The end of the day
It has been a long and trying day. At one point, I thought it would be easier if L went back to the unit. But we got through and made […]
It has been a long and trying day. At one point, I thought it would be easier if L went back to the unit. But we got through and made […]
My delight at L coming home for the weekend continues all the way through Friday. I describe it as almost a normal weekend. My daughter will go to sleep in […]
The end of the week always feels quite tense. Until L’s team have discussed what weekend leave she can have, we never really know what to plan. We joked until […]
L has now been an inpatient for six weeks. She has spent 42 nights in a hospital bed, eaten 126 meals and 140 snacks. She has gained 5kg and her […]
There is a poem by Sheenagh Pugh http://www.panhala.net/Archive/Sometimes_Pugh.html that I love. It is about optimism and the message that sometimes things actually work out ok. In a blog about challenge […]
Before L started treatment I was aware of the link between genetics and eating disorders and I know when I mentioned my own struggles with food, and that of my […]
At the moment, my criteria for a good morning is getting up before 7, leaving the house on time and if it is a day for the train, arriving at […]
I woke up this morning and while still half asleep, felt my stomach and hips. As I have been following my secret diet, designed to get me into the healthy […]
I haven’t blogged for nearly a week, partly due to a major work event, which required me to spend most days in and around the Courts and partly because I’m […]
After my “inner teenager raging against the world” fit yesterday I decide to change plans entirely for today. K wants to go to a book signing about two hours away. […]