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Introduction To My Story and Life

Tue, 05/05/2020 - 17:05
I was born 1lb.15 oz. premature at 6 months and at birth I was diagnosed with colpocephaly which is a congenital brain abnormality and malformation,and mild cerebral palsy. I also had to stay in the hospital for two months in order to be fully developed and reach a higher weight to be brought home. On the other hand,I always struggled when it came to keeping up with the other kids and I worked differently and at a slow pace in school, and growing up I always dealt with my learning disability and received help from my teachers. I was also placed in this special program in high school called the Ryken Progam. Furthermore,the teacher in the program helped me with my homework and tests papers that i needed to correct and I passed the program with a C average. However,I have a math disability called dyscalculia and have trouble multi-tasking for example like driving. Anyways,two years ago,however,unfortunately my grandmother passed away from stomach cancer in August of 2007. Then in September of 2007,I was diagnosed with epilepsy at age 22 and I was put on medication called keppra which controls my seizures. Finally,I have been working so hard to obtain employment but its so hard with my disability and some people just don't understand what i have been through and have to go through.

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Your welcome. Wow. Thank you

Submitted by quida1017 on Thu, 2020-05-07 - 20:45
Your welcome. Wow. Thank you for sharing your story with me too. Well, I live in Maryland and am from this state. I tried the state vocational rehabilitation DORS years ago and it really wasn't of much assistance for me. But I did apply for two federal government jobs back in March on usajobs.gov website with my resume and schedule A letter, so I'm still waiting to hear from the recruiting and hiring manager. Well, I posted two poems in the creative corner forum called about epilepsy and the Coronavirus. You can check it out. 

Your welcome. Wow. Thank you

Submitted by quida1017 on Thu, 2020-05-07 - 20:49
Your welcome. Wow. Thank you for sharing your story with me too. Well, I live in Maryland and am from this state. I tried the state vocational rehabilitation DORS years ago and it really wasn't of much assistance for me. But I did apply for two federal government jobs back in March on usajobs.gov website with my resume and schedule A letter, so I'm still waiting to hear from the recruiting and hiring manager. Well, I posted two poems in the creative corner forum called about epilepsy and the Coronavirus. You can check it out. 

I posted two poems in the

Submitted by quida1017 on Thu, 2020-05-07 - 20:49
I posted two poems in the creating corner forum section about epilepsy and the Coronavirus. You can it out.

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