“In October 2023, I got the message from my CF care team that I had to be admitted into the hospital for the first time in nearly a decade to treat a CF exacerbation. I was taking good care of myself and balancing my treatments during my first year of pharmacy school. But over the summer and the incoming fall, the stress of working at the pharmacy and starting my second year of school made it hard to remember to take my medication and do my treatments, and my health did slip a bit. My priorities had fallen out of order. In shock and near panic, I quickly emailed my professors about my situation, trying to stop the flow of uncertainty saturating my brain. Each professor was so understanding about my unexpected time of absence and assured me that my health ultimately comes first, and they wanted to see me healthy more than anything. They allowed me to attend class online and encouraged me to take my missed exams on my own schedule. Breathing a sigh of relief, I knew I needed to use this ...
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