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Re: 900 Pound Man Dies - Family Wishes More Was Done

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climber

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Nov 24, 2009, 8:18:45 AM11/24/09
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On Nov 23, 12:10 pm, Bart McFly <steelerf...@600pounds.com> wrote:
> http://www2.wspa.com/spa/news/local/article/crews_remove_wall_to_remo...
> 0_pound_man_in_greenwood_county/29927/
>
> A Greenwood County man died Wednesday, shortly after emergency workers had
> to cut open part of his home to remove him in an effort to save his life.
>
> EMS workers say 33-year-old Daniel Webb weighed around 900 pounds, and was
> found stuck, which they say he was sitting in for nearly nine months.  
>
> The mobile home was on County Farm Road in Greenwood. Webb was found
> covered in sores and human waste.  
>
> Authorities say Webb died from cardiac arrest en route to the hospital.  
>
> Having not left the house or walked in months, his wife Ada Webb says he
> became imobile after hurting his knee in March. He sat for the rest of his
> life.
>
> “If he would have had the proper care we tried to get for him back in
> March this would have never happened,“ she said.
>
> Mrs. Webb says she and her husband tried to get disability and insurance
> but could not and she says she didn’t know where else to turn. She says
> she cared for him the best she could.
>
> “I only hope something good comes out of this because it was so
> unnecessary.“
>
> Emergency Medical Services Personnel says morbid obesity has become a real
> issue, and now they carry special tools onboard.  
>
> They had to use those tools for Daniel Webb.
>
> Webb helped found the True Christian Fellowship in Westminster and was an
> associate pastor. He grew up in that area of Oconee County.
>
> His mother, Carol Roach, who lives in Westminster told us, she had no idea
> her son’s condition was so bad. She last saw him months ago, when he was
> obese, but not near death.
>
> She says he didn’t want to leave the house because he was ashamed of his
> weight, and he refused others help.
>
> She also says she got a call from him the night before his death, saying
> he didn’t feel good, and was ready to see a doctor.
>
> The call came too late.
>
> Roach says when she saw her son the morning of his death,“Oh my god…I
> basically knew when I looked at my son…that he was dying. His eyes were
> rolling back in his head…and I didn’t think he stood a chance because he
> was just in pitiful condition,“ she said.
>
> She says her son died on his second wedding anniversary.
>
> DSS says it never had a case file on Webb until authorities were called.

Should have thrown that pile of suet into the back lot so the hogs
could eat him.

climber

Anim8rFSK

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Nov 24, 2009, 10:58:30 AM11/24/09
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In article
<7c13f687-e125-4bf3...@e31g2000vbm.googlegroups.com>,
climber <coled...@gmail.com> wrote:

Most of this article makes not sense. For instance,

> > His mother, Carol Roach, who lives in Westminster told us, she had no idea
> > her son�s condition was so bad. She last saw him months ago, when he was
> > obese, but not near death.

and

> > Roach says when she saw her son the morning of his death,�Oh my god�I

So which was it?

> > basically knew when I looked at my son�that he was dying. His eyes were
> > rolling back in his head�and I didn�t think he stood a chance because he
> > was just in pitiful condition,� she said.

But, you know, she didn't DO anything.

And I'm sorry, but if you're bedridden and gain vast amounts of weight,
somebody is bringing you the Twinkies. You can't do this without help.

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Clearbrook

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Nov 24, 2009, 1:49:39 PM11/24/09
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Oh my God! can you imagine the smell?! his wife did nothing? what an
idiot! what a couple of idiots!

Obveeus

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Nov 24, 2009, 3:50:41 PM11/24/09
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"Anim8rFSK" <ANIM...@cox.net> wrote in message
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> In article
> <7c13f687-e125-4bf3...@e31g2000vbm.googlegroups.com>,
> climber <coled...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Most of this article makes not sense. For instance,
>
>> > His mother, Carol Roach, who lives in Westminster told us, she had no
>> > idea
>> > her son�s condition was so bad. She last saw him months ago, when he
>> > was
>> > obese, but not near death.
>
> and
>
>> > Roach says when she saw her son the morning of his death,�Oh my godSI
>
> So which was it?

Reading it, it seems like she had not seen him for months before the morning
in question. Thus, both statements are accurate.

>> > basically knew when I looked at my sonSthat he was dying. His eyes were
>> > rolling back in his headSand I didn�t think he stood a chance because

>> > he
>> > was just in pitiful condition,� she said.
>
> But, you know, she didn't DO anything.

Someone called for paramedics. Likely, it was her.

> And I'm sorry, but if you're bedridden and gain vast amounts of weight,
> somebody is bringing you the Twinkies. You can't do this without help.

Yep...and it isn't like when she saw him months ago he was 'normal'. He
probably weighed in at seven or eight hundred pounds then. Given the vast
number of cable channels out there and the low cost of turning on a camera
or two for a 'reality show', I'm always surprised to hear about people like
this living without having attracted some network 'sponsorship'/exploitation
of their road to recovery.


Ubiquitous

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Nov 25, 2009, 4:58:49 PM11/25/09
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And you included this newsgroup because?

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