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ear Sir,

I thought as I sit here thinking to myself that I need to give thanks for everything Bermuda has done for me. It has opened up tremendous opportunities for me and I’m grateful for everything the people have done. Without you Bermuda, I would not be here at all.

The support and the motivation — I got it from home. The things I have done, I got the strength from my home.

It wasn’t me trying to impress anyone — it wasn’t me doing myself good. I had to show people what I wanted in life, what it means to live again.

Everyday I did things they thought were impossible, pushing beyond my pain barrier for my mother, my father, my family and my home. The reason I am living my life is because of you.

It was you that taught me how to walk, to talk and to live again. Every single step I took was Bermuda stepping with me. You have done a lot for me, that’s why I love you all so much.

It’s not the little things that bring us down, but the big steps we do to get up. I conquered my weaknesses and pushed further and further everyday. When I was doing therapy and the pain I was in, I told them to push harder because I knew I would be able to handle it.

I love this island so much and I am only doing what God has chosen me to do. I am just here to help another person’s life to be better than what I have been through.

I would never want anyone to go through what I’ve been through, let alone what my parents have been through. The only reason I cried was because I couldn’t stand to see my mother crying because she wasn’t able to help me, able to take my pain.

But I tell you, what didn’t kill me has made me so much stronger and a much wiser person to notice the little things in life, like remembering the first day I touched grass between my toes.

People don’t understand how easy they have it, or what the children these days have going for them. This island, the people do so much for these teens but yet they still turn the other way. I am trying to change this, trying to get them to do something with their lives.

The thing that irritates a kid the most is their parents asking about their day, but deep down inside, it shows how much they care for you, even though they might not care what you did during the day. But you know that someone is there caring for you, wondering how you doing.

I was thankful for my mother to be there day in, day out, when I knew it was mental torture for her, but she put up with it.

She is my backbone, without her I am crippled. My father is my muscle, without him I am weak. My sister is my awareness, without her I am lost. And Bermuda, you are my heart, without you I am dead.

Oh, and I want to thank the little girl that gave me that rose at the concert. I really appreciated that and you made me happy. I love you lots.

Dejon Simmons[[In-content Ad]]

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