27-07-2018 23:18 via huffingtonpost.ca

B.C. Woman Ellen Maud Bennett's Obituary Urges Overweight Women To Fight For Their Health

A Canadian woman's obituary has struck a nerve with its final plea: for society to start taking the health concerns of overweight women more seriously.Ellen Maud Bennett, from Victoria, B.C., was diagnosed with terminal cancer earlier this year, which gave her "mere days to live." She died on May 11 at age 64, but not before ensuring her story would be heard."A final message Ellen wanted to share was about the fat shaming she endured from the medical profession," Bennett's obituary reads."Over t
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