Barbara B. Corvin This is Me

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1. 1. WytheNews.com | Wytheville woman copes with eating disorder

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   Published on: 6/11/2004   Last Visited: 6/11/2004

   Barbara B. Corvin of Wytheville
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   A recent health series on television brought back vivid memories for Barbara B. Corvin of Wytheville.
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   Overeaters Anonymous is based on caring about yourself and others with the same problem," Corvin said. "I think there is a definite need for the program here. You never get over the addiction. You battle it."
   
   Corvin was 49 years old when she first sought comfort in food. She had lost her job and almost lost her husband to a major heart attack.
   
   "I'd get up at 2 a.m. and eat a whole box of Twinkies and go back to bed. I'd get up later and eat three eggs, six pieces of bacon and two biscuits for breakfast," Corvin recalled.