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she persevered in that situation and her son has been successful through high school and college and that diagnoses and
label no longer exist today.
In 1994 she attended Pulaski Technical College for Computer Repair because of all the pressures of being a single parent
she had to discontinue. It was a very challenging time and she knew her child came first.
She worked for an aircraft industry as a senior planner clerk and worked on several projects with a lead supervisor, using
her IT Technical skills. Her Lead Supervisor (Steve Block) challenged her to make things happen that didn’t exist, that
challenge stimulated her passion more. She was able to continue her education during work time, which was approved to
accomplish the task at hand, which made her an asset to the companies planning department. With God’s help she
mastered every challenge before her, but at times she felt her race and sex defined her, in the sight of some of her
surrounding Co-workers and Managers. (She felt this was a disadvantage for advancement). She will always be grateful
to Steve Block for believing in her, giving her the opportunity to challenge her passion and opening the door to continue
her education.
She married in 2000 and for the first time in her life, she had to learn not to be so independent, strong-willed, but be a
submissive wife, (the adjustment was not easy for her).
She volunteered and used her IT Technology experience within the churches she attended and developed computer labs.
She coordinated, schedule classes for each division and taught ages 5 – seniors. She taught her husband how to build
computers and they began to work as a team.
Her marriage lasted for 4 years due to her PTSD, surgery and followed by an unseen disability, from five car accidents (not
the fault of her own) which occurred between the years of 1990-2000.
In 2003 when she was discharged from her job within the Planning Department because of medical reasons, she was
illegible for re-hire, as an employee exceeding all of her job duties on each and every review. (Her health became worse
after a cervical bone fusion, which was preformed on the wrong side). She currently has two nerve damages one in her
neck, which travels down to her right hand and one in her upper back. She practice living without stress, eating right,
exercising 3-times a week and surrounds herself with positive people; otherwise the negative energy will increase her pain
level with inflammation. The doctor’s final solution would be requiring a lot of medication and more surgeries. Some days
are good days, some days are bad, but she is ok with taking one day at a time. (Like a lion, if she goes down, she comes up
stronger than before).
2006 she was approved along with her long-term disability, from her previous job and was able to receive SSD, but in 2007
her long term disability discontinue because she voluntarily accepted the settlement due, to financial difficulties.
From 2006 to Present she has been working part-time independently under her profit organization, as Certified
Professional, Virtual Services to provide clients’ customers with superior customer service.
Through all of her experiences (verbal, physical and mental abuse), she knows that our past traumas does not define who
we are or dictate our destiny. Her personal relationship with God keeps her “Spirit” pressing forward in a positive manner,
even though at times her flesh wants to quit during her obstacles, look back with “PTSD” you can’t let it go. But with using
her daily tools of prayer, fasting and talking with God; by trusting in Him only, covered by His love, standing on His
promises, with her request made known to Him to get her through each day… she keeps her focus.
In 2010 she decided to start a program for internship to use her passion to help other to become more successful and
have the opportunity to prove themselves in the area of IT Tech and other Virtual Admin skills to enter their desired
careers.
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