Karine is only 22 years old. She moves only in a wheelchair and only around the house. On the street the girl practically does not leave. But not because she is seriously ill. The thing is in the monstrous weight of Karina - she weighs almost 300 kilograms. The problems of the girl began in early childhood. When she was still very small, she was diagnosed with asthma. She often had to lie in the hospital, at home there was always oxygen in case of an attack. Karina's parents had to work 24 hours a day to pay bills for the daughter's treatment. But she was not the only child in the family. Karina is the eldest of three children.
Photo: frame from the video www.tlc.com "I remember how my mother sat next to my bed during seizures, looked at me and cried," recalls Karina in a conversation with. But this case was just the one when time heals. Karina grew older, felt better. When she was six years old, asthma attacks were over. "I thought that we would all be happier. But because of my illness with money, it was very bad for us. And my parents continued to work on wear and tear. Mom worked two jobs, she was not from early morning until late at night. I almost did not see it, "Karina explains. Without her usual attention, it was hard for the girl. After all, when she was ill, her parents were always with her: they took care of her, cared for her. In the hospital, too, they were shaking. And then Karina first realized what loneliness is.
Photo: frame from the video www.tlc.com "I needed very little. To embrace me, pat on the head. But my mother was too busy, "Karina assures. Mom really blames herself in the state of her daughter, because she missed the moment when Karina developed extremely unhealthy relationships with food. "Food has replaced my mother's embrace," the girl says. Overcoming loneliness, by the age of ten Karina weighed 45 kilograms. Normally, the weight of a child at this age should be about 30 kilos. Bust almost one and a half times! But Karina's mother was too busy. After all, she needed to support the family, money does not fall from the sky.
Photo: www.tlc.com"Whenever I felt lonely or upset, my hand automatically reached for cookies, chips, muffins. Food always comforted me, and it was always there, unlike my mother," says Karina. Now the girl is trying to change her eating habits: she started eating vegetables instead of fast food. She also dreams of stomach surgery. In her opinion, she will not be able to cope with her problem any other way.
