This kid deserves a 5!

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<p>Teen diagnoses her own disease in her AP science lab:</p>

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<p>And then she wrote a book for kids about the disease. Talk about making lemonade–I hope her college deserves her.</p>

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<p>Agree, except Crohn’s diagnosis really stinks…wishing for the best for her…</p>

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<p>How did she manage to take samples of her own intestinal tissue? I never got to do that in HS. Boo.</p>

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<p>Yes, I didn’t mean to take it lightly–our good friend has Crohn’s and it is so debilitating. She’ll likely be a remarkable nurse.</p>

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Explains the intestinal tissue.</p>

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<p>Let’s hope that she is attending a college that accommodates students with chronic illnesses. College love kids like this, but then have no legal obligation to support them as they struggle through college with pain or other problems (for instance, getting notes from class, or postponing a test).</p>