Ricky naputi weight loss
Ricky was so huge he was unable to do anything on his own, and became short of breath ever just from speaking. Naputi, who lived in the U. The man was confined to his bed, and Cheryl did everything for him from cooking his food to cleaning every inch of his huge body, and helping him go to the toilet. At his heaviest the man weighed in at over 400 kilograms, or 900 pounds. In desperation, he reached out to a woman from Houston, Texas, named Angie Flores who lost more than 80 kilograms after undergoing gastric surgery and is now an advocate for others looking to change their lives in the same way. He battled with severe depression and was confined to his bed for the last years of his life. From there the couple embarked on a difficult and challenging journey to try and get Ricky to lose weight - each doctor giving him the same ultimatum - lose weight, or your life. Follow Us Facebook Twitter Instagram Pinterest YouTube Subscribe Follow Us Newsletter App Subscriptions Subscribe Get Our Newsletter A daily blend of the most need-to-know Daily News stories, delivered right to your inbox. She admitted she was not strong enough to resist his begging for food - and lots of it - and said despite being immobile her husband was in control. island territory Guam, was bedridden and confined to his home, unable to walk or to bathe himself. The couple live on the island of Guam, just a four hour flight from Brisbane - where 6 out of 10 people are classified as either overweight or obese.
First Dr Duc Vuong, originally a refugee from Vietnam who trained in America as a obesity specialist, took the trip to Guam with Angie to assess the state of Ricky and the possibility of Ricky undergoing surgery. Ricky desperately needed surgery which reduces the size of the stomach by 80 percent, but could not undergo it until he lost at least 40 kilograms on his own first. Ricky could barely speak without becoming short of breath, let alone stand up or move from the bed he was confined to. He desperately needed gastric surgery to remove 80 percent of his stomach but had to lose weight before that could take place. He often needed the assistance of an oxygen machine. Ricky Naputi, who weighed nearly 900 pounds, died in November 2012, but before he passed, the 39-year-old opened up his home to reality TV cameras from TLC. S. Sign Up Get the latest breaking news, entertainment, sports and more. Trending: DYLANN ROOF STAR WARS DONALD TRUMP TRANSITION BILL DE BLASIO CRAIG SAGER. Naputi, who lived in Guam, was working on losing enough weight to be able to fly to the U. Dr Vuong told Ricky he must shift some weight on his own before he can even consider any procedure, and also laid some of the responsibility on Cheryl as she is the one who cooks for him. Download Our App Subscribe to the newspaper, our e-edition, or both.
