Kyle Thornton has spina bifida and is confined to a wheelchair. Wikipedia has this to say about spina bifida:
"There is no cure for spina bifida. To prevent further drying and damage of the nervous tissue and to prevent infection, doctors operate as soon as possible to close the opening on the back, but there is no operation that can fix damaged nerves. During the operation, the spinal cord and its nerve roots are put into place and covered with skin.
In the United States , spina bifida occurs in about one in every 1-2,000 births. More children in the U.S. have spina bifida than have muscular dystrophy , multiple sclerosis , and cystic fibrosis combined."
The article does no specify Kyle's weight before surgery, but it does say that he has lost 8 pounds since it. If we come across and follow-up articles we will post them.
"Kyle has already beat many of the odds against him, but his greatest challenge yet is having gastric bypass surgery. He's already had 31 major surgeries, but this one he's really nervous about."
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