Sleep Apnea

"I don't think I ate massively more but I really do anything but sleep, I just gradually felt worse and worse over time," he said.

He lost his job and housing while spending years going back and forth to doctors, complaining of constant fatigue. According to the American Medical Association, around 30 million people in the U.S. have sleep apnea, but only 6 million are diagnosed. After years of symptoms, Piccaver was eventually diagnosed with sleep apnea in 2017 and given a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine.

He said: "I couldn't do anything without falling asleep, and the only time I would have any energy at all is when I ate, so I ended up ballooning in weight over the years.