"John W." wrote:

> Michael Cash <mikecash@buggerallspammers.com> wrote in message news:<q9nmh093gr66g0ar950aprh02l1dvqm78h@4ax.com>...
> >
> > The story was about a 1,072 pound man
>
> I saw on Oprah a man who had become famous because they had to cut out
> the wall of his house to remove him. He had lost all this weight and
> was such an optimistic guy about life. Very inspirational. Then before
> the episode aired he died (heart failure, IIRC).

That is inspirational. People should seek help before they reach the point they become newsworthy.