I have been intentionally avoiding this topic for weeks. Because in all honesty, it hits close to home. If you're not familiar with my story, I was 14 when my life changed forever. As a Freshman in high school, I became sick with an illness that causes episodes of collapsing and temporary paralysis in my arms and legs. I missed half my junior and senior years of high school. Doctors told my parents to pull me out of school and not let me out of bed for more than 45 minutes at a time. A[...]