{"id":10521,"date":"2015-09-16T10:47:09","date_gmt":"2015-09-16T14:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=10521"},"modified":"2015-09-16T10:49:37","modified_gmt":"2015-09-16T14:49:37","slug":"a-brave-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2015\/09\/a-brave-heart.html","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;A Brave Heart&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title=\"A Brave Heart: The Lizzie Velasquez Story Official Trailer 1 (2015) - Documentary HD\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mQXPFURgcfw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Lizzie Velasquez was born with a rare syndrome that prevents her from gaining weight. 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