Word: terries
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...genetic disease that saps the power of the heart and lungs shaped, defined Terri's life. Still, she reacted violently to anyone who tried to single her out because of her affliction. She condemned a society which she saw as biased against people with serious health problems. She questioned the large foundations and the financial institutions through which all funding for fighting diseases is channeled...
...TERRI HAD GREAT PLANS. There were newspaper stories to be written and a long list of books to be started after her first, about her own life, was completed. she planned to write non-fiction about women in the financial world; the flaws of the non-profit foundations; a novel about a hate group on a rural college campus; science fiction stories depicting a world that segregated minorities, women, gays, and people with serious illnesses...
...character of the last months of Terri's life epitomized much of her existence. Terri outlived many of the friends and soulmates she met in hospitals across the country. She challenged doctors' advice when she thought it faulty and sought out new methods of controlling her disease...
Near the time her work visa ran out, Terri became ill, ill enough to earn consideration for the procedure she most wanted. But it was too late...
...Terri Mullin, we will miss you. We will miss your laughter and your toughness. We hope that you are in a better place now, a place where you don't have to worry about breathing or coughing or anything. Your too-short life will stand as an inspiration...