An obese dad-of-three has shed seven stone after a doctor warned him: "if you don't lose weight, you will be dead within six months". After suffering two strokes, it was the wake-up call Pete Haylor needed.
The 76-year-old, who runs his own business repairing and installing satellite systems, endured the first mini stroke while up a ladder. He temporarily lost the feeling in the left side of his body, but thought nothing of it and carried on.
Weeks later he suffered a second stroke while drinking coffee at home. He lost the feeling in his left side and when he tried to tell his wife Susan his face had sagged and he couldn't get his words out.
