en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/631543 Comments by bethel http://www.komonews.com/news/53181162.html#IDComment30792688 Jake diets. Jake does not overeat. Jake exercises as much as he can. It doesn't work. He has a problem that he was born with and he's struggled with it all his life. Fri, 14 Aug 2009 20:05:29 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/53181162.html#IDComment30792688 http://www.komonews.com/news/53181162.html#IDComment30792417 Thanks! The assumptions and ignorance of most other commenters here are really astounding. Fri, 14 Aug 2009 20:02:34 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/53181162.html#IDComment30792417 http://www.komonews.com/news/53181162.html#IDComment30792154 The figure quoted takes in the pre and post surgery stuff, as well as an expansion of the effort toward helping others who need it. If you go to the website you'll see that they're setting up a foundation for people who have the same problem. Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:59:29 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/53181162.html#IDComment30792154 http://www.komonews.com/news/53181162.html#IDComment30737486 huh.... what a coincidence. "wow, just wow... " are exactly the words I'd choose to describe my reaction to your comment. Fri, 14 Aug 2009 08:09:11 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/53181162.html#IDComment30737486 http://www.komonews.com/news/53181162.html#IDComment30727735 No. Losing 50 pounds is not at all like losing 425. It's one of those things that looks on the surface to be an easy, common sense kind of thing, but it's not. For someone who is morbidly obese there are a great many complications to losing weight. Some have been mentioned in other parts of this discussion. You may not have noticed that. You seem interested, maybe you should talk to a doctor who specializes in severe weight issues. Fri, 14 Aug 2009 05:38:10 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/53181162.html#IDComment30727735 http://www.komonews.com/news/53181162.html#IDComment30725562 He's on a scholarship..... Fri, 14 Aug 2009 05:05:24 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/53181162.html#IDComment30725562 http://www.komonews.com/news/53181162.html#IDComment30725469 ...you first... :) Fri, 14 Aug 2009 05:04:21 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/53181162.html#IDComment30725469 http://www.komonews.com/news/53181162.html#IDComment30725315 He does not over eat. He does not gorge on fatty foods and candy. He's not a binge eater. For more details please ask Jake. Fri, 14 Aug 2009 05:01:45 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/53181162.html#IDComment30725315 http://www.komonews.com/news/53181162.html#IDComment30725011 1) Yes. Sorry. Some of the other posts were starting to get me a bit short on patience. 2) Again yes, but in this case the genetics are the direct cause. The surgery will give Jake a new tool that will allow him to lose the weight and thus regain the ability to exercise and become healthy. Fri, 14 Aug 2009 04:56:48 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/53181162.html#IDComment30725011 http://www.komonews.com/news/53181162.html#IDComment30724408 Yes. We all need calories. And oxygen. Beyond that it gets a tad more complicated. Fri, 14 Aug 2009 04:46:56 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/53181162.html#IDComment30724408 http://www.komonews.com/news/53181162.html#IDComment30724253 I dare to call it what it is - a problem caused by genetics and not a problem caused by laziness or any other moral issue. So you're right. It's not at all like cancer, the vast majority of which are caused by smoking, and other poor lifestyle choices (including eating meat). No, Jake's weight problem is caused by genetics, so it would be better to compare it to a condition such as cystic fibrosis. Fri, 14 Aug 2009 04:44:44 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/53181162.html#IDComment30724253 http://www.komonews.com/news/53181162.html#IDComment30724170 You seem to want a great deal more info. That's a good thing, and I'm happy for it. However, in the interest of accuracy, I'm going to defer to Jake now. Go to the website. There is a great deal more information there. Fri, 14 Aug 2009 04:43:39 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/53181162.html#IDComment30724170 http://www.komonews.com/news/53181162.html#IDComment30723946 Yes, because 50 pounds is equal in every way to 425 pounds. OK dropping the sass here. Fifty pounds is an accomplishment, no doubt about it. But it's got nothing in common with loosing more than a hundred pounds. And four hundred pounds? It's a whole other ball game. That's the thing folks don't understand. At fifty pounds overweight a person's definitely out of shape. But all options are open to them. At around a hundred pounds overweight things start to change, but with determination and time a person can lose the weight, and later the skin flaps. At 400+ pounds overweight exercise is no longer an option, since the risk of injury and even death is too great. This surgery Jake needs is at the recommendation of his Dr. It really is the one and only option left to save Jake's life. Fri, 14 Aug 2009 04:40:35 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/53181162.html#IDComment30723946 http://www.komonews.com/news/53181162.html#IDComment30722935 For the specifics you might want to ask Jake. Take a look over on the mybypasssurgery.com website. There might be a spot there to email him. Fri, 14 Aug 2009 04:25:12 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/53181162.html#IDComment30722935 http://www.komonews.com/news/53181162.html#IDComment30721486 It is possible. And it is what's happening to Jake. Fri, 14 Aug 2009 04:02:53 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/53181162.html#IDComment30721486 http://www.komonews.com/news/53181162.html#IDComment30721194 Yes. You're missing the fact that Jake's on full academic scholarship. Fri, 14 Aug 2009 03:58:36 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/53181162.html#IDComment30721194 http://www.komonews.com/news/53181162.html#IDComment30721122 Jake can't exercise. It's very dangerous for him to even walk, let alone any form of more strenuous exercise. And he does eat less. He does eat a normal, healthy diet. What he has is a metabolism issue, and without the surgery he will die. It's not as if Jake and his friends just decided out of the blue to go begging for handouts. Everything else has been tried. The surgery is the recommendation of Jake's Dr. Yes, Jake is delightful, but he's also someone who does his homework, and he does it thoroughly. Fri, 14 Aug 2009 03:57:28 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/53181162.html#IDComment30721122 http://www.komonews.com/news/53181162.html#IDComment30720590 I feel like hugging you right now. Fri, 14 Aug 2009 03:48:46 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/53181162.html#IDComment30720590 http://www.komonews.com/news/53181162.html#IDComment30720366 Jake doesn't have a lazy bone in his body. He doesn't over eat. He has tried to exercise, but it's dangerous for him to walk across the room right now. Please, it's not about choices for Jake, it's about genetics. He needs the surgery to survive - nothing else has worked. Fri, 14 Aug 2009 03:45:45 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/53181162.html#IDComment30720366 http://www.komonews.com/news/53181162.html#IDComment30720014 1) He's on a scholarship so the cost of the school is a moot point. 2) He has tried everything. This is not about choices it's about genetics. That's the thing Jake never had a chance on. Fri, 14 Aug 2009 03:40:29 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/53181162.html#IDComment30720014