Why bother

Gonz

Gonz

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If subject A has no more respect for her own life than the story suggests why bother even trying to help? It's a tragedy but a self inflicted tragedy. How could someone allow themselves to get in this predicament & more importantly, who the hell was feeding her?

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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Am I the only one wondering how she went to the bathroom the last two to five years?
 
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.
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Well, that just kinda sounds like she was just stuck from sitting. Two to five years? Come on. Two to five years. I really need to find something else to get my mind on before going to sleep tonight.
 
Will the fat guy who needed a crane to remove him from his bed work?
 
come to think of it...she was actually light weighted compared to the guy who was admitted to the hospital, weighing 1,000 pounds...

it's just sick that people fuck up their body that badly. greedy fuckers should see starvation from up close a few days, maybe that'll ruin their appetite a bit.
 
That is absolutely disgusting. The fact that she didn't have anyone to come check on her either is sad. But to let yourself get to that point is just nasty. I feel sorry for the doctors and the fire crew that had to work on getting her out of the apt. first and then detach the couch. EWWWWW!
 
she must have had somebody to check on her; she couldn't get off the couch...and as far as i know, food doesn't walk up to you.

that's the thing that bothers me most: how dumb can somebody not to (go) ask for help? :blank:
 
Investigators say Grinds lived with a man named Herman Thomas, who says he tried to take care of her the best he could. He has told them he tried repeatedly to get her up, but simply couldn't. No charges have been filed, but officials are looking into negligence issues.
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Seems at least someone was enabling this behavior. She couldn't possibly have been living alone unless someone was delivering stuff to her, um, couch.
 
still remains the question: why the hell didn't anybody DO something about it? apparently she had family and kids...

it's harsh, but i just can't feel sorry for her. when she weighted 300 pounds, she was still mobile, but lied about the cause for her obesity and didn't seek help. she knew she'd die young and horrible, but she made that choice herself.
 
Shadowfax said:
still remains the question: why the hell didn't anybody DO something about it? apparently she had family and kids...

it's harsh, but i just can't feel sorry for her. when she weighted 300 pounds, she was still mobile, but lied about the cause for her obesity and didn't seek help. she knew she'd die young and horrible, but she made that choice herself.
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I have to agree there. They can't say there wasn't a problem. If they were visiting her a few times, actions should have been taken to help her. It's disgusting that people, especially family members let things get to this point.
 
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