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Mental health care. i think theres reasons, stephanie would agree, to be optimistic about daniel, hes 14, in eighth grade, in a regular school. hes getting bs and cs. he could continue to do well in school. but stephanie shared with me as well she literally comes home every night not sure what shes going to find. has daniel asearched suicide? as he done something to hurt himself? is he someone who is going to be with her for a long time to come, well into adult hood. theres a lot we dont know. b...

Stop taking medications you do it in the way doctors say you have to do it. im sure stephanie, youre familiar with this. stephanie escamilla, thank you so much. good luck with you, good luck with daniel, with your family. well stay in close touch with you. sanjay thank you for doing this report. its very meaningful. i want to alert our viewers, sanjay will have more on this story on his weekend program, saturday 4:30, p.m. eastern here on cnn. also sunday mornings, 7:30 a.m. only here on cnn. yo...

Even worse than what youre about to see. >> go away, please go away. >> reporter: what is that like to record your son? >> it was horrible. what gets me most his eyes on the video. hes got huge, beautiful eyes and hes just crying you see the despair in his eyes. it breaks my heart. >> breaks my heart as well. joining us from san antonio, texas, daniels mom, stephanie escamilla and in atlanta, chief medical correspondent dr. sanjay gupta. thanks for that report. ill get to you in a moment. stepha...

And im just so grateful for the fact that i came across clarity and their doctors. they have been awesome. and i -- i feel look i owe them a lot because they have helped me with him. even if hes been there 20 times, its -- its his safe haven. its a place where he can go, where he knows he wont hurt himself. and i -- i have so much appreciation for that because i dont know where i would be if he wasnt here. >> medications, i assume daniels taking medications. but very often, correct me if im wron...

That hes hallucinates. he strives to be a normal kid but he has something that holds him back from doing that. >> reporter: to protect his privacy, were not going to show you his face or use his real name. for the next few minutes, hell be known as daniel. we wanted to get to know daniel and understand what life is like for a teenager with mental illness. theres laughter. fights about homework. >> all i got. >> reporter: daniels in the eighth grade but also, this -- >> any way that i can show up...