@mritsnobigdeal, this was powerful!
Thanks for sharing your experience there is alot to learn from it, and am happy you never gave up, look at how far you've come!
People have big dreams but they give up on it at the slightest obstacle they encounter.
Giving up should not be an option, good things will eventually come to those who are determined to achieve, patient no matter how long the achievement will take and persistent even when all hope seems lost.
Just keep pushing.