"I wanted to tell her that everything was going to be alright but I knew nothing I could say could stop her feeling like this."
Katie's story is about her sisters battle with the disease anorexia.
When you look in the mirror what do you see? You see you, the same person that we all see when we look at you. For my sister Amy it is a different story. Amy was diagnosed with an eating disorder in January and it was confirmed in June that she had anorexia. The first time she went to the doctor I went with her, I knew she was unhappy and it was obvious she had lost weight. I wanted to cuddle her but I was scared I'd hurt her. I wanted to tell her that everything was going to be alright but I knew nothing I could say could stop her feeling like this. I knew she kept a diary and although I knew what I was about to do was wrong I did read what she had written. The first few pages were full of figures, how many calories she had consumed, her weight each day.
"I need to be 6 stone before the end of the week then I'll be happy." What the hell was she writing? "Help me, please someone help, no one understands, I might aswell be dead." Who was she talking to? Tears rolled down my face as I read what my sixteen year old sister had written. I took the diary to her doctor who then referred her for further help. I dont regret doing this and we did have to tell Amy what I had done.
"You bitch," she shouted, "why cant you just leave me alone." Her weight fell from nine and half stone to five, the doctor told us that if their were no improvements then she would be admitted to hospital as her condition was life threatening. In September I moved away from home to University, I knew I had to do it but it was one of the hardest things I have ever done having to leave my sister. Slowly she is getting better and is now just over seven stone. Amy I am here for you and you need to be here for me, don't be in pain on your own, please tell me what you see. | 
