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A Friend Led Me to a Life-Saving Diagnosis: Here’s Why That’s a Problem
I met him in June 2014 when I did a summer acting program in New York City. He was a staff member at the school and the one assigned to audition me for the two year program. A year and a half later, when my symptoms were finally under control enough to begin the program, we met again after orientation. I had been completely upfront with the school from the beginning about my health, because I knew I would need accommodations and had problems getting them in the past. The school hadn’t had a student with my illnesses before, so it was a first for everyone. After speaking with student services I was asked to speak with the Director of Education, who ended up being the same person who had auditioned me a year and a half before.
