“You will never be like other kids.” Sitting in a sterile hospital room, the smell of plastic and disinfectant burning my nose, I nodded at the nurse who was reinforcing something I had known for most of my life. Behind her, the white walls were littered with colourful posters; cartoons grinned from them with fake [...]
Food is my saviour and my enemy. Leaning against the cool wall of my bathroom I shove another lolly down my throat, feeling my stomach roll and recoil. Fighting nausea, another one follows. I gag, forcing myself to swallow. The day has been full of low blood sugar readings and I've spent it eating carbohydrates [...]
