For the Love of Nancy is a 1994 television film directed by Paul Schneider. The film, based on a true story, deals with anorexia nervosa. Lead actress Tracey Gold was actually recovering from the disease while making the movie and used her own life experience for the portrayal of Nancy.
Nancy Walsh is a high school graduate apprehensive about the future. After starting college, she becomes withdrawn and starts to obsess over her weight, exercising all the time and hardly eating. At college, she closes herself up in her room, afraid of socializing with other people.
Although most of her friends, neighbors and brother Tommy notice that she is losing a lot of weight, her mother ignores the changes in Nancy. Her brother Patrick is the first one to confront her about it and at a Christmas party, everyone is shocked by how thin she looks. They confront her and she promises them that everything is going to be ok. Her mother Sally believes her, but her uncle convinces her that if they don't do something, Nancy could die.
Soon, Nancy admits to being anorexic, revealing that she doesn't know how to stop the disease. She is reluctant to be taken to the hospital, but Sally is excited for her
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