Thursday, March 13, 2008
FAMILY SECRETS
Keeping secrets from family members can tear them apart. Today we'll meet two families who are willing to reveal their secrets in an attempt to come clean and help keep their families together. Sixteen-year-old Emily has a secret that she's been keeping from her dad, Paul. Emily is pregnant and suffering from an eating disorder. Her mom, Julie, knows that she's pregnant, but both parents are not clear about where Emily is with her eating disorder. Because of her eating disorder, Emily feels her baby is in danger. Emily's situation is even more serious because she suffers from Addison’s Disease (a rare endocrine disorder), which makes her pregnancy a high-risk one. We'll help Emily reveal the difficult secrets to parents and even send her to an ob-gyn to check on the health of her unborn child. As an infant, Natasha was left by her biological mother on a relative’s doorstep. She has come here to ask for help in finding her mom, Christy, and get to answers about her past. MONTEL has found her mom and we'll find out why her mother gave her up for adoption. Montel also reveals another family secret that will leave Christy and her mother in shock!
Today's Guests
Emily: She is pregnant and suffering from an eating disorder
Julie: She is Emily's mother
Paul: He is Emily's father
Amber: She Emily's sister
Dr. Afriye Amerson: Dr. Amerson is an ob-gyn that specializes in young pregnancies
Natasha: She wants to meet her birth mother who gave her up for adoption when she was an infant
Christy: She is here to reunite with her daughter
Lacy Ann: Lacy Ann is Christy's daughter and Natasha's half sister
Karan: Karan is here to reunite with her mother




