[APPLAUSE] >> I received an e-mail from a viewer
about her amazing mom, and I want to share it with you.
It says Ellen, mom and dad separated when I was 11 years old.
Since then my mom, Andy, has worked many long hours to put my younger brother and
me through school and to get food on the table.
She's a nurse who continuously works 12 hour shifts back to back and
on an average of four hours of sleep.
Thanks to her hard work, I'm a freshmen in college, my goal is to make it through
school, get good grades, and to become someone she's proud of.
I'd like to recognize her for all she's done for our family.
My mom has sacrificed so much of her life for us.
I just wanna recognize her for the amazing woman that she is.
Love, Oviery.
Oviery and Andy, come on down.
Thanks for writing in.
>> Yeah, no problem.
>> She's amazing.
And Andie, did you know that your daughter wrote in?
>> No. >> You had no idea?
>> No idea.
>> Yeah, it's exciting, right?
>> Yes. >> Yeah.
So you work long long hours, and you missed a day.
This is the first day of work you've ever missed, right?
>> Yes Ellen.
>> What did you say to them?
>> I told them my daughter had to come
to California because she was probably receiving some award.
[ LAUGH ] And the funny thing about it is
the state inspection, you know, is going on then at my nursing home,
so it's very difficult to get away from work at a time like that.
But my boss, she likes me and she said to me you owe me big time.
[LAUGH] >> [LAUGH]
>> First of all,
you have your priorities straight because with all the hours that you work,
you make time to watch me.
So thank you.
>> [LAUGH] >> Because it makes your life better.
It just enriches your life.
Describe an average day for you.
What time do you get up?
What do you do? >> I get up at 5 AM in the morning,
I cook lunch and breakfast.
My son is now with me.
Oviery's away at college.
I cook lunch and breakfast, and then I get to my work.
Drop him to school, get to work for 7AM, complete that first job at 3PM,
and get to the second job at 3:15, I start again, and then off 11:30 at night.
I get home at like 12, midnight, and then up again at 5AM.
Sometimes.
>> Can you believe that?
[CROSSTALK] My god, that is, and how in the world do you have time to watch me?
Where's, I mean what do you, is that your, I mean, when do you relax and
what do you do to relax?
>> Well my room.
My room is like a sanctuary and when I get there, I unwind.
>> Yeah. >> And I feel good, you know?
I can [CROSSTALK] >> When you say unwind.
>> [LAUGH] >> [LAUGH] No, just relax and you know.
[LAUGH] Looking at you to unwind me.
>> [LAUGH] >> Thank you so much.
So, Oviery, you are a junior.
What are you studying?
>> Social work.
>> Social work >> Yes.
>> And why do you want to do that?
>> Well my parents separated when I was eleven and it was a rough time for me and
my younger brother.
And it was kinda like, something I wanted to be
able to give back to other kids who also go through their parents having a divorce.
And I've done a lot of research on it, and
it's just a really difficult thing for kids to go through so.
>> Yeah. Well you
raised an amazing daughter, didn't you?
That's incredible.
>> [APPLAUSE] >> All right.
[APPLAUSE] >> There's a part of the email that you
left out, but you mentioned to us, what is the one thing that you told us?
>> Well, I wrote in and
I said that my Mom has never had a vacation in the past 30 years.
The last time she went anywhere was to go home to my Grandmother's
funeral in the Caribbean.
So I really wanted to give her the chance to go somewhere even though
I can't afford that, broke college student.
[LAUGH] >> Right.
So you put it on us?
>> [LAUGH] >> They say you
throw things out into the universe, you might catch something back.
>> Yeah, >> No I think
that's the least we could do.
You know we're on in the UK now, which is great and of course I'm
related to Kate Middleton she's my cousin so, with those connections and
being on the UK, you know it seemed like London would be a fun place to go, right?
>> Yes Ellen. >> Yes.
Andy do you have something?
[APPLAUSE] So, that's right.
So, we can't afford it either,
so our friends at Shutterfly are sending you to London.
So, thanks to Shutterfly, and we'll be right back after this.
Before we go, Andy and Oviery, come on back down.
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[APPLAUSE]
>> All right.
Are you excited about the London trip?
Yes definitely, I mean for her, but yes definitely excited.
>> You'll probably go with her.
You'll take her right?
>> Yes I will.
Do I get another ticket?
>> I think so. We're not giving you one ticket.
That will be sad.
We'll give you two tickets.
[LAUGH] You're wonderful Ellen.
>> Yes. You're wonderful.
All right, we had one more thing for you because I know that you know,
you're paying college tuition and stuff like that so
Shutterfly loves helping people share lives' joy and they wanna give you
[LAUGH] Ten thousand dollars!
[APPLAUSE] Thanks for writing in.
[INAUDIBLE] See you tomorrow,
be kind to one another, bye.