Kelly, a sixteen-year-old high school student, was slowly dying. At five feet, three inches, she was of normal height, but her body weight had dropped from a healthy and normal 125 pounds to a dangerous reading of barely 50 pounds. Her weight loss began at fourteen when she pleaded with her mother to allow her to go on a partial liquid diet so she could lose a few pounds. Her mother, thinking this was just a harmless phase her daughter was going through, reluctantly approved. Within a few months Kelly lost 25 pounds and was hospitalized by her mother when she nearly passed out on a walk they had taken together. She was treated for a few days and then released since her condition was not lifethreatening. However, Kelly did not admit or recognize that she had a serious problem. Over the next couple years, her obsession with weight worsened as.....
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