Meeting tight essay deadlines and dealing with the pressure of university life can be difficult at the best of times – all the more so when you suffer from an eating disorder.
Music student Paul Donald, 24, who suffered from anorexia nervosa, saw his weight plunged from 23 stone to just over six with doctors fearing he would lose his life.
Paul Donald when he was 23-stone
But having won his battle with illness, the 21-year-old from Tillydrone was yesterday joined by his family – grandfather Joseph Wilson, mum and dad Catherine Donald and Paul Wilson and 22-year-old brother David Wilson – as he proudly received his degree.
And he now intends to use his experience to help others.
Paul Donald when he was just six-stone
He founded the Men and Boys Eating and Exercise Disorders Service Scotland and plans to visit schools and universities to give body confidence classes.
The vocalist said: “I’m trying to make sure that people get the help that I didn’t.
“The university gave me a lot of support but eating disorders among men are not really recognised. It’s been made a gender specific issue and it’s not.”
Graduate battles back to health from eating disorder
