HAZE Posted August 12 Report Share Posted August 12 http://www.wftv.com/news/3643877/detail.htmlSTUART, Fla. -- A 480-pound Martin County woman has died after emergency workers tried to remove her from the couch where she had remained for about six years.Gayle Laverne Grinds, 40, died Wednesday, after a failed six-hour effort to dislodge her from the couch in her home. Workers say the home was filthy, and Grinds was too large to get up from the couch to even use the bathroom. Everyone going inside the home had to wear protective gear. The stench was so powerful they had to blast in fresh air.A preliminary autopsy on the the four-foot, ten-inch woman lists the cause of death as "morbid obesity." But officials want to know more about the circumstances inside the home.Investigators say Grinds lived with a man named Herman Thomas, who says he tried to take care of her the best he could. He has told them he tried repeatedly to get her up, but simply couldn't. No charges have been filed, but officials are looking into negligence issues.Emergency workers had to remove some sliding glass doors and lift the couch, with Grinds still on it, to a trailer behind a pickup truck. Removing her from the couch would be too painful, since her body was grafted to the fabric. After years of staying put, her skin had literally become one with the sofa and had to be surgically removed.She died at Martin Memorial Hospital South, still attached to the couch.Neighbors say they had no idea Grinds lived at the duplex, though they had seen Thomas and some children outside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phatman Posted August 12 Report Share Posted August 12 ....what's up with you?......obesity obsession?.......leave us fat folk alone....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullseye Posted August 12 Report Share Posted August 12 i guess she had that fat disease thats been goin around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAZE Posted August 12 Author Report Share Posted August 12 ....what's up with you?......obesity obsession?.......leave us fat folk alone....... Huh?I didn't post anything about fat people. I commented on Captainpec's stupid remark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepspell Posted August 12 Report Share Posted August 12 Huh?I didn't post anything about fat people. I commented on Captainpec's stupid remark.dont mind phatman......hes a lil on edge lately Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAZE Posted August 12 Author Report Share Posted August 12 dont mind phatman......hes a lil on edge latelyDid someone hide his Twinkies again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ras67 Posted August 12 Report Share Posted August 12 "at one with the couch" eesh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phatman Posted August 12 Report Share Posted August 12 Huh?I didn't post anything about fat people. I commented on Captainpec's stupid remark....lol.....i was kidding.......damn, yet another bad joke.........no more jokes today........i aint got the touch........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phatman Posted August 12 Report Share Posted August 12 dont mind phatman......hes a lil on edge lately...i just ordered a case......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullseye Posted August 12 Report Share Posted August 12 ...i just ordered a case.........this got angry quik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weyes Posted August 13 Report Share Posted August 13 Did someone hide his Twinkies again?hey! phatman doesn't eat twinkies, for heaven's sake ! he's a cheesecake connoisseur !sheesh, darrell, what'll we do with you ?much love to phatman... mmm, cheesecake... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somebitch Posted August 13 Report Share Posted August 13 this old lady died here recently & i thought this was going to be about her . i know its not funny but i expected it to say my location and stuff. guess there are lots of old women trapped on couches across the USA. this ladys place was also smelly, they had to get biohazard trucks and men in masks to clean it out. it was bizarre. she hadnt left the house in years. she paid a messenger service to bring the rent check to the apartment around the corner. insane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolahotass Posted August 15 Report Share Posted August 15 I heard that story on the radio when I was trying to eat my breakfast.... sooo disgusting...the lady's skin had grown in to the couch...WTF is wrong with people? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamme Posted August 15 Report Share Posted August 15 this is fucking disgusting. no pity. only thing i feel bad about is that i had to hear about this. thats fucking sick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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