07x12 - Not the Same Jazz

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[Ari] Do what you know how to do best.

[Jazz] Run, run, run, run!

[Jazz] Previously on I Am Jazz...

I definitely have a harder time running.

Now that I've gained a lot of weight,

I can't do so many incredible things with my body that I used to be able to do.

I'm almost a -pounds heavier than I was.

It's a big old belly.

I've been struggling with binge-eating disorder.

A typical morning's breakfast.

Maybe a donut or two, and then maybe two bagels.

[Jacky] I don't judge her by that.

I'm just shocked.

[Ari] How much butter did you put on the pasta?

[Jazz] One tablespoon. I put one tablespoon.

Guys, wait. No, no, no. That's not one tablespoon.

[Ari] No way!

[Jazz] I'm kind of tired of my family being on top of me when it comes to food.

I know that I'm not a % perfect

and I'm not a % at the level we want me to be,

but I'm working on it day by day.

I'm a work in progress.

I've been struggling with mental health issues since I was -years-old,

and I was put on medication.

The pressure I put on myself, it's negatively impacting my mental health.

It's not an easy choice to leave your family.

It's not an easy choice to give up on everything,

and you don't know where you're gonna end up.

[Sander] Noah opened up to me on such a deep level,

and that's what's so special about our friendship.

Hi!

-This is Neasa. -Hi. So nice to meet you.

I'm cisgender and I've never dated a transman before,

so this is all new for me.

[Jazz] That's so exciting!

Just a quick check for any lumps or bumps, okay?

And if I'm hurting you at all, please let me know.

[Jazz] I didn't expect to enjoy this internship this much.

I get to share my experiences and what I've been through,

and I help other transgender patients going through the same exact thing.

I was wondering if you would like to come and actually see a surgery.

Yeah!

[Jeanette] Come on. I need you to get up.

This isn't gonna cut it at Harvard.

I'm not going to be here to get you up.

When it comes to Jazz being ready to go to college,

she needs some help.

I don't want to have to get an Airbnb up in Boston and stay there indefinitely.

Indefinitely?

Not gonna happen.

When I go to college, I do want to make working out an addiction, almost.

-I don't want to pig out. -Yeah.

And I'm worried in the caliber of students,

and just like, assignments are going to be very difficult

and I'm gonna have to study a lot.

I don't know that she realizes the gravity of how much things are going to change

and how different it is to live on her own.

What do you think? Is she ready for school?

My honest answer, Jen, is I don't know.

Ta-da-da-da!

-Hello. Oh! -[Jeanette] Look what I got.

[Jeanette] That could be our new home.

and plus community.

[Greg] We definitely have to plan for empty nesting.

Whether we want to downsize or move closer to the beach

-Now that you're... -to, you call it, plus .

-Now that you're plus . -afraid of heights.

Ow!

-You know what you can do with that? -[Jeanette] What?

You know how the kids are gonna put posters on their walls in college?

-Yeah. -[Greg] You can just put that in our room.

Just put it up as a poster.

-Hello. -Good morning, sunshine.

What's that shirt say?

-[Jeanette] Hmm. -What does it say?

[Greg] "Make Your Move Fest"?

-[Greg] Did I read that right? -Yeah, it's weird.

Why are you so tired?

I don't know. I'm pretty tired this morning.

[Jeanette] What if you had a class right now? What would you do?

I'm gonna have to go to class.

I would have to drink a cup of coffee, suck it up, and just do what I gotta do.

I leave for school in less than a week,

and it's kinda surreal because it's been two years in the making.

-Want to go for a walk? -Yeah, let's go for a walk.

[Greg] Okay.

I think my dad is equally as nervous as my mom about letting me go

because a lot has happened,

but I'm % excited, % tired and % nervous,

but I'm ready for this.

Wait, so this is like one of our last walks, right?

-It is before you go off school. -Before I go off to school

Are you anxious?

I'm a little anxious, yeah.

-Think about it in terms of priorities. -Okay.

I would say it's equal. Education and making friends are on the same level.

But without fulfilling all the academic obligations,

you don't get the second thing.

Yeah.

[Greg] Let's set some expectations.

Like, what do you want us to do?

-Do you want us to check in regularly? -No, I want--

Do you want us to just leave you alone and you'll check in with us?

Just mostly leave me alone, and I'll check in with you.

Okay.

Just from my elderly experience,

there's gonna be a lot of things coming at you at once.

-Yeah. -There's gonna be a lot of changes academically.

-Remember, you were the top of the class for so long. -I was the top dog.

But I'll study and do what I have to do.

When it comes to the workload, stay on top of it.

Don't get behind,

-because catching up is very hard. -No more procrastination.

Honestly, it's going to be an adjustment to get back into my academics,

because I haven't been in a classroom in a couple of years.

