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  • Half-Ton Man Loses 450 Lbs

    01/06/2005 12:20:34 PM PST · by crushelits · 34 replies · 1,383+ views
    netscape.cnn.com ^ | Jan. 06, 2005 | netscape.cnn
    South Dakota Man Loses 450 Pounds SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - His recovery was slowed because of an infection, but a man who once weighed half a ton may soon leave a hospital after losing more than 450 pounds. Patrick Deuel is scheduled to go home to Valentine, Neb., on Jan. 22. He is still receiving treatment at a Sioux Falls hospital for a staph infection he got in November. Deuel said he isn't worried about returning to a former lifestyle of overeating. He will have health aides at home and a doctor will check on him regularly.  ``I've...