“People call it the invisible illness. People look at me and see I’m always cheerful, and you would not know what I deal with,” said Florida State Women’s Basketball player Tiana England, who will be one of five Seminoles honored during Senior Night vs. No. 22 Georgia Tech on Thursday. England, a graduate transfer, was diagnosed with Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, commonly referred to as POTS, in August 2021. Her journey to get a diagnosis was not an easy one - it took over 15 years for England and her family to get answers. Symptoms started to appear when England was only six years old. After fainting at school and fracturing her jaw, England’s doctor told her she was dehydrated. Despite excruciating headaches every day, dizziness, blurry vision, fatigue, increased heart rate, and fainting spells, England pushed through without answers from doctors. England had a successful basketball career at St. John’s and was one of the nation’s leaders in career assists during her four-year tenure in the Big Apple. While her basketball career was going strong, England’s symptoms never went away. Simple tasks that we often take for granted were extremely difficult for her. Getting out of her car and getting out of bed was challenging for the successful student-athlete, and it would leave her exhausted.