Horrible!!!!

TTT · 01-25-2005, 11:50 PM

STUART, 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.
Copyright 2005 by WFTV.com.

FeistyChick · 01-25-2005, 11:54 PM

god! thats terrible!! and a shame she got soooo heavy that she couldnt get off of the couch let alone out of the house to get some help with her weight! (sigh)

Malfoyish · 01-26-2005, 07:08 AM

Aw, that's truly horrible. I feel bad. May she rest in peace.

GalaxyAngel · 01-26-2005, 08:43 AM

As same rest other places who simlair alike this but some fewer who willing give up and do excerise. Some few people who stubborn and refused get off their favorite couch.. Pretty quite bad odors more....

Btw, She rest in peace.....

CatoCooper13 · 01-26-2005, 10:49 AM

That's a sad ending. It's terrible and saddening for those who become housebound due to their morbid obseity.

Oceanbreeze · 01-26-2005, 11:18 AM

It is quite shocking to see things like this. Unfortunately, it happens.

Beowulf · 01-26-2005, 11:26 AM

Now THERE is a real couch potato for you.
It took spuds...umm, spunk for the rescue workers to stay in that room.

01-26-2005, 11:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Beowulf

Now THERE is a real couch potato for you.
It took spuds...umm, spunk for the rescue workers to stay in that room.

sheesh your sense of humor is subtle but there all along...

WBHarley · 01-26-2005, 12:01 PM

this is sad but I though there was a topic about this lady too?
Why do I get a funny feeling it's same gal ?

please provide a link next time So I can see where the source is from even though you copy and paste I am sure some newspapers would appericate you use their link due of credits.
Thanks.

Angel · 01-26-2005, 12:29 PM

Aw, that's sad

01-26-2005, 12:48 PM

Are you prediciting your own fate, TTT?

***VamPyroX*** · 01-26-2005, 05:49 PM

Didn't I see this before? I remember this happening last year?

01-25-2005, 11:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
TTT Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: MISSISSIPPI Posts: 435	Horrible!!!! STUART, 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. Copyright 2005 by WFTV.com.

01-25-2005, 11:54 PM	#2 (permalink)
FeistyChick HOPELESS IN LOVE! Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: "WINDY CITY!!!" Posts: 4,152	god! thats terrible!! and a shame she got soooo heavy that she couldnt get off of the couch let alone out of the house to get some help with her weight! (sigh) __________________ HE IS MY SUNSHINE N MY ROCK! Right ear- Nucleus Freedom IMPLANTED: 1/11/07 ACTIVATED: 1/29/07

01-26-2005, 08:43 AM	#4 (permalink)
GalaxyAngel That's me! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Ontario,Canada Posts: 13,515	As same rest other places who simlair alike this but some fewer who willing give up and do excerise. Some few people who stubborn and refused get off their favorite couch.. Pretty quite bad odors more.... Btw, She rest in peace..... __________________ Parent's proud our children.

01-26-2005, 10:49 AM	#5 (permalink)
CatoCooper13 Am attached and in LOVE! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Sonoma County, California Posts: 6,419	That's a sad ending. It's terrible and saddening for those who become housebound due to their morbid obseity. __________________ Til I hold my bub in my arms.

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01-26-2005, 07:08 AM	#3 (permalink)
Malfoyish Keepin' it real... Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: New York Posts: 2,656	Aw, that's truly horrible. I feel bad. May she rest in peace.

01-26-2005, 11:18 AM	#6 (permalink)
Oceanbreeze I'm back :) Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: S. FL Posts: 6,150	It is quite shocking to see things like this. Unfortunately, it happens.

01-26-2005, 11:26 AM	#7 (permalink)
Beowulf Premium Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 2,092	Now THERE is a real couch potato for you. It took spuds...umm, spunk for the rescue workers to stay in that room.

01-26-2005, 12:01 PM	#9 (permalink)
WBHarley Multitaskin' Wanderin'Mom Join Date: May 2003 Location: Somewhere Posts: 1,377	this is sad but I though there was a topic about this lady too? Why do I get a funny feeling it's same gal ? please provide a link next time So I can see where the source is from even though you copy and paste I am sure some newspapers would appericate you use their link due of credits. Thanks.

01-26-2005, 12:29 PM	#10 (permalink)
Angel ♥"Concrete Angel"♥ Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 18,899	Aw, that's sad

01-26-2005, 12:48 PM	#11 (permalink)
Deaf258 Guest Posts: n/a	Are you prediciting your own fate, TTT?

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