Alesia Thompson is my mom. She is the most important person in my whole world. She taught me how to be a man and to never, no matter what, raise a hand to a woman. She also taught me that a man is only as good as his word. This woman raised two kids by herself since she was thirty years old. She taught me how to cook and clean, covering all the basics of being a respectable man. She was the light in a very dark world--always there, supporting me no matter what, even when I didn’t deserve it. My mother is one of the strongest people I will probably ever meet. When I was three I started to show signs of bipolar disorder, but that was incorrect. I actually am diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity