World's Fattest Man
At almost 70 stone (U.S. 980 lbs.), Paul Mason is the world's fattest man. A lifetime addiction to food has left him a prisoner in his own home, trapped in his own body. Bedbound and incapacitated, Paul hasn't been able to stand up for more than two years. A call to the ambulance service a few years ago resulted in a fire crew having to knock down the side wall of his house to get him to the hospital.
At almost 70 stone (U.S. 980 lbs.), Paul Mason is the world's fattest man. A lifetime addiction to food has left him a prisoner in his own home, trapped in his own body. Bedbound and incapacitated, Paul hasn't been able to stand up for more than two years. A call to the ambulance service a few years ago resulted in a fire crew having to knock down the side wall of his house to get him to the hospital.
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