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  • It was Sunday, August 19 when the accident happened.

  • We went to the beach.

  • We were there for about an hour.

  • We were playing around in the water,

  • and he was just being silly and was doing flips in the waves.

  • And right after that, he made a flip and just started floating.

  • Before I knew it, I was in an emergency room with Brian.

  • A doctor came up to me and told me, Brian broke his neck,

  • and he's paralyzed from the neck down.

  • I can't imagine what that moment was when that happened,

  • because you're just having fun playing around, and then all

  • of a sudden--

  • Your life changes completely.

  • It was insane.

  • It was the worst day of our lives.

  • Yeah.

  • That's only half the story, though.

  • So I want to meet your husband.

  • So Brian, come on out here.

  • [CHEERING]

  • [MUSIC - COLDPLAY, "FIX YOU"]

  • (SINGING) Tears stream down your face when you lose something

  • you cannot replace.

  • You're amazing.

  • You're amazing.

  • You're amazing.

  • [CHEERING]

  • I'm not the only one who wanted to surprise you,

  • so I sent Jason Momoa.

  • He's one of the biggest and the sweetest

  • and the nicest guys to--

  • I mean, he's amazing.

  • He crashed your rehab, and let's take a look at that.

  • [CHEERING]

  • [MUSIC PLAYING]

  • Step in there.

  • Big push.

  • Nice.

  • Push, Brian.

  • Step in there.

  • Big push.

  • That's it.

  • [MUSIC - BISHOP BRIGGS, "CHAMPION"]

  • (SINGING) A million times in my head I'm feeling low.

  • Got--

  • Hold on to the pole.

  • All right, we're here, Ellen.

  • I'm gonna go see Brian and Sophia,

  • and we're gonna surprise them.

  • Shh.

  • Here we go.

  • Keep going.

  • You got it, Brian.

  • Go, go, go, go, go!

  • Punch.

  • (SHOUTING) That's horrible technique!

  • [LAUGHTER]

  • What's up, buddy?

  • Oh, man.

  • Oh my god.

  • I'm sorry to scare you.

  • [LAUGHTER]

  • When Jason walked into the gym, he got so scared.

  • And he was so nice.

  • Such a nice guy.

  • I just wanted to hug him the whole time.

  • You guys ever been back to where it all happened?

  • We've kind of avoided the actual spot.

  • Like, we've gone to the beaches around.

  • It might be a nice time to close that because what you've

  • overcome is extremely special.

  • I'd love to go there with you, if you'd

  • like to go back to the beach.

  • I would love that, man.

  • Yeah.

  • Can I have another one?

  • Aw.

  • Thank you.

  • Yeah!

  • Thank you so much.

  • Hey, buddy.

  • Yeah, absolutely.

  • [MUSIC - BISHOP BRIGGS, "CHAMPION"]

  • (SINGING) I'm a champion!

  • To be here and walking with my wife and you--

  • this is insane.

  • It's pretty surreal being back here.

  • Well, it's an honor to be here with you.

  • The fact that you're able to both be standing here--

  • you walked down to the beach.

  • Yeah.

  • It's amazing in a year.

  • It's really hard being back here and remembering the hit.

  • Got anything you want to tell Sophia?

  • That you literally saved my life.

  • I thought that I would never see you again.

  • And it's hard to put it into words how much how much

  • you mean to me and how much I love you.

  • I love you too, baby.

  • Well, we all know that you got married,

  • but you haven't been able to have

  • your honeymoon because of this.

  • Well, this is what we like to call-- this is Ellen's Greatest

  • Night of Giveaways.

  • So we've got a little surprise for you.

  • Uh-oh.

  • Envelope, please.

  • Oh my god.

  • We're going to give you, all expenses

  • paid, a trip around the world.

  • No!

  • Wherever you want to go for your honeymoon.

  • That's insane!

  • The dream honeymoon.

  • Where would you like to go?

  • Where would you want to go?

  • Australia.

  • You're going!

  • Where would you like to go?

  • Spain.

  • We're going to Spain!

  • Shut up!

  • I want to go.

  • Where else do you want to go?

  • Thailand.

  • Thailand!

  • Pick one more.

  • London.

  • You're going!

  • We're going all the places.

  • [LAUGHTER]

  • Oh, oh!

  • Wait, wait, wait!

  • But wait, there's more.

  • Oh god, more.

  • (SHOUTING) Hey, Jimmy!

  • Oh my god.

  • (SHOUTING) Hey, Jimmy!

  • There he is.

  • All right.

  • [LAUGHTER]

  • Oh my god!

  • Thank you, sir.

  • So-- heyeah!

  • Oh my god.

  • We know that it's been very hard to save money

  • with your medical bills.

  • And so we want you to forget about that.

  • We'll take care of it.

  • What you think about that?

  • Here's $100,000 for you guys' medical bills

  • to take care of it.

  • [CRYING]

  • Oh, ho, ho, ho--

  • baby!

  • Thank you!

  • [MUSIC - PINK, "WALK ME HOME"]

  • [CRYING]

  • [MUSIC - PINK, "WALK ME HOME"]

  • (SINGING) Walk me home in the dead of night.

  • Yeah.

  • Awesome.

  • That's going to help us so much.

  • It is going to help you a lot.

  • It's been the worst year of our lives.

  • It's been really hard.

  • Thank you so much for--

  • Yeah, you're welcome, man.

  • --being here for this.

  • Thank you so much.

  • This is Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways!

  • [SCREAMING]

  • [MUSIC - PINK, "WALK ME HOME"]

  • (SINGING) --in the dead of night!

  • So much wrong going on outside.

  • [CHEERING]

It was Sunday, August 19 when the accident happened.

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