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| Saturday, 26 March 2005 10:33 | | BNN: British Nursing News Online · www.bnn-online.co.uk
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Joe Hara an 11-year old boy has become one of the first children to be considered for a stomach banding operation as he weighs 22-stone.
He is one of a number of morbidly obese children who is being treated at Sheffield Children’s Hospital. Joe was taken to the hospital with a hernia caused by his weight. He was considered for surgery but is now trying to lose weight with the support of Shine, a course that offers nutritional advice, psychological support and exercise. In the past month he has lost 19lb.
He said: “They told me that I had to lose half my body weight or I could need an operation. I felt scared and my Mum got upset.
“The nurse in my school told me about the course. I didn’t want to do exercise at first. I wouldn’t have thought about going swimming before but they let me wear a T-shirt. I enjoyed it.
“I used to eat three bags of crisps a day and I got bullied at school. I don’t do PE at school; I sometimes don’t go to school that day. I used to get my Mum to write letters, or my teacher would let me stay in the office.
“I used to sit in front of the TV, legs up, eating and playing on my PlayStation, but now I’d like to do badminton and table tennis. I feel happier since starting the course. I weigh less and I’m proud of myself”.
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| I am so pleased to hear of Joes success & without the desperate need to resort to surgery at such a young age, really brilliant and a credit to the group Shine. I am a school nurse involved with a joint agency project in northampton called Body 4 Life aimed at tackling childhood obesity.Currently I am undertaking a degree in primary health care with my dissertation on this topic. Do you have a contact name/details for those involved in Shine or any details of similar projects around the country as i am having difficulty locating those aimed at children and am very keen to know how they evaluate thir work.Thankyou very much helen mcneill
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| 07 April 2005, 11:56 |
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