罕见疾病致“过学死”
<p><span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="teenagers">teenagers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="phobia">phobia</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="exams">exams</span> - <span word="but">but</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Jennifer">Jennifer</span> <span word="Lloyd">Lloyd</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="KILL">KILL</span> <span word="her">her</span>.</p><p><span word="Brainy">Brainy</span> <span word="Jennifer">Jennifer</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rare">rare</span> <span word="condition">condition</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Addison">Addison</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="disease">disease</span>, <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="reacts">reacts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stress">stress</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="shutting">shutting</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="vital">vital</span> <span word="organs">organs</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="producing">producing</span> <span word="adrenaline">adrenaline</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="apply">apply</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Oxford">Oxford</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Cambridge">Cambridge</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="stretching">stretching</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="AS">AS</span>-<span word="level">level</span> <span word="revision">revision</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="months">months</span>.</p><p><span word="Jennifer">Jennifer</span>, 17, <span word="said">said</span>: “<span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="tough">tough</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="exam">exam</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="balance">balance</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="perfectly">perfectly</span>.</p><p>“<span word="The">The</span> <span word="illness">illness</span> <span word="leaves">leaves</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="tired">tired</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mum">mum</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="finds">finds</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="asleep">asleep</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="studying">studying</span>.</p><p>“<span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="myself">myself</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="unnecessarily">unnecessarily</span> <span word="stressed">stressed</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="organised">organised</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>.</p><p>“<span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strict">strict</span> <span word="schedule">schedule</span> <span word="where">where</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="revision">revision</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="more">more</span>.</p><p>“<span word="It">It</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="preparing">preparing</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="advance">advance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fit">fit</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="in">in</span>.”</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="student">student</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Prestwich">Prestwich</span>, <span word="Manchester">Manchester</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="studying">studying</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Pendleton">Pendleton</span> <span word="Sixth">Sixth</span> <span word="Form">Form</span> <span word="College">College</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Oxford">Oxford</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Cambridge">Cambridge</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="its">its</span> ‘<span word="gifted">gifted</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="talented">talented</span>’ <span word="scheme">scheme</span>.</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="down">down</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span>: “<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="honour">honour</span> - <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="yet">yet</span>.</p><p>“<span word="My">My</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="incredibly">incredibly</span> <span word="supportive">supportive</span> - <span word="my">my</span> <span word="teachers">teachers</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="danger">danger</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mum">mum</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="ill">ill</span>.</p>
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