Mother's life on hold as she tackles child's crippling eating disorder

The mother of a teenager who suffers from an eating disorder has had to put her life on hold so that she can care for her child.

THE mother of a teenager who has an undiagnosed eating disorder says she feels trapped by her child’s illness because of the weight of responsibility on her.

The mother, speaking on condition of anonymity to protect her 16-year-old child who is non-binary and identifies as “they”, said they had used food as a comfort in their younger life.