Growing up, I hated having to read a book. Then one night, my mother made me read Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone instead of letting me play video games. Within a month (with a fractured limb, but that’s another part of the story), I fell in love with reading, which led me to my current dream of becoming a writer.

My mother is a survivor. She survived a rough childhood. She survived Breast Cancer and Chemotherapy, and she is currently surviving as an Elementary School teacher during a pandemic. In my eyes, my mother is a hero, and her story would inspire everyone.