California Woman With Anorexia, Rachael Farrokh, Makes Public Appeal To Help Save Her Life

At 5-foot-7, weighing around 40 pounds, most doctors believe Rachael Farrokh’s anorexia has progressed too far to treat. The 37-year-old California woman has only one hope left now: a single treatment center in Denver that specializes in refeeding patients with extremely low body weight. Unfortunately, Farrokh’s home in San Clemente is too far from the center, so she's making a public appeal for donations to help fund her life-saving move.

Because of her size, Farrokh’s local hospital views her treatment as a “liability,”The Daily Mail reported. But just because the health system has given up hope on Farrokh’s recovery does not mean that she has. “I’m not the one to ever ask for help, but I need your help...” Rachael says in her video. “Otherwise, I don’t have a shot and I’m ready to get better.”

Farrokh is one of the estimated 20 million women in the United States living with the eating disorder anorexia nervosa. Anorexia is psychological condition characterized by an extreme fear of gaining weight, which leads to unhealthy food restrictions.

Prior to suffering from anorexia, Rachael had been a healthy, active young woman. However, according to her video, Rachael has been living with the condition for 10 years. Now it has escalated to the point where she can no longer look after herself. Farrokh’s husband, Ron Edmondson, has had to quit his job to become his wife’s full-time caretaker. But in order to save her life, Farrokh needs professional medical care.

Farrokh and her husband have set up a charity to raise funds for her treatment, which has so far raised about $51,000 of its $100,000 goal in the past 21 days. If you would like to donate to Rachael’s cause, visit her GoFundMe page here.

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