Events Archive
Towson University
Event Date Feb 18, 2010
February 18th
I Chose to Live: An Athlete’s Recovery
7–8:30 p.m. University Union, Potomac Lounge
Collegiate lacrosse player Patrick Bergstrom was sidelined by an eating disorder that almost took his life. He “chose to live” and now speaks nationally to college students, dispelling the myth that eating disorders only affect women. Come be inspired by this athlete’s message of hope.
University of Florida
Event Date Feb 22, 2010
February 22nd
8:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Location: Reitz Union Grand Ballroom
Organization: Student Health Care Center
Event Type: Speaker
Description: This event will kick off National Eating Disorder Awareness Week. Former Miss Florida and UF alumna Allison Kreiger and former college lacrosse player, Patrick Bergstrom will share their stories of battling and recovering from an eating disorder. This program will showcase that eating disorders have no boundaries across genders. This event is open to all UF students, faculty and staff.
California State University, Long Beach
Event Date Feb 25, 2010
February 25th
6:30pm
Guest Speaker: Patrick Bergstrom - Eating disorder activist Patrick Bergstrom will be speaking about his experiences overcoming his eating disorder, how to help a friend in need and how we can work to battle eating disorders in the future.
Contact - Katie Gaston: kgaston@csulb.edu
Eating Disorders – An Equal Opportunity Destroyer
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Meet some young men who want you to know the truth about eating disorders.
Chris thought being anorexic just meant being really skinny.
Patrick thought only models got anorexia.
Zach hadn't heard much about eating disorders at all.
And when a doctor told Brady he might have an eating disorder, the then 14-year-old's reaction was, "Me? But I'm a guy!"
All those young men learned the hard way that eating disorders are life-threatening mental illnesses that can affect anyone, regardless of age or race or gender.
"Eating disorders happen to guys the same way they happen to girls," says Dr. Ovidio Bermudez, medical director of the