WATCH: She Was Days Away from Death — Until Kind Strangers Intervened

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Many comments aimed at encouraging Lauren through her journey. Other comments told the story of viewers’ similar stories.

“I love this story, and I am so glad that the gym members cared enough to get involved and get help for Lauren. With all of the negative news, it is so refreshing to see a story like this.”

“I was anorexic and my friend’s mom did an intervention on me. I haven’t restricted in almost 12 years. You go Lauren!”

“Lauren has become a beautiful successful therapist and is paying it forward because of a small group of near strangers stepped in to save her life. They’re now her special family.”
“This is great, but it’s funny to think – if these people did the same thing with the same intentions for someone who was killing themselves by eating too much food… there would be a hashtag movement on Twitter and death threats against them.”

“This video shows 7 wonderful, caring, proactive people in America. This is very rare that 7 people at a health club would join together to help someone. Thanks very much to the group of 7.”

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