Wednesday, August 11, 2004
The grossest story you will read all week
Yet another reason to go easy on the donuts:
And what were the consequences?
I imagine that this would have been very difficult surgery in any case. For a morbidly obese patient, the chances of survival must have been very low. The poor woman did not make it.
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.
And what were the consequences?
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.
I imagine that this would have been very difficult surgery in any case. For a morbidly obese patient, the chances of survival must have been very low. The poor woman did not make it.
1 Comments:
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Wed Aug 11, 10:44:00 PM:
That is one of the most gruesome stories I've ever read. It reminds of the movie "Seven."
Also, what are the odds that this guy would be in the news today also?
Rob A.
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