990-pound man dies pleading for help

Max Bottomtime · 10-09-08, 06:29 PM

http://www.dailybreeze.com/ci_106676...rce=rss_viewed

Jose Luis Garza, 47, lies in his bed in his home in Monterrey on Friday. He died of heart failure Tuesday. (The Associated Press)

JUAREZ, Mexico - A 990-pound, bedridden man who had appealed on Mexican television for help tackling his weight problem died Tuesday of heart failure, his family said.
Emergency officials had to knock down Jose Luis Garza's bedroom wall and load him onto the back of a friend's pickup truck as he fought for his life. The 47-year-old was pronounced dead on arrival at a hospital in northern Mexico.
Garza followed in the footsteps of the world's fattest man, fellow Mexican Manuel Uribe of Monterrey, by taking his weight problem public. Garza lived about an hour away from Uribe in the town of Juarez.
Garza said he always struggled with his weight, but that he fell into a desperate cycle of depression and overeating nine months ago after his parents died of natural causes within two weeks of each other. He had been bedridden for four months.
Garza's condition deteriorated over the weekend as he struggled to breathe and eat. At his funeral, family members slammed state officials for not moving Garza to a hospital before he became critically ill.
"If he had received support at the time he asked for it, he would still be with us," said his brother Pedro Garza.
State officials argued there was little they could do.
"The attention he would have received at a hospital would have been the same he got at home," said Julio Cesar Cano, spokesman for the Nuevo Leon state health department. "Moving a patient of that magnitude is very difficult. A normal ambulance
won't work."
Uribe, whose record weight of 1,230 pounds earned him a place in the 2008 Guinness Book of Records, has claimed to have lost around 550 pounds by following the Zone Diet invented by Dr. Barry Sears.
Uribe tried to help Garza by sending him kiwis, grapefruit, pears and a protein supplement. Uribe's fiancee, Claudia Solis, delivered the food on Friday evening.
Uribe was also contacting Zone Diet doctors about Garza's case and arranging to have a special bed and mattress made for him.

"Garza lived about an hour away from Uribe in the town of Juarez."
I'd love to own the restaurant 30 minutes between them. I'd have One Million Pesos!

Mrs. Danger · 10-09-08, 06:32 PM

Sort of makes you wonder how many other enormous people there are hidden away...

Dr Mabuse · 10-09-08, 06:40 PM

At the end of the day that guy is better off.

at his family blaming the state for him dying.

Kittydreamer · 10-09-08, 06:45 PM

I've been following his story on the discovery channel or one of those channels. He should have did the surgery when the doctor's offered it.

pedagogue · 10-09-08, 06:52 PM

It is a sad case, but he had DECADES where he could have been more proactive with his health.

Mordred · 10-09-08, 07:28 PM

While I wouldn't want to be anywhere near that fat, I have to admit it would be awesome if you could get dressed for the day just by pulling a sheet over yourself.

Mrs. Danger · 10-09-08, 07:30 PM

You don't have to be fat do make that decision.

wishbone · 10-09-08, 07:38 PM

And you don't have to be a Beach Boy to lie in bed all day.

Larry C. · 10-09-08, 07:39 PM

And I'm off to the gym. Bye!

superdeluxe · 10-09-08, 07:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kittydreamer

I've been following his story on the discovery channel or one of those channels. He should have did the surgery when the doctor's offered it.

Why did he decline?

Dean Kousoulas · 10-09-08, 07:45 PM

"I wash myself with a rag on a stick"

General Zod · 10-09-08, 07:57 PM

Heeeeeeee (hamburger) lllllllllllll (pizza) pppppppppppp (Macho combo burrito) !!!!!

Lord Rick · 10-09-08, 08:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr Mabuse

at his family blaming the state for him dying.

Seriously. In these cases, it's ALWAYS the family's fault. Because they're the ones feeding him - it's not like he can get out of his room to go to the kitchen.

They control how much he eats.

Josh-da-man · 10-09-08, 09:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lord Rick

Seriously. In these cases, it's ALWAYS the family's fault. Because they're the ones feeding him - it's not like he can get out of his room to go to the kitchen.

They control how much he eats.

Yeah, that seems to be the thing when you get these people who turn into Jabba the Hutt.

Someone's obvsiouly feeding them. You'd think at some point they'd start bringing him salads.

General Zod · 10-09-08, 09:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lord Rick

Seriously. In these cases, it's ALWAYS the family's fault.

Maybe he ate the family?

