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At about 23 weeks old I was able to recognize my mothers voice and my hearing was fully developed
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I was born March,5 1990 in Southfield,MI and was 7lb's 8oz 22in long.
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The First Two Years
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I recognized and smiled at familiar faces.
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I became best friends with Craig and still are to this day we met each other at two by two.
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I was able to sit up on my own
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I started crawling at 6 months old on my Grandmothers birtday.
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When I was at my Aunt's house in Johnstown,PA I said my first word "dog" shortly after I was saying "mama" and "dada".
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Exactly one week before my first birthday I took my first steps and learned to walk.
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The Play Years
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Through a lot of hard work and bribing by my parents I was toilet trained.
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My parents enrolled me in a two by two toddler education as a precursor to pre-school.
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My parents bought me a bike with training wheels which I was able to ride. I would spend a lot of time outiside riding it.
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I had a wild imagination I would often pretend play army,monsters, or other fictional things. I also enjoyed playing tag with friends and family.
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Up to this date I was an only child my first sister Julie was born.
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I began reading short picture books and the names on my favorite hockey cards.
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Began playing T-ball with my dad as my coach.
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My first day of kindergarten Mrs. Bronson was my teacher and is still my favorite teacher I've ever had.
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My Grandfather taught me how to tie my shoes.
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I broke my collar bone learning how to ice skate this was my first broken bone
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My Grandfather bought me a new bike without training wheels I was able to ride a two wheel bike.
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I was able to read words and full sentences.
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My Grandfather who was like a bestfriend and mentor to me passed away suddenly. It was very hard on our entire family.
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Middle Childhood
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My second sister Kristy was born.
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I was one of the more quiter kids in school but still had a lot of close friends and was friends with just about everyone,
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Adolescence
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Finished 6th grade and elementary school from Farmington Elementary.
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Started attending Garden City Middle School.
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Started Junior High
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My Growth spurt hit and I gre tall and started to thin out.
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Made the National Junior High Honor Society
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Started puberty
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I made my confirmation at St. Raphaels
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Finished MIddle School with all A's!
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Started High School
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Emerging Adult
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I graduated high school from Garden City,MI.
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Began working at Burger School for Autism
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Even though my parents don't force me to go I am strong in my faith and continue to go to church
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After finishing my associates I decided to change my major from nursing to special education
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I began to learn to drive . My dad would take me out and go to the schoolcraft parking lot by radcliff to practice parking when the lot was empty.
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Started playing High School football and broke my my ankle in our first scrimmage
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I went to my first high school dance
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Adulthood
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Graduate from Eastern Michigan with a degree in Special Education
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Get a job as a special education teacher
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Graduate with a Masters in Educational Leardership
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Get a job as a school administrator
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Get married.......we'll see
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Start a family and have my first child
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Retire from my job
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Late Adulthood
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My first grandchild will be born
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My short term memory will start to go and will not be as sharp as it once was
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Death and Dying
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Like my grandfathers before me. A family history of heart disease and heart problems will catch up to me and I will die from heart complications.But when facing death I will not be afraid and accept it loving everyone I leave behind.