800 pound man kicked out of hospital for ordering a pizza.
Thirty-three year old Steven Assanti was staying at Rhode Island Hospital in order to lose enough weight to have the gastric bypass surgery.
Unfortunately, the hospital kicked him out after he decided to order a pizza. Now Assanti has nowhere to go.
On Tuesday, he was moved to Kent County Hospital until he could find a permanent place to stay.
I cannot feel sorry for this man because if he really wanted to lose weight, he would have stayed on the weight loss plan that Rhode Island Hospital implemented for his care. He screwed himself with this one. I battle mental illness, alcohol dependency, and a food addiction. I have plans in place for me so I can live a healthy and productive life. I adhere to these plans because I want better for my life. Is it hard? Abso-f*cking-lutely. Does Mr. Assanti have any idea how lucky he was to even get the help he got for 80-some odd days at RI Hospital? There are thousands of people who would kill for that opportunity.
With addiction, however, I know it can be difficult to overcome those cravings. In order to be successful, you need to WANT to change. I don't think Mr. Assanti is quite there yet. No matter what someone does to help this young man, if Mr. Assanti doesn't want to change, then no treatments will be successful.
Mr. Steven Assanti, as a fellow addict, I know the struggle. However, if you want any weight loss plan to be successful, you need to be completely on board. Otherwise, you are just wasting time, money, and energy that could be used on someone who wants to change. I'm the same age as you sir, and we are both quite young. You are too young to die. Please, do yourself a favor and think long and hard about what you want to do. Do you want to live a happy and healthy FULL life? Or do you want to die in a year? The choice is yours. *mic drop*
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Unfortunately, the hospital kicked him out after he decided to order a pizza. Now Assanti has nowhere to go.
On Tuesday, he was moved to Kent County Hospital until he could find a permanent place to stay.
My Two Cents:
I cannot feel sorry for this man because if he really wanted to lose weight, he would have stayed on the weight loss plan that Rhode Island Hospital implemented for his care. He screwed himself with this one. I battle mental illness, alcohol dependency, and a food addiction. I have plans in place for me so I can live a healthy and productive life. I adhere to these plans because I want better for my life. Is it hard? Abso-f*cking-lutely. Does Mr. Assanti have any idea how lucky he was to even get the help he got for 80-some odd days at RI Hospital? There are thousands of people who would kill for that opportunity.
With addiction, however, I know it can be difficult to overcome those cravings. In order to be successful, you need to WANT to change. I don't think Mr. Assanti is quite there yet. No matter what someone does to help this young man, if Mr. Assanti doesn't want to change, then no treatments will be successful.
Mr. Steven Assanti, as a fellow addict, I know the struggle. However, if you want any weight loss plan to be successful, you need to be completely on board. Otherwise, you are just wasting time, money, and energy that could be used on someone who wants to change. I'm the same age as you sir, and we are both quite young. You are too young to die. Please, do yourself a favor and think long and hard about what you want to do. Do you want to live a happy and healthy FULL life? Or do you want to die in a year? The choice is yours. *mic drop*
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