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What Happened to Mitch McMconnell Last Month?

August 7, 2023 · In: Human Interest, Living with Disability

On July 26th, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell suddenly stopped speaking during a Republican leadership news conference. He appeared to freeze, went silent and was escorted away.  When I read the story, I thought, “sounds a lot like a small…

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Laura Beretsky is a writer and community activist living well with epilepsy. She is looking to publish her memoir, Seizing Control, which describes the challenges of living with epilepsy and the importance of patient self-advocacy in managing a chronic illness.

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