From anorexia to powerlifting: how training saved Sarah
At one point the Magherafelt woman was told she would never exercise again.
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Ten years ago, while gripped with anorexia, doctors told Sarah McErlain she might not see Christmas, and would never exercise again. She speaks to Liam Tunney about her battle with the condition, the loss of her brother and her inspirational journey to competitive powerlifting.
Memories forged at Christmas time are vivid. Especially when you are told you might not live to see it.
“Torture. Just torture in your head,” is how Magherafelt woman Sarah McErlain describes her lengthy battle with anorexia.
Heath Minister Robin Swann has said it would be unfair to point the finger of blame at anyone following the chaotic scenes outside several hospital A&Es on Tuesday.
At one point 17 ambulances with patients were lined up outside Antrim Area Hospital, while inside 43 more patients were waiting for an emergency bed.
A further 21 were waiting at the Causeway Hospital yesterday morning.
A leading public health expert has said Mr Swann should resign over Northern Ireland s response to the pandemic.
Belfast-born Dr Gabriel Scally said that if it was up to him, he would change the team .
The Northern Trust explained yesterday that there were no waiting ambulances outside Antrim Area Hospital, but it remained under severe pressure .
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Health Minister Robin Swann, Sister Joanna Sloan, Belfast Trust and Jennifer Welsh, Chief Executive Northern Trust (Image: Kelvin Boyes / Press Eye)
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