I Survived a Deadly Disease in Prison. No One Else Should Have To Face It.

I Survived a Deadly Disease in Prison. No One Else Should Have To Face It.

While incarcerated at California’s Wasco State Prison in November 2024, I woke up drenched in sweat. I quickly became sicker: body aches, shortness of breath, and no energy. I recognized the symptoms of valley fever, a lung infection caused by fungus that grows in the Southwest. Despite repeated requests to be tested for it, I was instead told it was pneumonia and given antibiotics. Source