A woman who says hospital staff "saved her life" after battling anorexia has achieved her dream of becoming a specialist eating disorder nurse.
Bethany Kydd, 22, became so ill with the condition while studying for her A-Levels that she had to be cared for in hospital. Bethany, from Upton, Wirral, began receiving treatment at The Countess of Chester Hospital when she was a teenager, and now wants to highlight the damaging effects of anorexia.
She said: “I think a lot of people don’t realise how serious eating disorders can be. They think it’s just a phase, or that you just want to change how you look, that it’s just a way of dieting. In reality, it’s a massive issue, a mental health problem that affects every aspect of your life. I really want to raise awareness of that.”
