Nafiz Cekirge On Parenting A Child With Anorexia And OCD

At age 11, Nafiz Cekirge's daughter, Eliza, began displaying sudden and alarming symptoms of anorexia and OCD. The Cekirges went from being a typical upper-middle class family to navigating a medical crisis that is not well understood. Eliza spent most of her teenage years at numerous in-patient treatment facilities throughout the country. Despite receiving the highest level of care, the support of her family and her own desire to live a "normal" life at home, finally free from the grip of the disease, Eliza is still fighting. It's often one step forward, two steps back.Nafiz candidly shares what life's been like for his family in the past 7 years since Eliza's diagnosis. Despite their enormous challenges, the Cekirges increase awareness of the severity of eating disorders and raise critically needed funds through the Eliza J. M. Cekirge Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation.Hi, I’m supporting this fundraiser on GoFundMe. If you can, please consider supporting by donating or sharing the link. Every bit of support makes a huge difference: https://gofund.me/abdd5ff01A heartfelt thank you to Nafiz, Eliza and their family for helping others to better understand eating disorders and making treatment more accessible. Eliza, you have a lot people whom you haven't met rooting for you. We send you and your family so much love.