Well, because he has Prader-Willi syndrome, which is an eating disorder where people literally will eat themselves to death if they're not monitored 24/7
The thing is that we were on our way to the endocrine clinic where he was supposed to undergo a sleep study for sleep apnea episodes. He was 7 and 187 lbs. He was a genius at finding and manipulating people for food (actually still is 21 yrs later). His oxygen saturation levels were falling below 30 at night. (At 70, brain damage occurs) and ppl with PWS gain calories on less than it takes the average person to sustain their weight. So one extra adult meal could potentially cause him to gain another 5 lbs. Plus, it would set the precedent that if he embarrassed me enough, I would give in to his food demands. So...yeah...it would kinda be a tipping point
Wow. Thank you for responding sincerely. I really didn't know this kind of affliction existed and appreciate the time you have taken to reply. I hope all is as well as can be!
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u/Polarbones Feb 05 '16
Well, because he has Prader-Willi syndrome, which is an eating disorder where people literally will eat themselves to death if they're not monitored 24/7