Jimi Sanchez was sitting on the sidelines of life.
The Wilmington resident had gained weight over the years, and at 481 pounds, he was no longer able to do the things he wanted to do. Daily activities, such as tying his shoes and clipping his toenails, had become a challenge.
“Even walking short distances to check the mail or walking from the truck to the grocery store just put me out of breath,” he said. “I was alive, I was surviving, but I wasn’t living. I was just existing.”…