Driven by Determination: From Rags-to-Riches

People close to Judy have told her that she is the most determine person they have ever met.  As a new, single mom, Judy was raised by a single mother. Now, finding herself in the same situation, Judy was resolutate that her young would have a better life. Was it Judy’s unbreakable determination that pulled her out of poverty, or was there more? All the determination in the world won't give a person the break they need without someone's benevolence.

To begin, Judy and her decade older brother, were raised by an immigrant, single mother. Although Judy's father and mother were able to purchase a house in one of the city's most prestigious neighbourhoods, it didn't take long for her father to gamble the house away, and kill himself. That left the trio, Judy, her mother, and brother, to find a way to eke out a modest existence in the projects.

Later, as a young, single mom herself, Judy decided that she could not let her son grow up in a low-rental apartment where sleep was sometimes impossible due to the cockroaches crawling through the walls. In this post, Judy discusses how she made it out of low-rental housing into suburban bliss.

And soon you will know.