I have updated my post from yesterday as when I read it again, I saw that some of it didn't make sense and I wrote day instead of say! I feel more happy about it now.
I was thinking today that what I write is honest and maybe at time too honest but it is the reality. Eating disorders are becoming increasingly more common internationally yet there is still so few resources and supports available. There are no drop in clinics, week long respites for families, no financial assistance and very little medical knowledge and experience in the field. My ultimate dream would be to open a centre for people suffering from eating disorders who aren't on deaths door and needing hospitalisation but who are living on the edge. Living with families who are desperate or needing a place to refocus. It would be a positive place, a safe place, full of colour and full of warmth: everything an eating disorder does not allow individuals to give themselves. Maybe a bit like a hospice? I would also like to write a book about refeeding and nutrition for people in recovery as I am not aware of any present books available for individuals. I am lucky enough to have a wonderful dietitian and without her I would be lost. I think there is a market for that. And finally, I want to be there for others who are in my situation, to help them through and provide support.
I love the Butterfly Foundation, an Australian Organisation, set up by a mother who had 2 daughters with anorexia. Today it is internationally recognised and has a worldwide following. Take a look there is some great stuff:
1 comment:
Can you open this centre now!!?? Haha. No, in all seriousness I completely agree with you; there is such a need for this! I am finding your blog both comforting and inspiring.I really really value your honesty; hard though some of it may be to share and recieve I know only too well how true it is and I value the connection I feel in your words. Love to you xxx Em
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