Kansas University senior Thor Nystrom, of Baxter, Minn., has gone from being sucked into the mental health system and attempting suicide to working his way back to health and graduating from KU since prescription drugs started wreaking havoc on his life in 2003. He will walk down the hill Sunday after earning a degree in journalism and plans to work as an intern for MLB.com.
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