Dear, Sweet Butterly,

Reading this made me remember things I didn't really want to remember; like my own harsh 'teenage-hood' that I didn't honestly think I would make it through. But I did! And YOU WILL TOO!! Pain lets us know we're alive . . . that something needs addressing- that we must DEAL with the true issues so the pain will subside and we can move onward. You will make it and you'll look back to "now" with a smile, asking yourself, "What on earth was all the fuss about?"

Once again, I totally LOVED reading your entry. Even if you're having a rough time- and perhaps just an off day- or a bad day, I still love reading your thoughts and feelings because I can SOOOOO feel you- can really relate. Eating disorders suck! I had one from the time I was 11 until after I had my first child . . . I LIVED and SO WILL YOU and you will OVERCOME IT - OUTGROW IT. Just never give up. Never quit on yourself- always remember that there's nothing you can go through that you CAN'T OVERCOME, since you CAN.

Anxiously awaiting your next "purge,"

Your friend,
Kiki