As a mother of a daughter who has Anorexia Nervosa I will tell you our family story and suffering to this evil illness as #NikkiGrahame death through this illness has really touched me today .
My daughter had just started secondary school and school when she was diagnosed

She started to get a little picky with foods , not eatting cheese ( which she used to love) then chicken and other foods along the way , Then she started skipping breakfast , then lunch at school was not eaten and some meals after school saying she had a big school lunch .

We just assumed she was having a growth spurt when she started getting thinner until she started only picking at food and never wanted to eat with us as a family .
I started finding snacks stashed in her room which wasn't allowed and put to n to together and realized she had not

Been eating simple snacks ect
She started avoiding school as she had panic attacks and was always tired out , always in bed til late .
We took her to the doctors because of her tiredness and panic attacks .
Weeks went on then within a few days she literally stopped eating .

Only drinking small sips of water .
We got her to hospital just in time and the hospital told us she was going into a state of coma because of the anorexia ( we didn't even know at the time ) .
She was put on a drip and a Ng tube inserted and total bed rest for 4 weeks

She couldn't even lift her head with out the heart monitor bleeping and the nurses running .
She was in a wheelchair for going to the toilet and to wash , not even allowed a shower or bath as so poorly and to much pressure on her heart .
After weeks of refeeding

And still at a very low weight she was allowed home .
The refeeding process is really hard .3 meals a day breakfast , lunch ,tea and ,3 high calorie snacks and drinks a day .It's was hard just to get past breakfast believe me .
Anorexia nervosa makes you all suffer .

It made my daughter do stuff which she wouldn't normally , lie , steel , shout , violence and she was a shell of a person and I didn't know her at times .
But we battled through and she's had lots of therapy and support from a special medical unit school which supports kids with

Mental health issues. Camhs have been actually great with the care and support they have given my daughter .CBT , DBT and art therapy has got her to a good place mentally and a good healthy weight .
We still have to watch her food intake and weight and check her phone for

Calorie count apps and step counters ect .
Anorexia nervosa comes with other mental health issues self harming to which has been very hard to watch as a parent .
But she's taking control of her life now and beating the evil illness and I'm so proud of her as it's been a

Very hard battle and heartbreaking to watch as a mother .
To anyone struggling out there with any type of eatting disorders please from s mum ,go get help. you can beat this .
Still lots to overcome but I just wanted to tell you our story and that it may help someone .

Sorry if this post is stronger for anyone . Please watch your kids behaviour around food as anorexia nervosa can creep up so quickly and take control and the child/person becomes so poorly and so quickly .Bless you all thank you for reading . #anorexia #Beat

Thank you all for your kind words and likes and retweets , more awareness is needed and I hope sharing our family story will help someone else or someone else family . please retweet for awareness . thank you so much