I've done virtual school,

but I haven't been in a classroom to listen to lectures and take tests.

So I'm not going to lie, I'm a little bit nervous.

Yes. When you say friends, meeting people, you have food paid for.

Yeah.

I suggest you have your square meals

-At the dining hall. -at the big dining hall.

-And I imagine they have a lot of excellent food choices. -Yeah.

It's gonna be great.

Are you going to keep working with the nutritionist who could see the menu?

I'm not sure.

-Okay. -We'll see.

Look, I'm going to leave that to you,

because this is really your journey.

-But really, it's a lot harder when you're that far away. -Yeah.

[Greg] Right now, Jazz is still having trouble eating healthy,

doing everything she needs to do.

But right now, it really comes down to one thing.

It comes down to her being willing and able to break up with food.

Really, it's just a matter of you finding your way.

Don't take on more than you can chew.

-Okay. -Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Just try to ease your way into this stuff.

I really, really hope that I find my balance.

I want to find my footing and stay balanced and in control of my life.

And I don't want it to control me.

Jazz, although she's had some unique endeavors in her life,

she is a freshman.

And Jeanette and I are uneasy a little bit,

because of everything that she's been through over the past couple of years.

And we just hope that the work she's put in is good enough,

and that she can be on her own.

Give me some fin. Noggin.

Dude!

You didn't say "Dude" with me.

-I know 'cause I was like-- -One more time. Ready?

-Okay. -Fin. Noggin.

[both] Dude!

-We're so lame. -[chuckles]

It's Sander!

Do you think these grapes went bad?

I'm just trying to figure out like-- Ugh!

I don't know about that grape.

Should we just throw these away?

Yeah, but just leave them for now.

Don't feel like getting up.

"Cotton Candy grapes."

-[Sander] Kind of want some more. -So, what are you up to?

I'm just chilling. What about you?

I don't know. I've just been thinking about this engagement party

and everything that we need to do.

Before I go off to school,

I'm helping Sander throw an engagement party for Noah and Neasa.

We've become closer with them lately,

and they don't have a lot of friends down here in South Florida.

We need a cake, we need some decorations, we need to find a location.

Food. I don't know if we're doing food.

[Sander] I haven't even been to an engagement party,

but I've thrown a lot of parties in my life.

I got this in the bag.

I actually did get Noah's mom's number from Neasa.

Okay. We could ask her.

Well, is she going to be able to make it to the party?

I have no clue.

Do you want to call her with me?

I could call her with you.

Noah's family, especially his siblings,

have not been very supportive of his transition.

It would be amazing for Noah to have someone he knows and loves

at this engagement party.

-Hello! -Hello.

-My name is Jazz. This is my brother Sander. -Sander.

-And what's your name? -Kay. You can call me Kay.

-It's so nice to meet you. -Nice to meet you.

It's nice to meet both of y'all too.

I've heard a lot about you.

Yeah, I met Noah not too long ago.

And after he really opened up about some of his experiences,

I felt connected to him.

We call each other brothers now.

[Kay] Yeah, he's a great guy.

I'm proud of him, the way he's come out of his shell,

because, believe me, he hasn't always been like that.

As a girl, Jessica was a troubled girl.

And I see now that she didn't know what was happening to her.

And I felt so bad because I only made the pain worse,

because I didn't want to understand.

I mean, I didn't even know what transgender was.

And when he first transitioned,

I just tried to pretend that he didn't exist anymore.

I mean, I lost so many years by refusing to see

or believe that life could be any different than what I have been taught.

But now, I've been watching him grow and become the man that he is now...

He's amazing.

From where he came from and what he fought through, he definitely is.

And I'm not saying that just because he's my child.

I appreciate you for being so open and honest about where you were and where you're at.

I love my child.

Noah's mom is just super honest and raw about,

you know, what went through her head when Noah transitioned.

It just makes me hurt knowing that he's had to face all these hardships,

and it makes me super grateful to have a family who loves and supports me

the way my family does.

I'm really glad he has supportive friends like you, where he's at.

Have you ever met Neasa before or not yet?

No, I haven't.

She seems like she's sweet with us.

[Jazz] Yeah, I can assure you Noah found a good one.

We're throwing Noah and Neasa an engagement party,

and I wanted to know if you would maybe be interested in coming?

[Kay] I would love to come,

but I've got some health issues

that really make it impossible for me to be there.

[Sander] Well, hopefully, one day we will be able to meet,

even if it's not at the engagement party.

It was really great meeting you.

You are super kind and sweet, and I'm glad that Noah has you.

Thank you. I appreciate that.

-All right. Bye! -Bye! [kisses]

[Kay] Bye, y'all.

Sending love.

Getting engaged and getting married is a big chapter of Noah's life,

and I really just wish his mom could make it to the engagement party.

So we just need to find another way to make it special.

