Amberlynn Reid Almost D*ed...

[@Cardioqueenmom]

If you are scarfing food so fast you don’t chew, you are not ready for WLS. This is terrifying, but just proves waiting the year is the right call for her.

[@mmia828]

Yes this is true !!! My wls doctor told me to start eating slower and start practicing now

[@ninajimenez2286]

If she gets WLS, she will die… she scoffs food, barely chews and her portions are huge. She’s not there mentally yet, and with so much delusion and denial… she won’t be ready in a year.

[@JORDYSCURVEDTHUMB]

💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@jayebradley8849]

Totally

[@mel_moon18]

But she’s self pay and deserves WLS 😤

[@rylangrimes1239]

For as embarrassing or “silly” as it is. I’m very glad that Amber mentions losing control of the bowels and bladder during the event because that is a genuine sign that there is a complete airway obstruction that is being prolonged. People feel like they get choked up all the time. Like she said, we have all felt food or drink get sucked down the wrong pipe at least once in our lives. But her mentioning that specific detail is something that we teach paramedics/nurses/doctors. Many people freak out over choking when all panic does is risk a partial airway blockage becoming a complete block. I’m also thankful that she came with the facts rather than dramatics, despite how traumatic this is which definitely warrants dramatics. She stated the cold hard facts. Medical techniques and procedures that are proven effective will not work for her solely based on her circumference alone. She provides the next best thing to do in those conditions, acknowledging that it is just that- the next best, not the solution. Airway obstruction doesn’t discriminate. Yes certainly there are factors that increase risk (it’s why we can thicken liquids and purée foods). But overall, complete blockage will take everyone out the same. Regardless if you’re 1 year old or 100 years old. As a nurse, I really appreciate her story and my sympathies go out to her regarding this event. This is one of her best videos regarding her weight loss journey, the problems with extreme morbid obesity, and giving true objective information regarding the issue. Unlike most other videos of hers that would relegate these issues to “it can/does happen to anyone” and fat-phobia.

[@aya123444]

This.

[@SationalCyn]

This is so true. I had this happen once when I had a major asthma attack. When I hit the point where I was starting to pass out I lost control over everything. Its scary not to be able to breathe.

[@jayebradley8849]

She was so dramatic 🙄 it was the longest winded story ever. Boohoo

[@daughterofyith5393]

This is one of the few things I believe Amber on. She described these things accurately, including the procedure needed to unblock her airways. I think this really happened, and she should be terrified.

[@Fupadema]

Nope. I don't believe her.

[@BelleMichele99]

She is never going to change. This has shaken her; but so did the pneumonia. So did the cellulitis. So did the cancer. Any night now, she’s going to fall asleep in her eyeliner and choker, and meet her maker. It’s as simple at that.

[@AK-jt9gx]

It’s f*ing tragic but you’re probably right

[@BelleMichele99]

@@AK-jt9gx i already survived the “she has cancer and i’ve been hating on her” train and processed that guilt and threw away whatever hope i had for her. at this point, everyone needs to just face the fact that we are hating on a youtuber who is on her deathbed and any day now we will be hit with the gut twisting reality of her proving us all right.

[@Karma20XX]

This is so sad but I get the feeling you're right D:

[@PicaPauDiablo1]

Im not up on this. She has had all of these and cancer? Oh wow.

[@AK-jt9gx]

@@PicaPauDiablo1 she has. Uterine cancer, it was a year or two ago now that she had a hysterectomy for it. Always says it’s a wake up call and then that sentiment dissolves.

[@MissyLilMiss]

Just give it a couple weeks and she’ll flip the story and call us fatphobic because “even skinny people choke”

[@CherrrrBear]

😂😂

[@ermstilljuicee]

Well, my understanding is that it was all Becky’s fault that she chocked in the first place.

[@Nottoday9168]

Cancer didn’t encourage her improve her lifestyle, I seriously doubt a potato will. Flip the scenario, what if Faline ( Wifey ) started choking? What would Amber do? Vlog it?

[@amypetty5013]

I have my doubts for the same reason. Having said that, a cancer diagnosis is a far less immediate and aggressive encounter with mortality than choking.

[@Marymackthequeenofwack]

None of this is surprising. I'm actually shocked this is the first time she's nearly choked to death. People have warned her for years about her lack of chewing, and she screams "fatphobia and fat shaming." I've seen snakes "chew" more than she does!

[@zeejustin6]

I just watched a mukbong where she eats a giant chunk of potatoe without cutting it up. To be fair it seemed like she did chew it up a bit. I think she needs to work on cutting up her food into smaller bites ahead of times as well as chewing her food. I would train her to do it if I were her wifey, but I don't think amber would be interested in me, and to be frank that feeling would be mutual.

[@kit.e6864]

@@zeejustin6 guess it depends how the potato is cooked.. it could be really soft, almost mashed potato consistency or crispy like fried potatoes. it explains why she loves rice so much, it's easier to just swallow down without chewing it much

[@ximar0ckstrx]

@Herniated FUPA I've literally counted her chews. She chews 2-3 times before swallowing most of the time. She's absolutely not ready for WLS

[@bulletproofbeauty]

It's not the first time. She told a story about choking as a child and having to be saved by the fire department.

