Health officials said Manuel Uribe weighed 1,235 pounds when he made a desperate plea for help on national television in January.
Unable to leave his bed for five years, the 41-year-old mechanic in the northern industrial city of Monterrey longed to move again.
His plea was answered by doctors and nutritionists who prescribed a high-protein diet, helping him lose about 200 pounds since then.
Monday, June 26, 2006
Miles to go before I roll out of my iron bed
Well, I guess you could call this a good start. But that's it.
I mean, I don't really want to belittle the guy's achievement, but he's still got quite a way to go. Because, in the scheme of things, when you weigh more than 1,200 pounds, losing a couple hundred is sort of a drop in the bucket.
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hmmm, my brain is more concerned with how long you have to be home bound before you're no longer associated with your occupation. shouldn't "retired" or "former" be in there somewhere?
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