Mandy Scott
After being diagnosed with Anorexia aged 12 and hospitalised twice for the best part of a year during my teens, I wanted to use my experience as a positive in helping others understand the nature of eating disorders and how they can help. I have met hundreds of sufferers over the years and whilst I don’t believe there is a miracle bean to make the illness disappear, you can definitely learn to manage your symptoms and sufferers can still have a good quality of life if they obtain the right help as early as possible.
After years working as a registered mental health nurse in the National Health Service, I have been fortunate enough to go on to set up an Eating Disorder Charity, PEDS (www.pedsupport.co.uk) with my colleague and best friend, Children’s Nurse, Sue Rattle
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