Forklift Removes 900-Pound Man From Home

[duncan228]

Oh my...

http://dailynews.att.net/cgi-bin/new...rohjuo0&src=ap

Forklift Removes 900-Pound Man From Home

LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Firefighters cut a hole in the side of a house and used a forklift to extricate a 900-pound man from his second-floor bedroom after a visiting nurse became worried about his health.

Rescue workers were called in Tuesday by the nurse, who determined the 33-year-old man needed medical help, Fire Chief Tom Cochran said.

Cochran said the man had not left his home since 2003.

The man's brother, who lives with him, said he suffers from Prader-Willi Syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that creates a chronic hunger feeling that can lead to overeating and life-threatening obesity.

Rescue workers brought in a forklift, high enough to raise a platform to a hole cut into the wall of the house. They covered the man with a blue tarp to shield him from onlookers and slid the platform onto a flatbed truck for a trip to Sparrow Hospital.

[Soul_Patch]

jeez...That's one whale of a tale!

[spurfan81]

so the nurse only got worried about his health when he reached 900 pounds

[Steve Perry]

BigZax has no excuse for not going to the next gtg

[E20]

That guy needs to watch a Rocky movie or listen to Eye of the Tiger. Just doing those things will shed off around 90lbs, then he'll be motivated to work out.

[Viva Las Espuelas]

that sad that he was covered up like a stiff. how can someone get that big. once i can't wipe my own ass i'd jumpstart my whole diet/exercise routine. smelling like ass isn't cool.