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Traveling with a “Boy”Friend
So, one of my daughters brought her boyfriend with us to New York. This was a new experience for us and something I was never allowed to do as a kid. I’ll be honest. I was really worried about being judged. I don’t want to look like that parent. Who that parent is I don’t…
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Running Away
This isn’t completely my story to tell. But at the same time, it sheds light on the reality of this disease. A patient at ERC Denver ran away Sunday afternoon. They went out for fresh air break and she ran. 14 years old. Downtown Denver. No phone. No money. Nothing but the clothes on her…
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Chipping Away
No, we aren’t slowly chipping away at the eating disorder, we are slowly chipping away at her weight. A tenth of a pound here, three tenths of a pound there, and last week seven tenths of a pound. It’s not much, but overall, it is, especially when we really to gain at some point. Not…
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Three Tenths of a Pound
Three tenths of a pound, that’s what we’re down on week 1. I emailed her dietician so she would know before we met with her today. She asked how I felt about it. Honestly, I expected her to be down more than that, so I’m happy. I know it’s still a loss, but it’s small…
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Biggest Buy in Yet
First let me say, I’m still working on residential admissions. They are taking forever to get everything back and forth though. I don’t feel like we had this hard of a time before. That said, since she’s been home from the hospital she’s been “eating”. She’s picking, and it’s definitely “diet” food, but she’s eating,…
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Christmas
We made it through Christmas. That was a goal for me. It wasn’t pretty, but we made it. All 5 of us together. We all got to open presents together Christmas morning. It was a normal day, other than one kid doesn’t eat. I got a picture of all 3 girls (and the 2 dogs)…
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Hospital Stay #6
So, we went to the hospital on Sunday. They admitted her. And kept her until Tuesday morning. 2 days of fluids. A day of food. And we’re on our merry way again. I’m afraid I took her too soon. Because of course now she feels not sick enough because they didn’t keep her very long. …
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First Week Home
One week. We survived one week. Was it good. Absolutely not. Are we thriving? Definitely not. Are we surviving? Not even close. Are we going to make it to Christmas? At this point I don’t even think we’ll make it that long. Sadly. It’s depressing. Very, very depressing. She’s been making her own “food”. If…
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The Discharge Date that Wasn’t
No, her discharge didn’t get pushed back. Yes, they are still done with her, and we are still discharging. But we are doing it in radio silence. No communication. No last talks or updates or best wishes from her team. On Tuesday I was promised discharge paperwork instead of the updated TPU on Wednesday or…
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Discharge Date
She’s discharging from PHP this Friday. Now don’t get excited. She’s discharging because they don’t think they can help her. They think she’ll end up in the hospital soon and eventually back in residential. They actually want me to put her on lists for residential, even though they are done with her. I’m sorry that…
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