OGDEN (AP) -- An Ogden man will appear this week on the Fox television special, "The World's Most Shocking Medical Videos."
Jonas Scott, 41, says it's a miracle that a surgeon was able to patch him up after a suicide attempt in the late 1980s."I just want the whole world to know suicide is not the answer," he said.
Through an experimental procedure, Scott is able to eat -- despite no longer having a stomach, esophagus or most of his intestines, which were burned up by grill cleaner.
Surgeon Charles Eaton, an intern at the VA Hospital in Salt Lake City, was able to repair the damage well enough that Scott can eat today. His digestive system was repaired with a rare, risky surgery that essentially connected his small intestine directly to his throat.
"I stayed there practically two-and-a-half years," he said. "I went through 13 major surgeries trying to eat again."
With so much of his digestive system gone, Scott's life is not exactly normal. He said he has to eat smaller meals about six times a day and needs to go to the bathroom soon after, which keeps him on disability.
One of the reasons Scott wanted to be on is to show gratitude to Eaton, who now practices in Florida.