Where Has the Time Gone?

Arya Faye June 2012

Today our sweet daughter turned 11 months, that's one month shy of an ENTIRE year. It's so special being able to look back on these past 11 months, the fact that I was able to become pregnant and carry a child is a blessing in itself.

My unhealthy relationship with food started when I was 10 years old, when I was 16 years old I was diagnosed with Anorexia Nervosa. Over the years my body went through hell, because of my BMI being so low I stopped getting a period. I started going into early menopause. I was diagnosed with osteoporosis(and osteopinia) when I was 17, they told me I had a 4% chance of it EVER improving. I was also told that I was a chronic case(due to many unsuccseful hospital admissions), that I had no hope of ever recovering. I went through the scare of having my organs start to fail. They(the doctors) told me I would never be able to get pregnant or carry a baby full term. It is only by the grace of God that I can say I AM living in recovery, that my body is stronger then it has ever been and that I have a beautiful daughter that I carried full term with  only minor complecations.

I am so thankful for the life I have been given, for the husband and daughter that God has blessed me with. Praise be to God, always.

-Lindsey