I grew up with my mom working as a pediatric staff nurse on the rehabilitation floor. I spent a great deal of time on the hospital floor seeing children my age who were extremely sick or hurt. I saw her give up her time raising her own two young children, her sleep, and even her own health in pursuit of selflessness. In fact, in 2009 my mother was hospitalized because she had worked so hard that her heart was starting to struggle because of all of the caffeine she depended upon and how much she worked. She still goes to work at 5am everyday for 16 hours to care for kids who have been in horrific accidents, contract life-threatening illnesses, are victims of physical abuse, etc. at almost 50 years old. Hearing her stories have shown me that I want to give to those in medical need. My education at the Colorado School of Mines will help create the solutions for medical needs through engineering. I will pay forward an investment from Simple Studies because I plan on pursuing a chemical engineering degree with a biochemical sub-track. I intend to use this degree to develop and formulate pharmaceuticals, use animal and plant cells to understand disease, and analyze human responses to previously developed drugs to ensure their purity and effectiveness for the general population. The development of new or improved drugs will help countless people. I will not only be helping others in this way, but working to develop drugs that are affordable for the disadvantaged and underrepresented. In my community, I want what I develop to be affordable for those without the ability to pay for insurance or their medical needs. I don’t believe that money should buy better healthcare, which is sadly still the case for many, because of the daunting price tags attached to life-saving drugs and other treatments and minimal coverage from major insurance companies. I hope that my work will be spread worldwide and can become accessible to those in developing countries with minimal healthcare resources. In these countries, I hope to lead efforts for mass distribution of vaccines, necessary drugs and other medical treatments. By giving to those who are already going through so much, I will also hopefully inspire others to pursue their dreams and make a change in society.

I grew up watching my mom working as a pediatric staff nurse on the rehabilitation floor. I spent a great deal of time on the hospital floor visiting my mom seeing children my age who were extremely sick or hurt. The hospital was a whole new world for me to explore. I would sit on the freshly sterilized tables on the nurses stations, play with the gloves and hand sanitizer dispensers, or experiment with the new Xbox or pool table they had. I met other kids, nothing like myself. They didn’t want to play sports or with Hot Wheels; most of them couldn’t if they did. The trauma and injuries that caused them to be in the hospital made them depressed and lethargic. In many cases, years of childish fun was ripped away for extensive surgeries, CAT scans, and doctor’s visits. On the outside, my mom’s job seemed fairly average, but I saw another picture. I saw my mom give up her time raising her own two young children, her sleep, and even her own health in pursuit of selflessness. In fact, in 2009 my mother was hospitalized because she had worked so hard that her heart was starting to struggle because of all of the caffeine she depended upon and how much she worked. She still goes to work at 5am everyday for 16 hours to care for kids who have been in horrific accidents, contract life-threatening illnesses, are victims of physical abuse, etc. at almost 50 years old. She’s turned down offers to move to a desk job and she now helps educate new nurses. For those who are just beginning, she’s a role model and leader. My mom embodies and has taught me the most important tenets of leadership. One of the biggest things she teaches in her clinicals, and to me throughout my whole life is the importance of grit and selflessness, not just in nursing, but in life. In my opinion, both of those qualities are some of the hardest to truly possess. To be a “leader” doesn’t mean you never go through personal struggles or fall upon hard times. It means that it’s easy to be selfish or give up, but that’s not what leaders do. Leaders continue to give to those around them and persevere through life’s challenges. Leaders sometimes have to push aside their personal interests for others. They set an example for those around them of admirable character. Additionally, my mom has never given up on a patient. Instead she fought so hard for every single one that it almost ended her career more than a few times. My mom never fails to vocalize what she believes is right for those who don’t have a voice; to doctors who forget an order, to other nurses or nursing assistants who don’t put in as much time or effort to a family, to parents of children who aren’t providing correct care, etc. After driving home from her shift, if she realizes something could be done for someone’s comfort, she’ll rush back to the hospital and stay the night for her morning shift. Her diligence and empathy for those she takes care of has paid off. She’s received countless nurse of the year or month awards and we receive countless gifts from grateful families she takes care of. Over the years, we received anything from pictures drawn by her patients, to new water bottles or exotic foods. Using your voice, even when it’s dangerous for you, is another tenet of leadership I highly admire. I think putting yourself on the line in some fashion for someone else shows character more than almost anything else. Selflessness, grit, and perseverance are the most important characteristics of leadership to me. I think they demonstrate the highest standard of moral character. These values make you a role model to others and hold you to a high standard, but it’s rewarded by knowing the difference and impact you make at the end of the day for others. My mom embodies these characteristics, and has taught me their importance and how to apply them to my own roles as a leader in my school and community. I plan to utilize these not only in college, but in my career and life, and they are the most major values of mine instilled in me by her.

