tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395542111764903497.post6779020635684749501..comments2010-08-03T18:04:20.423-07:00Comments on Just Keep Swimming: Let's Educate Ourselves!Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11891977472198975562noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395542111764903497.post-26993937518328532012010-07-20T13:16:53.248-07:002010-07-20T13:16:53.248-07:00Go ahead, I'd be honored :)Go ahead, I'd be honored :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395542111764903497.post-80040244406367381182010-07-20T10:55:55.316-07:002010-07-20T10:55:55.316-07:00Candice! Thanks for this. it's sad to know oth...Candice! Thanks for this. it's sad to know other people are going through this, but comforting to know I'm not alone! Do you mind if I put a link to your blog up when I do my best to talk about Lyme?Brookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11891977472198975562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395542111764903497.post-29257794009791405502010-07-20T07:28:08.686-07:002010-07-20T07:28:08.686-07:00Brooke, I can relate so incredibly much to you...a...Brooke, I can relate so incredibly much to you...and I find you to be one of the bravest people that I know for wanting to talk about it all. <br /><br />I'm 5'7, and in high school I dropped to 84 pounds. I was hospitalized at that point, and judged by absolutely everyone in my life, including the doctors treating me. The isolation that a person feels when being scrutinized for their appearance is so incredibly lonely, and scary.<br /><br />I'm heavier than that now, but I'm still about 20 or 30 pounds underweight...which seems like such a gigantic obstacle at this point that it overwhelms me. Everything you just said hits home so significantly with me, that it breaks my heart that you have to feel it too. If you ever, ever want to talk about it. I'm definitely here to listen.<br /><br />I'm sure you also struggle with the fact that people lay everything upon appearances, and if you do gain weight, they think that since "you look good", you feel good. But weight isn't what's causing us to be so sick. We have underlying physical, medical issues, conditions and diseases inside that are covered up by the way we look on the outside. Yet, the way we look on the outside always gets all of the attention.<br /><br />Anyway girl, I'll certainly be waiting anxiously to read your writings this upcoming week. Thank you for being brave enough and compassionate even to do this. I admire you!<br /><br />Hang in there, I'm always here,<br />CandiceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com