Read the following context and answer the question.
Context: There were dark rings around his eyes and he looked thinner than Travis remembered . Curled up like that , he looked tiny in the hospital bed . Travis walked to his side , and took the empty chair beside the bed .
Question: What happened to him that made him seem that he looked thinner than Travis remembered .
Answer:


He was suffering from a disease that affected his appetite and he was n't eating .