[Dr. Sidhbh] We're gonna go ahead and start taking our little nipple grafts.

It's quite shocking sometimes, your first time stepping into the OR.

So I want to make sure she doesn't faint.

You are ready to leave for school?

I'm so excited to just begin the next chapter in my life.

We did not have a good freshman year experience, the first time around.

We'll see how Jazz works out at Harvard.

-So you're ready? -I'm excited.

-Yeah? -I'm ready.

[Jazz] Today is Aaron's top surgery,

and I'm so excited to be able to be there for someone else

who is on the cusp of such a life-changing surgery.

[Dr. Sidhbh] All righty.

-Hi again. -[Jazz] Hello.

-[Jazz] Welcome. -How are we doing?

-I'm good. -Did you get any sleep last night?

-Yeah, I slept pretty good. -You did?

And how about you? Did you get any sleep?

-I did. -[Dr. Sidhbh] Good. Good.

So are you nervous at all, or is it just excitement?

I mean, it's like my body's nervous from the excitement.

-Like, one of those free fall rides at an amusement park. -Yeah.

[Jazz] It's been over three years since I've gotten my bottom surgery.

And I remember how euphoric and excited I was the day of the surgery.

Nothing could bring me down.

I was beaming. I was so, so pumped.

I feel like Aaron is experiencing something similar.

Well, good. We're going to get you back there in just a second,

and we're going to have you wait in the waiting room, obviously.

-Okay. -[Dr. Sidhbh] And then, we'll let you know.

-[Laura] I love you. -[Aaron] I love you, too.

-[Laura] Mmm. -We'll take good care of him.

[Laura] All right.

-[all chuckling] -That's it.

All right. Come on ahead.

We'll pop out here for a minute, okay?

-[Laura] Love you, Aaron. -Love you too.

[Laura] He is so excited.

I mean, he has been waiting for this for as long as I could remember.

Today has been a long time coming, and he deserves this.

Sorry. [chuckles]

[Dr. Sidhbh] We're gonna probably have you stand just right here maybe.

-[Jazz] Wherever you want me to go. -[Dr. Sidhbh] Yeah. All right.

Jazz will be strictly observing in the OR.

So when she's in there, she can't touch anything,

and she needs to be careful of the sterile field.

Okay, we're starting. You ready?

-[Jazz] Ready. -[Dr. Sidhbh] We're ready. All right.

[Dr. Sidhbh] And so, we're going to go ahead

and start taking our little nipple grafts.

These are female nipples.

So we're going to try and make them look more male.

[Jazz] That's what we were talking about with the oval shape?

-[Dr. Sidhbh] Look at you. -Yes.

[Dr. Sidhbh] You remembered. Yeah, that's right.

% of folks who are assigned male at birth have oval shaped nipples.

Surgery today will take about two to three hours.

First step is going to be to design the new nips.

And so, we're gonna completely deconstruct Aaron's nipples as they are at the moment,

in order to make a very natural, crisply defined, masculinized nip.

All right. From there--

[Jazz] Smells like burnt hair.

-[Jazz laughs] -[Dr. Sidhbh] Yeah. And so, that's the cautery.

[Dr. Sidhbh] So now we're gonna start the real surgery, okay?

So I'm going to go ahead--

[Jazz] Oh, my goodness!

That was legit.

[Dr. Sidhbh] Yup.

-[Dr. Sidhbh] You're still doing okay there? -[Jazz] I'm okay.

[Dr. Sidhbh] All right.

[Jazz] I've never seen anything like this before, though.

[Dr. Sidhbh] Yeah.

[Jazz] When I started this internship,

I never thought I would end up in the operating room.

And yet, here I am.

[Dr. Sidhbh] So we're gonna go ahead and switch side, okay?

[Jazz] I've been in the OR many times as the patient,

so now to be on the other side of things, it's a whole new perspective.

It's just so interesting to watch,

and I can't take my eyes off of it.

[Dr. Sidhbh] All right.

[Jazz] Look at you tying those knots.

-Holy crap. -[Dr. Sidhbh] If you do surgical training,

like, that's what they drill you on that.

-[Jazz] Wow! -[Dr. Sidhbh] Constantly tying knots.

[Jazz] You've definitely mastered your technique.

[Dr. Sidhbh] Yeah. And that's how we want it.

[Jazz] Dr. Gallagher is just on another level.

All of her incisions were done delicately and meticulously.

[Dr. Sidhbh] All right, that's it. Last stitch.

All done. You survived.

[Jazz] She has this confidence about her as she performed surgery, that I really admire.

It's almost like art, you know?

-Hello. -Hi.

He did great.

No problems at all. Sailed through it.

You know, did great with anesthesia.

All his vitals are perfect.

There wasn't much blood or anything like that.

And it came out really good.

It's came out great. It looks amazing.

