A 23-stone Scots mum is fundraising for a gastric bypass after becoming so big she got stuck on a water slide and can't even fit in the bath - as the 'wait is too long on the NHS'. Naomi Smith said she was a slightly chubby child but as soon as she hit puberty she began to gain weight, particularly in the lower half of her body, and was picked on relentlessly for her size.
The 26-year-old went through school wishing she was 'invisible' as cruel bullies would call her, 'tree trunk legs', a 'whale' and point and laugh at her, with one even telling her she should 'kill herself' online. Such actions destroyed her self-esteem to the extent she'd binge eat for comfort and self-harm - even carving the word 'FAT' in her own skin.
The mum-of-one is now a dress size 26 and no longer fits in the bath, 'dreads' getting out of bed in the morning due to being in constant pain and on some days, can barely climb the stairs. Her weight affects even her holidays - as she was left 'mortified' when she became stuck on a water slide on holiday to Florida.
