search, but Matilda's mother blames him for leading her daughter astray. Meanwhile, Matilda wakes up in "a ramshackle shed" in the bush and she realises someone has locked her in. Furze commented that the chances of her being found were not looking good. Matilda is eventually found after escaping her kidnapper Terry Rawlings (Laurence Coy). Bulimia In 2006, Matilda developed bulimia. She was seen binge eating, before making herself vomit. She later broke down in her mother's arms and she ended up in hospital. The show's writing department and a medical adviser worked with eating disorder experts for the scripts. Channel Seven said "Our writers and producers are always speaking to experts in a particular field and those that have experienced an issue. Naturally, each actor also adds input to the character, performance and the storyline." During the storyline, Matilda's mother Beth Hunter (Clarissa House) calls the Eating Disorders Foundation of Victoria's helpline, which prompted many calls to the foundation from younger viewers of the show. Bridget McManus of The Sydney Morning Herald said that some of the viewers had identified with Matilda's condition and had sought help, others had found the scenes so distressing that they needed support to stop themselves from doing the same thing. Sarah Walker, an assistant with the Victorian Centre for Excellence in Eating Disorders, had reservations about the storyline concluding too quickly as people with eating disorders often go for years without asking for help. She explained that it was "essential" Home and Away handled the story well and that it "could encourage people to seek help." Ian Lang, a professor at the Victorian College of the Arts also expressed his view on the storyline concluding quickly. He said, "I think anybody who has suffered a serious illness like bulimia knows that it's not possible to really portray it in a half-hour drama." Rick Kausman of the Australian Medical Association spoke to groups of high school students in Geelong and said the storyline was raised by the students. Of this, he said "The whole upside to this is, we've got to get it out to the community that this is a health issue that's not unusual, it's not isolated." Frances Sanders of the Eating Disorders Foundation of Victoria was concerned that someone at risk of developing bulimia may see the show and try it. She thought that it was good that Home and Away