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

pressure? Just to make sure?”

She sighed like I’d asked her to donate an organ, then grabbed the cuff and wrapped it around my arm with unnecessary force. The machine beeped. She looked at the numbers with a small, triumphant noise.

“120 over 75. Perfectly normal.” She unwrapped the cuff and tossed it aside. “See? You’re fine. You’ve worked yourself continue reading …