Articles written by Madelaine Reis

Madelaine Reis, First person|Sep 20, 2019

I never planned to be a disability advocate. I just wanted to get through the day. Now it’s my calling. I have been chronically ill since day one. At 18 months of age, I underwent major surgery for a life-threatening abnormality in my renal system. The surgery saved my life, but consequently left me a medical mess. Over the years, I became accustomed to spending more time in doctors’ offices than in school classrooms. College was no different. A few months after I enrolled at the University of Central Florida in fall 2016, I was rushed to the...