It was a simple enough announcement. I’d received many like it through the years. Another friend had graduated a child from high school and was proudly announcing that said child is headed to college. In an age of drugs, alcohol, and more sex in one night on TV than my mother had in her lifetime, this is quite an accomplishment.
But this announcement was special because this child was very special. This child had not been born into the best of circumstances. This was one of those children who were not supposed to have a chance. This child came from