[@shelleydaly1726]

Amber: I’m getting ready for weight loss surgery… also Amber: I choked on this massive potato I didn’t chew

[@JessicaCondon5]

She makes me mad at my own self. I want to feel sympathy for her, but my rational side tells me I'm being manipulated, then I tell myself I'm a horrible person for doubting her. She says she's never choked before. I swear tf she told us she choked as a child and was in the newspaper and firemen saved her and gave her a teddy bear. Someone please tell me you remember this story too.

[@laurenkellyartist]

Can verify- it was a lifesaver candy in that story.

[@SaccharinSweet123]

Don't lifesaver candies have the hole in them to mitigate the choking hazard?

[@jayebradley8849]

I just eye rolled

[@kevCjm6dhhihiujkbbhjhvcfyhuiij]

@@SaccharinSweet123 That is claim made by everyone except the candymakers themselves. You can still choke on it.

[@SaccharinSweet123]

@@kevCjm6dhhihiujkbbhjhvcfyhuiij kinda figured that was the case

[@ronin4991]

A girl started choking during lunch in elementary school. no one noticed accept my friend Parker who rushed to give her the heimlich. we all thought he wasn't serious until she spit out the food and started crying. I don't remember anything being said about it and my friend sat back down like nothing happened. no teachers or adults saw that she had choked but I still think about my friend's judgement.

[@Lily-bn4dc]

I'm not doubting that this happened to her, but it's odd that she had more of an emotional response to twisting her ankle than this

[@PoppySeed47]

Good point and very true!! She is a nutcase and the absolute joy on her face as she is telling everyone about how she almost died is so creepy. She is seriously not right in the head and I hope the psychiatrist she has been seeing through the wls team see it to, she is an absolute narcissist.

[@ivanamendez478]

That's because she likes to be dramatic over non dramatic things, but when something actually happens people like her are usually so shaken that they can't respond as dramatically as usual.

[@Marymackthequeenofwack]

Yall should know that she told a story about choking on a lifesaver when she was a kid, and her Mom had to call 911. Supposedly, the fire department had to come and clear her airway, and the local newspaper wrote an article about her "near death" experience. Take it for what it's worth 🤷‍♀️

[@patriceshenelle7734]

Don't forget she got a stuffed animal and named it Lifesaver.

[@daughterofyith5393]

Part of that is probably true. My dad was morbidly obese (though nowhere near as bad as ALR). He wasn't feeling well one evening, had trouble understanding what we were saying to him, so he went to bed early. We found him on the floor the next morning. He could hear us but couldn't process anything that was happening, but EMTs couldn't move him and had to call the fire department...

[@RoyalBlue4486]

Yep and she “couldn’t breathe” so either she is lying now or lying then.

[@tieiatalks]

Don’t forget the teddy bear that they gave her.

[@DipsAndPushups]

Given that this is ALR that we are talking about I don't believe it

[@BADSEED13]

I understand that a person can choke. What I don't understand is purposely....swallowing a whole potato without chewing.

[@qualitycontent4335]

People have been telling her for years to slow down. This won't change anything.

[@mackereltabbie]

If you eat like a labrador (that can order take out) it's easy

[@jbearya]

People aren’t as sympathetic because this is not her first near death experience and I doubt it will be her last. She never takes anything seriously. The Destiny situation is yes she wants views and attention like any other creator on this platform, Amber has talked about her for years and showed her body in uncomfortable ways I think she’s allowed to speak about her 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@aoky9179]

Like she literally had cancer …

[@PicaPauDiablo1]

Destiny the streamer?

[@FullmoonPhantom-dn2sr]

@@PicaPauDiablo1 No. The person people call Dusty. A past girlfriend of Amber’s. The Destiny you’re talking about is a guy.

[@PicaPauDiablo1]

@@FullmoonPhantom-dn2sr Ahh, makes sense now. Thanks,

[@Yasba89]

“I’m looking for my sympathy bone…I’m sowwy 😞…I DON’T CARE! 🤷🏻‍♀️” Those words certainly came back to bite her in the ass, didn’t they? She said this about a woman who had just had a heart attack. That woman could have died, and Amber made fun of her for it.

[@nukhbaguloter]

With everything happening to her lately, it seems like karma’s making it’s rounds 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@priscillaflores7656]

This girl had cancer, and a hysterectomy That would have been my wake up call. Why would did incident have a different outcome?

[@AlicePRabbits]

Nope, it won’t.

[@christineamyette3592]

God John I was trying to be serious and empathetic while listening but you fucking killed me lmao

[@malamaurer4043]

😂 I was hoping to riding the coat tails on someone else's comment. TMI I was thinking that John was like "this certification can't come fast enough"😅

[@eastonsaccount]

I imagined her shoving food down her gullet too fast to the point of that happening

[@malamaurer4043]

@@eastonsaccount all I could think of was The Mama's and the Papa's... 🥪

[@High5748]

Gotta give him credit he definitely powers through ALR rants for us

[@amypetty5013]

@@malamaurer4043 Certification?

