The School Nurse Said I Was “Faking It”—Then My Heart Stopped in the Hallway

toward me, expression already irritated.

“What’s the problem?”

I held out my wrist. “My Apple Watch has been giving me irregular rhythm warnings for three days. My heart rate keeps jumping around, and my chest feels tight. I get dizzy sometimes.”

She glanced at the watch for maybe two seconds—barely enough time to read a sentence—then leaned back in her continue reading …