Broken Mirrors

I just thought of something my mom told me a long time ago.

She has sarcoidosis in her lungs (basically like a buildup of scar tissue). She had been told by her doctor that her health would improve if she lost weight.
As they were discussing weight loss, her doctor said,
"Everyone would be at a healthy weight if we could all just be anorexic one or two days a week."

Excuse me?

She thought it was the funniest thing. I was still her little girl.
A long time ago.