Fears anorexic patients aren t getting the help they need
27 Apr, 2021 07:20 PM
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Susan, 22, has been fighting to survive in a medical ward in Christchurch Hospital for the past week due to severe anorexia. Photo / 123RF
Susan, 22, has been fighting to survive in a medical ward in Christchurch Hospital for the past week due to severe anorexia. Photo / 123RF
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Susan , 22, has been fighting to survive in a medical ward in Christchurch Hospital for the past week due to severe anorexia.
It began when she was 14.
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Her mother Fiona said she was discharged from South Island Eating Disorder Service (SIEDS) early last year after her treatment journey came to an end. Since then, the illness has intensified.
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Eating disorders: Endless and horrendous costs for parents who cannot get sick teens into public health system
8 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM
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Kiwi parents are paying endless costs for private care for their children with eating disorders. Photo / 123RF stock image
Kiwi parents are paying endless costs for private care for their children with eating disorders. Photo / 123RF stock image
Anna Leask is a senior reporter for the New Zealand Heraldanna.leask@nzherald.co.nz@AnnaLeask
Kiwi parents are spending hundreds of dollars a week on private healthcare for their children battling serious eating disorders - unable to get a place in the overloaded public system.
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More people are going to die: Terrifying adolescent eating disorders skyrocket, desperate Christchurch mum petitions Govt begging for more help
1 Apr, 2021 04:00 PM
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Experts, patients and parents fear more people will die from eating disorders if the Government does not step in urgently. Photo / 123RF
Experts, patients and parents fear more people will die from eating disorders if the Government does not step in urgently. Photo / 123RF
Anna Leask is a senior reporter for the New Zealand Heraldanna.leask@nzherald.co.nz@AnnaLeask
A Christchurch mum is pleading with the Government for more resources around eating disorders as her teenage daughter - and countless other young Kiwis - battle for the help they desperately need.