So not the way i want to go

[Brigliadore]

Originally Posted by jane_says

I really can't imagine why she would have lost mobility that early, too, unless she just sat down one day and refused to get up. I worked for a bail bondsman for years who fluctuates between about 500-650 pounds, and he's in his mid-fifties. He drives, goes on vacation, works daily, etc. My husband's aunt, whom I loved dearly, is well over 400 pounds. She is a social worker who investigates elderly abuse and neglect. She lives alone and takes care of a three-bedroom home, drives herself everywhere, goes out with friends, and two or three times a year flies up to see us. I guess everyone's body deals with extreme stress differently, though, and would likely account for the differences in people's living conditions.

The article said she was 4'10" tall, I think that probably played the biggest part in her not being able to get around. She was a rather short woman with a large amount of weight and her legs probably couldn't handle the weight. Being obese and mobile probably has to do with how active you were while you were gaining the weight. In the case of the people you know, if they were active while they were gaining that weight the legs being used all the time could help them adapt to the weight. I don't know this womans full story but if her only exercise consisted of walking to the kitchen 3 times a day for several years of her life then her legs wont have built up enough muscle to handle the weight, and so would have started to hurt whenever she stood up and walked.

I just cant imagine living in those conditions. Its very sad.