'My 600-lb Life' patient blames obesity on poverty, weight loss fail on GoFundMe

As "My 600-lb Life" gears up to explore weight loss successes in season 6, one patient's fail may be just as enlightening and surprise Steven Assanti. It's LaGordis Pellegram who was accepted on "My 600-lb Life" and started a GoFundMe to pay for bariatric surgery costs. Many reality TV [VIDEO] patients like Chad Dean have successfully fundraised to pay for travel costs or skin removal plastic surgery. But this young mom didn't raise a dime. And the reason illustrates the difference between weight loss success and failure.   'My 600-lb Life' patient blames obesity on poverty, weight loss fail on GoFundMe