Posted on 05/19/2025 11:57:40 AM PDT by bimboeruption
Latonya Pottain has passed away.
Known for appearing on Season 11 of “My 600-lb Life,” Pottain died on Saturday at CHRISTUS Highland Medical Center in Shreveport, Louisiana, The Post can confirm.
She was 40 years old.
A representative for the Natchitoches Parish Coroner’s Office told The Post that no autopsy was performed, but a preliminary cause of death revealed Pottain died of congestive heart failure. Since Pottain died of natural causes, there was no need for an autopsy. We were told that her body has been released to a funeral home of her family’s choosing, per the coroner.
Pottain passed away just hours after spending time with her family over the weekend.
Her brother shared the heartbreaking final time she saw her loved ones, revealing that several family members went to the reality star’s home on Saturday morning and witnessed that she was having trouble breathing.
He told TMZ that Pottain didn’t look well and expressed how uncomfortable she felt.
Pottain’s brother said the nurse called the family to inform them that Latonya had called an ambulance to bring her to the hospital because she was going into cardiac arrest, which ultimately took her life.
Pottain’s loved ones are finalizing funeral arrangements.
“Please join us in prayer for this dear family as they complete final care arrangements for their deceased loved one,” her online obituary read, which also included links to send flowers and to donate to her memorial.
Pottain’s heart issues were well documented, with her death coming roughly one year after she begged fans to “pray for me” amid her health battle.
“Y’all pray for me my heart not working right and there is nothing more the doctors can do here in Louisiana please keep me lifted,” she wrote in her alarming Facebook message, per The Sun.
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Really funny stuff in here.
She was someone’s daughter and sister. I find it kind of crude to make sport of this woman’s addiction
I have no sympathy for her. Just look at the photo and you’ll see she didn’t even attempt to get her weight under control. She was a heart attack or stroke in waiting. Guess she thouht all the the massive weight would give her her some kind of miracle attention would protects her. What an idiot.
>>>>One form of mental illness that is prevalent on our society but goes largely undiagnosed as such is facilitating/enabling another person’s mental illness.<<<<
Regarding the facilitator: Sadistic personality disorder.
Regarding the obese: Lack of self-control.
>>>>No matter what the side effects may be, she would have greatly benefited from a prescription for Ozempic.<<<<
That would be a waste of money...probably taxpayer’s.
If she lost any, she’d gain it back.
I’m not really a TV guy so i didn’t really pay attention to the show. I assumed it was a show about the road from 600# to better health. I guess not. I hope it didn’t glorify excess weight.
The good part about her death was that she was not downstairs in the basement at the time.
My Ausies would eat 24/7 if you left the food out. So they get a little cup of food twice a day. And they are still gaining weight.
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