEY, MONTE.
I MADE LORI A PROMISE
THAT I WOULD TAKE CARE OF THIS STORE LIKE SHE DOES,
AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I INTEND TO DO.
I'M GONNA BE LORI IN THIS APPOINTMENT.
IT'S GONNA BE ME.
WE'RE GONNA DO THIS ONE.
OH, SHE'S GONNA HATE THAT.
THIS IS WHAT LORI WOULD DO.
MONTE AND ROBIN DO NOT GET ALONG WHEN LORI'S HERE.
I DON'T KNOW LORI BEING GONE IS GONNA MAKE IT ANY BETTER.
"I'M LORI. I'M LORI.
I'M MONTE/LORI."
REMEMBER WHO'S AT THE TOP OF THE BOARD.
BE QUIET.
WHO'S THE GOLDEN CHILD?
[ GASPS ]
NOT IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY AT YOUR ROOTS, IT'S NOT SO GOLDEN.
O.M.G.
WE BOTH REALLY JUST WANT WHAT'S BEST FOR LORI.
ME AND MONTE -- WELL, WE FIGHT, BUT THIS IS ABOUT LORI,
AND WE WANT TO DO THIS FOR LORI.
WE WILL HOLD THIS STORE UP TO LORI'S STANDARDS.
HI! HOW YOU DOING?
IT'S BEEN ABOUT TWO WEEKS AND THREE DAYS SINCE MY SURGERY.
IT'S TIME FOR ME TO HAVE ANOTHER CHECKUP.
I GET BIOPSY RESULTS. I'M IN HIGH HOPES.
HEY! HOW ARE YOU DOING?
YEAH. HOW ARE YOU DOING?
I'M GOOD.
SO, THIS IS A BLOWN-UP VIEW
OF YOUR RIGHT BREAST LOOKING FROM YOUR HEAD DOWN.
THIS IS BEFORE. RIGHT.
IN ORDER FOR A LUMPECTOMY TO WORK,
YOU GOT TO GET THE WHOLE CANCER OUT,
PLUS THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME NORMAL BREAST TISSUE
ON ALL THE EDGES -- THOSE ARE CALLED THE MARGINS.
SO THIS IS WHERE THE CANCER WAS, OKAY?
WE DIDN'T TAKE OUT JUST THIS AREA.
WE TOOK OUT A LITTLE BIT EXTRA.
NOW, THE IMPORTANT THING ABOUT THIS
IS THAT WE GOT IT ALL OUT, ALL RIGHT?
HOWEVER, WHAT THE PATHOLOGIST ALSO SAW
WAS SOME OTHER ABNORMAL-LOOKING CELLS.
WE WORRY MAYBE THOSE CELLS, IN YOUR CASE,
ARE CELLS THAT MAY TURN IN THE FUTURE.
AND TO MAKE THINGS EVEN MORE COMPLICATED, OKAY,
ON YOUR OTHER BREAST, IT HAS SOME ATYPICAL CELLS, TOO.
NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN, YOU GOT A PRETTY SMALL CANCER
AND ALL THESE OTHER CELLS ELSEWHERE
THAT JUST MAKING US ALL VERY NERVOUS.
TO HEAR THE MARGINS ARE NOT CLEAN --
IT WAS ALMOST AS BAD AS THE PHONE CALL
THAT I GOT ON APRIL 13th THAT I HAD CANCER.
'CAUSE, REALLY, I KIND OF DO, STILL.
IT'S ATYPICAL CELLS SITTING RIGHT THERE AT A CANCER SITE.
WHAT'S THE ODDS OF THIS TURNING INTO CANCER, THOUGH?
WE DON'T KNOW FOR SURE.
OKAY?
BUT IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A WORRISOME SIGN
AS FAR AS YOU GETTING CANCER SOMEPLACE ELSE
IN THE BREAST IN YOUR LIFETIME, ALL RIGHT?
I DON'T THINK WE ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO DO A MASTECTOMY ON YOU.
AT THE MINIMUM, I WOULD SAY
LET'S TAKE A LITTLE MORE TISSUE OUT,
GIVE YOU RADIATION, AND JUST FOLLOW YOU VERY CLOSELY.
EVERY TIME YOU GET A MAMMOGRAM
IF EVEN THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF SOMETHING THAT LOOKS ABNORMAL,
WE'RE GONNA WANT TO DO A BIOPSY.
I KNOW, AND THAT HURTS.
THAT'S NO FUN.
NO, THAT'S -- BIOPSIES HURT.
DR. GARCHA TOLD ME I COULD DO ANOTHER LUMPECTOMY,
AND THEN HE SAID IF I DO ANOTHER LUMPECTOMY
AND I STILL HAVE ATYPICAL CELLS,
THEN HE IS GOING TO RECOMMEND A MASTECTOMY.
