Comments:

Sarah Mason - 2005-09-27 12:36:01
I'm so depressed about all of this. I don't think anyone in the midst of a severe eating disorder will feel worthy of recovery, worthy of living in a healthy body, much less be able to deal with the fact that a healthy body means being a healthy weight. But I still have hope that Gwen, and all of us who still suffer, will be able to make the choice (reach outside of the monster that has taken over our rationality and intelligence) and commit ourselves to recovery. Sometimes it helps me to not even think of it as recovery, because sometimes that word makes me cringe. Sometimes I do the one day at a time thing, which doesn't feel like recovering forever. I don't know. But I think Lisa is right when she says you are living on borrowed time, Gwen. You need to remember that- and it really blows, because I think you are meant to accomplish greater things in life besides holding the world record for most admits to a hospital. Well, I guess I've said my piece. <3Sarah
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dana - 2005-09-27 18:15:53
lisa, tell my darling gwen to listen to whatever you say, for starters. you are right about it all, i have come to realize that! tell her that i believe in her, and i believe that she is worth so much and that, again, she should listen to you. your "anorexia can make you fat" blog on your site is so true. i have finally gotten my metabolism back after 2 years. i never thought i would, but i guess being healthy ain't so bad, after all. tell her all that and tell her i love her and that i am sending her my best happy thoughts and peaceful vibes. love to gwen and you and all my cfd angels, dana
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sharla - 2005-09-27 19:54:52
thanks you lisa, for checking on gwen and keeping us updated. i will be writing soon. can we send packages? xo sharla
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emily - 2005-09-27 22:09:18
I know why Gwen focuses on the weight. We all do. Death, health and potential mean absolutely nothing compared to that number for many of us. It is the number, the size, the BMI... all of it. The only reason I am fighting at all is to avoid being put in the state hospital for a long time. That's where the next hospitalization is leading me. That size 0 sounds far better to me than a life weighing what I do now. Death would, to me, be the ultimate victory. Call me crazy.
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Kris - 2005-09-29 14:24:57
Thank-you for updating Lisa. It's good to know that Gwen is making improvement -- even if it's hard and there's still more to go. It's a long fight and I'm glad that Gwen has you to help her along with the doctors at her treatment center. I know from experience that having positive support can mean everything in recovery. My best wishes to you, Gwen and everyone else going through recovery.
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Elizabeth - 2005-09-30 15:17:28
Thanks for the update, Lisa. She is showing real strength in simply staying in treatment and hanging in despite all of her anxiety. Any idea when she will get out?
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Nic - 2005-10-01 02:22:39
Thank you so very, veyy much for the update on Gwen! I've been soooo worried about her, and I can only imagine how damn rough things must be for her. thanks again for your unconditional support, and encouragement for Gwen! :) Nic
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candoor - 2005-10-01 07:10:23
Gwen, strangers care and see you as beautiful... choose your true friends from among them and you'll find more friends like Lisa who look at you as more than a body to meet Madison Avenue men's standards... Lisa, bless you for being there and letting Gwen's online friends know how she's doing... Gwen, please look deeper for a definition of beauty, for your heart is where your beauty comes from and it can not survive unless your body image becomes less important than everything else... take care and come back to write more, dear dimstar :)
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dana - 2005-10-02 11:15:38
hey, lisa, i sent gwen something, do you know if she got it? ***love***
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Julie - 2005-10-02 16:22:02
I am glad she is getting help. I hope her body, mind and heart will all mend themselves so she can enjoy life and be at peace with herself. She deserves it.
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Sofia - 2005-10-03 02:17:15
Thank you so much :) I think she'll just be getting some mail then! Thanks for the update, I was worried. Am worried. I get what you mean about an otherwise intelligent person making these decisions and taking these actions - but hopefully once her body and brain are a little more stable, she'll be able to be Gwen again. Tell her to hang in there and expect mail!
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Tia - 2005-10-05 15:02:48
I hope she doesn't leave before my mail gets to her!
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Alyse - 2005-10-07 16:14:32
I'm so sorry to hear this all. I am also diabetic with an ed and in a very similar boat to Gwen. I know and feel the pain all to well and I know how lonely it feels to have both and think no one out there could possibly understand. I have all the complications of having an ed and diabetes and I too can't stop. My heart goes out to Gwen. Stay strong
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Sofia - 2005-10-08 00:50:39
Alyse, I'm sorry you're going through something similar. Are you in treatment?
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~lita~ - 2005-10-17 01:00:52
To Gwen: I'm wishing you all the best, thinking warm and healing thoughts for you. I have faith in you. *hugs*
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