Ok guys background info: My sister, Elisa has been suffering from an eating disorder/severe depression for about a decade now and has been receiving treatment since 2007. She has been on an array of drugs, gone through treatment programs, been in therapy, tried all different things but she doesn’t seem to be able to shake this. Now, it has been quite a journey to go through this with her and she was actually starting to feel better in this past month & have some good attitudes, as well as landing a regular job. I though things were going really well….
but…..
My dad called me today and told me that last night she took 80 advil, texted her best friend “Goodbye, take care of my sister & dog for me” because she was so lonely, unhappy, etc. She currently lives in Austin with her twin sister (Andrea) in an apartment with their two dogs and finally got a job a few weeks ago. I had just talked to her mere hours before and she sounded really good and cheerful, but she may have been putting on a happy face since that was the first time I’d talked to her since training. I know for a FACT that she knew taking that much Advil wouldn’t really do anything (she has a vast knowledge of drugs and knows that all that would’ve done was destroy her kidneys, not achieve the “desired effect”) so I know it was just one of her “behaviors” she does for attention. but what if it had been a different drug, or if she hadn’t told anyone? I’ve cried my share of tears out of the pain i feel for her being so sad, so alone and living in this trap and I’ve prayed HARD over the last 4 years for God to heal her, but it seems like there is never an end in sight. Please join me in praying for her healing, praying that her doctors will get her meds right, pray that she will be able to combat the lies in her head that she hears all the time and just gives in. Pray that she will be able to declare that she is royalty, she has a destiny, and she can do great things! She is a Christian, but I know that holding on to her eating disorder puts up this wall between her & the Lord. I KNOW that he can heal her fully and that she will finally be able to be FREE but I am praying that he will do this quickly! Pray that he will fix the imbalances in her brain, that he will protect her thoughts and always let her know that she is loved! Pray that i will be able to be a good sister to her, and not feel like this is my fault or could have been prevented by anything I could have done.
please please please pray!
April
here’s a recent picture of her: there is so much joy that is inside of her, it just needs to be set free…