Adversity has touched my family in many ways, but most importantly, it has given me strength and drive. When my parents separated in 2017, my life took a turn beyond just dealing with the relatively normal aspects of a divorce. My father’s extreme mental illness became more apparent to the court system, the police, and even my school. He was first diagnosed with bipolar depression, then with severe PTSD. Today, he is diagnosed with multiple personality disorder and dissociative identity disorder. Large chunks of time would go by where he wouldn't recognize his own children or even know his name. We moved 5 times in the span of 2 years and he’s banned from stepping foot on my school campus due to his aggressiveness. Most of my time at his house my freshman and sophomore year was filled with police calls, child-family investigator and social worker visits, court-ordered therapy, wondering where my next meal would be from, or how I could support my little sister. At that time, she began to struggle with drug abuse and a severe eating disorder. My sophomore year she overdosed on my dad’s psychiatric medication and she ate so little in the summer of 2019 that she lost 18 pounds. We slept together on a small mat on the ground that wasn’t more than 2 inches thick in a room where the windows never shut right in the winter. We were lucky if the toilet flushed or the sank ran in the morning to get ready for school. Most days, we got ready in the bathrooms at school and my mom would fill our lockers with food so that we could eat. Most distinctly, I remember how isolated I felt. The police would come and go and we’d just go back to his house the next week. The school would offer us small snacks from the cafeteria, but a pack or two of fruit snacks didn’t satisfy our constant hunger. Child family investigators took years to gather enough to permanently remove us from his custody. I was constantly pulled out of class by sheriffs in front of all my classmates or for my mandatory therapy appointments. I remember doing my homework in the back of cop cruisers or walking up to 5 miles to get to school everyday. I was scared for my little sister and what was happening to her, which made it even harder to focus on school or sports. I felt not only helpless for my own situation, but I couldn’t even protect my little sister. Despite everything going on at home, I continued to invest in my future and work harder than I ever have. My freshman year, I took 2 math classes concurrently and by the end of my senior year I will have passed 9 AP classes and will end with over a 4.0 GPA. I went from being on the freshman basketball team to making varsity the next year with all the work I put in on the offseason. For track and field, I became the captain of both my high school and club teams because of the importance of hard work I constantly preached about and my leadership abilities. These experiences have given me a positive outlook for my future and as weird as it sounds, I’m grateful for them. The adversity I faced at home gave me grit and perseverance and has taught me that I’m not what has happened to me, but what I choose to become. It taught me to work for what you have and never take things for granted. I learned very young that life will never be perfect and I was forced to believe in myself when it seemed like the world had forgotten about me. If I receive this scholarship, I can start the journey that I promised myself I will never give up on. I will embody the purpose of “paying it forward” because I prove that no matter where you come from, you truly can become what you work for. Not only that, but I want to use my education at the Colorado School of Mines to create the engineering solutions the world needs. I want to use my education to create medical solutions for people around the world, not just in my community. I will “pay forward” an investment from the Harold Reighn Moxie Scholarship because I plan on pursuing a chemical engineering degree with a biochemical sub-track. I intend to use this degree to develop and formulate pharmaceuticals, use animal and plant cells to understand disease, and analyze human responses to previously developed drugs to ensure their purity and effectiveness for the general population. The development of new or improved drugs will help countless people who struggle with disease or other medical issues. I will not only be helping others in this way, but working to develop drugs that are affordable for the disadvantaged and underrepresented. In the United States, I want what I develop to be affordable for those without the ability to pay for insurance or their medical needs. I don’t believe that money should buy better healthcare, which is sadly still the case for many, because of the daunting price tags attached to life-saving drugs and other treatments and minimal coverage from major insurance companies. I hope that my work will be spread worldwide and can become accessible to those in developing countries with minimal healthcare resources. In these countries, I hope to lead efforts for mass distribution of vaccines, necessary drugs and other medical treatments. By giving to those who are already going through so much, I will also hopefully inspire others to pursue their dreams and make a change in society, even through their personal adversity.

