Lila Nordstrom was 17 years old and a high school student at Stuyvesant in downtown Manhattan when the 9/11 disaster struck. When about to graduate from college, she heard about some of her former fellow students starting to get sick from 9/11-related conditions. She decided to write her elected officials and become an advocate for young people affected by 9/11 to seek health care.
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http://STORIES OF HOPE: FROM HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT TO 9/11 HEALTH ADVOCATE
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