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Introduction to Justine Chichester. 1:37 min. Interview: Raymond Elman. Post-Production: Lee Skye. Music: Carmen Cicero. Recorded via Zoom. 8/27/2025, Miami.

From JUSTINE CHICHESTER : “Some of my fondest memories are on the stage. From Shakespeare soliloquies while getting my BFA from Florida International University (FIU), to dancing in the musical “Chicago” at the Gusman Theatre in Downtown Miami, I always felt most at home playing various roles onstage.

In September 2014, however, I discovered the role I believe I was born to play. Survivor. I suffered a spinal cord injury and hydrocephalus after a fall in the rain. I lost the ability to stand and to walk. I faced paralysis and was labeled a paraplegic by my neurosurgeons. I wa

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