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Making Lemonade | Debra Phillipes Drattell | TEDxTarrytownWomen

1,248 views · Published 9 July 2015 · 11:37 · Indexed 22 September 2026

Channel: TEDx Talks · 2015 · Nonprofits & Activism

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Life can change in an instant!  Hear the inspirational story of how Debra Phillipes Drattell, a wife, mother and Harvard Law School graduate, learns she has a chronic disease, and how she deals with the challenges of her recent diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis. 

Debra Phillipes Drattell, a native New Yorker, graduated from Duke University and Harvard Law school.  She began her legal career in San Francisco; and then lived in Los Angeles for 25 years, where she raised her children and continued her law practice.  In 2010, Debra returned to NY to marry her high school sweetheart (after 35 years apart!)  Last year, Debra was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis.

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx

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