Achieving your PhD with only 75% of your brain - now that's inspiring!
Just someone to totally crush on today...
Life can throw you challenges, but it's how you respond to those challenges that truly matters.
Amy Martin, remember that name.
She is a 33-year-old who has completed her PhD despite the challenges she has experienced during her life. Amy has been suffering from life-threatening brain tumours since her teenage years, but that wasn't going to stop her...
"Martin says she was diagnosed at what would be an "important phase" of a teenager's life, and it was emotionally and physically exhausting, as well as challenging, making learning extremely difficult." (News24)
Honestly, we cannot even say we understand. That must've been so draining. After experiencing a drop in her marks and finding it hard to concentrate, she also had a fear of having seizures in public. As if teenagers don't have enough on their plates...
But she pushed through and part of that had to do with having a strong support system. With that and a drive to show the world that despite her brain trauma, she was still able to achieve her dreams, she traveled to South Korea to teach, achieved her Honours and Masters degree and...
"Despite suffering from fatigue and occasional dizzy spells, Martin went on and enrolled for her PhD. She says that jogging helps to keep her fit and has also helped with her balance." (News24)
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She shared some inspiring words with News24: "In time, I learned that having 75% of my brain was part of my personality; it was a part of me. It shaped me to be who I am and forged my path to some extent, but it would not define me. It would not dictate where I was going with my future."
So, in case you were feeling like giving up, let Amy be your motivation...
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