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Hospitals groan under weight of heavy patients
ST. LOUIS - Going to the hospital is rarely fun. If you weigh over 300 pounds like Beth Henk, it can be embarrassing. “I’ve flipped an exam table — I sat on the end of it and it just flipped up,” said Henk, whose weight peaked at 745.
When her son was born three years ago, “I had to sit in the hospital bed the whole time — the hospital’s rocker wouldn’t fit my butt.”
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ST. LOUIS - Going to the hospital is rarely fun. If you weigh over 300 pounds like Beth Henk, it can be embarrassing. “I’ve flipped an exam table — I sat on the end of it and it just flipped up,” said Henk, whose weight peaked at 745.
When her son was born three years ago, “I had to sit in the hospital bed the whole time — the hospital’s rocker wouldn’t fit my butt.”
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Related article Obesity epidemic hits child safety seats