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TL McCoy — Turning Genetic “What-Ifs” Into Page-Turning Superpowers
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In this conversation, Michelle sits down with author and psych-nurse T.L. McCoy to unpack how a single genetic mutation—and a determined grandma—sparked the inclusive middle-grade adventure Delilah versus the Ghastly Grimm.
TL shares:
The diagnosis that changed everything. Her granddaughter’s first-year seizures led to a Dravet-syndrome finding—and a crash course in gene mutations, med trials, and 40-minute seizures that land kids in the ICU.
Why representation can’t wait. Only 3.4 percent of children’s books feature disabled protagonists; TL set out to fix that by giving…
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