SallySkelington
Wait- what?
- Joined
- Jan 15, 2011
Hugs and prayers to you and your beautiful Julia (and the rest of the family too!)
Also, since I've never shared her name under my "other" username, I figured I'd share it here. Her name is Julia. I like to know a person's name when I pray for them, so I thought you might want to know her name. She's beautiful, inside and out.
Thanks again everyone, for your very kind words and prayers. The appointment went really well. The doctor and the resident working with her were wonderful. We're going to be much more careful about meal planning, and Julia has to stay with us (me, her dad or her sister) for 45 minutes to an hour after meals. I'm grateful we're doing this now in the summer, but when school starts it's going to be a much greater challenge. I know things could be worse, and could possibly get much worse. We're going to have to rely on our faith, and all the strength we have to get through this.
I'll come back to this thread periodically to give updates. Thanks again, from the bottom of my heart.
I'm in the waiting room of the eating disorder specialist right now. Heartbreaking. There's another family next to me who just found out that their daughter has to be taken to a hospital immediately. They're in tears and I can't help but cry with them. My God this is an awful illness.
Thanks again for all of the recommendations and support. I made an appointment to speak with a counselor at my church. She's someone I really trust and respect.
Regarding telling family, my husband and I are so hesitant, for a lot of the reasons mnrose mentioned. I'm afraid our family (mainly our moms) will say something unhelpful, or treat her differently. I also don't want to end up in the position of comforting THEM, which I'm pretty sure would happen with my mom. They love her and would have nothing but the best intentions, but it would be another piece I'd have to manage, you know?
I'll update later when her appointment is over.