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Admin · Posted May 21st, 2009, 01:55 PM

I applaud the mother doing what she can to "protect" her son... Too bad she wsn't doing this to begin with. Too little, too late?

Original story is here.

Deputies: Mom On Run With 555-Pound Boy
Alexander Draper, Jerri Gray Missing

Deputies are looking for a mother and son after the state was planning to take the 555-pound 14-year-old into protective custody, according to Greenville County deputies.

Alexander Draper is considered to be at a critical stage of health risk. When officers went to take the boy from the home, they found that he and his mother, Jerri Gray, had left the home on Goodwin Bridge Road in Travelers Rest.

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At the hearing, Alexander was ordered into the custody of the state due to medical neglect and Gray's failure to appear in court. Investigators said that the mother and son's whereabouts are unknown to family members.

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Zoe · Posted May 21st, 2009, 02:04 PM

I don't applaud anything she's doing! She's not going to get him the help he needs, and by running away with him, he's going to die. She's being stupid and selfish. Then again, it's her fault he's in the condition he's in.

What's with all the posts about obesity, anyway?

Admin · Posted May 21st, 2009, 08:27 PM

Originally Posted by Zoe

What's with all the posts about obesity, anyway?

Don't know actually... Guess today was a fat news day.

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Mother on the run with her 555 lb. son to avoid the state taking custody of him

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Zoe Senior Member Posts: 2,584 Blog Entries: 5 Thanked 434 Times LOLed 403 Times	#2 Posted May 21st, 2009, 02:04 PM I don't applaud anything she's doing! She's not going to get him the help he needs, and by running away with him, he's going to die. She's being stupid and selfish. Then again, it's her fault he's in the condition he's in. What's with all the posts about obesity, anyway?

Admin Administrator Posts: 4,418 Blog Entries: 23 Thanked 261 Times LOLed 363 Times	#3 Posted May 21st, 2009, 08:27 PM Originally Posted by Zoe What's with all the posts about obesity, anyway? Don't know actually... Guess today was a fat news day.

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