If you have a child struggling with these issues, or are curious, it is definitely worth watching.
#FOR THE LOVE OF NANCY TV#
Primarily, this is a good "message" movie, which I think is one of Lifetime's strong points while you may not have a "masterpiece" you have an excellent TV film that people watch with the current system of healthcare in crisis this may be the best psychotherapy most Americans can get for psychological issues. Jill Clayburgh is quite believable as the mother, and William Devane seems very sensitive blames himself, as the father.
#FOR THE LOVE OF NANCY MOVIE#
Since this is true to her own story, I feel this is a very important point why is it still so acceptable that Kate Moss, for example, is the female ideal, and Delta Burke is not? (rhetorical question) The Lifetime Movie is done very well, in that it may be slow at times, but shows Nancy's increasing alienation from her friends. Dealing with this issue is complex, and even posters here have critiqued her for "looking healthy". She now feels open to talk about her anorexia.Took a risk with this movie.
Tom sends Nancy back to the hospital, where Nancy admits having anorexia nervosa and in the end gains weight and starts to regain a normal life. Realizing that her parents are only trying to help her, Nancy gives in and lets her father become her guardian. Tom, Nancy's father, decides to go to court against Nancy for the guardianship. The doctor informs Sally that Nancy needs to have someone become her medical guardian. Partana to ask how their family can help Nancy. Her parents feel that they can't do anything but watch her die.ĭesperate, Sally decides to go to Dr. Meanwhile, she becomes extremely sick from malnutrition, and is eventually hospitalized because of a kidney disease. Her mother asks her in tears why she is doing it, but she doesn't explain. Nancy resists any attempts at help and doesn't even respond when she is forced to eat. When she finds plates with food under her bed, she confronts her and realizes that Nancy is lying. Upon her return home, she continues starving herself, much to the distress of her mother. This upsets her, and because she is over eighteen, she is able to sign herself out of the hospital. After a while, she makes progress, gaining six pounds.
She is soon caught, and the doctor decides to connect her to a feeding tube. Nevertheless, she refuses to eat and even goes as far as hiding food, to fake her progress. She enters a group session, but feels she doesn't belong there. She is reluctant to be taken to the hospital, but Sally is keen for her to get help to ultimately recover.
#FOR THE LOVE OF NANCY HOW TO#
Soon, Nancy admits to being anorexic, revealing that she does not know how to stop the disorder. Her mother, Sally believes her, but her uncle convinces her that if they remain complacent, Nancy could die. They confront her and she promises them that everything is going to be okay. 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. At college, she spends most of her time in her room, where she obsesses about keeping her living space in meticulous order.Īlthough most of her friends, neighbors and brother Tommy notice that she is losing a lot of weight, her mother ignores the changes in Nancy. She embarks upon a regimented exercising routine, hardly eats and rarely interacts with anybody. When she begins college, she becomes withdrawn and remains conscious about her weight.
After losing weight after having her wisdom teeth removed, she notices changes in her body and becomes obsessed with her physical appearance. Nancy Walsh is a high school graduate who is apprehensive about the future.
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