A woman from Wigan who was told she could go blind if she did not lose weight has successfully lost five stone. Gill Worsley lost the weight over the course of two years with Specialist Weight Management Service (SWMS), run by Wigan Council.
The Winstanley resident received the shocking diagnosis about her eyesight late last year, and says it was the turning point in her health battle. She embarked on the SWMS, which she says helped to better understand her relationship with food and how it linked to her own childhood trauma. SWMS has, in her words, changed her life.
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