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Tonya Leigh

Jul 1, 2026

2:56
Okay.
2:57
And I was, at the time, over 70 pounds heavier than I am today.
3:02
I was a single mom.
3:04
And I'll never forget, one night I was working a night shift in the critical care unit, and this doctor turned to me and he said, "Who do you wanna be?" And it was such a interesting question because I think as I was growing up, it was always, "What do you wanna do when you get older?" You know? And for me, it was, you could either be a nurse, a teacher, or a secretary.
3:24
That was basically the possibilities that were available to a girl like me.
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And so for him to ask me that question, I couldn't answer it.
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And so as I was driving home the next morning, I just kept thinking like, "Who do I wanna be? Do I even have a just choice, or is this something that was just predetermined for me?" But there was one word that came up that I could not stop thinking about, and it was everything that I was told I shouldn't be.

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