How did an eating disorder change my loved one?  One of the first things I had to accept with a diagnosis of anorexia restrictive in my loved one was the anger and denial sometimes displayed in the most unusual of ways.  The accusations that flew, the denials of a...

This was written by the Reiffs and is about the most accurate description of an eating disorder as I have found yet.  It's called the "Helicopter Poem" Imagine that you are in an airplane and you do not know how to swim. Normally, when a person purchases a plane...

This post is one that I really had to work through from a caregiver perspective.  I’ve always thought I’ve chosen my words carefully generally as I never want to offend anyone.  However, I did not realize how easily ED can be offended.  I realized very...

“Not sick enough” is a phrase that I have come to despise.  On many hospital trips where my daughter needed medical attention due to POTS (postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome) we were told that her vitals were okay and that she wasn’t sick...

As many of you know, there are so many extra things we need to think about as caregivers of a person with ED that the average person wouldn't even consider. Today was the day we had booked to have all 4 wisdom teeth removed at the local Children's Hospital and I...