Adversity has touched my family in many ways, but most importantly, it has given me strength and drive. When my parents separated in 2017, my life took a turn beyond just dealing with the relatively normal aspects of a divorce. My father’s extreme mental illness became more apparent to the court system, the police, and even my school. He was first diagnosed with bipolar depression, then with severe PTSD. Today, he is diagnosed with multiple personality disorder and dissociative identity disorder. Large chunks of time would go by where he wouldn't recognize his own children or even know his name. We moved 5 times in the span of 2 years and he’s banned from stepping foot on my school campus due to his aggressiveness. Most of my time at his house my freshman and sophomore year was filled with police calls, child-family investigator and social worker visits, court-ordered therapy, or wondering where my next meal would be from. At that time, she began to struggle with drug abuse and a severe eating disorder. My sophomore year she overdosed on my dad’s psychiatric medication and she ate so little in the summer of 2019 that she lost 18 pounds. We slept together on a small mat on the ground that wasn’t more than 2 inches thick in a room where the windows never shut right in the winter. We were lucky if the toilet flushed or the sank ran in the morning to get ready for school. Most days, we got ready in the bathrooms at school and my mom would fill our lockers with food so that we could eat. Most distinctly, I remember how isolated I felt. The police would come and go and we’d just go back to his house the next week. The school would offer us small snacks from the cafeteria, but a pack or two of fruit snacks didn’t satisfy our constant hunger. Child family investigators took years to gather enough to permanently remove us from his custody. I was constantly pulled out of class by sheriffs in front of all my classmates or for my mandatory therapy appointments. I remember doing my homework in the back of cop cruisers or walking up to 5 miles to get to school everyday. I was scared for my little sister and what was happening to her, which made it even harder to focus on school or sports. I felt not only helpless for my own situation, but I couldn’t even protect my little sister. These experiences have given me a positive outlook for my future and as weird as it sounds, I’m grateful for them. The adversity I faced at home gave me grit and perseverance and has taught me that I’m not what has happened to me, but what I choose to become. It taught me to work for what you have and never take things for granted. Not only that, but I want to use my education at the Colorado School of Mines to create the pharmaceutical solutions people like my dad need by pursuing a chemical engineering degree with a biochemical sub-track. I intend to use this degree to develop and formulate pharmaceuticals and analyze human responses to previously developed drugs to ensure their purity and effectiveness for the general population. I will not only be helping others in this way, but working to develop drugs that are affordable for the disadvantaged and under-represented. In the United States, I want what I develop to be affordable for those without the ability to pay for insurance or their medical needs. I don’t believe that money should buy better healthcare, which is sadly still the case for many, because of the daunting price tags attached to medications for mental health. I hope that my work will be spread worldwide and can become accessible to those in developing countries with minimal healthcare resources. In these countries, I hope to lead efforts for increased distribution for those who need it. By giving to those who are already going through so much, I will also hopefully inspire others to pursue their dreams and make a change in society, even through their personal adversity.

