Today I was wandering around youtube, like I tend to do, and I ran across this video
Obviously, it is very important that these kids get adopted by someone in the long-term. So after I watched the video I went straight to the article to see if by some stretch they actually talked about the man’s actual rather than implied health status and lo and behold they did. Here’s what the man in question, Damien Hall had to say:
I’m not a couch potato and I don’t sit eating takeaways every night. I just feel as though we were only judged on my weight and not all the other good things about us. We don’t drink or smoke and we could give a child a safe and happy home. I’m 24.5 stone, that’s what it eventually comes down to. Everything stops because of one element.
His wife had this to say:
We had an inkling they’d say something about weight – but to be turned down flatly just on that, it’s just harsh. My husband has a full-time job and is very active. He walks our dog at least twice a day and doesn’t feel unfit or unwell.
I think that it is ridiculous that they are turning this couple down because of potential health problems in the future. Anyone can get sick somewhere down the road and there are a lot of people out there who “look healthy” who have terrible problems with their health.
What do you guys think? Join the discussion here or in the comments of Jazza’s video.
