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Raising Eating Disorders Awareness In Memory of Sarah Fasano

fall 2008.


















Eve Simonetti is on a mission to raise awareness for eating disorders in memory of her friend, Sarah Fasano.

Eve says, "Over the past 8 years i have been suffering from an eating disorder that has nearly killed me and taken my life. Not many people realize just how powerful this disorder is. I have been to over a dozen treatment facilities and have met hundreds of girls/women who are fighting for their life with this as well but we have very limited resources. Recently i have lost a friend from my most recent treatment center, The Renfrew Center. My roommate Sarah Fasano. Not just for her but for all of my friends silently suffering, i would like to raise awareness of this vicious disease and just how many women it affects. Sarah was very passionate about NEDA and recovery, so i would like to pay a tribute to her and the other soldiers we have lost along the way in the battle against the body."


 Statistics show:
  • 70 million individuals are affected by eating disorders worldwide, with 24 million being American.
  • 10 to 15 percent are male.
  • 90 percent of women with eating disorders are between the ages of 12 and 25.
  • Currently approximately 11 percent of high school students have been diagnosed with an eating disorder.
  • 15 percent of young women in the US who are not diagnosed with an eating disorder exhibit substantially disordered eating behavior and attitude.


Eve added, "Sarah was active and passionate about NEDA and I really cant think of anything else that would serve as more of a testimony than this."

All donations raised in honor of Sarah Fasano will go to NEDA (National Eating Disorders Association). Please consider making a donation and help Eve raise awareness about eating disorders.
Donations can be made here. 

Sarah Fasano Music on YouTube

See more Eating Disorders Statistics


picsource:http://www.myspace.com/sarahfasano/photos/52849510

National Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2009: Until Eating Disorders Are History



*UNTIL EATING DISORDERS ARE HISTORY*

The mission of NEDAwareness Week

"Our aim of NEDAwareness Week is to ultimately prevent eating disorders and body image issues while reducing the stigma surrounding eating disorders and improving access to treatment. Eating disorders are serious, life-threatening illnesses — not choices — and it’s important to recognize the pressures, attitudes and behaviors that shape the disorder."

Eating Disorders Awareness Week starts today. Here are a few links to help get you motivated, involved, and aware!

Find Events In Your Area

World Wide Charter For Action On Eating Disorders

Star Program: States For Treatment Access and Research

The Alliance For Eating Disorders Awareness

BEAT: UK


NEDIC: Canada

Please see sidebar for more information on Eating Disorders, Resources, Tools, and Recovery Inspiration.

More National Eating Disorder Awareness Week 2009 Posts:
What Are You Doing?
ED Info
Living With An Eating Disorder (video)
News
Online Candlelight Vigil
Before I Disappear

sources:http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/programs-events/nedawareness-week.php#mission
additional sources linked above