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LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 17, 2021) — For University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law student Shelby Ponder, this past summer was supposed to be focused on serving as a law clerk at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in London, Kentucky. However, instead of being a summer she would never forget due to gaining that prestigious experience, it turned into a defining chapter in her life in which her only focus of every minute was surviving.
“This experience showed me how little I understood of true suffering. I never understood how your health can control every aspect of your life. Without it, I truly felt like I had nothing,” said Ponder.