I put my 11-year-old daughter on weight-loss jabs. Six weeks after her first dose, I had to rush her to hospital. This is why I have no regrets - and why I'll put her back on them: ASHLEY HAMILTON
'I've just thrown up and it hurts Mum,' she said. 'I feel like I'm going to die.'
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