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Linden Oaks hosts Candlelight Vigil for eating disorders

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Above / Circle of Peace along Martin Avenue is featured on the campus of Linden Oaks Behavioral Health at Edward.

On May 16, Linden Oaks Behavioral Health and the National Association for Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Eating Disorders (ANAD) hosted the 13th annual Candlelight Vigil for those affected by eating disorders.

The event, with the theme “Planting Seeds of Hope,” was held in the Healing Garden at Linden Oaks Behavioral Health on the campus of Edward Hospital in Naperville.

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Above / Trish Fairbanks, Chief Operating Officer/Chief Nursing Officer, Linden Oaks Behavioral Health, addresses the crowd at the 13th annual Candlelight Vigil for eating disorders.

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Darryl Clark of Owensboro, KY, left; Trish Fairbanks; Marilyn Clark; and Al Hayes of Naperville light candles for Clarks’ daughter, Aubrey, and Hayes’ daughter, Kimberly, who died due to complications from eating disorders.

More than 200 people attended the Vigil, which is held to motivate and encourage recovery, provide support for families, to commemorate those who have lost their lives and recognize those who have recovered and survived.

ANAD, founded in 1976, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the prevention and alleviation of eating disorders.

For more information, visit www.anad.org or call (630) 577-1333.

Find help at Linden Oaks

The Linden Oaks Eating Disorders Program, designated a Center of Excellence by The Joint Commission, offers four levels of care with the latest techniques designed to help adults and adolescents recover from anorexia, bulimia and other eating disorders.

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Tiffany Skrezyna of Aurora, a former eating disorders patient at Linden Oaks Behavioral Health, and her children take part in the Candlelight Vigil.

Linden Oaks Behavioral Health on the campus of Edward Hospital, offering behavioral and mental health services, including inpatient and outpatient treatment plus recovery programs for adolescents and adults, is located at 852 West Street in Naperville.

For more information, visit www.eehealth.org/services/behavioral-health/specialties/eating-disorders.

For a free assessment, call the Linden Oaks Help Line at (630) 305-5027.

 

 

 

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