Mandy Saligari » fashion http://mandysaligari.charterdaycare.com I hope to use this forum to share my thoughts and experiences and to stimulate discussion, mainly in the field of addiction, but also around life in general. I am the founder and director of Charter Harley Street in London and our website address is www.charterharleystreet.com. Mon, 13 Apr 2015 19:07:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.42 Fiona Geraghty http://mandysaligari.charterdaycare.com/fiona-geraghty/ http://mandysaligari.charterdaycare.com/fiona-geraghty/#comments Thu, 28 Jun 2012 13:33:52 +0000 http://mandysaligari.charterdaycare.com/?p=47 Continue reading →]]> I was very sad to read the reports of 14 year old school girl, Fiona Geraghty’s tragic suicide due to bullying over her weight. She was bulimic. I was bullied at school and I know how lonely and desperate it can feel. I also know the risky means I took to try and cope. It is heartbreaking that this beautiful young girl took such drastic measures to alleviate her overwhelming feelings of self loathing. It is appalling too that despite public school resources and professional help she slipped through the net. Too easy to happen, too easy to believe the feeling of hopelessness, to listen to the illness  and become a casualty of this treacherous condition.  For me news like this spurs me on in my intent to go the extra mile in our work at Charter and in schools, and to remind all those that will listen that we are responsible for Step 12….there is hope and it lives in every one of us who is committed to walking the walk…we can do what I can’t. Pray for her family who will feel such a huge loss…I will –  there but for the grace of God go mine.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-18521916 

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