As Ryan is about to embark on his first year of college and Allison is planning to return for her 3rd year, I’m sitting on the edge of my “empty nest”. It’s a phrase used by many and the assumption, at least I’ve always felt, was it was all about feeling “lost and empty” in the role of motherhood in terms of years of care … (Read more)
January 29, 2007 marks the year date when Allison first came to me that night to tell me, “Mom, I think I have an eating disorder.” It’s really hard for me to fathom how much happened in one year. But our family is proof of “turning heartbreak into new beginnings.” In fact, these past holidays brought another milestone for my evolving relationship with Allison and … (Read more)
For those who have shared my family’s journey over this past year, I thought I’d give you an update. Our family continues to progress on the road to recovery and we are doing well.Allison came home for family Thanksgiving from college (UC Santa Cruz). As the long weekend wound down, we both wished we had had more time for one another. But what I’ve learned … (Read more)
It’s been five months since we learned about Allison’s eating disorder. And in that short period of time, I feel like our family has gone through the many stages of a crisis. Our life is now back to a “new normal”.Allison is doing well. We celebrated her graduation from high school with such joy! I remember at one of my bleakest moments when she was … (Read more)
Allison is HOME!!!! I want to thank each of you who have taken time to read about our family’s challenging journey over the past few weeks. In particular, my gratitude to those who sent me their supportive thoughts and prayers for Allison’s recovery process. Allison spent a total of five weeks at the Center For Discovery. It is a program for which our family will … (Read more)