BY DOING MASTECTOMIES ON YOU,
THE RISK OF THIS CANCER COMING BACK IN YOUR BREAST
OR GETTING NEW CANCER IN YOUR BREAST GOES ALMOST TO ZERO.
IT DOESN'T GO TO ZERO,
BUT IT'S EXTREMELY, EXTREMELY LOW.
DO YOU GO BACK IN AND YOU GET ANOTHER LUMPECTOMY?
AND THEN IF THAT LUMPECTOMY IS NOT SUCCESSFUL,
THEN YOU GET A MASTECTOMY?
OR DO YOU JUST GO AHEAD AND GET A DOUBLE MASTECTOMY?
THIS IS A TOUGH CHOICE, NOT JUST FOR YOU, BUT FOR ANYBODY.
WE'VE GOT SEVERAL OPTIONS HERE.
I GAVE YOU BOTH OPTIONS
BECAUSE I REALLY DO THINK THEY'RE GOOD OPTIONS,
AND I WOULDN'T LEAN ONE WAY OR THE OTHER
FROM A MEDICAL STANDPOINT AT ALL.
NOBODY EVER JUST, LIKE, GRABS ME BY THE HANDS IN ALL THIS
AND SAYS, "LORI, DO THIS."
RIGHT NOW, MY HEAD IS JUST SPINNING AROUND.
A DOUBLE MASTECTOMY IS HUGE.
I HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT I'M GONNA DO NEXT.
I HATE CANCER. AND I MEAN, I'M HATING IT.
AND I'M THINKING,
"WHAT HAVE I GOT TO DO TO GET THIS OUT OF MY BODY?"
I HAVE TO THINK LONG-TERM,
AND I HAVE TO THINK FOR MY FAMILY'S SAKE
AND MY CHILDREN'S SAKE.
IT'S SCARY TO HAVE YOUR *** REMOVED.
IT'S FRIGHTENING 'CAUSE YOU'RE GONNA WONDER HOW YOU FEEL.
BUT THEN, ON THE OTHER HAND,
IT'S SO MUCH MORE FRIGHTENING FOR ME TO LEAVE THIS CANCER IN.
IT'S TIME FOR ME TO PUT MY BIG-GIRL *** ON
AND GET A DOUBLE MASTECTOMY.
HI, HOW ARE YOU?
GOOD. HOW ARE YOU DOING?
I'M GONNA MEET WITH DR. ALEXANDER.
DR. ALEXANDER IS A PLASTIC SURGEON,
AND SHE KIND OF SPECIALIZES IN BREAST RECONSTRUCTION.
'CAUSE DO YOU JUST WANT TO LEAVE A DOUBLE MASTECTOMY
AND NOT HAVE ANYTHING?
I'M NOT INTO *** AND ALL THAT STUFF,
BUT I DO WANT TO LOOK HALF DECENT -- I DO.
HI! HOW ARE YOU DOING?
HI, DIANE. NICE TO MEET YOU.
THIS IS JEAN.
SO I'M GOING TO MEET HER AND SEE WHAT SHE SAYS.
OKAY, SO, YOU'VE BEEN GOING FOR YEARLY MAMMOGRAMS.
EVERY YEAR.
AND THEY'VE ALL BEEN NORMAL.
NORMAL. COMPLETELY NORMAL.
SO, THIS YEAR YOU WENT IN.
AND THEN I GOT A CALL APRIL 13th AT 7:05 A.M.,
IF YOU WANT TO KNOW THE EXACT TIME. [ LAUGHS ]
I MIGHT EVEN HAVE THAT ENGRAVED ON MY ARM.
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TWO SURGERIES.
THE FIRST SURGERY IS WHERE
WE'RE TRYING TO GET RID OF ALL THE CANCER
AND CREATE A, YOU KNOW, THE START OF A BREAST MOUND.
THERE ARE THREE DIFFERENT FORMS OF RECONSTRUCTION,
STARTING WITH THIS LITTLE, FLAT BALLOON
IS PLACED UNDERNEATH YOUR PECTORALIS MUSCLE.
THE SECOND PROCEDURE THAT WE DO
IS WE TAKE SOME TISSUE FROM THE BACK.
IT'S THE LATISSIMUS MUSCLE.
WE TAKE THAT, AND THAT TISSUE
ACTUALLY REPLACES THE BREAST TISSUE THAT'S BEEN REMOVED.
I MEAN, WHEN THEY'RE TELLING ME THIS, I'M THINKING, "WHAT?"
THE FINAL SURGERY IS CALLED THE TRAM FLAP,
WHEN YOU TAKE TISSUE FROM THE TUMMY.
IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY'RE JUST GONNA BE TEARING UP YOUR TORSO.
THE TISSUE FROM THE TUMMY BECOMES YOUR BREAST.
IT'S "A," "B," OR "C."
YOU HAVE EXPANDERS, THE TUMMY THING,
OR THE LATISSIMUS.
