Community 11-Year-Old Thai Boy Weighing Over 150kg Dies After Month-Long Hospitalisation

[Georgealbert]

 

Picture courtesy of Khaosod.

 

An 11-year-old autistic boy known for his compulsive habit of eating soil and suffering from extreme obesity has died after nearly a month of hospital treatment. His passing has left his grandparents, who raised him since birth, devastated.

 

The boy, named Phum, from Ban Non Sang in Na Kae District, Nakhon Phanom province, weighed over 150 kilograms and reportedly could not wear regular clothing due to his size. He was diagnosed with autism and exhibited pica, a condition involving the compulsive consumption of non-food items, often crying if he was not allowed to eat soil. Phum lived with his elderly grandparents in poverty while his parents worked in Bangkok.

 

According to family reports, the boy had been admitted to Na Kae Hospital on 25 April before being transferred to Sakon Nakhon Hospital due to the severity of his condition. He succumbed to multiple chronic illnesses at 23:00 on 22 May.

 

His grandfather, Mr Winai Korn Polarachom, 66 and grandmother, Mrs Thanarak Polarachom, 63, said they were informed of Phum’s death late at night. Despite rushing to the hospital, they were unable to see him before he passed.

 

Phum had suffered from several critical health conditions including an enlarged heart, pulmonary oedema, high blood pressure and diabetes. Mrs Thanarak shared that they had emotionally prepared for his passing after doctors warned them of his deteriorating state. “I cried until I had no tears left,” she said.

 

Ms Maneewan Polarachom, 58, the assistant village head and Mr Winai’s sister, noted that she had frequently checked in on Phum and was heartbroken by the number of tubes and machines connected to him during his hospitalisation. Although the family initially considered bringing him home, his mother had asked to wait until the end of the month, a wish that came too late.

 

Related article:

 

https://aseannow.com/topic/1358914-appeal-for-11-year-old-thai-boy-weighing-150kg-with-autism-rare-obesity-condition/

 

  Adapted by Asean Now from Khaosod 2025-05-25.

 

 

 

[Andytheburiramman]

This is a very sad story 😔

[fredwiggy]

Sad because yet another child here deserted by his "parents" and left in the care of grandparents who raised one of those  other "parents" and followed suit by neglect to this one. Those grandparents were not that old and could have provided much better care but history repeats through generations. A month in the hospital and did the "parents" return home during this time?

[Captain Flack]

Off topic conspiracy theory troll post removed.