"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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> "Peppermint Patootie" > wrote in message
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>> In article >,
>> "Julie Bove" > wrote:
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>>> I don't know when and if her tastebuds will change.
>>
>> It seems to me it's her behavior that has to change. Why is this all
>> about what she likes? This is a requirement for her health. She's
>> just
>> got to do it.
>
> Well maybe *you* can eat food that you don't like. I can't and she
> can't either. I would seriously rather starve than to eat something I
> don't like. In fact if something I don't like goes in my mouth it just
> won't go down. I start retching and gagging and it comes right back
> out. She is the same way. So I have to try to come up with things
> she will like to eat.
>>
>> I doubt very much she'll starve herself to death rather than eat food
>> that she doesn't prefer.
>
> I would! I do not like torturing myself.

Julie, I am not sure you are understanding the severity of Angela's
health problems. 1. having the problems she has at 13 is so rare, this
could be the beginning of a lifetime of shocking things for her -
health-wise. 2. She is not you and she, if she is made to realise the
severity of her condition, may very well choose different foods rather
than starve. You can't speak for her. 3. What if she ends up needing
insulin to survive but hates needles? Do you let her die because you
don't want to force her to do what is necessary to live? 4. Do you
really want to see her on a dangerous drug at age 13? 2,000 mg Metformin
could do terrible things to her. I would be avoiding that like the
plague at her age. Her health problems aren't going to go away unless
you actively help her make some serious dietary changes, whether she
likes them or not. She is well and truly old enough to realise the
consequences.

Young kids all over the world have to go on special diets and medical
treatments to stay alive, its just a fact of life and these kids have to
deal with it, whether they are 2 or 13. I can see your point about not
wanting to force things she doesn't like but its not a choice thing
anymore, its really serious life threatening stuff. I personally would
be getting an appt with a kids' hospital endo. Jasmine's open heart
surgery and 6 weeks in intensive care cost close to $200,000. I paid
nothing, I couldn't have paid $200 but if I was told without paying she
wouldn't have the op then I would do everything in my power to get that
money even if I had to sell myself on street corners, no joke. I would
actually do something so abhorrent to raise that money. Please don't
give in to her on this Julie. As a mother, this is very hard for me to
watch.