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FIRST TIME I WATCHED A PATIENT DIE

One thing that struck me very clearly was the way the doctors had cleared out of the scene very quickly.

I learned that determination and consistency often matter more than brilliance.

Mobility comes at a cost, particularly financial ones, and maintaining this kind of life requires constant adjustment.

Every holiday we visited, she always made sure strawberry-flavoured ice cream was stocked.

The hardest thing, harder than the cough that wakes me up at night, is how people change when you get an illness.

If I need to have myself or my chair carried at any point to gain access into a building, then it’s definitely not inclusive or safe.

I haven’t been stigmatised because I rarely tell or show that I’m sick.

I used to be a basketball player, but I stopped because I’m easily fatigued.

I had lived with partial blindness since childhood, but complete loss was a different story.

The distance between classes is far, and they require the use of a staircase.