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Life Before, Now, and Beyond
Summary: A personal essay describing triumph over a number of personal and physical hardships in life. Promotes having a positive outlook on life.
One could say that God is worthy to be praised in my life. My name is Toyin short for Oluwatoyin which means "God is worthy to be praised." The story of my life started when I was born in Gbagada Hospital in Lagos, Nigeria, on July 17, 1986. Some months before I was born, my mom was told that she was going to have twins, so she waited on God for a safe birth. After my mom had my twin sister, the doctor anticipated my coming out to be about 5-10 minutes later. After 30 minutes, there was no sign that I was coming, and my mom was losing a lot of blood so they had to give her some blood and decided to force me out or they will lose both my mom, and me. I did come out but I was looking pale, and unconscious. The doctors and nurses...
This section contains 1,974 words (approx. 7 pages at 300 words per page) |