A 35-stone mum who is too fat to tie her shoelaces is desperately fundraising for weight loss surgery - she fears she 'may die' while waiting on the NHS. Leyla Clelland said she'd always been a chubby girl but found herself in a vicious cycle of eating for comfort in her late teens, and she gradually piled on the pounds.
But around six months ago, the 34-year-old reached her heaviest as she toppled the scales at around 35 stone and now fits into a dress size 34. The mum-of-three's mobility has since plummeted and she's been forced to have a special toilet fitted to help her wipe herself and spends an entire week cleaning her one bedroom flat, due to becoming so exhausted.
Leyla is even terrified to fall asleep in case she won't wake up. The singleton claims her inability to complete basic tasks, including shaving her legs, tying her laces and walking short distances, has seen her sit and cry at home as she no longer 'feels human'.
