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Another event, which shifted my life forever, was accepting a marriage proposal

at a young age and marrying in 1988. I made it clear from the beginning that my

education was very important to me and marriage would not stand in the way of my

pursuing post-secondary studies or even completing high school. When I announced

my engagement to my teachers, some were puzzled, others were against it and the

most significant was the reaction of my guidance counsellor. He told me if I married

prior to my graduation, I would receive significant financial support since married people

were more likely to receive additional financial assistance than a single person. Nothing

could have been further from the truth. When I was approved for a $500 student loan, I

was unable to take on my quest for post-secondary education. Given that I lived in a

small town with no opportunity to attend a post-secondary institution locally, I had to

relocate to engage in the pursuit of higher education. Needless to say, my dreams were

crushed.

Seeing no other alternatives, I continued to work odd jobs in our community. One

of these led me to be self-employed with the local day care. I was a private home care

provider, caring for as many as five to seven children at a time. Having children in my

care every day since September 1989 made me yearn for my own children. This

decision changed the course of my life once again. I became a mother in May 1991 and

continued to work as a private home care provider until my husband, who had been

unemployed since our marriage, found work.

When he secured employment, it gave me the financial flexibility to pursue my

dream of attaining higher education. In September 1992, I moved from Small Town with

my one-year-old daughter to attend a college in Middle Town, Manitoba. One thing led

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