680-Lb. Woman Who Hasn't Left Her House in 3 Years Considers Surgery: 'I'm Encased in a Flesh Prison'
For three years, Chitoka Light has lived her entire existence from her bed.
Weighing 680 lbs., she finds it it too difficult to move further than a few feet.
“I do everything from this bed,” Light, 49, says in this exclusive clip from TLC’s new show, Family By the Ton. “I have strategically placed mirrors, where I can see reflections all over the house. Cameras, and monitors. It doesn’t matter what’s going on — this is central base for everything.”
And even moving the couple of feet to the bathroom is excruciating for Light.
“I ambulate to the restroom, which...
Weighing 680 lbs., she finds it it too difficult to move further than a few feet.
“I do everything from this bed,” Light, 49, says in this exclusive clip from TLC’s new show, Family By the Ton. “I have strategically placed mirrors, where I can see reflections all over the house. Cameras, and monitors. It doesn’t matter what’s going on — this is central base for everything.”
And even moving the couple of feet to the bathroom is excruciating for Light.
“I ambulate to the restroom, which...
- 1/10/2018
- by Julie Mazziotta
- PEOPLE.com
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