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The Thin Club
Feodora
Feodora

Feodora is a super-bright, warm and strong-willed 17 year old who began sliding into anorexia after going on a simple health kick at the age of 14. For three years the illness has dominated her life and pro-anorexia sites have fuelled the disorder and weight loss.

Feodora has developed a growing disgust for the whole concept of pro-anorexia as she's struggled to recover and to forget the misguided weight loss advice, tips, tricks and 'thinsperation' pro-ana sites have offered. Now she wants to get on with normal teenage life and not immerse herself in a world where war is being waged against food.

Now down to a life-threatening weight of 90lbs (6st 6lbs) she is admitting herself into a unit and will begin trying to readjust to gaining weight. Things are so severe, Feodora feels this might be the last opportunity to leave it all behind her.


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