her obituary, the final message Ellen wanted to share was about the fat shaming she endured from the medical profession. Over the past few years of feeling unwell she sought out medical intervention, and no one offered any support or suggestions beyond weight loss. When she finally got the correct diagnosis, inoperable cancer, she lived for only a matter of days. Ellen’s dying wish was that women of size make her death matter by advocating strongly for their health and not accepting that fat is the only relevant health issue.
