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Life And Love After Being 'The Fattest Man In The World'

Paul Mason and Rebecca Mountain are engaged to be married. (New England Public Radio)
Paul Mason and Rebecca Mountain are engaged to be married. (New England Public Radio)

In the western Massachusetts town of Orange, a man from England is counting the days before he gets a surgery that will greatly improve his life.

But it may or may not happen before he has to leave the country.

How he got to western Massachusetts is a story of abuse, celebrity and Skype. New England Public Radio’s Jill Kaufman has our story.

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  • Jill Kaufman, senior reporter for New England Public Radio. She tweets @JillK885NEPR.

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