- THERE IS SOMEONE IN OUR AUDIENCE TODAY
WHO WE INVITED TO THE SHOW
BECAUSE SHE'S GOING THROUGH A VERY TOUGH TIME,
AND I WANT TO MEET HER.
JACQUI SALDANA, COME ON DOWN.
[cheers and applause]
- OH, MY GOD.
OH, MY GOD. - HI.
- HI. - HAVE A SEAT.
- YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL. - YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL.
- [laughs] - HI, JACQUI. HOW ARE YOU?
- I'M GOOD. OH, MY GOD.
- I'M SO HAPPY YOU'RE HERE.
YOU BROUGHT YOUR MOM. YOU BROUGHT YOUR HUSBAND.
HI, Y'ALL. HOW YOU DOING?
[cheers and applause]
- OH, MY GOD. OH, MY GOD.
- YOU WANT SOME WATER?
YOU WANT ANYTHING? - SURE.
[laughs] - [chuckles]
- THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
- THANK YOU.
YOU ACTUALLY RECOGNIZED KEVIN, MY HEAD WRITER,
WHO CAME OUT HERE PULLING LAUREN IN THE WAGON.
KEVIN IS MY HEAD WRITER, AND HE PLAYS
LOT OF DIFFERENT PARTS ON THE SHOW,
AND YOU RECOGNIZED HIM SOMEWHERE.
- YEAH, AT CRATE AND BARREL.
WE WERE--YEAH, WE WERE-- ME AND MY BEST FRIEND, HOLLY--
HI, HOLLY--
WE WERE BUYING COPPER CUPS TO MAKE MOSCOW MULES THAT NIGHT.
SO HE WAS THERE, AND I RECOGNIZED HIM.
AND I--YOU KNOW, I COULDN'T PASS UP INTRODUCING MYSELF,
AND I ENDED UP TELLING HIM THAT I'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH
A HARD TIME AND ALL ABOUT HOW AMAZING YOU ARE
AND HOW I WATCH YOUR SHOW EVERY DAY.
WE WATCH YOUR SHOW EVERY DAY.
AND IT'S JUST BEEN--
- WELL, LISTEN, FIRST OF ALL,
YOU DIDN'T REALLY TELL HIM WHAT WAS GOING ON.
WE FOUND OUT A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT WAS GOING ON.
AND WE WON'T GO INTO IT, YOU KNOW, TOO MUCH,
BUT YOU'RE AMAZING.
YOU LOST YOUR THREE-YEAR-OLD SON
SEVEN MONTHS AGO.
- YEAH.
- AND YOU WRITE AN AMAZING BLOG,
AND I'VE READ A LOT OF THE BLOGS.
- OH, MY GOD.
- AND I'M TRYING TO KEEP IT TOGETHER RIGHT NOW
'CAUSE YOU'RE AMAZING.
YOU INSPIRE ME.
AND WHAT YOU AND YOUR HUSBAND HAVE GONE THROUGH
LOSING A THREE-YEAR-OLD CHILD-- I CAN'T IMAGINE.
I--I REALLY-- I CAN'T IMAGINE.
BUT EVERYONE HAS BEEN WRITING TO US.
WE GOT A LETTER FROM SOMEONE FROM NORTH CAROLINA,
FROM KAYLEY--FROM SOMEONE FROM MARYLAND, FROM FLORIDA...
- REALLY?
- EVERYONE TELLING ME ABOUT YOUR BLOG
AND HOW MUCH IT HELPS THEM.
AND I KNOW THAT WHAT YOU HAVE LOST
IS SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN'T EVER EXPLAIN OR IMAGINE.
KNOW THAT YOU ARE HELPING A LOT OF PEOPLE BY--
WITH YOUR BLOG.
AND CONTINUE-- - WOW.
THANK YOU SO-- THANK YOU SO MUCH.
- CONTINUE WRITING YOUR BLOG,
AND CONTINUE KNOWING THAT YOU ARE JUST--
I'M SENDING YOU LOVE ALL THE TIME.
- WELL, THANK YOU.
I--I CAN FEEL IT,
AND I FEEL THESE PEOPLE TOO.
AND I'M, LIKE, BESIDE MYSELF RIGHT NOW,
BUT MY HUSBAND AND I, WE--
YOU KNOW, WE JUST DO OUR DAY, YOU KNOW?
AND WE'RE WITH OUR FAMILY AND OUR FRIENDS,
AND, YOU KNOW, WE WATCH YOU EVERY DAY,
AND I JUST TRY TO KEEP IT TOGETHER, YOU KNOW?
BUT I READ THE COMMENTS.
I REALLY, TRULY DO.
AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING THROUGH IT,
BUT EVERYBODY'S GOING THROUGH SOMETHING, YOU KNOW?
AND IT'S-- IT COULD BE AS TRAGIC
AS WHAT I'M GOING THROUGH
OR IT COULD BE EVEN JUST LOSING YOUR JOB.
BUT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE JUST ALL IN IT TOGETHER,
AND I'M JUST-- I'M JUST SO GRATEFUL.
I'M JUST SO GRATEFUL, EVEN WITH MY LOSS.
I'M GRATEFUL FOR EVERYTHING.
I'M JUST BESIDE MYSELF. I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS.
- WELL, I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT YOU ARE HELPING
SO MANY PEOPLE, BECAUSE THERE ARE PEOPLE
THAT HAVE LOST, YOU KNOW, CHILDREN AND LOST--
OR WHATEVER THEY'RE GOING THROUGH.
AND EVERY BLOG THAT YOU WRITE IS HELPING SO MANY PEOPLE,
AND THE FACT THAT YOU ARE SO HONEST
ABOUT HOW HARD IT IS TO GET UP EVERY SINGLE DAY--
AND KNOWING THAT THE HOLIDAYS AND HOW HARD...
- YEAH.
- THIS MUST BE FOR YOU-- THIS TIME OF YEAR.
I CAN'T--I CAN'T EVER MAKE UP THAT LOSS FOR YOU,
BUT WHAT I CAN DO IS--
'CAUSE THIS IS A PLACE FILLED WITH LOVE AND JOY,
AND I'VE BEEN WATCHING YOU HAVE FUN EVERY SINGLE--
[applause] THE WHOLE SHOW.
SO I WANT YOU TO COME BACK.
WE HAVE THREE MORE DAYS LEFT FOR 12 DAYS OF GIVEAWAYS.
I WANT YOU TO COME BACK TO EVERY SHOW,
SIT IN THIS AUDIENCE, AND DANCE AND SING...
- I WILL.
- AND BE SURROUNDED BY THE LOVE THAT IS IN THIS ROOM, OKAY?
[applause]
ALL RIGHT, SO... - OH, MY GOD.
- FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT JACQUI'S BLOG,
"BABY BOY BAKERY," GO TO OUR WEBSITE,
AND I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO READ IT AND SUPPORT IT.
AND, JACQUI, I JUST LOVE YOU SO MUCH.
- I LOVE YOU TOO. - ALL RIGHT.
WE'LL BE BACK.
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