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.

June 1998

June 29, 1998

SUMMER SOLSTICE

Hello readers, all of you, across the international web, sitting at your computers... I want to check-in with you because I receive mails everyday and I wish I had more time in my life so I could sit and write back every single kind supportive letter I receive. I am still amazed at the loving responses that you all share with me, and I do read them all and I do thank you and I deeply regret not being able to answer everyone individually. The best I can do is here, on Amy's amazing web page, tell you how things are going...

CARON IS STILL ALIVE. She continues to live with her boyfriend in the valley section of Los Angeles. He takes care of her. She cannot work, she can walk but it is a struggle (she has pain due to her breaking her hip from her osteopenia, loss of bone). Her heart is weak, all of her major organs have been damaged by the starvation. But she is young and she is taking in nutrition (using nutrition shakes, like Ensure) and can continue to live a non-active life. She uses drugs to keep the body aches away (marijuana & other stuff, pain killers, etc.) and she continues to write and think about helping others with eating disorders, but she does not have the strength. I rarely speak to her, as she has settled into a life and does not want help and, due to my own recovery, I want to surround myself with healthy loving people who are willing to work on their issues and it is very difficult to be around someone who remains dedicated to self-destruction. I still love Caron.

Cythnia now lives in the San Franiscco area of California, with her husband and son, and continues to work hard for recovery. She has a lot of support from her family and parents and the move up north was intended to surround Cynthia with more loving people.

I continue to do well in recovery also. I am still honored to be working with people suffering from eating disorders at Rader. Another sign of victory in my recovery is that I have returned to one of my first love's, music, and am singing and playing in a band. I've recently been interviewed by People Magazine regarding my eating disorder, recovery, and work with other victims of disordered eating. The article is not ready to be published yet, but it ought to be in a couple months (I will let you all know). I feel very blessed.

I want to also, again, personally thank you all for writing to me and though this update cannot match an individual response, I hope you will accept it as a gesture to reach all of you who have followed this story and have offered me, Caron, and Cynthia so much support.

Blessed Be...
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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