I remember my reveal, the first time they took all the dressing off.

It was like a week after my surgery,

and I was like, "[gasps] It's a girl."

I think he's gonna be so happy, and obviously, you're happy for him.

[Laura] This is a beautiful thing.

His life is just beginning over again.

It's like a new birth,

and his scars will represent his freedom.

Freedom to be who he was meant to be.

He's waking up back there with anesthesia.

So once he's a little more with us,

you'll be able to go back and visit with him.

[Jazz] Getting the surgery was one of the most euphoric times of my life.

It's so affirming when you finally have the body

that matches how you feel internally.

Thank you.

[Jazz] I'm so excited to be able to witness someone's dream coming true.

-I'm so glad I got to meet you too. -Yes.

[Jacky] Oh, wow. Lobster.

Where would you like the tea?

Maybe here by the flowers.

That's very cute.

Very cute

It's just days away from Jazz finally going off to Harvard.

And Jeanette is so excited about this idea of dropping her off.

But I am a little bit worried that Jeanette's not gonna come back,

especially because she only has a one-way ticket.

Hello!

So I'm hosting this sort of tongue-in-cheek Boston-themed, "Farewell Jeanette" party.

I didn't know about Boston tea.

I thought it was just a tea party.

-[chuckling] -Well, there is tea.

-There's your little teapot. -Oh, okay!

[Jacky] So you're not off.

-Hi! -[Kryss] You're here!

[all laughing and chattering]

-How are ya? -Good. I love you so much.

I love you so much, too.

Everybody there celebrating my going away,

which is odd, because I am not going away.

I'm coming back...

Hopefully.

I'm all dressed for a tea party.

[Kryss] Well, it is a tea party. Look!

To Jeanette and everything she has endured,

and all of the things she is about to celebrate.

Yeah. That was beautiful. Thank you.

-I'm not gonna clink, 'cause then I have to-- -To Jeanette. I know--

I love you all very much.

I'm surrounded by some amazing women that I really care about,

each and every one of you.

[Jacky] Interesting.

-[Jacky] This is very good. -That's not tea.

No, it's a cosmo...

-not-tea. -Oh, cosmo.

[all laughing]

Cosmo-not-tea.

[all laughing]

There's a sign back there that I don't think you saw, in honor of you.

[Jeanette] Where am I going? I'm only going away for ten days.

-We didn't know that. -[Jeanette] No, I don't know.

I do have a one-way ticket,

but I have to make sure she settled with doctors,

and that she's stable,

and I can leave her and be able to sleep at night.

[Kryss] What's the litmus test? How will you know?

That she has doctors that are competent.

-Yup. -Okay.

She's got cardiologist, endocrinologist, pulmonologist and gastroenterologist.

Four doctors she's seeing.

[Jeanette] So I'm staying up there to make sure all of that is taken care of.

And I'm going to work with the case manager,

'cause she's gonna take over and be me.

Well, nobody can be you.

You know what? I don't know that I'll be able to give it up

because I'm so used to doing it,

but I don't want to do it anymore.

It's been very hard to micromanage Jazz.

She's very mature and smart in certain ways.

In other ways, she's far behind her years.

Mental illness is a tough thing.

And the fact of the matter is, I wasn't sure if she'd ever get to this place.

And I'm so proud of her.

She's put in a lot of hard work and dedication to getting well.

But I'm tired.

We have an Alexa that we can put in her room

-[laughing] -that sees.

-[Kryss] Like a baby monitor. -We can-- It is!

[all laughing]

We can WiFi into her and we can see her [snores].

You can see her. We've used it at home, and it works.

I think she's going to fly. I do.

There's a lot of that feeling, which is wonderful.

She's sent off and you're sent off with that feeling.

-[woman ] You're gonna bloom where you're planted. -You test the waters--

Listen.

[woman ] Oh, no. She's biting her lip. I know that look.

-I know that look. -I just want it to go well.

[Jacky] Jeanette needs for this to be successful for her and for Greg.

She has been under tremendous pressure for so very, very long.

[woman ] I know you're nervous because you've been through so much.

-Yeah. -You really are.

-We all are. -And we all are.

I'm shell-shocked. I have to say.

But I do believe that she really has this.

Jazz is not the same person

as the person that was accepted to Harvard two years ago.

Between the weight and the eating, and now the sleeping thing,

these things are new over the last few years,

and I think it's related to her mental health and medications.

So there's a lot to worry about.

I want to know where you're heading with your weight.

You know it's not healthy to be where you are now.

You know that.

[Sander] We're going on a boat!

-[Jack] Oh, I'm looking forward to that. -[Jeanette] So nice!

Look at this.

-[Greg] Need a hand or you good? -I'm good.

Dad suggests going on a sunset cruise before I head off to college.

-There we go! -[Sander] Bye, everyone on the shore.