I MEAN, YOU DO ONE OF THEM.
IT'S ALSO A PRETTY BIG RECOVERY, YOU KNOW?
IT TAKES MANY MONTHS
BEFORE YOU'RE GONNA RECOVER FROM THAT SURGERY.
MY HEAD JUST FLOATS AWAY. I DON'T REMEMBER A THING.
SO I BROUGHT MOM TO LISTEN [LAUGHS]
'CAUSE I NEEDED SOMEBODY TO LISTEN FOR ME.
WHAT MY LIFE HAS COME TO SINCE APRIL 13th AT 7:05 A.M.
[ Voice breaking ] IT'S JUST LIKE...
I KNOW.
SOMETIMES I JUST DON'T EVEN FEEL LIKE
I'M HERE LISTENING TO THIS STUFF.
BUT... I'VE GOT GREAT PEOPLE.
[ Voice breaking ] YOU DO.
YOU KNOW, LIFE IS ALWAYS FILLED WITH UNEXPECTED THINGS,
AND WE'VE JUST GOT TO GET THROUGH IT.
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
YOU KNOW, OF ALL THE WOMEN I KNOW,
LORI'S THE TOUGHEST, STRONGEST,
YOU KNOW, MADE-OF-STEEL PERSON THAT I KNOW.
I THINK THAT IF ANYBODY CAN OVERCOME SOMETHING
AND GET THROUGH IT, IT'S HER.
HERE IT IS, FLO.
SHE WANTS SOMETHING FORM FITTING.
YOU KNOW, WE ALL HAVE TO GET THROUGH THIS HOW WE CAN.
OH, HONEY, I'M GONNA BE PICASSO TODAY.
I JOKE A LOT.
WE'RE GONNA PAINT HER ON.
PAINT HER ON?
WE'RE GONNA PAINT IT ON HER.
GO. HELP ME.
YEAH. LET ME GET MY PALETTE.
WE GOT TO CLEANSE THE PALATE?
THE ONLY BRUSH I HAVE IS A HAIR BRUSH.
THAT'S HOW I GET THROUGH THIS.
OKAY, WELL, LET'S SEE.
YOU KNOW, ROBIN IS NOT KNOWN FOR PUNCTUALITY, FIRST OF ALL.
SHE CAN'T GET TO WORK ON TIME.
AND NOW -- OH, HI, ROBIN.
ROBIN, ARE WE KEEPING THIS IN THE RUNNING?
YES. BUT DON'T TEAR IT. YOU'RE STEPPING ALL OVER IT.
OH, WHAT, THAT?
OOPS, MY BAD!
[ LAUGHS ]
LORD JESUS, HELP ME NOW.
WE'RE ALL JUST TRYING TO BE STRONG AND HOPEFUL,
AND WE'RE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO REALLY HONOR LORI.
THE BEST WAY TO DO IT IS TO TAKE CARE OF THE SHOP
AND EVERY BRIDE THAT WALKS THROUGH THOSE DOORS.
MY NUMBER-ONE JOB IS TO TAKE CARE OF THE BRIDES
JUST AS LORI WOULD DO.
OKAY, LET'S START IN HERE.
SEE SOMETHING YOU LIKE?
PULL IT OUT AND SEE.
I LIKE THIS BECAUSE IT'S FUN, IT'S DIFFERENT.
IT LOOKS UNIQUE.
MY NAME IS DeLESE RANGE.
I'M 43, AND I'M FROM CARROLLTON, TEXAS.
TODAY I'M HOPING TO FIND THE PERFECT GOWN
TO RENEW MY VOWS WITH MY HUSBAND.
I KNEW THIS WAS GONNA HAPPEN.
I SEE SOMETHING I LIKE ON EACH DRESS.
WE'VE BEEN MARRIED 25 YEARS.
FOR 23 OF THOSE YEARS, SHE HAS BEEN FIGHTING CANCER.
IN 1999, I HAD OVARIAN CANCER.
2001, I HAD BREAST CANCER.
2012, I GOT BREAST CANCER AGAIN.
AND FOUR MONTHS AGO, I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH LUNG CANCER.
IT COULD BE WORSE. I COULD BE GONE.
Lonzie: SHE'S DRIVEN.
SHE'S LEARNED TO TURN HER PAIN INTO PURPOSE.
SHE JUST INSPIRES ME, INSPIRES SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE, SO...
I THINK FATE STEPPED IN A LITTLE BIT,
AND WE HAVE A BRIDE HERE WITH BREAST CANCER.
NOW, YOU BROUGHT YOUR HUSBAND.
ARE YOU HERE TO REALLY PLEASE HIM MORE?
I'M REALLY -- I JUST WANT TO SEE HIS EYES LIGHT UP.
LONZIE IS -- HE'S MY ROCK.
