Mother of 18-year-old battling anorexia appeals to HSE for specialised treatment

The mother of an 18-year-old woman, who is battling for her life against an eating disorder, has appealed to the HSE to urgently transfer her abroad for specialised treatment, writes Audrey Ellard Walsh.

Sharon Hegarty, whose daughter, Lauree, has suffered with anorexia for two years, is currently an inpatient at Cork University Hospital, where she has been admitted seven times since her eating disorder first developed.