Like, this is it.

This is the last time I'm going to see

my grandparents for a little while.

[Jeanette] I love it down here.

Why don't we come here more often?

Whether it'd be water or land, I always have fun with you guys.

You never cease to put a smile on my face.

And you make me chuckle, too.

[Jazz] I have some exciting news I want to share with all of you.

-[Jeanette] Okay. -During my internship with Dr. Gallagher,

she actually invited me to go into the OR with her.

So I got to play doctor for a day.

And I watched and observed and witnessed a whole procedure being done

on a female to male trans patient.

How did you feel about it?

[Jazz] It was pretty masterful to watch Dr. Gallagher work.

Like, she was able to stitch up everything super meticulously,

and the way she did the stitching was just so fast.

-I can't even-- -[Jeanette] She's an artist.

[Jazz] Yeah, she's an artist.

-[Jazz] Plastic surgery is like art. -It is.

So to be able to do something like that,

to change people's lives in that way,

it's everything I stand for.

And I definitely am not eliminating medical school as an option for me.

Whatever you do, you will do well.

-You're a perfectionist in your own right. -[Jazz] I am a perfectionist.

But I've gotten better with my perfectionism over the years,

so that's a good thing.

[Jacky] When Jazz gets interested in something, she's over the moon.

But in these last couple of years with her mental health issues,

it was hard to find that Jazz.

I'll be a little happier maybe a few months down the road.

We did not have a good freshman year experience the first time around.

It fell apart very quickly.

We'll see how it goes now.

-You are ready to leave for school imminently. -[Jazz] I'm so ready.

How are you feeling?

[Jazz] I'm feeling great.

I'm so excited to just begin the next chapter of my life.

Have my freedom. Yes!

Be independent and on my own.

[Jazz sings] ♪ Freedom ♪

[Jack] It's about time.

[Jazz sings] ♪ Freedom ♪

I want to know where you're heading with your weight.

You know it's not healthy to be where you are. You know that.

You're too bright to not know it.

Yeah. I'm the first to admit when it comes to my physical health,

I am not super healthy.

I haven't lost any weight, but I do have high hopes for myself.

I want to get healthy. I want to feel good in my body.

I'm just gonna, kind of, just start eating healthier,

and hopefully, I'll see improvement.

Are you more than saying that? Are you're really gonna do that?

[Jazz] I really, really want it.

I'm very hopeful going to school that I'm going to be able to take control

over all aspects of my life.

So I'm really excited to begin this next chapter.

I am just manifesting

that this is going to go well, because I want it so bad for her.

We're doing this, and this is going to turn out right this time.

It better.

[Jazz] It hasn't been an individual effort.

It's been a whole team process getting me to where I am today.

I just want to let you know that I love you immensely,

and I appreciate you always,

and I'm going to miss all the funny sounds that you make,

the funny cartoon noises...

That's all you're going to miss about me, my cartoon noises?

-It's all I could think of. -How about my hugs?

-Mmm. -Wait.

You just moved my contact lenses.

-Oh, no! -My eyeball.

I'm going to thrive at school, and I'm ready for the next chapter.

We're really proud of you.

Family on three! Family on three! Ready?

One, two, three.

[all] Family!

And you can actually go ahead and start opening.

[Jazz] I'm so, so excited for Aaron.

Seeing the results of his top surgery for the first time...

[Dr. Sidhbh] All right. Perfect.

...it's just gonna feel amazing.

All right, all right, my friend.

[Jazz] Is this surreal right now, looking at this?

It doesn't feel real.

[Griffen] I mean, I've never been to an engagement party but--

When I think engagement party, I don't think cornhole.

[Sander] One of the greatest games on Earth.

[Griffen] I think cornhole's a great game.

I just don't know if it necessarily belongs at a party.

Well, Noah doesn't know any of the people that are coming,

except for these people.

-[Griffen] Hello. -Hello!

We come bearing gifts.

What are you guys doing?

Griffen's busting my chops 'cause we brought cornhole.

-Well, we have cake and flowers. -Yes.

[Sander] Yeah, but cornhole's good for sparking conversation,

and Noah and Neasa don't really know--

[Jeanette] This is not romantic.

-[Jazz] More people are here. -[Griffen] You got some more friends here.

Neasa and Noah don't have a lot of friends in South Florida

since neither of them are from the area.

Hi. How are you?

So, the boys have got their friends coming, I have my friends coming.

-Hello, my beautiful friend. -Hi, darling.

So it's also a great opportunity to see my friends for the last time

before I go off to college.

[Sander] I might not be an expert at throwing engagement parties,

but I do have a surprise for Noah today.

Hey! Look who it is.

-Hello! Hello! -Hey! Hi. Hi. Hi.

[Noah] Hi, Jazz. Good to see you again.

