Lifestyle Health '1000-Lb. Sisters' ' Tammy Slaton Has Already Lost 115 Lbs. in Rehab: 'Getting the Help She Needs' After surviving a major health scare and undergoing a tracheotomy, the TLC star is working hard on her goals in weight loss rehab By Julie Mazziotta Julie Mazziotta Twitter Julie Mazziotta is the Sports Editor at PEOPLE, covering everything from the NFL to tennis to Simone Biles and Tom Brady. She was previously an Associate Editor for the Health vertical for six years, and prior to joining PEOPLE worked at Health Magazine. When not covering professional athletes, Julie spends her time as a (very) amateur athlete, training for marathons, long bike trips and hikes. People Editorial Guidelines Published on February 1, 2022 11:38 AM Share Tweet Pin Email Tammy Slaton. Photo: TLC Just one month into her stay at a weight loss rehab facility, Tammy Slaton is already making major progress. The 1000-Lb. Sisters star, 35, has lost 115 lbs. after just 30 days at a rehab facility in Ohio, her brother Chris shared during the show's season finale on Monday night. "I'm overjoyed that's she's ready to get on this train and start rolling down the tracks," he said in the episode. And in an interview with PEOPLE, Tammy's sister and costar Amy said she's happy to see that rehab is working. "I'm glad Tammy is finally getting the help she needs," Amy, 34, says. "I just wanted the best for all my siblings." 1000-Lb. Sisters' Tammy Slaton Survives After a Medically Induced Coma: 'Her Lungs Had Given Up' Tammy's return to rehab initially got off to a terrifying start. Just one day after she arrived at the facility, "she had quit breathing," Chris said in the episode. Tammy was quickly taken to the hospital in an ambulance, where doctors put her on a ventilator and in a medically induced coma. "The fact that that's my sister scared me. And I can't help her. The fact that she may never see her nephews, her nieces, ever again, scared me," Amy said during the episode. RELATED VIDEO: 1000-Lb. Sisters: Tammy Worries Her Doctor with Her Drinking "They didn't know if she was going to make it through the night. Or make it through the next hour," Chris said. "And we stayed four days or so up there. And then the last day we was there, she woke up. And she kept telling us she loved us and wanted to go home." 1000-Lb. Sisters' Tammy Slaton Drinks 8 Bottles of Liquor a Week, 'Putting Herself in Grave Danger' After three weeks in the hospital, Tammy was able to go back to rehab where she remains now, hoping to get down to 500 lbs. Her bariatric surgeon, Dr. Eric Smith, said that if she's able to hit 500 lbs. she can go straight from rehab to getting weight loss surgery. "I'm not doing this for anybody but myself," Tammy said in the episode. "I've decided to put myself first. Take care of Tammy."