I will allow the question.

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giannakali  2009 June 29
this is not an appropriate place to deal with prejudice against fat people Mark, I will not allow it.
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this rampant disgust and hatred and BLAME for people who are obese is offensive and disgusting to me.
sharing a rare and bizarre story is hardly something that can be generalized to the masses.
obesity is very complex and what you are exhibiting is a sort of prejudice against fat people. Fat phobia…I will not allow this discussion to go further on my blog.

“hatred and BLAME”?

Where is my hatred? I have no hatred. Morbidly obesity is a problem we(society) can’t ignore.

I was asking “who’s fault is it?” as in BLAME yes I was.

If no one is at fault, the condition will never stop.
I think whos fault is a legitimate question, when someone is so big they can’t feed themselves , walk or sit on a (350 pound weight rated) toilet. Can’t be brought to hospital, saved if in a fire, fit in a medical device, fit in a coffin-cemetary plot.

“rare and bizarre” I don’t think so.
http://tlc.discovery.com/tv/big-medicine/about.html

http://forums.televisionwithoutpity.com/index.php?showtopic=3153335
So many things I don’t understand about how this ‘hospital’ works. Dennis weighs 700+ lbs and has been there for 4 years and still weighs 700+ lbs! Why is he still there? If this is really more of a nursing home, I wish they would call it that.

http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/06/its-difficult-to-treat-the-morbidly-obese.html
“As more Americans are crossing the threshold into morbid obesity, expect this phenomenon to only become prevelant in the hospital setting.”
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http://allbleedingstops.blogspot.com/2009/06/obesity-is-malignant-disease-redux.html
“We see lots of bariatrics these days, I’m sorry to say.”
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http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/2009/06/transporting-morbidly-obese-patients/
“No we can’t transport your body in the coroner’s vehicle because you’re too large.” Patients need to understand that sometimes there are consequences to their actions. In some cases, providers will have to get the job done with what’s available to us, and you may not be happy with the results. In other cases, patients may not be able to receive appropriate treatment. What happens if a 750 pound person passes out on the second floor apartment and there is no elevator? What if it happens in a rural location and there are not enough volunteer EMTs to lift the patient?
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