EVERY DRESS TELLS A STORY,
AND MY GOAL IS TO FIND A DRESS THAT TELLS MY STORY.
HEY, ROBIN, WHAT'S UP?
HMM, DID I RING YOUR BELL TO COME OVER HERE?
DING, DING.
SO, MY BRIDE'S HERE TODAY.
SHE'S CELEBRATING HER 25th SILVER ANNIVERSARY.
WOW!
SHE IS A BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR.
BUT SHE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AGAIN.
OH, MY GOD.
IT'S HITTING SO, SO CLOSE TO HOME.
THIS BRIDE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO HELP LORI.
WE WILL FIND HER THE PERFECT DRESS.
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY SPECIAL APPOINTMENT.
SHE IS SO ENCOURAGING, MONTE. SHE'S NOT AFRAID OF IT.
WHAT SHE'S BEEN THROUGH, SHE SHOULD GET WHAT SHE WANTS.
THE GROOM/HUSBAND WANTS SOMETHING SILVER IN IT
FOR THEIR SILVER ANNIVERSARY.
SO, LET'S SEE WHICH ONE SHE SHOULD START WITH.
I THINK WE SHOULD DO THAT ONE.
OKAY.
I HAVE THE PERFECT DRESS FOR DeLESE.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
THIS IVORY BEADED SATIN A-LINE IS A SUPER-ELEGANT GOWN.
SHE IS GONNA LOOK AND FEEL JUST LIKE A QUEEN.
READY TO TURN AROUND, PRINCESS ROYALTY?
AND THIS IS, LIKE, PERFECT.
ON THIS DRESS, I LIKE THE STRAPS.
I LIKE THE BEADING.
LET'S SHOW HIM.
GOT TO GET USED TO THIS.
MR. FOX IS GONNA SAY ABOUT THIS DRESS?
HERE COMES THE BRIDE.
WOW. WOW.
SHE'S SPARKLING.
WHEN WE FIRST GOT MARRIED 25 YEARS AGO,
I WASN'T ABLE TO GIVE HER A LARGE WEDDING.
DeLESE DESERVES TO FEEL LIKE A QUEEN.
I WANT HER TO KNOW THAT I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO FOR ME.
I LOVE THE GLITZ AND THE GLITTER,
WHICH MAKES YOU SHINE AND DAZZLE,
BECAUSE THAT'S HOW I SEE YOU.
Monte: WHAT ARE YOU THINKING, BRIDE?
Robin: TELL HIM WHAT YOU THINK.
I ACTUALLY LIKE THE DRESS.
BUT...
IT'S TOO PERFECT.
I HAVE NEVER HAD A BRIDE
THAT HAS NOT WANTED THE PERFECT DRESS.
I MEAN, I WOULD CHOOSE IT AS A FIRST DRESS TO SAY "I DO" IN
BECAUSE YOU'RE STARTING SOMETHING NEW.
THIS IS WHAT EVERYBODY'S WISHING FOR AND HOPING FOR.
BUT IN REALITY, IT'S NOT ME.
MOST BRIDES WANT A PERFECT DRESS.
I MEAN, 100% PERFECT DRESS.
DeLESE DOESN'T WANT THAT.
IT'S NOT ME.
THE THINGS I'VE GONE THROUGH IN MY LIFE,
MY LIFE IS NOT PERFECT.
MY DRESS -- I WANT TO MAKE SURE IT MEANS SOMETHING.
Monte: I THINK WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO GET
A LITTLE MORE CREATIVE IF WE'RE GONNA HELP DeLESE.
COME HELL OR HIGH WATER,
WE ARE DEFINITELY GONNA FIND HER A DRESS.
Monte: I JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE WITH HER,
AND LORI'S HAVING HER SURGERY TODAY.
AND SINCE I CAN'T BE THERE WITH HER,
AT LEAST I CAN SUPPORT DeLESE
AND FIND HER A DRESS THAT LETS HER TELL HER STORY.
I THINK FATE'S KIND OF STEPPED IN RIGHT NOW.
WE HAVE A BRIDE HERE WITH BREAST CANCER.
THIS LADY'S GONE THROUGH SO MUCH.
AND TO KNOW THAT WE CAN, YOU KNOW,
FIND HER A DRESS THAT REPRESENTS SUCH A STORY.
RIGHT NOW I'M NOT IN REMISSION. MY BREAST CANCER IS STILL THERE.
MY GOAL IS TO FIND A DRESS THAT TELLS MY STORY.
Robin: I CAN'T DO ANYTHING FOR LORI,
BUT I CAN STEP IN AND KIND OF HONOR HER TODAY
AND MAKE SURE THAT I DO MY BEST AND HELP THIS BRIDE.
SHE LOOKS AT DRESSES TOTALLY DIFFERENT THAN WE DO.
I AM DETERMINED TO FIND DeLESE THE PERFECT DRESS,
BUT I'M THINKING NOW MAYBE WE SHOULD GO
IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION.
