Woman accused of killing crushed nephew eliminates almost 400 kg

Mayra Rosales, 34, lives in Texas, weighing more than 450 kg when she was accused of killing her nephew Eliseo, who was just two years old. At the time, residents of the area where Mayra lived said that the child had been suffocated after her aunt had fallen on her.

The truth is that the responsible for Eliseo's death was Mayra's sister, who hit the boy's head with a hairbrush. The fact is that the tragedy had repercussions that went beyond the feeling of mourning: Mayra eventually confronted the fact that she was really close to dying because of her weight.

In a statement published in the Metro, she said that at that time she had simply given up on life, which was alive but had no real experiences. Today, after eliminating 362 kg, she weighs 90 kg.

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Now she has a different relationship to food, and finally says she understands that people need to eat for a living, and that is normal. Regarding the health problems she had when she was a morbidly obese, she celebrates the fact that she has gotten rid of many of them - now she is no longer diabetic, not hypertensive, or high in cholesterol.

The changes were made possible by dietary reeducation and a series of surgeries he underwent, with the help of physician Dr. Younan Nowzaraden, known for helping people with morbid obesity regain their quality of life.

For him, Mayra is finally motivated as she has lost years of her life in a bed, unable to walk because of her weight. Now she should undergo surgeries aimed at removing excess skin. Mayra's sister Jaime pleaded guilty to Eliseo's death and was sentenced to 15 years in prison.