My aunt Rebecca arrived and refused to let me return home. Police records confirmed that my parents had knowingly canceled the refill, and my father admitted they believed I could survive a few more days without it. The concert tickets were eventually frozen and refunded during the investigation. Child welfare became involved, and I moved in with my aunt while finishing high school.
\nA year later, I started college and began speaking with a youth health advocacy group about medical neglect. I never sought revenge against my parents. Instead, I told the truth to the doctors, social workers, police, caseworkers, and legal professionals who needed to hear it. They had treated my insulin like an optional expense and gambled with my life for a concert. I survived\u2014and made sure the truth could never be dismissed as a misunderstanding again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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