I've namechanged so that my workmate doesn't know my regular posting name. And posting on her behalf here at work.
Her 10yo DD has always been an obsessive sort of personality and about a year ago she became obsessed with exercise after an initiative at school. That led into her controlling her eating and she's been eating less and less for the last year and now is very thin and withdrawn. The only thing she seems to get any enjoyment from is exercise.
My friend took her to the doctor a few weeks ago and had a referral to the hospital, but it wasn't coming through and then an old friend saw her DD and suggested they take her to A&E. She was referred to the eating disorder clinic from there and given an eating plan and told to go away and get on with it, but that if her DD didn't gain weight she'd have to be admitted. It's the Royal Free so they should know what they're doing I'd have thought. They have also said they can't offer the DD any psychological help until she has gained weight... But that seems back to front to me
My friend is at a loss as to how she is supposed to implement the eating plan, she has been given no advice about how to actually get her DD to eat, that's kind of the whole problem.
She just at a loss really what to make of it all and doesn't know what to do (apart from trying to get her to eat) she's not been told how to do that though.
Does anyone have any experience of this, or advice, or anything that might help?
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Please help - my workmates 10yo DD has been diagnosed with anorexia
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postingforafriend · 03/09/2010 10:06
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