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IF I DIDN'T STOP SIOBHAN SHE'D EAT UNTIL SHE DIED; RTE star tells of his daughter's struggle with hunger disorder.(News)
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The Mirror (London, England)
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March 10, 1999
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RTE star Paschal Mooney has to lock his nine-year-old daughter, Siobhan, out of the family kitchen - in case she eats herself to death.
She suffers from a rare disease, Prader Willi Syndrome, which drives her to consume almost anything at any time - and in huge quantities.
Siobhan's desire for food is so overwhelming that she once broke into the freezer and ate all the contents, including a rock-hard frozen pizza.
She has also guzzled tins of dog and cat food intended for the family pets.
But Siobhan is not greedy - her medical condition leaves her ...