Deftones · 10-09-08, 09:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lord Rick

Seriously. In these cases, it's ALWAYS the family's fault. Because they're the ones feeding him - it's not like he can get out of his room to go to the kitchen.

They control how much he eats.

Usually, but not always. There was some documentary about people like this. Some guy was a shut-in in some apartment in New York. He rigged some kind of bucket system to lower down to delivery guys cash and they'd send the food up. All under the nose of the guy's family.

big whoppa · 10-09-08, 09:41 PM

I bet he couldn't use the toilet either. I don't want to think about how he took a crap. < shudder >

covenant · 10-09-08, 09:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kittydreamer

I've been following his story on the discovery channel or one of those channels. He should have did the surgery when the doctor's offered it.

I thought the Discovery story was about this guy:

Quote:

Garza followed in the footsteps of the world's fattest man, fellow Mexican Manuel Uribe of Monterrey

checked wiki...it is.

Brent L · 10-09-08, 09:43 PM

On the main forum page I saw "990-pound man dies pleading..." and thought it was going to end with "...for a hamburger" or something equally insane.

bwvanh114 · 10-09-08, 09:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brent L

On the main forum page I saw "990-pound man dies pleading..." and thought it was going to end with "...for a hamburger" or something equally insane.

I can has cheezburger?

D.Pham00 · 10-09-08, 09:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lord Rick

Seriously. In these cases, it's ALWAYS the family's fault. Because they're the ones feeding him - it's not like he can get out of his room to go to the kitchen.

They control how much he eats.

x50billion. the guy is 990lbs, if no one helps him to indulge on food, then he wouldn't have this problem.

mndtrp · 10-09-08, 09:59 PM

He should have hooked up with the other chubby guy, and then done a tv show about how they were losing the weight.

eiker_ir · 10-09-08, 10:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Deftones

Usually, but not always. There was some documentary about people like this. Some guy was a shut-in in some apartment in New York. He rigged some kind of bucket system to lower down to delivery guys cash and they'd send the food up. All under the nose of the guy's family.

do you know where i could find this video? i remember the family making him ridiculous amounts of food like plates of french fries, fried bread, fried sausages, fried everything just for one meal.

big whoppa · 10-10-08, 01:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mndtrp

He should have hooked up with the other chubby guy, and then done a tv show about how they were losing the weight.

That would work for Fox.

DVD Polizei · 10-10-08, 01:52 AM

I didn't know Mexicans could get that big.

Now illegal immigration makes sense. This guy was hoarding all the fucking space in Mexico.

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Max Bottomtime DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Torrance, California Posts: 1,791	990-pound man dies pleading for help http://www.dailybreeze.com/ci_106676...rce=rss_viewed Jose Luis Garza, 47, lies in his bed in his home in Monterrey on Friday. He died of heart failure Tuesday. (The Associated Press) JUAREZ, Mexico - A 990-pound, bedridden man who had appealed on Mexican television for help tackling his weight problem died Tuesday of heart failure, his family said. Emergency officials had to knock down Jose Luis Garza's bedroom wall and load him onto the back of a friend's pickup truck as he fought for his life. The 47-year-old was pronounced dead on arrival at a hospital in northern Mexico. Garza followed in the footsteps of the world's fattest man, fellow Mexican Manuel Uribe of Monterrey, by taking his weight problem public. Garza lived about an hour away from Uribe in the town of Juarez. Garza said he always struggled with his weight, but that he fell into a desperate cycle of depression and overeating nine months ago after his parents died of natural causes within two weeks of each other. He had been bedridden for four months. Garza's condition deteriorated over the weekend as he struggled to breathe and eat. At his funeral, family members slammed state officials for not moving Garza to a hospital before he became critically ill. "If he had received support at the time he asked for it, he would still be with us," said his brother Pedro Garza. State officials argued there was little they could do. "The attention he would have received at a hospital would have been the same he got at home," said Julio Cesar Cano, spokesman for the Nuevo Leon state health department. "Moving a patient of that magnitude is very difficult. A normal ambulance won't work." Uribe, whose record weight of 1,230 pounds earned him a place in the 2008 Guinness Book of Records, has claimed to have lost around 550 pounds by following the Zone Diet invented by Dr. Barry Sears. Uribe tried to help Garza by sending him kiwis, grapefruit, pears and a protein supplement. Uribe's fiancee, Claudia Solis, delivered the food on Friday evening. Uribe was also contacting Zone Diet doctors about Garza's case and arranging to have a special bed and mattress made for him. "Garza lived about an hour away from Uribe in the town of Juarez." I'd love to own the restaurant 30 minutes between them. I'd have One Million Pesos!

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