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More Than A Condition

Strength. A person can be physically, emotionally or spiritually strong.  Sometimes it can be all three.  But what makes a person strong? For me, it's being able to push through even when faced with so many obstacles in life.  One person in my life that taught me that there's more to live for is my aunt.  Since she didn't want me using her real name, let's name her Marichelle.  So from the beginning my Aunt Marichelle had her struggles. I didn't know about them because she lived her life with a smile on her face.  She finished school then worked.  She traveled and hung out with her friends.   She was living the life. But not every thing we see looks like sunshine or rainbows.  I didn't know that she was going through a lot of pain emotionally and mentally. I was in high school when I learned about her depression. Before I learned what depression actually was, I just thought it was when someone is "really sad."  I didn't know t...