Arts at the University of Texas on that bright sunny afternoon in June of 1986. Excitement and pride filled my heart as I heard the dean announce that I had graduated with "highest honors",been elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and been chosen as one of and I thought of Tom, my family and Sharon who believed so strongly in me as ffxi gil I climbedthe steps wow gold to receive my diploma from

12 Dean's Distinguished Graduates out of 1600 in the College of Liberal Arts. The overwhelming emotions and feelings that I experienced at that very moment, when most of the audience gave me a standing 17)ovation. Within seven weeks my right arm slowly began to move and at eight weeks I uttered my first few words. My speech was extremely difficult and slow in the beginning, but at least it was a beginning. I was starting to look forward to each new day to see how far I would progressjust as I thought my life was finally looking brighter I was tested by the hospital europsychologist. She explained to me that judging from my test results she believed that I should not focus on returning to college but that it would eq2 plat be better to set more "realistic goals." Upon earing her evaluation I became furious for I thought, "Who is she to tell me what I can or cannot do. She does not even know . wow gold. I am a very

but I truly believe that in order to see beauty in life you have to experience some unpleasantness. Maybe I have experienced too much unpleasantness, determined and stubborn person!" I believe it was at that very moment that I decided
I would somehow, someday return to college. It took me a long time and a lot of hard work but I finally returned to the University of Texas in the fall of 1983 - a year and a half after almost dying. The next few years in Austin were very difficult for me,