A woman spoke of the heartache she suffered after learning that her
mother was defiled at gunpoint as a teenager by her own father. Scoop
reports that 38-year-old Jodi Cahill of Melbourne, Australia, received a
shocking letter from her estranged mother, informing her of a secret
that she had kept from the world for three decades.
In the heartbreaking letter, Cahill’s mother said that they shared
the same father. The mother detailed the years of abuse she had suffered
at the hands of her father, Raymond. Cahill, who was raised by her
divorced grandmother Juanita because her mother developed psychosis due
to the abuse, took the news very hard.
The shock and disgust of the sudden discovery, led Cahill to attempt
to commit suicide and then to suffer from anorexia. She suddenly
understood why her mother had such a hard time being around her as she
was a constant reminded of the horrific abuse.
Cahill was in and out of the hospital due to her anorexia. She was
fed from a tube for about four months. She finally made a full recovery
after a few failed attempts. Cahill said that she decided to share her
story in an attempt to help other people suffering from anorexia.
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