Struggles with mental health has touched my family in many ways, but most importantly, it has given me strength and drive. When my parents separated in 2017, my life took a turn beyond just dealing with the relatively normal aspects of a divorce. My father’s extreme mental illness became more apparent to the court system, the police, and even my school. He was first diagnosed with bipolar depression, then with severe PTSD. Today, he is diagnosed with multiple personality disorder and dissociative identity disorder. Large chunks of time would go by where he wouldn't recognize his own children or even know his name. We moved 5 times in the span of 2 years and he’s banned from stepping foot on my school campus due to his aggressiveness. Most of my time at his house my freshman and sophomore year was filled with police calls, child-family investigator and social worker visits, court-ordered therapy, or wondering where my next meal would be from. At that time, she began to struggle with drug abuse and a severe eating disorder. My sophomore year she overdosed on my dad’s psychiatric medication and she ate so little in the summer of 2019 that she lost 18 pounds. We slept together on a small mat on the ground that wasn’t more than 2 inches thick in a room where the windows never shut right in the winter. We were lucky if the toilet flushed or the sank ran in the morning to get ready for school. Most days, we got ready in the bathrooms at school and my mom would fill our lockers with food so that we could eat. Most distinctly, I remember how isolated I felt. The police would come and go and we’d just go back to his house the next week. The school would offer us small snacks from the cafeteria, but a pack or two of fruit snacks didn’t satisfy our constant hunger. Child family investigators took years to gather enough to permanently remove us from his custody. I was constantly pulled out of class by sheriffs in front of all my classmates or for my mandatory therapy appointments. I remember doing my homework in the back of cop cruisers or walking up to 5 miles to get to school everyday. I was scared for my little sister and what was happening to her, which made it even harder to focus on school or sports. I felt not only helpless for my own situation, but I couldn’t even protect my little sister. These experiences have given me a positive outlook for my future and as weird as it sounds, I’m grateful for them. The adversity I faced at home gave me grit and perseverance and has taught me that I’m not what has happened to me, but what I choose to become. It taught me to work for what you have and never take things for granted. Not only that, but I want to use my education at the Colorado School of Mines to create the pharmaceutical solutions people like my dad need by pursuing a chemical engineering degree with a biochemical sub-track. I intend to use this degree to develop and formulate pharmaceuticals and analyze human responses to previously developed drugs to ensure their purity and effectiveness for the general population. I will not only be helping others in this way, but working to develop drugs that are affordable for the disadvantaged and under-represented. In the United States, I want what I develop to be affordable for those without the ability to pay for insurance or their medical needs. I don’t believe that money should buy better healthcare, which is sadly still the case for many, because of the daunting price tags attached to medications for mental health. I hope that my work will be spread worldwide and can become accessible to those in developing countries with minimal healthcare resources. In these countries, I hope to lead efforts for increased distribution for those who need it. By giving to those who are already going through so much, I will also hopefully inspire others to pursue their dreams and make a change in society, even through their personal adversity.

I grew up with my mom working as a pediatric staff nurse on the rehabilitation floor. I spent a great deal of time on the hospital floor seeing children my age who were extremely sick or hurt. I saw her give up her time raising her own two young children, her sleep, and even her own health in pursuit of selflessness. In fact, in 2009 my mother was hospitalized because she had worked so hard that her heart was starting to struggle because of all of the caffeine she depended upon and how much she worked. She still goes to work at 5am everyday for 16 hours to care for kids who have been in horrific accidents, contract life-threatening illnesses, are victims of physical abuse, etc. at almost 50 years old. Hearing her stories have shown me that I want to give to those in medical need. My education at the Colorado School of Mines will help create the solutions for medical needs through engineering. I will pay forward an investment from the GRLSWIRL organization because I plan on pursuing a chemical engineering degree with a biochemical sub-track. I intend to use this degree to develop and formulate pharmaceuticals, use animal and plant cells to understand disease, and analyze human responses to previously developed drugs to ensure their purity and effectiveness for the general population. The development of new or improved drugs will help countless people. I will not only be helping others in this way, but working to develop drugs that are affordable for the disadvantaged and under-represented. In my community, I want what I develop to be affordable for those without the ability to pay for insurance or their medical needs. I don’t believe that money should buy better healthcare, which is sadly still the case for many, because of the daunting price tags attached to life-saving drugs and other treatments and minimal coverage from major insurance companies. I hope that my work will be spread worldwide and can become accessible to those in developing countries with minimal healthcare resources. In these countries, I hope to lead efforts for mass distribution of vaccines, necessary drugs and other medical treatments. By giving to those who are already going through so much, I will also hopefully inspire others to pursue their dreams and make a change in society.

I climbed Mount Harvard, the highest of the Collegiate peaks and the 3rd highest peak in Colorado! I hit 14,432 ft of elevation at the peak. I'm actually terrified of heights so this was a huge bold step for me.