[@obscuraxxxx]

I'm CPR trained and the palm to the back of a larger person is absolutely correct. You're to use this method mostly with anyone larger/taller than you that a Heimlich won't work. When you said you once choked on steak as I was eating steak watching this ... LMAO. And wow, how absolutely not shocked I am by this. I will continue to be absolutely not shocked by ALR not doing a damn thing to change her life. It's the same song and dance- something traumatic happens, she hits rock bottom, and then she continues doing the exact same things over and over again. It'll be really not fun to watch her get WLS and then her stomach bursts, I genuinely fear for her. I hope the docs make the right call and make her wait.

[@justjamie17-15]

Never hit someone on the back when they are choking. It can lodge the food further down the airway. There are videos that show you how to do the Heimlich maneuver on large people or pregnant people. Edited to add that if a person is leaning forward or on their hands and knees, the back slap is safe.

[@winterm5578]

Sorry, I am so confused by this. I have done many first responder courses and they all suggest the back slaps. Support chest, lean them forward, and if that doesn't work after like 6 hits move to heimlich. Where did you hear this? Would love to research!

[@sabias3932]

pregnant WOMEN. it's not a dirty word.

[@Pugetwitch]

​@@sabias3932 some people that might choose to carry a full-term pregnancy don't identify as a women or even female. they were assigned female at birth and might have the reproductive system, but they do not personally identify with that gender assignment. it's respectable to refer to those individuals by whatever pronouns they may request, as a way to honor their personal disposition. therefore we say people that might be pregnant, as opposed to simply women.

[@wideride8320]

​@@sabias3932 Gender-neutral terms don't need correcting. Why are you so pressed about it? ❄

[@b.r.v.8609]

@@sabias3932 oh my god shut up

[@Conformist138]

It's not funny, and it wouldn't be okay to make fun of her for it, but because she is ok, I'm going to allow myself an uncomfortable giggle about how absurd it would have been for Amberlynn Reid to die via her Uber Eats order.

[@SpoonieCreates]

Amber says this has never happened to her before but she has also claimed she choked on a life saver as a child but her mom didn’t know what to do so the fire department had to come and save her. They gave her a teddy bear and she was in the newspaper because of it…

[@qualitycontent4335]

Yes she did.

[@germanicvixen1588]

sorry but ....when i listen to her Story i just....can t find my Sympathy Bone ....LOL

[@winterm5578]

I really hope that this is a true wake up call for her and it leads to consistent and healthy change for her. It seems like such a traumatic experience. I am so glad shes okay. so strange that shes been teasing this story time. Like ... alr... you almost died, this isnt a cute story time, this is heavy.

[@dedeking7926]

You would hope but she had cancer and that wasn't even a wake up call for her.

[@joanna7350]

@@dedeking7926 and the cancer could still be there because she wouldn't go back and get checked, most likely because she can't fit into the machines/or they can't penetrate deep enough.

[@vanivari359]

oh please, she is an attention whore and a horrible person, best case scenario is that she just lives from attention of people looking down on her, worst case is that she drags other people down with her. This woman oozes bad vibes and amateur manipulation. She always says what gives her the most reaction. I have seen like 5 reactions on her videos over the last 3 years and she only got fatter and more annoying so i don't see that she will change anything until she dies an early death. And she will serve as a bad example so... i love food, but i can't listen to her incredible boring food talk, 8+ minutes to say that she chocked on something ( i assume, i stop now). I never get this time back. God she makes me angry, i know, i'm mean, but come on, this woman will not change.

[@zeejustin6]

It seems like she might be dead if she didn't have wifey for a caretaker, she needed someone strong. It's kind of funny how we criticize her for taking on caretakers, but she really needed this one, this time, it would appear.

[@daughterofyith5393]

@@zeejustin6 Speaking for myself of course, but I don't criticise her for needing caretakers. At her size it's a given, someone has to be there to help her. I criticise her for how she treats them.

[@allier1867]

This doesnt change the fact that she threatened self harm on her ex because she wanted to see her family.

[@Whatevadantewante]

yeah that's pretty terrifying. people making fun of her or making light of the situation, I don't think realize how quickly someone can choke to death. Describing the incident, she explains pretty much what you can feel choking. I literally peed myself when choking cuz of the stress it put on my body.

[@BooksToAshes]

I personally think people might be making light of the situation because we know she's overly dramatic, like the time she 'sliced her hand open' when she took the circle out of the avocado. Choking to the point of not being able to breath is scary and incredibly dangerous, but who knows if she's being 100% honest, she's lied before. It's sad people think that way but I also can't blame them. Still, I'm glad her gf was there to help her because that's a scary situation.

[@BeezoPeena]

@@BooksToAshesxactly, it’s almost like she researches others experiences and uses their language, certain trigger words, so that anyone else has actually been through it pick up on it. I might be being picky but she always is so specific in her choice of words when describing things like OCD, PTSD, anxiety, and now choking. There is something inauthentic about how she recounts awful situations. Always with a smirk on her face…

[@SpoonieCreates]

She started her story by lying when she said she’d never choked before considering she has previously claimed to have been in the newspaper after the fire department saved her from choking on a life saver as a child. Why should we believe her?

