The anorexic mother who weighs less than her daughter, 7驚！厭食癥母親體重不及7歲女兒

At first glance they might be sisters, but look again at this startling picture. They are, in fact, a 26-year-old mother and her daughter. After suffering from anorexia for half her life, Rebecca Jones weighs five stone – less than her seven-year-old daughter, Maisy. And her terrifyingly thin frame is exacerbated by the contrast when they wear identical clothes.一眼看上去，照片中的兩人就像是姐妹，再仔細看看，她們其實是26歲的媽媽和她的女兒。麗貝卡·瓊斯患厭食癥長達13年，體重只有5英石，比她七歲大的女兒美絲還要輕。當瓊斯和女兒穿上同樣的衣服，她那瘦得恐怖的體形就愈發讓人驚駭了。

The medical secretary survives on soup, toast and energy drinks – even though doctors have warned her the lack of nutrients could kill her. At the same time she encourages 5st 9lb Maisy to enjoy chocolate and cupcakes.瓊斯是一名醫學秘書。盡管醫生一再警告她，營養不良會導致其死亡，她還是只靠喝湯、吃吐司面包以及喝能量飲料來過活。同時，瓊斯還鼓勵自己5英石9磅重的女兒美絲吃巧克力和蛋糕。

Miss Jones, who at 5ft 1in is eight inches taller than her daughter, said: ‘Wearing the same clothes as Maisy gives me a sense of pride. It’s wrong, but it makes me feel good. I don’t think I’m thin – I always see myself as bigger.’瓊斯身高5尺1寸，比女兒高出8英寸。她說，“可以和女兒穿一樣的衣服讓我覺得很驕傲。我知道這樣不好，但這讓我覺得很開心。我不覺得自己很瘦，我一直覺得自己蠻胖的。”

‘I picked up one of Maisy’s skirts and it fitted perfectly,’ she said. ‘Maisy is 4ft 5in and wears 9-11 clothes. We share tops and jeans.’瓊斯說，“我有次拿起美絲的裙子，發現我穿起來很合身。美絲的身高是4尺5寸，穿9到11號衣服，我們倆上下身的衣服都可以互穿。”

Now her daughter’s weight has overtaken her as she enjoys cakes, chips and pizza. ‘It’s wonderful to see her enjoying cakes,’ said Miss Jones, ‘I’ve told her I have an eating disorder and she knows it’s a bad thing. And if she wants chocolate, I say yes – I don’t want to deny her food. ’女兒很喜歡吃蛋糕、薯片和披薩，而且現在的體重也已經超過了她。瓊斯卻說，“看到女兒那么喜歡吃蛋糕，我覺得很開心。我告訴過她，我患有飲食失調癥，她也知道這不是件好事。如果女兒想要吃巧克力，我都會同意，因為我不想阻止她吃東西。”

Earlier this year, blood tests revealed Miss Jones had dangerously low potassium levels – a condition known as hypokalemia, which causes extreme muscle weakness. She now has her potassium levels and heart rate monitored at regular check-ups. Doctors have warned her she is at risk of a fatal heart attack if she does not put on weight.今年早些時候，瓊斯的血液檢測結果顯示，她體內鉀的含量非常低，已經到了危害健康的程度了，這種情況被稱為低鉀血，會造成嚴重的肌無力。現在，瓊斯體內的鉀水平和心跳都受到定期的監測。醫生已經告誡過她，如果她再不增加體重的話，很有可能會導致致命的心臟病。

 ‘I’m terrified I won’t see Maisy grow up,’ she said. ‘I’d love to eat – I can think of nothing nicer than going out for lunch with Maisy, but I can’t.’瓊斯說，“我害怕沒法看見美絲長大成人了。我也想吃東西，對我來說，再也沒有什么事比和女兒一起出去吃午餐更美好的了。但是，我做不到。”