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This I Believe
Taylor Nicole Combs
I`m a student here at Lake Washington, and I am studying Medical
Billing & Coding. I enjoy hanging out with friends and family and being
outdoors. Right now, I am learning to become a better writer in English
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I believe in never giving up. My reasoning behind this is because I
have been through struggles in my life. When I was going into my senior
year at Snohomish High School, my dad decided to leave my family
without warning to Indiana. My mom and I came home from work, and
he was gone. I almost didn’t graduate because I didn’t know how to
cope with what just happened. We were in the middle of losing our
house, job, and everything else. I now suffer from major anxiety and
depression.
After graduating, we lived with a couple of family members for a
bit, and I had started school at Pima Medical Institute for Veterinary
Assistants. Unfortunately, things don’t always go as planned, and I had
to drop out of school due to homelessness. I was worried about where I
was going to sleep at night, such as in our cars, and losing everything I
had in the process. We then lived with my aunt, and, after seven months,
we found a small place. Starting from the very bottom has been an
obstacle due to finances, medical problems, along with suffering with
the anxiety and depression. I was not motivated to do anything and lost
all my happiness. I thought I never would be able to get out of this hole.