Source: Wales Online Author: Liz Day A woman died from throat cancer after doctors initially believed her swallowing problems were caused by an eating disorder. Rosemary Young was 63 when she died five months after being admitted to hospital with depression following the suicide of her 33-year-old son Andrew Hillier. Sister Lynne Middleton said: “Her condition deteriorated dramatically until she could not swallow at all. She weighed 9st when she was admitted to hospital and less than 5st when she died. It was very distressing – every time we left the hospital, we were in turmoil.” Mrs Young, who lived in Blackwood and had two children and one grandchild, had complained of difficulty swallowing six weeks before she was admitted to the Ty Sirhowy mental health unit in September 2011. She had been due to see an ear, nose and throat specialist at the Royal Gwent Hospital, but missed the appointment due to her depression, prompting her family to ask for a referral during her admission. Mrs Middleton, who is a registered mental health nurse, said: “A week after she was admitted, I was very worried about her. She looked unkempt and was not eating, but the staff were adamant it was an eating disorder. “When they said it over and over again, I started to think they might be right, but it did not make any sense. My sister was a lady whose one joy in life was cooking. It was absolute nonsense. At dinner, they forced her to [...]