Did Obese SC man,tillmon Webb, dies after 8 months in home recliner?
COLUMBIA, S.C. — When an ambulance brought Tillmon Webb home from the hospital after he hurt his knee in March, paramedics warned the then 550-pound man he probably wouldn’t be able to get up from his recliner if they put him there, his wife said. Webb told them to leave him there anyway. He would sit in that recliner, slowly dying, for the next eight months. Finally, paramedics were called back to his Greenwood home on Wednesday because he was in a lot of pain. Webb’s body was physically stuck to the power recliner and firefighters had to cut him from the chair to take him to the hospital. He died a few hours later, his body covered with sores and a “very bad odor,” according to a police report. Webb, 33, didn’t ask for help for all those months, because he was ashamed and didn’t have health insurance, said his wife, Ada. He slept and used the bathroom in his chair and she cleaned it every day. The former preacher would post sermons online from the chair, and it wasn’t long before he
Indeed he did. See full article below: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gPsvd0yS4M-wlskLRYH-P1bMGm2AD9C2SEBG0 Obese SC man dies after 8 months in home recliner By JEFFREY COLLINS (AP) – 32 minutes ago COLUMBIA, S.C. — When an ambulance brought Tillmon Webb home from the hospital after he hurt his knee in March, paramedics warned the then 550-pound man he probably wouldn’t be able to get up from his recliner if they put him there, his wife said. Webb told them to leave him there anyway. He would sit in that recliner, slowly dying, for the next eight months. Finally, paramedics were called back to his Greenwood home on Wednesday because he was in a lot of pain. Webb’s body was physically stuck to the power recliner and firefighters had to cut him from the chair to take him to the hospital. He died a few hours later, his body covered with sores and a “very
Firefighters had to cut Tillmon Webb from the chair after his mother called paramedics because he was in pain. Greenwood County deputies say the 33-year-old … Sources: http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&ct2=us%2F0_0_s_0_0_t&usg=AFQjCNEgFP8vOFQA-yJ0U3VkGgpyu1AETA&sig2=67qRHm_C0hb-vQSCYs7xAQ&cid=1473912458&ei=BcYFS5DHLKji8gSPh8FL&rt=SEARCH&vm=STANDARD&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.
