Eating disorders are a severe mental illness with numerous complications and have the highest mortality rate of all other mental illnesses. Eating disorders are misunderstood and so many people are under-diagnosed, making it extremely difficult to seek help. My battle with anorexia started 4 years ago. For what once started as a coping mechanism when many things in my life began to spin out of my control, very quickly and ironically took control of my life. I was in complete denial, didn’t think I was ill enough, and quite frankly didn’t want to give up the one thing I could control in my life at the time. I became extremely unwell, and being rushed into hospital thinking I was taking a heart attack was the final wake up call I needed. If I continued living the life I was, then I probably would not be here today. So this is why I’ve chosen to run in honour of BEAT. This is why I’m sharing my story, because I once thought I was alone (even with the best support network), battling a never ending viscous cycle. But here I am, recovered, preparing to run a marathon for charity because I CAN, my body can, and my mind can. So let’s do this🤍.