My parents abandoned me in a hospital at 13 because my ca.nc.er treatment was “too expensive.” 15 years later, hearing I was the Valedictorian of Columbia University College, they demanded VIP tickets

and living expenses were still a mountain. Megan promised she would handle it.

I went to New York determined to become everything my biological parents said I could never be.

College was exhausting. Organic chemistry, biology, physics—it felt endless. Every time I wanted to quit, I heard my father’s voice saying, You’ve always been average.

So I studied continue reading …