One in 10, the statistics are. It's frighteningly high. Loretta, who has volunteered as fundraising chair at Sheena's Place for the past three years, has been a director almost since the organization's beginnings in 1994. She said that teachers and parents see eating disorders as a large problem, one that's very difficult to cope with. Often, signs of trouble are missed, Loretta said.
Girls like to look nice.
And there's a lot of strong denial of any problem. Preventing eating disorders is preferable than having to work on curing those who are affected, she said. Eating disorders hits every socio-economic group, every race and culture. But Loretta's story doesn't end here. The Rogers' gift to Sheena's was given last week in honour of Ann Graham, president of Sheena's board and Ted Rogers' sister.