Origin: Cologne, Germany
“When I decided to leave school for a year in search of my true path, my family never lost their faith in me. They always let me know that I was special, that I was destined for something great, and that I had such a promising future. The world, however, apparently had its own plans… ”
Origin: United States
“From the time he was very young, I knew that our son was unlike other children. I just could not get anyone to understand what I saw and felt. Even my husband did not notice the things that I did. Our son was healthy, but my motherly instincts could sense something was out of place. I brought this up at every routine pediatric appointment, but I could not get the doctor to see that there was something wrong...”
Origin: Faisalabad, Pakistan
“Being just a young boy, I was overwhelmed by the looming change in my life. I can still recall my quivering steps to school and the wetness in my misty eyes. I still remember the look on my mother’s face and the warmth of those first tears that fell down my cheeks when she kissed my forehead. My father, a major in the army at that time, just shook my hand. Filled with dreams of seeing his only son as a captain, he said to me in a strong voice: 'Make your father proud!'”