Elle lietzow, 17, has anorexia nervosa and refuses to let a drop of water touch her lips. After a week of fasting, she was taken to the hospital after an epileptic seizure. Doctors and nurses were surprised that she was still alive.
When Elle lietzow was in hospital, her long blonde hair fell in clusters, her menstruation stopped and her ribs were clearly visible.
When lietzow was taken to the hospital, doctors said she had been dead for hours.
Her toes and fingers lost circulation, and her nails became fragile, black, and easily broken.
Now she is 19 years old. She has gained weight after hospitalization and basically recovered. Now she is a vegetarian.
At the hospital, lietzow was told that her body mass index (BMI) was very low. The range of health was between 18.5 and 24.9, while she had only 12.
Now, she has a healthy weight (right), "lietzow said: 'I have only one piece of advice for those suffering from anorexia: only you can save yourself, you have to make changes and choose a new life. '