THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Monday, September 2, 1996 TAG: 9608300029
SECTION: FRONT PAGE: A10 EDITION: FINAL
TYPE: Letter
LENGTH: 23 lines
Regarding the Aug. 20 front-page article about Judith Curren and Dr. Jack Kevorkian: I am neither condemning nor condoning assisted suicide. My question: When did being 260 lbs become grossly overweight.
I am 25 years old, 5'4'' and weigh 260 lbs, and I am very fit! I am overweight, especially for today's standards. But not all overweight people get tired all the time.
I get tired after I've been up all day going to school, doing homework, housework, errands, rearing a very active 5-year-old and various other wifely and motherly duties. I may not be able to be a fitness instructor or a marathon runner, but I can out-dance many people half my weight.
Obviously Judith Curren had some kind of medical problem that made her wheelchair-bound. Articles such as this give the impression that if you're over 130 lbs, you are morbidly obese and cannot function in everyday life.
CHANDRA HOLLOWAY
Norfolk, Aug. 20, 1996 by CNB