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1st Grader Picks Out Green Dress for Picture Day—The Results Leave Mom Cry-Laughing

“This is the story of a little girl’s love of a green dress, a mother who tries to instill independence, and how those two things came together in the most epic and brilliant combination possible."

Student’s Humble Plea to Teacher at the Bottom of His Test Goes Viral for All the Right Reasons

"This note gave me so much hope. Let us all be a little more like this young man!!"

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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.”

1st Grader Picks Out Green Dress for Picture Day—The Results Leave Mom Cry-Laughing

“This is the story of a little girl’s love of a green dress, a mother who tries to instill independence, and how those two things came together in the most epic and brilliant combination possible."

Student’s Humble Plea to Teacher at the Bottom of His Test Goes Viral for All the Right Reasons

"This note gave me so much hope. Let us all be a little more like this young man!!"