-This is my sister, Sidhbh. -[Griffen] I'm Griffen. Nice to meet you.

[Jazz] Hey, Noah. What's up?

With Neasa's family not being able to be here because of lockdown,

and my family not being here because they all live so far away,

it's nice that Sander and Jazz really make us feel like part of the family.

Not everyone knows a little bit about your love story.

Catch everyone up, especially my two friends here.

Well, let's start at the beginning.

This is Sidhbh. She did my top surgery.

And I thought her sister was really cute,

and kinda used the fact that I was getting top surgery to whittle my way into her life.

[all laughing]

And then, just didn't really let go once I had, you know...

He wrote her poems everyday.

-[Noah] Every single day. -Aw!

[Sander] He popped the question with a poem, guys!

-Oh! -Yeah. It's a poem-proposal.

I'm a little in love with your fiance now.

That's an amazing kind of story.

Everybody has been so welcoming and so nice,

and I just feel like home here and everybody is so friendly,

and they've don't make you feel like an outsider at all.

Thanks for having Jazz.

[Greg] And thanks for taking care of her.

[Greg] Appreciate it.

She's got a bright future.

I'm not sure if it's going to be medicine, I don't know.

-I was trying to push her that way. -[Greg] Yeah, sure. Sure.

You know, whatever she does, she's gonna excel.

We really loved having her.

Thank you. Thank you very much.

And congratulations for today.

-[Dr. Sidhbh] Yeah. Oh, yeah! -You were a matchmaker, huh?

-That's pretty cool. -We never thought we'd get her married off.

-[laughing] -We were having concerns.

...the back stories are there.

-Yeah, yeah, yeah. -That sounds cool.

-Grab some food. I don't want to keep you. -Absolutely. Yeah.

So what's going on with the wedding planning?

Well, right now, her family is locked down over in Ireland,

so no tentative plans just yet.

And I'm a little bit estranged from my family,

so we figured we'd wait until everybody can get together.

So there'll be a wedding?

[Noah] Yes. There'll be a wedding.

Well, I was actually gonna ask Sander to be my best man.

[all gasping]

Oh, my God!

Bro, I'm gonna cry.

No one's ever asked me that, man.

Dude. How you gonna put me on the spot like that right now?

I'm shocked.

You know, me and Noah have grown so close so quickly,

but nothing prepares you for getting asked a question so important and deep as that.

And I know I have a lifelong friend in Noah.

-[Griffen] So you better make a speech. -He's crying.

Speech, speech, speech.

I don't care to give a speech right now.

[Noah] Sander really is somebody that I confide in, and he is my best bro.

It makes logical sense for him to be the best man,

because he is literally like the best man.

Like, he's the best hype man ever.

-He is. -So it makes sense to me.

How long do I have till I need to be distracting?

I'm not sure how...

'cause I'm going to be laying low,

and then I'm just going to start distracting.

The surprise... I'll be back soon.

Noah has gone through a lot in his life,

and he's faced a lot of rejection,

and a lot of times where he didn't feel supported.

I want him to know just how special he is to us.

Noah, look.

[Jeanette] Oh, my God. Noah's mom's here.

[Neasa] Oh, my God. Oh, wow.

[Noah] Oh, my God.

Ah, there he is!

[chuckles delightedly]

[Jazz] You want to go say hello?

[Neasa] Yeah. I've never met her before.

[Noah speaking]

I didn't do it. Blame it on them and them.

[Sander] Surprise!

-Hi, I'm Neasa. It's so nice to meet you. -[Kay] Hi, Neasa.

[Noah] Oh, man.

-[Neasa] It's so nice-- -You're even more beautiful in person.

Oh, my God. This is lovely.

I'm so glad you could make it.

Everybody, this is my hero. This is my mom.

-Aw! -She's the only one that's ever been here for me.

-Well... -You have people now.

We had a rocky beginning,

-and it hasn't been an easy trip. -[sniveling] Stop.

But it was worth it, wasn't it?

Yeah, beyond worth it.

Moms of transgender youth, unite.

-[all chuckling] -They're the greatest.

I'm super, super glad that you made it.

It wouldn't be the same without you.

[Kay] Aw, thank you.

And this is Sidhbh. This is my surgeon.

-Hi. Nice to meet you. -Oh, hi!

[Dr. Sidhbh] You raised a good one here.

Noah loves his mom so much.

He talks about her all the time.

-He's obsessed with his mom. -[chuckles]

His mom is his hero.

I hear about his mom all the time. All the time.

He loves his mom so, so, so much.

[Sander] All right. Here we go.

-Ready? -[Noah] Here we go.

[all cheering and applauding]

[Neasa] I'm so excited to spend more time with her.

I can feel her energy, and I love her already.

I mean, she raised Noah, so she must be a gem.

