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We met at 12.30 pm, and I don't know what time it is now, but it couldn't be much

pre-01 o'clock, right? We know each other about a half an hour.

And I didn't plan on doing this. We just so happened to walk in here.

It's the StoryCorps podcast from npr. I'm Camille Gashani.

Typically, people come to StoryCorps with a loved one or at least someone that they know.

But this week, we'll hear how a moment between two strangers led them into the booth.

They just started to tell the story of what had happened, and in doing so,

Tineel's full story came out.

Okay, so we're going to start with the person at the center of the story, Tineel Moore.

She was born and raised in Chicago, and from an early age, she dealt with some pretty serious health issues.

When I first realized that I was sick, I was an F grade.

My cousin was like something is wrong with Tineel.

I was just like staring off into space.

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