article_snippet: : Joey had to help Laura get out of bed in the morning because Laura was morbidly obese, weighing 594 lbs .
article_snippet: Emotional trauma: When Laura was a young child (L), Laura didn't have a problem with Laura weight.
article_snippet: Laura started piling on the pounds (R) after an older cousin started molesting Laura when Laura was only five-years-old .
article_snippet: Constant struggle: Laura continued to put on weight, and by the time Laura was in high school, Laura weighed more than 300lbs .
article_snippet: As a young child, weight was never an issue for Laura, but after an older cousin began molesting Laura when Laura was only five-years-old, Laura eating habits dramatically changed for the worst. '
article_snippet: Being the heaviest kid in elementary school brought Laura even more pain.
article_snippet: Laura weighed more than 300lbs when Laura was in high school, and Laura was even heavier when Laura met Joey at the age of 27. '
article_snippet: But after gaining so much additional weight Laura confessed that Laura had started to feel more like a burden in his life.
highlights_snippet: Laura's weight began to spiral out of control after Laura was molested as a young child .