Nikki Grahame's mum has opened up on her daughter's dying, explaining how utilizing a cross coach in lockdown made her anorexia worse.
Nikki, who had been battling anorexia from an early age, died alone at dwelling in April 2021 on the age of 38.
And her mum Sue believes the Covid-19 lockdown had a serious half to play in her dying, whereas additionally talking about Nikki's obsession with a cross coach she had at dwelling.
Talking on Dan Wootton Tonight, Sue mentioned: "This machine helped her to deteriorate. Lockdown got here on the worst doable time for her.
"Simply earlier than the lockdown sickness had began to take its toll on her physique and she or he simply began to break down.
"When lockdown got here she mentioned to me on the primary day i do not understand how I'll get by this mentioned you will not be alone and lets undergo it collectively as we will. The entire nation was struggling, however i knew with Nikki it was a unique story.
"I believe she wished the cross coach to be along with her, it is a monster.
"She knew the writing was on the wall to ensure that her to permit herself to eat, she needed to know she'd go to the gymnasium she'd do weights, then she might come dwelling and eat.
"As quickly as their gymnasium shut, she reduce the energy again, she began to eat much less and fewer as a result of she could not train sufficient earlier than lockdown after which lockdown began she determined she was going to go to varsity and get her English and maths GCSE as a result of she missed out on a lot training, she simply wished to be like everybody else."
Sue added how Nikki certified to turn out to be a instructing assistant however she solely acquired the information after the dying of her daughter.
She added: "She saved herself busy however when lockdown got here a number of it was executed on Zoom.
"She handed her instructing assistant examination however she died so she by no means knew it is doable [lockdown contributed to her death], it could have been simpler for us to get her right into a unit of a hospital that knew take care of anorexia as a result of sadly not many individuals do."
Paying tribute to her courageous daughter and Massive Brother star, Sue described Nikki because the bravest particular person she has ever recognized.
"She was my hero, i do not suppose i've ever come throughout anyone extra courageous than that little lady. Lots of people have been shocked as a result of that they had no concept what shed gone by as a result of she by no means was a sufferer, she by no means mentioned id had a horrible life.
"Take a look at psychological well being consuming issues anorexia, over eaters and customarily folks with psychological well being points they do not know the place to go."
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