Every day comes with new possibilities to grow and to connect with someone. I ran into the most unlikely person today that has touched my life. I was sharing the experiences of my daughter in general conversation regarding her eating disorder. Out of nowhere this person steps away and told me to wait - she wanted to give me something. She shared the name and number of a therapist that specializes in eating disorders and shared with me that this person was her therapist and has helped her with her own eating disorder struggles of the past 15 years. She asked that it stay between her and I - because as I said earlier, total shocker as to who this person was. So I am being vague on purpose. On my drive home from this appointment, I felt a need to reach out to her in some special way. I will see her again in a month and I hope that I will be able to, if nothing else, sit down and write my thoughts down as to what I have learned in the life of a mother who has had to deal with this horrible disease for 20 years and hopefully in some way I can help her by sharing my experiences as she shared hers with me. It also opened another door for me to maybe share something new with my daughter that may help her. I just adore people that are open about their struggles. So many people hide behind them and by hiding - there is no way to receive help nor to give help to someone else that is struggling with the same problem. So share away - time is short and it's OK to be going thru challenges. When I see this person I see a professional that cares immensely for people, she has the most beautiful blue eyes I have ever seen and she has an awesome sense of humor and I enjoy talking and joking with her. Never did her weight enter my thoughts. She is very tall and not thin nor heavy. But the big thing here is that she spends most of her time worrying about how she looks to other people regarding her weight (because that is what people with eating disorders do) and it just is not important - so very not important. I struggle with my weight and have my entire life - but truthfully - who really cares???????? Most people are worrying about how they look and really don't care about how you look - if that makes any sense. And the people that comment on someone's weight are almost always struggling with something about themselves that they are afraid to admit.....So why the heck do eating disorders exist? That is the million dollar question.