Eating disorders controlled their lives. Now, 3 SU students tell their stories.
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The Daily Orange spoke with (from left) Emily Bright, Alexis Peng and Gwen Mercer about their experience with eating disorders.
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Editor’s note: If you are struggling with disordered eating contact the National Eating Disorder Awareness hotline by calling 800-931-2237 or by going to https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/.
The Daily Orange talked to three Syracuse University students who discussed their experience with eating disorders.
Gwen Mercer, junior
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When I was 17 years old I had an anorexia relapse that nearly took my life. I weighed next to nothing and my body temperature was like 92 degrees. My pulse was nonexistent, and they may have had to use the defibrillator on me I can’t remember if my heart actually stopped. I don’t even know how it got so bad because you
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