My name is Athena. My whole life I worked hard to be able to make my parents proud. My sister, Isabella and I both graduated college with honors. I went on to work in fashion and Isabella went on to work in finance, both of us working full time in New York City making our dreams turn into reality. My baby sister, Hera, will be graduating this year and starting her journey to grad school to further her education. My mom, Jeanine, is an inspiration to not only my sisters and me but to everyone she meets. My mom graduated college with honors and made her dreams come true by working in project management in New York City – like mom, like daughter! Our lives changed when my dad was diagnosed with prostate cancer and changed again when he passed away this past October. The love my dad showed us keeps us all together and allows us to talk about our experiences with others so they can learn from our story.