The place Is Shakyia Jackson in 2024?

TLC’s hit actuality TV present My 600-lb Life follows the load loss journeys of severely overweight people throughout the nation who enlist the assistance of esteemed bariatric surgeon Dr. Now.

On the present, we have watched people of all ages with numerous well being struggles try and regain management over their our bodies and lives. However it may be tough when extra well being points kick in and that particular person doesn’t have a stable assist system.

Shakyia Jackson from Charlotte, N.C., was featured in a Season 12 episode. One of many youngest individuals to ever seem on My 600-lb Life, Shakyia was 26 years outdated in the beginning of filming and weighed 655 kilos. She had bronchial asthma and lymphedema, making it tough and painful to stroll. From foster care to sexual assault, a number of traumatic occasions in her life led her to show to meals for consolation, however she appeared decided to make a big change in her life.

Originally of her episode, Shakyia was dwelling along with her mother Natasha, her stepdad, and her sister Shaniqua and her three youngsters. She appeared like she had a sound assist system round her. In truth, Shaniqua and Shakyia’s buddy Delilah drove Shakyia to Houston, Texas, over three days to satisfy with Dr. Now. However issues took a dramatic flip as soon as Shakyia returned house.

She missed her two month follow-up appointment with Dr. Now, the place he had given her a objective of shedding 50 kilos, after which seemingly went off the grid for months.

When Dr. Now was lastly in a position to reconnect with Shakyia, he discovered that she had suffered from respiratory failure. She recalled going to mattress one night time, and the following factor she remembered, she wakened and was on a ventilator and now wanted a walker to get round. She advised Dr. Now she was despatched to hospice care since her mother kicked her out.

After getting out of hospice care, she was dwelling alone in an extended-stay resort and did not seem to have anybody serving to her. Shakyia’s preliminary assist system, together with her household and buddy Delilah, seemingly disappeared from the image.

Shakyia continued to work with Dr. Now however struggled immensely. Regardless of his efforts to attach her with a therapist, Shakyia did not attend the classes. Over a yr, Shakyia misplaced 21 kilos, failing to satisfy Dr. Now’s set objective of fifty kilos.

Her lack of dedication finally led Dr. Now to drop her from his program, explaining that ought to she get again on monitor and lose that fifty kilos, she might contact him, and he’d take into account taking her on a affected person once more.

On the finish of her episode, Shakyia from My 600-lb Life mentioned she was going to shed weight, reconnect with Dr. Now, and transfer to Houston to participate in his program. Nevertheless, that is undoubtedly a activity simpler mentioned than carried out.

Shakyia nonetheless lives in Charlotte, N.C. however she seems to have began her personal enterprise within the crafting house. She sells embellished beaded tumblers, snowglobes, cellphone instances, and pens, amongst different issues. Shakyia additionally makes bracelets.