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I remember looking down the street, at the ambulance pulling up to my home. At a young age of seven years old my mother passed. This event in my life didn’t make me go downhill, it made me strive more. Looking at my mother’s degrees hanging on the wall has set the bar for me. She inspired me to excel in school and to overcome mental obstacles.
The day I saw her at the funeral home was when I realized she was really gone. It really didn’t hit me until that day. I understood the real meaning of hurt. I really didn’t want to stay any longer because I was exhausted from crying. The week after she passed that's when I really started having emotional problems.
At a young age I was told I needed counseling but I was so stubborn I didn’t think I

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