When I was young, my household consisted of my mother, my grandmother, and my uncle. I had no contact with my father. My mother took a passive role in my upbringing causing my grandmother to raise me primarily. I lost her to severe pneumonia when I was 10.在我小的時(shí)候，家庭是由媽媽、外婆和舅舅組成的。我沒(méi)有關(guān)于父親的任何音訊。主要是外婆帶我，母親在我的成長(zhǎng)過(guò)程中所扮演的角色非常被動(dòng)。（可惜）在我10歲的時(shí)候外婆就因患上急性肺炎去世了。

My mother tried to continue my grandmother’s efforts; although, began to fall short. She did not work and withdrew most days leaving me to my own actions/thoughts. My uncle, who was providing all financial support passed when I was 11 leaving my mother and myself with no financial support. 母親試圖接下外婆的角色（來(lái)帶我）然而好景不長(zhǎng)。她不去工作，也不管我，大部分時(shí)間讓我想做什么就做什么。11歲以前我和母親生活，生活費(fèi)都是舅舅出的，在我和母親分開(kāi)以后，就再也沒(méi)有經(jīng)濟(jì)支柱了。

With my mother’s withdrawal from life, little financial skills, and poor organization. I did not have food, clothes, or discipline. After an investigation by child services, I was placed in foster care. Upon returning to my mother’s care, I had lost hope of a "normal" life. 母親從我的生活淡出，而我也不具備任何掙錢(qián)的技能，收容機(jī)構(gòu)的條件也很差，所以我吃不飽、穿不暖，也沒(méi)有約束。在兒童服務(wù)機(jī)構(gòu)調(diào)查以后，我被加入了領(lǐng)養(yǎng)兒童名單。想到母親對(duì)我的“照顧”，我對(duì)于“正常”的生活也不抱什么希望了。

Prior to placement in foster care, I had volunteered at the local hospital to gain hospital experience, since I had wanted to be a doctor. After the foster home experience, I felt alone and destitute. I saw no hope of obtaining such a grand educational journey.在被領(lǐng)養(yǎng)之前，我在當(dāng)?shù)氐囊患裔t(yī)院參加志愿者活動(dòng)，累計(jì)了一些醫(yī)院服務(wù)的經(jīng)驗(yàn)，在那以后我想成為一名醫(yī)生。在領(lǐng)養(yǎng)家庭的生活讓我感覺(jué)到孤獨(dú)與貧困，想到要求學(xué)路的漫長(zhǎng)和花銷(xiāo)，我感到非常的無(wú)望。

At the age of 20, my son was born and I began working long hours. I continued to work; although, had many ups and downs along the path. My mother passed away when I was 23 leaving me with no close family. 20歲那年我的兒子出生了，我開(kāi)始延長(zhǎng)工作時(shí)間。我一直不停地工作，其中也是波折不斷。23歲那年母親去世，除了我沒(méi)有什么親密的家人。

I struggled with the gap in my life and felt alone, but continued on and was married at the age of 24. My daughter was born and I promised myself to strive higher in life. I took a chance and applied for a better job, which would double my salary —I was accepted! 我感到人生的無(wú)常，感到孤獨(dú)。但是生活依然繼續(xù)24歲那年我結(jié)婚了，我的女兒出生了，我暗自許諾要過(guò)更好的生活。我抓住機(jī)會(huì)申請(qǐng)到了一個(gè)更好的工作，工資翻倍，而且被錄用了！

My life was again changed due to divorce and a lay-off at 27 years old. For my children, I decided to pursue college and my dream. Succeed or not, at least I tried. I began at the local community college and was then able to transfer to a 4-year college for a degree in Biology. I applied to 5 medical schools in the area to stay close to my children. I was accepted in 2006. 27歲那年我的人生又發(fā)生了轉(zhuǎn)折，我離婚還失業(yè)了。為了我的孩子，我決定去上學(xué)。不管成敗與否，最起碼我嘗試過(guò)。我開(kāi)始在當(dāng)?shù)氐纳鐓^(qū)大學(xué)學(xué)習(xí)然后才能轉(zhuǎn)入四年制的大學(xué)生物專(zhuān)業(yè)獲得學(xué)位。為了和我的孩子們離得近，我申請(qǐng)了5所醫(yī)學(xué)院。2006年我接到了入學(xué)通知。

I dedicated myself and did not let anything distract me from my goal. I am now a practicing physician and could not be happier. I did eventually become close to my father only to lose him a few months before my medical school graduation. I am close with my son, who is now 22 and my daughter, who will soon be 18.我全心投入來(lái)達(dá)到自己的目標(biāo)，不想讓任何事情分心。現(xiàn)在我是一個(gè)職業(yè)醫(yī)師，心愿達(dá)成，感覺(jué)圓滿(mǎn)。在醫(yī)學(xué)院的畢業(yè)典禮之前的幾個(gè)月我的父親去世了，這是我第一次了解他。現(xiàn)在我和孩子關(guān)系很近，兒子已經(jīng)22歲，女兒也快成人。

I continue to be inspired by those I meet who have gone through much worse than I and have achieved success. We can all obtain so much in our lives. I hope this story provides you hope. 那些與我相比更加經(jīng)歷人世悲苦最終實(shí)現(xiàn)自我獲得成功的人的故事，總是能打動(dòng)激勵(lì)我。生活教會(huì)我了我們這么多。如果我的故事也能給你帶去希望那便好。