I GOT TO TOUGHEN UP.
YEAH. TOUGHEN UP AND SHUT UP.
THAT IS NOT HOW LORI WOULD SAY IT.
NO, BUT I'M LORI TODAY, SO I CAN SAY IT.
OKAY, GOT ANOTHER ONE.
THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL FIT-AND-FLARE SILK ORGANZA GOWN
WITH A SWEETHEART NECKLINE.
OKAY, YOU READY TO TURN AROUND AND SEE THIS DRESS?
I THINK, YEAH.
ALL RIGHT, TURN AROUND.
[ GASPS ]
YOU LOVE IT? DO YOU LIKE IT?
YOU'RE IN A WEDDING DRESS.
IT'S NOT PERFECTLY STEAMED. IT'S NO PERFECT SEAMS.
I SEE ME.
THIS COULD DEFINITELY BE THE DRESS.
IT LOOKS GOOD WITH A BALD HEAD.
IT DOES. ARE YOU GONNA HAVE A BALD HEAD?
PROBABLY, YEAH.
OH, WOW.
AND WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THIS DRESS?
I LOVE IT. IT'S DOING SOME OF EVERYTHING.
EVERYWHERE YOU LOOK, IT'S LIKE IN TATTERED AREAS,
BUT STILL SMOOTH.
I REALLY DON'T LIKE IT...
...BECAUSE IT'S JUST MISSING SOMETHING.
IT'S MISSING THAT DAZZLING TOUCH.
THE ORIGINAL DRESS THAT SHE GOT MARRIED IN 25 YEARS AGO,
SHE BORROWED A PROM DRESS.
A PROM DRESS? WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?
IT'S ALL I HAD!
IT WAS ALL WE COULD AFFORD.
THIS DRESS IS JUST NOT GRAND ENOUGH.
DeLESE DESERVES TO FEEL LIKE A QUEEN.
GOT TO HAVE SOME SILVER.
THE SILVER, OF COURSE,
REPRESENTS US BEING MARRIED 25 YEARS.
ARE YOU INTO THE SILVER ON YOUR GOWN?
I MEAN, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT'S IMPORTANT TO YOU?
IT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT TO HIM.
DeLESE -- WHAT AN INCREDIBLE WOMAN.
SHE'S GONNA GET A LOT OF LOVE. SHE'S GONNA GET TONS OF SUPPORT.
AND BETTER YET, SHE'S GONNA GET A BEAUTIFUL DRESS.
Robin: WE SHOULD GO TRY ON SOME MORE.
Woman: TELL ME WHAT YOU'RE HAVING DONE.
DOUBLE MASTECTOMY AND RECONSTRUCTION.
I HAD TO CALM MONTE DOWN THIS MORNING,
ROBIN DOWN THIS MORNING.
I'VE BEEN THE ONE THAT'S CALMED EVERYBODY DOWN.
I THINK I AM LESS EMOTIONAL,
'CAUSE, YOU KNOW, BEFORE, YOU'RE KIND OF LIKE
TRYING TO HANG ON TO YOUR ***,
AND I'M NOT TRYING TO HANG ON TO THEM ANYMORE.
I WANT THEM OFF.
I DON'T EVEN HAVE LIKE AN ATTACHMENT TO THEM ANYMORE.
DO I WANT CANCER TO RUIN MY LIFE AND RULE MY LIFE?
HELL, NO! IT'S NOT GOING TO. NO WAY. NO. MNH-MNH.
I DON'T REALLY HAVE THAT MANY WHAT IFs IN FRONT OF ME ANYMORE.
I HAVE THE PATH.
AND BEFORE, LIKE, I WAS ALWAYS TRYING TO FIND THE PATH.
THIS PATH THAT I TOOK WAS RIGHT FOR ME.
HI.
Mollie: IT REALLY, REALLY SCARES ME
THE FACT THAT I COULD ONE DAY GET THIS
AND THAT MY DAUGHTER COULD ONE DAY GET THIS.
REALLY HAD TO GROW UP A LOT, YOU KNOW?
I'M ALMOST 30 NOW,
AND I FEEL LIKE I'VE AGED A GOOD BIT,
BECAUSE MY MOM FOR THE FIRST TIME HAS NEEDED ME.
[ LAUGHS ]
HEY, HOW YOU DOING? I LIKE YOUR PINK.
OH, LOOK AT Y'ALL IN PINK. WHERE'S YOUR PINK, MOM?
Carroll: LORI'S A VERY STRONG YOUNG LADY,
AND KNOWING LORI AS I DO, SHE'LL GET THROUGH THIS
AND SHE'LL COME OUT ON THE OTHER SIDE
JUST AS STRONG AS SHE EVER WAS.
ANY LAST-MINUTE QUESTIONS FOR ME?
