My Daughter's Friend with an Eating Disorder: A Desperate Situation
- A 16-year-old girl's friend has been struggling with an eating disorder for over a year, despite receiving treatment.
- The girl's friend, Nancy, is still very thin, refuses treatment, and manipulates the medical system.
- The girl's daughter is concerned and sought help from the school guidance counselor, but Nancy's parents claim there is nothing they can do.
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My 16-year-old daughter has a friend who was diagnosed with an eating disorder just over a year ago. Nancy spent several months in the hospital and more time out of town for treatment. She isn’t any better. She’s still stick thin, she’s throwing away food at school, and when she recently ended up in the ER, she signed herself out again without being treated. My daughter was so concerned I contacted the school guidance counselor to see if they could help. The counselor told me Nancy has to want to get better, and she doesn’t. Nancy’s parents say there’s nothing that they can do, either. Nancy is very, very smart, and she knows how to work the medical system. signed herself outとwork the medical systemはどのような意味でしょうか？あと、has to want to get betterは「良くなりたいに違いない」でしょうか？よろしくお願いします
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"signed herself out" 「自ら（病院を）出て行った」 ここで signed とは、退院許可書に自ら署名した、というような意味合いを持っています。 "work the medical system" 「医療制度をどう活用するか」 Nancy は頭脳明晰なので、自分の病気と向き合おうと思えば、いくらでも医療制度をうまく利用する術を知っている、ということです。 https://eow.alc.co.jp/search?q=work+the+system&ref=sa "has to want to get better" 「良くなりたいと（自ら）望まなければならない」 つまり、いくらカウンセラーや周囲が Nancy の力になろうとしても、彼女自身に治療（良くなりたいと）する気がなければ、全てが徒労の終わってしまう、ということでしょう。
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