Since my years in hockey I have been a believer that good things will happen to those who make the most of every opportunity presented to them and only thru determination and perseverance will you gain the outcome you desired. We always talked about concepts like making things happen and not waiting for others to bring the game to you and creating opportunities for ourselves and we were often successful as a result. I have carried that same philosophy in my business and I still believe it today.
I would like tell you about Janet . . .
We were introduced to her shortly after we arrived at EAMO yesterday when she came to EAMO to greet Eric and his team. She has been supported by ABW since 1999. Today we had a chance to talk with her more at length. When she was three years old she fell into a fire and was badly burned. As a result of the burns and the lack of treatment at the time she suffered a lot of disfiguring to her face and also including the loss of her right hand and her head was fused to her shoulder. As she grew her face continued to develop in an unnatural manner. ABW arranged for her to have a number of surgeries and as a result her head now sits normally on her shoulders although she her facial disfigurement is probably permanent now.
Now, if she had given up and accepted her fate as it was back then she would have shut down long ago but instead she is a positive bright person who sees only opportunity for herself and her future. After graduating from school she decided she wanted to learn to be a seamstress, however the teachers didn’t want to accept her into class as they thought she wouldn’t be able to do the work. She informed us that she will graduate next April and she has turned her instructors into believers. ABW delivered two sewing machines to her this trip and now she hopes someone will step up and help her with a small amount of money to get her business started.
We believe you are the master of your own destiny and so does Janet. Besides her schooling and her intentions of supporting herself thru her new business venture she is also a long distance runner. There is a lesson to us all in the determination of this amazing young woman.
I would like tell you about Janet . . .
We were introduced to her shortly after we arrived at EAMO yesterday when she came to EAMO to greet Eric and his team. She has been supported by ABW since 1999. Today we had a chance to talk with her more at length. When she was three years old she fell into a fire and was badly burned. As a result of the burns and the lack of treatment at the time she suffered a lot of disfiguring to her face and also including the loss of her right hand and her head was fused to her shoulder. As she grew her face continued to develop in an unnatural manner. ABW arranged for her to have a number of surgeries and as a result her head now sits normally on her shoulders although she her facial disfigurement is probably permanent now.
Now, if she had given up and accepted her fate as it was back then she would have shut down long ago but instead she is a positive bright person who sees only opportunity for herself and her future. After graduating from school she decided she wanted to learn to be a seamstress, however the teachers didn’t want to accept her into class as they thought she wouldn’t be able to do the work. She informed us that she will graduate next April and she has turned her instructors into believers. ABW delivered two sewing machines to her this trip and now she hopes someone will step up and help her with a small amount of money to get her business started.
We believe you are the master of your own destiny and so does Janet. Besides her schooling and her intentions of supporting herself thru her new business venture she is also a long distance runner. There is a lesson to us all in the determination of this amazing young woman.
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