#personal-struggle

#personal-struggle

Alanna Quinn Idris reflects on her life after surviving a brutal assault, enduring significant injuries including the loss of an eye and multiple facial injuries.

I was so lost in my head and scared to be in your pictures, 'cause the last couple years I've been at war in my body.

"As it turned out, I liked to suffer, and the depth of one's suffering directly correlated to the degree of one's euphoria at the top."

Told to put a light in my lamp, I turned from a daughter's work to take a tabular rock in hand... I trust in nothing near, hungering for the light of the leaf as it unfurls.

"After struggling with unexplained symptoms for several years, I finally received a diagnosis, but it meant giving up my aspirations and facing daily challenges."

"A number of changes, negative ones, and then there was a bereavement in there, as well. All came together, and I found myself in a very, very difficult position."

During the interview, Meyers told her that he wasn't "totally informed" about her lawsuit. "I'm thrilled you're not doing 'Weekend Update' right now, 'cause you'd be quite informed," she joked, referencing Meyers' previous hosting gig on Saturday Night Live.

Inside the lab, only the worst student would keep running the same experiment while hoping for a different outcome, and yet outside the lab, this inefficient method is the norm.