A teenager who 'lost the last years of her childhood' when a GP said she wasn't underweight enough, and refused to refer her for anorexia therapy is calling for a change in the rules. Susie Ward was 11 the first time her mum took her to the GP.
But Susie, who wasn't eating at the time, says she was told she was healthy and not 'underweight enough'. She and her mum fought for seven years to get treatment, and Susie has now made a full recovery.
Susie is now calling for all health professionals to be trained to handle mental illness and for an empathetic approach for those with an eating disorder, reports The Mirror.
