600 LB woman dies after being surgically removed from couch.

stnoed · Post by **stnoed** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 3:59 am

600-Pound Woman Dies After Being Surgically Removed From Couch

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.

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

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 4:11 am

Wow, may your mom rest in peace.

Big Ryan · Post by **Big Ryan** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 4:27 am

jus.me.n.my.pipe wrote:Wow, may your mom rest in peace.

bit cruel..heh

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 4:29 am

tsk.. im a girl
n it was a jooooke

its all love.

JoYnT · Post by **JoYnT** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 5:50 am

wow I woundn't have even thought that possible

how does your skin infuse with fabric. That just fuckin crazy!

Shredd · Post by **Shredd** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 6:26 am

get your van off my couch

weedguru tom · Post by **weedguru tom** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 7:59 am

woamg. now this is wwhat happers when you dont eat your greens!

Born of Fire · Post by **Born of Fire** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 9:40 am

weedguru tom wrote:woamg. now this is wwhat happers when you dont eat your greens!

...or smoke them

clashcityrocker · Post by **clashcityrocker** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 10:26 am

half couch half woman... they could have sold her to the circus, everyone would have turned out happy.

flynn · Post by **flynn** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 1:21 pm

i was at a shopping centre one day and this fat lady asked me to dial a number in a phone booth for her coz she couldn't fit inside haha

Funk Doctor · Post by **Funk Doctor** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 2:42 pm

That bitch got what was coming to her. If you allow yourself to grow so fat you need help standing up, you deserve a final meal: some just desserts.

tweedle · Post by **tweedle** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 6:00 pm

that one fat bitch

DarkStoner · Post by **DarkStoner** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 7:47 pm

I dont get how someone get let themselves get that bad...I wonder if the family knew that she was in that shape...and if they even cared..

boondox · Post by **boondox** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 8:23 pm

yup, thats a huge bitch

Tlicious · Post by **Tlicious** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 10:55 pm

This article is phat yo'

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600 LB woman dies after being surgically removed from couch.

600 LB woman dies after being surgically removed from couch.

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