Letter to My Oncologist
First of all, I can never express enough gratitude and appreciation for what you did to treat the leukemia I was diagnosed with in 2010. I’m thankful to God for your skills and incredible knowledge...
View ArticleAmerica’s Shameful Truth
To other countries, especially those we send financial aid to, it may seem unbelievable that ANY American lives in poverty, or has any problem getting enough food. Looking at our obesity rates, it...
View ArticleGotta Lose This Weight
I’ve carried on about my frustrations with my weight gain following chemotherapy for leukemia (APL). It’s no secret that I’ve got a history of eating disorders (just about all of them). I’ve got to...
View ArticleEating Disorders and Suicide
This time of year stirs up memories of my first year at the University of Illinois (Champaign-Urbana campus). I’d arrived there with anorexia well entrenched, after losing 45 pounds in about 6 weeks...
View ArticleRunning on Empty
The fall of 1981 was one of isolation, hopelessness, and being totally overwhelmed. I was supposed to be having a wonderful time as a freshman at the University of Illinois- Urbana-Champaign campus....
View ArticleDieting With An Eating Disorder History
When I started Nutrisystem 80 days ago, I had some nagging concerns about how to lose the weight I’d gained on chemo without going nuts and ending up in a bonafide eating disorder relapse. I’m not...
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