“Someone finally put words on a page to describe my struggle.”

I was browsing the Internet for the latest news on Elena Vanishing when I found this statement. It brought tears to my eyes.

Years ago, when Elena and I first began this journey, she described to me the cruel isolation and disconnection she felt from everyone and everything around her. We agreed that writing her memoir would be worth all the pain it was causing us if it could only help another eating disorder survivor somewhere break through that isolation and reach out.

And today, I read this: “Someone finally put words on a page to describe my struggle.” It tells me our work was worth it. It’s the only review of Elena Vanishing I’ll ever need to read.

Thank you, Jessica of Reading Teen blog. It takes a lot of courage to speak up like you did. I’m so glad you got help for your disorder and that you’re doing well now. And I’m so glad that Elena Vanishing brought you comfort.