Hey.
Hi.
Surprise.
No one's going to believe this, so.
Hi.
How are you?
You look so pretty.
Thank you.
I showered and did my hair, look at me go.
You got me the best face mask of all, Golden Girls.
You, me, and Andrea all have our little Golden Girls mask.
What are you doing in quarantine?
We're just done in homeschool land, which
is awful and not easy, and I think every parent out
there can probably relate to that.
I took a page out of your book and started
working out a little bit more, which was nice.
Every time I do it, I'm like I don't want to do--
I don't want to get out of bed.
I don't want to do it.
I'm like Candace would do it.
What would DJ do?
I'm a little bit DJ Tanner in real life.
What are you not doing in quarantine
that everyone else has been like super into,
or is there something that you didn't
think you would be into that you actually wound up liking?
That's exactly it.
So I said I would never ever get on TikTok.
I am--
I'm still holding out.
--hooked on TikTok.
And now, I found the hashtag #MOMSOVER40, and it's amazing.
There you go.
I think what was most exciting for both of us
this season is that we both directed episodes,
and this is the first time you directed.
Yeah, that's first time directing it's just--
It's scary, it's nerve-racking, but it was really fun.
I just think the fans are really going to love these last nine
episodes.
I know-- the cast, we were all so proud of them.
Get out the tissue box--
I know.
Oh my god.
--because there's some serious tears that are
going to happen saying goodbye.
Yeah.
Hey.
Hi.
He walked by my cube, and he smelled really good,
he was tall and broad, and I was like, I need to meet this guy.
I always tease Ziad because he was obsessed about COVID.
And he was just like, chances are the way this is going,
somebody we know, or we're going to end up getting it.
We think that Zayne, our Toddler, had it first.
And then 10 days later, Ziad started exhibiting symptoms.
He actually went to the ER himself-- you know,
the shortness of breath, the coughing.
And then about a week later, he picked up
on some crackling in my lungs.
Because I was pregnant and he was so aware,
we decided that we should go back to the ER.
About eight hours later, the doctor called me and said,
you know, hey, Alicia is heavily sedated,
and we're going to need to put her on a vent.
And he said there's a chance that we
might have to deliver her, and obviously, looking back at it
now, that meant having to save the baby's life.
Fortunately, we had a name picked out,
and so I didn't have to call him
baby boy for the first several weeks of his life
while Alicia was still sedated.
But my top priority was letting the medical professionals do
what they can do to take care of Alicia and Laith,
and my job was to take care of Zayne.
Every decision that our care team made, was just spot on
and had it gone in a different way,
I don't know if the outcome would be the same.
So I can't say enough about the medical staff we had.
OK.
Are you ready to surprise these guys?
I can't wait.
Let's do it.
All right.
Let's do it.
Hi.
Oh Mylanta and how rude.
I love it.
Oh, Mylanta, that was awesome.
Yes, they've got the catchphrases in.
How are you guys?
We're home, and glad to be home.
I'm happy to have my Netflix buddy back.
Yeah, yeah.
Good.
We are so glad.
We've been following your story.
We just cannot even imagine how difficult it has been.
You know, the one big takeaway I had is,
in a world that seems to perpetuate
a lot of divisiveness, when we needed it,
none of that mattered.
It was everybody coming together for us
and brought a really good feeling of humanity
back into the picture.
So I couldn't imagine this world without her--
so relief and gratitude, definitely, is how I'm feeling.
That is so encouraging to hear.
I'm so happy to hear that.
And I do love what you said that it's humanity,
that everyone pulls together when you need it.
Yeah, at the end of the day, we're
all just in this helping each other, you know?
Yes, yeah, absolutely.
Knowing what you and your family have been through,
we really wanted to do something to make your house just
a little bit fuller, pardon the pun.
By giving you a new grill to make your tummies fuller.
Oh my goodness.
That's amazing.
Thank you.
A new bike.
It's a home cycle bike.
You're going to be getting it at home.
Because we know you're an instructor, right?
That's right.
Thank you.
That's amazing.
That's so generous.
So here's the best part, I think.
You're getting an all-expense paid family photoshoot--
the photographer, hair, makeup, and styling included.
Wow.
We're just happy that things have just gone well despite all
the struggle and hardship.
And just like you said, it's all about coming together
and remembering that no matter what,
really, it's the humanity that really connects us all.
I got to tell you a quick story.
So I grew up in Saudi Arabia on an American compound,
and when we got cable, I would do nothing
but watch Full House nonstop.
And so I felt like I grew up with you all.
That's really cool to hear.
We love hearing that.
Enjoy your beautiful little baby and your new family.
Thank you
So nice to meet you.
It's so nice to meet you guys.
Thank you so much.
Take care.