For middle school I attended a STEM school that focused on science, technology, engineering, and math. I was part of the Technology Student Association and I focused on engineering competitions. I was part of a team that traveled around the state and competed in different competitions to address problems set forth by the committee. In the seventh grade, I had not only won every single race I had entered, but I broke 3 separate state records for my events. I felt extremely confident in my abilities, and so in the eighth grade, I entered the hardest engineering competition for my age group. I was to construct an underwater robot that could perform tasks and would be evaluated on the weight of rock it could move, speed and distance that it could travel through a pool. I was our school’s only competitor brave enough to take on this “TSA VEX Robotics challenge”. However, the robot had to be solely powered from a given source. It had size and weight restrictions, dimensions it must fall between, and many other requirements. I spent every engineering period all semester building my robot. The parts I designed failed over and over again. I spent weeks just figuring out how much floatation I wanted it to have to minimize resistance from the water. After months, I presented my finished product to my engineering teacher and told him that it was ready for competition. A couple weeks later, I traveled with my robot; whom I had grown so fond of I named it Nemo, to the State TSA Competition, which I fully expected to crush. I walked in as the only girl in this competition who did extremely well last year. Everybody else went and did fairly well. It came time for me, and I hooked up the controller and placed my robot in the water. It broke within 20 seconds. All the work I had put forth the entire semester was for nothing and I was disqualified, like it never even occurred. I walked out of the building in shame, eyes welling with tears. My mom said something to me in the car that I’ll never forget. She told me, “Julia, I know you don’t think you won today, but you learned something. You learned to not be afraid to fail.” I’ve taken what she’s said to me and applied it to almost every facet of my life. Whether it’s in sports, school, etc. That experience in engineering taught me that to never afraid to push myself. I learned that I’d rather try and fail at something awesome than stick to mediocrity and play it safe. I want my education and career to mimic these ideals. In a biochemical engineering career, I’m sure I’ll encounter failures. I’m sure challenges will arise that I’m not sure how to respond to. I won’t live my life in fear of the unknown, but embrace all possibilities. If the worst happens, I’ll get back up and try again until I get it right. I learned my passion and drive to continue to try after failure. I learned how freeing it is to succeed and how motivating trial and error is, which is why I intend to spend my career experiencing a similar feeling.

I grew up with my mom working as a pediatric staff nurse on the rehabilitation floor. I spent a great deal of time on the hospital floor seeing children my age who were extremely sick or hurt. I saw her give up her time raising her own two young children, her sleep, and even her own health in pursuit of selflessness. In fact, in 2009 my mother was hospitalized because she had worked so hard that her heart was starting to struggle because of all of the caffeine she depended upon and how much she worked. She still goes to work at 5am everyday for 16 hours to care for kids who have been in horrific accidents, contract life-threatening illnesses, are victims of physical abuse, etc. at almost 50 years old. Hearing her stories have shown me that I want to give to those in medical need. My education at the Colorado School of Mines will help create the solutions for medical needs through engineering. I will pay forward an investment from the University Hills Rotary Foundation because I plan on pursuing a chemical engineering degree with a biochemical sub-track. I intend to use this degree to develop and formulate pharmaceuticals, use animal and plant cells to understand disease, and analyze human responses to previously developed drugs to ensure their purity and effectiveness for the general population. The development of new or improved drugs will help countless people. I will not only be helping others in this way, but working to develop drugs that are affordable for the disadvantaged and under-represented. In my community, I want what I develop to be affordable for those without the ability to pay for insurance or their medical needs. I don’t believe that money should buy better healthcare, which is sadly still the case for many, because of the daunting price tags attached to life-saving drugs and other treatments and minimal coverage from major insurance companies. I hope that my work will be spread worldwide and can become accessible to those in developing countries with minimal healthcare resources. In these countries, I hope to lead efforts for mass distribution of vaccines, necessary drugs and other medical treatments. By giving to those who are already going through so much, I will also hopefully inspire others to pursue their dreams and make a change in society.

I grew up with my mom working as a pediatric staff nurse on the rehabilitation floor. I spent a great deal of time on the hospital floor seeing children my age who were extremely sick or hurt. I saw her give up her time raising her own two young children, her sleep, and even her own health in pursuit of selflessness. In fact, in 2009 my mother was hospitalized because she had worked so hard that her heart was starting to struggle because of all of the caffeine she depended upon and how much she worked. She still goes to work at 5am everyday for 16 hours to care for kids who have been in horrific accidents, contract life-threatening illnesses, are victims of physical abuse, etc. at almost 50 years old. Hearing her stories have shown me that I want to give to those in medical need. My education at the Colorado School of Mines will help create the solutions for medical needs through engineering. I will pay forward an investment from the University Hills Rotary Foundation because I plan on pursuing a chemical engineering degree with a biochemical sub-track. I intend to use this degree to develop and formulate pharmaceuticals, use animal and plant cells to understand disease, and analyze human responses to previously developed drugs to ensure their purity and effectiveness for the general population. The development of new or improved drugs will help countless people. I will not only be helping others in this way, but working to develop drugs that are affordable for the disadvantaged and underrepresented. In my community, I want what I develop to be affordable for those without the ability to pay for insurance or their medical needs. I don’t believe that money should buy better healthcare, which is sadly still the case for many, because of the daunting price tags attached to life-saving drugs and other treatments and minimal coverage from major insurance companies. I hope that my work will be spread worldwide and can become accessible to those in developing countries with minimal healthcare resources. In these countries, I hope to lead efforts for mass distribution of vaccines, necessary drugs and other medical treatments. By giving to those who are already going through so much, I will also hopefully inspire others to pursue their dreams and make a change in society.