DID YOU GET LOTS OF SLEEP
AND YOU'RE GONNA DO A SUPER-GOOD JOB?
Lori: I DON'T OWN MY BODY ANYMORE.
DR. GARCHA AND DR. ALEXANDER AND ALL THE OTHER DOCTORS --
YOU KNOW, THEY'VE JUST SORT OF TAKEN OVER AS A GROUP.
BUT ON THE FLIP SIDE OF IT,
I COULDN'T HAVE A BETTER GROUP TO TAKE OVER.
WELL?
I'M READY.
[ Laughing ] OKAY.
Eddie: SHE CHANGED HER MIND ON SIZE.
OH, DOUBLE D's?
[ LAUGHTER ]
NOT FUNNY.
A LITTLE BIT OF HUMOR. IT'S OKAY.
THE BACK FIRST?
INSTEAD OF DOING THE MASTECTOMY FIRST
AND THEN FLIPPING AND GETTING THE TISSUE AND THEN GOING BACK,
WE START ON THE BACK AND THEN WE JUST HAVE ONE FLIP.
OKAY.
SO IT'S ONE ROTATION.
I FEEL IT'S GONNA BE UP TO ME.
I HAVE TO WILL MYSELF TO GET THROUGH THIS.
I'M GONNA PUT THE SCAR
SO THAT IT'S RIGHT IN YOUR BRA LINE.
I HAVE TO MAKE MYSELF STRONG ENOUGH,
AND I HAVE TO SAY, "QUIT BEING A SISSY, LORI.
QUIT BEING A BABY AND YOU'RE GONNA GET THROUGH THIS."
OKAY, SO, NO QUESTIONS? YOU'RE GOOD?
OKAY. AWESOME.
[ BEEPING ]
FROM WHAT THE DOCTORS TELL ME,
THEY STILL HAVE TO SEND OFF THE ***,
AND THEY HAVE TO SEND THEM TO PATHOLOGY
TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS CLEAR.
SO WE'RE WAITING FOR THE RESULTS FOR THAT.
LORI'S IN THE HOSPITAL RIGHT NOW,
AND WE HAVE A BRIDE HERE WITH BREAST CANCER.
SHE'S GONNA GET -- SHE'S GONNA GET THE DRESS OF HER DREAMS.
I AM NOT GOING TO FEEL SORRY FOR HER.
WE ARE NOT NEGATIVE PEOPLE.
THERE'S A SILVER LINING BEHIND EVERY CLOUD.
LET'S TRY THIS ONE. LET'S GET HER IN IT.
ROBIN AND I ARE COMMITTED TO HELPING DeLESE FIND A DRESS
THAT NOT ONLY CELEBRATES HER LIFE, THAT TELLS HER STORY.
AND I'M HOPING THIS IS THE DRESS.
OKAY. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THIS ONE?
IT'S A MERMAID DRESS WITH A SWEETHEART NECKLINE,
AND IT'S FITTED AND SEXY.
IT HAS SOME BEADED DETAIL ON THE BOTTOM
FOR SOME ROYAL SPARKLE.
ARE YOU READY TO TURN AROUND?
I'M EXCITED. TURN AROUND.
OH, MY GOD.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
THIS IS GONNA MAKE ME CRY.
REALLY?
REALLY?
THIS DRESS HAS EVERYTHING.
IT'S KIND OF LIKE ALL OF ME IN SECTIONS.
AND THEN IT HAS THE SILVER FOR MY HUSBAND.
SO, ON A SCALE OF ONE TO 10?
11.
11?
WHAT'S OUR BRIDE THINK?
THIS HERE STILL GIVES ME MY SILHOUETTE TIGHTNESS
THAT I LIKE.
IT HAS A LITTLE BLING -- NOT A LOT.
I LOVE IT.
I'M JUST A LITTLE BIT SURPRISED ABOUT THE BOTTOM.
IT'S SO MUCH GOING ON THERE.
IT LOOKS A LITTLE HEAVY.
DOESN'T LOOK FINISHED TO ME.
I DON'T WANT PERFECT 'CAUSE I'M NOT PERFECT.
IT'S NOT JUST SOMETHING THAT'S ON MY BODY THAT'S JUST FLOWING.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT MEANS SOMETHING TO ME.
IT'S UNDONE. IT'S NOT PERFECT.
IT'S MY JOURNEY.
IT'S NOT PERFECT, BUT IT'S BEAUTIFUL TOGETHER.
I HAD NO IDEA THAT PURPOSE...
WAS THE DESIGN.
I LIKE THE DRESS, MOMMY.
[ CRIES ] THANK YOU.
LOOK AT ME.
IT'S OKAY. YOU CAN CRY.
IT'S OKAY.
YOU MAKE ME WHO I AM.
Robin: I'VE NEVER SEEN TWO PEOPLE THAT JUST LOVE EACH OTHER MORE.
