Hi~

I work in Joplin, MO and live about 5 miles south of the city (so I'm okay!), but due to the #F-5 tornado hitting a densely populated area, there's tremendous need for all kinds of things.

There's been a call out for "super" plus size clothes that are desperately needed by a small handful of individuals who are pretty much wearing the same clothes they had on Sunday. 

In general, there's a HUGE amount of clothes that have been donated, but NOT really large-sized clothing pieces.

This one family is obese AND tall - some of the men are in the 7' tall range.  There are 3  men and 1 woman.  They need:

MEN: 
Shirts:  5XTall
Pants:  54" X 38"
             44" x 36"
             34" x 38"
Shoes:  size 13 AND 16
 
WOMEN: 
Shirts:  4X
Pants: 28 Long if possible
Shoes size 10

There's a local radio "news talk" station that has been taking calls about all manner of things to pair up those who are missing, offer services/ products from businesses, & announce needed services/ items & this was one of them.  The announcers stressed 3 times that this family was in dire need of clothing.  I'm sure they're not the only one, Missouri, I believe, is in the top 5 US states for rates of obesity.

I got the contact information for the family and am going to gather the donations & either drop them off or one of the family members whom I spoke to just now will pick them up.  The family lived in one of the apt buildings that was completely destroyed.  They literally have nothing left.

If you can help, please either reply here or send me a PM and I will send you my personal info.

Thanks, peeps!
Lisa

They changed their requirements in 2011. One of them is you have to have BMI >40 for 2 years prior to surgery. Where is Innovative weight loss solution at? Im trying to go through Tallgrass in Topeka.

 sort of on topic, but off topic too.  But did any of you have luck getting insurance coverage for the reconstruction?  I called my insurance company who was great with coverage of the surgery, they said that if it'[s deemed medically necessary they will cover it...not sure what all that means.  But I have had some minor skin infections,  exercise is downright painful sometimes, feels as if I could tear...

Hi there
I had my surgery done in 2007 in Minnesota, we had some fabulous support groups up ther, I'm now back in my hometown and looking for something similar here. Anybody in this area tha would be interested?
Thanks!
Lisa

Hi,
I work in wichita downtown and live in Hutch.  Can you give me some specifics about the group please?

Vicki