I'm so sorry you lost your parents at such an early age. What a challenge for you, as a child. You must have had some wonderful role models because you turned out very well. Your ethics always come through in your pieces. As does your humanity. Of course, you are smart. But smart people have done a lot of harm in the world. You'll never be one of those :)

As for realizing my mother's life dream...she raised six children by herself. My sister and I (emphasize my sister here) thought my mother should reap some small dividend after all that.

In the past I did a little research on the polio vaccine and so the information on the smallpox vaccine was especially interesting. I'm glad my material met the standards of a research scientist---high bar to meet here on SteemSTEM.io.

Thanks so much for reading and for your kind words.
Regards,
AG