In life you always meet one person that will always have a great impact on your life and I was blessed to meet that one person early. My cousin Toya has made a great impact on my life and she inspires me to do my best. Although Toya was my second cousin, she was more like a third big sister. When she walked in the room she would always light it up with her beautiful smile nd great personality. She was a nice, outgoing, and determined person. Everywhere she went she made new friends.I loved being around her and she was one of the few people that I could consider my role model. Toya went through alot growing up, but she didn't let that stop nor define her. After Toya finished high school she went to college in Mississippi. I'll always remember the day she left for college because we both were crying so hard. She did not want to go because she did not want to leave me and my family, but it was time for a new beginning.
My favorite memeory that comes to mind when I think of her is when she went with me on my field trip in elementary school. We were going skating and I knew she would love to go considering how great she was at skating. I can see her now, backwards skating and I can hear her voice. No matter what she was going through she always had a smile on her face and she never wore her emotions. When Toya was diagnosed with brain cancer, she didn't let that stop her. She was determined to keep going, but her battled ended on July 2, 2007 and she was no longer in pain.
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