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Hi there!! I’m Aneilia. Im originally from Pennsylvania, and I’m a 22 year old Neuroscience & Behavior major at Florida Atlantic University. I am also a student who overachieves, loves her friends, is passionate about music and art, and holds themselves to high expectations and standards. I have a 3.8 GPA, am involved in extracurriculars on campus, and have worked my entire way throughout college. Unfortunately, my mother passed away of stage 4 terminal breast & bone cancer in August of 2018…. 3 days into my sophomore year of college. My mother first got diagnosed when I was 9 years old, and for 10 years I firsthand witnessed the impact of this insidious disease on not only just my mother, but the people around her. I still managed to finish off that semester, which was a deeply distressing and disturbing period of my life, with a 3.7 GPA. I unfortunately made the ultimate decision to take my junior year of college off and left my ex-university due to a very traumatic event that unfolded….and I was bullied immensely for it. I never got justice for the cruel treatment and exile I endured over the course of my time at my previous university, where I was mercilessly mocked and ridiculed, right after my mother had passed. Regardless of how down and out I was, I still had faith in my life improving. I do not quit, I do not give up. I managed to stand up on my own two feet, all on my own, and piece by piece put myself back together, which was definitely the most difficult thing I ever had done on my own. At the ripe age of 21, I decided to start anew. I transferred to FAU and moved to Florida, miles away from small town PA, for a fresh start. I’ve learned that even fresh starts don’t guarantee smooth sailing, and life doesn’t always come together the way we intend it to. Fast forward to just a few years later, this past April of 2021, when I was forced to say goodbye to my father. He fought with all his might, but ultimately lost his battle to vascular dementia. I had COVID when he died, and because I live in Florida, 1000 miles away from Dallas Pennsylvania, I was not even able to say my final goodbyes in person. I also was homeless for 2 months, starting from April 13th 2021, the day my father died. My ex-roommate mocked me for being an “orphan”, physically assaulted me, and got away with it.
My life, as you can read, has not exactly been rainbows and butterflies or a walk in the park. I know hard times, destitution, loneliness, and the reality of how unfair life may be. Sometimes, I question what it is that keeps me motivated when times have been and continue to be so deeply troubling for me. I do not have a solid answer to this question, but I know that within me there is a drive and a voice in the back of my head that disallows me to give up and push through the pain, heavy burdens, and strict limitations that my life has placed on me.
This entire year has been one of the most testing and trying I have ever experienced. However, I still refuse to give up hope. I still have a little bit of spark left in me, though the light that I usually have has been dimmed. I am a full-time student with a full-time job, and constantly feel like the weight of the world is on my shoulders. I am fully-independent, with no one to rely on but myself. I have learned the hard way that I am not superwoman, and that is why I decided to take this dilemma to gofundme because I am asking for your help. All I ask is that I can graduate and live comfortably for once. I am unable to afford my tuition, and I still have yet to pay it off. I would hate to be forced to drop out of school in my final year when I fought so hard, rolling with the punches, and recollecting myself every time I fell apart. I just wish for even a day when I am not stressing out worried about a bill, a car payment, food on my plate, and rent. I know these are supposed to be the best years of my life, but I am moving mountains and fighting for survival everyday. I would greatly appreciate even the slightest donation towards my cause. Thank you for taking the time out of your day to read this and consider my circumstances.
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Aneilia Cummings
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Boca Raton, FL
