Tammy Slaton was an American reality-television star and YouTuber, who captivated the public when she, along with her sister Amy Slaton, starred in the TV series “1000-lb Sisters.” Her weight-loss journey had been documented by the TLC network show since January 2000, as she battled her way out of morbid obesity, with the help of medical experts including known bariatric surgeons, Dr. Charles Procter and Dr. Eric Smith. The TV series was created by Crazy Leg Productions, which also produced the weight-loss journey documentary, “Family By the Ton.”
Tammy Slaton was born on 27 July 1986, in Kentucky, USA, and she grew up poor with three sisters and a brother. Her mother, Darlene Slaton, would work three jobs just to support all of them. Her father wasn’t in the picture early on in her life, and in 2013, her mother married her stepfather, Frank Rednour.
Tammy has been overweight all her life, and was bullied as a young kid in school, called vile names, pushed around, and made fun of. While she has other siblings, she knew from the get-go that Amy, who is a year younger than her, would be the only one to support her, and vice-versa. Both she and Amy said that other members of the family, including their mother would often call them ugly, fat, lazy and stupid.
Eventually, Tammy had finally decided to go to rehab once again after walking away the first time. She was on the way when she started feeling symptoms of her soon to be fatal condition. After her family rushed her to the emergency room, they found out that Tammy had been suffering from liver failure for quite some time. She remained in the hospital for 3 weeks until she was put in an induced coma and eventually passed away.