'I think he might be shocked a little bit about things he didn't know' (via toofab)
Showing up at her home to share his decision to go with her, he explained why he felt now was the time.
"I feel as though things went down a certain way and we're all getting past them, we're all doing our best to move forward and be adults. I figure if I can at least do my part, understand what you're going through as far as your mental state of mind," he began. "Mental illnesses," Portwood -- who has been open about her diagnoses with Borderline Personality and Bipolar Disorder -- corrected."I have the top major mental illnesses, I take medicine. That's something you'll understand too."
"I try my best to get off this couch, do school, make As and Bs and try to have a relationship with Leah and it's hard but I've accepted it," she continued."What I haven't been able to accept is, my medication, no matter what and no matter how much I take of it, will never fully keep me like you. I think this is a good thing, I really do."