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been through, he probably shouldn't have survived little. the doctor who finally examined him said late stage severe starvation, liver damage, concussion, three broken ribs and severe stomach infections. he hobbled around, bent and riddled, had to be supported upward down the stairs. >> it's like they sucked the life out of me. they just took everything away from me. >> dead in a way? alive, but dead. >> exactly. exactly. >> and yet, within those first hours and days of freedom? >> he was already laughing and it was as if drip by drip life was coming back into the skeleton. >> kind of like the first day of the rest of your life? >> completely. absolutely. it was a new life. in a big way. i was just so thrilled that i actually -- felt like a miracle. after so much, to be able to have him there. >> and then she would see a cloud on his face. or since the torment in his
expressions. >> i am living extra hours, now he told us. but, in those first hours of freedom, he found it hard to stand, he could barely walk. he had lost half his body weight, we'd barely 80 pounds and could not believe how truly awful he looked. >> the first time that i saw myself against the mirror and i lifted my t-shirt, i put it back on immediately. i couldn't believe i look like pure bones and skin. i just -- it was too much. >> of course, given what he'd been through, he probably shouldn't have survived at all. the doctor who finally examined him noticed that late stage severe starvation, severe damage, three broken ribs and severe stomach infections. he hobbled around, benton burgled, had to be supported up and down the stairs. >> it was like they sucked the life out of me. they just took everything away. >> that in a way?
he could barely walk. he had lost half his body weight, weighed barely 80 pounds and could not believe how truly awful he looked. >> the first time i saw myself, against the mirror, and i lifted my t-shirt, i pulled it back on immediately. i couldn't believe i looked like pure bones and skin. i just -- it was too much. >> of course, given what he'd been through, he probably shouldn't have survived at all. the doctor who finally examined him noted late stage severe starvation, liver damage, concussion, three broken ribs and severe stomach infections. but though the kidnappers told him they injected him with tainted blood, he did not have hiv or aids. he hobbled around, bent and brittle, had to be supported up or down the stairs. >> it is like they sucked the life out of me. they just took everything away from me. >> dead in a way, alive but dead.
and could not believe how truly awful he looked. >> the first time i saw myself, against the mirror, and i lifted my t-shirt, i pulled it back on immediately. i couldn't believe i looked like pure bones and skin. i just -- it was too much. >> of course, given what he'd been through, he probably shouldn't have survived at all. the doctor who finally examined him noted late stage severe starvation, liver damage, concussion, three broken ribs and severe stomach infections. but though the kidnappers told him they injected him with tainted blood, he did not have hiv or aids. he hobbled around, bent and brittle, had to be supported up or down the stairs. >> it is like they sucked the life out of me. they just took everything away from me. >> dead in a way, alive but dead. >> exactly. exactly. >> and yet, within those first
right here at this table. i brought my sanitary wipes. i'm starting in right here just to make sure that i don't carry germs. but seriously, you know, there was a study that showed a few years ago that, actually, you pass the common cold this way. if you use hand wipes right after you're in a common area, after you use that escalator handrail, after you sit at that food court table and you watch somebody with a dirty rag wiping your table, if you bring your own wipes, you cut down on transmitting the common cold dramatically. 60% of the bugs that give us our stomach infections we carry on our hands, and we transmit them for 24 hours. heather: does the level of alcohol in the wipes matter? >> absolutely. 6 a 5-95% alcohol is what you need. the only problem with the wipes, by the way, is they actually dry your hands, then more bacteria can get in. i actually recommend hand washing over wipes with soap and warm water for about 30 seconds.
and could not believe how truly awful he looked. >> the first time i saw myself, against the mirror, and i lifted my t-shirt, i pulled it back on immediately. i couldn't believe i looked like pure bones and skin. i just -- it was too much. >> of course, given what he'd been through, he probably shouldn't have survived at all. the doctor who finally examined him noted late stage severe starvation, liver damage, concussion, three broken ribs and severe stomach infections. but though the kidnappers told him they injected him with tainted blood, he did not have hiv or aids. he hobbled around, bent and brittle, had to be supported up or down the stairs. >> it is like they sucked the life out of me. they just took everything away from me. >> dead in a way, alive but dead. >> exactly. exactly. >> and yet, within those first