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I ' WATERLOO cnmrcmovvednesd-y. February 9,2011- I9 ARTS US 1 u. , , _.A.,,_ 7. on ‘ Paying tribute l ’\. C Q , O 0 Karen Carpenter had an impact on local Singer s recovery fiom eating disorders BY Cir/morn: PROM; PARKHIIJ. ( I h mu rely Stuff I aura Rose can remember singing and dancing to Karen . . Carpenter songs when she was just three years old. g. k i“ . Both of her parents were pro» i. j '. 1 fessional musicians, and her . “at j l mother Cathy Menard often giri'“ , j played Carpenter's songs in the Q’s: 5 V4: . 1970s when she performed as pan ‘ .. vi 1 ' of a duet, a??? 1 She was pregnant with Rose at a: , ; the time. _ I; 4 7 ' V. 1 The singer and musician is now * magi," -° With: , .. i i 31 years old. just one year younger J if: t 1“ .5; ‘ than Carpenter was when she died {1' 53"- ‘r'j; gala I“; ‘ of complications due to anorexia at John: R; l", st? 4 nervosa in 1983. at; as? . ‘ _ Rose has fought her own battle ”ff“? ’ " with eating disorders. a; ,, . .. . for" “I remember when i was going "fig i“? ; through recovery for my eating ‘=”"~ ’%.,,;;,,.,.,Z' V». disorder thinking a lot about Karen " Lt 4 ' Carpenter and how tragic it was to “73" ‘ lose her at such a young age. of this . same disease I was struggling l with,” Rose said. . “It helped me with my detenni- r i nation to get better, because i ~' 'â€" \vaT;e€ng)\:f§gtSIln;gtlillllghad a lot of Laura Rose is performing a tribute to Karen Carpenter to raise funds for the Eating Disorder Awareness Coalition. “Mm , music in me to make â€" and we industry that I'd been in, to look “My parents were outstanding. 1 other families very helpful thing for me and my lost out on so much Of Karen's and come acrossacertain way . . ." have to admit I was not an easy “You remember the first time body image,” she said. They mar- ‘ beautiful music.” Rose said. person to be around at that point," you were there, how terrifying it ried last year. 1‘ That's why she's planned a tribâ€" “We always been a bit of a per she said. was, and yet hopeful at the same But Rose said she will always ute to Karen Carpenter as a fectionist in my life and a control “it took its toll on my relation- time," she said. "They were there feel that she’s in recovery fundraiser for the Eating Disorder freak. and those are common traits ship with my mother and we have for me . . . I’ll be there for them. I’m “We got all of the behaviours in Awareness Coalition on Feb- 18. of people that fall victim to tins.” been so close my whole life. i know committed." check at this point. but the Born and raised in KitChtmerv According to the Canadian Pae- it was really hard on her, the dis- Pan of the struggle for those thoughts are still there every day. Rose startEd her career as a coun- diatric Society, eating disorders are tance that developed between us." with an eating disorder is the stig- At this point I'm not convinced "Y mUSiC singer when She was lUSt now the third most common Her mother started attending ma still attached to it. Many peo- they’ll ever go away. but I’m hope- 19 years old. She was nominated chronic illness in adolescent girls. family support groups through the pie don't believe it is a disease. and ful that I can keep the behaviours for a Canadian Country Music And it isadeadiydisease. Eating Disorder Awareness Coali- think its victims should "just eat." incheclt." she said. ‘ Award and later went on to A 2002 report found that tion ofWaterloo Region. There's also a lot of praise that She’salsofoundherwaybacltto become part of the chart-topping anorexia has the highest mortality “Try as you might to fix it for comes during the early stages of a strong relationship with her grouP Farmer's Daughter. rate of any psychiatric illness â€" that person, you cannot do it," weight loss that can help to feed a mother. But by the time she was 25. She about 10 per cent of those diag- Menard said. "’l‘hat is their battle distorted bodyimage. "With her devotion to EDAC was struggling alone with anorexia nosed will die within 10 years of to fight. There you are as a mom Rose became involved with a and humpportgpoups â€" I‘m just and bulimia. a secret she kept from the onset of the disorder. watching your child potentially die man when she was verythin and in awe of her everyday," Bose said. family and friends At first. Rose fought the people before your eyes â€" and they don't on the verge of recovery. At first Amati-arm ; 'l'd gone through some emo- who tried to help her. But with wantyouto help them.“ she worried that he would leave Feb. 18,8p.m. y tional stuff at that point in my life intensive outpatient care. support Five years later. Menard still her if she gained weight. SalawbsCoumryPlayhouse j and it may have been a bit of a trig- groups and the help of a private attends the support group. provid- 'He hasn’t wavered one bit in 3! 111116325. MUSE-7417788 ger. but add in the pressures ofthis counselor, she started to recover. ing comfort and information to these years, and that has been a WIN-“$4463 0 a .‘ - ~ I lt‘bllldl'V I (Wt 10 Saw E i 10°A) Solid Wood Furniture . ZOO/o Pails-er Leather . i _“ o , . 4; . 30 /o Decor & Gifts g. Sl-JACOBS