MY FOSTER CARE TEACHER BELIEVED I COULD BECOME A DOCTOR—YEARS LATER, SHE HANDED ME SOMETHING THAT BROKE ME COMPLETELY

At sixteen, after years of moving between foster homes, I had almost given up on my future. I dreamed of becoming a doctor, but that dream seemed impossible until my biology teacher, Mrs. Langston, noticed something in me that I could no longer see in myself. She encouraged me to believe in my abilities and reminded me that my past did not have to define my future….. Continue reading ⬇️