Kelly Appleton received the dire warning from doctors when her weight dropped to just five stone and five pounds
A woman who was told her "body was dying" amid as she consumed just 42 calories a day due to anorexia has opened up her own struggles to help others.
READ MORE: Dad who lost both parents aged 6 turned life around after breakdown and starts university at 41 Moving away from Bolton to go to university was a difficult change for “home bird” Kelly and her health deteriorated - her need to take control in a life she found overwhelming resulted in drastic weight loss and in her third year anorexia really took hold. As a newly qualified teacher, Kelly realised how extreme her condition had become when she started making herself sick and began running laps round her classroom at the end of the day to burn more calories.
“Now I still have tough days but I’m doing really well. It will always be there but I know my triggers now, I’m talking about how I’m feeling and I’ve found my support systems. I went into teaching because I love working with kids and after my experience I’ve decided I want to work specifically in the area of mental health.
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