With determination, hard work, and studying in my room for hours, that is how I over came my academic difficulties. The struggle through my journey of life and academics first appeared the minute I was born. It took the doctors five days before they came to a conclusion;: I was diagnosed with Congenital Hypothyroidism.

Congenital Hypothyroidism was one of the most common causes of mental retardation and learning disabilities in the early to mid 1900s. Obviously, I didn’t know anything about this when I was growing up. All I knew was that I had to take my medicine daily to keep going. As I got older, I slowly began to understand what challengechallenges God gave me. This drove me to overcome adversity and become the person I am today.

DuringWith each new school year, my classes started to become more challenging. The difficulty of each grade level grew harder, but I found a wayways to manage. Although I pushed myself and took, taking challenging courses throughout the years, the homework started to add up quickquickly. When I realized the possibility of having a learning disorder, I set my mind to takeadapt what I have and to study even harder.