Wow, what a difference 4 months make

I wish I could say that everything turned out fine.....I REALLY wish I could say that!!!!

A moved back home October 1st and dropped out of college. She had what amounted to an emotional breakdown and we had to allow her to move back home. She had dropped 30 pounds at that point. She was fortunate to find a job as a paraprofessional at the primary school and things seemed to be ok for a few weeks. She was going to get weighed at the doctor's office every two weeks. The week after Thanksgiving, she dropped another 5 pounds after holding steady for weeks. The doctor pushed for a "partial hospitalization" program, but our health insurance doesn't cover it (according to the program). A started counseling about the second week of December and the counselor happens to be the parent of a child that A taught in dance the year before. The counselor was so concerned with her appearance that she called the pediatrician and wanted her hospitalized. Since our insurance didn't cover the program, the doctor said that we could take her to the psych ward and be admitted to the eating disorders clinic by that way. After dropping another 3 pounds, A became hysterical with the doctor - mind you, it was the week before Christmas and she would have been hospitalized and away from home. The doctor agreed to let her come home if she had blood work done first and everything was ok - thankfully, it was.

More later, at this point, I'm spent.