According to a friend of the woman who passed away from anorexia, she deteriorated quickly due to a lack of specialized care.
After trying to raise £200,000 to pay for specialized treatment she was told was not available on the NHS, Amy Ellis passed away last month at the age of 43.
Her cruel disease took hold and her health deteriorated as a result of the inadequate assistance, according to Simon Quick.
According to the Welsh government, funding for services for people with eating disorders is increasing.
Last summer, Ms. Ellis stated that she thought she would pass away without the medication that is only privately available in England.
She required mobility aids to get around their Broughton, Flintshire, home where she was being looked after by her mother.
She shared on social media the struggles she faced on a daily basis and told BBC Wales that the NHS "could offer no help, because there is no help.".
North Wales-based Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board said its specialized adult eating disorder service offered highly specialized interventions and treatment for moderate to severe eating disorders.
Wales doesn't have a dedicated residential eating disorder unit.
The care she thought would be beneficial to her combined cognitive and behavioral therapy with support for dieting and body image. .
Her friend and supporter Simon Quick paid tribute to her, praising her for being "kind and intelligent" and for having "fought against everything to help herself and help other sufferers of eating disorders.".
"Despite her struggles, Amy was doing so well, having battled anorexia her entire life," he said.
In recent years, he claimed, her health had deteriorated and her suffering had risen sharply.
The eating disorders awareness campaign Ms. Ellis started, which had more than 140,000 followers on TikTok, would continue, Mr. Quick continued.
"A sensitive, beautiful girl with much more to give to everyone," Ms. Ellis' mother Lyn Ellis said of her daughter.
She continued, "Her goal was to get better and, in her words, reclaim her former roles as daughter, sister, sister-in-law, and aunt.".
"Without Amy, the world is a lessening place. ".
The Welsh government acknowledged the negative effects eating disorders can have on people's lives and said it was increasing funding for eating disorder services, including an additional £20.5 million this fiscal year.
The majority of those who require services, such as inpatient care, will receive it in Wales. We are also working with the Welsh Health Specialized Services Committee to investigate the possibilities for a specialized eating disorder unit in Wales.
All health boards must offer specialized, multidisciplinary support for those with eating disorders, according to our expectations. ".
Professor Alberto Salmoiraghi, the medical director for mental health and learning disabilities at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, expressed his sincere condolences to Ms. Ellis' family and friends in a statement.
"Our specialist adult eating disorder service offers extremely specialized interventions and treatment for moderate to severe eating disorders," it states. These therapies adhere to NICE recommendations, he continued.
"Every member of the staff who assisted in Miss Ellis' care was deeply saddened to learn of her passing. ".
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