[@aya123444]

​@zilazilazila just by the way she's talking I can tell she's grounded in the experience. Lol.

[@Whatevadantewante]

I guess I'm just really not bothered by this specific thing then lol I just see it as sad. Like, this is how she's choosing to live her life and it's sad. but I see why ppl don't believe her.

[@snoopygonewilder]

The closest I've come to choking has been almost drowning as a kid in a public pool. It was the most terrifying few seconds of my life, and I was saved by another little kid on a floaty. My older brother was supposed to be watching me since I wanted to go down the slide in the deep end but wasn't a strong swimmer, and he promised to watch me. When I came down he was nowhere to be found... turns out he was talking to a girl while I almost drowned. I never told anyone, actually only told my mom a few years back and she freaked out even though it happened like over 30 years ago.

[@once.upon.a.time.]

I've almost drowned in one of those wave pools at a water park as a kid. The lifeguard was nearby too 😅 I ended up hallucinating that my friend was nearby so I grabbed onto them. It turned out it was just some random kid who thankfully dragged me to the shallow area. It's such an awful feeling, isn't it? I'm glad you were saved!

[@JORDYSCURVEDTHUMB]

Boohoo

[@Cjewell0422]

When I was a very little kid I choked on a pork chop. My parents just looked at me. I was little I didn't know how to convey I was choking. I had to reach into my own throat and was able to barely get the piece of meat out. Choking is terrifying. My kid is 12 and I still cut up her meat into tiny bites lol😂 it can happen so quickly and to any one. You cant talk you can't breathe you can't make a sound you have only minutes to convey that you are choking.

[@ChronicallyAmused]

I choked on a pen cap shaped like a cone. I was 10. No one was around, so I reached into my throat and popped it out.

[@marlyd]

You don't mean like for every single meal they eat right? They also but their own food?

[@gem5627]

Interesting about the heimlich menouvoure. I'm a nurse from Aus. We don't get taught it, haven't for years. What Amber's partner did is spot on choking management. We alternate 5 back blows with 5 chest thrusts to attempt to dislodge a foreign body from someone's airway. She's so lucky!

[@dropofjam]

Yeah I'm first aid trained in Aus, we were specifically told not to attempt the heimlich and only do back and chest blows

[@amypetty5013]

What's the idea here? Is it literally just about trying to jostle the obstruction loose? Like if something is stuck in a pipe and you can't reach it to pull it free, you just whack it against something hoping the vibrations will dislodge it?

[@mignondaymond7038]

​@@amypetty5013you position the person leading forward then strike them. The problem with HM is you have to get in the right position and you can break someone's ribs. It's looks easy but it's quite hard to get right.

[@ximar0ckstrx]

Yes, anyone can choke. But ALR does NOT chew her food. I've literally counted because as much as I detest watching people each, I was shocked by it. She bites, chew, chew, swallow. It doesn't matter what it is or how big it is. She hoovers her food. She doesn't even chew enough to taste the actual food! (Hence, all the charcoal She eats is 10/10). But this also shows that she's not ready for WLS. She can't even chew properly. And this is from videos that took place AFTER her choking incident. You HAVE TO CHEW at least 25x after WLS. Period.

[@slam5798]

I had to hemlich myself on the kitchen counter once and it is legitimately terrifying. I feel for her on this one.

[@julianlaresch6266]

I had to essentially slap myself on the back because my family wasn't slapping me hard enough to unstuck the blockage. It was terrifying. And I was sitting at the dinner table with them, imaging if I'd been alone. I don't think they realized my airway was fully blocked and I had no power to tell them

[@ailsareid7476]

i’ve choked before. i was a kid and accidentally swallowed a sausage skin. it was absolutely terrifying - i couldn’t breathe or cough or talk, only claw at my throat. my mum also thumped me hard on the back and after a few hits it flew out of my mouth. i genuinely was dying and my mum saved my life. i was only 11 but i remember it so vividly. i have a lot of sympathy for amber about this because it truly feels like it’s game over. i really hope that she works on her eating habits so this never happens again

[@Leomoon101]

Even though it's not supposed to be funny, there is one question that remains. Will this be the final wakeup call that ALR realizes that she can get her fat butt up and change her housebound lifestyle? Or will this be another sticker to the scrapbook of Her Trauma? Only time will tell. Or however much of it she gots.

[@animatorstanley]

It's not supposed to be funny but it kinda is. Especially since she's fine now.

[@once.upon.a.time.]

Considering this happened a month ago I doubt it. This was just to distract her viewers from her ex-girlfriend spilling all the tea from when they were together

[@Leomoon101]

@@once.upon.a.time. Funny you mentioned this, I first thought Destiny's tea was laughable, but the 2nd part of her video...Whoa!

[@allier1867]

you know the answer to that fricking cancer didn't change her. she's had a million chances to change

[@BigTBariatric]

Yeah she makes up SO much, it's hard to know.

[@ladydi-lynn]

That must have been so scary, my mom had Parkinson's and she choked often, it was scary. I was at a meeting with my coworkers who are all medical professionals and choking on a piece of hard boiled egg, no one even realized what was happening or helped. It was scary.

