Woman dies after 16-year anorexia battle in 'worst case' that doctors had ever seen
31-year-old weighed 4.7 stone
So thin organs had ‘died’ through lack of blood supply
Developed symptoms aged twelve and spent rest of life in specialist units
'Suffered an extremely severe illness which eventually took her life.
Kate Chilver struggled with anorexia, an eating disorder, for 16 years. She became so thin that her organs gave up on her: they died from a lack of blood supply.
Chilver developed anorexia symptoms since she was 12 years old and never recovered. Doctors told the Daily Mail that the Ealing, west London, native was underweight for nearly 20 years.
Cause of death: complications from anorexia nervosa
31-year-old weighed 4.7 stone
So thin organs had ‘died’ through lack of blood supply
Developed symptoms aged twelve and spent rest of life in specialist units
'Suffered an extremely severe illness which eventually took her life.
Kate Chilver struggled with anorexia, an eating disorder, for 16 years. She became so thin that her organs gave up on her: they died from a lack of blood supply.
Chilver developed anorexia symptoms since she was 12 years old and never recovered. Doctors told the Daily Mail that the Ealing, west London, native was underweight for nearly 20 years.
Cause of death: complications from anorexia nervosa
Woman dies after 16-year anorexia battle in 'worst case' that doctors had ever seen
31-year-old weighed 4.7 stone
So thin organs had ‘died’ through lack of blood supply
Developed symptoms aged twelve and spent rest of life in specialist units
'Suffered an extremely severe illness which eventually took her life.
Kate Chilver struggled with anorexia, an eating disorder, for 16 years. She became so thin that her organs gave up on her: they died from a lack of blood supply.
Chilver developed anorexia symptoms since she was 12 years old and never recovered. Doctors told the Daily Mail that the Ealing, west London, native was underweight for nearly 20 years.
Cause of death: complications from anorexia nervosa
31-year-old weighed 4.7 stone
So thin organs had ‘died’ through lack of blood supply
Developed symptoms aged twelve and spent rest of life in specialist units
'Suffered an extremely severe illness which eventually took her life.
Kate Chilver struggled with anorexia, an eating disorder, for 16 years. She became so thin that her organs gave up on her: they died from a lack of blood supply.
Chilver developed anorexia symptoms since she was 12 years old and never recovered. Doctors told the Daily Mail that the Ealing, west London, native was underweight for nearly 20 years.
Cause of death: complications from anorexia nervosa
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