I once had a 500 lb patient ask me for financial assistance because apparently she couldn't afford grocieries I once had a 500lb patient eat almost all the food on the ward. The ward holds 36 people. After we realized she had done this, we informed her how unfair it is to the 35 other patients, and also explained it is a safety issue: If one of the other patients becomes hypoglycemic, this needs to be treated by feeding them. It is literally a life or death issue. We suggested that if she absolutely insists on eating this much, her husband should bring food in for her so that the other patients will still have access to food. Her response was "we are a low income family. If I have to bring my own food, can I at least have financial assistance to pay for it?" Of course she was denied and many lols were had. As a side note, her husband was an alcoholic. He could apparently afford to get drunk every night but couldn't afford groceries.