''No Excuses'', My Legacy
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My mother is our mentor;
she is one of the most intelligent
people we know. Mother never
allowed us to make excuses for our
failures; she told us to learn from your
mistakes and continue to move forward.
She explained when she stopped walking at the age of twenty-two, she
wanted to give up, but her mother told her that sometimes life is not
fair; we must play the hand we are dealt in life. Once she learned to
accept her disability, she began to strive for excellence by handling her
responsibilities as a parent. Looking at my mother from a distance, you
may see a beautiful woman in a wheelchair, someone who appears to
be naïve and limited; however she is well aware of everything around
her. She knows when you are being sincere or when you are trying to
deceive her. Mother said she always listened to her parents and heard
her friends; she said of course children disobey their parents from
time to time, but overall she followed the rules that were passed down
from generations. Before my mother stopped walking, she was an
innocent, impressionable, and naïve Southern girl with a New York
state of mind, alive and free with beauty to spare.
Full of life, ready to take life by the horns, and one day she
awakened unable to walk; she was a wife and mother, and at the
height of life, her world came to a halt. After returning from a
lengthy coma, she wondered, how would she make this transition
to normalcy? When she came home from the hospital, she worked
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hard to prove that she could handle her responsibilities as a mother;
she was often interrupted by social workers or caseworkers who
questioned our well-being. The questions were demeaning, to say
the least, but Mother handled them proudly. She utilized the basic
rules that governed her life as a youngster, and she understood the
principles her mother used in the past, still applied in today's world;
if she asked questions, read, researched, and recorded, she could
make a good life for herself. She told us, if I can be successful with
my disadvantages, anyone could, no excuses.
When Mother came home from Kessler Institute, they sent her
home with a tilt table; it reached at least ten feet tall. This table was
huge you had to wring it up and down; we loved rolling it up but
hated rolling it back down because Mother had to sit back down in
the wheelchair. I noticed after my Mother stood up on the tilt table
for an hour or so, she was happier and more optimistic; I think this
table allowed her creative juices to fl ow. She had enough energy for
all of us; we were like minisoldiers, and she was the general. Mother
maintained her house like the military. Everything had to be put in
its place. She stated if you put things back where you fi nd them, you
will be an organized person. Organized people are more successful;
they handle issues without stress. Mother also cooked every day. She
believed nutrition was key, she stressed, and this will help you start
your day so you will pay more attention in school. She enforced
keeping the house clean; she said your house refl ects your character.
No one wants to marry a woman or a man who is not tidy. All of you
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" N o E x e c u s e s " , M y L e g a c y
should know how to cook and keep the house clean. Also she told
us if we educate ourselves, we would have better opportunities in life
than most people; she stated take a look at people who work hard,
they have better outcomes. Do you think success will fall from the
sky? She told us that each of you will make different choices in life,
and later see the results of them. She said the unfortunate thing about
life and perhaps the most frustrating is when your children listen to
their friends rather than their parents. She continued by saying that
society has conditioned children to be disrespectful to their parents
and make them the enemy. She said education would bridge the gap
and help you underst
she is one of the most intelligent
people we know. Mother never
allowed us to make excuses for our
failures; she told us to learn from your
mistakes and continue to move forward.
She explained when she stopped walking at the age of twenty-two, she
wanted to give up, but her mother told her that sometimes life is not
fair; we must play the hand we are dealt in life. Once she learned to
accept her disability, she began to strive for excellence by handling her
responsibilities as a parent. Looking at my mother from a distance, you
may see a beautiful woman in a wheelchair, someone who appears to
be naïve and limited; however she is well aware of everything around
her. She knows when you are being sincere or when you are trying to
deceive her. Mother said she always listened to her parents and heard
her friends; she said of course children disobey their parents from
time to time, but overall she followed the rules that were passed down
from generations. Before my mother stopped walking, she was an
innocent, impressionable, and naïve Southern girl with a New York
state of mind, alive and free with beauty to spare.
Full of life, ready to take life by the horns, and one day she
awakened unable to walk; she was a wife and mother, and at the
height of life, her world came to a halt. After returning from a
lengthy coma, she wondered, how would she make this transition
to normalcy? When she came home from the hospital, she worked
4
A n g e l a J o n e s - W i l l i a m s
hard to prove that she could handle her responsibilities as a mother;
she was often interrupted by social workers or caseworkers who
questioned our well-being. The questions were demeaning, to say
the least, but Mother handled them proudly. She utilized the basic
rules that governed her life as a youngster, and she understood the
principles her mother used in the past, still applied in today's world;
if she asked questions, read, researched, and recorded, she could
make a good life for herself. She told us, if I can be successful with
my disadvantages, anyone could, no excuses.
When Mother came home from Kessler Institute, they sent her
home with a tilt table; it reached at least ten feet tall. This table was
huge you had to wring it up and down; we loved rolling it up but
hated rolling it back down because Mother had to sit back down in
the wheelchair. I noticed after my Mother stood up on the tilt table
for an hour or so, she was happier and more optimistic; I think this
table allowed her creative juices to fl ow. She had enough energy for
all of us; we were like minisoldiers, and she was the general. Mother
maintained her house like the military. Everything had to be put in
its place. She stated if you put things back where you fi nd them, you
will be an organized person. Organized people are more successful;
they handle issues without stress. Mother also cooked every day. She
believed nutrition was key, she stressed, and this will help you start
your day so you will pay more attention in school. She enforced
keeping the house clean; she said your house refl ects your character.
No one wants to marry a woman or a man who is not tidy. All of you
5
" N o E x e c u s e s " , M y L e g a c y
should know how to cook and keep the house clean. Also she told
us if we educate ourselves, we would have better opportunities in life
than most people; she stated take a look at people who work hard,
they have better outcomes. Do you think success will fall from the
sky? She told us that each of you will make different choices in life,
and later see the results of them. She said the unfortunate thing about
life and perhaps the most frustrating is when your children listen to
their friends rather than their parents. She continued by saying that
society has conditioned children to be disrespectful to their parents
and make them the enemy. She said education would bridge the gap
and help you underst
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