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Zina Garrison-Jackson: tennis star's battle against bulimia. (profile of Zina Garrison's struggle to overcome deaths in her family)
From:
Ebony
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June 1, 1993| Author:
Haynes, Karima A.
| COPYRIGHT 1993 Johnson Publishing Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information
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Supportive husband, therapy help a world-class player to overcome eating disorder
THEY say you can't fool all of the people all of the time, but Zina Garrison-Jackson fooled tennis aficionados for many years. While playing the best tennis of her life during the 1989-90 season, she was secretly suffering from the ravages of bulimia, an eating disorder marked by binge eating and purging.
On the surface, she appeared serene as she humiliated--and retired--tenni...
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