For two weeks Josephine Frenkel had to live with the knowledge that her youngest daughter might die. She had collapsed and been rushed into a hospital intensive care unit, as a result of living with a serious eating disorder for some time.
Ms Frenkel said: “It was an extremely stressful time not knowing what the next phone call was going to be. When you don’t have this illness it’s so difficult to understand - even for the parents. You can't understand why people would deny themselves the basics to live. It causes emotions, sometimes anger.
“You think to yourself, ‘get a grip and just eat’ but that doesn’t work. I’ve been at that point, but of course they can’t just do that - it’s an illness. You grieve during the process because you see what it’s doing to them, emotionally and physically.” You can get more Swansea news and other story updates straight to your inbox by subscribing to our newsletters here.
