Hi,
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<br />If doing the other suggestions do not work, I would pursue legal advice associated with the ADA and I would not be SHY in letting residence life know about that. They legally have to provide accommodations within their abilities for students with disabilities. Accommodations include a single room (hopefully with a bathroom) as well as a parking spot near classes (if your classes are very far away and you have a documented difficulty getting back and forth) and extra time for completion of homework/tests.
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<br />I am very shocked that the res life person did not understand what CF is. Sounds like this person needs to meet your CF dr and get a tour of what CF really is like in the hospital and at home to stay healthy.
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<br />I have no pride issues with my mom getting involved in this aspect. Our parents have battled with insurances, teachers, etc to make sure we have the best chance possible with CF. My mom is a strong woman who is not afraid to call someone and educate them about CF.
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<br />IE. at my first undergraduate college, I had a bad exacerbation requiring me to be in the hospital for 2-3 weeks. I almost died during that stay (due to how bad my cf got due to my stupidity of "I don't need to care for myself" in college) and almost needed home o2. Anyways, I went back to school and one of my chemical engineering professors basically said something like "suck it up... CF is a like a job, deal with it." Needless to say, my mom got onto that and *educated* her about CF and really what it entails.
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<br />I ended up transferring and LOVED my next school. I had great accommodations and my nursing professors (only the few I told) were understanding and never said anything negative about my hospital stays nor need for longer time for getting work completed (if I needed it, which was rare since I pushed myself to be as normal as possible). Needless to say, I highly recommend this school and I'm currently in this place for my PhD in nursing
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<br />Good luck.
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<br />Jennifer
<br />31 yo cf