Mealtimes and Milestones: A Teenager's Diary of Moving on from Anorexia
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| Rating | : | 4.18 (782 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1849013233 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 176 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-03-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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-- Jane Shilling Daily Mail . Constance's story is such a powerful part of that message - that hope. Susan Ringwood, Chief Executive, BEAT (the Eating Disorders Association) It is impossible not to admire the resolution with which Constance, her family and friends took on the intractable illness and survived. We want a message of hope - that eating disorders can be beaten - to reach anyone and everyone who needs to hear it
. Hospitalised as an in-patient at a specialist eating disorders unit for seven months, she is now completely recovered and, in between schoolwork, works as a Young Ambassador for BEAT, the leading UK charity for people with eating disorders. Constance Barter is a British, sixteen year old schoolgirl who was diagnosed with the eating disorder anorexia nervosa at the age of fourteen
Constance is an example to anyone suffering from this potentially life-threatening illness that with perseverance and support it can be beaten and sufferers can go on and lead a fulfilling, everyday life. An astonishingly moving and mature account of a young woman's struggle with anorexia nervosa, a serious mental illness affecting 1.1 million people in the UK. At fourteen years of age, Constance Barter was admitted as an in-patient to a specialist eating disorders unit where she remained for seven months. During that time, she kept a diary which sheds light on what