[Image] Slow and steady

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TooShiftyForYou on July 18th, 2018 at 20:05 UTC »

As a teenager, Faye started working at KFC to help out her parents. While in college, she became pregnant shortly after she found out she wasn't admitted to nursing school. At that point, she thought it was best to move closer to home. "My family really supported me and helped me make it possible," she said. "When I had him, it gave me even more strength to pursue my dreams so he can do the same."

After giving birth to her son AJ, Faye enrolled in her local community college and continued working at KFC, eventually becoming a manager. Then things began looking up. Faye landed a job at an assisted living facility and enrolled in a government program, New Step, which helped her complete her nursing assistant training. Amazingly, Faye managed to still maintain her job at KFC while pursuing an associate's degree in nursing.

Then something tragic happened: Faye's father, three cousins, and family dog were killed in a house fire. "When I heard the news, I dropped to my knees. My mom made it out alive just by a miracle of God," she said. Despite the devastating loss, Faye tried to instead focus on her career. In 2016, she finally achieved her bachelor's degree in nursing. Now, she's working on her doctorate.

It's never easy to hang in there when tragedy strikes but she keeps pursuing.

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WA_craft_beer on July 18th, 2018 at 21:41 UTC »

She went from giving people coronary artery disease, to treating people with coronary artery disease.

tina_the_llama__ on July 18th, 2018 at 21:55 UTC »

Sitting here doing Calculus homework after not sleeping all night because my son was teething. I'm going for an engineering degree and with my son its HARD. Sometimes I feel like giving up and I feel hopeless because I'm so tired all the time, but Faye is an inspiration! Thanks Faye!

EDIT: Thank you all for your kind words!! Its been a rough few days and your words are really motivating.