THE DRESS IS BEAUTIFUL AND ALL,
BUT IT'S THE STORY OF THEIR LOVE THAT MAKES IT MORE SPECIAL.
Monte: WELL, I THINK IT'S TIME
WE TAKE THIS CELEBRATION TO THE NEXT LEVEL.
YEAH, LET'S DO THAT.
WHAT DOES "JACK YOU UP" MEAN?
[ LAUGHTER ]
I HAVE NEVER VIEWED A DRESS THIS WAY.
SHE HAS REALLY TAUGHT ME SOMETHING
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT HERE TODAY.
WE REALLY THOUGHT WE WERE HELPING THIS BRIDE,
BUT IT REALLY TURNS OUT SHE'S BEEN HELPING US.
CLOSE YOUR EYES.
NOW?
GO AHEAD.
SO, WHAT DO YOU THINK?
FIRST WEDDING, I WAS SCARED, DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS AHEAD.
THIS TIME, I KNOW WHAT I'VE BEEN THROUGH.
I STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT'S AHEAD, BUT I KNOW WHAT I CAN HANDLE.
WHEN I LOOK AT MYSELF IN THIS DRESS,
IT'S LIKE I ACTUALLY MADE IT TO THIS POINT,
WHEN MAYBE FIVE YEARS AGO I DIDN'T THINK I WOULD.
SO IT'S MORE THAN JUST A DRESS.
LOOKING AT DeLESE AND ALL SHE'S BEEN THROUGH --
LORI'S GONNA BE OKAY.
MISS LORI? HI. COME ON BACK.
ALL RIGHTY!
LOOK AT YOU LOOKING ALL CUTE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
HONEY, I DID THIS YEARS AGO. I DON'T WANT TO DO THIS AGAIN.
SO, TAKE ALL THIS TUBE STUFF OFF?
NO, NO, NO.
JUST TAKE YOUR SHIRT OFF, AND THEY'LL DO ALL THAT.
I MEAN, I'M NOT GONNA LOLLYGAG HERE
AND MAKE IT SOUND BETTER THAN IT WAS,
'CAUSE IT IS A TOUGH SURGERY -- A VERY TOUGH SURGERY.
OH, I AM SO UNCOMFORTABLE.
I CAN'T SLEEP.
THIS IS YOUR UNDERSHIRT THAT YOU WEAR,
AND IT ZIPPERS DOWN,
AND THEN YOU HAVE ALL THESE TUBES HANGING.
AND THERE'S TWO, TWO, TWO, TWO.
I UNDERSTAND THE PURPOSE FOR THEM, BUT I WANT THEM OUT.
YOU GOT TO DRAIN THESE THINGS EVERY DAY -- THREE TIMES A DAY.
THAT'S BEEN EDDIE'S JOB. HE'S MY DRAINER.
AND SO -- MM-HMM.
ACTUALLY, HE'S BEEN GOOD ABOUT IT,
'CAUSE I WOULD THROW UP.
EDDIE'S BEEN AWESOME.
EDDIE HAS BEEN THE BEST NURSE. I MEAN, I'VE BEEN BLOWN AWAY.
I MEAN, I GOT A BIG, OLD EX-FOOTBALL PLAYER AS A NURSE.
LOVE IS ABOUT DOING EVERYTHING YOU CAN FOR THE OTHER PERSON,
AND EXPECTING NOTHING IN RETURN, REALLY.
TO ME, THAT'S WHAT LOVE IS.
HELLO! HOW ARE YOU DOING?
HEY, HOW'S THE NURSE? [ LAUGHS ]
I'M WEARING HIM OUT.
YOU LOOK AMAZING.
AW, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT AMAZING, BUT, LOOK, I GOT PANTS.
GOT YOUR HAIR DONE.
I DRIED MY HAIR.
YOU GOT MAKEUP ON.
EDDIE DRIED THE BACK OF IT FOR ME.
I KNOW YOU'RE FEELING GOOD WHEN YOU GOT YOUR MAKEUP ON.
I GOT SOME MAKEUP ON AND PUT ON JEWELRY.
A WEEK OUT OF SURGERY.
YOU'RE CRAZY.
[ LAUGHTER ]
YESTERDAY I HAD THIS REALLY GOOD PHONE CALL
FROM DR. GARCHA'S OFFICE
THAT ALL MY PATHOLOGY REPORTS WERE GOOD.
THAT'S THE BEST NEWS.
IT WAS THE BEST NEWS EVER.
AND THEN MY TUBES CAN COME OUT?
YEAH, I'LL HAVE MEL COME IN AND GET YOUR TUBES OUT.
ALL RIGHT.
SO YOU CAN START DOING A LITTLE BIT MORE,
BUT NOT A LOT WITH YOUR UPPER BODY YET.
YOU'RE A GOOD HEALER. YOU'RE DOING GOOD.
ALL RIGHT.
