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At 25, Ellen Rudolph’s biggest concerns weren’t navigating a busy social life and making it to work on time; it was her mysteriously deteriorating health that left her suddenly bedridden, with no clear answers as to why.
“I was supposed to be thriving, living my best life and climbing the career ladder,” Rudolph says. “Instead, it felt like I was being struck down. It was terrifying. I thought I was acutely ill and dying.”
Paola Peralta is an Associate Editor at Employee Benefit News and has been with the team for five years. She is a proud UCF journalism graduate who got her start through a Dow Jones News Fund … Read full bio
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