Yale Student Who Grew Up Homeless Reveals How She Achieved Goals: 'Keep Your Eyes on the Prize'
Chelesa Fearce's mother experienced a health battle that led to a series of financial difficulties
By Susan Young
It’s a big leap from homeless teen to Yale medical school student, but perseverance paid off Chelesa Fearce of Clayton County, Georgia.
“Just keep your eyes on the prize,” Fearce, now 24, tells PEOPLE. “You can’t get stuck in the moment and worry about the right now."
"You always have to think about your future and what inspires you," she adds. "That’s helped me get through.”
Fearce was a fourth grader when her mom, early childhood education teacher Reenita Shephard, was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. That began a financial spiral for the mother of four.
“People don’t realize it can happen to anybody,” Fearce says.
She and her family moved in and out of shelters, hotels and even the family car.
https://people.com/human-interest/yale-student-who-grew-up-homeless-reveals-how-she-achieved-goals/
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