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Alright, so as many of you know, I was planning on going to school in 2014 for Graphic Design. But what most of you don’t know is why… Well, before Deep Brain Stimulation, I had to come up with jobs I could do from home, on my own, where I wouldn’t have to work directly with people. The only thing that really interested me that I could do from home was graphic design.<\/p>\n

But after a lot of thought and research, I’ve decided I want to be a Radiology Technologist specializing in CT \/ Radiation Therapy. I’d specialize in MRI, but I can’t with having batteries in me… haha. Just goes to show how far I’ve come. I CAN finally function with Tourette’s. For once, I’m really looking forward to my future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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