Anorexia Recovery Support for Jodie Campaign

Hello, 

I’d like to thank you for your interest in my cause & for taking the time to consider helping me!

My name is Jodie and I’m a 23 year old Psychology student from South Africa. I’ve been battling with anorexia for the past 11 years & I’m halfway through intensive inpatient treatment at a facility in Cape Town.

Currently, I am facing early discharge due to not being able to fund the remainder of my treatment.

I have been in treatment since mid-December and my recovery was set to end in February. Facing early discharge has brought immense fear and worry to me. This disease is unbelievably cruel & the past month has been spent fighting back. I now know the beauty that rests in recovery and hope that by the kindness in the world, I will be able to see it to the end.

Due to the nature of eating disorders, each day of treatment is intensive and highly specialised. At a cost R2 560 p/d, it includes my inpatient stay & meals, as well as my medical, dietetic and psychiatric consultations. I am hoping to raise R50 000 in order to complete treatment and fund outpatient treatment upon discharge. 

Recovery is a lifelong journey & I’m so close to finally holding and living the gifts that it brings. I never understood what people meant when they said “go get your life back” - I was so ill, I saw no issue and no urgency with my disorder but, I see it now. 

I can finally see the severity of the last 11 years and the extent of the disorder’s torment for what it is. I’ve had a taste of recovery since being inpatient and as a result, I can see the new potential of what the road in front of me could look like. I’m giving it my all in order to cross the finish line & lead a new life free of this disorder!

I want to thank you for any donations or shares made. From the bottom of my heart, the value of this donation is beyond what words could ever describe and my appreciation will never, ever be explained in a way that can convey its depth. This treatment is a means of saving my life & my future - to aid me in this regard is something I will never be able to repay. Truly, thank you for helping me to get my life back!