At that age, I didn’t even understand what death truly meant. I sat by the window for days, waiting for them to walk through the door. But they never did.
I spent my childhood moving between shelters, group homes, and temporary families, never truly belonging anywhere.
School became my only refuge.
Determined to build a better future, I earned a college grant and then pushed myself through medical school. Years of relentless effort led me to become a surgeon.