800 Pound Man Kicked Out of Hospital for Ordering Pizza
Steven Assanti, 33, lost his spot in a Rhode Island hospital weight-loss program after ordering pizza — now he and his father are driving around Rhode
Based on reporting by CNN.
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A man who weighs close to 800 pounds says he has nowhere to go after being kicked out of a hospital weight-loss program — for ordering pizza.
Steven Assanti, 33, had spent 80 days at Rhode Island Hospital, where he lost 20 pounds. But the pizza delivery violated his care plan, and the hospital told him he had to leave.
"I was supposed to stay and lose all my weight, and get down to 550, to get the gastric bypass," Assanti said. "That was their plan."
Now he rides in the back of an SUV while his father drives the roads of Rhode Island, looking for someone who can help. His father says taking his son home would be a death sentence — he would fall back into the habits of lying in bed and eating.
A spokesperson for Rhode Island Hospital said the hospital could not discuss Assanti or any patient's treatment.
The two men say they will keep driving until they can find a place to help.
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