In Depth~

First and for most I wanted to post a blog to let everyone know a little bit more about me. I have always found it kind of hard to talk about myself, but I feel like with this whole "blogging" experience it is important for the people who are reading my blogs to kind of get an idea of where I came from and why I see things the way I do. So sorry if I bore anyone. Here is my "about me" in depth.
Today I am a 26 year old student, sister, daughter, girlfriend. I am a cosmetologist at a salon here in Springfield called Mojo Pie and I feel as though I am successful at what I do. By that I mean I am able to provide for myself, and live the life I enjoy because I work hard. I returned to school last summer because I want to do something that could possibly make someones life better, easier..... I am not sure exactly how I am going to do that, but I know it will all eventually come to me.
From a young age I have had to learn to be a survivor. I had two drug addicted parents I say "had" because I lost my father to his battle with addiction two years ago.. He was 42. I had to be a survivor because I have two younger wonderful brothers that I knew could quite possibly fall into the pattern of addiction unless I stepped up and tried to break the cycle. In doing this I had to grow up fast. I was a child raising children.... and my parents. I had to lose my childhood but in return I gained to drug and alcohol free brothers. ( :
At the age of 17 I was diagnosed with a kidney disease. I was told without a transplant I would not live a long life. I went on the transplant list and dialysis at the age of 20... there were 40,000 people ahead of me needing an O+ kidney. Because of my parents addiction I suffered through most of this alone. After 8 months of dialysis I received a kidney from a friend that I met in cosmetology school. I often wonder how it must feel to be a life saver.( :
People often look at me and assume that my life has been easy or must be great... I don't know why. My life has been harder then most but out of everything " bad" that has happened to me so many great things have followed. It is true what does not kill you does make you stronger. That is why I hold my head high.