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[Instrumental music]
School, I believe or not when I was in[inaudible]as a little,
little kid I wanted to quit school because I had a teacher that was
absolutely did horrible mean she
was actually [inaudible]. Finally my grandma sat down and
really listened to me and I told her what was going on
and she stepped in and the welfare stepped in and took care of it.
And then when I got this new teacher I was ready to keep going.
I was saying and then when I went to Riverview High and I best teacher ever.
She taught us things and she was just, I don't know,
great. She really made me want to keep going and
graduate high school. Made me feel like I was somebody like I [inaudible]
because I feel like I between my parents and my teacher and Riverview,
I don't felt like I would be where I am today because she
gave me a bunch of confidence because you have a disability
doesn't mean you can't.
I have been at Johnny's for and it's a little diner in Huntington.
And it's a diner and I've been here for almost 11 years,
December 17th I'll be there 11 years. I am a dishwasher and I also
kinda of float around and if they need to get a
coffee rounds, I do coffee. And [inaudible] times I'm
on the grill help them cook or you know.
At the end of June I bought a three bedroom house.
And it's just me and I have a dog and
that is very exciting because everywhere I lived I couldn't have a dog because
rentals. But just the process of,
yes, it was very scary. Like,oh my, this is a big responsibility but at the same
time it's like there's somebody out there
that is willing to help me, knowing I don't have credit.
And to help you buy you have to take a class.
So they know you're serious about, so you can
get the loan. And so what they do is you take 15
classes and when it's done then but anyway,
I just[inaudible] because I
always remember oh you can't because you don't have credit.
Or not you're not capable and
I'm like yes I am. And so it's a really blessing.
There is some kind of people out there that have groups that can help
people with a disability.