Lori: I THINK IT'S ANY WOMAN'S FEAR.
I MEAN, WHAT ARE YOU GONNA LOOK LIKE?
ARE YOU GONNA LOOK MUTILATED?
WHEN I SEE MY SCARS, I'M NOT REALLY FREAKED OUT.
I THOUGHT I WOULD BE SO FREAKED OUT BY THEM.
BUT, YOU KNOW, FROM WHAT I'VE BEEN THROUGH --
[ Voice breaking ] AND I DON'T WANT TO CRY SAYING THIS --
BUT FROM WHAT I'VE BEEN THROUGH, I'M ALMOST PROUD OF THEM.
BECAUSE IT'S BEEN THREE MONTHS SINCE THIS STARTED,
AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOTHING TO BE ASHAMED OF.
THE DAY THAT I COME BACK TO THE STORE FULL-TIME
[ Voice breaking ] IS GONNA BE THE DAY
THAT...I TOOK CONTROL OF MY LIFE AGAIN.
JUST LIKE EVERYTHING'S FINALLY GOING MY WAY -- FINALLY.
SO, I'M ON THE WAY TO DINNER WITH EDDIE,
AND IT'S MY BIRTHDAY TODAY.
53 -- WHOO-HOO!
AND I'M GOING BY THE SHOP
BECAUSE I WANT TO CHECK ON A FEW THINGS.
I HAVEN'T BEEN OVER THERE IN A LONG TIME.
THE SHOP MOTIVATED ME TO GET BETTER.
ABSOLUTELY.
THE SHOP'S WHERE I BELONG.
[ Voice breaking ] AND I KNOW IT.
AND IT'S TIME TO GO BACK.
CANCER HAS AFFECTED EVERYBODY IN MY LIFE.
IT'S NOT JUST AFFECTED MY FAMILY.
IT'S AFFECTED MY FRIENDS.
IT'S AFFECTED MY BUSINESS.
I HAVE REALLY, REALLY MISSED LORI.
I AM SO READY TO HAVE MY BEST FRIEND BACK.
WE'VE MISSED HER SO, SO MUCH.
IT JUST -- WE CANNOT WAIT TO SEE HER.
IT'S JUST BEEN REALLY HARD.
All: WELCOME BACK!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
WE LOVE YOU!
WE LOVE YOU!
Woman: YOU DID IT!
[ CHEERING CONTINUES ]
WELCOME BACK.
I GUESS I'M SUPPOSED TO SAY SOMETHING?
[ LAUGHTER ]
YOU KNOW, THIS IS WHERE I BELONG.
AND Y'ALL ARE MY FAMILY, AND THIS IS MY HOUSE.
THE PAST FOUR OR FIVE MONTHS HAVE BEEN TERRIBLE.
I COULD NOT BE MORE GRATEFUL TO MY FAMILY
WHO WAS HERE THE ENTIRE TIME,
AND TO MY PARENTS WHO HAVE ALWAYS BEEN MY ROCK,
AND TODAY IS A HAPPY DAY
BECAUSE WE KICKED BREAST CANCER'S BUTT TOGETHER.
SO, THANK Y'ALL.
THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH ME,
AND THANK YOU FOR HELPING ME GET THROUGH THIS.
Monte: YAY!
YOU CAN TELL THAT SHE IS HEALTHY AND SHE'S RADIANT
AND SHE'S READY TO GET BACK ON THIS FLOOR,
RUN IT, AND DO THE JOB SHE'S ALWAYS DONE --
TAKE CARE OF HER BABY.
THE STORE IS NOT THE SAME WITHOUT HER.
I MEAN, SHE IS STRONG, SHE IS COURAGEOUS, AND SHE IS LOVING.
[ Voice breaking ] BUT MOST OF ALL, SHE'S GIVING.
I'M SO HAPPY LORI'S BACK. WE'VE MISSED HER SO MUCH.
IT'S BEEN REALLY HARD TO NOT HAVE HER HERE.
BUT WE REALLY HAVE RALLIED TOGETHER,
AND ALL REALLY STOOD BY ONE ANOTHER
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE MADE HER PROUD.
I'M SO HAPPY SHE'S BACK!
I GREW UP IN BRIDALS BY LORI. THIS IS OUR FAMILY.
SO IT FEELS REALLY GREAT TO KNOW
THAT SHE'S SO LOVED AND SUPPORTED IN THE WORKPLACE.
Lori: I'M NO ROLE MODEL.
I'M A NORMAL WORKING MOM,
AND I HAPPENED TO GO IN FOR A MAMMOGRAM
AND GET REALLY BAD RESULTS.
I HOPE THAT I GIVE HOPE TO WOMEN
THAT HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER.
OKAY.
HERE IS TO NOTHING BUT TALK OF GOOD ***
AND KICKING BREAST CANCER'S ***.
[ CHEERING ]
Monte: CHEERS!