Tammy Peel, 39, Southend
Rolling myself across the kitchen floor in my wheelchair, I reached for the biscuits.
Even stretching up to grab the packet was an effort.
My arms sank back into the seat, and I went back to the living room, which had recently become my bedroom.
I was too fat and in too much pain to climb the stairs.
Back agony
I’d been trim and active until I’d had my third child Molly-May in November 2004.
I thought that after a few days’ recovery, I’d be back on my feet, running round after my boys Ashley, then 9, and Charlie, 7, and tending to my new baby.
Instead, my husband Simon, then 29, took over parenting duties, as I struggled even to get out of bed.
My…
