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Kenneth Seymore
For years I've been working just to pay bill and provide for my son and I. I've never really thought about doing what I enjoy doing. I've always enjoyed creating meals in the kitchen and have been looking at attending the Culinary program that is here at the Austin Community College.
My son was born with Arthrogryposis, leaving him with limited range of motion and poor muscle development. After serving 6 years in the U.S. Army, I put in 9 years with a leading computer company but ultimately fell victim to a layoff. I'm currently working 8:30-5 Mon.-Fri. and some Saturdays.
My son is primarily tube fed but is able to eat certain food orally. After feeling the effects of prices going up, I started working on things for him to eat at school that wouldn't limit him to just the options he may have from the toddler foods section. After receiving feedback from his teacher, I learned that he really enjoyed most of what i'd fix myself for dinner as long as I blended up pretty good. I then dared to take some things to work when my coworkers seemed to really enjoy!
I believe this is my calling and just one way to help others. Especially the special needs community.
About Victoria
Hello. I was born and raised in Indiana, and am the youngest of four children. When I was growing up, I had to help my oldest sister a lot because she is a person with disabilities. We got really close, and she taught me a lot about women's history, and how to take pride in being a strong woman. After high school, I enrolled at Smith, a small liberal arts women's college. At my school, I studied alongside non-traditional students, who taught me things that weren't in our lectures. The non-traditional students were women 25+. They were mothers, wives, divorcees, widows, sisters, aunts, nieces. Our oldest graduate earned her degree at age 83! Today, I am a New Jerseyan working at eLearners.com, helping build a website that is dedicated to non-traditional students enrolling in online degree programs.