2. YOU ARE INVITED
TO
ROXANNA GRADY
GRADUATION
PARTY
I BET YOU THOUGHT I COULDN’T DO IT.
PLEASE JOIN THE CELEBRATION OF
ROXY’S GRADUATION.
THERE WILL BE FOOD, DRINKS, AND
FUN.
IT WILL BE HELD AT MEDICINE PARK AT
BATH LAKE ISLAND
LOOK FOR THE BALLOONS
WHERE: CACHE, OK. AT MEDICINE PARK, IN THE ANIMAL REFUGE.
WHEN: 11:30 A.M. UNDER THE GAZEBO
PLEASE RSVP
3. SCHOOL IS FILLING A VOID IN MY LIFE
• LEARNING FROM THE HEART
• IT IS MY TIME TO SHINE
• SHOW MYSELF AND EVERYONE ELSE
• THAT NEVER THOUGHT THERE WILL BE A DAY
BEST PATH I HAVE
THAT I WENT BACK TO SCHOOL. BUT HERE I AM.
EVER CHOSEN
I CAN GRADUATE
4. HI!
MY NAME IS ROXANNA
MAHROU GRADY/SCRUGGS
I HAD 3 KIDS THEY ARE 13, 12, & 2 YEARS
OLD.
I GRADUATED FROM PALMDALE HIGH IN
01’,
I MOVED OUT TO ALTUS OKLAHOMA IN
2002, MY PARENTS AND ALREADY OUT
HERE.
I HAVE 2 BROTHERS AND I WAS IN THE
MIDDLE NOT REALLY ANY AUNTS OR
UNCLES, IT’S A SMALL FAMILY. I LOVE IT
THAT WAY!
I TRY HARD IN EVERYTHING I PUT MY MIND
TO AND NEVER GIVE UP.
I AM LAID BACK
I AM 33 YEARS OLD, BORN IN
TARZANA, CALIFORNIA
MY FATHER WAS FROM
TEXAS AND MY MOTHER
GREW UP IN IRAN. THEY
MET THERE, THEN GOT
MARRIED IN VEGAS.
WERE MARRIED TILL THE DAY HE DIED
My family is my
everything
5. MOTHER OF THREE
• MANY PEOPLE SAY IT IS HARD
WHEN YOU ARE A SINGLE
PARENT WITH THREE KIDS .
• THAT YOU NEED TO FIND
SOMEONE TOE BE THERE TO
HELP YOU.
• BUT HOW CAN YOU TRUST
SOMEONE WHO DOES NOT
HAVE TO BE THERE FOR US.
6. I TOOK A
RISK THAT
FAILED
I FOUND SOMEONE THAT WAS
THERE FOR ME AND MY
OLDER TWO CHILDREN.
WHEN I GOT PREGNANT OUR
RELATIONSHIP WENT
DOWNHILL.
BUT I MOVED IN AFTER THE
BIRTH OF MY SON ANYWAYS.
7. SUFFERING
IT WAS A TRAP FOR THE FATHER TO HAVE
GROUNDS FOR CUSTODY
I LOST CUSTODY BECAUSE OF MY LACK OF
JOB AND MONEY FLOW.
NOW HE DENIES ANY PHONE CONTACT
I ONLY GET TO SEE JAMES’ EVERY OTHER
WEEK
IT IS CAUSING MY CHILDREN TO SUFFER
MORE THAN ANYTHING
8. MY MOTHER
IS MY
SUPPORT
MY MOM HAS BEEN THERE FROM THE BEGINNING,
EVEN AFTER WE WERE SEPARATED THROUGH FOSTER
CARE
SHE ONLY WANTS THE BEST FOR ME , SO SHE HAS
HELPING ME WITH MY OPTIONS WITH MY LIFE.
SHE PURCHASED HOMES CLOSE TO HER FOR ME AND
MY BROTHERS. SO WE ALL CAN BE CLOSE TOGETHER.
SHE PROVIDES ME WITH WORK AROUND HER HOUSE
FOR INCOME.
SHE IS SOMEONE I CAN TALK TO EVEN THOUGH SHE
IS SOMETIMES HARSH WITH HER ADVISE
I LOVE HER. SHE LOVES ME AND MY KIDS.
9. MY FATHER IS MY
INSPIRATION
• MY FATHER WAS MY BEST FRIEND
• MY FATHER PASTS IN A HOME THAT
WAS NOT HIS. HE WAS SCARED AND
ALONE
• THE FACILITY BROKE HIS NOSE BY
DROPPING HIM.
