“I was very fortunate in finding the website forum (Around the Dinner Table). It was immensely helpful in making me feel empowered to fight this. I met a women who lived in my city through the forum.”
“The tragedy of our family's destruction might have been avoided if I had known about this website sooner."
“If i can do it, all of your children can.”
“The change in our son was almost immediate. To date, (11 months since the beginning of the anorexia) he has regained 20 lbs. His mental state has improved with each pound regained. I credit aroundthedinnertable.org with all the successes we've had since then.”
“I too have been incredibly encouraged by the forum. … I even saw in myself the sudden attempt of ED to reestablish itself as I neared my target weight... and was able to face it down because I knew that was what the forum posters had seen in their own children. Thank you so much.”
”Around the Dinner Table is absolutely invaluable. I cannot imagine trying to go through this alone.”
“Therapist said this was the fastest healing she had ever seen in an ED patient! ”
“I know that if this happened to (my son) - it can happen to anyone.”
“Thanks to the "Around the Table" parents online forum, our family was able to support her in continued weight gain and mental rehabilitation.”
“with the support of the parents in the forum, we got more assertive and started being in charge, and then was when our d's health came back. It hasn't been easy but worth it every moment. I hope we won't to have to face ED again but if we do we have been empowered now and we will know what to do.”
“…keep doing what you're doing."
“Support through forum discussion has been my LIFESAVER. Much more information than our clinic therapist ever provided or ever probably could.”