Category: Anorexia
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Grapes
For the average person understanding just exactly how an eating disorder works is really hard. Even being a caretaker to someone with a severe eating disorder it’s still hard to understand what it feels like. I wish I could understand so that maybe I could help her more. If I could really understand what she…
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Ankle Weights
The damn ankle weights. We’ve had ankle weights in the house for years. They were asked to get them for cheer several seasons ago. They can do drills with them to condition their core and the girls used to practice their jumps on the trampoline with them on. My daughter that still cheers still uses…
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The Feeding Tube
The fourth time my daughter was in the hospital (the first time after residential) they told her if she had to come back again, they would put in a feeding tube so I could make sure she was getting enough nutrition at home. Well that time came. We went back to the hospital. And a…
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The Text that Broke my Heart (Even More)
My oldest daughter is 14 and the twins are 12. They all have phones. They also all know I can check their phones at any time. Of course, if I don’t have reason to search phones I don’t. We’ve had a lot of conversations about trust. And things are good if I can trust you,…
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