Help With Eating Disorder Clinic Expenses
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My name is Lauren Bush, over the last year I have been suffering with panic disorder, OCD, and an eating disorder called ARFID (Avoidant\Restrictive intake disorder)
ARFID has severely impacted my day to day life, which is why my doctor and I have sought out an eating disorder clinic to help, which brings me here, asking for aid to pay for the private clinic as it is the only one within Canada (But out of province) that was able to take me.
Unknowingly, until I was diagnosed, I had begun to restrict my food intake. Going from a broad and healthy diet, enjoying cooking for my friends and family, trying new things in restaurants, to now only (and I mean only) consuming pancakes and drinking water. It sounds like a joke, but it's true and has become so serious that I was diagnosed with scurvy, (yes, the one that all those old timey pirates got) and was unable to ingest the necessary things without medical aid to get my vitamin C back up.
ARFID brings with it a fear that the things that I am eating or drinking may harm me in some way, that I may have a random allergic reaction or that the product I'm consuming may have been tampered with.
At this point I have been in and out of hospital treating symptoms that have come along with having this disorder, injected with vitamin C, hooked up to IVs. and so on. I am in need of help, and finally, after the long search found contact with a clinic that will actually be able to. It is a private clinic, the waiting lists and restrictions on age caused many problems for finding a place that was readily available for a disorder that was getting worse by the day. I am unable to wait the year long waitlists, unfortunately. So, we have found a place, the only of its kind in Canada, that will be able to help. But, this does not come without of price, of course. The estimated cost of treatment will be approximately 42,000 dollars. Which, I am unable to pay without a loan or line of credit out.
So, if you could spare a dollar or two towards me and my journey to recover and a normal life again, it would be more than greatly appreciated. My family and friends, who are sick of the smell of pancakes, would also greatly appreciate it.
ARFID has severely impacted my day to day life, which is why my doctor and I have sought out an eating disorder clinic to help, which brings me here, asking for aid to pay for the private clinic as it is the only one within Canada (But out of province) that was able to take me.
Unknowingly, until I was diagnosed, I had begun to restrict my food intake. Going from a broad and healthy diet, enjoying cooking for my friends and family, trying new things in restaurants, to now only (and I mean only) consuming pancakes and drinking water. It sounds like a joke, but it's true and has become so serious that I was diagnosed with scurvy, (yes, the one that all those old timey pirates got) and was unable to ingest the necessary things without medical aid to get my vitamin C back up.
ARFID brings with it a fear that the things that I am eating or drinking may harm me in some way, that I may have a random allergic reaction or that the product I'm consuming may have been tampered with.
At this point I have been in and out of hospital treating symptoms that have come along with having this disorder, injected with vitamin C, hooked up to IVs. and so on. I am in need of help, and finally, after the long search found contact with a clinic that will actually be able to. It is a private clinic, the waiting lists and restrictions on age caused many problems for finding a place that was readily available for a disorder that was getting worse by the day. I am unable to wait the year long waitlists, unfortunately. So, we have found a place, the only of its kind in Canada, that will be able to help. But, this does not come without of price, of course. The estimated cost of treatment will be approximately 42,000 dollars. Which, I am unable to pay without a loan or line of credit out.
So, if you could spare a dollar or two towards me and my journey to recover and a normal life again, it would be more than greatly appreciated. My family and friends, who are sick of the smell of pancakes, would also greatly appreciate it.
Organizer and beneficiary
Lauren Bush
Organizer
Ladysmith, BC
Chris Bush
Beneficiary
