My mother has been a true inspiration to me and changed the way I look at life. Since my birth she has made it evident that I would become ___41___ and that I would be one of the great ones. She has taught me that I can do anything if I put my ___42___to it.
As a young boy, I struggled to achieve tasks that came ___43___ to others. I had problems with writing, reading and especially speaking. I didn't talk the way ___44___kids did and did not respond to questions or stay alert(警觉的) to my surroundings. My reading was poor ___45___ with teachers helping me, and my speech was hard to ___46___. My writing was not at the ___47___it should have been. Even simple things like knowing my left from my right or being able to snap my fingers(弹手指) were ___48___.
My mother ___49___ all my challenges and as a professor with a PH.D., decided to ___50___ the situation early in my development. She didn't want me to ___51___. After a while, we did indeed get over all the problems that had ___52___ me. She spent hours every day ___53___ me everything I needed to know, determined to help me learn. ___54___ her I would not be anywhere close to the level I am now.
