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600-Pound Woman Dies After Being Surgically Removed From Couch
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| BLuEOcEaN420 |
taken from http://www.wftv.com/news/3643877/detail.html :
| quote: | STUART, Fla. -- A dramatic rescue ended tragically in Stuart, Florida, a rescue so difficult firefighters say they have never seen anything like it.
It happened late Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning at the home of a 600-pound woman who was having trouble breathing. Rescuers went in not knowing how difficult it would be to get her out. 40-year-old Gail Grinds was literally stuck to her couch and had to be removed surgically at the hospital.
Authorities estimate she had been on the couch anywhere from two to five years.
Martin County Fire amd Rescue crews faced what seemed to be an impossible mission. Everyone going inside had to wear protective gear. The stench was so powerful they had to blast in fresh air.
They tried to cut out the front door, but at four-and-a-half feet wide, it wouldn't work. They had to cut plywood since a normal stretcher wouldn't do.
An ambulance was too small, so they brought in a trailer to get her out. While rescue crews came up with a back-door rescue plan, detectives secured what had become a crime scene, questioning family members about how it got so bad.
Using planks, they loaded the woman on to the trailer, still attached to the couch. Removing her would be too painful, since her body is grafted to the fabric. After years of staying put, her skin has literally become one with the sofa and it must be surgically removed.
Detectives are investigating whether they have a case of neglect, or if it is simply a very sad story.
Grinds was taken to the Martin Memorial hospital where doctors removed her from the couch, but she died in spite of all the attempts to save her life. |
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| AntronVee |
| :wtf: :wtf: i'll never understand how people can let themselves get that bad! |
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| twisted420 |
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| Photo_bot_2k1 |
| how can this be like considered neglect obviously someone was feeding her or else she wouldnt be that fat |
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| Boomer187 |
| i can't wait til I get fat. Its gonna rule. |
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| N|te-L|fe |
Gosh that is big! :eyes:
I think some of them eat like pigs indeed but lets not forget about those who have metabolism problems... some unlucky people out there gain weight just by eating regularly normal food like all of us.. like in the opposite some others with faster metabolism stay thin regardless of what they ingurgitate.. |
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| DjWhooCares |
| quote: | Originally posted by Boomer187
i can't wait til I get fat. Its gonna rule. |
LMAO!!...i bet....with the cowbell to ring for food...makes perfect sense!:wtf: |
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| wwu.punisher |
What the is this ?
Jesus.
WHAT IS HAPPENING TO THE WORLD? MY GOD. |
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| PVD & T[]C |
| quote: | Originally posted by N|te-L|fe
like in the opposite some others with faster metabolism stay thin regardless of what they ingurgitate.. |
exactly. im eating a whole pizza right now. all i ever have is fast food and pizza. well. i guess i have some healthy things but my diet is definately not something to be proud of. i can only imagine how clogged my arteries are. but my metabolism is so high, im still skinny... the second i hit 25 though, i better start watchin my diet though:eyespop: :eyespop: :eyespop: |
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| Nautilus |
600 pounds? Jesus!
I tell my girlfriend I'll leave her if she tops 125. I tell her I'm just joking around, but she seems to take me seriously. |
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| wwu.punisher |
| quote: | Originally posted by Nautilus
600 pounds? Jesus!
I tell my girlfriend I'll leave her if she tops 125. I tell her I'm just joking around, but she seems to take me seriously. |
You sick . lol. |
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| N|te-L|fe |
| quote: | Originally posted by Nautilus
600 pounds? Jesus!
I tell my girlfriend I'll leave her if she tops 125. I tell her I'm just joking around, but she seems to take me seriously. |
meh, some part of you aint kiddin right? :cool: |
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