My Life as a Mother On August 28, 2015, I stood in my bathroom looking down at my hands. The humid August air outside was nothing compared to the flush of my skin. I was gasping for air as I looked down at the two red lines that indicated that I was pregnant. My world came crashing down around me and it was not until four more tests came back positive that I realized this moment was the culmination of all the bad decisions and choices I had made up to that point. That moment became a turning point, and on April 4, 2016, at 8:08 am, I became a teen mom. Diagnosed with “MS” Since my son Jaysen was born he became my priority, my everything. When my son was four months old, I felt that something was not right. In January of 2017, I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). My doctor explained to me that “Ms” is an autoimmune disease that attacks your nerves and can leave you wheelchair-bound and even maybe blind. Once again, I thought my life, as I knew it was going to end. However, I knew this was just another obstacle that was not going to stop me from reaching my goal. Whenever I felt down, I thought of my son Jaysen. Not only is he my everything, he is my only motivation. He is also what keeps me walking. Graduating High School When I walked down the graduation stage in June 2018, I felt so proud and accomplished to be here as a sophomore in college. There has been so many times in my life that I’ve faced significant obstacles, I even believed they would prevent me from reaching this point. As a first-generation Mexican American girl growing up in a community surrounded by people who had to fear deportation daily, I often saw many legal entanglements. Despite my challenges, I have always felt the urge to help these individuals. I look back at everything I have gone through, and I feel blessed that I am now in a position where I can look past myself to a place where I can try to help others. I can walk, I have a 4 year old healthy baby. and I have the opportunity to attend college and pursue a degree in law. I Have a Dream For the past two years, I have been set on attending Hudson Community College to pursue my degree in Criminal Justice with potential minors in pre-law and ethnic on immigration studies. I want to be an attorney to help immigrants in this country that have to fear deportation daily. I believe that hard-working people who live in America deserve the opportunity to become citizens. Five years ago when I was in my bathroom looking down at that pregnancy test I thought my dreams of becoming a lawyer were over, However, now I look forward to attending John Jay University and getting a world-renowned education.