Melissa's Voice Foundaton Founder Lynn Dreyer watched her beautiful sister Melissa journal the last words "Life is Worth Living" on a beautiful Halloween morning in 2007. Later that afternoon Lynn kissed and hugged Melissa goodbye and left to run some errands only to return to a harsh reality, Melissa had committed suicide. She took her life at the age of 46 after her life long battle with an eating disorder.
Melissa was beautiful.....she just never saw this. Lynn was the last person to hear Melissa's voice and believes in her heart that Melissa would want those challenged with an eating disorder to get support from their family and friends, reach out for treatment and most of all to find a way to love and respect their body as life's greatest gift.
I know it's hard to be reconciled
not everything is exactly the way it ought to be
but please turn around
and step into the future
leave memories behind enter the land of hope
~ Zhigniew Herbert
