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To be really saddened by the whole Georgia Davis thing?

48 replies

teaaddict2012 · 25/05/2012 13:27

www.metro.co.uk/news/900190-home-dismantled-to-free-63-stone-teenager-in-need-of-medical-attention

It's just So Sad Sad

I saw a doc years ago, I never thought it would still be getting worse a young girls life defined by this she should be out doing the stupid things 19 year olds do.
I know not the most profound post but just very saddening.

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Olympia2012 · 25/05/2012 13:34

She went straight from bootcamp back to her house to be told it's fish and chips for dinner

Downhill from there..... What was her bloody mother doing?

IAmNotACowbag · 25/05/2012 13:36

YANBU, it's very sad Sad

CrispyCod · 25/05/2012 13:36

What was her bloody mother doing?

My thoughts exactly. She's a vulnerable child/young adult, where was the care?

winnybella · 25/05/2012 13:38

63 stone? That's about 400 kilos? Really?

Poor girl.

Olympia2012 · 25/05/2012 13:39

Georgia was actually a registered 'carer' for her mother, but as someone pointed out on the other thread, how could she do that if she couldn't even get out of bed! But fraudulent!

Olympia2012 · 25/05/2012 13:39

*bit

thebody · 25/05/2012 13:56

Heard the radio 5 interview today recorded last year and yes she came back from boot camp to fish and chips, wtf was her mother doing all these years?

It is very sad Indeed.

mypokerface · 25/05/2012 14:10

I do not know her but have a relative that knew her when she was younger. Said she was such a lovely, sweet girl. Really hope she gets the care she needs. Such an awful life for a young girl.

difficultpickle · 25/05/2012 14:18

I remember hearing the radio interview at the time and couldn't believe how unhelpful her mother was and how Georgia just accepted how her mother was. Very very sad especially as she had done well at boot camp but needed support at home that patently wasn't there. Lets hope she now gets the support she needs away from her mother and step father. Sad

ithastobeNAICEham · 25/05/2012 14:19

I think its so sad and at the same time its disgusting... The mother should be prosecuted for abuse IMO!

Who's is feeding her? That's right, mummy!
Who is the one going out and buying all the crap food for the house, supplying the takeaways and bringing the food for her? That's right, mummy!!

After my parents broke up, I stayed with my dad and I was slightly over wieght at fifteen and I told my dad I wanted to loose the weight and my dad spent that evening clearing the house of junk food and became the food police for the next few weeks until I lost the weight I wanted to!

That is what a parent should do!!

BettySwollocksandaCrustyRack · 25/05/2012 14:21

Very sad indeed.

She went to that Wellsprings in the US and then came home to a totally unsupportive parent!

She is well into adulthood now, lets hope she gets some motivation and support from somewhere and manages to beat her demons.

difficultpickle · 25/05/2012 15:08

She's 19 so definitely not 'well into adulthood'. If she has only ever lived at home she will need a huge amount of support to turn her life around.

manicbmc · 25/05/2012 15:11

Poor woman. Sad

BettySwollocksandaCrustyRack · 25/05/2012 15:15

At 19 she is now old enough to make her own choices re lifestyle, diet etc etc - thats what I meant! She just need to learn to retrain herself - there comes a point when we have to become responsible for our own actions and not keep blaming someone else all the time.

Clawdy · 25/05/2012 16:16

Noticed the news stories about Georgia give her weight as "50 stone", "60 stone" and "63 stone". Wonder what the truth is.

MadamFolly · 25/05/2012 16:17

Thats all well and good to say Betty but how mature do you think she is? She can't go out, presumably has few friends and no partner, only sees her mother who must do everything for her at that weight.

I reckon its like that lad in America whose mother kept him that way to keep him immature and dependant on her.

BettySwollocksandaCrustyRack · 25/05/2012 16:25

I dont know Madam I dont know her......obviously I've seen her on the news and on various documentaries and she has always come across as quite a well grounded young woman.

Sometimes in life the only one who can sort us out is ....well, us! No one can help her if she cant help herself sadly and so if she doesnt manage that, her future outlook will be very bleak :(

treefumaster · 25/05/2012 16:33

The poor girl. I'm so sad for her and wish I didn't know about it - not because I don't want to think about these things but because her privacy has now been invaded even more. That this awful but highly personal situation should be national news is just horrible.

Northernlurker · 25/05/2012 16:41

That is very sad. On a practical level, it will also have been very challenging for the hospital as a lot of even bariatric equipment doesn't go up to that weight level. You need a bed, hoist, potentially a threatre table. It's a really difficult equipment issue.

thebody · 25/05/2012 17:06

I see what u mean madam, a bit like munchausens syndrome by proxi ( wrong spelling before grammar police pounce)

Her being do big will probably allow mum and dad to go on talk shows.

Poor kid.

Debeezandbirds · 25/05/2012 17:12

"What was her bloody mother doing?"

This.

Methe · 25/05/2012 17:14

Her 'parent's ought to be charges with neglect and cruelty.

MrsHHanssen · 25/05/2012 17:21

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WhereYouLeftIt · 25/05/2012 17:32

Poor, poor girl. You don't get to that state by that age without the responsibility being the parents' - in this case, the mother's, as I understand the father dies when the daughter was just 5.