Double Amputee Reflection

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During the course of me starting school back in 20012, my mother’s health began to fail. She was a double amputee and developed several major issues with her heart. At first it seemed like I would be able to handle taking care of her and juggling school, but also in the same time frame my sister was having some hard times and I had to gain custody of my niece. I was working a full time job as well. Things started out real smoothly for me and it seemed like I could handle all the responsibility that I had taken on. I am a family man and my family was very important to me, but also obtaining my degree was important as well. As school was starting to pick up my mom health started to become worse and also the legal issues with gaining custody of

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