A 560-pound British man died
in February when he developed complications after falling out of a
chair. Samuel Cann, 35, a 40-stone man lived on a diet of burgers and
pies. At that time, Paramedics discovered that he had developed pressure
sores, tissue-swelling condition lymph edema and ulcers which required
medical treatment. But Samuel rejected emergency treatment and died six
days after the incident.
The
former factory worker - whose weight ballooned due to his diet of fatty
foods – was housebound and had even refused stomach surgery to help him
lose weight. His size forced him to quit his job at the age of just 28
because his hefty frame made it impossible for him to walk and dress
himself. According to the widow Jody, Samuel was a stubborn man who had
refused medical help for his weight problem. He also developed swollen
legs, but the heart of the issue was his obesity. The one way he could
have helped himself would have been to improve his diet and have surgery
for his obesity. He also could have done more exercise and looked after
the state of the room he lived in. He suffered a death by natural
causes aggravated by self-neglect. From quite a young man, Mr Cann had
many problems with his weight and his obesity and it is that obesity
that led from one thing to another. His living conditions were not ideal
and in order to improve his health and lifestyle he would have had to
make some significant changes, but he wasn't willing to. Unfortunately
that led to infected pressure sores, cellulite and sepsis, but
underlying all of that was his obesity.
The
cause of death was recorded as "sepsis due to infected ulcers and sores
and obesity". It is indeed very saddening how a person becomes prisoner
of his own habits and gets caged by his own desires ends up destroying
himself.
