In May, we introduced you to Michael as he was about to go into the OR to have weight loss surgery. At the time, he weighed 280 pounds and previously suffered a massive heart attack at age 48. In addition, he suffered from diabetes and from sleep apnea, two serious medical conditions often brought on by a treatable disease — obesity.
“I nearly died from the heart attack, which was a real wake-up call for me,” the Iselin resident notes. “I’m still a relatively young guy with a lot of life left to live.”
When his daughter became pregnant with his first granddaughter, he vowed to be around to watch her grow up. Read more…