tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30178203.post6911751169963537092..comments2023-10-31T04:16:04.331-05:00Comments on Feed Me!: San Diego dispatchHarriethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09774535311853591028noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30178203.post-59981486449879667702007-10-06T14:51:00.000-05:002007-10-06T14:51:00.000-05:00Harriet,Oh yes, lovely "Normal"... now how did you...Harriet,<BR/><BR/>Oh yes, lovely "Normal"... now how did you and Laura enjoy that musical treasure? Yack!<BR/><BR/>I can't say enough how hopeful I feel that both you and Laura were in attendance at the conference and giving voice to parents who really want to see effective treatment CHANGE within ED's. Looking forward to reading the experiences and feedback of Dr Kaye, among all the rest.<BR/><BR/>Best to you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30178203.post-7325811093360041512007-10-05T23:41:00.000-05:002007-10-05T23:41:00.000-05:00I guess I was naive, a bit, about the role of thes...I guess I was naive, a bit, about the role of these residential treatment centers. They're no different from Big Pharma: making a million bucks on the backs of those who are ill and their families. Abhorrent. Which also appliies to tonight's "entertainment" (and I use the word loosly): a musical about eating disorders.<BR/><BR/>Laura and I went to dinner with Walt Kaye and his amazing treatment team instead. We even had birthday cake for his birthday. Mmm, mmm good. Jane, we thought of you.Harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09774535311853591028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30178203.post-67616407940396701662007-10-05T14:15:00.000-05:002007-10-05T14:15:00.000-05:00The commercial sponsorship of medicine has always ...The commercial sponsorship of medicine has always worried me, being from a country with a (theoretically) socialised health service. The British Eating Disorders Association (bEAT) AGM is being sponsored this year too but at least I doubt there'll be much emphasis on horses in the literature. <BR/>I'll let you know whether the carers' conference in February is dominated by such stuff too, or whether our good scientists will shine through just as I am sure the combination of you, Laura and Walter Kaye will do.Fiona Marcellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07985022521354870620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30178203.post-39123871147666250582007-10-05T13:12:00.000-05:002007-10-05T13:12:00.000-05:00Harriet,Thank you for taking the time to let us kn...Harriet,<BR/><BR/>Thank you for taking the time to let us know what the reality is out there in terms of real change in ED treatment. While disheartening, it lets us know how important it is to continue to spread the word to everyone who might listen. SusanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30178203.post-15477766234970787082007-10-05T10:48:00.000-05:002007-10-05T10:48:00.000-05:00Harriet,Great to read some updates from your exper...Harriet,<BR/><BR/>Great to read some updates from your experiences at the NEDA conference, how is Laura doing? Sticking the Maudsley Fork into ingnorance I hope!<BR/><BR/>It really angers me still that the glamorizing of all the treatment centers seems so unaddressed and monitored... but we've been dealing with that aggravation for the past year- IP/OP treatment facilities are pushed down every parent's throat. <BR/><BR/>I hope you and Laura are able to make some noise about the need to support families FULLY who choose Maudsley- this all seems to be falling on deaf ears still. And the clinicians and randomly formed "teams" that parents end up working with, especially here in Wisconsin are just using the word Maudsley and they don't know what the hell they are doing... sorry to be blunt. But they don't truly support, coach, and assist parents and families who are begging for support. <BR/><BR/>This is disasterous, and for many parents they may end up not having any other resources, be incredibly drained, exhausted, etc. and be left scrambling with horrendously inadequate IP/OP programs.<BR/><BR/>Keep up the good work, say "hi" to Laura and keep us all posted.<BR/><BR/>Luv~ Tracey<BR/><BR/> "The end of all our exploring<BR/>Will be to arrive where we started <BR/> And know the place for the first<BR/> time."<BR/> -T.S. ELIOT-Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30178203.post-33676211304570879912007-10-05T09:05:00.000-05:002007-10-05T09:05:00.000-05:00I'm noticing this trend more and more of lumping o...I'm noticing this trend more and more of lumping obesity in with the study of eating disorders like anorexia and bulimia and it troubles me. Not only does it minimalize eating disorders as a psychological based disease on the whole, it also places a blanket diagnosis on millions of people based on thing more than assumptions about fatness. <BR/><BR/>I used to work in marketing, and all the conferences and expositions I attended were usually staffed more so by clueless PR people or marketing folks like myself. Some companies even hire good-looking, big-breasted women to attract attention to their booth. I wonder if this conference wasn't structured the same way. It might explain the apparent vapidity of booth representatives on plans for treatment, at least.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com