She hasn't left her house for years, she's been bedridden for months. Mrs. Anita is a prisoner of her own body. Obesity has caused circulatory and respiratory failure and massive leg swelling. She is unable to function independently, and her life hangs in the balance.
When the slightest movement causes pain, she stops moving. Mrs. Anita Wasilewska has not gotten out of bed since March. She has not left the house for three years. – I am only 30 years old. I wanted to do it for myself. Since I weigh about 300, I should lose at least 200 – Mrs. Anita confessed. The woman – as she admitted to Marcin Jakóbczyk, a reporter from “Uwaga!” TVN – is at the end of her life. – This is my last call, I will not sit on this bed any longer – she stated.
It's a matter of life and death – confirms Mrs. Radosława Gelecińska, who has been Mrs. Anita's carer for four months. – She stopped believing that she would ever get out of bed. She loses her breath. When she lies down, she crushes herself with her own weight – said Mrs. Radosława.
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Diseases caused by obesity and swelling are getting worse. There is a suspicion of cancer, but Mrs. Anita has no way to be examined. – The doctors said that their instruments were too short. They wouldn't be able to operate on me now – the woman admitted.
The vicious circle is becoming tighter and tighter – she will receive help when she loses weight, but she cannot lose weight without help. – I have to go to a bariatric surgeon and talk about help, and the surgeon (said – editor's note) that until I get below 200 kilos, he does not want to see me – reported Mrs. Anita.
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Depression and the loss of a daughter
It is not about bad will – explain doctors from various centers. With such a large weight, there is a risk that the patient will not survive the operation. Another condition is determination – to stick to the diet and healthy lifestyle after a possible stomach reduction operation. – The patient must be aware of what they are undergoing, and that it is not an easy path, that it is not simple and it is not a shortcut, that it is hard, tedious work – emphasizes Monika Zacharzewska-Tomasik from the Development, Promotion and Marketing Department of the Voivodeship Specialist Hospital in Słupsk.
This work is all the more difficult, the stronger the addiction. In Mrs. Anita's case – to sweets. – I eat something good, sweet, I'm happy, it gives me such happiness, a smile. And then I regret it, I say: God, why did I eat so much – confessed Mrs. Anita. – I asked her how she got to such weight. She told me straight out that it was because her daughter was taken away from her. It was about 5 years ago. She also got depressed, eating her – said Mrs. Radosława.
Losing her daughter hurts Mrs. Aneta the most. – The court says that I am not able to take care of the child for now. She is 14 years old, she needs her mother's care. How can I take care of her, sitting in bed and dying? That is why I have to get back on my feet, I have to get out of all this to get my daughter back – the woman emphasized.
The hospital in Słupsk assures that it does not refuse help. – If the situation is really extreme, it may be that she will be hospitalized and will not have to attend appointments – informs Monika Zacharzewska-Tomasik. – If there are people who will help me, then I will fight – promised Mrs. Anita.
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