RH: "I Know Other People Struggle."

By Paul Suellentrop

Rebekah Topham wants to tell the story about her difficulties reading when she came to Wichita State in 2015.

Not many people know, she says, outside of her family. It is a scary thing to talk about. She is a senior, one outdoor track season from wrapping up an outstanding career, and an excellent student; and it is time for people to know.

It is a story she wants told the right way because she is a perfectionist. She comes to the interview prepared with notes, compiled at 2 a.m. that day, so that nothing is missed.

She wants to tell the story to inspire others who might fear essay questions or see letters scrambled into an unintelligible pile and wonder if they can get…