• FROM THIS I WANT TO GIVE CARE
FOR THE ELDERLY, IN HOPES TO HAVE
A CAREER IN FACILITY MANAGEMENT.
TO GIVE THEM COMFORT, SO THEY
ARE NOT SCARED.
10. MY PLAN FOR SUCCESS
1. CNA CLASS
PLATT COLLEGE
2. TAKE STATE TEST
WWW.TEST-GUIDE.COM/CNA/
3. JOB SEARCH
NURSING HOMES & HOSPITALS
learn.plattcolleges.edu/Nursing/Program
11. WHAT I
NEED FOR
MY DAILY
WORK
• SCRUBS
• COMFY SHOES
• STETHOSCOPE
• GLOVES
• TRIMMED NAILS
• PULLED BACK HAIR
• POSITIVE ATTITUDE
• HEAVY LIFTING
• GLUCOSE READINGS
• HAND SANITIZER
12. THE PEOPLE I AM DOING THIS FOR
MY DAUGHTER
LIZZIE
SHE IS MY 13 YEAR OLD THE
OLDEST.
MY ONLY DAUGHTER.
SHE HAS HER MOMENTS OF
TANTRUMS BUT WHAT
TEENAGER DOESN’T.
MY SON STEVEN
HE IS 12 YEARS OLD. IT IS
HARD BEING THE MIDDLE
CHILD. THIS BOY IS SO
AMAZINGLY TALENTED, AND
KNOWS SO MANY FACT THAT A
TYPICAL KID WOULD NEVER
KNOW ABOUT.
MY BABY JAMES
MY BABY BOY IS ALMOST 2
YEARS OLD. HE IS THE POST
GORGEOUS CHILD AND SO
WELL BEHAVED.
HE IS THE STAR THAT SHINES
THE WAY FOR ME.
13. I AM STILL
LEARNING AND
STILL
CONTINUING
THROUGH LIFE
• LEARNING, WHAT PATH I NEED
TO FALLOW, BY REMEMBERING
WHICH PATHS WERE THE WRONG
ONES.
LIKE A CHILD SOAKING UP
KNOWLEDGE AND LEARNING, I
AM LEARNING WHAT NEEDS TO
CHANGE FROM MY EXPERIENCES.
WITH HOW TO RAISE MY KIDS,
HOW TO FIND WORK, AND WHO I
NEED A RELATIONSHIP WITH.
14. THIS IS MY LIFEWHEN I FIRST MOVED
TO
OKLAHOMA
• PERSONALITY WAS
EXTREMELY OUTGOING AND
WITHOUT A CARE IN THE
WORLD.
• ALWAYS SMILED AT PEOPLE
WALKING BY. JUST SO I CAN
SEE THEM SMILE BACK.
• ALWAYS HELPFUL WHEN
PEOPLE ARE IN NEED
NOW AT THE PRESENT
TIME
• PERSONALITY IS SHOT AND
NON TRUSTING TOWARDS
OTHERS.(PLAIN)
• I DO NOT SMILE ANYMORE, I
DON’T EVEN MAKE EYE
CONTACT WITH PEOPLE
• I LEARNED TO SAY NO, AFTER
ALL THE TIMES I WAS TAKEN
FOR GRANTED
15. I AM STILL TRYING TO FIND MYSELF
AGAIN
AFTER ALL THE BROKEN HEARTS AND DEALING WITH MY KIDS. I
REALIZED THAT I NEED TO CHANGE SOMETHING ABOUT ME. LIKE
JUMPING TO CONCLUSION WITH OTHERS PEOPLE, AND MY ATTITUDE
AT LIFE, KNOWING I CAN SUCCEED.
16. MY COMPUTER SECURITY
AND SAFETY
WINDOWS DEFENDER
PERIODICALLY SCANS MY COMPUTER
FOR CONCERNS
THEN NOTIFIES ME WITH UPDATES
DROBOX
ONLINE FILING SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS
ME TO ACCESS MY FILES ANYWHERE
I SAVE ALL MY SCHOOL FILES HERE
AND ON MY COMPUTER
NORTON SECURITY
MY ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE ON MY
PC.
ONE DRIVE
ANOTHER ONLINE STORAGE DRIVE
THROUGH MICROSOFT
IT IS MY SECOND BACK UP FILES I
SAVE ALL MY IMPORTANT
PERSONAL ITEMS HERE.
JUST INCASE I LOOSE THEM ON MY
COMPUTER I CAN GO ONLINE TO
ACCESS WHAT WAS LOST
