Wednesday, June 06, 2007

The Man with No Esophagus

Jonas Scott was a factory worker who was left near death after being exposed to industrial cleaning fluid that literally ate away his insides. His esophagus and stomach were so severely damaged that they had to be removed. In order that he may be able to eat solid food again, 14 specialists from all over U.S. attempted an operation on him and successfully connected his remaining 7 feet of small intestine directly to the base of his throat. He can now eat solid food, but he has to push every bite of his food down his small intestine with his fingers!

Are you not thankful that you can eat in a normal manner? I certainly am!

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Blogger emmyjemmy said...

my gosh! you ARE blogging very profusely! it's like u have been keeping all these posts inside ur head, and u're now spewing them out real FAST! hehehee...

2:00 pm  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Jonas was NOT a factory worker! He worked at the local hospital, where he took the oven cleaner home, drank it to commit suicide, called 911 in a panic...the rest of your story is mostly true~

5:13 am  
Blogger Unknown said...

Where is he now man don't sweat the negative people who hold on to what you did

1:09 am  
Blogger Unknown said...

Where is he now man don't sweat the negative people who hold on to what you did

1:09 am  
Blogger Unknown said...

Jonas wasn't exposed to the caustic fluid which sounds like an industrial accident. While drunk and despondent he mixed pills with Drano and drank it down. He went face first on to the floor, feeling the burn as it worked it's way down. He managed to crawl outside to die but neighbors saw and called 911. The surgical procedure was the last of many attempts and thankfully for him it was a success.

1:40 pm  

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