Day One
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Star student, basketball star, caring family--Rachel has a lot going for her. When all this potential comes to a sudden hold, she begins to lose herself. Rachel is breaking, falling through the cracks of her eating disorder, And she doesn't even realize it. All it takes is one feeling, and one day to change everything, helping her to realize who she really is, and how to escape from where she has fallen.
It all began on Day One.
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