[@animatorstanley]

When the pandemic started I was working loading delivery trucks. I had a mask on and pulled it down to take a sip of sprite. Put it back over my mouth before swallowing and inhaled instead. I thought it was the end. And it was quite so nobody came to help. I even crawled out of the truck and Noone noticed. It is scary.

[@pancakesyo]

Well it looks like Wifey is accumulating traumatic experiences regarding Amberlynn, right on par with the rate Becky experienced. Wifey better get on the therapy asap if she wants to continue with ALR. Things are just going to get progressively more tragic and awful. Amberlynn refuses to lose weight so these horrific moments will continue and Wifey is the one witnessing this horror.

[@user-iu5fi2qk6b]

There were certain parts I was laughing because she was like you said being funny. I was also wincing at the thought of actually experiencing this. Terrifying. I'm glad she had her girlfriends common sense there that night.

[@tracylee451]

Maybe it’s a good time in life to stop wearing a choker.

[@BADSEED13]

💀

[@joanna7350]

When she's talking about the actual experience of choking, I'm thinking about Brendan Fraser in The Whale when he was choking on the meatball sandwich.

[@acatnamedm4529]

Before Dr. Heimlich developed his eponymous maneuver, hitting the person on the back, was the most common used method. The problem is, that can drive the obstruction further down the throat and lodging it more firmly. She got really lucky.

[@BelleMichele99]

that’s exactly why i’m shocked she at least didn’t look up “what to do if obese person choking” and tell people the proper way to react in an emergency.

[@Tw1ggyBoy]

​@@BelleMichele99 Amber? Do research? Doubt it

[@joanneshaw3071]

Guys, for those of you who don’t chew your food properly, PLEASE CHEW IT PROPERLY! I’m a nurse in Australia. About a month ago I was working in a place I haven’t worked before (I do agency nursing so I go to different places all the time) one of the patients i was caring for was having lunch. About 5 mins into lunch she started to cough. Not knowing if this is a normal occurrence with this person. I rubbed her back gently to start. She continued to cough which led me to having to implement chocking procedures. 5 x back thrusts. (PLEASE DO NOT DO THE HEIMLICH manoeuvre) 5 back thrusts with the palm of your hand hitting the back in an upwards position. You can also do the same to the front of the body if you have access. The person I was doing it to was in a wheelchair so I couldn’t access the front of her body. Still chocking. Tried again to no avail. Her colour started to change as she was deprived of oxygen. Called 000 explaining what was happening. She then stopped breathing. I (with the help of my team of carers) had to get her on the floor and commence CPR. I did around 3 rounds of CPR and luckily dislodged the food that was stuck in her airway. The ambulance arrived shortly after. Not only was it traumatising for her, it was for myself, the staff and the other residents in the facility watching as this played out. She now chews her food properly!

[@BlindGirlVlogs]

Oh my goodness, this situation must have been extremely traumatic for all involved. How awful to witness that, but equally for it to depend on those around you to do your best. I'm glad that the person was okay and that you and your team were able to dislodge the piece of food. wow.

[@joanneshaw3071]

@@BlindGirlVlogs it was an awful experience. As a nurse we have to reflect on major issues like these so what I took from it was I’ve experienced doing CPR first hand so if I have have to do it again (I hope I never have to) I know what it feels like to do it on a real person not a mannequin

[@scarlet12234]

Man that sounds scary. She may not be my favorite person but I am genuinely glad she was okay.

[@deeplyrootedtarot1866]

If cancer wasn’t a wake up call, this won’t be unfortunately.

[@marisaanna]

Another thing is she says oh I haven’t eaten today but it’s like she woke up at 3pm and it’s 5pm or some shit. BFFR it’s different when you wake up at 6 am and haven’t eaten by 5 or 6 pm….

[@kierenhopkins6654]

I am failing to understand how you don't chew food and then get shocked when you are choking on a piece of potatoe. How does she not have the human sense of actually chewing something as soft as a cooked potatoe. That is an a new level of special

[@1PublicOffender]

This wasn’t funny at all until she said “that’s a crazy way to go choking on a potato” 😂😂😂 Omg I laughed so hard! I don’t know if she was trying to be funny but OMG OMG LOL LOL

[@annakatie7347]

Yawn. Sorry, but it's true. Cancer wasn't a wake up call for her. Being basically bed bound wasn't a wake up call for her. This won't be either. She's perfectly content to be in the life she has created for herself.

[@kodakoala]

Using all these near death experiences for money is disgusting as well

[@qualitycontent4335]

​@@kodakoala very disgusting. That is how she has always made her money.

[@BlindGirlVlogs]

I will only now ever watch her through reaction channels. She blocked me from being able to comment on any of her videos. Let's get one thing clear, I never was abusive or showed any hate. I shared opinions, thoughts and feelings and was pretty respectful. The last comment I posted on one of her videos was asking whether someone could share destiny's channel because I wanted to hear it from destiny herself Rather than reading comments. Since then I haven't been able to comment on her videos. Absolutely ridiculous. But there we go. Thanks for sharing this video. Keep up the great work. Siobhan and guide dog Marty.

