Sadly, it was too little too late...
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Lisa Fleming, a Texan from America, is bound to her bed year-round due to excessive overeating, causing morbid obesity. She partook in a TV documentary named "My 600-lb Life", and cut herself down by 200 pounds in weight. Unfortunately, it was already too late, as her body could no longer take the toll, and she passed away last Thursday the 23rd, ending her 50 years of life.
Fleming's daughter, Danielle, announced her mother's death on Facebook and uploaded a photo of her holding her mother's hand until she passed away.
Fleming's reality TV show "My 600-lb Life" programme aired in February this year. It documents her life, showing that she had trouble with overeating and obesity. One time, when her mother discovered her young self eating all the frosting on a cake, Lisa was made by her mother to eat the entire cake; this kind of eating behaviour caused her to weigh over 120 pounds when she was just 11 years old.
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As the years go by, Fleming's relationship with her mother started deteriorating, but due to her bad eating habits she built up since she was young, Lisa turned to emotional eating: stuffing herself with ice-cream whenever she felt down. What caused her to enter a state of serious overeating was when she witnessed her brother being murdered firsthand.
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Fleming had a peak weight of 705 pounds, and could not even move in bed. The huge amount of fat in her body caused her skin to fold over each other, and resulted in parasite and maggot infestations in those areas that are rarely, if ever, washed. As her health continued to decline, she decided firmly to lose weight. Through liposuction surgeries, she managed to shed 200 pounds. Unfortunately, it was already too late, and obesity claimed her life at 50 years of age.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Kyle Busch died last week from hemorrhagic shock and disseminated intravascular coagulation after complications from bacterial pneumonia led to sepsis, according to the former NASCAR star's death certificate.
Busch had been experiencing symptoms of bacterial pneumonia for “days to weeks” before sepsis set in, according to the certificate obtained by The Associated Press in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.
The manner of death was listed as “natural.”
The death certificate also said Busch, who was 41, was cremated in Mooresville, North Carolina, following an autopsy.
His family had announced Busch died after severe pneumonia progressed into sepsis, resulting in rapid and overwhelming complications.
Sepsis is considered a life-threatening medical emergency that occurs when the body has an extreme, overactive response to an infection, causing the immune system to damage its own tissues and organs, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Typically the immune system releases chemicals to fight off pathogens like bacteria, viruses or fungi, but with sepsis the response goes into overdrive. The results can cause widespread inflammation, form microscopic blood clots and make blood vessels leak.
Busch had been plenty busy leading up to his death despite being sick.
He was thought to have had a sinus cold while racing at Watkins Glen on May 10 and radioed in to his team saying that he needed a “shot” from a doctor after the race.
But he continued racing and won the Truck Series race at Dover before finishing 17th in the All-Star race, five days before his death. He also attended the opening of a go-kart track with his 11-year-old son, Brexton, last week.
Busch was preparing for the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway when the family announced he would not be competing due to a “severe illness."
Busch was testing in the Chevrolet racing simulator in Concord on May 20 when he became unresponsive and was taken to a hospital in Charlotte, several people familiar with the situation told the AP. The people spoke on condition of anonymity because those details had not been disclosed by Busch’s team or family.
An unidentified caller on an emergency 911 call placed late that afternoon told the dispatch: “I’ve got an individual that’s (got) shortness of breath, very hot, thinks he’s going to pass out, and is producing a little bit of blood, coughing up some blood.”
The caller said Busch was lying on the bathroom floor inside the complex and told dispatch “he is awake,” according to audio provided by the Cabarrus County Sheriff’s Office. The man gave directions on where emergency responders should go and asked that they turn off any sirens upon arrival.
Busch was taken to a hospital, where he died the following day.
He was a two-time Cup Series champion who won a record 234 races across NASCAR's top three national series.
Most of his success came with Joe Gibbs Racing before he moved on to join Richard Childress Racing.
NASCAR CEO Steve O'Donnell called Busch a certain first-ballot Hall of Famer and said there was some conversation about adding him to this year's class even though the selection process had already been completed.
No public memorial has been announced for Busch.
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FILE - Kyle Busch, left, and his son greet fans before a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Talladega Superspeedway, April 23, 2023, in Talladega, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill, File)
FILE - Kyle Busch waits for the start of a NASCAR Xfinity Series auto race Saturday, June 19, 2021, in Lebanon, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
Carson Hocevar holds up eight fingers in honor of late driver Kyle Busch prior to a NASCAR Cup Series auto race, Sunday, May 24, 2026, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Matt Kelley)
