's MOTD Mon May 15, 2006

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's Daily MessageMondayMay 15, 2006

DON'T DISAPPEAR

Yesterday I spent a few hours down in my office reading emails. I came across one from a man who was writing about his daughter. Oh, within the first line of his email, I could tell he was so distraught. He was telling me about his daughter, K., a 15-year-old, terrific and bright young girl. He told me that K. was suffering from several eating disorders, and that she was very thin. She was down to around 94 pounds. He told me he knew nothing about the problems his daughter was going through. He told me he was worried about her and that they were going to see a psychologist that specialized in what his daughter was going through.

He told me K. was a fan of mine and that she had watched me most of her life on TV. He gave me her cell number. He asked me to get in touch with him or her. I first called the home number, and no one was home. When I dialed the cell number, it was the wrong number. He emailed me back, telling me he was so nervous writing me that email that he gave me someone else`s number, and at the end, he included her correct cell number.

Before I picked up the phone, I thought long and hard about all the years I suffered from eating disorders and how I am sometimes tempted by them now. I thought about my lowest weight and how I felt and what was going through my head. I then picked up the phone and dialed. Evidently she has a read out on my phone, and my name came up, and she said, " , I love you, and I can`t believe you`re calling!"

I had so many questions to ask her. I asked her about her father. She told me how much she adores him, and that he is the best dad in the whole world. She told me the same about her mother, too. She said she could have not picked out better parents, and that she knew she had their love and support. I asked her if she had gone through some trauma as a child by anyone in her family, and she said, "Absolutely not." She told me her life was always filled with joy and wonderful people. I asked her a lot of other questions that she really couldn`t answer, but I gave her my email address, and she promised to think about my questions and send me a recent photo of herself. I told her that she would have to keep seeing the psychologist and learn to trust that person and be willing to let that person help.

If you are suffering from an eating disorder or someone you know is, please get yourself or this person some help immediately. You may not be able to deal with this alone, but there is someone out there that can help you!

Love,