Sydney Kandell Family Photo (IMAGE) Michigan State University Caption Sydney Kandell, diagnosed with an extremely rare form of Cushing disease, is pictured here during her senior year in high school before severe signs of her disease started taking effect. Credit Sydney Kandell Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.