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To The Stranger Who Invalidated My Illness

By Rachel KassenbrockThis post originally appeared on The Mighty, a site connecting people facing disability and disease.Julie McGovern had always been athletic, so when she began experiencing shortness of breath, nausea, migraines and other debilitating symptoms whenever she tried to exercise, she knew something was wrong.”I went to the doctor…

Tennessee man killed by police attacked family with hatchet: 911 call

The gunman was identified by Nashville police as Vincente Montano, 29, who had been committed for mental health issues four times in 2004 and 2007. In addition to the hatchet, he was carrying what turned out to be a pellet gun, as well as pepper spray that he used to douse the crowd at a showing of “Mad Max: Fury Road” on Wednesday night in Murfreesboro, police said. “This guy,