[@selenedm999]

That sounds pretty scary, glad she's okay. I believe there's a way to do the Heimlich over a chair, if you're alone or can't get your arms around the person, too. And, well, chew your food.

[@ximar0ckstrx]

I know the chair maneuver and I don't think it would have helped in this case. The point is to hit the diaphragm hard enough to force the trapped air out if the lungs and thus, dislodged the obstruction. But If you have layers upon layers of fat between the chair and your diaphragm... its not going to do anything. Your fat become an obstruction in a life saving maneuver

[@TanyaWazHea]

“YOU’RE being funny” 😂😂😂

[@rondahildreth1104]

My adult son said she's not a "Pelican" ! If people don't know they swallow their food whole! 🤣😂. But he's the same son who saved me years ago choking on a piece of steak. It was a small piece and I'm a small person.

[@lynnlamb83]

I can't help but think of the scene in The Whale where Charlie choked.

[@joanna7350]

I just said the same thing.

[@-kortnie]

You laughing literally KILLS ME HAHHAHHA

[@middleofnowhere1313]

Cautionary tale. Don't gulp things down unchewed!

[@jenny-hamel]

John stop, you laughing made me laugh 😂😂😂 but no for real this is terrifying! I genuinely hope this will stay with her, as traumatic as it is - she needs to remember this event

[@taylorbug9]

No one should make fun of her for this. Choking can happen to anyone, and the things that happened to her during are things that would happen to anybody whose body is giving in due to lack of oxygen. What a traumatizing event.

[@BelleMichele99]

no one should make fun of her for this but hopefully this actually shows her how fragile her life is so she can lose weight.

[@Happy93930]

Calm down, Amber Stan. You're all over the comment section to defend her. Quit making excuses for her

[@karma-cu8lx]

imo i can feel bad for her, and tbh i kinda do, but i also kinda don't. this wouldn't have happened if she had just changed her ways long ago. then she mentions how after this incident she stopped ordering take out as if that was a cause to this. if she had just made the changes beforehand, ordering takeout that day wouldn't even have been a thought lmao.

[@Tw1ggyBoy]

​@@karma-cu8lx she could've choked on a home-cooked potato just as easily

[@karma-cu8lx]

@@Tw1ggyBoy that isn't really the point, thing is she shouldn't have been scarfing down her food at all, just chew. i hate to say it but she isn't ready for weight loss if she's swallowing a whole piece of tater like that...

[@gabrielantona]

if she chewed her food she'd probably be 300 lbs

[@ghostoyster]

it’d be sweet if this made her lose weight and becomes an advocate for Heimlich education and weight loss. that’d be such a good arc for her (and btw, you’re right that she is funny, even if the situation isn’t)

[@julianlaresch6266]

She's just being so dramatic about it. Like "cutting her invisible cord of life" it's just so much

[@ghostoyster]

@@julianlaresch6266 or maybe she expresses herself better through metaphor?

[@julianlaresch6266]

@zoeharveyishere I mean yeah definitely. She clearly does a lot of poetic expression, but its the way she describes this truly horrible scary situation like she's the protagonist in a movie monologuing.

[@TrAshDragon8]

You are by far the nicest and most understanding one on KZbin to alr, I think you are entitled to laugh at the way she tells the story lol

[@Karma20XX]

Eating superfast to the point where you can't really taste or enjoy the food is a red flag...

[@schadenfreude5287]

She took that from a scene of the movie "The Whale"

[@Showmesomethingbeautiful]

I didn't crack a smile until "choking on a potato." And maybe it's because death can be a terrifying subject, so finding humour in it at all makes it easier to process. That aside, and I feel like a terrible human being, but I'm not sure I totally believe her story. It could be a case of the boy who cried wolf, and that sucks. It's just hard to believe her. Also, if anyone reading this knows what fidget cube it is he's holding, please comment below, lol.

[@mazzyg6186]

The way she says “chokin’ on a batato” is pretty funny 😂 the situation isn’t but the way she says it is

[@BionicLatino]

How did she frame choking as something done *to* her? The victim perspective runs deep in her mind.

[@jailahhernandez416]

Lmfaooo i was laughing with you it’s not what happened but her delivery of what happened. It’s just dark humor I guess. Amber low key is funny as heck.

[@abbyechevarria5322]

That is scary. I choked on something and I felt like I couldn’t breathe And I coughed it up that was scary. I can imagine what she went through.

[@-cMc-]

Sea food boil doesn't typically come with rice 😂..she says "a normal side of rice" no sir. The potatoes yes. That rice was extra

[@infinitejesster]

Floss-shamed. I feel personally attacked.

[@pinkpanther9315]

Remember when she told Becky that the reason she eats so fast is so that she can get more in ? They were doing a Taco Bell mukbang. Her eating fast is part of her food aggression. It happened as a lesson that she'll never learn from.

[@TheShaleco]

Choking is legitimately one of the most terrifying things that can happen. I've done it twice in my life and luckily both times I was able to physically reach down my throat and get the obstruction out. But those moments have stuck with me for years and it's so so scary. Not something I would wish on anyone.

[@BunniBeshara]

I know she lies a lot, but idk who could watch this and think she’s lying.

