Sukki
What is with a hospital system that won't allow a willing patient to register as a patient? I have a 13-year-old cousin who has admitted to me that she has an eating disorder, specifically bulimia. I went through the same thing for two years and I know the devastating things that happen physically and mentally. I didn't want her to go through the same thing so I tried to sign her in for an outpatient therapy program at the LIJ hospital in New Hyde Park, LI, NY. They told me I can't register her because I am not the primary guardian. I told her parents about the problem, and they do not believe she has any problems at all. Their acknowledgement of the disease has finally set in. I know they mean well but their way of dealing with it is to force her to eat, which makes her condition worse. I can tell when she has thrown up and it makes my heard hurt at what she must be going through emotionally and physically. I want to help her but I don't know what else to do. I was able to get out of it, but with much soul-searching. And it was a long hard trip. I want to save her the pain.