((((((Solarwind))))) I care for you a great deal. And I have told you that you are VERY smart (re-read the post you just wrote) and are more determined than anyone I know to survive and beat those terrible odds. You have an inner strength and resolve that kids without your background wish they had.

You will get your GED, and soon. I know it is so. You are studying so hard. I do hope you can go to college and make a life for yourself as you are doing now. You have an apartment, jobs, some money and doggies to care for. That, to me, is VERY responsible and mature for a 20 year old. I know you came by your maturity in a very very sad way, but I believe you can turn the horrors of your past into something that can give you the courage to move forward and help other people. I know its so. I can see it in you. Keep doing what you are doing, you are AMAZING! A-MAZ-ING!