{"id":44418,"date":"2017-09-25T09:14:09","date_gmt":"2017-09-25T09:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=44418"},"modified":"2017-09-25T09:14:09","modified_gmt":"2017-09-25T09:14:09","slug":"former-worlds-heaviest-woman-who-weighed-500kg-dies-in-hospital-in-abu-dhabi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/world-news\/former-worlds-heaviest-woman-who-weighed-500kg-dies-in-hospital-in-abu-dhabi.html","title":{"rendered":"Former &#8216;world&#8217;s heaviest woman who weighed 500kg dies in hospital in Abu Dhabi"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Former &#8216;world&#8217;s heaviest woman who weighed 500kg dies in hospital in Abu Dhabi<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">THE woman who was once known as the world\u2019s heaviest has died in an Abu Dhabi hospital just weeks after celebrating her 37th birthday with friends.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Eman Abdul Atti died on Monday at approximately 10:36am AEST, due to complications from heart disease and kidney dysfunction, a statement from medical experts at Burjeel Hospital in Abu Dhabi said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">The hospital issued a statement six hours after her death, where the Egyptian woman was in treatment. She had celebrated her birthday on September 9.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">\u201cOur prayers and heartfealt condolences go out to her family,\u201d said the hospital.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Ms Atti had been at the hospital since April when she arrived \u201cbedridden\u201d and was under the supervision of 20 medical experts. In June, Eman\u2019s life looked like it was taking a positive turn after reports she was \u201cable to sit independently and eat on her own\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">\u201c[Abdul Atti] is able to sit independently for long periods on a specially tailored wheelchair. Her bedsores are almost healed, and because her voice has cleared, she is able to speak in full sentences and is communicating better with her surroundings,\u201d Dr Yassin Al Shahat, chief medical officer at Burjeel Hospital Abu Dhabi, said at the time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">In the statement, her family \u201cexpressed their appreciation for the care and treatment provided by the hospital \u2026 and are also grateful to the rulers and the people of the UAE for their support\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Last year, Ms Atti said she hadn\u2019t left home for 25 years because of her size.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">She had been nedridden since the age of 12 after suffering a parasitic infection that \u201ccaused her limbs and body to swell\u201d, according to Gulf News.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">She said inquiries at local hospitals by her family went unanswered, but after her sister Chaymaa went public with the problem, they finally offered help.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Chaymaa said that their household consisted of herself, Iman and their mother and that their father had died when they were young.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">At the time Ms Atti\u2019s family said a lot of time was spent trying to care for Eman, including feeding and cleaning and providing toilet help, as she can no longer walk.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Eman\u2019s problems appeared at birth when she was born overweight and continued to rapidly grow, struggling to walk even as a young girl.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">She never attended school because of her size, and doctors believe her condition is caused by a fluid retention problem, meaning that large amounts of extra water are being retained in her body.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt\">Source:-\u00a0http:\/\/www.news.com.au\/lifestyle\/health\/health-problems\/former-worlds-fattest-woman-who-weighed-500kg-dies-in-hospital-in-abu-dhabi\/news-story\/9c3b761db7c3274ae75fda4d04f4fbf5<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/world-news\/former-worlds-heaviest-woman-who-weighed-500kg-dies-in-hospital-in-abu-dhabi.html\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"social\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 630px !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former &#8216;world&#8217;s heaviest woman who weighed 500kg dies in hospital in Abu Dhabi THE woman who was once known as the world\u2019s heaviest has died in an Abu Dhabi hospital just weeks after celebrating her 37th birthday with friends. 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