Season 8. 1000-lb Sisters. Amanda Halterman He is very sick. He is now admitted to the hospital.
After suffering a terrifying heart attack, Amanda, one of the stars of 1000-lb Sisters, finds herself in the ICU—surrounded by her loving family. Just hours earlier, she had been laughing at the kitchen table with her sisters. Then suddenly, she was gasping for breath, clutching her chest, and collapsing. Paramedics arrived just in time, saving her life by mere minutes. As Amanda lay in a hospital bed, hooked up to machines, her siblings—Tammy, Amy, and Chris—stood by her side, repeating softly, “You’ll be okay, Amanda. We’re all here.”
Though comforted by their presence, Amanda wrestled silently with fears she couldn’t voice: fear of dying, of losing her body, or of being separated from her loved ones. But with her late mother’s words echoing in her mind—“Fear is just the mind’s way of asking you to be brave”—Amanda found strength. That night, she whispered to herself, “I’m not done. I’m not giving up.”
Her recovery became both physical and spiritual. Weeks later, she stood on her porch with a cane and raised her glass at a family cookout, saying, “I had a heart attack—but I didn’t lose heart because of all of you.”
Meanwhile, Amy Slaton, inspired by her sister’s brush with death and her own desire to see her children grow up, started a new chapter in her life. After years of struggling with weight, divorce, and self-worth, Amy joined “Mom Fit Boot Camp,” a no-judgment space for real moms. At first insecure, Amy soon found strength in every squat and step. Coach Mel welcomed her with open arms, and the group gave her belonging. Tammy, impressed, even began trying simple chair yoga at home.
Amy wasn’t just losing weight—she was finding herself. She began speaking up at the class, eventually sharing her story as a guest speaker, reminding others: “I’m not perfect yet, but I keep showing up. And every time I do, I get a little stronger.”
Now back home in Dixon, Kentucky, Amy stood on her porch with a glass of iced tea and smiled at the sound of Tammy yelling from inside: “Amy! Where’s my smoothie—with protein!” Life wasn’t perfect, but it was theirs. The sisters, once weighed down by pain and fear, were now rising together—stronger, braver, and more united than ever.
