Category: PHP
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Comparison
They tell you comparisons can be strong in ED treatment. We’ve never had a huge issue with it, until yesterday. A new patient came and instantly started making comments to my daughter. Do you count calories or just totally restrict? Have you been in the hospital for not eating? I think you’re worse than me. …
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Family Therapy
We had our first family therapy at Clementine. They are trying to help her see a life without her eating disorder. Help her find herself. Discover who she is. They started with wanting her to imagine a happy day. Is your eating disorder there. Yes. Of course. Then we went 10 years in the future. …
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Prozac
The debate over taking medicine continues. She is 100% against it. Everyone else thinks it will help. She’s now refusing to take anything from nursing including extra water to help with her dehydration, vitamins, miralax and of course Prozac. It’s her eating disorder and she’s not doing it. They may take away privileges to try…
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She’s Eating. Food.
Clementine only supplements with room temperature, vanilla, ensure plus. She does not like this. She does not like this so much, that so far, she’s completing 100% by food. We have never completed 100% by food. Anywhere. She’s eating food she’s not eaten for years. She ate Mexican at a restaurant last week. She commented…
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The Almost Family Vacation
We have always been a vacation family. I grew up traveling and have worked (hard) to share my love of traveling with the girls. Anorexia has prevented many family vacations in the last two years. Don’t worry, we still traveled. I took the girls on birthday trips with friends and there were cheer competitions and…
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Most Stressful Admissions
We admitted to Clementine yesterday. It was the most stressful admissions I have ever experienced. First, they told us to discharge from the hospital on Wednesday so we could admit on Friday. But they didn’t want to check to make sure we could admit on Friday until I forced the issue. I’m sorry, but I’m…
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To Tube or Not To Tube
I feel like I could be Shakespeare. We’re looking for residential options. Her dietician and I agree that someplace smaller and has the option to do more individualized treatment plan would benefit her. Some where that can meet her on her level and work with her. As opposed to the ERCs of the world that…
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Residential Round 3
So residential round 3 is inevitable at this point. I think I’ve decided on Laurette unless the wait is just too long or they won’t take her. Which I’m always afraid could be the case. Clementine in St. Louis does not currently have a wait, it’s my second choice and I have to get some…
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Things People Shouldn’t Say
Otherwise titled if you don’t know what you’re talking about, keep your mouth shut! We were just in the hospital again, number 10 if you’re counting. Two weeks after we were last discharged. She’s struggling. Hard. We are pumping oil into her room through the vents. She’s gaining weight just sitting locked in her room. …
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Another One Bites the Dust
Our therapist quit. Or she’s taking a step back for awhile as she doesn’t think she’s helping. AKA, she quit. Which I get it, I’m not sure how much she’s helping my daughter, but she helps me. She completes our team. I’ve been paying her every week just as she asks. So why quit? I’m…
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