gender reassignment surgery. AJ, who lives in Airdrie, spends 19 hours on a mattress in the living room every day eating up to 5,000 calories alongside mum who showers them, cooks and even sleeps in the same room.
The morbidly obese 24-year-old, who who identifies as non-binary, is forced to sleep on a pile of pillows while using a special sleep mask because the excess weight compresses airways.
AJ desperately wants to lose weight in order to undergo the life-changing gender surgery but was told they might die if they went under the knife.Even the most basic of tasks require help from Sharon, who helps with trips to the toilet - and admits to 'overfeeding' her child.The biggest fear for mum Sharon is that AJ will stop breathing during the.
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