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Thursday, February 5, 2015
Nanaimo News Bulletin 7
Purple picked to start discussion about disordered eating disease
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BaSTioN liT up in support of week of awareness.
By Tamara Cunningham The News BulleTiN
CHRIS BUSH/THe NewS BUlleTIN
Smooth operators Dr. Dan Jenkins, general surgeon, left, Dr. Georgia Hirst, chief of anaesthesiology, Suzie Vinden, manager of operating rooms, and Dr. Blair Rudston-Brown, chief of surgery, make a presentation on equipment and procedures during the official opening of Nanaimo Regional General Hospital’s two new operating theatres Tuesday. The $3-million project brings the hospital’s surgical suite to 10 operating rooms.
Parks and rec plans Family Day activities With Family Day Monday (Feb. 9), the City of Nanaimo has a number of activities for families during the long weekend. The third annual Family Play Day will take place at Oliver Woods Community Centre on Sunday (Feb. 8) from 9:30 a.m. until noon. Participants can build forts and
take part in gym games and puppet making. Tickets are available through parks and rec. Nanaimo’s ice and aquatic centres will be hosting events on Monday, with the Everyone Welcome Skates and Stick ‘n’ Pucks at the rink, and the Everyone Welcome Swim at the swimming pool.
N a n a i m o ’s J e n n i f e r Doucette didn’t realize she was waging a battle against anorexia, until she learned you don’t have to binge and purge to have the eating disorder. “That’s what I thought,” she said. “I don’t throw up, so I don’t have a problem, but restricting is just as bad.” Doucette, 21, now weighing 90 pounds, has started a crowd-funding campaign to raise money to check herself into a private clinic and blogs about her struggle with the disease. It’s important people realize it’s life-threatening and talk about it, said Doucette. “If more people were open and honest about it, people wouldn’t be so ashamed and hide or not seek help,” she said. According to Island Health, there are about 3,000 people on Vancouver Island with a
diagnosed eating disorder be arising, says Keva Glynn, and 10,000 who are symp- Island Health director for tomatic. strategic and tertiary menThis month, the health tal health and substance use agency and Provincial Eating services, who adds a combiDisorders Awareness cam- nation of dieting and obsespaign are shinsive compuling light on the sion, anxiety, disease during depression National Eating and desire for Awareness Week c o n t ro l c a n (Feb. 1-7). B.C. be the tipping residents are point toward a being invited to if more people disorder. wear purple to And it’s no show support were open and short recovfor eating disor- honest about it, ery for those der awareness who do have and Nanaimo’s people wouldn’t diseases, like historic Bastion anorexia nerwill glow purple. be so ashamed vosa, with the Amy Pezzente, and hide or not usual journey a coordinator lasting seven with the provin- seek help. to 10 years. cial eating disFifty-per cent orders awareness campaign, of those with anorexia won’t said the campaign is all about recover, Glynn said. reducing the stigma and getIsland Health is currently ting people to talk. There can building services to address be secrecy, denial and step- eating disorders as part of ping on eggshells around a three-year plan. Currently eating disorders, but talking there is no interdisciplinary about is is how people get eating disorder clinic in censupport, she said. tral Vancouver Island. Awareness around danger Please visit www.viha.ca/ signs and symptoms can health_info/eating_disoralso help loved ones recog- ders.htm. nize when a problem could news@nanaimobulletin.com
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