My name is Alexandria Denise Allen but my family and friends call me Ali or Alex. I am 16-years-old. I was born in Boston, MA, on May 1st, 1995 to my Puerto Rican mother from Brooklyn, New York named Annette Denise Moya and my Jamaican father from Kingston, Jamaica, Gladstone Allen. I was born prematurely. I was born with HIV/AIDS and Cerebral Palsy in my legs and a small hole in my heart. I have been fighting all my life ever since I was born. I was not supposed to walk for the rest of my life and I was not supposed to live after 5-years-old. But then, when my 5th birthday came up, I got really sick and I was laying on my death bed. I was laying there and saw all my family from Brooklyn, New York and Kingston, Jamaica all come down to Boston, Massachusetts to wish me goodbye. Seeing my family by my side, my mom asked for me to be baptized before I left. After getting baptized, I started to get better. I started to walk. When I hit 11-years-old, I got diagnosed with bi-polar … [Read more...]
