Who Is Your Hero?

Do you have a personal hero? Tell us about them. It doesn’t have to be perfect to make a difference in someone else’s life.

Your Everyday Hero: Lori Ann Cheryl M.

I'd like to nominate my mother as my hero. My mom has showed me what sacrifice, perseverance and love are all about by living as a great selfless model. She dropped out of high school to raise me... alone, and had to put much of her dreams on hold. When I was six, my little brother died of S.I.D.S. After that my mom went back and got her GED, and followed it up with a Child Psychology degree. I remember my mom dropping me off at junior high and heading to her university classes. I was blessed by her example, she loved me and she fought for me, often working two jobs while raising a young boy alone. I always had everything I could have needed although you can be assured it was rarely easy for her. I was old enough and lucky enough to see my mom graduate from university. Somehow my mom managed to make it through all the adversity in her life and still come out on top. She is the biggest reason why no matter how many times I get knocked down in life, I have an indescribable desire to get back up and take it head on. Her model of love and self-sacrifice was what shaped me into being the man I am today. And have been able to give back in some small way what I received.

Story was submitted anonymously