I grew up around the hospital where I saw my mom working as a pediatric staff nurse on the rehabilitation floor, dedicating not only her days, but her nights to those in need. I saw her give up her time raising her own two young children, her sleep, and even her own health in pursuit of selflessness. In fact, in 2009 my mother was hospitalized because she had worked so hard that her heart developed an arrhythmia from all of the caffeine she depended upon and how much she worked. She still goes to work at 5am for 16 hours to care for kids who have been in horrific accidents, contract life-threatening illnesses, are victims of physical abuse, etc. at almost 50 years old. She always told me the most important thing in life is grit. When I was little, I couldn’t quit. During sports, she never got mad if I didn’t make the game-winning shot, but if I got knocked down I knew I had to get up. In elementary school, when I would talk about what I wanted to be when I was older, she would tell me “Whatever you do, you give it your all”. I admired this attitude towards life and what she did for others. I knew then that whatever I do, I wanted to help people; and I’ve seen the sacrifice it takes. I threw myself into school to give myself a shot to do so; my freshman year taking 2 math classes concurrently. By the end of my senior year I will have completed 9 AP classes. When my parents separated in 2017, my life took a turn beyond just dealing with the relatively normal aspects of a divorce. My father became extremely mentally ill. Most of my time at home my freshman and sophomore year was filled with police calls, child-family investigator and social worker visits, court-ordered therapy, wondering where my next meal would be from, or how I could support my little sister. Each year, I remember doing my homework in the back of cop cruisers or walking up to 5 miles to get to somewhere quiet to work. My sister had begin to struggle with her mental health. The summer of my junior year, she lost 18 pounds from a developed eating disorder. Then came the drugs. It peaked when her and her friends overdosed at my house on my father's psychiatric medications. I'd come home to my mom in tears many nights telling her that I couldn't balance everything; schoolwork, being the captain of two varsity sports teams, volunteer work, etc. She would give me another speech about grit and perseverance that I didn't understand fully until recently why it was so important. She never left the side of my little sister or took a single day off of work. For the last 4 years, she's been the only person I could go to. I lean on her for support, and I've never seen her break through all that's happened to her children or marriage, the days in court, or nights talking to police officers. I hope that one day I can be half the strong independent woman she embodies. I hope that I can make her proud by working hard for something I can put my name on and say that I accomplished. My mom’s fighting spirit never wavered. And that’s why she's my role model. Those experiences taught me something too, and that’s what my mother was talking about; grit. I learned very young that life will never be perfect. Things will get hard and you might want to quit every single day when you wake up to do something. It strengthened my drive to help people like she does in the hospital. I want to create better medical technology to do so. I will apply this attitude to more than just college and my academic studies like I have in the past, but my life and my career. If I receive this scholarship, I can start the journey that I promised myself I will never give up on. I can embody the purpose of the COME OUT STRONG Scholarship by using what my mom taught me for college and everything beyond.

My father has struggled with bipolar depression and dissociative identity disorder since I was a little girl. I remember the days where he couldn't remember who he was or even who his own daughter was. When I woke up in the morning, I never knew which Dad I would see that day. The older I got, the more he struggled to grasp what reality was. He would lose days of time, forget everything, and swing from laughing to sobbing within minutes. He struggled for many years to accept that he needed help. It took until I was 14 years old for him to accept he needed anything when he attempted suicide after my parent's divorce. For the last 3 years he's struggled to find the right medicine for him. Some have made it worse, other's have such adverse side effects that he refuses to take them. Finally, he's on medication and has frequent therapy to help him remain stable and happy. He is on an experimental drug that came out recently and it's been the only thing that's helped him. My dreams to be a biochemical engineer with a focus in medicinal technology to reflect this. I want to create new medicine and medical technology for those who are struggling and give people a chance like the engineer who made my father's medicine did for my sister and I to be close to our father again; to know that we can count on him when we need him now and when I leave for college that he'll be okay. I want to eliminate the side effects I've seen my father go through and give those who need a better solution. I don't want those who are already going through so much to have to lose hair, sex drive, have stomach issues, etc. on-top of it.