Darlene Cates Net Worth

She appeared on an episode of the series Sally Jessy Raphael titled Too Heavy to Leave Their House. She battled obesity after suffering from pelvic infections that caused her to be bedridden for two years. The most she weighed was 548 pounds after undergoing gastroplasty. Cates was able to lose 240 pounds in 2012 after she was hospitalized for about a year. Darlene Cates passed away in her sleep on March 26, 2017 at 69 years old.