Liz and Xavier: the complete video story.

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[00:00–00:09] Would you rather have? A $1,000 for yourself. Or give $4,000 to a little boy. With a lung disease? Oh, man. $4,000 to a little boy.

[00:09–00:16] With lung disease. You would? Over $1,000 for yourself? It'd be better for him. Take it. We'll give it to him together.

[00:18–00:25] Should we go find the family? His mom is struggling. [Unclear caption at source; exact wording requires source-level review.] Making car payments. And we don't want her to struggle. Righy, right, right.

[00:25–00:30] So we're going to surprise. With $4.000. Okay. Hal yourself. You excited? Yeah, yeah.

[00:30–00:39] Yeah? Why didn't you choose the $4,000? Because the lady with the sick kid needed it. Aw. Yeah. [Unclear caption at source; exact wording requires source-level review.]

[00:39–00:45] Hi, good! How are you? I’m doing good. What's your name buddy? You're gonna give me a... Come here.

[00:45–00:51] How's life been? It's been rough. Been tough? Yeah. He's been in and out of the hospital. Do you still have the van?

[00:51–00:59] [Unclear caption at source; exact wording requires source-level review.] They just sent a letter out. [Unclear caption at source; exact wording requires source-level review.] There's somebody that I have. With me. That saw your story.

[00:59–01:07] And she wanted to come with me. Oh, okay. This is my friend. That I just met. And she wanted to help you guys out. Thank you.

[01:07–01:16] The world came together. And.... What do we have for her? $4.000. Thank you so much. Thank you.

[01:16–01:23] That's gonna help so much. Thank you. Oh my gosh. I’m gonna cry. I don't wanna cry. Oh, thank you.

[01:24–01:32] Thank you so much. Hey, come here. Thank you so much. Aw, thank you. You're such a blessing. Everything will work out.

[01:32–01:40] Thank you. What does the money mean to you? It means a lot. I can get my. Car. My electric bill paid off.

[01:40–01:46] Bills. My debt yeah. It's so funny that he knows. He's always trying to get me his money. That he gets. Aw.

[01:46–01:53] You're trying to help out. Yeah? Aw. You're good kid. Thanks for trying to help out mama. Alricht, group hug.

[01:53–01:54] Everybody, come here. come.

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[00:00–00:05] Hey. are you okay?. Can I help you? Yeah, please. What's his name? Xavier. Hi, buddy.

[00:05–00:10] Does he have oxygen? He does. What's wrong? Lung disease. So he's been on oxygen. For a whole year now.

[00:10–00:16] Are you loading up into the? I am yes. Thank you. How could o help? If you just want to help with the tank and. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[00:16–00:22] Yeah, thank you. Just pick it up? Yep. And then I’m going to disconnect it first. There you go. How old is he?

[00:22–00:31] He's one. So how long would he have to be on oxygen? They said about five years. Or a little bit longer. They don't know quite yet. How he's going to be when he gets older?

[00:31–00:41] But he needs it 24 hours of the day. They gave him three hours. But he hasn't been doing. He's in and out of the hospital. So he had to get back on the. Isn't that expensive?

[00:41–00:49] It is, yes. It's been really hard. You're a single mom of four. How do you... That's a lot. It is a lot.

[00:49–00:56] It's been rough. Trying to take care of everything. I’m by myself, but. God's been there for me. So. Has he?

[00:56–01:02] How so? I want to say, with my recovery. Especially on my years sober. First of all, congrats. Oh, thank you. Yeah.

[01:02–01:09] Should we put him in the. Yes. Thank you. What got you sober? My kids. I was really bad at my addiction.

[01:09–01:15] And then. Found out I was pregnant. And I went to treatment. That's incredible. [Unclear caption at source; exact wording requires source-level review.] With all the bills, what happens?

[01:15–01:22] Are you behind? Yes, I am. My bills are in collection right now. My car payments super late. Rent. Has been late.

[01:22–01:30] I want to give this to you. Thank you. And I also want to help you. More than that. How much money do you think you'll need? Well, I’m in debt at least $22,000.

[01:30–01:36] But anything helps. Will that help you? Yes. Thank you so much. I really appreciate it. Yeah.

[01:36–01:44] $22,000 would get you out of. Yes. Can I try to get that for? Of course. That would be amazing. And maybe we can save up for a house.

[01:44–01:51] That's my biggest goal for my children. To have a house. Is that your dream? Yeah. I want to make that possible. That's all good?

[01:51–01:54] Yes. You take care of yourself. Thank you so much. And take care of your kiddos, okay? Thank you.