My
Biography
This
is a little about myself. A truly boring story.
Me - Lori A. Hughes
Let
me introduce myself. My name is Lori A. Hughes. I was born
in London, Ontario and am the eldest of five children.
My
parents seperated when I was 3 years of age and my father, at the age of
24, got custody of me and my sister Patricia. He then met and married
my step-mother, Linda, and along came my brother James and sister Kimberly.
I
grew up in a very loving and strict environment with good morals and values.
There were also the occasional squabbles between me and my siblings.
At
the age of 11, I became very ill. It was diagnosed, after 2 weeks
in hospital and quick deteriorating health, that I had Rhabdomyosarcoma,
cancer of the spine. Thanks to the quick diagnosis and treatment
received at the Isaac Walton Killam Hospital, in Halifax, Nova Scotia,
I am here today. I was told, when I got older, that I am a very lucky
person to be alive today. As a result of my illness, I had to learn
to walk all over again. I do this with the aid of bi-lateral leg
splints. They are made of plastic with a velcro strap that goes around
the splint and my lower calf. Being sick at that age with such a
serious illness has made me realize that life is very short and we must
live each moment to the fullest.
I
graduated from Cobequid Educational Center, in Truro, Nova Scotia in June
of 1986, with a Clerical/Stenography certificate. Upon graduation,
started helping my father out at his place of business, on an occasional
basis.
At
the age of 30, I finally got my lisence. People ask me why I waited
so long to get them. My reply, "I didn't think I needed them."
Boy was I wrong. Having my lisence has given me a sence of freedom
that I never knew. I don't know how I ever got around without them.
You can't keep me of the roads now!
These
days I can be found at home on the computer. Since I have discovered
the wonderful world of cyberspace, I have become a real computer addict.
Technology is fantastic.
There
you have it, my boring existance, summed up in a few short paragraphs.
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