Munchies:
Not just that. Illness, job loss, death ... the list is long.
Hell, these past due months has seen an uptick in natural disasters, war, and terrorism. Not saying people need to live in fear. Just be aware that things can go tits up without any notice, and you need to be prepared
Sweetfattie:
It always surprises me that so many people don’t plan for the worst case scenario. Maybe it’s because I grew up in California, where fire and earthquake preparedness are something you learn as little kids. Disaster could strike at any time, so you make contingency plans and then get on with life.
So, I don’t want to get fat enough that I can’t run while carrying two cat carriers long enough to get out of a burning house. (Which I can do right now. It’s not pleasant for anyone involved, but I can if I have to.)
Romy:
An obese and immobile person thinks more about what he or she is going to eat than about what could happen in the event of a natural disaster.
In my condition, getting out of bed, leaving the house and then transporting myself is a challenge that requires logistics and the joint work of several people. I even need medical transport designed for someone of my size and, if I am lucky, there is a unit miles away. In the event of a heart attack, I only receive assistance at home and, if surgery is necessary, I am condemned to die.
Natural disasters are minor things and if one were to happen, they cannot do anything to get me out of the house. I do not believe that in an emergency they would allocate vehicles and personnel to get a fat, immobile person out of her house.
SumoSized:
It's still crazy to me that so much medical equipment just cannot handle people over a certain weight. Like I work in the medical supply industry, the Texas branch of the company I work for only does wheelchairs but in the rest of the country they also sell beds and oxygen tanks and things like that. But so many of our chairs have such low maximum weights. For most of our manual and power chairs the max weight is 300 lbs which feels incredibly low. Out of all the brands we work with Amylior has the highest weight capacity at 550 lbs. This just feels counter intuitive to me since you'd think people who weigh more would need these products too, they just don't exist for their size.
Also even if you're not heavy and are just thicker you can also run into problems. Most of our manual chairs have a max width of 22 in with only a couple brands going up to 26 in
I agree but you know why they do this, insurance. They want a patient to go through insurance and the hassle to fight for something they need when they are bigger than 550lbs. Scooter on insurance= so much profit but so much fighting to get.
