Throughout my life, I have tried to be the very best I can be. I take pride in being an honest, hardworking person who treats people the way I would want to be treated.

Family is the most important thing to me, and someone I have always looked up to is my big brother. Left in a wheelchair after an automobile accident at the age of 16, he never let anything stop him at having a fulfilling and independent lifestyle. Life isn’t easy, no one said it would be, but no matter what life has thrown at me, I just remember the struggles my brother overcame in all the simple things that we take for granted. Knowing what he had to endure every day of his life has made me the person I am today. Although his life was cut short by cancer, he remains with me always, giving me the strength to get my goals accomplished.