[@BlindGirlVlogs]

In fairness, I don't think she was because she didn't exaggerate, she kept it pretty simple, and I've noticed a lot of people when they do lie. They elaborate on everything and she didn't. She actually was quite serious and sincere, for Amber anyway. I just pleased that she actually did survive this and hoping that it really is a wake up call for her.

[@oldwomanranting]

I don’t think that she is lying and I know that it had to be scary, but it is very timely. Amber holds on to stuff to use to her benefit. She will wait for years like she did when admitting she couldn’t bathe n 2019. She isn’t a monster but she is a master manipulator. When you can’t be a victim as evidenced by Destiny’s story time, you share a horrific but truthful story to sway the narrative in your favor. Jus’ sayin’ and calling a spade a spade.

[@teresadg7681]

My sister died by choking on a banana, It is a big story. She was resucitated but she was convulsing non stop on life support in ICU by the time I got to her. Was able to hold her and care for her as she passed. Traumatic but gratefull she was not alone at the end.

[@grendelsmama2302]

Teresa I’m so sorry to hear this.

[@teresadg7681]

@@grendelsmama2302 I could not highlight a comment if there was a reward but look at that I accidently did it, Cannot figure out how to undo though.

[@mayurid3]

The smirk on her face while narrating makes me not want to trust her.

[@AyaTheTyga]

I see you holding back on the laughter lmao that made me lol although scary but the descriptive choice words....

[@WonderlandTarot333]

It’s definitely scary when you are choking and can’t breathe.

[@kr3532]

How does she think she's going to get weight loss surgery if she can't even get her eating habits under control? I'm not trying to make light of the situation, but surgery has major life risks and she hasn't even taken small changes seriously. She already had cancer and hasn't changed her life. I feel like this will have little to no impact on her long term.

[@pappysheart6710]

Nowadays, if she was choking, I wouldn't be surprised if people just took out their phones and recorded instead of helped.

[@beathinks]

They have those mini suction vac things for instances of choking. That would probably be a good thing to invest in.

[@jayjayjohnson777]

absolute right call

[@gemlife1329]

I get it. It's like you shouldn't laugh, but it's just funny the way she says it

[@sierrac6809]

One time my 300+lb dad was choking on his food while sitting on the couch and I couldn’t get my arms around him or get him to move at all so I just started punching him in the stomach until he coughed/vomited it out. My mom was in the kitchen and didn’t notice anything until she added me why I was punching him. Choking is silent and he didn’t even make any signal that he was choking except that he stopped talking mid-sentence

[@Hellebore1106]

I was not expecting to be called out for my floss sticks in this video

[@cuddlefungus4474]

yess back blows are the thing to do for someone her size and it is amazing she got necessary first aid immediately. not just for large people, but if someone is pregnant or wheelchair bound it can be the better option!!

[@charlese.5438]

Anyone else would say, "I almost choked the other day"...

[@avlisjs]

I say this not to be cruel, but from the perspective as a daughter who lost a mom, aunt, and cousin to addiction… I wholeheartedly believe that Amber’s rock bottom will be death. It wasn’t cancer. It wasn’t this choking incident. She isn’t changing. Surgery won’t help her at this point. It’s truly alarming.

[@representchrist876]

It's okay man I laughed at how she said that also 🤣

[@emilygreen7668]

The two number one things you can do for your teeth is eat less sugar and treat with fluoride. I am NOT someone who is anti-sugar, but it does feed the bacteria that decomposes the teeth and leads to cavities. Fluoride helps with preventing decalcification and cavities. Flossing and brushing helps with the gingivitis too

[@PennyLynnBettorf]

She has had cancer and multiple other health issues ALL related to her weight plus, her waking up every morning at over 500lbs is somewhat of a miracle and now she is telling us that choking on a potato is her "wake up call" that her weight can kill her...smh and she still eats foods that she is NOT supposed to eat. I would love to see her change and actually lose the weight and survive but, sadly I doubt she will until she gets herself in an inpatient program.

[@PennyLynnBettorf]

@Ariadne I wouldn't say furious I'd say frustrated. She has done the same things over and over again. The thing is as she gets older at that weight her chances of survival are going down every day. She may or may not get that surgery but that's not a sure fire fix. She needs inpatient treatment. That's her best chance for success.

[@DailyKhalee]

ahhhhhhh that is so so so scary. crossing my fingers it will be “THE” wakeup call 😬

[@kate_m_k88]

