Trying to Help Someone Who Needs Surgery

I have a cousin who probably weighs over 400 pounds. He has such severe sleep apenea probably for the last two years. He was here over the weekend and kept falling asleep, snoring and stopping breathing. It reminded me of myself three years ago. He can't find a job. Maybe partially because of his weight, but also because he can't stay awake. He's generally fired after two weeks when he does find a job. He probably would like to have the surgery if he could afford it, but without him able to get a job (he's 23 and a college graduate) and no health insurance, it seems like that is impossible. Even if he could find someway to get his sleep apnea under control, that might help him be able to be able to keep a job once he does find one. I wish I had some advice for him or someway to help him. People looked at him in disgust the way he snores and falls asleep. I know that horrible feeling of sleep deprivation. Anyone know of anything that might help him? I've even thought of buying him a CPAP from ebay and telling him to try and sleep with it. I know it won't be set for him, but I'm just at my wits end on what would help him.

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