Mom's "ghost family" helps her recover from anorexia after a fifth weight loss

The new "ghost family" of a mother helps her recover from anorexia after nearly dying when her weight dropped to 5th place.

Karen Milner's eating disorders began at the age of 15 years after childhood trauma.

She has been fighting the disease for 27 years, but now says her cure is "different" thanks to the constant support of a group of paranormal investigators, The Hunted Hunts.

The three-year-old mom bravely admitted that she had been hospitalized three times because of anorexia, reports Liverpool Echo.

The most recent occasion was the summer of 2018 and, at its lowest weight, it weighed just over five kilos (33 kg).

"At worst, I simply refuse, it will get worse, I will not be able to do things and I should rely more on others," she said.

Karen, originally from Liverpool, but now living in Bebington, Wirral, would submit to an exhausting exercise routine of two to three hours a day.

This would be badociated with a severely restricted regime.

The 42-year-old said, "When I'm at the worst of my life, I do not eat all day, I eat an ordinary salad for dinner."

But it would get smaller and smaller, because Karen would limit the salad to the point of measuring the amount of cucumber or onion in exact centimeters and would drag the supermarkets to find the least calorie lettuce.

Her obsession and control over her food would have an impact on everything, she added: "I would prepare a cup of tea, and if it was not the right color, I would have to go back and start again."

A nursing badistant since the age of 23, Karen had to take a break from her job to work on her recovery, but she could not have overcome it without her friends from The Haunted Hunts.

It all started with a ghost-hunting birthday present donated by her daughter two years ago, and since then she has become addicted.

She said: "I can not thank them enough for all the help they give me, I do not even think they realize how much they help me and gave me such motivation to me. beat.

"I contacted The Haunted Hunts to tell them that I could not attend one of the hunts for which I had paid and explained why, but I think they were probably already aware of my physical health and my weight. "

She was shocked by their response, as they were keeping her informed while she was at the hospital and creating VIP experiences for her, surprising her even with a cake and daytime gifts. of his birthday.

Karen said, "They made me feel really valued and always cheered me up.If I ever struggled, I could talk to them, it's my ghost family.

"We have breaks to eat on the hunt and it can be extremely difficult to be anorexic and to eat in front of them or whatever can be so difficult and often have a collapse.

"But I know that they give us more time so that I can take my time without letting it go."

She added, "I am me when I go hunting, I am Karen, I am not a person with eating disorders, I am only me."

Karen even says that her husband, Mark, noticed the difference, she said, "He says there's something in my eyes when I talk about that, I'm really excited."

Karen, mom of 21-year-old Chloe, 16-year-old Katie and 13-year-old Emily, says her recovery is different this time, thanks to her ghost-hunting friends and all those who struggle, "There's always have hope.

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"I've always been negative, but something could pop up one day and hang on it."

Advising people who fear that their loved ones have an eating disorder, she said: "Be open, be honest, do not dictate and do not take control.

"Just tell them you're here for them, no matter what you want."

• Charity Beat offers a hotline for people with eating disorders. You can reach them on 0808 801 0677 if you are over 18 or on 0808 801 0711 if you are under 18 years old.