Boy who was 14st at 10 becomes youngest ever to have weight loss op.Byline: ANI London, July 29 (ANI): William McBride William (or Will or Bill) McBride may refer to:
McBride, now 12-year-old, was so overweight Overweight Refers to an investment position that is larger than the generally accepted benchmark. Notes: For example, if a company normally holds a portfolio whose weighting of cash is 10%, and then increases cash holdings to 15%, the portfolio would have an overweight that he could barely walk and was told he'd end up in an early grave. However, two years ago, he had weight-loss surgery to tackle his 14-stone bulk and within a year he was five stone lighter. The young American was refused surgery by US doctors because of his age and he ended up travelling more than 3,000 miles from his home in Portland, Oregon Oregon, city, United States Oregon, city (1990 pop. 18,334), Lucas co., NW Ohio, a suburb adjacent to Toledo, on Lake Erie; inc. 1958. It is a port with railroad-owned and -operated docks. The city has industries producing oil, chemicals, and metal products. to Spain for the life-saving op. McBride, who is now just over eight stone, says the operation has transformed his life. "I just feel so good and I don't have to spend my days in a wheelchair wheel·chair or wheel chair n. A chair mounted on large wheels for the use of a sick or disabled person. wheelchair, n . I can still eat what I want, but I'm no longer hungry all the time," the Mirror quoted McBride as saying. "My life has changed so much. I can walk wherever I want to go and just feel so much better," he added. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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