Six years ago, Paul Mason’s life looked very different. Weighing 450 kilograms (nearly 1,000 pounds), he was once considered one of the heaviest people in the world. Paul was confined to his bed, physically unable to move without assistance, and reliant on caregivers and food deliveries to survive. Isolated from society and overwhelmed by emotional and physical burdens, Paul found solace in video games, which provided a temporary escape from the reality he no longer had control over.
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