Anorexia clinics needed in New Zealand - patient

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The Auckland District Health Board has traditionally sent girls suffering from anorexia to Australia for acute treatment, but the Furse family are calling for the ADHB to invest in a clinic for New Zealand.
The Auckland District Health Board has traditionally sent girls suffering from anorexia to Australia for acute treatment, but the Furse family are calling for the ADHB to invest in a clinic for New Zealand.

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18 Aug 2010 11:42p.m.

Vanessa wrote:

I personally and my family would like to thank Tony Ryall, if it wasn,t for him our daughter would have died in Auckland of an eating disorder waiting for a bed, in the Ashburn clinic in Dunedin. New Zealand has no public help for these girls and guys,we asked for help seven years ago and seven years later she is in the worst medical health, and mental state,I believe they are going to put more money in to helping with eating disorder, I hope they do because eating disorders in New Zealand are only going to get worse. It is really hard when you have no where to go for help, I just wished we had contacted the Minister of Health ealier. For anybody that has a loved one with an eating disorder you need to fight and keep fighting, our daughter was 15 she is now 26 and she is fighting for hr life.

08 May 2009 01:54p.m.

Deane, HAMILTON wrote:

I agree with the fact that we do seriously need a clinic for this dreadfull disease.

It can be paid for by adding a tax on the glossey magazenes depicting the "perfect shape" and gossup that contributes to this problem. Hell we tax cigerettes, yet fail to add a monetary cost that peer presure, false advertising, and the beauty myth has caused.

08 May 2009 01:42a.m.

Kiwi wrote:

26 million!! my wife has a blood big toe went to southcare (hawera) & was told a 2 week wait!!! 26 million wouldnt mind some of that

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