In this episode, we talk with Dr. Michele + Terry Wright about their short film "54 Years Late," which documents his long-time struggle with getting a proper diagnosis for Cystic Fibrosis. After years of medical bias kept him misdiagnosed, Terry finally got treatment at the age of 54, hence the title. Now five years later, he's doing much better and spreading the word about how Cystic Fibrosis affects all racial groups. Synopsis: “54 YEARS LATE” is a 2022 Hollywood Film Competition Award-winning and 2022 Black Reels Award-nominated Outstanding short that tells Terry’s gut-wrenching true-life story as a soon-to-be 60-year-old African American man who was not diagnosed with CF until the age of 54 despite being seen by an array of healthcare practitioners, enduring countless hospitalizations and surgeries, and having all the classic symptoms of CF – a progressive and genetic disease that’s often perceived to affect only the Caucasian population.
Tickets to the screening of "54 Years Late" on Aug. 20, 2022 at CALS Ron Robinson Theater