Ok, I posted in here about a month ago about a friend who I thought may be anorexic, and on Tuesday she was sent to hospital after having had a terrible week where she freaked out completely and lost another stone. So this is how it goes: she rang me on Saturday and told me everything, about being diagnosed with severe anorexia and having to go for a checkup on Tuesday etc and she was really honest and I told her we'd all be here for her and to call if she needs anything, just like you do when someone tells you they're ill. So on Tuesday she goes for this 'check up' and they keep her in, and she rang me saying that they've kept her in and that she's only a bit anorexic, and not badly anorexic like she said on the phone before (which I don't really believe) and that she'll be out in a couple of days.
Anyway, so yesterday, a friend and I went to see her. We are the only two that know why she's really in hospital (everyone else has been told it's because they're running tests to find out why she hasn't put weight on since she was ill in March, which is when she began to lose weight after being ill with some stomach bug) but as soon as everyone goes to see her they'll click, cos they already suspect it's anorexia, but she's told us not to tell anyone. That's put me and my friend who do know about it in an awkward situation, cos we have to really try hard to lie for her, but she doesnt understand that it's not easy to keep it a secret cos she's not thinking properly right now, probably due to malnutrition or boredom or something.
Her boyfriend also knows (as you'd expect) but he's taken it really badly. He lost it last night and went out for 3 hours just walking. His mum rang me up to see if I'd heard from him, and then she ended up going out to look for him with my dad. It's really hard for everyone, and as much as I'm worried about my friend in hospital, I'm also worried for her boyf cos he's my cousin and he normally talks to me about stuff he cant discuss with his girlfriend. She doesn't know that he's bordering on depression cos she can't really take anything in at the mo, she still thinks she's fine, just little underweight and she has everything under control, which I spose are some of the symptoms of the condition anyway.
So yeah, yesterday was a pretty bad day! First day back in school too. Anywho, the whole point of this post really is to ask for any advice at all, like what can we do to help her from being bored in hospital? And what do we talk about so she doesnt talk about food and weight to us? And how do we help her overcome anorexia when she's out? And is there anything I could do for my cousin to make him feel better?
Thankyou for any replies! I think this is the longest post I've ever written xx