Guest guest Posted May 7, 2001 Report Share Posted May 7, 2001 Here is an article and a way to help a man who is struggling for survival who weighs around 1,000 pounds. http://www.ediets.com/news/article.cfm?article_id=4265 -Sherry (Lake Marcel, WA) BPD/DS Feb. 2, 2001 self-pay 5'5 " / 341 pounds / 33 years old Lost 9 pounds in pre-op weight loss efforts Have lost 70 pounds since surgery! Total of 79 pounds gone forEVER! http://www.fluffynet.com/wls/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2001 Report Share Posted May 8, 2001 > Here is an article and a way to help a man who is struggling for > survival who weighs around 1,000 pounds. > > http://www.ediets.com/news/article.cfm?article_id=4265 Now that wouldn't seem like the way to *really* help, would it? That would be helping him to die in comfort...that's not helping him to LIVE and raising funds to buy a bed doesn't sound like " struggling for survival " . I betcha all of us here could come up with a better idea. Michele B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2001 Report Share Posted May 8, 2001 Wonder why the article does not mention weight loss surgery as a way to help this man, instead of just a heavy-duty bed and another diet? The last diet resulted in him gaining 200 lbs.! B., SC > Here is an article and a way to help a man who is struggling for > survival who weighs around 1,000 pounds. > > http://www.ediets.com/news/article.cfm?article_id=4265 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2001 Report Share Posted May 8, 2001 One step at a time. Right now he needs a place to lay without getting bedsores. The article mentions he is working on losing weight too. I do hope he can have weight loss surgery as I feel it's the only thing that will truly save him. But for now he needs to be able to sit comfortably and that isn't going to happen until he gets a bed or loses about 500 pounds. It seems getting the bed can happen sooner, so I think that is the first step. -Sherry (Lake Marcel, WA) BPD/DS Feb. 2, 2001 self-pay 5'5 " / 341 pounds / 33 years old Lost 9 pounds in pre-op weight loss efforts Have lost 70 pounds since surgery! Total of 79 pounds gone forEVER! http://www.fluffynet.com/wls/ > > Here is an article and a way to help a man who is struggling for > > survival who weighs around 1,000 pounds. > > > > http://www.ediets.com/news/article.cfm?article_id=4265 > > > Now that wouldn't seem like the way to *really* help, would it? That would > be helping him to die in comfort...that's not helping him to LIVE and raising > funds to buy a bed doesn't sound like " struggling for survival " . I betcha > all of us here could come up with a better idea. > Michele B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2001 Report Share Posted May 8, 2001 One step at a time. Right now he needs a place to lay without getting bedsores. The article mentions he is working on losing weight too. I do hope he can have weight loss surgery as I feel it's the only thing that will truly save him. But for now he needs to be able to sit comfortably and that isn't going to happen until he gets a bed or loses about 500 pounds. It seems getting the bed can happen sooner, so I think that is the first step. -Sherry (Lake Marcel, WA) BPD/DS Feb. 2, 2001 self-pay 5'5 " / 341 pounds / 33 years old Lost 9 pounds in pre-op weight loss efforts Have lost 70 pounds since surgery! Total of 79 pounds gone forEVER! http://www.fluffynet.com/wls/ > > Here is an article and a way to help a man who is struggling for > > survival who weighs around 1,000 pounds. > > > > http://www.ediets.com/news/article.cfm?article_id=4265 > > > Now that wouldn't seem like the way to *really* help, would it? That would > be helping him to die in comfort...that's not helping him to LIVE and raising > funds to buy a bed doesn't sound like " struggling for survival " . I betcha > all of us here could come up with a better idea. > Michele B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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