From a pregnant 15 year old teen found in an alley on Blueberry Street now to a wife, a mother , Major General Tasha-Lee Myrtle-Weste story had surpassed 1 million views and likes on social media and has enrolled the lives of teenagers in the same position she was a couple years ago. The now marine has served two tours, one in Iraq and one in Afghanistan, she made a speech at her former High School, after she had just came back from Iraq on her second tour. Her speech was quoted" A broken and helpless teenager I was , then, after a good Samaritan found me unconscious,beaten and sexually abused ,and was left to die in an alley, but she started the process of changing my life and then a few months later,life took a turn for me, after I found out I was pregnant, I was lost, traumatized and was starting to suffer from Posttraumatic disease and that was when an old friend of mine placed my life into the hands of young psychiatrist, who completely took a huge turnaround in my life and made me the woman I'm today, I did and so can you." Her speech shattered the crowd and had the audience cheering and tears flowing down their cheeks as they rushed to grab , hug and comfort her, because she has always being one of their own.
Her story became the main topic on every social media platforms and her speech trended and broke internet records for months , she even narrated her own booked called 'Lost and Found' which has sold almost a million copies. Another speech she made on an interview surpassed almost 100 million views after she quoted," they would always made fun of me saying that no good can ever come from me, because I have to stay home and take care of my father less child, but I never allowed negative thoughts to tear me back down, instead I used it to build a bridge, so I could cross over the waters. I gave my daughter everything I ever earned in the world, and nobody can or will ever take away the love I have for my child, today she is 9 years of age I'm truly blessed to be her mother and I promised to take the very best care of her and protect her from this world filled with monsters. I also wished to thank my amazing husband so much for loving and caring for me and has never looked down on or abused my body , because of the past I left behind me, never let anyone bring you down because of your past or of the situation you're in, you're truly amazing and you can do whatever your gut tells you to do , So Get Up ! Get Up ! Don't You Stay Down and wear your face with a frown, always have a plan on how to Get up ,when you fall and shine away the day with an amazing smile,So Get Up and Stand Up If You Fall ! Sometimes I do look at my scars and wounds that man left remaining on my body, but today as I stand here I'm stronger than I have ever been,those wounds and scars turned me into the ambitious and victorious person I'm . My psychiatrist was never busy to turn a listening ear to me as I would tell her all about how my mates would mistreat and call me awful names , but I collected everything and build a kingdom from my past."
Her speeches left many speechless and echoed so much in many ears, she helped to changed the life of so many teenagers who gave up because they were lost , but she found them and turned their lives around because, some years ago she was helpless, lost, down but a good Samaritan found her and changed her life around again after she hit her feet on every steps she took in life which allowed her to fall. The MajGen has received four awards one including the Medal of Honor, and other outstanding awards including an award for the Lost and Found novel she wrote . She became one of the greatest woman to empower and uplift lost teens in society .
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Pregnant and Lost
Non-FictionA young teen , who got pregnant after being raped is trying to find answers on how to mend her life, but the scars she sees and feel ,makes it hard for her to reshuffle her cards and rebrand herself. Tasha suffers from PTSD and had to seek psychiat...