"To carry all this weight is physically draining, mentally, emotionally taxing," said Robert on his episode of My 600-lb Life. "It's not a pain or life I'd wish on anyone because I can't do anything." Yet despite that pain, Robert continued to move forward, at one point dropping 300 pounds, as noted by Asbury Park Press. His previous issues with painkillers and depression began to catch up to him, however, and caused him to stop exercising before suffering life-ending a heart attack. TLC announced his death after the Feb. 28, 2018 episode aired.
One viewer commented on IMDb, "What a sad story," adding, "I sobbed at the end of it. Kathryn his fiancé tried so very hard alongside the Dr. to get Robert a normal life back. But sadly he passed away." Added another fan on Reddit, "The most devastating to me was Robert's Story (SE6EP8) since he died in the middle and his fiancee was blaming herself. Oh God, that emotionally wrecked me."
We can only take comfort in his fiancée's words. "When he did pass, he was not alone," she said (via USA Today). "I was there holding his hand."
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