This comment is bound to be a longer one-sorry, I'm not sorry. 😂 I'm sitting here listening to her and very quickly found myself in this position that happens pretty damn frequently *[mainly when it's someone online/on social media talking or sharing something in the comments]* where it becomes challenging to either refocus or primarily focus on feeling sympathetic for the person speaking/sharing something because I'm *that* frustrated with their almost always flippant, reckless, irresponsible, inconsiderate, selfish, foolish/ignorant, and careless use of a word/term that *A:* has a lot of weight behind it, *B:* is very particular as to what it means and entails, and *C:* should not get used or tossed around as if there is little to no importance that a person has received an official diagnosis of that word/term, adequately comprehends the meaning of the word/term and its various criteria and/or characteristics, or both. One of the words that such a baffling amount of people throw around like it's nothing, including Amber, during this clip/video, are “trauma” and “traumatic.” The words “triggering” and “triggered,” although they did not come up here, are regularly used in the same damn way. Look, as someone who knows what it is like to choke on something precisely like Amber experienced *[not because I forgot to chew-still, though],* which occurred when I was a lot younger and out to eat with my family at Applebees, where I went to take a bite of a mozzarella/cheese stick and before I know it the entire thing of cheese sucked back into my throat *[my dad had to either beat on my back or give me the Heimlich-I can't remember which one it was, ultimately],* I understand first-hand just how scary something like this is for a person-it’s even more “fun” in front of an entire restaurant of people, lol. However, there is an *undeniable* and *massive* difference between something that was “a little scary,” “extremely scary,” or “terrifying,” and something genuinely “traumatic.” Trauma *[AKA: something you experienced that was traumatic]* has a *serious* and *overall* impact on a person’s entire day-to-day life and how they function, especially in the initial stages of trauma and untreated trauma. When I choked on that cheese stick long ago, did I experience a period where I became hesitant to eat cheese sticks and almost overly cautious while I ate one? Fuck yeah, lol-that didn't last for long, though. Did I become so fixated and overcome with fear from what happened to where I couldn't eat anything due to an overwhelming fear that I would choke again? *No.* Was my life uprooted and shaken up as if someone threw it in a cocktail shaker where everyday actions and responsibilities were suddenly too much to do? *No.* I can guarantee that nothing like those two examples happened to Amber, either. It's one thing to personally and internally question whether or not you have trauma. Although, given how many people nowadays typically attempt to self-diagnose themselves with anything and everything, especially in the manner that you'll constantly witness, I would suggest that most people refrain from entertaining those thoughts past the point of going in to see a mental health professional once you start to question it. However, it's an entirely different thing and situation to tell hundreds, thousands, or millions of people publicly that you experienced something traumatic, that you have/deal with trauma, that something “triggered” you, etc., when you haven't received a trauma diagnosis from someone in the mental health field who is qualified and allowed to diagnose people after they've seen them for a considerable amount of time. Regardless of all of this frustrating, unacceptable *[no matter how “harsh” that might seem],* and destructive *[it may be inadvertent/unintentional; however, when people aren't putting any effort into doing and not doing what should be “common sense” to them, especially for a society that claims to be more accepting, caring, and conscious of mental health as a whole]* nonsense that happens ad-nauseam these last several years, I do feel for Amber and hope that she genuinely follows through and becomes dedicated to doing whatever it is she needs to do to be her best and most healthy self and live a more fulfilling life-it all starts within.

[@signofthecrimes1534]

i cant get over how she's smirking while telling a "traumatizing" story like girl..

[@bonemeat3917]

Tbf smiling and laughing about something traumatising can be a coping mechanism

[@signofthecrimes1534]

@BoneMeat i get that, but the way she looks when she's telling her overly dramatized story, she seems excited to say it, if that makes sense? she's been crying wolf for years, and if this isn't her millionth wake up call idk what is

[@BlindGirlVlogs]

Wow, that really is probably one of the most terrifying things anyone probably could experience. I'm honestly glad that she is okay and I really do hope this continues to make her improve and make changes for herself. To be fair to Amber this was one of most sensible videos. She has done and she didn't exaggerate, she just said what happened and didn't exaggerate or majorly, go off in any other direction. I think it did shake her up, I really do.

[@CherrrrBear]

10:22 I’m not mad 😂😂

[@kadyfitz]

In Australia we aren’t taught the heimlich as first aid, it’s back blows and chest thrusts for choking…

[@sendnoodle5]

Gotta agree with you, sometimes Amber is hilarious, and not even in a mean spirited way. A lot of times unintentionally, but still.

[@MissyLilMiss]

Thank you for making me feel better at chuckling because like…yeah she said it in a funny way 😂

[@Hatterhouse]

I love the way you are respectful about this.

[@BlackIsALightShade]

i’ve choked before. same deal, couldn’t breathe or communicate. i ran up to my father and did the universal “i’m choking” signal. he performed the heimlich on me, dislodging the tootsie roll that had been stuck in my windpipe. it was a really scary incident. i can empathize with alr here. still don’t like her, still think she lies, but this seems like honesty.

[@morbidlyxobsessed]

FYI if u ever need to perform the heimlich on an obese or pregnant person, put your arms around them in their chest area und place your hands on their chest and apply pressure there. That’s how you can clear the airways in those scenarios

[@shelleydaly1726]

That’s if you can get your arms around them, plus the shelf butt. Amber would be impossible to do the heimlich on. The only option is over the back of the chair and whap that back between the shoulder blade

[@Cuddlingus]

girl was so scared she shit herself. ... not the part id admit.

[@RandtMurf]

When John laughs, it reminds me of that track on the limp bizkit album chocolate starfish and the hotdog flavored water. Who remembers??? Every single time he laughs, it sounds like that to me. It makes me so happy

[@kerensa7349]

I hate that watching videos at 1.75x gives them a weird pitch but she speaks so slowly.