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

of getting that call. When I took the stand, I looked at the jury and said, “I didn’t go to her office because I wanted attention. I went because my body felt wrong, and I trusted her. That trust almost killed me.”

The jury deliberated two days before returning a verdict in my favor: $7.3 million in damages. Outside the courthouse, my dad told reporters,continue reading …