My name is Yaritza Aragones I’m 31 years old and I’m still dreaming of my dreams and believe I can do it.
When I was a child my parents were told I had a learning disability, Dyslexia /ADHD/ Slow reader ,I just could not process math and spelling, It’s as if I could not memorize things as others did. Not a mainstream kind of girl. Embarrassing at times I just felt humiliated every time, frustrated. My parents were very busy during this time in their life trying to get their business started.
My mother was Bipolar /Depressive she had her ups and downs. I often escaped to the garage to dance or be outside staying active. My oldest sister Xiomara always was there to help me 2 years older than me I was her shadow.
I always went through life thinking I needed extra help and became dependent of people.
I thank my guidance counselor from high school for not giving up on me even when I stopped believing in myself. We need more passionate counselors like him. I’m a great helper love to motivate others. I later went on to be diagnosed Bipolar and depressed. I now have 3 kids and long for that time to be in a moment of dace a safe place where I can draw back to my passion and reason for living. I still want to see my parents proud of me. Both my other sisters are very intelligent and I believe I am too, just not in an academic way.
I want to have a career and be an example to my kids and help others like myself not write off on their future dreams just because you’re not good at something’s ,you compensate. Help me, help others motivate and say yes you can before we label are future with negative diagnoses and no treatments.
Thanks for listening Yaritza
