Following My Dreams

<p class=ql-align-justify>This is a compelling true story of a young boy born and raised in poverty in Oklahoma. He struggled in school especially in reading and math. It was his mother who helped him learn reading and math not his teachers. Fighting in order to protect himself resulted in several paddling's and other disciplinary actions at school. Facing the possibility of being sent to a delinquent home for boys he devised a plan where he would catch a train going north with King a dog who he promised would never be a stray dog again. He had even practiced jumping a boxcar while the train was moving! He would miss his family but he was not going to the place for delinquent boys. In the fifth grade with the help of his mother he started turning things around. He accelerated to the top of his class in all subjects. Not only was he top of his class academically but also he burgeoned in sports. He played on the seventh- and eighth-grade basketball and baseball teams when he was only in the fifth grade. He loved reading about medicine rockets math and the universe among other subjects.</p><p class=ql-align-justify> </p><p class=ql-align-justify>When he told his counselor and teachers that he wanted to become a doctor he was encouraged to go into something else. Again it was his mother that encouraged him to follow his dreams. With his poor education it was doubtful his dreams would come to fruition. Still he never gave up on his dreams. Through hard work and perseverance his dreams come true.</p><p><br></p>