Thai Food

2 Sep 2010 - A woman, weighing 274 kgs. and believed to be the heaviest in Thailand, has left her flat for the first time in three years with the help of Bangkok city officials and a forklift. Neighbors of the 40-years old woman contacted the Bangkok Metropolitan Authority when they learned that she needed medical attention to remove a tumor in her right leg. Media-savvy governor Sukhumband Parlbatra summoned camera crews to document the event, rescue workers, demolition crews, doctors and nurses. The patient said she could walk only a few meters on her own and was confined to her studio apartment, where she runs a laundry service with the help of her two adopted sons. She flashed a "V" sign for victory as she was lowered from the apartment by a lift constructed outside. A forklift then transferred her to an ambulance that took her to hospital.