I'm at My Fattest and Unfunniest – A Confession

When I was a newborn, I developed a double hernia at ten weeks and underwent emergency surgery.

During the delivery my mother received a botched epidural, and the doctor accidentally struck her spine.   She was in a coma for four weeks.

During that time I was sent home with my father and two grandmothers.   Within a few weeks they had started me on human food (bananas and such), which turned out to not be a great move.   Apparently, my nervous system was not fully developed and I cried like crazy.   Food shut me up. READ MORE