I marvel at the fact that you support your son,

and I know you have other family members that aren't as supportive.

And Jazz has been lucky because she had all of us.

It must be hard for you to have to be in the middle of that.

It was really hard in the beginning,

but you have to sit down and get your priorities straight.

She's always had an interest in my mental health

and making sure that I was a happy kid.

So we went to therapist after therapist in a small town,

and nobody ever told me that I was transgender.

They just made me feel like I wasn't living in reality.

So my whole hometown, pretty much doctors had told my mom

I was just a crazy kid,

that I just wasn't like the other kids.

-And my love for him just outweighs everything. -[Jazz] Unconditional.

And when he left home, I was heartbroken.

I was heartbroken, and I was scared to death.

But I am so happy that Noah has added to his family.

I remember him telling me that he had met someone,

-and he thought she could be very special. -Was it me?

[all chuckling]

-Oh, I'm so-- -[shushes] Not that one, Mom!

[Kay] And Neasa, she's more beautiful than I ever thought,

and she's funny.

She's everything that Noah said she was and more.

Nice addition to my family.

I'm claiming her sister, too, by the way.

Cheers to you two, and a lifelong partnership of love.

[all] Cheers!

Sorry.

-[Griffen] You have anything you want to say? -[Dr. Sidhbh] Yeah, sure.

Believe me, these two are so well met.

And congratulations, you guys.

And I hate to say it, but Noah's the funnier one.

-Sorry, I got to say it. -Oh!

-Can we drink to that? -Cheers!

All right.

-Hello. Welcome. How are you feeling? -[Neasa] Good morning!

I'm feeling great.

He's doing amazing.

-I didn't take any pain medication. -You haven't?

Wow. That's awesome.

-[Jazz] All right, well, let me take you back. -Okay.

Follow me.

This is the last day of my internship, before I go off to school.

I'm so, so excited for Aaron,

because I know that seeing the results of his top surgery for the first time

is just gonna feel amazing.

Well, how are you doing?

-I'm great. Doing awesome. -[Dr. Sidhbh] Good.

You do not look like a guy who just had surgery.

-No! -Yeah.

-Incredible. -That's awesome. Well, good.

So first thing I'm going to do is I'm just gonna tilt you back a little bit

and put your legs up, okay?

Just gonna put the head back a little bit, but not much,

'cause I know folks don't like this part.

And you can actually go ahead and start opening the buttons there.

We're gonna take a peek at everything.

I'm just going to use you as my table there a little bit.

And we're going to go ahead... Did you take a break from the binder at all?

-No. -No? All right. Good for you.

So this is a true reveal.

-[Aaron] Yes. -You'll feel much better without this binder on.

We'll get rid of this.

I mean, it's better than other binders I used to wear.

So...

-[gasps] -All right. All right, my friend.

-[Laura] Look how cute. -Looking good.

So I'm gonna do a little tour here.

I don't have boobs anymore.

-No! -No more boobies.

Not too bruised.

Is this surreal right now, looking at this?

It doesn't feel real.

Oh, my God. Are you happy?

-Extremely. -[Jazz] Good.

[Dr. Sidhbh] There's nip number one, looking really good.

-[Dr. Sidhbh] You doing okay? -[Jazz] Oh, my God. You're crying.

-I'm so happy. -I want to give you a hug.

[Jazz] It's just so real looking at it, right?

It's been a long time.

-[Jazz] Yeah. -A long time in the waiting.

[Aaron] There are no words.

-I was just going to say. He's speechless. -I'm speechless.

[Aaron] I feel like a huge roadblock in my life has been removed,

and I'm really looking forward to being able to live freely,

because I'm not embarrassed about my body anymore.

[all] Aw!

Well, good. Any other questions about anything else?

No. I feel like I'm gonna miss you guys.

[all] Aw!

I'm very happy for you.

[Aaron] Thank you.

Well, can we give hugs?

-[Dr. Sidhbh] Yeah. -You can't, but I'm gonna give one.

We can do like a T-Rex hug.

[Jazz] Seeing Aaron so happy, I get it, I understand that.

-I'm glad that I got to meet you. -You're so wonderful.

I understand transitioning from gender dysphoria to gender euphoria.

-Bye, bye. -Bye!

[Dr. Sidhbh] This is your last day. This is it, right?

Then I'm heading off to school.

-Yeah! Super exciting. -[Jazz] It's time, finally.

Thank you for giving me this opportunity.

-I really appreciate it. -[Dr. Sidhbh] Absolutely. Yeah.

It really changed my view. Like, I don't know.

I might pursue a career in the medical field now,

thanks to you inspiring me.

It's been a privilege to be able to work with Dr. Gallagher

over the past few months.

There's something really rewarding and inspiring in the work that she does.

She helps so many patients' dreams come true,

and to be a part of that is just magical.

-Thank you. -You're very welcome.

