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Last Wednesday afternoon, we got the news, our 15 yrs granddaughter, had been released from the ICU in Denver, and heard finally she was released from the hospital today, dealing with possible kidney failure. After her 2 weeks in the hospital, it became apparent the kidney problems root cause, was her anorexia, eating disorder, that started about a year ago.
She was a healthy teenage girl, about 5' 7" and 120#, her cheerleading coach, said she was a heifer and needed to lose 20#, so she went on a crash diet, with the purging after eating, she go down to the goal weight, but being afraid, she would go back up, kept up the purging practice. When she was finally rushed to the hospital, she was down to 85-90# and suffering from multiple medical issues. In the hospital, she went into a kind of renal shock and was transferred to the ICU.
What kind of twisted mind, would believe or even tell a girl, she is a heifer and telling a child that young to loose 15-20% of her body mass. It should be criminal.
First off, I blame the cheerleading coach (still the coach and has denied everything) and severe peer pressure. As a chunky male of 62+ years, I have no idea the pressure a young girl faces, to be pretty, thin and popular, or in their minds perfect. Obviously the son, is mad at himself, because he was not aware of the problem and didn't seem to notice and as the loss was gradual over a long period.
According to the doctors, she will need strick monitoring and counciling (not just for her, the entire family) and the chances for full recovery is excellent. The latest medical test, show no long term damage to any organs and short term, she will be improving daily, as long as she maintains the stick regiment, set forth for her.
Its very disheartening to see this happen to people, with the twisted view the public has on beauty and health. I lost a cousin about 4-5 years ago, due to complications, brought on by her strick vegan diet and her lifestyl, so it a given, with the granddaugter's current issues, that the family is incredibly worried,
She was a healthy teenage girl, about 5' 7" and 120#, her cheerleading coach, said she was a heifer and needed to lose 20#, so she went on a crash diet, with the purging after eating, she go down to the goal weight, but being afraid, she would go back up, kept up the purging practice. When she was finally rushed to the hospital, she was down to 85-90# and suffering from multiple medical issues. In the hospital, she went into a kind of renal shock and was transferred to the ICU.
What kind of twisted mind, would believe or even tell a girl, she is a heifer and telling a child that young to loose 15-20% of her body mass. It should be criminal.
First off, I blame the cheerleading coach (still the coach and has denied everything) and severe peer pressure. As a chunky male of 62+ years, I have no idea the pressure a young girl faces, to be pretty, thin and popular, or in their minds perfect. Obviously the son, is mad at himself, because he was not aware of the problem and didn't seem to notice and as the loss was gradual over a long period.
According to the doctors, she will need strick monitoring and counciling (not just for her, the entire family) and the chances for full recovery is excellent. The latest medical test, show no long term damage to any organs and short term, she will be improving daily, as long as she maintains the stick regiment, set forth for her.
Its very disheartening to see this happen to people, with the twisted view the public has on beauty and health. I lost a cousin about 4-5 years ago, due to complications, brought on by her strick vegan diet and her lifestyl, so it a given, with the granddaugter's current issues, that the family is incredibly worried,