Lacey Smarr of Texas , Longview , died on February 2 after starving her body of the nutrients needed for her heart to function . The high school freshman 's eating disorder had started after she was teased about her curvy physique during volleyball . From weighing 126 pounds at her last athletic physical in eighth grade , Lacey had dropped down to 88 pounds at the time of her death . Her mom had asked doctors if her daughter had an eating disorder , but instead they had diagnosed an ulcer and prescribed an antacid .
Lacey Smarr of Longview , Texas , died on February 2 after starving her body of the nutrients needed for her heart to function . The high school freshman 's eating disorder had started after she was teased about her curvy physique during volleyball . From weighing 126 pounds at her last athletic physical in eighth grade , Lacey had dropped down to 88 pounds at the time of her death . Her mom had asked doctors if her daughter had an eating disorder , but instead they had diagnosed an ulcer and prescribed an antacid .