Recently I posted a blog about the death of anorexic high fashion model Ana Carolina Reston. According to medical reports, Reston, a 21-year-old Brazilian model, weighed only 88 pounds at the time of her death. Doctors at the hospital where Reston was pronounced dead said she “succumbed to a generalized infection caused by anorexia nervosa.” Her family is currently trying to lobby the modeling industry to address eating disorders in an effort to help save other lives. I thought about Reston the other day when I read that many insurance companies are forcing families into a life-or-death struggle for coverage. … Continue reading →