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Running Without Ed with be a 5k walk/run located in Bucks County Pennsylvania. Running Without “Ed” or “eating disorder” is meant to encourage people of all ages, with, or without, an eating disorder to walk, run, and exercise without the negative thoughts about oneself and one’s body image. The purpose of Running Without Ed is to raise awareness of eating disorders, and to raise funds for scholarships for treatment. Inpatient/Residential treatment can cost up to one thousand dollars a day, including room and board. this cost however, does not include the ever rising insurance co-pays for each doctors, and specialists appointment. The eating disorder causes much physical and emotional strain on families and to have the extra financial burden added on to the confusion and heartbreak, is just exhausting. Many people suffering from an eating disorder do not have the financial security to pay for the cost of treatment, even if the insurance company partially covers treatment. admitting to struggling with an eating disorder, and reaching out for help is very difficult for an eating disordered individual, because of the denial, and the undeserving feelings that come with this mental disorder. from my personal experience many people think that they are not worth all the money that their parents or themselves would spend on treatment, so they refrain from asking for help. This results in more and more people barely living without proper treatment, or no treatment at all. Eating disorders are extremely difficult to recover from, but there is hope. And I’ve seen and met so many women who are committed to their recovery. My wish is to provide that hope, and to lessen families financial burden so that individuals with any kind of eating disorder can begin their own journey of recovery. In each of you, whether or not you have an eating disorder, have the strength within you to overcome any obstacles, and I have hope for all of you. With your help, you can spread the much needed hope for individuals with eating disorders to receive the proper treatment.