You're going to come back and be my "real" surgical intern next time, right?

-Yes. We'll see. -No pressure. No pressure at all.

Your girl's gonna k*ll it.

-Yeah. Well, we know that. -Let's hope.

[Dr. Sidhbh] We know it.

[Jazz] This is just surreal right now.

I don't think it's hit me yet, that I'm about to be off at college.

Just embrace it.

I'm still not happy with my body and my health.

I don't feel the way I want to feel.

There's a lot of fear.

-[Greg] Hey, Jeanette. -Yeah?

[Greg] What time's the flight and how much time do we have?

A lot of time.

Flight leaves at :, and we're supposed to leave here in minutes.

-[Greg] Okay. minutes. -AKA, you woke me up way too early.

[Jeanette] What's Jazz doing?

Dunkin, you're so precious.

[vocalizing]

[Sander] Are you packed and ready to go?

Yup. I'm just playing with the cats before I go off

and never see them again, ever.

Two years ago, when I got accepted to Harvard,

I was really excited, but there was a lot of fear,

because I was really struggling.

I'm still not happy with my body and my health.

I don't feel the way I want to feel,

But mentally, I'm stronger than I've ever been.

I can get through anything.

-Fist bump? -How about a hug?

-Mmm. -[Greg] The day is here.

-It's awesome. -We did it. We did it somehow.

-We made it to this day. -So happy for ya.

Thank you.

Before Jazz was Jazz, she was actually Sparkles.

That was her original nickname that she assigned to herself

-when she was what, two, three? -Mmm-hmm.

[Greg] That word really carries on with her.

She does have a spark.

She always will.

Ready for this?

Look right here, all right? There you go.

[Greg] And over the course of recent events,

she's really been showing positive change.

She's really been becoming independent,

doing a lot of things that she needs to do.

And I think this next level,

this school experience, is gonna be really helpful for her

to really learn more about herself, grow from this,

and hopefully, continue on that journey.

[Jazz] We have a lot of suitcases.

Well, you're moving for your life.

-I know. -Actually, you only have two big suitcases.

[Jazz] Hello. Oh, look at you!

-[Jack] Yes. -Harvard Grandpa!

-[Jacky] The receiving line. -Harvard Grandpa.

-Hello. -[sniffles]

[Jazz] I love you so much.

I love seeing you wear this.

[Jack] Well, of course. We'll be wearing it for the next four years.

[Jazz] Hi, Grandma. Are you crying?

Oh, my God! This is it!

-I saw you born-- -You're gonna miss me?

Of course I'm gonna miss you.

And don't forget us.

Smile, enjoy, learn.

This is everything you've wanted for so very long.

And go for it.

I love you so much.

Jazz going off to Harvard, it's almost surreal in my mind.

I'm concerned because of issues that occurred in the past.

But Jazz never ceases to amaze us as grandparents.

Okay.

[Jacky] Okay, guys. Drive safely.

[Greg] Oh, look at the proud grandparents.

Oh, they're so proud.

Bye!

[Jacky] To me, she's a Renaissance woman.

Anything that she tries, she does well.

And that just takes my breath away.

We're delighted, we're proud.

She's our Jazz.

[Jazz] This is just surreal right now.

I don't think it's hit me yet that I'm about to be off at college on my own.

Just embrace it. Don't even look back.

I feel like I can definitely do this.

I got this in the bag.

I know I have what it takes to succeed at Harvard.

[Jeanette] I'm proud of so many things that Jazz has done.

Please join me in welcoming my LGBTQ hero, Jazz Jennings.

[crowd applauds]

[Jeanette] Being in the Smithsonian,

who wouldn't be proud of that?

She had to have the best grades, be the valedictorian...

Okay, Harvard.

-"Congratulations." -[Jeanette] Yay!

[Jeanette] ...Getting into Harvard.

Like the list goes on of the things that she's done to make me proud.

All these wonderful things that Jazz has done and accomplished,

she is battling her mental health,

and battling the bigotry that she has faced being trans.

When you give her these hormones, does this not make her into a freak?

[all exclaiming]

I think one of the major misconceptions is that it's a choice,

or that one day I woke up and decided I wanted to be a girl.

And that's not true.

I was born this way.

[Jeanette] To accomplish all these incredible things while dealing with all this,

you know, to me, she's my hero.

Sweater in Florida.

-[Greg] All right. -[Jeanette] Oh, my.

[Jeanette] We have so much luggage.

I've been through a lot...

-There's my, oh my suitcase. -There you go, college girl.

...and I've had so many low moments,

but I've come so far and I've grown, developed and evolved in so many ways.

[Jazz] I'm just ready to continue my evolution,

and I know that one day, I'm gonna become unstoppable.

Harvard, here we come!

Whoo!

[Jeanette] Well done, Jazz.