Operations to save 350kg man

For Gordon Hartley, probably the biggest man in South Africa, the most difficult thing he ever did was to divorce his wife in 2004 "to give her her freedom".

But the life of this 52-year-old man from Boksburg could soon change radically if his medical aid approves crucial life-saving surgery that could help him to eventually weigh less than 100kg instead of the 350kg he weighs now.

The first step would be a stent implantation to remove a life-threatening blood clot. Click here for full article.