Helen Sachs' recovery from an ED

High School Running Distance

2 months ago 05/29/2024 6:32pm EDT

We already knew about the recovery of one top Michigan high school distance runner (Rachel Forsyth) from an ED -- well, arguably *the* other top Michigan XC/distance girl has a story of her own.

I'm linking 2 articles. One is a newspaper article published today. The other is a great reflective piece I just found that Sachs herself wrote earlier in the year:

hollandsentinel.com

Helen Sachs battles through eating disorder to regain place among state's best runners

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Helen Sachs was on top and fell all the way to the bottom before finding her way back up.

Link:www.hollandsentinel.com/story/sports/h...

thewestottawan.com

Fed up

Helen Sachs

I sat down with him for my simple breakfast of cereal and juice. I could feel his hands grasping my back, his fingernails digging into my shoulder blades. My breathing rate shortened and my heart rate increased. I could feel...

Link:thewestottawan.com/13638/student-life/...

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2 months ago 05/30/2024 4:56pm EDT

re: Overcomer

I hope they can actually recover. Too many go through a “recovered period,” then later come out and say they relapsed, like Angelina Perez. It’s sad

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