The following story is about a young woman named Caron who has been battling anorexia. This story is shared through the eyes of her friend, Lisa Arndt.

Please be warned that some of the information may be very triggering if you suffer from an Eating Disorder yourself.

April 1998

April 30, 1998

(April 22nd - Earth Day) - Hi everyone! Here is the latest update... Caron is still alive.

She is alive, but in poor health, living with her boyfriend in Los Angeles. She has a hard time walking alot due to last years hip fracture and replacement, and her bones are still very brittle. She is terribably thin, as she has been for so long now, but it is "higher" than in the past. She eats, but not a lot and only in ritualized and finiky ways.

She is alive, but it is not much of a life. She cannot work, though she is lucky that her boyfriend takes care of her financially, and she cannot do a lot of recreational activites because of her bad health, weakness, and lack of muscle tissue. She is malnurished, her hair still badly damaged and thin, her skin yellow-gray, the light in her eyes gone. She does smoke a lot of pot because the bone pain and stomach problems from the anorexia cause her pain and the high numbs that pain.

She is alive, but she is not expected to live to 28 years old, nor is she expected, until then, to live a "normal" life. She is 24 now, by the way, and most likely won't live for more than a year.

I am sad. I am angry. I am grateful for all of your support. I am sorry I can't answer all your e-mails, but be assured that I read them and keep them and treasure them. I am glad this web page exists and I am hopeful that anyone reading who needs to know something about eating disorders will find it here, at Something Fishy.

Caron knows this site still exists and she is honored that you all continue to ask about her. She is consumed by pain and hurt and anger and sadness. She knows this world has been unjust to her. She is still a fighter because she hasn't killed herself and she wants others to get help and learn from her story. This dream has come true.

Lisa

Caron's story is about a young woman battling anorexia. It is shared through the eyes of her friend, Lisa Arndt.

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