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You've been diagnosed with oseoporosis. How are you?
Scared. It's very scary. Everyday life's hard. I went to the roller disco last week and I was so scared that I was going to fall.
When did you first realise there was a problem?
My doctor told me to go for a scan because she was worried. Sometimes it really upsets me, so I just try not to think about it. I've been taking my calcium tablets, but I haven't been taking my oestrogen tablets cos I put weight on, and they give me very bad mood swings.
But isn't it dangerous for you not to take them?
The doctors know that I'm not taking them. But if I don't take my medication, it could lead to curvature of the spine. I started taking them and my legs got bigger. I was crying about putting on that extra weight. I should just take them though, so that my periods will come back.
Does that mean you'll be able to have kids in the future?
No. I don't produce eggs so I can't have kids. But I can have IVF.
The anorexia must still affect you if you're worried about weight gain?
It's still a factor in my mind. But the thing is I fear being out of control. I don't like to feel out of control and if I put on weight I can't bear to look at myself.
What happens if you don't take your medication?
When I was 16, I had a bone scan and had the bones of a 60yr old. It could be fatal cos I'm not getting any better, and the frailer I get, the more I'm at risk.
You seem to have a healthy appetite now...
I always eat breakfast, like cereal. For lunch I have a sandwich and for dinner I'll go for pasta and sauce or a ready meal. I also have yoghurt every day for the calcium.
But it must be hard?
I don't really think about it, I just get on with it. I love life and don't waste any time. I've been so lucky to have had what I've had over the past year and I'm just grateful. Whatever will be, will be.
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I at no point said she shouldn't be allowed to work. I said she shouldn't be working in the condition she is in, which is shown in the excerpt from the interview.