Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20100205:15:38:00
Home. >> reporter: while asleep, life passes her by. dancing is louisa's passion but this year she keeps missing reci recitals. schoolwork and her social life suffer. >> you just catch up and i'm right back to normal. >> reporter: do you wake up and go, what's the gossip? >> yeah, yeah. and everyone is telling me, i'm bombarded with everything. >> reporter: her parents have a harder time staying upbeat. they almost have to force feed her to keep her alive. you lose your daughter -- >> i do, yeah. she doesn't cuddle you, she doesn't talk to you. >> reporter: and they have to defend their daught...