got fat?

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http://www.wftv.com/news/3643877/detail.html

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.

thats it im going for a run..

[Guest Spargo]

As I said (and was agreed with) on BF.c ... Only in America.

[solutio 0]

got sweet thread?

[Napier_E36 0]

that is "couch potato" defined

[Gus 5]

schooled

[bimmer boy 21]

congraulations, this thread almost made me throw up!

i proberbly would have if there were pictures, esspecially how its skin grafted into the couch fabric

awwwwwwwwwewwwwwwwwwwwwww :puke:

[misgvous_1 0]

i like the use of the word IT in this statement

"esspecially how its skin grafted into the couch fabric"

[Carl 3]

Hmmmm, I guess IT grew its own fur, couch fur

Yes, only in America, although what about those massive obese Russian kids that wrestle at ages 5+

Not being offensive or anything but just how much of a performance degredence would this be???

[MattA 164]

Only in America.... Has any one walked/run/exerciesed today?

[MattA 164]

I agree that stoey is f***ing disgusting :puke:

[Guest Spargo]

Only in America.... Has any one walked/run/exerciesed today?

Went for a 10K row on a rowing machine before uni. No couch-skin for me!

[Napier_E36 0]

Only in America.... Has any one walked/run/exerciesed today?

i got out of bed!!! i think that that is a good way of avoiding the ole couch to skin melding.... :puke:

[Carl 3]

Just out of curiosity, because this fascinates me somewhat, there are several points here that baffle me:

How does someone get to that size?

-> surely you'd know you were gaining weight at a terribly unhealthy rate, it's not like it just creeps up on ya there now does it

Who was feeding IT?

-> I would love to know how long IT would survive on IT's own body fat reserves, providing water was providing

Where did IT go number 2's?

-> Um, yes

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Where did IT go number 2's?

-> Um, yes

my best guess is on the couch, they must have had some sort of sh*t collecter.. man that still makes me feel crook :puke: sweet.

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